Updated on 13th August 2026
I have tested every serious extender on the market, and Total Man make a properly engineered one. This is the closest comparison on this site. Here is exactly where the two differ, checked line by line against both makers’ own published material.
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Every row below is something you would notice in a real session, not a line on a spec sheet.
| Epic Extender | Vacuum Extender Kit | Frame only | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | $379 (Epic has cheaper models with fewer features) | $139 | $79 to $86 |
| Tension readout | Digital display on the device, kg or lb | None on the device. Scales are $49 extra | None on the device. Scales are $49 extra |
| How you set the tension | Turn the rods until the screen reads your number | Rubber bands. 4 is about 1 to 2 kg, 10 is about 3 to 4 kg | Rubber bands. 4 is about 1 to 2 kg, 10 is about 3 to 4 kg |
| App | Free PE Trainer app over Bluetooth | None. Printed tracking sheets | None. Printed tracking sheets |
| Session time | On the display, and logged in the app | Not shown anywhere | Not shown anywhere |
| What holds you on | Five vacuum cups, four sleeves, tape, pump handle | Five chambers, three sleeves, tape, accordion pump | Nothing. Chambers from $21, sleeves from $15 |
| Parts to assemble | One adjustable pair of rods, no tools | 20 rods, 30 bands, adapters, collars and an Allen key | 20 rods, 30 bands, adapters, collars and an Allen key |
| Angle straps | Two anchor points built into the frame | Not in the kit. A fulcrum belt is $39 | Not in the kit. A fulcrum belt is $39 |
| Routine and coaching | Guided plans, full video course, support and Discord | Training plans, community, email support and a 1-on-1 call | Training plans, community, email support and a 1-on-1 call |
| Sending it back | 180-day money back guarantee | 60 days, but you must argue it is not superior, with photos | 60 days, but you must argue it is not superior, with photos |
| Cover if it develops a fault | Faulty unit replaced free | 2 year replacement warranty on the frame | 2 year replacement warranty on the frame |
Both are well made. One is a modular kit you build to taste and estimate by feel. The other is a finished device that tells you the number and remembers it.
Epic Extender ProDigital, app driven
Total ManModular, band tensioned
What one session actually looks like
Pick the cup that fits from five sizes and clip it in.
Your focusOne step
Choose from 20 rods in three lengths, fit the adapters and collars.
There is an Allen key in the box, and you will need it.
Your focusBuilding it first
Turn the rods until the screen reads the number you want.
Your focusAn exact figure
Add rubber bands. Their guide says four is about 1 to 2 kg, ten is about 3 to 4 kg.
To turn that into a number you buy their scales, $49, batteries not included.
Your focusCounting bands
Clip the angle straps and wear it for 1 to 4 hours under your clothes.
Your focusGet on with your day
Their 100mm of travel is a genuinely good idea and it goes to them.
A longer buffer means the force spikes less when you sit or bend.
Your focusGet on with your day
The app already has your tension and your minutes.
Your focusNothing
Nothing is recorded by the device, because there are no electronics in it.
They give you tracking sheets, so you fill them in by hand.
Your focusA pen
Wash the cup and you are ready for tomorrow’s session.
Your focusSoap and water
Rubber bands, valves, o-rings and TPE end caps all get replaced over time.
Their shop lists dozens of spares, which is useful and is also the point.
Your focusA parts list
Total Man and Total Man Shop are trademarks of TMC Pty Ltd. The product shown on the right is theirs and appears here only so you can see the two designs side by side.
Every part of it exists to fix one of the four reasons men quit extending: guesswork, discomfort, no record of what you did, and no idea what to do next.
This animation shows the Epic Extender, not the Pro. It is our lower priced model, built the same way but without the screen.
Your exact pull on the screen, in kilograms or pounds. Set a number, hit it every session.
Two anchor points for the angle straps, so you can wear it in any position.
One pair that adjusts, rather than twenty to sort through, with longer rods there as you grow.
The wide soft base that sits against you, so a long session does not end early.
Five sizes in the kit. The fit is the difference between a session and a sore afternoon.
