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Deuce, Kragg & Ika

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Toy Properties

Form: Fantasy Toy
Material: Platinum Silicone
Colors: Many
Firmness: Soft to medium Firm
Lube: Water, Oil
Cleaning: Soaking in hot water with dish-soap than use sanitizer.
Safer Sex: Clean and sanitize it thoroughly
Storage: Store in a well-ventilated place not touching other toys to prevent damage.

Vendor: Bad Dragon

No Anal Toy special would be complete without a review of one of the oldest silicone fantasy toy makers, Bad Dragon. Over the past decade I have reviewed over three dozens of their toys but your thirst (through reader questions) for me never seems to be quenched. So because of this I might sound like a broken record in the construction section. If you have experience with the brand (or silicone toys in general), go straight to the juicy stuff below where I talk about the toys themselves. And yes, after years of asking, I am FINALLY reviewing a tentacle toy for you!

Construction

The Bad Dragon Deuce, Ika & Kragg

Bad Dragon was the first toy maker who only made silicone toys which I reviewed. At first I was a bit skeptical because the toys were considerably more expensive than rubber and vinyl toys and softer (back then I preferred firm toys for various reasons). Over the years and through more reviews of Bad Dragon (and later other silicone anal toys), I educated myself and fell in love with the material and have since replaced all my other toys with silicone ones.

First of all, platinum silicone is 100% body safe. There are not dangerous plasticizers that can emit, leak or wash out with water-based lube and get absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the thirsty rectum mucosa. This if of course only true if – like Bad Dragon does – only body safe colors are being used! In the past year, I have been getting a lot of reader questions about various East Asian dildo makers and their platinum silicone toys. While they use platinum silicone like western dildo makers, some are using colors and dyes which are not body safe and potentially poisonous and hazardous! While it might be tempting to by an inexpensive toy off Amazon, I personally stick to brands which must comply with western product safety standards. Besides that, I have yet to see a true original design from these makers instead of a random best-of combination of shapes and textures from Bad Dragon, Weredog and other anthro toy makers. So I support the makers who are genuinely creative, support local events and the community instead of feeding some off scene drop shipping business who is just interested in our money.

The Two Thick Veins which Texture the Lower Part of Deuce

Speaking of colors, platinum silicone is the best material which can take on colors. And when it comes coloration, Bad Dragon is the industry leader for colorations, patterns and designs. Over the years they have release (seasonal) limited editions, party using UV active and glow in the dark colors. Some other makers have started to catch u, like Weredog in which Bad Dragon holds a stake. But when it comes to creativity and execution, Bad Dragon is still king. To help you find the right coloration for you, Bad Dragon has a 3D configurator on their website which has also a sizing tool.

More important than the color is the firmness of your toy because it determines how easily the toy pops through the sphincter and how intensely the texture is felt. Bad Dragon offers four firmnesses now which are Extra-Soft (Shore 00-50), Soft (Shore A2), Medium (Shore A5) and Firm (Shore A8 which is still relatively soft). The larger a toy, the firmer it will feel because there is more mass to compress. Harder firmnesses will also make texture feel more rugged. High textures likes spikes or ridges that massage in soft firmness can actually start to feel scratchy (but will never actually scratch because the material is too soft). It will also make the toy harder to take because the more complex and rigid the surface, the harder it will be for the hole to relax and open up. If you want to ride your toy, choosing a firm base with a soft or medium shaft is always a good idea because it will give the toy a better stand.

The Heavy Texture at the Bottom of Kragg’s Shaft

The final decision when ordering your toys is deciding which additional features you want to add to your toy. The suction cup is probably the most often chosen one as it gives the toy an even better stand than a firm base. The cup is really deep and uses the entire surface of the base so it can create a heavy duty vacuum. If you like to play in your bathroom, the suction cup is almost a must-have because it allows you to fix the dildo onto the floor or a tiled wall. Last year Bad Dragon introduced their version of a Vac-U-Lock hole, the Dragon Mount. This opened Bad Dragon toys to a world of accessories from grips over external suction cups to fuck machines. However most fuck machines cannot handle the weight and length of massive XL silicone toys. When you are playing with a partner, the hole can also be an anchor point for your thumb for better guiding the toy into his anus. Sadly the suction cup is incompatible with their Dragon Mount Vac-U-Lock hole so it is hard to recommend which one to get. Usually, I always recommend to get the hole because it opens the world to such versatile play. But historically I have been getting most Bad Dragons with a suction cup and never missed the Dragon Mount hole on my newer toys where I could have gotten it instead of the suction cup. Maybe this is a good piece of advice: When you order smaller toys and have a fuck machine, go for the Dragon Mount. For XL toys, the suction cup is the better option because it will keep your toy from sliding away when knotting HARD. The finally add-on is the cum tube. It is a silicone tube which runs through the shaft until the tip of the head. At the bottom is syringe is attached which can be filled with cum lube to shoot into your rectum. Especially with large toys you need large quantities of lube to full the tube with lube before it shoots into your body. For this short-lived effect the cleaning effort increases massively. I have tried the effect several times and it was not worth the effect, increased cleaning effort and more difficult handling (the cum tube and syringe is permanently attached to the toy and dangles around). But after every Bad Dragon review I publish, I get several messages by people who are in love with their cum shooting toy. So before you choose one, I recommend trying it out with a friend’s toys if the added sensation is worth everything it entails. Or buy a Lil’Squirt from Bad Dragon as a try out toy.

