This is a regular small, but powerful, bullet vibrator that comes with a pair of panties as so many of them do. But, for the best part, it varies the speed of the vibration because of a microphone that hears the ambient noise in the room. The Club Vibe advertises that a girl can wear it to a club and get off to the beat (or something like that), but I don’t know that the variations in beat at that loud of a level will actually make the Club Vibe change its pulse. When I was playing with it on my clit with my slave listening to some relatively club-like music at a fairly loud level, there were times when it didn’t vary the pulse because the music was so loud and the beat so continuous. When something had variations in the beat, it was a lot of fun to play with, though.

For the most fun and wicked part of the new toy, it reacts to the sound of a human voice. When your slave is all trussed up and you have the Club Vibe taped to his cock, or her clit, you can start whipping your helpless slave and the sound of his or her cries and the sound of the flogger will be enough to make the Club Vibe react and make your slave’s head spin. This is the part that I really like the best. While I don’t think that it was designed for this, if you can pervert a vibrator into something more perverse, what is this world coming to?

Mistress

Fast forward to a few days after receiving the UR3. Mistress thought it would be fun to bind me face down to our bondage table with my penis inside the UR3 and both bullets vibrating. It turns out that being bound extremely tightly with no real ability to “have sex” with the UR3 and both vibrating eggs going at full force is not only frustrating, but quite humiliating. This is especially true when your Mistress is saying some very degrading things about your current predicament. Needless to say, it was a very interesting hour or so.

Now that I’ve given you the embarrassing facts about what happened, let’s talk a little about the UR3 Vagina. It comes with the Vagina itself, a sample of lube, a little plunger like thing to clean it with, and two vibrating eggs connected to one, variable speed remote. Whatever the substance is that they use to make these things feels very life-like. With a little lube it almost felt like I was penetrating a real woman. Under different circumstances, I think if you close your eyes and went with it, you could have a very good time. The UR3 has some decent weight to it, so if used in the missionary position, it shouldn’t move around too much. The addition of two eggs adds an amazing amount of stimulation. The variable speeds are also nice as everyone has different tastes when it comes to vibration intensity.

All in all, I’d have to say that if you are in the market for a toy like this, the UR3 Vagina Twin Bullet Special is a nice, mid-priced item in the category. Sextoy.com has this one and a good selection of others in their “masturbators” section. While I haven’t actually used the UR3 as one normally would, I can say that it feels very realistic and could definitely be used to enhance any fantasy masturbation scenarios that may be going through your head.

On the good news side of things, anyone who’s read the last few posts can see that we’ve been lucky enough to start a relationship with Sextoy.com. One of the things that is important to me about this blog is being honest in my reviews. The good people at Sextoy.com have been excellent in that regard. We choose what we’d like to review from a list of vendors and they let us say whatever we feel about the item. With the exception of asking for a few well deserved links to their site, they don’t get involved at all in what I say when reviewing the items.

That being said, we still have a number of our own items that we will continue to review independently from our own collection. We did go on vacation in June to the West coast and brought home some fun items that will be reviewed in the future. So please bear with me as life continues to get in the way of fun, and I will do my best to post more often.

As always, thanks for reading and keep those emails coming!

Since I am new to the entire fetish, I didn’t want to break the bank and get some elaborate electric pump or crazy expensive cylinder, but at the same time didn’t want to go too cheap and ruin the experience because the equipment was poorly made. When perusing the selection at sextoy.com, I decided on the Magnum Pump by Doc Johnson. It appeared to have some good features at an affordable price.

When the item arrived I was very eager to try it out. While in general, the concept is easy (put cylinder on penis then squeeze the hand pump repeatedly) I assume there must be some nuances that I’d need to learn to do this correctly. The first thing I noticed is that there were no instructions or tips whatsoever included with this item. I had to use the internet as my source for instructions. While this isn’t a huge problem, it seems to be a bit of an oversight to not include something.

