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Slings For The Uninitiated


ErosWired

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In the shadowy recesses of most sex dungeons and play spaces, many bathhouses, and every sex club ever devised, is at least one sling. You may have one of your own, if you are an aficionado. Slings are a kind of useful sex furniture suspended from the ceiling, not unlike a hammock except that they are basically dissimilar from a hammock in most respects.

Allow me to expound, with the caveat that I have lousy luck in slings. I have been fucked exactly four (4) times so far in slings, and have no idea what I am doing wrong. I can, however, provide a short list of what other people are doing wrong with respect to slings and the men who inhabit them.

Foremost, slings are for fucking. The point is for the bottom to climb into the sling, settle in with his legs elevated as though he were in a gynecological exam chair, his ass exposed and vulnerable  over the end of the sling, and await the assault. When results are at their best, the assault consists of serial breeding by an array of Tops who take advantage of the available ass in a congenial, hail-fellow-well-met, even perhaps competitive fashion that leaves a pool of commingled semen as a slipping hazard on the floor beneath. In my experience, however, not all men are familiar with this basic function of slings.

Over the course of my last two CumUnions, I have made an effort to occupy the sling (for which there is a dedicated room in the bathhouse) for two purposes: 1) to offer my ass to Tops who might prefer not to enter an individual's room, but might do so in a "community room" like a sling room; and 2) to try to discover what prevents me from getting the full sling experience. Each time, I positioned myself carefully in the sling, wore my own leather leg cuffs with snap links for easy positioning on the hanging chain links, and wore a blindfold made from a handmade navy handkerchief with white polka-dots (hankie code for bareback-and-cum-inside). Thus arrayed, ass exposed strategically, suggestive of helpless vulnerability, offering anonymity, and signaling, to those in the know, the willingness to take it bare, I awaited my first eager fuck. I say "eager" in that I have always considered slings more the realm of the aggressive Top, as the modality lends itself to Top control; there being little the bottom can do to set the pace, rhythm or depth of penetration. All to the good, if the Top relishes that kind of control.

Each time, with uncanny similarity, the first contact has been from a hand reaching down to fiddle with my cock. At first, I didn't try to conceal it; later I put on my solid steel cock cage. Didn't matter. The hands played with my cock, which was not hard, slapped my balls, attempted to pull my cage down far enough to feed it into my anus(!)... and then departed. I can only assume that if they had been able to get me erect they would have tried to suck me off or jack me until I shot before leaving. The fact that this happened every single time, within minutes of my donning my blindfold, became frustrating.

Hands did not limit themselves to my cock. They also enjoyed slapping my ass - then slapping my chest, twisting my nipples, smacking my belly, slapping my thighs, attempting to tickle me over every inch my body (I am not the slightest bit ticklish) and striking my chest with first fists and then knuckles. On my last attempt, the nipple-twisting became so savage that I finally had to say, "Okay, that's enough of that," and then, more emphatically, "I said, THAT'S ENOUGH" and grab the hand that had ignored my original statement. The guy instantly apologized, and I explained to him that the sling was meant for fucking and not for any sort of BDSM activity, which would have required some negotiation up front in any case.

Then there are those men whom I have observed using slings when I have not been in them, species discussed in another thread around here somewhere, the Sling Lizard (Slingasaurus obnoxious) and the two varieties of Sling Hog, Slingasus rotundus and Slingasus immovabilis, the latter of which is distinguished by his disagreeable temperament. All of these suffer from the same evident misconception that the sling is a hammock-of-imagined-fantasy or a sort of hammock-with-remote-possibilities. It is, I suppose, possible that they have, in fact, the correct view of the thing, and that those of us who actually expect to get fucked when in a sling are the ones unconnected to reality. Regardless, I have always been careful to limit my sling-time to avoid being misidentified as one of the above fauna, and also to avoid having my goddamn cock smacked off.

I welcome any input from those of greater experience with slings who may be able to correct and/or confirm my observations. I would love to add a good sling-bang to my list of life accomplishments, but at my current pace, I fear I will remain among the uninitiated out of sheer ignorance.

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So true! My experience mirrors yours and alas I have no great advice. I’ve similarly occupied slings (but no so long as to hog them) and been disappointed that cruisers seem oblivious to the purpose and proper etiquette. Too much grabbing of my cock when that’s clearly not the reason I’ve hoisted my ass up. However, when a top comes along who knows his stuff the frustration and annoyance pays off - and your post has reminded me of a couple of great sessions I’ll now jerk off to! 