Deuce Dull Glans with Big Glans Drop

Silicone has also a super-smooth surface which has various advantages: It makes it difficult for bacteria to linger and easy to clean. Simply throw the toy into hot soap water, rub the lube off and spray sanitizer on it afterwards. It also makes the toy glide in a bit easier than the a bit porous surface of vinyl and rubber. Of course you still need lube for the toy to slide in with ease. When you play with silicone toys, you have to stick ti water- or oil-based lubes. The silicone oil inside silicone lube solvates silicone, makes the surface sticky and will disintegrate the toy over time. Silicone is a very sturdy material. When you take good care of your toys, clean and dry them thoroughly, not use silicone lube, store them apart from other toys emitting plasticizers which just being an agent in the air can damage your other toys, they will last you a lifetime.

Playing with Deuce

The first thing you notice when looking at Deuce is the MASSIVE glans. It sits like a slightly domed rivet at the top of the shaft. Lines of shallow bumps and lateral ridges converging to the hinted urethra texture its surface. The slops on the side are almost vertical and carve slightly in. This tip does not gradually open up your sphincter but really FORCES itself in. Once it opens the anus, it POPS and locks in place almost violently. In order to take and even more enjoy Deuce, you should be really relaxed and pre-stretched.

The shaft bends slightly forwards and tapers a bit towards the bottom. The front and the back are textured with shallow snakeskin like scales. The sides have a bit more intense texture with overlapping shell plates. On the top third there bump pairs on top of the shells. In the lower third, the shell cluster splits into two thick strains, giving section above the base deep, a bit jugged texture.

The Overlapping Shells with Bumps and the Snake Scale Texture on Deuce’s Shaft

The base itself is round and has only a slightly larger footprint than the shaft’s diameter. Especially in combination with a suction cup, it is large and sturdy enough for a secure fit even when riding it hard. If you can manage to take it deeper because that dull glans is not really made for softly opening up the second sphincter and going around the bends of your colon.

The slight, yet noticeable texture makes for a light stimulation of the anus. Especially turning the upper third with the bumps inside the anus is a nice feeling. The contrast of only light scales and higher bumps feels like a wave of sensations moving through the body. However, to really enjoy the toy, you need a big rectum. Otherwise the big glans bumps against the walls which can feel uncomfortable. Because of this, most of my testees used Deuce as a prostate milking toy. The big, flat tip is good for applying pressure onto it and the big glans drop gives you good leverage when brushing over it. But this probably works better with a firm large or even medium sized one than a soft XL like I have gotten, partly because the small sizes are of course lighter and easier to handle. I can only recommend the XL to the most trained and greediest holes if you really want to use it fully!

Kragg’s Perpendicular Glans

Playing with Kragg

Unlike its predecessor Kragg’s tip is pointy and steeply tapering – at least for the first two centimeters because the glans sits perpendicularly to the shaft. While this tip is good for locking the toy inside the sphincter and then riding downwards, this toy VERY quickly expands in size.

The bulging glans rim is textured with small bumps. The overall shape of the glans can be described as arrow head. From the pointy tip, it expands towards the bottom where it has a w-shaped recess which has a microtexture of small bumps.

From the tip of a glans runs a thin and short strain towards the bottom side of the shaft. There is gets bigger and textured by perpendicular tall half-circle ridges which themselves have a small bump microtexture. Left and right of this mean ventral groove run also microtextured tall half-dome bumps.

The Big Suction Cup which Coveres the entire Base of Kragg for Example

While the bottom and sides of Kragg are wild and heavily textured, the top is relatively tame. There are a few thin perpendicular lines of shallow bumps which divide the pockmarked surface. But otherwise, your hole can focus on the top.