When first trying the item, I found that this isn’t as easy as I’d hoped. While there is a rubber sleeve on the open end to help facilitate a good seal, it was very hard for me to achieve the seal needed to maintain good suction. After liberally applying the lube and trying to keep it pushed as tightly as possible to my skin, I was finally able to get started. The pump is pretty comfortable in your hand, but seemed to take too many pumps to get anything started. This was frustrating at first, but less of a problem once I figured it out. Once the suction starts tugging on your penis I can tell you that “intense” was hardly the word for it. You very quickly realize that this is going to cause some discomfort, but for me it was in a good way. Depending on how you feel about CBT you may have a differing opinion. When you stop pumping the effect does last for a bit, but the seal was never fully airtight so after a minute or so you would lose the suction. I think this is not necessarily a fault of the item, but just something that happens due to the way the male body is shaped. It is hard to get a flat surface to create that good suction, and unless you’re shaved down there the hair adds to your problems.

All in all I’d say that I decided that pumping is something I will most likely do rather infrequently, but that is just my preference. I feel that the Magnum Pump is a good item for someone just trying out this fetish. If you decide it is “your thing” you will undoubtedly want to move up to a better setup. When that time comes, Sextoy.com has a large selection in their “Male Pumps” section.

We purchased our set at Sextoy.com. They carry much of the Fetish Fantasy Series line in their bondage section, as well as many other fun toys.

The set comes in a nice little carrying pouch that is lockable (lock included) so nobody can peek at your toys. This is nice for anyone storing their gear somewhere prying eyes may be. Once opened, the set includes one long bar, one short bar, two ankle cuffs, two wrist cuffs, and a collar. The cuffs and collar are all detachable from the bars, so if you have your own set, you can easily use that instead. That being said, the cuffs that come with the set don’t look like much, but do a very good job at keeping someone restrained. They are nylon and neoprene cuffs with Velcro closures that hold really well. The Velcro makes it easy to adjust size and makes for easy on and off. The only small complaint would be that it is easy to pinch some skin in the cuff while closing it, so be careful while applying. I was very skeptical as to these cuffs ability to hold me, but they hold very well. Are they inescapable, no, especially since you can undo the snap hooks if you have a little dexterity, but for some quick bondage, they are plenty good enough.

Now let’s move on to the bars themselves. They are lightweight aluminum, quite sturdy, and do a great job at being, well, bars. They have eye hooks on either end, and the long bar has two rings situated towards the center for attaching things to. The smaller bar has the eye hooks on the ends, and one center ring. There is also a nylon strap permanently attached to the short bar with a ring on the end to attach the collar to. The setup is pretty basic and works well for most uses.

The only complaints I have about this set are that the bars could stand to be a little longer and I wish the nylon collar strap was not permanently affixed to the short bar. Both of these are very small complaints. All in all this set performed quite admirably as what I feel it was created for, and that is some light bondage fun. At a price of around $65, you get a very nice little set to add to your toybox.

BDGuy

When we received the set, we noticed that, as with all of this series of products, they come in a nice box with good product pictures. It’s nice to see that fetish items have come far enough in the last few years that they actually get the same Marketing treatment as any vanilla product you’d buy at a big box store.

Marketing aside, let’s get to the actual product. The set comes with 4 door jam tethers, which each consist of a plastic bar at the end of an adjustable nylon strap, and four neoprene (the box says velvet, but they sure seem like neoprene) cuffs, two ankle and two wrist. That’s not bad for $28.86. We have seen some leather ones for more than this for a set of two. Given, they may look the part a little more, but they all do basically the same thing, so we felt it wasn’t worth the extra money.

The cuffs come completely assembled, so all you have to do is open a door, throw two bars over the top, slide two under the bottom, close the door, pull tight and you’re ready to hook up your submissive for a night of bondage fun. It really couldn’t be much easier.

