Under the bed restraint system - under bed strap kit discontinued by Sportsheets - review by karenm

To preface, I had an interest in having these used on me that is soft-core. My then-boyfriend was into it more hard-core, so he was the reason we bought them.

Anyway, my then-boyfriend loved these and and I liked them. I'd never used anything like them but I liked the cuffs, which are soft and comfortable (great for novices like me). The velcro allows for taking them off quickly after. I haven't had any problems with rips like I've read some people have. The only annoying thing is that I have medium-sized wrists but I have to wind the straps to overlap a lot (have the velcro end sticking out a lot) but I guess they are made to fit all.

The strap took some readjusting of my mattress to fix it in the right place and tightening of the straps (a feature I'm glad the restraints have), but after you do it once, you're done. It is designed so that you can have the straps attach to the cuffs from the bottom and top of the bed or the sides, which is nice. He was interested in using it from the sides (probably better for if you use it during sex), and I'd say that from the top and bottom is probably better for teasing, since the straps are in the way less if your partner wants to lay next to you.

I like that they are adjustable so you can choose how much freedom you want and don't have to keep your arms or legs in any position that is uncomfortable unless they are tightened all the way.

I like that it has the two sets and not just the handcuffs. We had done things like tied my wrists with a robe tie before, and I had much more movement when I could move my legs. Also, it was hard to adjust and not as comfortable as the cuffs. They were either too tight or I felt like I could always get out of them.

I like that the cuffs are detachable. It's nice that you could use them just as regular wrist or ankle cuffs if you wanted to.

I actually don't know how I could design these any better. They seem durable. They aren't very discreet (how could they be) so you have to tuck them under the mattress if you have roommates or anything. I live alone so I just did when people came to visit me and never had a problem but if you live with someone or have kids, I think you would have to be extra careful to remember to put them away. I am pretty happy with them, planning to use them with my current boyfriend soon.

I started using these recently with my current boyfriend (who is more vanilla, and I wasn't sure how he would feel about using them, but he was interested when I mentioned them). And I still like them a lot even though we use them differently than I was before- since my then-boyfriend and I used them to hold me down before and during sex, and my new boyfriend and I use them for teasing me and then we take them off or use just the cuffs during sex.

They could be used in a lot of different ways. I love how versatile they are- how you can disconnect the cuffs and link them up in different ways.

He has a roommate and keeps the door open a lot, so I think we're going to keep them tucked under the mattress most of the time so we don't forget and leave them out. But even if we mostly use the cuffs, it is nice to have the option of using the restraint system, so for me it was still worth the price.

The only annoying thing for me, which I hadn't noticed earlier (as I don't have a roommate), is that the velcro straps are kind of loud to take apart. I hope his roommate doesn't wonder what we're using velcro for all the time.