Review date: May 2021
Southern Strokes was a unique site for years, specializing in hot amateurs from the Southern US. However, the site went into dormancy for quite some time and when it re-emerged a few years ago, new updates were nothing like the old Southern Strokes. Be aware: on the sign-up page, there is an easy to miss pre-checked sign-up for another site. You will also find ads for other sites throughout the site.
Tour
The Southern Strokes tour lets you preview about fifteen of the most recent updates featured on the home page. You can browse the video and model indexes, but there are no more free clips beyond the home page, or even text descriptions.
Usability
The homepage highlights the most recent scenes, upcoming videos and models. Click "Browse" and a drop down menu allows you to search specifically for videos, models, photos or specific categories (like anal, 3-ways or blindfolds). Each individual episode page includes links to the model's profiles, options for video viewing and downloading, an episode description, and an image gallery.
The Men and the Action
Older videos are from the original Southern Strokes. The guys are sexy and fit, youthful and masculine at the same time. Many fit the good ole' boy profile, with big dicks, toned bodies, sexy tattoos -- and a girlfriend. Of these originals, around two-thirds of the videos are solo shoots and a growing number are guy-on-guy movies. The style is fairly standard: there's a friendly chat before the solo, and for the duo or group action the guys just dive right in.
The original Southern Strokes videos are filmed either indoors or around the grounds of "SoStro's" beautiful Lake House. In the solos the guys are relaxed and uninhibited, many enjoy playing with their own asses. And in the duos and group videos there's no sign of the conservative South, with enthusiastic sucking, fucking, ass licking, and facials.
But since the site started updating again, after an ownership change in 2018, the new updates have nothing to do with Southern boys. The new porn is hot, but most is sourced from Europe and some is not original.
Video Details
Quality of the videos is generally good. The videography is quite good, with multiple camera angles and lots of light. Older downloads are available in two sizes, while the most recent 40% can also be downloaded in HD.
There are over 775 episodes on the site, and there is a new video added once a week. The videos have an average running time of 15 minutes.
With the newest videos you can stream or download the videos in MP4 in your choice of three qualities; the topmost is 1920x1080 pixels, 8000 kbps. But most of the videos, from the original Southern Strokes, are available at a maximum of 960x540 pixels (2000 kbps).
Image and Other Content
There is a digital photo gallery for each film Southern Strokes offers, plus 280 solo photosets. The number of photos in each set varies, from less than 20 to more than 50. The quality is very good; and you have the option to download an entire set in one single zip file or watch a slideshow. The site also includes a "Bonus" section, with links to free streaming content from 12 other sites (including AlphaMale Fuckers, Bear Films and Bareback Twink).
Summing Up
Southern Strokes' focus on Southern amateurs was a great idea and the core content is very hot, but the newer updates don't follow the same theme.
30 day: $29.95 (rebills @ $29.95)
Quality | 25/33 |
Quantity | 16/20 |
Personality | 4/5 |
Video Options | 5/6 |
Updates | 4/6 |
Content | 53/70 |
Tour | 3/5 |
Usability | 12/15 |
Fairness | 2/5 |
Value | 4/5 |
User-friendly | 21/30 |
Condoms: Yes
Condoms used in fuck scenes.
[safer sex in porn]
Memberships
30 day: $29.95
(rebills @ $29.95)
Billed as:
one of CCBill, Segpay, Net Billing, Verotel.
Southern Strokes is operated by Mania Media World and has been online since 2008.
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