Oh hey... One thing I forgot to mention...

One of the best times I've ever had at a kink friendly event was at Camp Crucible. It was a while ago, after a bad breakup.

Some people I knew were going to Camp Crucible, so I figured what the hell and signed up. It was only an 8 hour drive from my house, and I could make a weekend of it.

It was utterly, absolutely, fantastic.

Ever been to summer camp when you were a kid? Maybe you haven't, but you've seen movies like "Meatballs" with Bill Murray or something.

The kids sleep six or eight to a cabin, there are basketball courts no one ever uses, you can go canoeing, there's a pool for swimming, a fire pit for ghost stories at night, a mess hall, an activities hall with foosball machines, etc.

Now picture that summer camp BUT filled with kinsters. Every variety of kinster. Top, bottom, Domme/Dom, sub, switches, whatever else. Some are brand new and overly giddy with excitement, some have been in the lifestyle since the 80's, most are somewhere in between.

Every time I've gone (four times?), everyone was friendly. Everyone was happy. There were rules to keep people safe, but anyone could play, as long as there was consent of course.

When the kinsters are there, that basketball court is full of stocks and crosses and pillories and whatever else free for anyone to use. So are the activity halls. That stage the kids use to put on sketches? It becomes the main stage for slave auctions. Sell yourself off into slavery if you want, or buy a slave or two. Or just watch as the slaves are sold to the highest bidder, leashed, and taken away.
Its all good fun.

I had a FANTASTIC time. It was exactly what I needed at that point of my life, and every subsequent time I've gone I've loved it.

Going with a girlfriend? You can get as crazy as you like - OR - you can be as tame as you want, and just chill by the pool and watch.

There are classes and workshops too. Great place to learn stuff.

Want your own tent or RV? No problem. Bring it and set it up. I personally enjoyed staying in the human pony camp - its essentially a section of the camp where the pony boy/girl enthusiasts (and their owners/trainers) hang out.

https://www.campcrucible.com/

The fun part?? A lot of my good friends are vanilla but know that I am not. They don't exactly understand kink. They know aspects of it, but don't understand its appeal. Anyway, it doesn't really matter - but the fun part is their curiosity. They want to know the stuff that went on there while I was at camp, BUT at the same time, they kinda don't want to know... (if you know what I mean. :P )

So I just sent them this link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qrH758xjrg


The bad part? Having to leave and go back to the real world. Still though... You get to take home good memories to last a lifetime. I imagine someday I'll be a 110 years old in some retirement home, tended to by robot nurses and I'll sit and cackle "HA!! I was a pony you know!!! Naked and harnessed up to a cart!!! It was awesome! I had a pony tail made of real horsehair!!!"

For the record I am in no way affiliated with anyone who owns or runs the place. I'm just a big fan.