eVac 2.0

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Vendor: VAST

The VAST eVac 2.0 Disassembled

Exactly five years ago I reviewed the original eVac from VAST. Back then, we were all stuck at home, having too much time on our hands to play with ourselves. So let’s see if this second edition is a real upgrade, especially now that we are playing in sex clubs much more again.

Construction

Like its predecessor the eVac 2.0 is a standard vacuum cylinder. The tube has an internal length of 220mm and comes in two diameters: 50mm and 60mm. If you have a really big dick, VAST can probably make you a custom larger one to fit your junk. Laterally on the domed top sits a standard vacuum valve from CPC which is compatible with all common vacuum pump hoses. The tip ends in a thread with a wing nut which is essential for sealing a vacuum around the accessories which turn the eVac (2.0) a unique e-stim toy.

Unlike its predecessor it is not made out of acrylic parts glues together buy 3D printed, making it both lighter and more nimble. The ready to use eVac 2.0 with the half-dome weights 350g vs 440g of the old eVac in the same configuration. So even when the sub wiggles a lot or you want to move around during selfplay, it sits more securely. Another advantage is easy cleaning. Both the tube and the stainless steel rod are dishwasher safe. The aluminum half-sphere is not! After a dishwasher cycle, both the seal and the thread are degreased. In order to create a secure vacuum seal, use low viscosity silicone lube.

The Thread on top with the Wing Nut unscrewed, Electrode inserted and the Plug ready to replace the Sound

While the old eVac was a bit clunky, the 2.0 is almost stylish. The coloring caused a bit of a dispute among my testees: Unlike the clear acrylic of the old model, the printing polymer has a dark steel blue color and is opaque. Silicone oil will make the material a little bit more translucent and will make the growing dick glide up the walls more easily. Both the tube and the stainless steel rod are dishwasher safe. The aluminum half-sphere is not! After a dishwasher cycle, both the seal and the thread are degreased. In order to create a secure vacuum seal, use low viscosity silicone lube.

 

Another big advantage of the new manufacturing technique is the anatomically shaped base. The old one had a flat, almost absurd wide causing leverage problems base with a rounded edge. The new one not only distributes the pressure more evenly around the groin but creates a better and smoother vacuum seal, even when moving around.

The eVac 2.0 comes with two accessories to put into the thread on top. The first is a simple, yet essential one: A small 3D printed plug with an eyelet on top to seal the tube. When this plug is inserted, you can use the eVac 2.0 like every other vacuum cylinder. The star of the show which gives the eVac its name is a 280mm long stainless steel rod. This rod comes in 8mm diameter (what I chose) or 10mm diameter for the more advanced player. The rod diameter is indicated by the last to digits of the product namen; my eVac 2.0 with the 8mm rod is aptly named 508, the 10mm version would be names 510. One end is rounded, the other is has jack for a 4mm banana plug. The final accessory is a milled and polished aluminum half-sphere which flows into a short tube on top. The aluminum not only safes weight but enhances conductivity. The rod fits through the tube and can be fixed in place with a small setscrew using the enclosed hex key.

The Anatomical Shaped Base

Everything is packed in a drawstring bag for easy and scratch-free storage.

When I first read the price, I was surprised. A good acrylic vacuum cock cylinder which does not have and ergonomic base costs around 100€. A premium of just 80€ for the e-stim/ sounding capabilities is more than fair.

Playing with the eVac 2.0

First, let’s look how the eVac works as a simple vacuum cylinder. In order to use the cylinder, loose the wing nut, put the plug into the hole on top and tighten the wing nut again. Due to the seal inside the wing nut, the cylinder is now completely seal. Now you just need to put your dick into the tube, attach your favorite vacuum pump to the valve and start pumping. Since the cylinder is on the shorter and narrower side of size, you can quickly create a strong vacuum. This is actually an advantage since most people overestimate their dick size and buy too big cylinders for an even and comfortable vacuum.

Having played with vacuum cylinders for almost a decade, the anatomically shaped base is a game changer! It makes wearing the cylinder so much more comfortable and creates a quicker, more secure seal without adding uncomfortable pressure. While other cylinders due to their flat base can become comfortable over time due to leverage pressing against pelvic bones, I did not encounter this using the eVac 2.0.

The Banana Jack on top of the Sound

While the eVac 2.0 makes pumping and wearing it for longer periods comfortable, two small pieces of advice regarding pumping:

  1. Pumping does not make your dick larger! There is an urban legend that exposing your dick to vacuum over extended periods of time, makes it grow. That is a myth! The dick will temporarily become a bit bigger and squishy. And yes, the more intense circulation and usage will help your erecting be stronger and harder (that’s why vacuum pumps can be used to treat erectile dysfunctions). The dick might feel bigger and longer due to that. But it will not grow.
  2. What can happen if you pump too quickly with too strong vacuum that you damage the tissue inside your dick. Then your dick will be constantly bigger but just squishy. This is aptly called “Sponge Dick”. In order to avoid it pump slowly, carefully and not going to the max vacuum. There should always only be a (light) horny draft, not painful suction!

The material this toy is made out of caused some discussion under my testees. Some drone players loved it for the dark, complete coverage look. Others did not like that you cannot see what is (happening) inside. In good light conditions, you can see the shadow of the meat inside. But under sexy darkroom lighting it is almost impossible to make out if there dick is touching the electrode or not. For many pump pigs, seeing your dick grow inside the cylinder is a big part of the turn on. This is of cause not possible with the dark, almost opaque material.

