First, everyone who lives in a place where components are available should make a Captn’s Wench. It’s super easy. Cap’s instructions are as good as you can get without having someone do it for you. It really does only take scissors, a ruler and a few minutes. If you can cut a straight line for two inches and can lie two things on top of each other (you can do that, can’t ya?) you basically have all the skill you need.
I made a wench yesterday, and used it as a hanger and later as a stretcher. I used Ace bandage and Therawrap as wrap. It was pretty comfortable, even while hanging 10 pounds. I’m sure it could take more, because I tugged on it fairly hard it remain structurally very sound. I tried it with a cable clamp, but I was also able to keep it on without the cable clamp by wearing a thick wrap and aligning the pads so that they were in a wide V shape. Last night I clipped a dog leash onto the strap and kicked back to watch a movie as I stretched my dick with my foot. It’s nice because it’s so easy to take on and off. I just left the wrap on, and stretched for 15 or 20 minutes, then took off the wench, recuperated for 10 minutes or so, and then put it on again. Easy. Dick wrapping is what takes the longest; putting the wench on nice and tight takes about a minute or less. And, it will be easy to take off if I hear my wife coming downstairs.
As I had 4 feet of Velcro, I made one ten inches wide and one about 12 inches wide. The 12 inch version allows wrapping the Velcro all the way around both of the straps, but it does make the package too large to fit a mid sized cable clamp around, so I used a large size cable clamp instead. I have an extra multi-clamp so I might try that too.
The edge of the Velcro is pretty rough. It’s easy to avoid in normal use, but it can irritate. I’m thinking about putting a bead of silicone caulk on the edge to seek if it lessens the bite. For the grip pads, the underside of an old thick foam mouse pad might work in lieu of the Gripper pads, but the Grippers have that textured surface that grips dickwrap better.
The only potential structural weakness I see is where the Velcro pads attach to the pulling strap. The adhesive on mine separated a little when I pulled sideways on the strap. This can be remedied by grabbing the strap by the Velcro pad when making adjustments. I might glue the Velcro on to strengthen the bond. If I ever use the wench to hang with heavier weights, I might put Velcro on both sides of the strap, and then use a 12 inch piece of Velcro, so the Velcro can wrap all the way around both straps and the straps are attached on both sides.
I could make a wench if someone really doesn’t want to try themselves, but it will cost you $40 – that’s about $10 for materials and an additional $30 can’t-get-off-your-fat-ass tax, payable to Thunder’s.