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ICcode for "Gas mask"

Gas masks, often worn in connection with [about=rubber fetishism]rubber
fetishism[/about] or [about=military fetishism]military
fetishism[/about], may be a fetish fashion accessory or be used in the
sexual restriction of breathing ([about=breath control]breath
control[/about], often regarded as a form of
[about=edgeplay]edgeplay[/about]). The later, being potentially
dangerous, requires complete trust in a partner and should never be
undertaken alone. In the former case, the gas mask is sometimes used to
complete a transformation or
[about=objectification]objectification[/about], but may also form part
of a [about=total enclosure]total enclosure[/about] fetish.  Gas maks
and the air hoses occaisonally fitted to them can also be used to
administer [about=Nitrite inhalants]Nitrite inhalants[/about] (Poppers).

The eye covers may be blacked out to act as a
[about=blindfold]blindfold[/about], or there may be a blindfold under
the mask, to increase the sense of total enclosure.  Sometimes gas masks
are also modified to include a gag.

As well as standard military and civilian masks a number of companies
are selling custom made gas masks designed purely for BDSM play.

[heading]Asbestos Safety

The filters in older gas masks often contained asbestos. The Imperial
War Museum website (http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.2789)
recommends against wearing old gas masks. Many of Britain's asbestos
fatalies have been attributed to gas mask manufacture during WW2 (e.g.
see http://oem.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/63/12/852).

That advice is specific to British gas masks, but other countries
certainly used asbestos - even beyond the war - and it can be difficult
to find specific product information on foreign masks.

Aside from the filters, the other parts of the mask won't contain
asbestos and *unopened* masks from the 1970s and later (e.g. the popular
Israeli Mark V and Russian GP-5), are therefore 'low risk'.

Whether they contain asbestos or not, gasmask filters perish very
quickly. It is possible to buy new filters for masks with NATO attachments.



[heading]See also



[item] [about=SM equipment]SM equipment[/about]

[item] [about=Hoods]Hoods[/about]


[heading]External links



[item]
[url=http://www.tickleberry.co.uk/pages/fetishmask.html]www.tickleberry.co.uk[/url]
a UK company selling a range of fetish gas masks

[item] [url=http://www.gasmasks.net/]www.gasmasks.net[/url] Le Masque à
Gaz has a very comprehensive list of different gas mask models, ordered
by country. 


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[url=http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Gas_mask]Gas
mask[/url] article in Wipipedia.)

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