In the heat of the moment...

By "in the heat of the moment", I refer to those times when the keyholder wants the cage off, for instance for some impromptu Tease and Denial or even penetrative sex, but going through the TetherSpout removal procedure I outlined would just kill the mood...

But it is not necessary to remove the spout to have a good time. One just needs to prevent it from retracting too far inside where it could be painful and/or awkward to fish out. For that purpose, there are accessories like the two I own, bought from Tether Products:

 The circular barbell (8 Ga. 1" hoop):

Even easier to snap on, the spherical magnet. The one pictured here is 3/8" in diameter. 1/2" and 5/8" spheres are also available. The spout's stainless steel has magnetic permeability, so it will strongly stick to these neodymium nickel-plated magnets.

There are also ring magnets in the same material. I haven't tried those yet, but I have two on order...

Note that the hoop above leaves very little space for fluids to pass through the spout. In particular, that greatly restricts the passage of ejaculate so, for some, an orgasm with the barbell will be ruined, as if someone had pressed the meatus shut with a thumb or palm. Comparatively, the spherical magnets do leave the side holes free of obstruction, so fluid flow is less restricted. On the other hand, keeping the ball on while urinating could be messy!

TetherSpout removal

This is a continuation of my previous post that described how to install a TetherSpout. Now we want to get that thing out of there:

Removal pretty much consists of reversing the installation steps, but there are a few subtleties...

As was the case for installation, this procedure uses a second spout, as well as dental floss and lubrication.

Pull the installed TetherSpout forward enough to access the cross holes. Thread a length of floss through those two holes, ending up with equal lengths on each side. Then, thread both floss ends through the bore of the second spout, entering by the tapered tip and exiting at the flange end.

Bring the two spout tips in contact and tension the floss to keep them that way. Bring the assembly out as much as possible. This will drive the retainer as close to the penis tip as it can go. Also, make sure the main spout's side holes (through which the floss is passing) are vertical (one at the top, one at the bottom). This will be optimal in the end, when the retainer is being pushed out, as it will minimize the retainer's tendency to flip out of alignment.

Lubricate the second spout a bit. While lightly holding the glans between two fingers to prevent the retainer from sliding backwards (but not hindering the movements of the spouts), gently push the second spout in, while maintaining tension on the floss. This will cause the first spout to start sliding further in, through the retainer:

Push the second spout all the way until its flange contacts the penis tip.

If you have held the retainer in place, it should now be clear of the first spout. Now release tension on the floss and pull the second spout out. With a bit of extra side to side finger pressure, you will feel the retainer flip and align itself flat between your fingers in the vertical plane.

While maintaining light finger pressure on the sides to prevent the retainer from pivoting back, yet not preventing forward sliding, pull gently on the floss to bring the spout out. It will push the retainer out ahead of itself. There may be a slight resistance as the midsection of the retainer passes through the inelastic part of the urethra but, once past that, the retainer will squeeze out. Continue the pull to bring the spout out and you are done!

TetherSpout installation

At the beginning, it used to take me a while to get my TetherSpout in place or remove it. Nowadays, I have worked out a procedure that allows me to get it in (or out) easily, in under 2 minutes...

To perform the TetherSpout installation, I use, of course, the spout and retainer, but also a second spout. I also need some fine string and some lubricant...

For the string, I use OralB Glide dental floss. Personally, I think is is terrible for flossing because it is so slick that it doesn't entrain food or plaque worth a damn. But for our purpose here its thin tape shape and its slickness make it perfect.

Now for lubrication... Stainless steel is smooth, but it does not slide well against semi-dry mucous membranes like the wall of the urethra. I have seen suggestions to urinate just before performing urethral insertions, as a way to provide lubrication. I don't recommend it, for two reasons:

• Unless the insertion is performed while urine is flowing, the lubrication is not that great.
• I prefer to preserve the capability to urinate after the insertion, as a way to flush out the piping. In particular, if a water soluble lubricant was used, that will get rid of any excess.

My current favorite for lubrication is an almost liquid Aloe Vera "gel" made by Earth's Daughter. I found it on Amazon. 99%+ pure Aloe Vera gels have the advantage that they do not leave behind long term sticky residue as they are readily absorbed by skin or mucosa.

Ok, I'm done with the product plugs, let's get on with the process...

First, clean your hands, the two spouts, and the retainer thoroughly with antibacterial soap (you should also clean the tip of your penis). You won't be pushing stuff into the urethra much further than a piercing would go, but when dealing with this area you want to be as aseptic as reasonably possible.

Cut a  length of the dental floss (about 10 inches or 25cm will do fine) and thread it through the cross holes of the spout, so there are equal lengths on each side. Then, apply a dab of lubricant to the flange of the spout and push it gently up the urethra until only the very tip sticks out (with the floss now hanging from it). You may feel a slight resistance at the beginning as the flange goes past the inelastic ring within the penis tip, but it should go through without discomfort.

Now, thread both ends of the floss through the bore of the second spout, starting from the tapered tip (not the flange side), so that you can bring the two spouts tip to tip. Apply a dab of lubricant to the second spout and, while tensing the floss to keep both spout tips in contact, push the second spout in, until its flange comes to rest on the tip of the penis. This will cause to first spout to go deep enough in to make space for the upcoming insertion of the retainer.