The eVac with the Plug for Only Vacuum Play

What sets the eVac apart from other vacuum cylinders is the central rod you can istall using the wing nut up top. The rounded tip is made for easy urethra insertion. Before putting it into your dick, you should disinfect the rod properly to avoid infection. Afterwards generously apply (sterile) lube and put the tip into your piss slit. Afterwards generously apply (sterile) lube and put the tip into your piss slit. The most common lube is water-based which had good conductivity and is easy to clean. An pro-alternative is silicone fat (= high viscosity silicone oil). It has a lower conductivity than water-based lube so you have to crank up your box a bit more. But unlike water-based lube, it does not get absorbed by the surrounding tissue or washed away by pre-cum. So when you plan on playing for longer periods of time, give that a try. Though it is a bit messier to clean. Since the rod does not move inside the cylinder, the process takes a bit of practice. The best way to do it is to unscrew the wing nut so the rod can move freely, push the rod all the way down and insert the sound outside the cylinder. Then hold the rod while pushing the cylinder onto your body, tighten the wing nut and start pumping.

The eVac 2.0 can now also be ordered with an 8mm rod which is 2mm less diameter than its predecessor. This should make the sounding part accessible to more people. When it comes to sounds, 8mm is actually the sweet spot between still being able to take it comfortably and not being “pointy”, thus getting down gently. Still, for an inexperience player, 8mm is still significant to pass through the sphincter inside on the tip so some prestretching is recommended.

The Anatomical Shaped Base

There are two ways to get the sound deeper into your dick. First, you can of course unscrew the wing nut and push the rod deeper. In some instances this can loosen the vacuum so you have to re-pump a bit once you have tightened the screw. The other – and unanimously voted hotter – way is by increasing the vacuum. The dick will temporarily increase in size, thus sucking the sound in deeper and deeper.

If you add e-stim to the play, it is getting even hotter! The more contact the dick makes with the rod, the lower the e-stim sensation is felt. It is only subtle, but noticeable. If you then break the vacuum and the dick shrinks a bit, the e-stim sensation will become a bit more intense again.

Of course, in order to create an e-stim sensation, you need a second pole. This could be a conductive rubber loop around the balls or an anal electrode. The e-stim sensation is always felt at the electrode with the lower mass and the smaller contact area. So if you just use a conductive loop, be prepared to only feel the sensation there if the rod goes DEEP. VAST also offers a cylinder eVac Duo 800 with an Ø80mm vacuum tube and a second conductive rod which pressed against your pelvis which costs 269€. I did not have a chance to play with it so I cannot tell how well it works. But if you are looking for a completely integrated vacuum e-stim toy, check it out.

The Bell-Shaped Electrode Attachement

For those of you who do not like sounding, the eVac 2.0 comes with a bell-shaped half shell which can be attached to the rod using a setscrew and a small hex key. This accessory can either be used to limit the depth the rod can go into the dick or if you fix it at just the tip of the rod as the contact surface. Then the half-dome envelops the hard glans pressing against it. Since the contact area is larger, the e-stim sensation is smoother. Depending on where the frenulum presses against the electrode, it can get stimulated intensely which lead to a handsfree orgasm of two testees. Be aware, that cumming from e-stim takes practice and does not come naturally! Most people who start out with e-stim hope to easily cum from it which is the exception, not the rule. While I am on the topic of warnings, be extremely careful when the bottom wears a piercing! As I said, currency always takes the route of lowest resistance which as soon as it touches metal is that focused path. Be extremely careful when ramping the sub in, especially when he is uncut and the Prince Albert is covered by foreskin. If he gets hornier, the foreskin retracts and the piercing makes contact with the electrode, he could be in (unintended and unsexy) excruciating pain!

If you play with e-stim, I highly recommend to wear isolating gloves when handling the eVac 2.0. Currency always takes the way of lowest resistance and thus the shortest way, so you should be fine. But there is a very small chance of currency passing through your heart when touching the rod with your bare fingers. So if you want to be extra safe (if you are not already into [heavy] rubber), wear insulating gloves.

Conclusion: Excellent vacuum cylinder with a naughty & nice e-stim twist.
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Unique combination of cock pumping and e-stim Opaque material VAST eVac 500: 179€

eVac 600: 189€
Anatomic base for smoother vacuum seal and better pressure distribution
Versatile electrode
Vacuum cylinder works also without electrode
Easy to clean

 

Doxy Bullet

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Vendor: Lovehoney

The Doxy Bullet

It does not happen often, but sometimes I actually forget to review toys I buy. Back in the fall of 2022 I have bought the Doxy Bullet because I have gotten several reader questions from pro doms and FtMs about this toy. I played with it, I tested it and I forgot about it – until earlier last week when a *trans friend of mine asked me about it. Confident that I have reviewed this vibrator ages ago, I searched my website for the review and could not find it. So, with just a delay of approximately 2½, finally here’s the review of the Doxy Bullet.

Before diving into the review, I want to thank the front hole rocking testees who patiently and very open mindedly helped me in exploring the qualities of the Doxy in these rather uncharted nether regions for me. And finally a warm welcome to the about 20% of my readers who don’t have a dick! I dedicate this review especially to you.

Construction

Unlike the others massagers from Doxy, the Bullet is a unibody design without a vibrating head. Like all Doxy products it is made out of die cast aluminum. The tip resembles a bullet yet after a short head section it tapers towards the middle and opens up again towards the bottom. Back when I have bought mine, it was only available in brushed silver. Now is also comes in a brushed rose.

Like with the Bullet’s big brothers, power unit and battery reside in the bottom half while the vibrating unit sits in the head section. With the Bullet, there is not movable head but the vibration is directly transferred onto the aluminum body.

The bottom is made out of silicone. In the middle sits a power button. Pressing it for about a second will start the vibration. It always starts with the first of seven programs.

  1. Continuous slow speed
  2. Continuous high speed
  3. Wave
  4. Low frequency bursts (about 4 vibrations per second)
  5. High frequency bursts (about 7 vibrations per second)
  6. Two shorts bursts followed by one second of continuous
  7. 13 shorts bursts, 2½ seconds of continous, 8 long bursts, 2½  seconds of continous

The Doxy Bullet with its Packaging and Charging Cable

Left and right of the power button are the contacts for the magnetic USB-A charging cable. Above the contacts is a white LED which flashes when charging und lights up when completely charged. The charging time from a completely empty battery is about 1:45h. Depending on which program you run, you get around 2h of play time. Sadly, the small magnets are not that strong. So carefully place the Bullet when charging it. This no MagSafe level of connection!

