There is a lot to catch your eye here. The fact that the site has won 12 AVN awards says something about it, surely? As does the fact that they’ve been providing amateur content since 1982 (that’s impressive!). It's certainly popular and we can expect great things from it. The design is neat too, try running your mouse across the top tour menu and see what happens. This amateur movie swapping community site has received some positive attention by publications such as Hustler and Playboy and even from Newsweek. All this points us towards thinking that we are in for a real treat here; let’s hope it lives up to expectations.

There are some big offers on the tour pages at Homegrown Video: over 3300 movies and 1000 photo sets plus 2,000 classic homegrown feeds. But there is more to this site than just its content count. This is a community site where amateur sex lovers can share their own movies and we're told this is the 'largest collection of exclusive amateur content' in the world. You can connect with other members, upload your own personal offerings or simply sit and enjoy real guys and galls doing what comes naturally. They make sure to note that it’s not a tube site. They also note that they offer daily updates.

The stylish design continues in the member’s area where they’ve skillfully integrated the many community features with the amateur video and picture content they offer. Along the top of the page you’ll find links to the photos, videos, erotic stories, community section, live cams, and support. On the main page you’ll see the social feed that lists the latest member comments, videos being watched at the moment you log in, featured videos, and the latest additions.

The quick search allows you to do a keyword search. Type in anal and you get a list of scenes with anal fucking. You know how that works. The advanced search allows you to get more specific. There’s a big list of categories and you can click as many as you’d like. Check off anal, big boob, and brunette and you get 39 results (as of this writing, at least) that feature big breasted brown-haired girls getting fucked in the ass. For those with niche desires the search function is really handy and it puts Homegrown Video above most other amateur sites since few have this kind of categorization. You can also browse the videos and pictures by category or simply by the date they were added if you’re a simple man.

The site has been around forever so video quality is going to vary depending on when it was posted. The newer stuff looks great and can be downloaded or streamed in their excellent player. I’m not a big fan of having the member chat playing alongside the streaming player but it’s not a significant distraction. Picture sizes also vary a great deal so you’ll come across stuff that’s disappointingly small and nice-sized shots.

The community section of Homegrown Video has undergone a significant overhaul in recent months. They’ve launched a social network of sorts. They want to foster a place where members can easily interact and talk about their favorite videos, their favorite girls, etc. It’s currently in beta and includes a wall where you can post stuff and people can send you messages, a friends list, your own photo/video section, a profile, etc. It’s clearly inspired by Facebook and it works well. You can also go to the forums, but they had almost no activity when I checked.

Homegrown Video is a massive site with more than 3300 movies to enjoy and daily updates. It’s such a large site that it’s difficult to describe in such a small space. If you want to simply browse by niche you can do so in the advanced search function where you can pick any particular type of porn you want to see and enjoy all the content. In there you’ll find almost anything that people do together from simple hardcore fucking to facials to massive creampies to amateur double penetrations.

It should be pointed out here that Homegrown Video is not a site full of shaky cam, low quality clips filmed by couples that were bored one night. It’s much higher quality so if you’re looking for that sort of amateur porn this isn’t the answer. Most of the content here features good to high production values (for amateur porn, at least). They often pay for submissions and people strive to provide good stuff. They’re genuine amateurs looking to live out their exhibitionist desires.

That’s what makes the site so great though. You don’t have jaded and overly operated on pornstars sucking and fucking. You have real girls showing off the skills that they’ve learned through years of sexual experience. In the amateur videos section of the site you’ll find everything they consider true amateurs, meaning it comes from couples. They have a separate section for the vintage videos that they say started the amateur porn revolution. That’s the early stuff that they began gathering way back in 1982 and even though the quality isn’t great you can see why people loved it.

The Homegrown All-Stars section is for those girls that have garnered the most attention on the site. Visit the videos and you’ll see why. Those girls are amazing. The Classic Streams section has another 2000 videos that are mostly older. Some are low quality and some are even in formats that won’t play on new computers. That’s the old stuff that Homegrown Video still wants to make available and they’re changing the old formats as fast as they can. There’s a fun section that has videos from girls before they moved into the porn industry.

The photo section features 1100 galleries and has gotten an upgrade recently to make it bigger and better. The galleries are varied and feature the same sort of amateur fucking and sucking you see in the movies. They also have a fair amount of solo babe content where pretty girls model lingerie, show off their hot bodies, and touch lustily. Some of the galleries seem too professional to me. If the shots are like a real porn gallery but feature a girl I’ve never seen before it doesn’t feel amateur enough.

There are roughly 800 erotic stories you can read and get aroused by. They’re well-written and delve into various fun themes. The live cams offer hot girls and free chat. They’re like most other cam sites in that you have to pay if you actually want to see the girl get naked, but that’s standard. The chatting was of a higher quality than I’ve seen on most webcam sites, which was a pleasant surprise. The girls are engaging and most were dressed in sexy outfits so there’s titillation to be had. If you want to submit your own content you’ll have to fill out a model release and producer’s agreement. They want quality content too so be sure to read the page on shooting and lighting tips.

Pros:

• Masses of homemade content;
• Loads of neat features like ratings, comments and favorites area;
• Pages are well designed and quick to load;
• Newly launched social network has great possibilities;
• Genuine amateur movies and pics are included.

Cons:

• This is not 100% amateur produced content as some movies come from studios;
• The Live Cam area offers only some free fun, but then you must pay more;
• No cam-2-cam with other members.

Homegrown Video isn’t a tube site where anyone can submit their low quality video of a sloppy fuck or a quick blowjob. It’s about giving real amateurs a chance to show their stuff as porn performers. Couples make quality movies of their sexual adventures and submit to be included. They take the best stuff and add it, paying those that they take. The result is more than 3000 videos for download featuring amateur girls doing the dirty things you wish your girlfriend would do. The breadth of porn is incredible and anything you want to see is included, which is why the site has such a great reputation. This is where people go when they want to put their best amateur porn efforts online. The newly launched community section is still coming along but it offers a chance to interact with members in a real way, chatting and messaging and making friends with fellow amateur porn lovers. With erotic stories and fun chatting with live cam girls there’s plenty to do here. In fact, the porn that comes with a membership will last you years. Negatives are so slight as to hardly be worth mentioning (check the cons list above for them).

I found that things started to get very 'samey' after a while. But then I started to explore later back in the dates and after a good hunt around I started to get hooked. You never know exactly what you are going to find here.

More facilities to chat to other members would be good. I've been on sites that are similar where you have the chance to go cam to cam with members so you can get it on while on line. That, I felt, was missing.

A perfect place for home made porn. It's a classic site and I won't have a word said against it!