I never would have considered clothesline, that sounds pretty awful lol. Suspension stuff would probably be fun, but not going to try that until I have a partner I trust to help me. Would definitely need more rope for something like that anyway, so I’ll make sure I get something better for suspension!
Ugh yeah, it’s weirdly common. Clothesline and paracord are the biggest “noob mistakes that could cost your sub an arm” things I see new people making, so good on you for having a natural aversion to the idea!
I love suspension, but it is deceptively dangerous. You don’t quite need to have an apprenticeship under a master rigger like so many elitist dickheadsearnest members of the BDSM old-guard on the internet will tell you, but you for SURE need to be good at non-suspended bondage, have experience with rope safety (at least the online OSHA courses in suspending humans, ideally some climbing experience), an understanding of how much force a working load can generate, another person standing by to help you in case something goes wrong and a fuckload of very slow, careful research and practice before you even attempt it. It’s also expensive as fuck to do safely - rope rated for the kind of working loads a human generates is not cheap, and installing the hard-points in your building to be able to do it is not for the faint of heart.
… But like, oh man. It’s addictive once you get to where you can do it. Really recommend seeing if there’s any rope studios or similar in your area that do meetups so you can try it, it’s such a good goal to work towards being able to do.
Learning nerve placement is an overlooked aspect as well. Most people think of falls and circulation as they are very visual. But I knew more people that got hurt from nerve compression than falls.
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I never would have considered clothesline, that sounds pretty awful lol. Suspension stuff would probably be fun, but not going to try that until I have a partner I trust to help me. Would definitely need more rope for something like that anyway, so I’ll make sure I get something better for suspension!
Thank you again for all the tips and insights!
Ugh yeah, it’s weirdly common. Clothesline and paracord are the biggest “noob mistakes that could cost your sub an arm” things I see new people making, so good on you for having a natural aversion to the idea!
I love suspension, but it is deceptively dangerous. You don’t quite need to have an apprenticeship under a master rigger like so many
elitist dickheadsearnest members of the BDSM old-guard on the internet will tell you, but you for SURE need to be good at non-suspended bondage, have experience with rope safety (at least the online OSHA courses in suspending humans, ideally some climbing experience), an understanding of how much force a working load can generate, another person standing by to help you in case something goes wrong and a fuckload of very slow, careful research and practice before you even attempt it. It’s also expensive as fuck to do safely - rope rated for the kind of working loads a human generates is not cheap, and installing the hard-points in your building to be able to do it is not for the faint of heart.… But like, oh man. It’s addictive once you get to where you can do it. Really recommend seeing if there’s any rope studios or similar in your area that do meetups so you can try it, it’s such a good goal to work towards being able to do.
Learning nerve placement is an overlooked aspect as well. Most people think of falls and circulation as they are very visual. But I knew more people that got hurt from nerve compression than falls.