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2 hours ago, BB4fking said:

So true! My experience mirrors yours and alas I have no great advice. I’ve similarly occupied slings (but no so long as to hog them) and been disappointed that cruisers seem oblivious to the purpose and proper etiquette. Too much grabbing of my cock when that’s clearly not the reason I’ve hoisted my ass up. However, when a top comes along who knows his stuff the frustration and annoyance pays off - and your post has reminded me of a couple of great sessions I’ll now jerk off to! 

Thanks for letting me know it’s not just me! I hate to think that I’m going to have to make a sign with instructions on how to use a sling and carry it with me...

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Yaya bro. Same shit here. I just starting using bathhouse slings in the last couple months. I'll lay for hours making sure my hole is lubed and loose on poppers. I'm always blindfolded but im 26, toned/swimmers build and decent looking. I would say 1 in 5 that approach get in me and 1 in 10 leave a load. If the idea of getting fucked on repeat didn't make me thirsty af I would have stopped weeks ago. I've resorted to just cupping my dick and swatting away anybody that comes at it.  Last weekend some dude was fumbling around enldessly fingering my hole and poking me with a rubber on.  After 10 min of this shit I got up and walked back to my room. The ass hopped in the sling soon as I got out. Makes me not want to go back. 

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Similar experiences here at the Luton Greenhouse Sauna. So many guys 'come for a look' and then disappear. I think that sauna is a bit too vanilla and most of the action goes on in private. The sling at SOP has a much higher success rate - it helps if you engage someone before going to the sling so they come and play. Then others seem to join in... If you just go to the sling alone and lay there, it seems to never happen. Also I wonder if the sling being in a well lit area isn't helpful - certainly the ones at Luton Greenhouse are in a room that's lit enough to see and I struggle with them. The sling in the basement of Darlaston Greenhouse is in pitch black (no blindfold needed) and seems a lot more successful. I also find not just laying there but massaging my hole and wiggling suggestively helps. Making the chains jangle also attracts attention if it's quiet. 

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On 3/22/2019 at 3:57 AM, AirmaxAndy said:

wiggling suggestively helps. 

Would you care to elaborate on that? Because I now have a mental image that cannot be right... ;)

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2 hours ago, ErosWired said:

Would you care to elaborate on that? Because I now have a mental image that cannot be right... ;)

Haha... maybe wiggling isn't the best word... Rocking or swinging back and forwards a little so there is some forwards and backwards motion shows you're engaged and willing. If you're just motionless you could be asleep!

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I have had similarbexperances. I do rock my pelvis, trying to seduce the cock to use this overheated whore. I have hadva couple hot times but a lot more disappointments. Luckly the first time i got it in a sling there were 2 guys, they both played with me a little then one held me in the sling while the other worked himself into my ass. It hurt but was a wild time. Most of the time if i get any contact, it is a little tease and done, i usually gasp and wimper when i get touched. Maybe that is my problem... 

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On 3/22/2019 at 8:57 AM, AirmaxAndy said:

Similar experiences here at the Luton Greenhouse Sauna. So many guys 'come for a look' and then disappear. I think that sauna is a bit too vanilla and most of the action goes on in private. The sling at SOP has a much higher success rate - it helps if you engage someone before going to the sling so they come and play. Then others seem to join in... If you just go to the sling alone and lay there, it seems to never happen. Also I wonder if the sling being in a well lit area isn't helpful - certainly the ones at Luton Greenhouse are in a room that's lit enough to see and I struggle with them. The sling in the basement of Darlaston Greenhouse is in pitch black (no blindfold needed) and seems a lot more successful. I also find not just laying there but massaging my hole and wiggling suggestively helps. Making the chains jangle also attracts attention if it's quiet. 

I can only comment on sling at Greenhouse Luton but I never have much success there. I get most fucks from leaning face down on leather V shaped chair (not correct word for it) and tops can finger and play with my hole and I generally have no idea of who is about to fuck me. Also the dark room on the ground floor behind the jacuzzi is good when you get 3 or 4 or more guys there who all want to play together. 

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So I'm gradually working my way through posts from ErosWired, an  excellent wordsmith, and just ran across this one.  There are many worthy points, but perhaps I could offer some insight on a couple others.  

A sling is a blunt, overtly aggressive instrument of sexual pleasure for most Tops.  I happen to have three:  One in the playroom, one outside in the back yard (supports built of 4x4x12 lumber), and one portable, of steel-tubing framing.  It is true that usually, indoor (i.e. for the playroom) are installed into the framing of the house via 4 heavy eyebolts screwed through the ceiling into the rafters.  The sling is then hung from these via fairly heavy chain, length dependent on the height of the ceiling.  Attached to each of these suspension chains, as spring-clips to offer support to the legs and/or arms via leather loops, which are easily adjustable depending on the Hole's physiological needs.  The sling is of heavy leather, sometimes with attachments such as a leather pillow.  