The base is massive, almost three times the space of the shaft! It is heavy textured with raised folds covered with bumps. So even when you struggle with taking Kragg and have to apply a large (yet safe and sensitive!) amount of pressure, it will not slip. In the hands of a top, the big base makes handling the toy a bit difficult, so I lean towards recommending it for self play. Or getting it with the Dragon Mount and using a Vac-u-Lock handle.

The Slight, Only Pockmared Surface of Kragg’s Bottom

Like Deuce, Kragg is a pro’s toy! The abrupt increase in size again requires a loose and relaxed hole. This gets even more challenging when the texture starts. Each ridge pops through the sphincter, increasing the change for it to tense up. Once your hole has accustomed itself to the heavy texture and relaxed, riding Kragg is hot and horny! The ridges giving the prostate a brush massage is a bit like edging. Not enough pressure to give you a prostate orgasm, but definitively intense enough for getting horny and worked up – all while the bumps massage your anus.

The shaft is slightly bending backwards which should make taking the toy deep more easily. But due to the rapid increase in diameter and heavy texture, you really need to be depth savvy and well trained for your second sphincter not to clench right away.

Since the texture is so deep and narrow, Kragg is not really made for turning inside the hole. The texture and get jacked inside the anus. When you are a real anal masochist, give it a try. But otherwise, stick to riding Kragg.

Ika’s Thin Tip for easy Entry both through the First and Second Sphincter

Playing with Ika

Having safe the best for last, FINALLY, after many reader questions, a tentacle toy review. The overall design of Ika is simple yet elegant. The overall shape of the body follows slightly an S: The thin tip curves forward. While gradually increasing in diameter the body bends forwards and at the bottom bulges backwards.

The top half of the back is untextured, the bulging bottom features small dents. As the name implies, the top is textured with a parallel line of sucker cups which gradually increase in diameter as you move down the shaft. For added texture, the sucker cups sit on wide and softly raising lateral bulges which run around ¾ of the shaft.

Like on Deuce, the base is only slightly larger than the shaft, making the toy both good to handle inside a top’s hands and providing a sturdy stand when riding it.

The Parallel Lines of Sucker Cups and Bumps Texturing Ika’s Shaft

Ika is readlly a beginners toy who wants to explore the different aspects of anthro toys. The thin tip taking the toy easy, both through the anus and the second sphincter. Of course, it takes a bit of getting used to sucker cups. As they natural counter parts, they sometimes create a vacuum and especially down the shaft when they get larger, their flappy rims can facilitate a stutter movement.

The S-shape and thin tip can also be a gateway through the second sphincter though I recommend some pre-stretching and desensitizing with less bendy toys. Otherwise, the easily bendable tip will press in vain against the clenching sphincter. Once it goes through bit the shape and very gradual increase in diameter starts training the depth of your colon. Again, progress slowly with loads of lube because the sucker cups can have the same effect than on your anus. Just that this body area is even more sensitive.

The Bottom of Ika’s Shaft textured Small Dents

Over time, you should be able to take about half of the body through your second hole. If you have managed that, the big bulging bottom is stretching your anus quite a lot. This combination is actually useful for training to knot K9 toys. In order to take Ika completely, you need to handle the intense stimulation inside the colon while your anus is getting stretched to the max, a roughly similar yet still completely different feeling when taking a knot.

Where to buy?

While Bad Dragon has some retailers now, like Mr S in San Francisco or Gear in Berlin, I highly recommend ordering from Bad Dragon’s own website. The retails naturally only have ready-made toys. If you invest so much money into a toy, it should really  fit your demands and desires both in looks and features. So I recommend customizing and ordering the toys from their website like I do.

Mini-Punch

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McHurt Mini-Punch Padded Impact Toy

Vendor: McHurt

Over the next couple of days a large population of (gay) kinksters will migrate to Berlin for Folsom Europe – if you are not even there already. So with this review I want to draw your attention to my first ever visited and still one of my absolute favorite kink stores in the whole world – McHurt. Located in Tempelhof, close to the U-bahn station Alt-Tempelhof on the U6, it is a bit of a journey from the gayborhood. But if you are interested in unique BDSM toys, especially impact toys like paddles and whips, make the journey! My playroom houses more than 50 toys from them and still every time I find something innovative, something that creates a new sensation that still adds to my impressive collection of sensory tools! If you want to see some of those in action, find me at Quälgeist from Friday through Sunday.

And now, without further ado, let’s look at this paddle.

The D-ring housed between the multiplay Layers of Bridle Leather

Construction

The basis of this paddle is a spatula shaped paddle made out of four massive layers of bridle leather. They are glued and sown together, burnished and deburred for a really solid, smooth and quality feel. For added rigidity a stiff metal spring is housed between the layers of leather. At the bottom the middle layers create a loop to house an elongated D-ring for easy storage.