Draws the vacuum in the cup in a couple of squeezes.
Four of them, so you can pick the fit that is comfortable rather than the only one you were sent.
Sticks to itself and not to you. There if you want extra grip on a longer session.
And none of it is left to you to figure out
Every extender comes with the free PE Trainer app, the full video course and real support from our team. You get the routine, the technique and someone to ask, so you get the best results in the shortest time instead of guessing your way through the first six months.
Verified Judge.me reviews, with the photos they uploaded.
paul t. Verified United Kingdom
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100% easy to use extender. Brilliant design, awesome quality & construction. I have been using the penimaster pro, but this is so much more for getting the right tension. 100% money well spent. Currently stretching at 2.5 kg comfortably.
Pirvate R. Verified United States
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Después de comparar varios extensores, este ha ganado en todos los aspectos, sin lugar a dudas. He comprado algunos accesorios y estoy deseando ganar un par de centímetros. Ahora mismo mido 20 cm. Iré actualizando a medida que pase el tiempo.
Patrick Verified United States
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The customer service is great! I had an issue with the display on the extender and they sent me a completely new one even after I offered to change the top peace out if they mailed it. Thank you epic extender team!
Jomarleo Verified United States
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Haven’t tried any other extender but right away with the digital scale doing one hr every day able to pull at 7.5lbs off the bat just because how comfortable it is! starting size bpel 5’ length x 5’ girth, maybe a year or more I’ll see some improvements.
Five rounds. Only the things that genuinely differ. Here is the card.
Round 1Knowing your exact tension
A digital display on the device, in kilograms or pounds, on every session without you doing anything. You set a number and you hit that number.
Tension is set by how many rubber bands you fit. Their own guide puts four bands at about 1 to 2 kg and ten at about 3 to 4 kg. That is a range, not a reading, and the device itself never tells you.
Round 2A scale you do not have to buy
The scale is the device. It is on the bracket, it is always there, and it costs nothing extra.
They do sell a proper digital scale, 0 to 50 kg at 5 g precision, and it is good. It is also $49 on top, it does not come with batteries, and it is a hanging scale you have to rig up rather than a readout you glance at.
Round 3Doing the same session tomorrow
The free app logs your tension and your minutes over Bluetooth, so tomorrow repeats today without you writing anything down.
There are no electronics in the device, so nothing is captured. They include printed tracking sheets, which is better than nothing, but it is still you and a pen.
Round 4How much there is to set up
One adjustable pair of rods and a cup that clips in. Nothing to assemble, nothing to lose, no tools.
Their own kit list: 20 rods in three lengths, 30 tension bands, aluminium adapters and collars, and an Allen key. Modular is powerful, and it is also a lot of small parts between you and a session.
Round 5The routine and the coaching
Guided day by day plans in the app, the full video course, real support from our team and a private Discord with any purchase.
Training plans, tracking sheets, community access, direct email support and a complimentary 1-on-1 strategy call, all included. This is as good as ours and we are not going to claim otherwise.
Final card 4 – 0Four rounds to Epic Pro, one even
Up to two full inches of permanent length is possible, and the average gain our buyers report is about 1.6 inches. Length built through traction stays. Most men also notice much better erection quality along the way, harder and fuller, and that shows up long before the inches do. The verified buyers below are the ones who kept turning up.
Do not take our word for it
Epic Pro, tested for weeks
The verdict, blunt
Epic ProHis verdict
MrEcz is a credible, long-standing reviewer of PE equipment who tests gear from every brand himself.
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The Pro base with the digital display, five vacuum cups, four sleeves, the rods, the angle straps and the app. Everything you need to run the routine from day one.
$379 original price
21% OFF
Total Man give you 60 days, and only if you send the goods back with a written case and photos arguing their product is not superior. Epic comes with a 180-day money back guarantee, and a damaged or faulty unit is replaced free.