The portable sling stand is easily put together, as the steel tubing is narrowed at one end, so it slides easily into another piece of tubing, fitting securely.  There is a heavy X-member each of the tubes fit into on the floor, with the lower horizontal sections fitting together, each meeting at one of the corners.  From there, heavy steel tubing uprights fit together in a similar fashion to a height of between 6 and 7 feet high, where in the overhead steel tubing fits together forming a mirror of the construct on the floor.  Thus, you wind up with a structure that - when occupied, weight is distributed evenly, and g-force is exerted inward, keeping the whole structure very stable and steady.  The same fittings as described above may be used.  

Now.  In a fuckjoint, a sling is an "invitation-direct" to serious group-Breeding.  By contrast, in a private setting the sling is generally by invitation only, since it is so clearly an instrument of Domination. But it is only a tool to effectuate the inclinations of the men in attendance.  The instinct to whore one's Hole, along with the instinct to Breed whore-hole, is up to the men involved.  Put another way, a sling is merely a device to encourage wanton Breeding, and that can only reside in the minds of the men that happen to be in the area.  Thus, if a man who is not well-versed in being used in a sling, he may wind up feeling something other than consumed with CockLust.  I too have seen men who have little more then their own imaginings lying in a sling at orgies/fuckjoints wondering why there are no Cocks rutting in his Hole.  It's because his mind is busy with extraneous stuff, and he doesn't know better.  There is absolutely no connection to distasteful furniture located in an obgyn's office. A sling is as far removed from anything remotely related to female genetalia as anything could be.  In a private setting, there is almost always a ribbed, rubber (i.e. easily washed) floormat under the "business end" of the sling to collect any CockDrool, lube, Sperm that managed to make a run for it.  In a fuckjoint, that is seldom found however  I'm assuming that proper accessories are not included in the "business model".  Neither is proper arranging of the leather ankle-loops, or other accoutrements.  There was a "Leather"bar out on Oakland Park Blvd some years ago that had the most outrageously ill-equipped, poorly installed "sling" I'd ever seen, and I told the bartender so after correcting the problems as best I could; that business failed in short order because it was trying to be what it was not.  Our esteemed author is 100% correct in describing a sling as an instrument of Sexual Power, to be exerted upon the willing Hole, and within all the normal, necessary "limits". One thing I have never used, however, or even seen that I can recall, is a mask.  That would obviate the Hole's use of the mirrors, and most love to watch the Cock rutting in their Holes.  If not, then they merely close their eyes.  

A number of the respondents report the Top fiddling with the Hole's Cock, which I find odd.  From the Top's perspective, I suppose it would be visually gratifying if the Hole's Cock were hard, but it's hardly material to the issue at hand.  The Top is there to fuck the Hole, which is what counts.  I have certainly enjoyed the tactile sensation of running my fingers over the body of the man I'm rutting in, but I have never pinched nipples, slapped or punched anyone, and on behalf of the Tops who have, I offer my deepest apologies to you bottoms have experienced that.  I would say that it's inexperienced men who have not bothered to learn their craft more than anything else. To my mind, it is inconceivable that a Top would try to suck off a bottom lying in a sling !!  It's oil vs water.  A slingfuck is all about the Power Exchange, and nothing else.  Or, more clearly, a Cock needing to use a Hole, period.  My Cock, My Sperm, your Hole.

Quote "" I explained to him that the sling was meant for fucking and not for any sort of BDSM activity, which would have required some negotiation up front in any case.""  Completely obvious, or should have been to the man.  Good on you for telling him so.

In closing:  

1.  Understand that in public fuckjoints, any guy might imagine that he knows how to use a sling.  When one of them tries to, with you in it, and proves himself inept, then TELL HIM.  Tell him to learn his craft before he assumes he knows everything, and deflate his bubble (one of you won't do that, I know ...).  Ignorance doesn't deserve to be tolerated, just because it's coming from a Top.  After all, it takes the respect of (at least) two men to mate, and that act is to be held in high esteem. 

2.  If I knew how, I would gladly send photos of a properly arranged sling, so each of you will know at a glance if the Top is aware of the issue.  But, I don't know how to do that. 

3.  Never give up on whoring in a sling.  When it's "right", it can be a mind-blowing experience !!!

4.  I'm looking forward to finding the post including the Latin descriptions with a big, fat smile ...

It's all about Cock/Hole/Sperm ... and "connection"

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