Guides: toys, sizing, technique and gay culture

Know what you are doing

The right toy is the one that fits, and the best play is the play you understand. These guides answer the questions men ask us every day, without judgement and without fluff, with real sizes from our range and links to the products that go with each subject.

Choosing toys

• Cock rings: steel, silicone or leather. Materials compared, the sizes of our steel rings and how to wear one safely.
• Sex machines: how to choose a fuck machine. Hand-held, floor and furniture machines, stroke, speed and Vac-U-Lock explained.
• Porn star dildos. Cast from real performers: the stars we stock, cut or uncut, and how true to life they are.
• XXL dildos. From a 30 cm dong to the one metre dildo: length, width, materials and taking it safely.

Sizing

• Size matters: how to measure and choose the right toy size. Cock ring diameter, cage length, plug and dildo width, sleeves, pumps and sounds: measure once, order right.
• Cock ring size calculator. Fill in your measurements and get your ring, stretcher and cage size in millimetres.
• Ball stretching: how to start, sizing and safety. Rings, weights, straps and silicone, how long to wear them and when to take them off.

Technique and safety

• Prostate massage for beginners. Finding the P-spot, a finger first, choosing a massager and the hands-free Aneros technique.
• Fisting for beginners. Preparation, fisting lube, training with toys step by step and the safety rules.
• How to use an anal shower. Douching before anal sex and fisting: bulb, shower hose or bag, water, pressure, timing and the mistakes to avoid.
• Rimming 101. Preparation, hygiene, health risks and the technique that actually works.

Culture and codes

• The hanky code. Left or right pocket, every colour and its meaning, and where the code comes from.
• The Grindr code. Vers, DL, NSA, hosting, masc4masc and the rest of the profile slang, explained.
• Tom of Finland. The artist who drew the leather scene, and why his men still set the look.

Still have a question?

The FAQ covers shipping, returns, payment and the most common sizing questions. For anything else, mail help@gaysteel.eu with your measurements or your question; we answer within one working day.

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