Not having used door jam tethers before, after being hooked up, I gave them a very tentative tug, to make sure everything would hold. I’m proud to report that, not only do they hold in the door, but I can lean my entire weight forward on them and they feel as solid as a D-ring bolted into a wall stud. Once that door is closed, unless it has a lot of empty space between it and the door jam, those things aren’t going anywhere. On that same note, the cuffs are quite strong as well. Since we like to consider ourselves relatively hard core bondage enthusiasts, I wasn’t in love with the Velcro closures, but they held firm. There was no way I could pull out of those without undoing that Velcro strap.

I do have two complaints about the set. The first isn’t really a big deal, but is worth noting. The cuffs, while soft and comfortable, are quite thin, so if you lean any weight on them for a decent period of time they can cut off circulation and will leave a mark on your wrists or ankles. This is the way it is with almost all cuffs though, unless you want to spend a lot of money on them, so I don’t really consider it a knock on the item. For under $30 you should already know that this will most likely be the case.

The second complaint though is a little more serious. The tethers are quite long, even when adjusted down to their shortest length. This means that, unless you are working with a door that is ridiculously wide, you will be able to reach across with one hand and undo the Velcro strap for easy escape. This may not be an issue for many people, but for someone like me, whose mantra is, “if I can escape, it’s not bondage”, it is a large issue. Mistress was able to take care of the problem by taping my hands into fists, but we really don’t think we should have to do that to make the item work. The length also allows too much movement for the submissive. I was able to turn my body around with no problem, which, IMHO is a problem.

All in all, for someone who is just looking to have a little bondage fun, the Fetish Fantasy Series Door Jam Cuff Set is a good buy at a good price. For more serious bondage players, you may want to pony up the extra cash and get better set of short tethers, use your own cuffs and a couple of locks, and have a relatively escape proof setup on any door.

Before running out and buying a hoist, there are a couple of things you need to know. The first is that you need access to an attic or some way to get to a ceiling beam. Most electric hoists mount with two brackets that go over the beam and bolt directly into the hoist housing. Since the hoist itself can weigh from 30 to 50 pounds plus the weight you suspend from it you need to be sure to follow the directions carefully. Even worse than falling down because it won’t hold your weight is a 50 pound metal object falling on top of you. So please be careful!

The next important thing to do is decide how much weight you need the hoist to support. Many hoists will give you two numbers (i.e. 440lb/880lb). These numbers are the weight it will hold with the cable singled or doubled. I recommend getting a weight rating that is a decent amount higher than you think you need. It’s always better to be safe than sorry. Electric hoists are definitely easier to use and, in my opinion, better than a manual chain hoist (If you are the type that just loves the sound of chains rattling as you slowly hoist up your sub, then disregard that last statement). We decided on the Chicago Electric 440lb/880lb Electric Hoist from Harbor Freight Tools. It was relatively inexpensive, especially with the 20% off coupons you can usually find for Harbor Freight, and met all of our needs.

The installation is definitely a two person job. One has to hold the hoist up, while the other bolts it in. Once attached to the ceiling beam, plug it in, remove the tape around the cable, and you are ready to go.

The hoist is easy to operate. It has a wired remote with a two way switch, one for up and one for down. We have had my 210lb self suspended in a hanging cage that weighed around 25lbs with absolutely no issues.

There are many items that, with a few accessories, the hoist can replace. We purchased a steel spreader bar with chain and it pretty much replaces a St Andrew’s cross and allows access to both front and back. As I mentioned earlier, we also have a hanging cage that is very fun. The things you can do with it are really only limited by your kinky imagination!

After having our hoist for about 3 years the remote burnt out, so we replaced it with the same model. That being said, even if you have to replace it every 3 years its cost winds up being about $40 a year. That is pretty cost effective for a “go to” play item.

The last thing I want to mention is to always be safe when using the hoist. It is very easy to hurt someone if suspending them with the wrong cuffs, poorly placed rope, etc. Make sure you do your research before performing any suspension scenes. That being said, have fun!

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