Reviewed 2012-09-03 l Last update on 2023-08-26
Raw Gay Bears is one site in a collection that comes under the All Gay Sites Pass network. There are 18 sites included in your membership, plus around 100 straight, tranny and bi sites, and some of the content is bareback. But this is not a specialist bear site and the content is mixed, the quality is ok in more recent scenes, but it is not exclusive. You will get a good deal on a membership as long as you're happy with all kinds of everything.
There are thousands of videos and galleries in this network, plus feeds and extras, but it's not all bear themed; it's not all gay themed actually. That's why I say it's a good network to join if you are after a bit of everything. Some of the content may be made exclusively for an included site, but not the content at Raw Gay Bears. This comes from DVDs and stock providers and, to be honest, I think the word bear is stretching it a bit.
There were 142 scenes when I was in the site and, as you might see from our screen grab, the first page made me think I was in a jock or even twink site; hardly any bears. But the further back you go the more you see until, on page 12 of the Browse content index page I found more the kind of thing I was expecting to see: cops, leather, slings, hair, moustaches, and bears. Some of these scenes though are simply hardcore and with muscled guys, and that doesn't always mean bear, so don't expect anything specialised here, there are no pink paw prints, no links to bear clubs or bear sites. Its simply about hardcore and bareback with a few bear movies included.
But the quality of what you see is ok. Well, most of the time. The older the movie the lesser the quality of course, and sometimes the fewer the viewing options with only Mp4 files to download and a stream. But others are fine for quality and you get three choices of WMV download, full scenes and clips, standard definition streams and Mp4 files for mobiles and the like. So I'd say video quality is varied.
The images were generally fine too. Some of the scenes have screen cap galleries with them and the actual Pictures department holds 185 photo sets. Some of these were screen caps at 720 x 480 while others were larger at 1,024 x 683, though also possibly screen caps but of a better quality. There are varied numbers per set and some sets have missing thumbnails, but when you click the red X you can still get to the image.
If you check the drop-down list of sites when you are in the members' area you will also find that you can access Gay Bears Hardcore and Gay Bears Porno. Don't get excited. These two sites are exactly the same as Raw Gay Bears, so although you have 18 sites these three are the same (as are some of the other sites with shared content), and although the tours for these sites might look different you are actually going to find the same content, and not the thousands of pics and vids the tour might lead you to believe are in this one site. So watch out for that, the pop up on the tour pages and the TWO pre-checked cross sales on the second join page, expect a few second hand bear movies, and some galleries, and masses of feeds, extras and straight content, and sign up for a membership if you're happy with all kinds of everything.
Considering that this is actually a very large network it is also a very easy one to navigate. You will find that drop-down list of sites and you only need to click one for the main page to change and for that site to appear. The main menu and everything above it stays the same. The home page and the Browse page will change though so you can see different content (as long as it's not one of those shared sites) and you should also find a different model index. The Bonus sites page will stay the same with its collection of 30 third-party feed/bonus sites and the Bonus Video page will also stay the same. This houses links to 94 feed sites, some of which are bear themed.
The sites in the network are searchable with a keyword search, you can rate content and also comment on it, and there is a feedback area so you can get interactive, and you have an add to favourites function so you can make a store of your best images or videos. There are short descriptions with movies too, but no information about the studio or the cast. The model index only holds links to the guys appearances and no stats.
But technically you should not experience problems here and if you do here are links to help and support. Galleries come with jump-to lists, zip file downloads and slideshows. The sites are all set out in the same template, with varying colours and themes, so once you've got the hang of one (and it wont take you long) you will know how they all work, so in that respect the network is simple enough to use.
I have concerns here: the content is the same as two of your bonus sites, there are missing thumbnails, the quality is variable, there are pop ups and cross-sales and the content is non-exclusive. But, if you're not bothered by those things, then your membership is decent enough value, and you certainly get a lot of extras and a load of horny content. Some of the bonuses include bear feed sites where the quality is ok, and in your main site you will find some barebacking bears.
