Vacuum bed

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A vacuum bed (also known as a vac bed) is a rubber device used for the purposes of rubber fetishism and bondage. It is usually comprised of two sheets of latex or a rectangular latex bag secured by a metal or plastic tube frame, used for sealing a person inside. A zip usually provides side entry, which must be re-zipped to allow for a perfect vacuum to form inside the vacuum bed.

Latex can be replaced by plastic sheeting and a PVC frame for those wishing to make one on a budget. Doing this however, could reduce sexual excitement, due to the loss of shiny / stretchy properties which latex is well known for, the feel against ones skin is also lost and depending on the strength of the replacement material it may allow some movement.

A powerful home vacuum cleaner can be applied to the task of removing air from between the two sheets of latex, thereby throroughly encapsulating the user within the two sheets of rubber now held together by external air pressure. It is usually needed that the vacuum cleaner be permanently switched on in order to maintain the vacuum; however some beds have one-way valves and are airtight around the zip. This allows the vacuum cleaner to be switched off and the subject can be left to contemplate what has just happened to them in peace.

It is necessary for the user to be equipped with a breathing tube, or some form of mask to avoid obvious suffocation. There is also a danger of positional asphyxia, as well as the other dangers associated with bondage activities.

Top View of Vacuum Bed in action	Side View of Vacuum Bed with mask used instead of standard breathing tube	Top View showing persons mouth behind mask	Showing crossed legs raised inside vacrack
Another picture of vacrack

[edit] See also

• Vacuum mattress, a medical device used for the immobilisation of patients in emergencies.

[edit] External links

• The VacBed
• Vacuumbed Japan