We recently found the following question in our Formspring inbox. As it’s a request for a product review, we decided to answer it today rather than waiting for Formspring Friday.
Sorry. Not dirty, just messy. wondering if the Liberator Throe is absolutely leak proof, not hot and sticky to lie on, and not crinkly sounding? Does it wash adn dry well? Looking for a user review I guess.
Pssst! It’ll be a lot more fun if you take your underwear off.
I’m not sure how the Liberator Throe first came to our attention, but as changing the sheets between sex and sleep had long been a common occurrence for us, this very unique blanket was something that we had to have. Anyone who’s been reading this blog for any length of time is aware that when we have sex it’s often very wet and slippery. Jack and I are big fans of G-spot play and fisting, and both can be messy. We used to use towels to protect our bedsheets, but because I tend to be a voluminous squirter, we often found ourselves at the end of a session wishing we had a towel large enough to cover the entire bed.
Jack got us our bright red Throe for Christmas 2006. Having heard quite a lot about the unique properties of the Throe, we were excited to use it, and we immediately tested it out. We found it to be everything we needed it to be, but just to be sure we tested it out again. We put our Throe through a battery of tests so extensive that you would think we were quality control professionals employed by the manufacturer. In more than five years of regular use, our Throe has proven itself a reliable, high-quality product.
To answer the first part of your question, yes, the Liberator Throe is completely leak proof. One side is fuzzy, plush, and warm, while the reverse side is satin. When we’re having sex, we place the Throe beneath us with the plush side up, and the blanket catches any spills and soaks them up. We have never soaked it through to the other side, or in some other way overwhelmed the blanket. I once soaked a waterproof mattress pad to the extent that our mattress was damp, but never our Throe.
The Throe is not hot to lie on, though as I said, it’s a warm blanket and it retains heat. Sometimes if it’s really hot out, I might feel hot lying ensconced in it, but this is not the fault of the Throe itself. And it isn’t sticky in any way, but obviously if you lie in it after getting it wet, it will feel moist. I guess if you were to lie on the satin side rather than the plush side, it might feel sticky. But we never do that.
There does seem to be a crinkly sound, but it’s very faint and I can honestly say that until now I’ve never noticed it. It certainly isn’t distracting during sex, and I’d go so far as to say that a squeaky mattress is far more noticeable and distracting. Then again, the sex we have tends to be vigorous and noisy. Your mileage may vary.
The Throe washes very thoroughly, and dries great! We’ve never had any issues with ejaculate or lube not coming out after a single wash. We don’t do any wax play, but from the reviews we’ve read there seems to be no problem with that either. It does, however, take a little longer to dry than a standard blanket might. Because it’s waterproof, it seems to retain moisture, and one drying cycle usually isn’t enough. In our experience it also tends to roll into a ball while drying, and after the first cycle we usually have to untangle it and run it again.
Another thing we really like about the Throe is that it looks like a regular decorative blanket. It can be laid out atop our bed and guests will be none the wiser. Then again, most vanilla guests don’t go into our bedroom, so if someone actually happens to see it on our bed, we might be playing with them anyway. Actually, I should point out that the Throe is never clean long enough to be laid decoratively over a piece of furniture. Once it’s taken out of the dryer, it sits in the clean laundry basket until we use it, and then it goes right back into the wash. There’s no rest for our Throe!
As a woman who ejaculates, and who takes great pride in doing so, nothing is more gratifying, and indeed more liberating, than not having to hold back. It’s one of the most exciting things I can share with my partner. I am grateful to Liberator and to our Throe for allowing me to be free enough to fully enjoy my orgasm.
-Jill
We don’t have a Throe; we use a “cum towel” instead. The towel is only employed for the end of the sex, as Vincent, like every man, tends to be messy. I’m not a squirter, nor do I tend to leave a giant wet spot, so we have no need for something like the Throe. I hear it comes in handy for people who are/do, and I’m glad you like yours so much.
For the longest time we were like Mia and Vincent and used a cum towel. Now that we have a throe we’ll never go back. In fact, S wants a second. The crinkly sound did bother her for awhile, but being able to get really messy made that leave her mind forever I think. Great review.
thanks for this post about your experience with the Throe. i’ll definitely consider purchasing it.