With an overall length of 11.7cm and a diameter of 2.5cm and a weight of 85g the Bullet is very small and fits in almost every pocket (or jockstrap pouch). It is completely waterproof for hot- or bathtub travel. That also makes it easy to clean when playing with lube. Despite being almost completely made out of aluminum, you cannot boil or autoclave it to sanitize (yes, that was a real reader question…) since it is an electric device! Heat will destroy the electronics and can make the battery explode! For cleaning, please just use warm soap water, sanitizer or vinegar cleaner if you want to be sure. Just rinse the toy with clear water properly afterwards if you want to insert it into a front hole again.

The Control Panel

The Bullet comes in a tooled 5.1×13.5cm aluminum cylinder. In the bottom half is slot for the vibrator, the charging cable curls up in the top. While this is a very high quality and nice packaging, I personally never use it. It is simply too bulky and big compared to the small toy.

Playing with the Doxy Bullet

The primary use case for the Bullet was front hole stimulation. The rounded design makes it perfect for insertion and targeting the sexy itches where they occur. Due to the shape of the body, it offers two distinct kinds of feelings. The vibration is strongest at the apex of the head. There you can really feel a relatively “deep” vibration. While at the tip it is more of a buzzing sensation. The vibrations quickly fade the lower you get down the shaft and it is almost unnoticeable at the bottom.

The small form factor which brings limited leverage of the vibration unit, it is far from being a strong as its bigger brothers. But compared to other finger vibrators which I have played around with, it is one of if not the strongest one. That’s why the Doxy has become a travel companion for many *trans friends of mine and a standard item in my toy bag.

But since about 98% of my play partners and testees have a dick, most of the review experience was gathered on this kind of genitals.

The Body Shape of the Bullet with the Distinct Head Section

On a penis, it is more of a teasing toy. Being so small, it is best applied to the frenulum where the limited intensity can have the biggest effect due to the high number of nerve endings. But even when pressing the apex against the tip of the ventral groove and selecting a focused program like 4 or 5, it will be difficult to induce an orgasm. For this deeper, stronger, the entire glans shaking vibrations are necessary. The Bullet is a nice toy in an edging or milking scene. Using TPR cock rings, you can even attach it to a dick. But most like the battery will run out before seamen starts leaking.

The nimble design makes the Bullet a nifty toy for teasing locked boys in open-design cages like the Kink3D Cobra or Viper. The small top can fit between the bars and still reach the foreskin/ frenulum. The stimulation is strong enough to cause an hardon. But even with the most desperate boys who have been chaste for ages, the Bullet could not milk out an orgasm.

The effect on the rear side greatly depends on the bottom and his prostate sensitivity. In my sling, I had guys who JUMPED when pressing the Bullet against their perineum. Sticking it into the anus and starting it can have the same effect. It feels a bit like the light humming sensation of a low power setting bi-polar plug. If you can reach the prostate inside the rectum depends on the bottom’s anatomy. But if you can, the contrast of smooth metal caressing the glans while shocks of vibration are hitting the organ is delightful.

The Charging Cable Attached to the Bullet

Especially the deeper vibrations around the apex are useful the reigniting nerve endings which have become numb. When putting clamps on a body part, like the nipples, the pressure nerves will get used to the stimulation and over time get numb. Vibration can reactivate the nerves. If you are extra-evil you lightly move the vibrating Bullet against the nipple right after taking the clamps off. Pressing against the nipple will have the adverse effect because the nerves have not recovered yet.

Like I said, the form factor severely limits the vibration power. So the Bullet is not strong enough to cause stickies in diapers or stimulate locked dicks by just pressing it against the cage. But it is a perfect, small and nasty surprise to keep in your pocket for surprising your bottom in unexpected situations.

Conclusion: Small, nimble and for its size surprisingly strong vibrator
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Relatively strong considering the size Not strong enough to milk a penis Lovehoney £49.99
Interesting programs Magnets for charging cable are quite weak
Long battery life
Completely waterproof

Very Useful Clip

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The House of Basciano Very Useful Snaps. Once you have one, you need more!

Vendor: House of Basciano

Construction

The core of this bondage tool are two leather straps glued and sown atop of each other. Both layers are made out of high quality leather which is very smooth and flexible. The edges are folded inside, creating a smooth piping. By folding and riveting it, the straps create notches to hold two D-rings and two trigger snaps. The welded stainless steel D-rings have a width of 2.5cm and a height of 2cm. The 360° turnable trigger snaps are sadly only die cast; stainless steel ones are ridiculously expensive. But still, they are very sturdy, easy to open and completely rounded and smooth. Their eyelet has a diameter of 1.2cm and an opening aperture of 1.6cm.

The leather strap has a length of 7cm, leading to an overall length of 16.5cm between the inside of the snaps’ apex. House of Basciano is famous for their customization or made to measure works. So if you need a longer one, they can probably make it. A shorter one is hardly possible due to everything being so close together already.

When I bought this bondage tool in 2022 there was only one configuration: Black leather, black stitching and silver hardware. Now, like most other gear from House of Basciano, you can configure it freely in every leather and stitching color they offer and even with black hardware which looks pretty cool.

The Trigger Snap Housed by a Two Layer Leather Strap

Playing with the Very Useful Clip

In what follows I will reference rope as the bondage medium. But these clips work also well with tension straps up to a width up to 20mm (16mm are better because of the eyelet diameter). With these clips you can perpendicularly connect tension straps in a fixed position. If you use tension straps to connect tension straps, they usually move because the material is so smooth. But if you clip one of these tools parallel onto a strap, the friction keeps it in place and you can use the D-ring for a perpendicular connection.

