Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

might be mistaken for a canopy support. Put one on your backyard patio, and it
looks like part of an awning or sun shade. Sometimes, the best place to hide
something is in plain sight.
A hoist is any contraption used to raise or lower a weight that is suspended by a
rope, cable, strap, or chain. Hoists come in many forms, and can be manually
operated, electrically powered, or even pneumatic. A hoist is by no means a
necessity for suspension bondage, but it can definitely make your life easier.
Manually operated pulley or ratchet hoists can be purchased quite cheaply from
any hardware store, and even electrically operated winches can be surprisingly
affordable, if you shop around.
Sex Swings & Bondage Swings
Once you get your suspension frame set up, perhaps you’ll want to check out the
selection of swings that are available in the fetish marketplace. Sex swings and
bondage swings are essentially the same product, differing only in the degree to
which one spreads you apart, making your orifices more accessible, while the
other binds you up. That, obviously, can make it a tad harder to get to your
goodies.
Sex and bondage swings are uniquely susceptible to being marketed as shoddily
constructed novelty items. I highly recommend that you avoid ever purchasing
one from your local sex novelty shop, as you are virtually guaranteed to end up
with a piece of junk that will not only fail to perform as advertised but may, in
fact, be quite dangerous to use. Shop, instead, with reputable BDSM retailers.
Believe it or not, right now, somewhere in the world, there’s a marketing
executive thinking, “Hey, you know those crappy leather thigh cuffs which have
been rotting in our warehouse for the last ten years? Let’s connect two of them
with a twenty-cent strap, and sell it as a sex swing!” Trust me, that sort of thing
really does happen. How do I know? I know, because I used to be that guy.
Stocks & Pillories
Stocks and pillories were popular in medieval times as a form of public
humiliation and punishment. Today, they are found only in museums,
amusement parks, and BDSM dungeons. The two terms are often used
interchangeably, but they are technically two very different devices. Both
typically consist of hinged or sliding planks of wood with cut-outs used for
restraining certain parts of the human body. A pillory, however, is generally