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[d_friday]

...but I want to be sure as the $60 total is essentially this setup or well on the way to  another Meiki...

No it's not cheap.  But the Thermo-Perch by itself will destroy your Meiki if you get distracted.  It happened to me on my first attempt.  Maybe I'm particularly absentminded (yeah) but all of us occasionally have a bad day.

So, *if* you want to go the Thermo-Perch route for Meiki warming, then I would consider the HydroFarm digital heat mat thermostat to be indispensable.

[d_friday]

Awesome awesome stuff man. Thanks so much for sharing your findings.

The 99 could lead to some serious warmth as from what Ive read on the hydro website, it cycles 3 degrees above the set point and kicks back on 3 degrees below. I imagine 102 might not be fun if you hit it the wrong part of the cycle.

95 should be 92 low 98 high if the websites correct. Youll know before me though.

Set on 99.0, the thermostat was tripping off at 99.0 and tripping back on at 97.0.  The highest actual temperature reading that I noticed was 99.5, and the lowest, 95.9.

[Universal]

Awesome awesome stuff man. Thanks so much for sharing your findings.

The 99 could lead to some serious warmth as from what Ive read on the hydro website, it cycles 3 degrees above the set point and kicks back on 3 degrees below. I imagine 102 might not be fun if you hit it the wrong part of the cycle.

95 should be 92 low 98 high if the websites correct. Youll know before me though.

Set on 99.0, the thermostat was tripping off at 99.0 and tripping back on at 97.0.  The highest actual temperature reading that I noticed was 99.5, and the lowest, 95.9.

Well thats even better. You cant get much tighter ranges without moving up to the $100 range therms. This thing appears to be a value star. (so long as your use is within the temp range (it wont do cold temps)

[demondabbler]

All this wonderful research on temperature maintenance. Props. Now I have to beg the question, is your ride more pleasurable when the toy is warm? If it is, is it worth the effort and investment?

[Universal]

All this wonderful research on temperature maintenance. Props. Now I have to beg the question, is your ride more pleasurable when the toy is warm? If it is, is it worth the effort and investment?

I can offer no meilki experience yet but other toys are improved with faux human warmth. Penetration is especially pleasurable and realistic as its what has me on edge first in any sexual encounter.

For me its a no brainer but try doing the warm water soak and see if its something that adds. If so then you can custom temp it as we are.

[SonicBoom]

All this wonderful research on temperature maintenance. Props. Now I have to beg the question, is your ride more pleasurable when the toy is warm? If it is, is it worth the effort and investment?

I haven't done the "perch" thing yet, but I have warmed my meiki's in warm water.  If I have the extra time, I always do this as I feel it adds to the realism of the experience.  In fact, one of the most memorable things about sex upon penetration is how warm and moist it feels, at least I found this very memorable.  On the ten point scale I would say warming adds a point to the experience.

That said, it's really hard to warm the interior of the meiki using warm water, as the outside gets nice and warm, but the inside is a little uneven. 

One of the things, maybe the only thing, I miss about Fleshlights is the ability to run warm water through the sleeve using a hose attachement.  This made for really even warmth through out the sleeve which was nice.

SB

[d_friday]

All this wonderful research on temperature maintenance. Props. Now I have to beg the question, is your ride more pleasurable when the toy is warm? If it is, is it worth the effort and investment?

Warming is essential and I can't use the toy otherwise.  A room temperature Meiki might as well be a cold fish.

I used to warm them in a sink filled with hot water, and that's what I would recommend for newbies on a budget, but that method has its drawbacks.  I have also used the heating pad technique, and have been dissatisfied as well.

I have a sous vide waterbath (it's a cooking thing) that I have used for this purpose, as it provides precise temperature control; however, I suspect that most of you would find it way, way too expensive for this purpose. Not to mention that using your kitchen appliances in this way might be considered bad form, that is, if you intend to continue using them in the kitchen.  ;-)  But it does work rather well, in a technical, functional sense, although it doesn't pass the real world convenience test.

Really, the Thermo-Perch plus the Hydro Farm heat mat thermostat is the best practical solution I have found so far.

Oh, and setting the thermostat to 95 degrees F works just fine, and that's what I am doing now.

[demondabbler]

I wanted to add some recent feedback on this method. When I made the original post, I actually had to surrender my perch to my girlfriend's parakeet soon afterwards so I never really got to do many tests.

I recently bought the heat mat (which measures the internal temperature of your toy) and the small heated perch.

Overall, I am very happy with the combination. I tend to set the temperature to 101-102, because once it hits that temperature the matt will turn the perch off for a while and temperature drops a few degrees before it turns the perch back on. It takes around 20-30 min to heat up. I think heating it for a longer period of time will be preferable (with heat mat of course) in order to heat it more evenly.

Today I used the perch with Hibiki and I will say that it imitated body warmth very well. This is one of the best feelings when having sex, the feeling of how warm it is inside. After I was done, I felt my guy and noticed that it was notably toasty.

So after formally testing this method a couple of times I do consider it a valid, cost-efficient way to heat toys. Thank you for DFriday and those who contributed the idea of using the heat mat/thermometer.

Demondabbler