On this mini version the handle is 13cm long before it tapers over 2cm length into a 8.5cm diameter round head. On the backside both the handle and head are just smooth bridle leather. On the top sits a 7.5cm diameter half-sphere of garment leather covered firm foam. While the handle is always black, the garment leather cover comes on black and burgundy.

The Thickly Padded Half-Sphere

Playing with the Mini-Punch

Back in the day, McHurt used to have plenty of padded toys with different degrees of firmness and impact area size. making the store a Mecca for people who were into soft, thuddy impact play. Especially for beginners who think that impact play is just (stingy) pain, these toys were perfect. They showed them that impact play could be anything between just a light thuddy massage and excruciating pain. Overall, these toys were perfect for warmup. As far as I know – with Slingking closed down – nowadays, the (Mini-)Punch is the only padded paddle available, so let’s see how it works as a – soft – impact toy.

The Small Handle that fits Perfeclty into the Hand

Despite working with rather firm foam/ padding, the Mini-Punch’s padded punch is quite dampened. Hitting with it does not create sting at all. Because of this, the (Mini-)Punch is good for warm-up. Yet due to the half-sphere shape, you have to work a bit to spread the impact over the entire warm-up area. So it takes some time to properly warm-up the ass and tights.

While the impact is dampened through the foam, repeated, especially high frequency impacts at the same spot can quickly become painful. It is not the lightning pain of sting, but a dragging, lasting one. If you really put some punch into the impacts, the Mini-Punch can be quite a bruiser. So be careful if the impacted body area is visible. The small form factor invites to hit body areas you would otherwise not hit, like the back of a boot worshipping sub. Please apply the same sensibility like with a thuddy flogger and only heavily hit well padded or bone guarded body areas to avoid injuries of the organs.

The Mini-Punch’s Smooth Side for a Stingy Sensation

The mini form makes the Mini-Punch a good toy for CBT, especially ball slapping. For this, only the smooth side works. The ball-shape pushes the balls away instead of delivering meaningful impact. The smooth side is just small enough to be great for large area bastinado or targeting the very sensitive area between thighs and ass. Due to the leather being so dense and stiff, the pain is quite stingy. Bating a sub with the nice, thuddy side and switching to the painful stingy one is quite easy because the handle is so small and fits easily between two fingers.

As the name indicates, there is also a Maxi-, on in this case simple Punch. The larger version has an overall length of 35cm and the padded halfsphere has a diameter of 10cm. When I bought this toy, I intentionally went for the mini version. It is more nimble, perfect for targeting small body areas like the balls, thighs or soles of the feet. Of course, when you want to warm up a large body area like the ass cheeks, the Punch is better. But all things considered I find the Mini-Punch more versatile. If you look for a lazy top toy, the Punch might be for you since the longer handle can develop more momentum.

Conclusion: Thuddy bruiser with a nasty side.
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Thick and firm padding for deep thud Very focused impact of the padded side McHurt Mini-Punch: 39€

Punch: 54€
Small & nimble
Very Well made
D-ring for storage

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

 

Cobra Chastity Cage Follow-Up

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The Kink3D Cobra Chastity Cage in Sizee R Wide

Vendor: Kink3D

Three months ago, just in time for Locktober, I posted the review of the Kink3D Cobra – at the moment probably the most successful chastity cage in the world. That review was more focused on the toy itself, how it is made and how you can play with it. This short follow-up will give you an insight how the cage performance over an extended period of time. Hopefully this helps some of you make the right decision regarding the chastity new year’s resolutions.

As already written in the initial review, finding the right ring and cage size is paramount for an enjoyable long-term chastity experience. Bases on my cockring size, I went for a #4 ring and I am not happy with it. While the size of the ring itself is ok, the ergonomics of the cage pull the ring up- and forward, applying pressure on the taint, especially when moving. After a couple of hours this creates a burning sensation due to circulation being restricted. Ultimately I could not wear my cage for more than a few of hours.

The Cage, Ring and Lock of the Cobra

Talking to friends who are long-term wearers I tried many things to alleviate the pain: Moisturizer, special chastity creams, milking grease, putting a band-aid at the spot. Nothing really worked. Since there cage wielded quite some leverage on the ring, I had hoped that my body would adjust over time, like a stretcher causes your balls to drop down. Maybe my total wear time was too small but I did not notice a difference. So if after a couple of days, you are still seriously annoyed by the sensations your ring gives you, get a larger one.

