Originally Posted by SpeedDial
I’ve been a lurker here for a while. I started out using the Captain’s Wench for several months for ADS. After minimal results I decided to try hanging.I used a swim cap hanger for a few months and had some success (about 3/4 of an inch) but at heavier weight (10lbs) found that the swim cap hanger put too much pressure on the tip of the glans causing bruising and/or blistering leading to callousing when I was willing to endure it.
I then decided to give the BIB hanger a shot. I tried that for a few months and could never quite figure out how to hang without much discomfort. After playing around with toe in and toe outs etc, I found the whole “gripping the internals” thing too difficult to figure out but I did gain about a 1/4 inch. I was experiencing some numbness as well so I finally decided to take a break from the BIB. Fortunately the numbness went away after a few weeks.
In the meantime I was thinking about how to get more of a swim cap approach without the swim cap and the pressure on the tip of the glans. Maybe what I have come up some might consider more of a noose style. In any case it was inspired by my experience with the swim cap and the captain’s wench. In fact I reused the nylon strapping I had used for my wench and some of the unused gripper pads. The entire hanger is made of nylon straps, gripper pads and Goop. Pretty simple design. The gripper pads are cut/shaped to fit up against the glans. The gripper pads are secured to the nylon with Goop. Velcro is secured to nylon using Goop. I use a wrap and secure the hanger with a theraband strap (wrapping around 3 times) that is an inch wide and about 9 or 10 inches long secured with a bit of tape at the end. When I run out of Theraband I will probably just get a swim cap and cut that up for straps. I could probably go a bit less on the wide part, maybe 3/4 of an inch but this was already cut to that width for use as wrapping with the BIB so I am just reusing it. Tension on the theraband when wrapping across the “gap” on the hanger provides tension to tighten the hanger. I have been working with this hanger since early December and still using fairly light weights. I started at 5 and am doing about 7 lbs right now. I usually do 20 minute sets. And hoping when I get up to 10 - 12 lbs range that I will start to see some further gains. I’m not sure how well it will hold at that weight though. I figure if I need to I could try a clamp to provide a bit more grip.
Update on my home made hanger. I’ve found that after re gluing a few times (maybe 3 or 4), I have not had to re glue now for several weeks. I still suspect this need to re glue was due to the adhesive on the gripper pads. I suspect that this has finally broken down and that is why I have not needed to re glue for some time now. I am now up to about 12 lbs with my hanger. I am doing my third 20 minute set 20 set of the morning as I type. I have had no issues with numbness with my hanger and minimal discomfort. Been hanging BTC since I started to use this. I was concerned about the grip at higher weights. A few weeks ago I started to use a double wrap. The first layer is a cloth from some old under garments. The second layer is a strap made from a swim cap (initially I tried theraband for this but the result was not satisfactory - too thick). This second layer adds a bit more protection and really helps with the grip of the hanger as well. I have never experienced a slip yet. I am still securing the hanger with a strap made of theraband wrapped around 3 times and secured with a bit of tape for the set.
20 seconds to get the hanger off. Usually a minute to a min and a half to get the hanger on.