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Check out the sale.

Headed to International Mister Leather in Chicago? Stockroom is!!! To celebrate, we’ve taken up to 50% off select favorite handmade items such as our premium leather jockstraps, masks, hoods and collars. Gear up, finalize your look and make a statement during our IML Sale from April 30 through May 17! Swing by our booth #2017 at IML and get your Stockroom 20th Anniversary Male Catalog signed by Naked Sword’s Man of the Year, STEVE CRUZ! Last Day to order Standard Mail for Monday May 18 delivery is Tuesday May 12. Last day to order UPS Next Day for Monday May 18 delivery is Friday May 15.

Sale valid through Sunday 5/17/09. May not be combined with other offers, coupons or promotions. Good while supplies last. No adjustments will be made to prior purchases.

If you’re looking for a place to start with some inexpensive do-it-yourself kink, spreader bars are one of the easiest places to start. I wanted something really sturdy and more industrial looking, but you could use something as simple as a thick dowel and eye-screws. This was my first attempt at creating something like this, and I had no guide to follow, so it’s not perfect. Click on any picture through this guide to see it full size.

This whole thing only took about 20 minutes to construct and cost about $20. Well worth it for experimenting, compared to the $50+ spreader bars you find at online retailers.

The Parts
2 – 1/2″ metal tubes (I used a 2 ft (legs) and 3 ft (arms) poles – Read Problems section at the end)
4 – U-bolts (2″)
4 – 1/2″ T-connectors

You’ll also need restraints of some kind, and something to connect those restraints to the spread bars

Step 1
Take the U-bolt apart and insert the bar through the T-connector. Tighten the bolts back on. Do this for all 4.

Step 2
Screw the T-connector onto the 1/2″ metal tube. Repeat for all 4. Try to make sure the T-connectors are parallel with each other.

Congrats! You’re ready for some bondage play.

Problems
The 3 ft metal pole is too long. I’m a 6’2 guy and it ended up being a yoke when I tested it on myself. If you can suspend the pole, it might not be so bad. Depends on what you are doing. Also, in the original picture, you may see the clips that I used. Those are too long for this type of use. I would recommend explore shorter clips like carabiners. One last note, the u-bolts don’t fit snug against the t-connector, so they can move around some. I considered using a large eye-bolt with a washer, but I liked the look of this. When you’re shopping for your parts at a hardware store, you may want to consider this option. Just put the eye-bolt through the T-connector, with a large washer on the other side and tighten.

If you have any suggestions, or have done something like this yourself – please share!

I love Nasty Pig. They have an awesome brand and their products are pretty damn awesome. If you do buy anything that are very size dependent like jeans, make SURE you try them on first. The sizing isn’t the most accurate.

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I got an email from the Mr S Leather email list and wanted to share a chunk of it with everyone.

April 16, 2008 – After 8 spectacular years in Los Angeles, Mr. S Leather will be closing its store location in LA. This decision was not made lightly, but reflects today’s economic realities.

Our flagship store in San Francisco which we expanded in 2005, will continue to be our company headquarters to carry on the 30 year tradition of Mr. S Leather.

The last day of store operations in Los Angeles will be Sunday, April 26, 2009. During this time, we will be selling all inventory in this store at 25% OFF. This sale is just for the LA store and is limited to just the inventory at hand. No orders for items to be made or ordered will be taken during that time at the 25% off discount. This is a great time to stop by and pick out the piece of gear you have been thinking about getting. The Mr. S store in LA is located next to the FaultLine bar at 4232 Melrose Ave. (323-663-7765). There is parking in the back of the store, and the hours of operation are Wed thru Saturday 2PM to 10PM and Sunday 2PM to 8PM. [Full Email]

Stop by if you have a chance and it looks like they’ll have some good deals on the stuff. Feel free to send something to me if you want.

Don’t worry though, the San Fransisco Mr S Leather and the online store are still going to be around, and no, you don’t get a discount online or at the SF store.

Found this over at Derek and Romaine from OutQ on Sirius 109 and XM 98 from 5-9CST. Definitely check them out if you have Sirius or XM.

Sometimes amazingly good sex toys go bad! Yesterday I got a funny ass email from a listener who wanted to share a crazy sex toys story with me.

He wrote:

Hi Romaine,

I wanted to let you know that because of your show I bought a Fun Factory Delight Vibrator and it’s been absolutely fantastic. I even bought one for a friend for his birthday. BUT, I wanted to let you know also that today I walked back into my cloud-filled bedroom today and saw that while it was in it’s charging case, it EXPLODED, flew out of the case and burned my carpet. I’m just glad I was here. I’m not sure if you have one, but I was letting people know because I’d hate for someone to lose their house or something over a vibrator. I took pictures of it all if you care to see it.

Signed,

A Loyal Listener

Check out the Pictures!!!

I love my Fun Factory toys. I own many including the toy in these pictures. I’m a little shocked that a toy could melt down like this but I guess any electronic device with a rechargeable battery has this capability. Needless, to say this melt down has not changed my opinion of my Fun factory toys. I still think that this company puts tireless hours of work into designing the highest quality toys on the market today.

