Years of experience bring Top 10 strategies for a best possible experience at International Mr. Leather & Boot Black in Chicago – and any other large scale leather, fetish, and kink event.
Top 10 Tips For The Best Experience at IMLBB (and other big LFK events)
Stay at the headquarters hotel
- Best proximity and convenience to events, people, the action
- Often costs more but saves time and money on transportation
Research the local area
- Public transportation
- Local restaurants and stores
- Pharmacy and medical
Have your normal diet of water, coffee, snacks for your room
- Hit the grocery store after your arrive for daily staples
- Your normal foods will better regulate your digestive system
- Save expense of restaurants, bodegas, and gift shops
Pack medications, grooming supplies, and sex stuff
- Your normal daily medications, supplements
- Incidentals like pain killers, digestive response, lip balm
- Shaving, nail filing, hand sanitizer
Plan your lube and sexual supplies strategy
- Bring what you can travel with on a plane
- Vendor mart can assist with some items like lube, brown bottles, and more
- Clean out supplies like douche products and shower nozzles
Pack a variety of clothing and gear items
- Plan for both cold and warm weather
- Plan for a variety of occasions and events
- Plan budget for vendor mart
Be open minded to new experiences or kinks
- Allow yourself to experience new things and learn new ideas
- Take in event workshops / educational opportunities
- Don’t yuck anyone’s yum
Plan your itinerary menu but be open to changing it up
- You cannot do it all, so choose events honestly to what you will best enjoy
- Let go of FOMO and enjoy the present moments
- Leave the cruising apps turned off and cruise face to face
- Allow new opportunities to lead you
Relax and allow yourself a nap or rest
- Remove yourself from the high energy environment occasionally
- Make time for a nap, quiet time or meditations
- Leave the premises and get off the treadmill to decompress
Avoid over indulging with alcohol or drugs
- Pace yourself and avoid overdoing it with alcohol
- Avoid hard drugs all together
- Recovery meetings on site
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