Now let go of the floss and gently pull out the second spout, leaving the first in place. Pull the second spout completely off the floss and set it aside on a clean surface. Make sure you do not pull the floss off the first spout!
Now, thread both ends of the floss through the retainer. Bring the retainer to the tip of the penis, align it with the vertical slit, apply some lube and push it in. There will be more resistance than with the spout (assuming you have the proper size retainer. Selection of that will be the subject of a future post). You will need to hold the glans between two fingers, one on each side, not top and bottom. Once half the retainer goes past the urethra's inelastic part, it will literally get sucked in:

Now, thread both ends of the floss through the second spout's bore, the same way as before. Apply a bit of lube if need be and gently push the tip of the second spout in.

At this point, you should no longer apply any pressure on the side of the glans as that would prevent the retainer from rotating into position. Tension the floss gently so the first spout starts heading back out as you continue slowly pushing the second one in. This will cause the retainer to rotate along the vertical and align itself so that the two spouts' tips make contact through the retainer:

 Once you feel, through the side of the penis, that the retainer has rotated into position, pull gently on the floss and bring the spouts out, keeping their tips together (this makes it easier on your urethra lining than dragging one spout tip out by itself). You will feel the spout sliding metal against metal inside the retainer.

Once the tip of the first spout peeks out the tip of the penis, you can remove the second spout and the floss. You are done:

Now, as I mentioned before, it is a good time to flush the plumbing by urinating. You will note that the flow of urine out the tip of the spout is quite smooth (in particular, it does not spray out the side holes).

Introduction

I had been exploring the thrills of a male chastity cage for a short while when I discovered with dismay that, given enough lubrication, pulling out the back of the device was fairly easy. It happened to me accidentally the first time as I was performing my ablutions while locked in a CB6000. Shower-induced extra shrinkage, allied with pushing a soapy finger into the back of the tube in an attempt to clean things up in there, caused my wily organ to pop out the back! Sure, my scrotum was still stuck fast betwixt the rings, so the device was not going anywhere, but my would-be captive shaft was now flopping free above its defeated prison.
Mind you, that made cleanup a breeze. Returning the rinsed shaft to the confines of the cage was easy too, helped by the application of abundant water flow. But for me, that cast a pall on the whole head game, as if I had been enjoying some bondage and suddenly discovered that the bindings were no sturdier than paper tape.

If you read a bit about serious chastity on the web, you'll soon find out that the almost universally recommended approach to definite pullout prevention is a piercing (typically called a "PA" for "Prince Albert"). There are some other approaches that strive to achieve the same goal by squeezing/clamping the shaft one way or another within the cage but when not merely gimmicky, they typically involve lasting discomfort, sharp pain, or even potential trauma (e.g. as a consequence of urethra compression). There are also approaches that do not prevent pullout but instead provide the key holder with undeniable evidence of any such incident (e.g. the so-called "ribbon" method).

Well, piercings are not my thing, at all. Discomfort gets in the way of long term wear during normal life (driving, working, sleeping, etc), and sharp pain is not part of my kink, to say nothing of trauma. The tamper-evident approaches are also unappealing to me: I am more into the head game of "can't" than "would get caught if I did" (the bondage analogy above is fitting here too). Another issue is that most of these techniques work best on men who are circumcised and/or "showers" (as opposed to "growers" like me whose shaft varies greatly in size between flaccid and erect and can sometimes turtle-in to an amazing extent, leading to accidental escapes).

Ah, but I am an engineer by trade, so such a challenge has got to have a technological solution...

Eventually, I came across an interesting, novel concept, dubbed a "TetherSpout" by its inventor (Tether Products). It leverages the little-known fact that inside the tip of the penis, there is a ring of inelastic tissue around the urethra, roughly halfway between the meatus (a.k.a. slit) and the frenulum (bottom rear of the glans). The "TetherSpout" is composed of:

• The "spout", which is a hollow pin with a flange at one end and a slight taper at the other end (the inside bore has a constant diameter). There are also two cross holes at the taper end that come in handy later...
• The "retainer", which is a kind of washer with smoothly rounded edges that is made to very precise dimensions.

The spout and retainer are made of stainless steel. There is also a vinyl cap that can be used to close up the spout if need be:

The spout is inserted flange first, followed by the retainer, pushing the latter in sideways (as a button though a buttonhole). Finally, the spout is pulled back through the retainer. At that point, the retainer comes to rest flat against the above-mentioned inelastic part of the urethra. Provided the proper size retainer has been selected, it can no longer be pulled out (again, like a button over a buttonhole).

And here is a picture of the whole thing assembled, along with a stainless steel wire I shaped to hook through the TetherSpout and lock it onto my Male Chastity Now "Contender" cage (fleshy bits removed for... ahem... better clarity):

How secure is it? Well, barring just cutting the stainless steel lock wire (but if we are considering that, why not get a slightly bigger cutter and just slice through the padlock shackle), retracting the penis is no more possible than if I was locked in by a hook though a piercing.