The Color Options: Pink, Black and Aqua. White will be Available in January

This cage sizing advice will be VERY controversial in the chastity community, but, especially when you are starting out and are in doubt of the size, go for longer and wider. I am well aware that for many part of the chastity experience is constantly feeling the cage around your dick and that even the faintest erection should strain and struggle against the bars. But, the freer the dick, the more space he has to grow, the more easily he will get accustomed to being locked. After much consideration I deliberately went for an R Wide. The width was necessary because I am uncut and have a meaty glans. Other chastity device which I have tried before (Bon4, Bird Locked, CB6000, to name a few) had a too small internal diameter and pushed my foreskin back when locking up. This was painful and prohibited being locked over extended periods of time. Now my dicks moves a little bit inside the cage but when being locked 24/7 this is preferable to being constantly irritated. Lengthwise my dick could have probably been squeezed into an S+. Being uncut with a big PA, I wanted more space for my glans because foreskin being squeezed between the cage bars and the PA metal is not a sexy feeling. Furthermore extra room meant, I almost never had issues with waking up due to nightly boners being painfully reined in. Cleaning was also a bit easier and it best, like good underwear, I never felt the cage. While many want to feel the cage, when time of horniness and desperation makes you go crazy, less stimulation and feeling of bondage can actually be useful, at work for example.

The Leverage Dynamics of a Chastity Cage

As your dick gets used to being locked (or actually starts to shrink due to not being used or the cavernous bodies get pushed into the lower abdomen), you might feel the desire to size down your cage. As you get deeper and more experience in a kink, your toy requirements change and you need new ones – very much like with anal play where the toys get bigger over time.

Over the three months, I once had a serious chafing accident at my taint after a long bike ride. Maybe with a curved ring this could have been prevented. But I valued the opportunity to explore this part of the chastity experience many long-term wearers are experience. Once the little wound appeared, I took the cage off and first put zinc-oxide and panthenol cream on the spot to facilitate the healing process. Three days later the wound was healed. I switched to milking grease and put the cage back on, only for the wound to re-appear after half an hour. That taught me to patient and really give everything time to heal and recover. The mechanical forces at work around your groin are quite big and having a solid object there puts great stress on your skin. Give it enough time to recover once it has been injured to properly and fully enjoy the experience again afterwards.

The Design makes Cleaning Easy while Locked

All that being said, if you have found the right size of cage and ring for your body and progress at the locked boy journey, the Kink3D Cobra is a damn comfortable cage. I wore it to the office several times and despite R Wide being one of the larger cages, it was unnoticeable under jeans and chinos and even tuxedo pants (though that was just an experiment at home). At the gym, it is a bit more present under loose gym shorts, for example when you are doing bench presses. When you go swimming in speedos it of course shows quite a lot. But regardless what you are doing, how active you are, if you are working out or go cycling, the Cobra is comfortable to constantly worn and strong enough to withstand the physical forces being put on the cage.

The Cobra is Comfortable to Wear, even over extended Periods of Time

The last point actually separates it from many lookalike knockoffs you can find on the internet. They are mostly cheap die casting and break when being exposed to force – or heat. A friend had his cage break while walking out of a sauna. My Cobra has been with me to gay bath houses several times and looks and feels like the day I have gotten it.

As I have written, over the years I have tried many chastity cages and never reviewed them. They were just too small for my dick to allow for an extended test. The Kink3D Cobra with its many different sizes is actually the first one which every fit me. And being so cleverly designed and well made, it is actually one I could see wearing for days and weeks – if I get a new ring and a key holder. So if you are looking for a trustworthy tool to turn explore chastity, the Cobra is well worth the price.

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And when the hour glass of temporariness has run out, when the noise of secular life has grown silent and its restless, ineffectual activism has come to an end. When everything around you is silent and still, as in eternity, then eternity will ask you and every individual in these millions and millions about only one thing: Whether you have lived in despair or not.

Søren, Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death

 

Happy holidays perverts! As every year, the most important thing first: If you are struggling or need mental support over the holidays, you can find an overview of international help hotlines here.

What a year it has been… Following the somber tone of last year´s post, I hoped this year to finally focus on toys and kink fun again. But the many elections on the past 12 months have shown that the period of easily won progress for individual rights and social acceptance is over. A welcoming climate has shifted to one where individuals and groups feel entitled and safe enough to attack minorities both verbally and physical. Not a day passes by without reading about attacks on LGBTQ+ people, sex workers or civil rights or civil society activists, even in areas we have considered safe zones.

Besides the attacks, there is a strong movement to role back legislation and protections, starting with trans right. Even if you are not a supporter of trans rights – which you absolutely should because they are just basic human rights! – don´t let yourself be fooled: Once they have taken away these “easy” to take rights, they will come for gay rights, for unmarried rigs, for sexual freedom until they have reached their bigot ἀνόσιος τόπος. So we must remain vigilant and vocal about these attacks and demand and fight for nothing but equality.