The most interesting form of bondage they enable is with bungee cords. Using the trigger snaps and D-rings, you can wrap the cords around a body in a way other bondage tools like shackles, carabiners and rigging plates cannot achieve. Since bungee cords are flexible, the sub can move, struggle against them, trying to escape his strap cocoon. But they are quite strong and a surprisingly low number of cords can restraint a strong man.

After buying these tools at trip to Inferno, I took them to a rope bondage class, trying to find access to this art. As person who is into quick and functional bondage and who sees no inherent value in the fettering process and just being bound, I hoped that this course would change my mind. It did not, but it brought up some interesting opinions about this tool. Pure/ old guard rigger called it a “cheat code”, it quickly won favors with the low dexterity crowd (which I was a part off) and people who are into function, yet elaborately restraining rope bondage. Naturally, the two clips allow to easily connect two pieces of rope or add one or two anchoring points. Incorporating the Very Useful Clip into an thigh rope rigging around the body can be a bit uncomfortable. While the leather of the body is soft, flexible and bends easily, the inside D-ring can apply some uncomfortable pressure, especially when pressed against a bone or joint. Due to their 360° turn ability, the trigger snaps are surprisingly comfortable. Just make sure that the lever does not press into the skin!

The Die Cast Trigger Snaps turn 360°

The trigger snaps hold shut astonishing well, even when put under perpendicular pressure. You can run rope through the eyelets of the snaps for tightening without forcing them open. Both sides of the trigger snaps close so evenly and tightly that rope runs through them smoothly and without damaging the rope, making them perfect for every lever-style setup.

That being said, they are neither strong enough nor certified for any load baring or even human suspension! For every kind of suspension bondage, only use certified climbing carabiners. While you can use these clips for incorporating toys or making interesting weaves, they must never be used in the basic rigging which holds the body and its limbs suspended.

Beyond rope and tension strap bondage, these small tools are nifty when playing outside your playroom. You can easily daisy-chain them to bridge a small distance between provided the anchoring point and restraint. In chain frames or webs with undeburred links (yes, such thinks still exist, especially in locations which are not BDSM centered and want to offer inexpensive play “furniture”) they can provide smooth anchoring points which does not damage rope or tension straps. In rope nets and webs, you can easily add D-rings as anchoring points using them.

The Pair of Welded Stainless Steel D-ring

When I showed the clips around among friends and gave them a demonstration, they were amazed how easily they could improve their bondage game. Suddenly, with tension straps and even bungee cords, elaborate bondage setups were possible. So I was asked if I would say they could replace a rope bondage workshop. My answer to that is no, they most definitively not a rope bondage workshop obsolete. While you can skip many of the connection, weaving and knotting techniques, a rope bondage workshop is more than that. At such workshops you also learn about how and how far you can twist and bend the human body how bondage can impact circulation and other important safety and security knowledge.

So, my conclusion is, like with every toy that makes play easier, do not let yourself be pushed by convenience and possibilities. Stay within your experience level and comfort zone, even if the your and your sub’s horniness might push you further. Slowly and gradually experiment and extend what you can and want to do and if in doubt err on the side of caution.

If you keep that in mind, the Very Useful Clip is indeed a very useful clip. They have become a standard equipment in my toy bag next to the climbing carabiners and the rigging plate.

Conclusion: Very useful and versatile bondage tool to enhance your rope game
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Allows for more creative (rope) bondage setup Trigger snaps are only die cast House of Basciano $16.95
Very well made & sturdy
Two D-rings

The Beast

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The Beast from McHurt – an Extremely Vicious Impact Toy

Vendor: McHurt

Time flies quickly when you are having fun – or are just busy with daytime work. When I wrote in my Christmas greetings that posts would be infrequent, I did not anticipate a spontaneous two month break. Sorry for that! If you want to keep up with my busy (kink) life, follow me on Bluesky and Instagram as I don’t use the hell hole Twitter has become not anymore.

Since I left things before the break with a… colorful toy, I decided to kick things off again with an intense implement from one of my favorite kink stores.

Construction

The Beast is a very narrow and long impact toy, measuring 58x4cm. At the bottom there is a 18.5cm long section of four layers of bridle leather which taper towards the middle of the section, forming an ergonomic grip space. Due to the four layers, it has a nice thickness and rests easily in the hand. Towards the bottom is a hole through which a piece of soft leather is threaded, serving as a loop.

The long shaft is made out of two layers of bridle leather. It tapers slowly over 26cm to a 2.5cm wide neck and then extended again for a 13.5cm long and 4cm wide head. The last third of this section is split in two spike-shaped prongs, almost like devil horns. A piece of very flexible spring steel keeps the shaft in place. Once properly broken in, the head will probably flap more, develop momentum and become even more vicious than the toy already is.

Simple Loop for Securing the Toy to the Wrist or Storing It

Like all the leather impact toys I have bought from McHurt over the years (which are dozens…), the finish of this toy is top notch! The seam running around the edge is flawless. All edges (except the inside of the prongs) are deburred, rounded and burnished.

There are different leather and stitching color options in “traditional kink colors” like black, bordeaux and tan. Sometimes new colors are added, sometimes due to being a small store in Berlin with a limited stock room specific colors are out of stock. So best check out their website which colors are currently available.

Playing with the Beast

As written above, the Beast is a real beast, an impact toy for experienced masochists and somewhat patient sadist due to the handling of the toy.

The soft spring steel inside gives this paddle uncommon ergonomics by keeping the shaft straight yet making the momentum bouncy. One swing back and forth almost takes half a second. You have to synchronize the blows with the momentum of the spring. If you increase the frequency or want to hit when the spring is swinging back, the shaft starts to wobble, making it a bit hard to control. So you are stuck with about two hits per second.

If you can live with these constraints, the Beast is a vicious pack of nasty fun! It is probably the most intense leather impact toy in my entire collection.

Flawless Stichting, Rounded, Deburred and Burnished Edges all Around the Toy…

Like with all toys, you can tap lightly. But being made out of bridle leather, the sensation will still be some sting. But due to the low frequency and the small impact area, this toy cannot be used properly for warm-up. It simply takes too long to cover a large area like the ass. But to be frank, this is not what the toy was designed for.