Having said that…HOLY SHIT!!! Look at that toy! This is a crazy story and I kind of love it. Can you imagine your house burning down because of your sex toy?!?! Picture the headlines in the local paper! What would the church say? LMFAO I love this story but I feel bad about the loss of the sex toy and the burned carpet. But the listener was right better a burned carpet then a burned “carpet” while using the thing!

-Romaine

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Camouflage CB6000

The famous chastity device creators over at CB-2000 have released another model in their CB6000 line. This is the 2nd “designer” model, the first being the Wood Grain Finish I mentioned a week ago. This is the camouflage finish that is great for all the military lovers out there. They advertise that no two will look the same. This is likely because the material they apply on these will never match up. Which makes me also wonder if there are seams where the pattern meets.

Let's lock up this boy. I'll keep the key.

I like the look of this one much better and could actually see myself putting this on a boy. I just wonder if they are going to come out with designer locks to go on these designer chastity devices because I’m not a fan of how they would look now. This is great for any Dom that wants to have some cum denial fun with his boy, especially during some military role playing.

CB6000 Wood Grain Finish

The creators of the famous CB line of chastity devices has released a new Wood Grain Finish for their CB6000. The CB6000 is the latest in their line of chastity devices. The great thing about the CB line of products is you can use their numbered plastic locks if you have a sub that needs to go through metal detectors.

I tried contacting the creators of CB6000, but they didn’t respond. Just wait till my blog becomes huge, and they’ll regret it then.  Just take caution of the wording “Wood Grain Finish”. That likely means that it uses some type of coating to achieve the “Wood Grain” look. The pros of this is that you don’t have to worry about splinters or easy breaking, but it does lose some of it’s designer appeal.

This seems to be a little bit over the top to me and probably targeted towards straight women locking up their men. Maybe it’s just me, but I would rather see one that looks like a dirty jockstrap or a tire. I want it rugged looking, not like my sub should be sitting up on a museum pedestal 24/7.

They have a link to it on their website, but I haven’t seen the product sold elsewhere yet.

If you read my review of Leather Post, you’ll notice it wasn’t the nicest review in the world. I’ve had a couple emails with them back and forth, and this is the latest they sent to me:

Hi Chris,

I’m the owner of Leatherpost.  The final part of your order is set to ship on Wednesday when the double hinged handcuffs come in.   We had a glitch in our system and they didn’t get put on an early PO.  As luck would have it your expectation of a problem manifested.

You are quite a talented fellow.  I’ve been trolling the net looking at your various websites.  Are you a freelance flash guy?  I’m looking for someone to do some banner ads for us.  Have you done any 3D fetish graphics?  Are you “milkdog” on xtube?  Woof.

In your email you seemed to want something additional from us?  Is there something I can do to make you a happy customer at this point?  We’ve given you free shipping, a discount, and shipped you two partial orders at our expense.  We are known for our stellar customer service and I feel we’ve had pretty amazing communication with you up to this point.  Are you going to Folsom Street Fair?

I hope you don’t feel it is necessary to harm our business by posting negative things about us on your blog.  If there is something I can do to make you a happy customer.  Please just ask.  

 

Warm regards,
Everett
Leatherpost CEO

Trying to figure out how to respond. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

Check out Part 1 of the kinky shopping series. I’m reviewing places that I’ve shopped. Part 3 to infinity will be coming as I buy more stuff online.

Leatherpost
I recently placed an order with Leatherpost, but I was a little hesitant to do so because one of my friends placed an order with them last year. It took them over a month to complete the order, and if memory serves correct, they sent a wrong item too.

I placed my order on August 18th for 9 items and am currently experiencing similar issues. The reason I ordered from them was because they had a product I really wanted and were the cheapest by $6. A couple days after I placed my order, I received an email saying that some items were on back-order. I told them about the bad experience my friend had had and asked them to send the items they had. Leatherpost assured me I would not be having the same issues and they would send the items asap. On their website, they did state that one item would take some extra time because it would have to be shipped from London, and I had no problem with that, but didn’t think it would affect my whole order. I received Round 1 fairly quickly. It was then over 3 weeks since I placed the order, that I received round 2 of items. I checked my original order and noticed that I have 2 items still pending. I sent them another email expressing my concern and dissatisfaction so far.

Update Leatherpost has responded, and it looks like the final round of my order should be shipping soon.

While they do have a good selection of products and low prices, just be warned that the products may not get there in a timely manner. I would look for products elsewhere first if possible. They will respond to any emails pretty quickly letting you know what the problem is though.

Mr S Leather
One of the most well known names in fetish stores is Mr S Leather and there is a very good reason for that. They are one of the longest running stores, many of their products are custom made or are the exclusive dealers. They offer products for all levels of fetish-players ranging from inexpensive items for the beginner to high end products for the experienced. They also have a very good customer service department. I visited their store in San Fransisco during Folsom 2007 and it was an impressive selection. They even do custom harness building on-site. The only issue I have with them is that the price is higher than average, but it is well worth it for the piece of mind in knowing you’ll get your order in a timely manner and the products will be high quality. Their site can be a little difficult to navigate when they divide different product sections by brand name, but their search works great.

I’ve also been looking at 665, but have not yet bought anything from them yet. I do like their site design and the products they carry. Another site is Nasty Pig. I have bought some of their awesome products, but not from their site yet. I’ll be doing some product reviews over time.

Let me know what you think of differnt online kink stores.