So much for the state of the world. On a personal level, at the beginning of the year ToyTorture.com was the target of a hacker attack which resulted in the website going offline. Being a sex toy expert and not an IT guy, I was devastated because I could not figure out how to fix it. After a couple of weeks I deiced to take this as a sign and after twelve years let this project die. But as soon as this decision was reached, I started to miss my little website. Through apps and e-mails I was still getting reader questions which could have been easily answered through a link to a review of 101. As the days got warmer and longer, a friend reached out who offered to help. And within a few weeks managed the miracle to bring back ToyTorture.com! He has earned my eternal gratefulness and I would love to give him credit but he explicitly asks to remain anonymous, considering what he did a favor to the community as my reviews and articles are.

The website came online just when I prepared for my bi-annual visit of a BDSM summer camp in the USA, followed by Folsom Europe – a time where I usually take a vacation from reviews. Just when I prepared to get back to reviewing, a bereavement in the closest family happened which drastically shifted priorities, at least for a few weeks. Add to that some very stressful few weeks at my daytime job and here we are at the end of 2024 already. Luckily, I at least managed to review the Kink 3D Cobra chastity cage just in time before Locktober started. So if your new year resolution is staying locked (more), check that out.

What will 2025 bring? Looking at the current state of the world, how quickly things shift and that even columns of the community – Darklands meaning crane pictures, Folsom Europe being on the second weekend of September – became flexible, I am just hope hoping for the best. For ToyTorture.com it will mean many new reviews. Certainly 10, probably 20, maybe even 30. An E-Stim special? Hopefully! Haven´t had one of those in years. Bigger anal toys? Already waiting in my playroom for the review to be written. Regarding the community, community is what we make off it. Our involvement and engagement, the voluntary work, the kindness and activism that we give, usually comes back tenfold. If we are loud and united, we cannot be ignored. We will not be perceived as victims or easy targets. So even when the future seems dire, don´t despair and retreat but find allies and together vocally demand the respect, the security and human rights which are are entitled to.

Regardless if you are celebrating Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, pigmas or are just enjoying a few days off and look forward to the opportunity to indulge in great food: I wish you happy and merry days among your loved ones and (chosen) family. For those who are struggling, know you are loved and there are peoplere people waiting for and celebrating you just the way you are. And as the new year approaches, remember to stay strong, stay united, stay kinky, stay optimistic and strive for the better. Hopefully in a few years, I will be able to write a more light-hearted holiday message again.

We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven. That which we are, we are:
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield!

Alfred Lord Tennyson, Ulysses

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer II – Cockeyekink Custom Stainless Steel Pendants and Harnesses

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Sometimes you just need a little something for someone special. A token of gratitude, a sign that someone is dear without putting pressure on him to re-gift. Or – if you are going full Martha Steward – a little charm to adore the ribbon on a wrapped gift. For a special kinky twist, this week’s stock stuffer are the varios stainless streel accessories from Cockeyekink. Based in Seattle, they have quickly made a name for high quality customizable stainless steel accessories. From classical dog tags over custom text bone tags for all those puppies, alphas, betas and handlers to simple individually colors paw pendants they offer something for ever kink. On they website they showcase a great number of different designs, symbols and iconographies. But you can always approach them with a custom design which would be the perfect gift for your house, leather family or pack. Though you might be a bit late for a big custom order for Christmas.

Bulldog Harness with Poppers Pig Icon

Piss Pig Harness with Suspender Straps

Of course, Cockeyekink is most famous for their harnesses which comes in two styles: Bulldog or Bulldog with Suspender Straps. The stainless steel plates boldly display your kink. And the wide straps and massive buckles give off a heavy duty vibe. They are definitively not made for circuit party twinks but for heavy players who engage in serious kink. Again, the plates either come for a pre-designed range or can be done with individual art work and the leather color can be chosen to match your existing gear.

Different Versions of the Bulldog Harness with Suspender Straps

I have been eyeing their Bulldog with Suspender Straps for a couple of years now. So if anybody is still looking for a Christmas gift for me, send me a message… 😉

ToyTortue.com is Back!

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Welcome back guys! It’s been a while, almost to date 8 months since ToyTorture.com went offline due to a cyberattack. In the meantime I did not believe that this little project of mine would actually come back. And now it is done.