Adding more kinetic energy will turn the light sting of hard leather hitting the skin into a flash light sharp pain. This toy is pure, intense sting! Adding a little more force with drastically increase the pain. The Beast is a punisher, almost a lazy top toy, which with little force creates big pain. Without warm-up, one strike can lead to tears. Because of that I consider it an end-of-scene toy. In order to enjoy it, endorphins must be flowing generously already.

The regular frequency of the hits has something almost meditative. Swinging the Beast feels a bit like a pain metronome. It is a unique experience both for the top and the sub. In my experience, this structure helps the sub get to where he wants to be if he is not quite there yet. On the other hand of the flow spectrum, if you are ambidextrous, you can use this against the sub. Let him sink into the abyss of regular, intense blows and switch to a different mean toy like a cane or a rubber threat and rip him out of his agony-made cocoon.

… Except for the Inside and Tips of the Prongs which ad a Scratching Sensation

The intensity can be varied about by adjusting the impact area. Naturally most sting will be dealt out when just hitting with the head. Since there is spring inside it and the prongs reducing the air resistance, it adjust to the surface it hits, delivering maximum pain. But since the spring steel is so flexible, you can even hit more voluminous areas like the ass or thighs with the toy wrapping around it. It actually is one of the few paddles I you have to worry about wrap-arounds once broken in.

When testing this toy, I started thinking whether the sharp edges of the prongs are actually a feature. They are not that sharp to break the skin but especially at the tips, you can feel a scratch and bite, enhancing the sensation repertoire of this toy. If you tap or sweep with just the tips, you can leave some light scratch marks. Considering that this is an intense impact toy for experienced players, I lean towards thinking of it as feature, not a bug.

Conclusion: Extremely intense impact toy with unusual ergonomics.
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Low energy delivers intense sensation Swing dictates hit frequency McHurt 56€
Comfortable to hold
Unique meditative quality
Very well made

Textured Silicone Paddle

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Texture Silicone Paddle from Amazon

Vendor: Amazon

A couple of years ago, this paddle was ubiquitous: It was sold in almost every sex shops (not so much in kink shops), both online and offline. Amazon sold it in over half a dozen colors. The price range was attractive between 9€ and 20€. Despite the omnipresence on some channels, I was never intrigued to buy one. In the midst of the COVID supply chain and shipping crisis this toy vanished, like many other toys from Asia. A couple of weeks ago while researching a very particular ball stretcher I saw it on Amazon in a bundle with a leather paddle and a blindfold for 7,99€. So I just ordered it to see if it is any good.

In the review I will focus on the silicone paddle only. The leather paddle is made out of cardboard leather without any supporting spring steel inside so you can count the strokes until it will break. And the blindfold is worse quality than the sleeping masks you get in budget airlines amenity kits.

Construction
The core of this 28.5cm long paddle is 5mm thick. At the top sits a 17cm long and 6cm wide head. In the center four standing quatrefoils perforate the head. Both sides of the paddle are textured. On the “smooth” side, there are sets of four vertically orientated oval bumps above and below each quatrefoil while next to each hole is a horizontal bump on each side. On the “spike” side sets of three 3mm tall pins replace the oval bumps.

The „smooth“ side with Rounded Bumps

There are recesses on the side of the impact area. On one side there are six oval studs textured with three pins studs on top, on the other side six slightly taller studs.

The head tapers into a grip section which is all over textured with the pins.

An oval perpendicular “base plate” is at the bottom of the handle to keep if from slipping out of the hand.

The paddle is made out of some kind of silicone. It is quite firm but due to being so thin is it still a very flexible toy. In this bundle, the paddle is red. But I have seen it also in black, white, lime green, yellow and pink.

There’s a seam running around the edge for the entire paddle indicating that is was cast in a foldable mould. It seems that the mould used for my toy was quite new because the seam almost unnoticeable in most areas (and quite noticeable, almost sharp) at the bottom of the base plate. If you get a toy with a sharp seam, you can carefull deburr it with acetone.

The Nasty side with Clusters of Pins

Play with the Textured Silicone Paddle

This paddle is what I call a “lazy top toy”. If you want a toy to make your sub cry quickly, go for it. Being light and made out of silicone, it is pure sting. (Light) tapping is possible but because it has so little mass, it is almost a digital paddle: You either feel nothing or you feel hard sting. So warming up with it is not possible. Being so light, it is hard to bruise with this paddle. Though hitting with the pinned side can lead to some nasty marks. Despite being rounded, when you hit hard and repeatedly, you can break the skin.

Since silicone is a very flexible material, you can easily develop momentum. With very little force, you can deal out intense blows. The flexibility also enables the paddle to wrap around the body if necessary so none of the kinetic energy is lost. The holes in the middle allow air to escape easily so there is no softening air cushion between the body and the paddle.

The textured paddle sides are a weird feature. Theoretically they can be used to target small body areas like the fold right below the ass cheeks. But since the paddle is so flexible, throwing it perpendicularly in a controlled way is almost impossible.

Being textured, it should be a nice toy for sensation play. While the bumps massage very lightly, the pins scratch. Though because the paddle is so flexible, it is a bit hard to control or to apply pressure for more intense stimulation.

The Handle all over textured with Pins

The silicone has one big advantage: It can be easily cleaned. So regardless if you are in a wet and messy situation, want to spank the messy nether regions of your little or are in a lube drenched area (careful, silicone lube will quickly disintegrate the toy!), you can play hit with this toy. Afterwards, soak it in hot soap water, rinse and you are done. Sadly, there is not hole or loop for storing the toy. But I just hang it on a hook through one of the upper holes.

All things considered, this is a fun novelty toy. It has its uses and applications but you really need to learn how and where to apply those. It is definitively not for novices since it can easily inflict intense pain or even small wounds.

