Hinged Back Ring

I wouldn't consider one without using surgical tubing over it. Even better, leave the tubing on it and dip it in PlastiDip.

 

I owned one with a hinge once. I have found that it really is a sensitive area and just the smallest little thing can cause irritation. It's hard enough keeping everything from being irritating on a perfectly smooth device.

 

As long as you don't force the hinge open too far, it's fine. I find it more comfortable because it helps to keep the ring in place rather than it sliding down and strangling your balls. It also adds a bit more security as pull outs are much harder. I've never had any skin irritation from it either.

 

Hinged rings in my opinion are a big no , have tried them in the past and found they caused pinching and irritation. The best rings I find are the one piece solid type with a round section made from stainless steel , just my take on it if it helps

 

I've also had nothing but issues with hinged rings, even using tubing over them. There was always an issue with irritation or pinching.

 

I tried two devices with hinged rings. The Bon4M and a Chinese device. No problems with putting it on because you can insert a thin piece of something between your testicle and the ring to prevent pinching. I used a thin piece of cardboard. My problem was that the hinge rubbed me raw and I could not wear it 24/7. Someone gave me a tip about using small rubber hosing that I found at Home Depot. I spent an hour getting it on. First I just covered the hinged part but the ends of the hose were irritating. Next I covered the who ring with the hose. That was a hard thing to do, only to find out that the added bulk made the ring two tight. I gave up on hinged rings after that. I got a Jailbird and never had a solid ring on before. I just could not imagine getting it on without a lot of pain. When I did it, I was surprise how squishy my testicals are and just shoved them through the ring, one at a time and then my penis went in last. I can do it in under 10 seconds now. No hinges to pinch or irritate the skin.

 

@Vinny "when I did I was surprised how squishy my testifies are and just shoved them through the ring"
That has to be one of the best lines i've ever read on here and it made me smile

 

@Vinny "when I did I was surprised how squishy my testicles are and just shoved them through the ring"
That has to be one of the best lines i've ever read on here and it made me smile

 

I'd be interested to know more about hinged A-rings ad their potential to be annoying. I used the hinged rings on some of the cbXXXX range and found those very irritating but it was the metal of the hinge that was giving me an allergic reaction, its probably caused by nickel as I have learned to avoid that and I can only wear surgical and piercing standard stainless steel or gold without challenges. Why the Millars never seemed to have listened to their customers on some topics is beyond me.

Hinged A-rings allow the wearing of a tighter A-ring but I think I have no real need of a tighter one unless someone has strong views on A-ring size they would like to share. I was after all pleasanty surprised about the pros of wearing a tight tube which allows no growth. Having no growth room is very confining and does give a sense of being more locked than a looser fitting tube, but the tighter tube allows no real reaction when aroused which my keyholding friend thinks is not a good thing as she enjoys my discomfort when trying to attain full size in the old cage and whilst not exactly a control freak she does like being in control and still prefers me to have room to wriggle.

Whilst my search for knowledge to fuel the design of a custom cage I have another question to ask.

Do hinged A-rings irritate even if they have a good tight joint and no stray hairs, emerging new hairs or stubble gets trapped?

 

@filltee Hello , I can only offer my experience here, others may have different experiences with this , over the years I have tried several devices, some with hinged rings which as I mentioned before in this thread have always given problems , some of the hinges were tight and well finished but still caused irritation with time , even solid rings with very minor marks or imperfections have also at times given me problems , I now mirror polish any solid ring I use before wear and have had no problems with irritation doing this , so my experience has been that any ring with even a slight imperfection and especially hinged rings even well finished ones with tight hinges can give rise to irritations with time . you also mention that you can only wear surgical grade stainless or gold so I would think in your case any imperfection to the ring whether it be a hinge or other wise would cause you a problem

 

@sissybitch
If the metal is gold, 316L surgical grade stainless steel or titanium I have no allergy issues. I have never felt the need to address anylack of smoothness issues with an A-ring unless the damn thing was made of plastic (or other non metal). As for AL's cbxxxx range. For some reason they do not appear listen to their customers and as far as I'm aware they continue to this day to charge a premium price for a cage that has A-rings made with cheap crap metal pivots in their hinges. They also dont appear to listen re: other issues not relevent to this thread.

 

What kind of tubing would you recommend?

 

Surgical tubing. I think you can buy it by the foot at Home Depot. If not, buy a cheap "sling shot" and cut the tubing off.

 

Remember if your base ring is a good fit the using surgical tubing and or Plastidip , Tooldip or what ever you will need to reconsider which base ring you want to use

 

I agree with PlastiDip or surgical tubing