Measuring your length

Most people would use a ruler or tape measure, but the problem is while some will push the ruler hard against the public bone, others only push it slightly and this can make a difference of half an inch or more. Others will tend to measure on the side or even underneath. I think for pumpers we should have a standard way of measuring. It is very easy to mark the outside of your tube by scratching it with something sharp or an old hacksaw blade, to show the inches, say 5”, 5,1/2, 6” 6,1/2 and so on. This way we could end up with a standard method for everybody.

What do you think.? And by the way I stretch out to a fraction over the 9” mark on my tube.

Why do you think that pumpers should have a standard way of measuring? Do the numbers really matter?

If you want to keep track of your pumped length number, go ahead. What matters to me is how I am doing compared to past sessions, and that is a relative measure.
What matters first and foremost to me is EQ, and that’s more than just a simple ruler measurement.

By the way, you might want to consider using some non-destructive method of marking your tube. A piece of tape would work.

.. And what matters second to me is bpel, not a passive measure in the tube.

Btw, tube length depends on

- Negative pressure in the tube (the higher the longer)

-And the size of the tube (the tighter the longer.

Therefore, tube measurements belong to the category of “irreproducible and not easily comparable data”. - Not recommended (although I marked my tube with 18 - 19 - 20 cm *s*

Some tubes come pre-marked.

I agree that tube measurements belong in the “do not use” category. My length in the tube is about 1/2” longer than my BPEL.

That’s interesting.. My max length in the tube (when it’s pushed all the way into my body) is only just over my BPEL.. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that I’ve only been pumping for a couple weeks?