Conclusion: Novelty toy for experienced connoisseurs of intense pain
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Inexpensive Almost no intensity ramp Amazon 7,99€
Different textures
Difficult to control
Easy to clean No hanging hole/ loop

Short Kantschu

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The Short Kantschu from Peitschenhandel

Vendor: Peitschenhandel

Construction
Originally the Kantschu was a braided single tail whip popular in the Slavic regions of Europe. Through the conquest of the Osmanic Empire this punishment tool mades it way to Turkey too. What sets it apart from other whips is the elongated two piece slapper which creates the characteristic “plop” when it hits the skin,

The Short Kantschu turns the whip into a paddle like toy. Like on a traditional Kantschu two pieces of leather have been braided in Chevron pattern around – in this paddle instance – a rigid yet flexible spring. At the top sits at 3x16cm large slapper. The two pieces of thin cover leather have been sown onto a double layer of “core” leather. The edges are not beburred, burnished or beveled which would have been nice. But considering the price and the manual labor which already went into making this toy, I can understand why this corner was cut. The core leather is a bit stiff and firm but I did not encounter chaffing or had a sub complain about an unintended sensation. So it should be ok,

Like on a whip, the shaft ends in a braided pommel which makes a good grip. It also helps create excellent balance. The tipping point is exactly one palm width above the pommel. The woven leather covering the pommel also holds a braided leather loop in place.

The Red and Black Chevron Braiding

There are two lengths available. A really short one with the overall length of 36cm and the one which I have at 47cm. The slapper has the same size on both models. Both lengths come in five color options: black, black & red, black & white, black & yellow and black & blue.

Play with the Short Kantschu

Many people are a bit afraid of single tails. They are hard to master and the two piece slapper of the traditional Kantschu makes that particular whip even more difficult to control. The Short Kantschu is an easy to handle alternative. To easy, off the rack usability contributes the single-piece slapper. Yes, you lose the double clap sensation and sounds of the ususal Kantschu slapper. But in this configuration you can easily target hits. And the iconic impact sound is still somewhat here.

The Multilayer Single Piece Slapper

With a bit of practice you can very precisely target specific body areas. The nimbleness of the short shaft in combination with the narrow slapper allows you to hit small areas to target like nipples, where the thigh meets the ass cheeks or the soles of the feet.

Practice is also necessary to unleash the full range of sensation contained inside this toy. Despite the firm leather inside the slapper, the Short Kantschu is not awfully stingy. In light to medium intensity it has a nice, gentle bite. But to really make it HURT you have to put some energy in and hit the same spot repeatedly. Through the spring inside, it can develop a nice momentum when (lightly) tapping. With some constrains, it can even be used for warmup – and without restrains it can bring someone to tears. But it takes practice to fully explore this toy and uncover the nuances inside.

The Pommel with Braided Loop

For me personally, this short Kantschu has replaced riding crops in most of my scenes. Being as short as most paddles, it can easily be used in closed quarters where a whip could never work. But the large slapper makes it easier to target even under difficult light scenarios. The wide range of sensations from a friendly smack up to bringing FOCUS into a scene makes a light carry for a wide range of different scenarios. Being so “soft” and focussed, I sometimes use this impact implement to hit the cheeks of a sub. This is a very strong and intense and culturally loaded practice so make sure to get explicit consent for it. But doing it is a very powerful act I would not dare to do with a whip or paddle.

Conclusion: Targeted and easy to handel whip-turned-paddle
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Wide range of sensation … in others corners are being cut Peitschenhandel Kurzer (kurzer) Kantschu: 53.95€

Kurzer Kantschu: 59.95€
Easy to handle and well balanced
In some parts great craftsmanship…

Latigo Slapper

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Vendor: Bare Leatherworks

The Bare Leatherworks Fullsize Latigo Slapper


This toy came second in last week’s which-toy-to-review poll on Bluesky and Insta. So let’s see if it is any good.
Construction
Being the slapper, the impact part of this toy is a long loop of stiff 6mm thick latigo leather. The edges are deburred so there are not accidental chafes. The toy comes in three length: The full size which I have bought with 42cm slapper length, the midsize with 25cm and the handy size with 15cm. At different summer camp I had the chance to play with all three length.

The leather belt is attached to a comfortable handle. On the handy size, the handle is 18cm long in total; on the full and midsize 23.5cm. The handle follows a classic flogger design. At the top, three sets of three screws attach the leather strap to the central rod, thus forming a bit of a top “knot”. The slapper is eqipped with what Bare Leatherworks calls a “ProGrip”. Other than on the smooth default handle style on the ProGrip a thick wire runs around the central core to texture it for better grip. The lining received an upgrade: Previously the grip was covered in rubber (like on their massage flogger). Over time it became a bit slippery due to sweat, especially on long and intense scenes. On my slapper, it has been replaced with rubberized fabric tape which is a bit coarser. This leads to a significant better grip. The bottom of the handle is again thicker and weighted to for a counter-balance “pummel”. Because of this the slapper is impressively well balanced! The toy is finished with an eyelet a the bottom with a nice leather loop threaded through it for securing it to the wrist and easy storage.

Top: The Latigo Slapper with the Fabric Tape Lining
Bottom: Massage Flogger with Rubber Lining

This toy is a labor of love from two kinksters’ side hustle in the Pacific north west. You can tell that this toy was designed and made by sadists for sadists. The build is heavy duty for long, intense scenes. This slapper will not fail you. But, this is not a mass produced toy by crafts people who do nothing else but a bit of a hobby. So you can find some charming imperfections like not all screws being in line or sitting perfectly inside the grommets. I don’t mind at all as it does not impact the impact sensation of this impact toy. But if you have OCD or look for perfect execution, this might annoy you.

Example of Slightly Off Screws

Play with the Latigo Slapper

This toy is a one trick pony: It is a mid- to end scene stingy toy (for punishing). A friend of mine called my full size “like a short and narrow prison strap” which I find an accurate description. The blows can be targeted well and if you put power into them really HIT. While with the handy size you can do some tapping or light hitting, the larger ones are to flappy for that. You really need acceleration (= kinetic energy) to straighten them out which of course increases the impact intensity. Because of this they cannot be used for warming up.

