Buckfever's progress report/bananaman story.

How long do you, others, typically use the same noose?

If you’re securing it with something on the other side of the cradle, such as hair elastics, would it last longer or still be usable?

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Buckfever’s progress report/bananaman story. (p. 10)

Reviewing the record I’m finding ~ a month. Which was no big deal as they were a low cost item, but the vender I was using no longer supplies them and the comparable items are a hair too thick. It isn’t a horrible situation in the case of the noose as the base X4 extender isn’t that pricey and the replacement nooses through them in bulk aren’t that bad. They do stick it to you on the shipping though. So for me knowing this method, is one I would stick with I would order replacement nooses at the same time.

1/9/2019

100% max tension @ 60 minutes
Got to max tension @ 10 mintues.

For some reason I was able to find a noose cradle combo that worked today and was able to get in a good session. So I’m thinking I’m back in business for a month which gives me some time to sort out the noose issue. But quite frankly if I don’t I’m just going to order from X4 and buy a bulk amount of the replacement nooses to save on shipping.

No I can’t say that. I found that executing on it to be difficult. Not that I couldn’t do it, but that I wound up losing tension in the noose while securing the noose on the underside with the paper towel strip. For me to really secure the noose around the glans, I have to hold it it place, while I’m securing the noose on the underside. Maybe I’m retarded but I could not figure out how to apply the paper towel strip without losing a bit of the tension on the noose.

Some of it is anatomy. I’m a grower and the tissues are really flaccid, so it has to be applied just right to hold.

I may work on it some more, but I really have my technique down on securing the noose, so I’m more inclined to trying to find a solution or replacement extender.

1/9/2019
Second session:

34% @ 60 minutes

Wow, turned out to be a good day. Unexpected.

1/10/2019

100% max tension @ 50 minutes.

Got to 100% at 7.5 minutes

New milestone at this extender length, was able to get to max tension @ 7.5 minutes. Glans in forward position in cradle. Closing in on consolidating this length.

Not sure I’m adding length though at this time. Thinking about working towards bringing the glans further forward in the cradle as I’m thinking that will be more effective in the long run. So I may run another 3 month cycle at the same extender length.

I like it. Optimizing your position in the current extender length setup is gaining and I think a practical approach.

1/11/2019

100% max tension @ 17.5 minutes
followed by 34% @ 27.5 minutes

Noose issues again.

1/12/2019

100% @ 25 minutes

Followed by

34% @ 17.5 minutes.

Tried another vendor for the noose replacement and these were too thin. I think I should just bite the bullet on the X4 labs. Feels like I’m just dicking around here, no pun intended.

Quit dicking around Buck!

Yep just placed the order.

Just a note here so I don’t forget, although I probably will anyway. The previous 3 days because of the noose issue I averaged 45 minutes of traction and yesterday EQ was through the roof. So as a maintenance measure way down the road I’ll keep that time frame in mind.

1/13/2019

100% max tension @ 64 minutes

got to max tension at 14 minutes.

Was distracted initially so was late getting to max tension. And while this is a milestone in terms of duration, there was some noose slippage and the glans was further back in the cradle at the end of the session, so I’m not going to pretend that this was a real milestone.

I was scheduled to increase the extender length tomorrow and think that I could have but my equipment does not support this move and will wait until the X4 extender arrive and I transition to that. Also I wanted to bring the glans position further forward in the cradle before adding length anyway so the timing works out.

In the meantime we’ll continue on best we can with what we have and quite frankly today’s session was plenty robust enough to at the very least maintain our progress if not even continue forward at a lesser rate.

1/13/2019

Second session

34% @ 45 minutes

Cut short, unexpected visitor. Good day overall.