Synopsis: A curved wooden furniture piece designed for sexual
intimacy. Available in several fabrics and two choices of wood (mahogany or
maple).
Our Review: In
early 2004, a visitor to our
message boards posted a sex toy wish list, with the Tantra
Chair being at the top. Of course, her description and picture
piqued our interest, but such an extravagance was beyond our means
at that point in time and we felt uncomfortable asking someone to
send us something so luxurious for free (or even a steep
discount). As such, we filed it away in our minds for later
consideration and left it at that.
Fast forward to
late April of 2005 and were surprised to find an e-mail from the
actual owner of the Tantra Chair asking us if we'd like to HAVE
one!!! It seems our man Jordan, aka the
Bonk Master,
had talked us up pretty good at a trade show and gotten the
gentleman (his name is Al) to consider placing one of his lovely
pieces in our newly opened store here in Los Angeles. It was
almost too good to be true and we cautiously took him at his word
that one would be sent. All that was left to do was pick the
fabric, which we did in all of 60 seconds, and the chair was
delivered about a week later.
 First,
however, some specifics on the Tantra Chair. As you can see from
the picture above, the Tantra Chair is a long, double-curved
furniture piece, made from either mahogany or maple, measuring 70
inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 24 inches at its tallest
point. A fabric-covered foam pad runs its length and is
approximately 4 inches thick and the chair weighs approximately 65
pounds. When removing it from its rather large shipping box, the
Tantra Chair feels very solid and well constructed and requires no
assembly of any kind. We placed the chair in our showroom with
Pergo flooring, which would turn out to be a slight mistake (more
on that in a moment), and it now resides on the carpet in its
permanent location in our erotic library.
Of course, time
constraints being what they are in the lives of a busy family,
days went by without us so much as even sitting in our new
"friend," and we had to call upon the grandmother to give us a
break to do our, um, work. Yeah, that's it - work. Our child in
the safe environment of television, grandma, and candy, we made
our way to the shop to give it the Tantra Chair a try.
Unfortunately, we
happened to pick a very HOT day for this adventure and the
malfunctioning air conditioning left our space broiling and
stuffy, which makes sex a tad uncomfortable for both of us. Ever
the determined couple, we pressed on and
 encountered a
second issue, which was our failure to place blinds on the front
doors of our space, leaving us scrambling for ways to cover the
doors' windows to prevent a live sex show for people walking by on
Venice Blvd. As crazy as this sounds, we had NOTHING to cover the
windows with, leaving us with no other solution except to maneuver
the Tantra Chair into a corner that would (hopefully) obscure
anyone's view if they happened to get to close to our building.
At this point, we
thought about giving up, hauling the Tantra Chair home, and giving
it a go on some other day; but no sooner had that thought crossed
our minds than Eddy had every article of clothing off and had that
look of determination that demonstrated she was willing to give
the folks a show if that's what was necessary to get this review
done. 60 seconds later and there we were, naked for all the world
to see if they'd managed to get too close. So, if there are any
lessons to be learned here, it's that broiling temperatures and
the chance of discovery are simply not enough to deter a horny
wife and husband.
 As for using
the Tantra Chair, let's just say it's everything we thought it
would be - and then some. One word of caution, though; using it on
the aforementioned Pergo flooring proved to be difficult, due to
the slippery nature of the surface. This caused the Tantra Chair
to slide and move as we used it and we have since installed small
rubber "feet" at the four corners of its base to prevent it from
sliding. On that day, though, we were forced to move it to our
library room, which is carpeted, and that solved the problem. Once
in place, we tried several positions, our favorite being the
example at right, and we have since made three trips back onto the
chair with a great deal of success and, more importantly, lots of
fun. One thing we'd love to see is some sort of manual included
with more ideas and positions. This would be especially helpful to
inexperienced couples who might need a little help to fully
maximize this product's possibilities.
 We'd also like to
point out that the Tantra Chair is great for more than just sex;
indeed, it makes a comfortable reading or television watching
place upon which you can sit comfortably for hours on end. Yoga
enthusiasts will also enjoy many benefits as the Tantra Chair
lends itself to the practice quite admirably. FYI - the exact one
we chose is pictured at left.
In summation,
this is a great product and the manufacturer warranties the Tantra
Chair for 5 full years against any defects. It's made completely
of thick, solid hard woods that should last a lifetime and you can
purchase replacement cushions at any time and in any of 16 sexy
fabrics. We look forward to many years of enjoyment from our
newest furniture piece - sexually and otherwise - and can't
recommend it highly enough.
For more
information on this fine product, visit the Tantra Chair website
by clicking
here or on the links above.
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