When you buy this toy, you have to be patient because it really takes time to break it in properly. Off the shelf the thick latigo is very stiff. The handy sized one almost performs like a paddle, the full size is almost difficult to throw because it flaps around a bit. I wish Bare Leatherworks would have used softer latigo like Mr S does for their restrain belts. In order to break mine in, I am hitting roof poles since bottoms are hard to come by here.

6mm Thick Latigo Leather

Until properly broken in, the larger slappers have a bit of thud to them. After all, the leather is a lot of accelerated mass hitting the ass. But the material cannot hide its heritage. Being made out of stiff latigo leather, this toy is a stinger! Hitting hard delivers a sharp blow. Once broken in, the thud takes a backseat and there is almost only sting left. The sting is most intense at the tip where the loop connects the two sides of the slapper.

The Braided Leather Loop at the bottom

Broken in, the midsize is the easiest to target and control because it roughly has the size of a pair of buttocks. My full size needs bit of practice; it almost handles like a flogger. When targeting, you need to consider that the tip might wrap around, delivering a sharp pain to a not warmed up body area.

Being just 5cm shorter than most standard sized floggers, I sometime incorporate my slapper into flogging or whipping scenes when the bottom wants and needs it hard. Hitting the already bruised and irritated shoulders with the tip of the slapper will make almost every bottom jump.

Conclusion: Nasty and intense stinger which needs some time to master

Pro

Cons

Where to get

Price

Well balanced

Needs time to break in

Bare Leatherworks

Handy: $77.95

Mid: $97.95

Full: $109.95

Comfortable to hold over extended periods of time

Execution not as precise as on other toys

Fetters The Orb

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Fetters The Orb CBT Impact Toy

Vendor: Regulation

If this design looks familiar, you have probably seen toys massage tools from Bongers which are made in the USA. Usually pervertables are cheaper than dedicated toys made out of fetish materials like leather or rubber. But even before the tariff war madness started, Bongers were already twice as expensive in the EU than this toy. So it definitively worth taking a look at it now!
Construction
Regulation calls this impact implement “Paddle” which I find a bit misleading. In my imagination a paddle is a blade- or shovelshaped impact surface leading to a handle section. The Orb however is 7.3cm diameter sphere (or orb) of soft foam covered in soft black garment leather. Around the circumference of the ball runs a metal ring covered in red leather keeping the ball in place.

Attached to this is a 32cm long piece of spring steel covered in a spiral of red leather. The lower 12cm of the rod are covered in two layers of soft leather to form a thicker handle section. The leather sheath is sown together with a cross stitching which is a nice design touch. Sadly the edges are neither burnished or deburred. Due to the leather being soft, the edges do not feel sharp. But these finishing touches missing are kind of weird in an overall very refined and high quality toy.

Detail of the Stitching and the D-ring for Storage

At the bottom a perpendicular leather strap is holding a small D-ring in place for easy storage of the toy.

Play with The Orb

The main play area for The Orb is CBT, or more precisely ball busting. The head is small and nimble enough to fit well between the thighs, targeting the small family jewels. It’s round shape makes the balls nicely jump to the left and the right if they are not kept in place by a ball stretcher. Being made purely out of foam, the impact sensation is pure thud and has an intensity sweetspot for this delicate body area. Since the shaft is made out of stiffer spring steel, it will develop a bit of momentum and on the other hand not transfer the entire kinetic energy onto the balls. Being so stiff, I would not recommend using it for snapping the balls. The intensity will be very high and hard to control.

The Foam Sphere being held in Place by a Leather Covered Metal Ring

If you want to snap, do it on the ass or the thighs. The Orb is a great thuddy yet focused impact toy. Due to the small impact surface, it is not really made for warm-up. But hitting just one spot can create agony even with minimal sting throughout the scene. If you hit hard, The Orb is a bit of a bruiser but not too bad if you don’t hit any veins directly.

However, if you want to add (a bit of) sting to your play, twist it 90° and hit with the orb’s metal frame. While the sting is a bit softened by the soft leather lining, being made out of metal, there is still a lot of kinetic energy transferred onto the subs body. Because of this I would not recommend hitting the balls like that. There chances of accidentially hitting the epididymis or the seminal dutcs are too high which almost always leads to serious injuries and loosing the testicle. For an intense glans spanking, bastinado or hitting the sensitive area between the thighs and the ass cheeks just RIGHT, this small impact area is perfect!

The Unfinished Edge of the Handle above the Leather Covered Shaft

In addition to that, you can also grab the toy by the orb and hit with the handle. Despite being covered in soft leather, it has some sting to it, especially when you hit with the cross stitching. This is firmer and textured and this will sting more. But be careful when you are hitting. The D-ring will flap around and also accelerate, leading to very stingy afterclap.

Conclusion: Thuddy ball impact toy with a stingy side

Pro

Cons

Where to get

Price

Unique design & sensations

Handle a bit unfinished

Regulation

£34.99

Easy to target

Strong stingy side despite thuddy heart

Rebreathing Conversion Kit for Russion GP5 Gas Mask

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Important Security Information

As hot and horny breath play is, NEVER DO IT ALONE OR BY YOURSELF! Every year we lose several members of the kink community to self-breathplay. No matter how much you think you have figured out the safety and falls backs, the is always a slight and sadly often lethal chance of it failing.

This especially applies to playing with inhalants like poppers or N2O/ laughing gas.

If you are curious about breath play, look for experienced partners to introduce you to this kink and its intricacies. Please just never do it alone!

According to the click numbers and reader questions, the VAST Breathing System is a very in demand toy for heavy gear kinksters and breath play enthusiasts. The issue with the system is that you need a face mask with separate ports for breathing in and breathing out. While this is easily done with anesthesia face masks, when it comes to gas masks, you were basically stuck with the AVON S10 or FM12 which due to Brexit are now hard to come by and are expensive (you can get a fully converted FM12 with a rubber head harness at VAST for 419€).

