I'm a collector of BDSM gear and other adult products. Some might say I'm out of control, that collecting BDSM gear has become an obsession, a hobby that's nearly as important to me as the actual BDSM acts and scenes I love so dearly.
I'm not sure. I can tell you that it's so bad that vendors and manufacturers are getting to know me personally.
A couple smaller vendors like Adam and Gillian's Sensual Whips and Toys have long ago become like friends to me. After talking to Gillian on the phone to their workshop, and exchanging multiple emails, not to mention sharing a hobby, how could I not feel the tugs of some kind of kinship?
Similar friendships are likely to be built with other craftsmen and craftswomen I am frequenting more and more over time. I've very much enjoyed shopping from the couples behind Wyred Slave (great folk by the way!) and Happy Tails Floggers and Whips. I'm sure I'll be talking more to them both in 2012.
I've gotten to know the folks over at Tantus well enough that Serafina and I got a personal Christmas Card from one of their management team, who we hope to meet in person when vacationing in 2012. We are also planning to tour their production facility at the same time.
I'm pretty sure that so many packages have been delivered from Mr S Leather and The Stockroom through my local post office that the clerks there have been curious enough to google the corporate return address on the packages. I can't find any other explanation for the knowing looks and the sudden change to addressing me sharply as "Sir"!
I've exchanged a few emails with the Brand Manager of Liberator. Twisted Monk is a Facebook friend for both Serafina and myself. I'm friends with Maui Kink folk over on FetLife. And, I'm still seeking new BDSM vendors and manufacturers to add to my "stable" of friends and suppliers.
After exchanging some emails with the Tetruss bondage suspension rig, Serafina and I have discovered an interesting and thoughtful individual. We have purchased one of his rigs for ourselves, and we'll be writing it up here at SpiritualBDSM in 2012 as a product review.
My collection of restraints is extensive, but everything in the collection predated my relationship with Serafina. She has embraced her slavery so completely and fully, I felt as though she deserved to have a set of regular restraints that had never been worn by any other. Meaning, Canada's Aslan Leather gear will get a thorough review here in 2012. I've ordered a complete set of their Master Series Restraints for Serafina in purple - wrist, waist, thigh, and ankle restraints, including a matching collar.
I'd really like to make another similar restraint order later in 2012 from Sinvention, yet another Canadian supplier of BDSM gear. I'd love to match this years Aslan restraint order for comparison purposes (wrist, waist, etc.) from Sinvention's Classic Deluxe line, and I've also been eyeing their line of medical style restraint.
I'm still lusting after a few more pieces of E-Stim (electro-sex) gear too. I'm planning for 2012 to bring purchases from Eros Tek as well as Paradise Electro Stimulations. Serafina and I are just exploring this territory, but she's finding it very exciting. I suppose watching video from our subscription to Wired Pussy isn't hurting there . . .
So, by the time I've finished listing all of these purchases, all of my obsessions, it all leads what might be called "Confessions of a Gear Slut." As I've said before, my name is Michael, and I'm a gear slut!
Funny thing is, I don't have any particularly strong individual fetishes. I mean I love latex, PVC, and leather; blindfolds and gags are a turn on for me; I have a thing for bondage and restraint; corporal punishment and discipline can fuel my fire; and, there's at least a little bit of a sadist in me. But none of those alone are a singular driving force.
I simply just love it all!
Maybe it would be easier if I only loved one aspect of BDSM play, if perhaps I had a single true fetish that drove my desires it would be easier to be satisfied with what I've collected. I can't help wondering . . .
Ahhh, probably not.
If I was a latex fetishist there'd always be one more piece I wanted, or needed. Were I simply into leather, I'm sure the story would be the same, one more belt or pair of chaps, a new leather shirt.
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| 12 steps |
So here I am. I've apparently entered territory where I should be starting some kind of twelve-step program for folks like myself. I can't be alone with this problem.
If all of this seems a little dire, not to worry, I'm anything but despondent about my "problem." You see I have one other issue to tackle first, as there are times I'm at least a little bit of a procrastinator. Quite obviously that problem will need to be dealt with first.
Looks like I won't get around to starting that Gear Slut Support Group until at least 2013. That gives me plenty of time to take advantage of at least one more sale. To make just one more buy . . .
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