Penetration station - suspension kit by Sportsheets - review by Hot'n'Bothered

I consider myself to be on the beginner end of the spectrum when it comes to position aides. We found this easy to handle (Most difficult part was putting it on the bed). Comfortable, and it has now become a must have in our bedroom.

Once you've experienced the joys of being able to keep your position and keep your hands free, (Or use the additional handles for added support) you may never go back to your old 'normal' again. Support, comfort, and excitement, what more could one want.

Despite it's claims I worried how well this would fit our king sized bed. I'll be honest, it was a bit difficult to put together with no help. Just because of the sheer weight of the mattress. Eventually I ended up just sliding the nylon between the mattresses, and wiggling it up. Instead of actually moving the mattress itself.

It's secured with a buckle, and initially I had a hard time getting it to fasten and tighten. Mainly because I had it sitting lop sided. So I didn't have as much give in the nylon as I should have. Upon getting that fixed it was easy to thread it through the buckle and secure it to the mattress.

While assembly by oneself is totally doable, save yourself a bit of time and get your partner to pitch in!

The straps are crafted out of nylon, and can be cleaned with soap and water as necessary. The handles are crafted out of Neoprene, and thus should withstand the test of time. Cleaning, if necessary can be done with a damp cloth.

The only piece in this kit I worry may not withstand the test of time is the plastic buckles. But considering there shouldn't be much if any stress placed on them, it should be fine.

If your needing something to help you hold on, or give yourself more support, this is an excellent aid. I found it particularly useful because our bed does not have a head/foot board to hold on to. So for example when I am on top, I really have NOTHING to hold onto. I just have to put my hands on my legs and help support myself that way. This kit has helped with that, now I can tighten the straps to a comfortable length and hold onto those. I found that many times to be a more comfortable solution.

This was also excellent for when I am on bottom and I want my legs upright in the air. I always found it VERY annoying to have to hold my legs in place, my hands aren't free to wander then! (Ok in all honesty I didn't find it annoying until we started using this kit, now...going back to having to hold my legs, would be very annoying).

The only position I didn't really care for it's use was rear entry. I found it was too easy for hubby to get a little to rough without really realizing it; and it'd become painful for me.

The only thing I really wish is that the handles were adjustable in size. I think it would add quite a bit to the experience to have them tightly fit around your wrists, legs, thighs.. In doing so the kits possibilities would greatly expand as well.

The absolute beauty of this kit, is once it is set up, you can leave it that way and forget about it. For us, I have the bottom straps just tucked into the sheet at the bottom of the bed, so they aren't even visible to anyone just walking into the room. The upper straps I have between the bed and the wall, again not visible. Yet in both cases their easily pulled out for use.

While I doubt that this is in major risk of getting too dirty, if it does, wiping it down with a damp cloth and mild soap for the nylon, will suffice.

The penetration station arrived boxed. The nylon straps bagged up, and the handles were placed around plastic sheets to help them keep their shape (I suppose?). Honestly that kind of seemed like a waste to me, placing them in their own plastic bags would have been sufficient.

Included was also an instructional DVD on assembly.