The Russian GP5 is probably the gas mask which most (rubber/ gear) kinkster start with. Millions were made between 1962 and 1990, the cold war brought them as far as East Germany. Because of this, the GP5 is so widely available and inexpensive that I struggle to name a kinkster who has not had one during their kink journey. But, due to their basic design with a – technically not, yet still compatible – GM40 thread for attaching a hose or filter and a simple oval back pressure valve, it could not be incorporated into the Breathing System or other BC systems. There was no way to create a closed breathing circuit. Until now.

Like all components of the Breathing System, a 3D printed unit does the trick. But unlike the conversion kit for the AVON gas masks, this one is very easy and quickly installed, without any injury risks.

First, you need to remove the membrane of the back pressure valve by simply gently pulling on it.

Then unscrew the two-piece closure from the main unit with the provided hex key. Be careful, the hex nuts are really small and fall out easily. Don’t do this over carpet! The unit comes with a spare one. But believe me, during the assembly process more then once a nut will fall out. So take care of the one you have – or buy an already upgraded GP-5 from VAST.

Next put the main unit which will split the air flow over the front of the GP-5.

Now first loosely screw the first part of the closure onto the main unit..

… then the second part.

The manufacturing tolerance of the GP5 was very… liberal. So don’t expect the closure to perfectly fit. Because of that it is important to not tighten the screws directly tightly but gradually go around. Otherwise you will not be able to tighten it properly. A tight fit is vital to get it air-tight and use the GP5 for breath play!

After these few and easy steps, you have turned an artifact from the Cold War into a horny too for intense breath control! The top port is for breathing in, the bottom – also equipped with a back pressure valve – for breathing out. If you should forget which one is for which, they are labeled.

If the GP5 is not your style and your love the S10/FM12, VAST now also offer low-profile, right-angled GM40 hoses which look very hot and are quite convenient, especially in confined spaced.

Fetters Leather Studded Paddle

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The Fetters Leather Studded Paddle

Vendor: Regulation

Construction
Like last week, this paddle has a very traditional design. The head with its slightly rounded corners is 20cm long and tapes almost shovel like from 10cm above the handle to 10.8cm at the top. At the bottom it flows into a 14cm long handle which taper slightly for a secure grip. Two layers of 4mm thick bridle leather with a metal spring in the middle are the basis of this paddle. They are glued and sown together for a compact and solid feel. The edges are deburred and burnished so there is now unintentional chafing.

Through the top layer six rows of three 4.5mm tall pointy, yet dull Ø7mm studs each are screwed. Below the rivets a third, at 3.5mm a bit thinner layer of bridle leather is attached to the top of the handle. Where it ends at the head five (!) rivets support the glue in keeping this layer in place. This monopiece construction with the reinforced handle gives the paddle a rigidity and thus most kinetic energy is transferred onto the sub.

The Embossed Fetters Logo with the Raising Studs

At the bottom a 18cm long leather string loop helps the securing the paddle to the wrist even in heavy scenes. And once you are done with play, it can be easily stored away.

Play with the Leather Studded Paddle

This review was a multiple reader request. I actually did not know about this toy. But since this paddle does not break the bank, I simply bought it, because I was curious how the studs would feel.

The Studded Paddle’s Smooth Side

The toys has a bit weird ergonomics. There are several categories of toys: Small and nimble for targeting small areas, long and narrow for hitting both cheeks at ones, about-palm-size for single cheek targeting or over the knee. The Leather Studded Paddle sits in between the latter two categories which require a bit adjusted hitting techniques. When hitting a single cheek target with the upper third of the head (the central stud of the second row from the top is a good focal point), not the center. Otherwise, the edge will hit the apex of the other cheek which usually has denser fat tissue, does not compress as well and thus diverts the blow. In actual play it is not as dramatic as it might sound. But when I dealt my first blows, I was a bit puzzled that they did not land where I wanted them to and it took a few minutes to adjust.

The Triple Layer Handle Design

Once you have gotten over this, you are going to hit HARD! Due to being so stiff and rigid, it is a very stingy paddle. With very light tapping, you can use the smooth side for warm-up. But as soon as you increase the intensity, it starts to sting quite severely quite firmly. Again, this is something you need to get use to. Since it is more rigid and has less flex than comparable paddles, lower levels of intensity will have a noticeable effect.

This is even more with the studded side. The metal peaks focus the impact energy in these 18 points until the full paddle hits. The stiff leather in combination with the metal spring already has little give, the metal is unforgiving. Then using the paddle on other, less well padded areas (for example the hands), keep that in mind. Hitting joints or bones with the studs can lead to serious injuries.

While the smooth side already colors quickly, the metal studs make the textured side a bruised.

The studs are each about 2cm apart from each others. So each and every one can be felt separately. For sensation play, you can drag them over the subs body. They are “rounded” enough to offer a nice bruised and tender tissue massage on already impacted body areas.

The Dull yet Spikey Studs

Sadly, on design choice makes the studs a little bit hard to use. The studs are only a millimeter taller than the additional leather layer to reinforce the handle. That makes using the full studded impact area difficult. During sensation play, you have to be careful not to unintentionally push the unburnished and thus slightly edge of the handle reinforcement against the skin. This is a minor point, especially considering that the toy was not intentionally designed for sensation play. But still, I would appreciate of the reinforcement was on the smooth side.

Due to the weight of the metal spikes, the paddle is a bit unbalanced. The pivot point is below the bottom row of studs. It is not terribly bad but definitively noticeable. You should now swing this paddle from the wrist or tab over extended periods of time.

Conclusion: Intense, well-made paddle with some ergonomic quirks

Pro

Cons

Where to get

Price

Heavy for intense sensations even with low impact energy

Weird ergonomics

Regulation

£38.99

Loop for securing and storing

A bit unbalanced

Very wellmade