From: tachyon@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Tane' Tachyon) Subject: "A Consumers Guide to Latex Condoms" was Re: Tip condoms Date: 6 Jan 1994 07:17:40 GMT In article <2gffb7$s64@scratchy.reed.edu> nelson@reed.edu (Nelson Minar) writes: > > >Is there a ready reference that compares condoms? I've seen the >quality comparisons - how about size? This is "A Consumers Guide to Latex Condoms" from the 1/92 AIDS Update (the monthly newsletter of the AIDS Resource Center in Dallas), as best as I could transcribe the chart when I typed it in back then. It's long enough horizontally that I had to split it into two parts. Obviously the manufacturers could change all this at any time, so caveat emptor ... Shapes (I'm describing pictures here): 1 = the simplest shape, like a tube with a rounded end 2 = same as 1 but with a "nipple" on the end 3 = same as 2 but with an indentation behind the head 3* = same as 3 but "sides are very slightly contured like style 5" 4 = with ribs (lightly textured) 5 = with nubs (more texture) 6 = ribs and nubs both Lube "N9" is nonoxynol-9, spermicidal and antiseptic Brand Shape Size Lube Color Texture Taste/Smell Thickness - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trojans 1 7.5x2 No Milky Flat Medium/medium Medium Sheik Esq. 2 7.63x2.13 No Clear Slick Very Mild Thin Kiss of Mint 2 7.63x2.13 No Clear Smooth Medium/mild Med-thin Lifestyles - 2 7.5x2 N9 Opaque Smooth Strong/Medium Thick Extra strength Lifestyles - 2 7.5x2.25 No Opaque Slick Mild/mild Med-thin Non lubricated Ramses Extra 2 7x2 N9 Clear Slick Strong/medium Thin Mentor 3 7.25x2 Yes Clear Smooth Mild/mild Med-thin Mentor Plus 3 7.25x2 N9 Clear Smooth Medium/mild Med-thin Lifestyles - 3* 6.63x1.88 Yes Clear Slick Medium/medium Thin Snugger fit Kimono 3* 7.75x2 Yes Clear Smooth Mild/mild Med-thin Maxx 3* 8.25x2.13 Yes Clear Smooth Mild/mild Med-thin Maxx Plus 3* 8.25x2.13 N9 Clear Smooth Strong N9/mild Med-thin Magnum 4 8x2.25 Yes Clear Ribbed Medium/mild Very thin Excita Fiesta 4 7.63x2 Yes Variety Ribbed Medium/mild Average Rough Riders 4 7.75x2 Yes Opaque Nubbies Medium/medium Thick Trojan Ribbed 4 7.63x2 Yes Orange Ribbed Medium/medium Average Skin Less Skin 5 7.75x2 Yes Pink Faint bands Mild/mild Ultra thin Crown 5 7.75x2 Yes Green Light bands Mild/mild Ultra thin Beyond Plus 5 7.75x2 Yes Green Light bands Mild/mild Ultra thin Saxon Ribbed 6 7.5x1.88 Yes Clear Nubs & Ribs Mild/mild Med-thin - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brand Other remarks Manufacturer - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trojans The most basic Carter Wallace Sheik Esq. Good for oral sex, lite brands Schmid Laboratories Kiss of Mint Very light texture, mint flavor Ansell Inc. Lifestyles - Stronger than usual base ring Ansell Inc. Extra strength Lifestyles - Extra wide, extra large at head Ansell Inc. Non lubricated Ramses Extra Lightly banded, easy to find Schmid Laboratories Mentor Adhesive inside, STAYS ON! Mentor Corporation Mentor Plus Adhesive inside, STAYS ON! Mentor Corporation Lifestyles - Very lightly banded Ansell Laboratories Snugger fit Kimono Lightly banded, strong Sagami/Mayer Labs Maxx Lightly banded, strong, BIG Sagami/Mayer Labs Maxx Plus Lightly banded, strong, BIG Sagami/Mayer Labs Magnum Base tapers to 2", strong, big Carter Wallace Excita Fiesta Bright colors, medium ribbing Schmid Laboratories Rough Riders Big nubs, thick lube, strong Ansell Laboratories Trojan Ribbed One of the better Trojans Sagami/Mayer Labs Skin Less Skin Very strong, almost no taste Okamoto/Secure Line Crown Very strong, almost no taste Okamoto/Secure Line Beyond Plus Very strong, almost no taste Okamoto/Secure Line Saxon Ribbed Strongly textured, narrower Safetex Corporation - -- ____________________________________________________________________________ | tachyon@cats.ucsc.edu \ /__ Big glitter-slob weirdo bisexual | | tachyon@ucscb.ucsc.edu \ / / feminist vegan homeschooling parent | | tachyon@deeptht.armory.com \/ / science fiction computer bum i.n.p.o. | -------------------------------\/------------------------------------------- ------- End of Forwarded Message