Caging for beginners

[Mr Blonde]

Someone asked me for more details...?

I could have used any type of cage. I looked at pet stores, I could have called an animal clinic, I could have built one myself, etc.

I just happen to know a shipping/receiving clerk at a warehouse and we are casual friends who see each other a couple of times a month. I asked him to be on the lookout for a small crate where I could pack up a lot of dishes for someone.

When he found one, I just dropped by his place of work near closing time and picked it up. It weighed 50-75 lbs (?) and it was only a mild exertion to carry it to my second floor apartment. It had three boards along the bottom where you could use a forklift to move it. There was an existing crack in one corner of the bottom, but I didn't bother repairing it and just told myself it would be the ventillation.

The crate had a plywood top that you remove with a crowbar and re-close with nails. I am not going to describe the actual scene, but yes -- I hammered the nails with her inside to seal it off each time.

Could she have escaped from this contraption? Probably given enough time! The lid was secure, but she could have thrown her weight around and tipped the crate over on its side to try and stress the construction. (My friend told me that if you drop a crate from the forklift, it will fall to the floor and bust open.) And it would have torn up her hands, but she also could have attacked the crack in the bottom to make a bigger hole. But if I was intent on keeping her caged, I could have re-enforced the bottom and put obstacles around the outside so it could not be tipped over.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Could she have escaped from this contraption? Probably given enough time! The lid was secure, but she could have thrown her weight around and tipped the crate over on its side to try and stress the construction. (My friend told me that if you drop a crate from the forklift, it will fall to the floor and bust open.) And it would have torn up her hands, but she also could have attacked the crack in the bottom to make a bigger hole. But if I was intent on keeping her caged, I could have re-enforced the bottom and put obstacles around the outside so it could not be tipped over.

Hmmmm, probably isn't good enough for me. May be boring, but I am big on responsibility and safety issues, and there are a multitude of things which could go wrong in this type situation where time and probably's are not going to cut it after the fact. She could probably have escaped in time.....unless there was a fire and no time, or she was unconscious or had a panic attack at the realisation you were unable to help for whatever reason, or she had some type of unprecendented fit (it happened to me in my vanilla life where there was no history of it and has not been since), you had some mishap which she was unaware of and/or unable to help you in time, just to name a few. Yes, the thought of being caged and unable to escape can be a turn on (or not), but unfortunately even the best laid plans can go seriously wrong thus the need for a good back up plan which covers the possibility of unexpected disasters as best as possible. Think there was an old thread on caging some time back which went through the dangers and ways to work around them without disbanding the idea of enjoying the experience all together.

Catalina

 

[Mr Blonde]

Oh, maybe that person was asking me about her safety and not just the integrity of the crate?

I treated it like any case where someone is in bondage. I stayed awake and did not leave the apartment. I did forget at first, but she was given her cell phone the second time the crate was sealed. While closing the crate with nails and hammer took time, it took only a minute to open it up with a crowbar if a rescue was needed. Yes, any time you try bondage you might have some horrible "Gerald's Game" stuff happen to you.

If people are interested, there is a crummy b-grade movie called "Boxing Helena" that my girlfriend had enjoyed and then told me about. There is also a true crime story "The Girl In The Box" that I had read a few years ago where a woman was kidnapped and abused for seven years.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106471/
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/sex_slave/index.html?sect=19

People are free to evaluate what happened and make improvements or learn from my mistakes. It was okay to try something new, but the experience was pretty boring to me and my girlfriend agreed it didn't do much for her. *shrug*

 

[bdsmToy]

Oh, maybe that person was asking me about her safety and not just the integrity of the crate?

I treated it like any case where someone is in bondage. I stayed awake and did not leave the apartment. I did forget at first, but she was given her cell phone the second time the crate was sealed. While closing the crate with nails and hammer took time, it took only a minute to open it up with a crowbar if a rescue was needed. Yes, any time you try bondage you might have some horrible "Gerald's Game" stuff happen to you.

If people are interested, there is a crummy b-grade movie called "Boxing Helena" that my girlfriend had enjoyed and then told me about. There is also a true crime story "The Girl In The Box" that I had read a few years ago where a woman was kidnapped and abused for seven years.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106471/
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/sex_slave/index.html?sect=19

People are free to evaluate what happened and make improvements or learn from my mistakes. It was okay to try something new, but the experience was pretty boring to me and my girlfriend agreed it didn't do much for her. *shrug*

wow that story is alarming. but if it was consetual wow that would be soo fucking HOT.

 

[SexxyDevil69]

I cant talk for everyone but i know that i myself would not like the idea of being in a cage for more than 3-4 hours because i have tendenitis(sp?) in my left knee and i have trouble walking after a little while. I would say that if your sub doesnt like it then i would use it as a punishment but not for a whole 24 hours. Again i agree that you should talk to your sub and ask her how she feels about it all and if she likes the idea than i would say to go for it...But dont do it without talking to her first

 

[Xploremyworld]

I have a cage which I used with a previous sub... Any D&s session can be 'boring,' if you don't know how to keep it exciting. For me, it wasn't about longivity of keeping her confined--it was about her being confined in the cage, then restrained, using metal cuffs, a bench (in the cage) on which she was reclined, and then her legs stretch apart and tied to the bars. Or, restrained on all fours. Or even breast-bound to the bars. Our use of the cage focused more on erotic play, and I usually found myself inside the cage with my restrained, blindfolded, and gagged slut, taking her sexually or engaging in other pleasures as I wished.
Of course, one always takes precautions to minimize risk. I always have a spare key convenient, in case I lose the primary key to the cuffs, and I am NEVER out of proximity to my sub when she is restrained in any way. It is the responsibility of the DOM to be prepared for unexpected possibilities, and I take that duty seriously.
The cage itself is 48 inches high and deep, and 52 inches wide, and was made of six separate pieces of heavy framing rods (rebar). It can be set up in or dismantled in about 15 minutes, as it is lashed together using rope of the plastic restraining bands some police use in place of handcuffs (cable companies also use them to tie bands of cable wiring). I was able to construct mine for less than $25.00, and since it's not being used now, I would discuss selling it.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I think that is the key once again....the mindset which surrounds any activity we all engage in. A spanking can be very boring for the giver (and often receiver) if all it is is spanking someone and waiting for something magical to happen. There has to be a mindset and/or purpose to the act otherwise it becomes tedious very quick and lacks connection between the people involved. Caging is no less boring if it is just one person in the cage and another outside and no context or mindset surrounding the confinement, real or just for mental mindfucking.

Catalina