First of all I need to thank a very special individual who did what I could not do. He salvaged what was left of my website and brought it back to life. My eternal thanks to him. Over the course of the past few months he stated that he just wants to bring this resource back. So he does not want attribution or a shout out. So in the name of all the visitors of ToyTorture.com: Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This brings me right to the next important group of people to thank: You, the loyal readers and fans of this little website. Thank you so much for your support, compassion and offers to help! Having a website like this can sometimes be emotionally exhausting. A lot of time, work, sweat, love and money goes into this non-commercial, non-profit hobby of mine. But in most cases, I do not get any feedback but impression numbers and reader questions. Getting so many messages of support in such a dark hour showed me that ToyTorture.com matters and makes an impact. That my work is not in vain. Thank you so much for that!

While the website with it’s vast archive is now online again (and with all the legacy links still working!), it is far from perfect. In the process of recovery apparently some things in the WordPress have been broken. They are minor design things which I will fix in due time. For the time being, I am just happy that I now have my resource again to reference to while answering questions to improve your kink and sex life.

The website comes back at the most unfitting time of the year. Usually around this time I am going on summer hiatus for BDSM summer camp in the USA, Folsom Europe and the early fall holidays to return in October. And since plans have been made and vacations been booked, do not expect any new content or design improvements soon. But once I return mid-October you can look forward to reviews of

– A hand full of Regulation and Fetters Impact Implement

– My House of Basciano M4 and other bondage gear by him

– Both an antro and realistic dildo set from Mr Hankey’s Toys

– Oxballs Ball Stretcher

in addition to some articles I have been preparing (For example a Kinkonomics piece how in this economically difficult times, which gift with purchase are the best to retain customers for kink shops).

So, if you want to keep up with my the latest updates and my kinky life, follow me on Twitter, Instagram or Bluesky! Great things are in the making and I can’t wait to share them with you!

Best,

Mr Fuckin’ ToyTorture – Jedi Butt Plug Master

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Happy holidays perverts! I hope you are having a great time among your loved ones or will be around them soon. If you are struggling or need mental support over the holidays, you can find an overview of international help hotlines here.

Like every year I want to take the Christmas days to reflect a bit on the past year. 2023 sadly has yet again been a year with horrible outbursts of violence and hate. One of the founding principels of ToyTorture.com has been that this website is unpolitical, beliving in the unifying force of love and kink. But be assured that me as the person behind this little website has been deeply affected by what is going on in the world.

This development has partly been fueled by the transformation of Twitter into a cesspool of verbal violence and misinformation. Luckily my filter bubble is still holding up quite well. But I can see how this once flourishing space of kink life and discourse is slowly dissolving. So many important, knowledgeable and witty voice have been silenced or have gone silent. It feels like the Tumblr purge all over again! This fortifies my decision to host ToyTorture.com on my own and not host or post my reviews on one of the major platforms. A few months ago I started getting active on Bluesky and Instagram. If you like, give me a follow there!

For years Twitter has been the main driver for traffic to my website, especially after Tumblr died. Due to not having Twitter Blue, the reach of my tweets has gone done dramatically. This in combination with changes to the Google Algorithms sadly meant a drop in traffic to my website. Luckily ToyTorture.com has and always will be a non-commercial hobby so it just makes me a bit sad that less people see the work I put into this little website. If you like what I am doing or find something interesting retweet, reskeet or talk about it. Seeing peoples’ relationship, sex and kink life improve through what I write encourages me to keep going.

Not being dependend on traffic and revenue from ToyTorture.com also means that I have not been effected by the most drastic change in the adult toy review scene: The Apple Privacy Update. This update among other things blocks the URL suffix used to attribute affiliate purchases on all Apple products. This has caused a steep drop in income for all reviewers depending on it affiliate networks. So I predict for 2024 many websites closing down or shifting focus. Again, ToyTorture.com will remain non-commercial and independent even though hosting costs, etc are not cheap. But I have always considered this my way of giving back to the community by helping kinksters finding the right tools to make their fantasies come true safely.

This website being a hobby is also reflected in subtle changes some of you might have noticed. Most notable reviews are becoming more and more infrequent. The Sunday-6pm-review is sadly a thing of the past. When I started writing kink toy reviews I was undergraduate student with plenty of time on my hands, especially when I became single again. These days are long gone. As a mid-level executive with a fiancée my priorities have shifted in the past years leading to the one review per week being an unsustainable frequency. Also, after 11 years I have written almost 500 reviews, blog entries and 101s. This means, I have covered almost all relevant toys. Of course there are still some very interesting and innovative toys out there which I will review! But for better or for worse the days of regular reviews are a thing of the past.

