This was my first sleeve. After trying many different ones over the course of several years, I still consider the Maven to be one of the best sleeves on the market today.

With two different sensation zones running along the inside of the sleeve, the Maven is very versatile. You can use shallow strokes to keep the nubs around the head of your penis or push deeper to feel it more tightly envelop your member. It's so strong and stretchy, you can even push against the elasticity of the end of the Maven to give a really nice enveloped resistance feeling. It also easily accommodates a larger penis without the material tearing or ripping you get with a lot of other sleeves.

It is also great to use with a partner because they can easily alter the feeling and sensations with slight pressure variations and stroke length. The material on the outside is easy to grip, without being sticky. One of the things my wife really liked is that she could really feel my head going up and down through the Maven and she could easily twist the Maven as she stroked. She also liked the fact that the Maven doesn't make a ton of noise during use like a lot of the others do.

An added bonus is that its suction action manages to keep the lubricant inside the sleeve instead of all over you. There's nothing more irritating than having to have your partner constantly apply lubricant and then having to clean up a giant mess afterwards.

As far as durability goes, the Maven is the best bar none. Every other sleeve I've used has begun to crack/tear within the first couple weeks. I had my first Maven for over six months with zero tearing. While it did eventually wear out, I got more use out of the $35-$40 Maven than I have out of four or five less expensive sleeves.

Cleaning is also extremely easy. Simply turn it inside out and it can be easily washed and dried.