No such thing as a stupid question? I bet I have some.

[UrsusMinor]

Old Man has been infinitely patient with my barrage of questions via PM, but I still have a few more, so in a spirit of sharing--while waiting for my VED to arrive--I'll inflict them on everybody:

1) I don't have an Ikea manual for VEDs, with all the little line drawings*, so I'm just guessing: I'm assuming most people pump up while laying on their backs? (Or on their sides? In Lotus position? Or perhaps standing in phone booths wearing raincoats?) I've seen a lot of discussion about details, all the way down to what kind of razor to use to shave your stuff--but what position does the VED usually involve?

2) Can VED and traction be used at the same time? [Well, okay, that's clearly stupid--I warned you: a traction device won't fit in the tube.] What I mean is, should VED and traction be used on the same days, or in the same general timeframe (26 weeks, if you like)? Or is using both of them in parallel just asking for trouble?

3) My job requires a lot of international travel. Can I take all of this along in my checked baggage without having it confiscated, and without finding myself at Guantanamo Bay? What exactly do I say to the customs people at Heathrow or Riyadh? Or do I leave it at home and wait it out?

4) If I'm only using a one-cylinder, rather than one of those 3-cylinder, high-definition extravaganzas, do I need lube? And if I do need lube, do I need to lube up the whole shaft, or just the base to maintain a seal? Or is that a matter of curvature?

*Actually, a little Ikea-style manual would be very helpful to some of us!

[james1947]

Ursus

I don't think you are bothering with your questions, not me in any case and there are not stupid questions (don't have stupid questions, have stupid people not asking questions and getting in trouble). Better ask 100 questions than make a mistake that will result in damage.
1) I am sitting in front of the computer while doing VED
2) Some forum members doing VED and also traction. Myself didn't succeed to make traction because after 10 minutes my glans is white, sign of no blood flow. If not this problem, I was doing both.
3) I can't answer you about Riyadh, you know it is a extremely conservative country  but in my opinion you will not have problems in Heathrow, just tell them that it is a medical device.
4) Yes you need lube. The base to maintain seal, the shaft to avoid friction.
* I don't know enough English so I don't know what Ikea-style manual is.

James

[UrsusMinor]

Thanks, James. So I guess the answer is you can do VED in any position where it works.

(Just for reference, Ikea is a giant Swedish furniture company that sells assemble-it-yourself furniture. Almost everything they sell comes with a brochure of cartoons showing people putting the furniture together step by step. It includes drawings of 'do this,' and crossed out drawings of 'DON'T do this.' In short, it's just about my speed!)  

[james1947]

I understand (the Ikea I mean).
Here have also those "Assemble yourself" furniture's, but the instructions and reality are sometimes far far away.

james

[UrsusMinor]

Boy, James, you are right about the disconnect between the manuals and reality.

Maybe I'll produce one of those cartoon instruction manuals--once my VED arrives and I figure out how to work it!

[29mUK]

Maybe I'll produce one of those cartoon instruction manuals--once my VED arrives and I figure out how to work it!

This is actually a brilliant idea. I've been using mine for a couple of weeks now & still have questions (like you, I don't want to keep messaging Old Man constantly bless him!). I have pondered the idea of doing an instructional video for noobs, as I know how anxious doing it for the first time made me feel & hate the thought of others experiencing that feeling.

[welshwales]

I use plenty of lube on whole penis. I use the VED in the shower, so standing. Or in bed if using it for erection for sex (although it was kinda embarrassing at first, the results way out weighed the embarrassment!) I shave using my trusty Gillette Mach3.

[UrsusMinor]

Thanks, Welsh! I have to say, this whole shaving thing makes me a little nervous, too. I'm not accustomed to waving sharp objects at that portion of my anatomy!

Well, live long enough and I guess eventually you'l experience everything...  

[james1947]

Ursus

In some cultures, everyone is shaving/hair removing down there.
So relax and get used to

James

[welshwales]

Yeah the whole shaving thing is quite odd. An ex of mine wanted me to shave my balls, now that was a tactical nightmare! I only did it once, it was way too itchy! For VED I only shave a wee bit around the base of the shaft and trim around it with scissors. I'm not ready to go porn star style hairless!

[29mUK]

I don't think you need to go clean shaven, I use a beard trimmer at a grade 1 & manage to get a decent enough seal (without looking like a schoolboy lol)