I have had mostly good experience with solo masturbation sleeves in the past. My experience has been with both the standard Fleshlight and most recently with the Tenga air cup. Both provide excellent stimulation leading to great orgasms with the Tenga air cup providing a superior, organic, and EXTREMELY realistic solo experience.

I was eager to try the Solo Slider 5X given that it has an internal ribbed structure and came with a vibrating bullet. Unfortunately, there is not much good to say about this toy. I have tried it several times over the last month and the results are always the same—unsatisfying orgasms that require too much work.

First, straight out of the packaging the Solo Slider smells like the fishing lures (those fake worms that come in a plastic bag) that I used to use when fishing as a kid. The smell was off-putting and even after over a month out of its packaging in a drawer it has not dissipated too much. If you don't like toys that smell like VOCs (volatile organic compounds), then stay away from the Solo Slider.

I have tried using this toy many times, both with and without the vibrating bullet. In both situations I had to resort to vigorous thrusting or my right hand to finish myself off. I'm not sure what it is about the Solo Slider that leads to such mild and ultimately unsatisfying stimulation. It might be that it is super stretchy, or maybe it's the way the internal ribbing is set up. I would just say that regardless of what position I tried, I ultimately could not feel anything that I would describe as amazing. To me this is a bit puzzling given that the Fleshlight I own has no ribbing or other internal texture, yet feels a hundred times better than the solo slider.

The vibrating bullet that comes with the sleeve is quite powerful. It fits on the top end of the sleeve, and unless you pour in too much lube or thrust too vigorously, there is little chance of it falling in place. There are a few different vibration patterns to choose from on the remote control, but none of them did anything to enhance the sensations coming from the sleeve. At the advice of another reviewer for this toy, I did try the bullet anally—yes, yes, yes! That is the best part of this toy. The vibrations and pulsing sequences that it can put out are strong and feel super nice when coming from my ass. Because the bullet is connected to the remote with a wire, you can pull it out easily when you are finished.

All in all I would not recommend this toy.

I've tried using this a few more times lately with dismal results. The ridges just don't do it for me as this toy doesn't have a "tight" feeling (I'm of average girth). I tried turning it inside out and it still just doesn't give any good stimulation. I usually end up finishing off my masturbation sessions with my hand. I still prefer my Fleshlight to this, even though the Fleshlight lacks a vibrator (and this toy comes with quite a powerful egg!).