This does not mean that ToyTorture.com will go offline anytime soon! On the contrary, the past year has shown me more than ever how important such a website is as lighthouse leading kinksters new and old to high quality toys! Due to the global economic situations many kinksters have started looking at less expensive toys, mostly manufactured in Asia. While there are some great kink brands in the Asian Pacific region (ForFun in Bangkok or Army of Men in Sydney), many are not meeting the high standards you would expect from products made for intense body contact. In 2023 the messages asking about advice how to deal with allergic reactions after playing with leather toys & gear probably contaminated with Chrome-6 or silicone (anal) toys being colored with paint not being made for body contact have skyrocketed. So please, before buying cheap kink toys of Temu, Wish, Alibaba or even Amazon and eBay, consider the hidden costs and please be save!

This has been a surprisingly long end of year message. I want to close with thank you for your ongoing support of ToyTorture.com! All your messages, reader questions and kind words at events encourage me to keep on going. Thank you for reading what I write, even when I sometimes rumble on. For 2024 I wish you all the best, fun, kink and unexpected connections and look forward to meeting many of you at kink events, sex parties and prides throughout Germany – especially if you want to top me.

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer III – Supporting MLC Book Crowdfunding

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Playing on the Edge – 60 Years Living in the Gay Fetish and Leather Scene

Today’s Stocking Stuffer is a bit different from the usual ones. Originally I wanted to feature another small and thus sometimes overlooked independent kink business. Sadly I did not get the approval to use their pictures in time. But more importantly, today’s feature is a project close to my heart and my – local – community.

Many of you traveling Germany for kink fun know the Underground in Munich, on of Europe’s – if not the world’s – premier venue for gay kink, fetish, gear and BDSM fun. What many don’t know is that it is not a commercial venue but like Quälgeist in Berlin, Bunker in Dresden or Ox in Erfurt is volunteer run. The club behind this awesome place is called MLC e.V. – Münchner Löwenclub (Munich Lions Club, not to be mistaken with the local chapters of the Lions Club International).

Next year the MLC will celebrate their 50th anniversary. Among many parties and special events, they want to celebrate this milestone with a book called “Playing on the Edge”. In 50 articles and interviews it dive deeply in the history and life in the German speaking gay leather and fetish scene from the 1960s up to the current day. Currently the book is scheduled to be released in June 2024 and currently in German. But even if you cannot – yet – read it, it will feature many hot pictures from talented photographers. So it will also work as a coffee table book.

If books aren’t your thing, there are many other perks for supporting this project like a 50th anniversary merch package, VIP party tickets or throwing a private party in the venue. So if you or a friend of yours is interested on the history of the German kink scene, gift yourself or him this book and meanwhile support Europe’s largest gay fetish club.

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer II – Slagwerk Atelier Exclusive Impact Implements

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The Slagwerk Italian Leather Paddle

BDSM toys mostly follow the principal from follows function. This makes sense since they are being used in darker surroundings and – at least in the gay kink community – following an industrial/ rough design aesthetic. Slagwerk from the Netherlands follows a different direction. By matching braided Italian leather with polished stainless steel their toys have the look of luxurious lifestyle accessories instead of dungeon tools.

The Slagwerk Riding Crop

Personally, I find these three toys most interesting. The Italian Leather Paddle (170€) does not only look interesting, I imagine that the texture of the woven leather has an interesting impact sensation. At 50cm overall length it should be long enough to hit both ass cheeks at the same time yet the blade it thin enough to hit intricate spots. Second is their Italian Leather Single (185€) which is an is basically an dragon tongue directly attached to a handle. This is an actually very intuitive design which I have not yet seen at other kink stores and which intrigues me how well it handles as a toy! Last but not least or their riding crops (starting at 155€). Having a riding crop sticking in your boot shaft is a very classic leather look and a nifty thing to have because it it easily accessible if you need to discipline your sub without dangling around hanging from your belt. The exclusive design of the handle and shaft makes their riding crops stand out and are truly an accessory adding to the appeal of a leather uniform. The riding crops come in interesting color configurations like red leather slappers. But I am sure you can get a traditional all black design too on request.

Example of the Slagwerk exclusive Limited Edition

If you really want to treat your dom (I don’t think subs are the main market for their toys), they offer limited editions in even more exclusive configurations. On these toys the stainless steel is gold plated and the handle lining is made out of exotic hides. The top of the line is a solid gold handle flogger adorn with five diamonds. Considering the weight and low stiffness of gold, I am not sure how usable such a toy will be but for the rich kinkster who has EVERYTHING, it might just be the Christmas gift to get.

Sadly I have not yet had a chance to play with their toys. Looking at the designs and material being used, the impact sensation seems to be on the intenser and stingier side of the spectrum. If you are a kinkster coming to Easter Berlin and bring Slagwerk toys with you, please get in touch. I would love to see, try and experience if the handling and quality lives up to their extraordinary design.