This is the closest comparison on our site, so here is the honest version. Total Man build a properly engineered extender and their support is genuinely good. Epic Pro is ahead on four things: a tension number on the device instead of a band count, no $49 scale to buy, an app that logs every session, and one adjustable pair of rods instead of twenty loose ones. They are ahead on price, on travel range, and on a published two year warranty.
It does not. Tension comes from how many rubber bands you fit, and their guide puts four bands at roughly 1 to 2 kg and ten at roughly 3 to 4 kg. If you want a real figure they sell Traction Scales for $49, a digital hanging scale reading 0 to 50 kg at 5 g precision in kg, lb or oz. It is a good scale. It is also an extra purchase, it needs two AAA batteries you supply, and you have to hook it up rather than glance at it.
It is a good one, and we will say so. Their case is that most extenders give around 25mm of travel, and when the device runs out of travel while you sit or bend, the force spikes instead of staying where you set it. Theirs keeps a 100mm buffer so the tension moves less than you do. If that engineering matters most to you, it is a genuine point in their favour and it is one of the reasons this comparison is close.
A lot, and it is fair to say so: the frame, base ring, elastic tension system, 20 rods across three lengths, aluminium adapters and collars, an Allen key, 30 tension bands, three silicone sleeves, five vacuum chambers, valves, clips and end caps, micropore tape, spandex sleeves, an accordion pump, a silicone hose and a measuring ruler. The Epic Pro kit is simpler on purpose: the device, five cups, four sleeves, tape, the pump handle and the straps.
Their general policy states that due to the nature of the product they do not accept returns, with replacements or refunds for defective items. They do run a 60 Day Satisfaction Money Back Guarantee, but it is conditional: you send the product back and email a written explanation with photographs of their product and the rival product, making the case that theirs is not superior. Their own page says the conditions exist so people cannot simply change their mind. Epic comes with a 180-day money back guarantee.
That is a testimonial reward, not a return. If you buy one of their packages, follow the programme and then supply a written, audio or video testimonial with before and after images, they will pay you back 3, 4 or 5 times what you spent, subject to a quality check. You keep the products. It is a real offer and an unusual one, but it is a marketing scheme rather than a way to get your money back if the device is not for you.
They do, on paper. Total Man publish a two year replacement warranty on the extender frame and on their vacuum chambers. We replace a damaged or faulty unit free, and buyers describe exactly that happening in their reviews. Where we are ahead is the guarantee that covers you changing your mind, which is 180 days against their conditional 60.
The silicone sleeves do. On a regular routine of an hour or more a day, expect to swap them about once a month, often longer, and replacements are cheap. Everything else, the cup, the rods, the base and the display, you keep. Total Man have their own running costs: rubber bands, valves, o-rings and TPE end caps, all of which they list as spares.
$139 for their kit against $379 for the Pro. The extra buys the digital tension display, the Bluetooth app and video course, and a device that is finished rather than assembled. If you want the Epic build without the screen, the Epic Extender Full Set is $259, the Best Extender V5.0 is $256 and the All Day Stretcher is $199, and they carry the same cups, the same course, the same support and the same 180-day guarantee.
Start at 30 minutes a day on low tension for the first week, then build gradually towards 1 to 4 hours. Stop immediately if you feel numbness, pain or a colour change. Traction works through consistency over months, not through pulling harder, which is exactly why knowing your real tension number matters so much.
A number, not a band count
Digital tension on the device, every session logged in a free app, and a 180-day money back guarantee. Cheaper Epic models are there too, from $199.
See the Epic Extender kits →180 days money back · discreet billing · free private Discord with any purchase
Not sure which one? Take the 2 minute quizTotal Man prices, kit contents, tension figures, travel length claims, accessory prices, warranty and returns terms were taken in August 2026 from totalmanshop.com, the seller’s own store, operated by TMC Pty Ltd. Prices quoted are the US dollar figures shown on their product pages. Their 100mm travel length and 25mm industry comparison are their own published claims. Total Man and Total Man Shop are trademarks of their owner and are used here for identification and honest comparison only. Prices, stock and policies change, so check the seller’s current terms before you buy. Individual results vary.
Verified buyers using the Epic system. Not stock photos.
