Choosing The Right Strap On - A Beginner's Guide

Looking for a way to spice up your love life and add more variety to your usual sex routine? Experiment with a strap on sex toy! Strap ons are harnesses and dildo adult toy sets that allow you to engage in a variety of penetration play with your partner, from vaginal sex to pegging. These easy-to-use and versatile pleasure tools typically have an adjustable harness for a better fit and a compatible dildo to go with it. Depending on the O-ring size of the harness or if you have a special Vac-U-Lock harness, you can switch dildos and make every strap-on session more exciting and satisfying. Check out our Harness Dildos Guide for more detailed information about how to find the right dildo for your harness. In this general buyer’s guide, you’ll discover the assortment of strap on essentials you need to have plenty of bedroom fun with your partner.

Beginner Strap Ons

Start off easy with strap-on play with these beginner-friendly strap ons! These strap on kits come with a harness and a slim dildo that typically measures 5-6 inches long, which is a great entry size for strap-on novices. You can also find beginner strap-on harnesses to experiment with like the Fetish Fantasy Elite Universal Beginner's Harness.

Featured Beginner Strap On: Tantus Bend Over Beginner Kit 2 Silicone Dildos



Hollow Strap Ons

Now men can have a permanent erection for endless lovemaking! Hollow strap ons are innovative sex toys that have a hollowed center for the penis to rest in while you get it on with your partner. If you’re suffering from erectile dysfunction or you want to prolong the pleasure, you can use a hollow strap on for an instant erection. If you want to lengthen your member and add more girth without using a penis pump, these strap ons are the perfect aid for your situation.

Featured Hollow Strap On: Fetish Fantasy Unisex Hollow 6 Inch Vibrating Strap-On



Lesbian Strap Ons & Strapless Strap Ons

For lesbian couples who want to add more variety in their sex routine, strap ons make a great addition to your sex toy collection. You can engage in vaginal and anal sex with your partner with a strap on set. One specific type of lesbian strap on is the double dildo, also known as a strapless strap on; our Featured Lesbian Strap On is an example of one of these strapless strap ons. One partner uses her vaginal muscles to hold onto the bulb-shaped end while thrusting the dildo into the other. This harness-free dildo allows you to have a more intimate experience with your lover since there is no strap-on harness that you need to wear. Now you can fulfill your mate’s erotic fantasies with a handy lesbian strap on!

Featured Lesbian Strap On: Strap U Vibrating Strapless Silicone Strap-on Dildo



Strap On Harnesses & Kits

Get all you need for strap-on fun with a strap-on kit! Most of these kits typically include one harness and a compatible dildo for you to use straight out of the box. Some strap-on toy sets come with multiple dildos for you to experiment with like the Tantus Bend Over Beginner Harness Kit With 2 Silicone Dildos, so you can add more variety to your sex play. If you’re new to strap-on sex, grab one of these kits to kick off your exciting and naughty bedroom fun!

Featured Strap On Harness and Kit: King C—ck strap-on Harness With 7" Dildo Kit



Strap On Dildos

If you’re looking to upgrade your dildo for your strap-on harness or you want to customize a new harness you bought, strap-on dildos are perfectly shaped to fit most harnesses. Harness-compatible dongs have a round base at the end such as suction cup dildos, which help secure the dildo to the O-ring of the harness. Some dildos may not have a round base, but they have large testicles at the base like the Noches Latinas 6" Ultra Realistic Dildo With Balls that can prevent the dildo from slipping out of the O-ring.

Featured Strap-On Dildo: Realistic 8 Inch White Shaft in White



Vac-U-Lock Strap Ons

Vac-U-Lock is an exclusive strap-on harness product line from Doc Johnson featuring an innovative way to enjoy stress-free strap-on sex with your partner. The Vac-U-Lock system is a durable and comfortable harness with a plug placed where the O-ring would be on a regular harness. Compatible Vac-U-Lock dildos have a hollow in the center at the base to slide the dildo on the plug to secure it in place. 

Featured Vac-U-Lock Strap On: Platinum Corset Harness Vac-u-lock Harness with Plug



Vibrating Strap Ons

Double your pleasure with an exciting strap-on dildo that does more than give you vaginal or anal penetration! Vibrating strap ons come in different designs, and most of them stimulate both partners simultaneously. For example, our Featured Vibrating Strap On below is a hollow vibrating dildo that sends thrills to the man’s penis while it’s inside the dildo and the woman’s vagina while the dildo is inside her. Some vibrating strap-on harnesses and dildos come with two sides so that both parties get full vibration action, which are designed for lesbian couples to enjoy. One example of these harnesses is the Betty's Jelly Bumble Bee Vibrating Strap On. The Betty’s Jelly Bumble Bee has a standard dildo on one side and a clitoral stimulator with nodules on the other side. Other vibrating strap-ons have a bullet vibrator with the sex toy like the Fetish Fantasy For Him Or Her Vibrating Hollow Strap-on

Featured Vibrating Strap On: Fetish Fantasy 7" Vibrating Hollow Strap-on With Balls



Discover the sexual thrills you can get from other sex toys by reading our Sex Toy Guides! You can also find more information on dildos in our Dildo Buying Guides library.

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