Madcap
illudium Q-36
Maybe it should be Madvice to newcomers
Some of you aren't really "new" . . . you 've been around the block a few times.
It's hopefully going to be full of stuff that I think you will pick up soon, but will wish you'd known right off the bat.
So, I will start it out with:
1. WIKI
The wiki holds all of the answers you will need for a while. If anything below doesn't make sense...just type it into the wiki.
2. Do Not use the Lazyman Tek!
You should read al the teks on the wiki before you begin... but seriously, that lazyman tek is garbage. I applaud him for putting it up and taking the time. You can get the goods with it, but that is true for all the teks. I recommend the BLAB or the classic noman's tek. (because they are the only teks I tried) You will eventually make your own procedure with your own little tips and tricks. I feel like the lazyman tek will be good for a laff after you've got a few extractions under your belt. You can read it and picture me... wrestling a big stainless steel bowl and trying to siphon off solvent stretched out over the large surface. I got the goods, but it was way harder than it should have been.
3. Get a good vaping device.
Build it, buy it, borrow it.... Many of us are fans of the vaporgenie line of products. Amor fati made a hobby out of trying to beat it without spending the cash. All of his <contraptions/works of art> work fine. The Machine is also an inexpensive device to build, wiki that mofo. Nothing tastes as bad as burnt spice...and that can be so easily avoided.
4. Buy some caapi right now
Throw some other herbs on that order too. You are going to want to make some changa. Too much good stuff gets written about it here, it's inevitable. You have to soak that caapi in alcohol for 2 weeks to get the goods. After you slave in the kitchen for your prize, you are not going to want to wait.
eh... getting tired, more later (feel free to add your own advice. I will add any gems to the orig post here)
Some of you aren't really "new" . . . you 've been around the block a few times.
this threads for the really new
It's hopefully going to be full of stuff that I think you will pick up soon, but will wish you'd known right off the bat.
So, I will start it out with:
1. WIKI
The wiki holds all of the answers you will need for a while. If anything below doesn't make sense...just type it into the wiki.
2. Do Not use the Lazyman Tek!
You should read al the teks on the wiki before you begin... but seriously, that lazyman tek is garbage. I applaud him for putting it up and taking the time. You can get the goods with it, but that is true for all the teks. I recommend the BLAB or the classic noman's tek. (because they are the only teks I tried) You will eventually make your own procedure with your own little tips and tricks. I feel like the lazyman tek will be good for a laff after you've got a few extractions under your belt. You can read it and picture me... wrestling a big stainless steel bowl and trying to siphon off solvent stretched out over the large surface. I got the goods, but it was way harder than it should have been.
3. Get a good vaping device.
Build it, buy it, borrow it.... Many of us are fans of the vaporgenie line of products. Amor fati made a hobby out of trying to beat it without spending the cash. All of his <contraptions/works of art> work fine. The Machine is also an inexpensive device to build, wiki that mofo. Nothing tastes as bad as burnt spice...and that can be so easily avoided.
4. Buy some caapi right now
Throw some other herbs on that order too. You are going to want to make some changa. Too much good stuff gets written about it here, it's inevitable. You have to soak that caapi in alcohol for 2 weeks to get the goods. After you slave in the kitchen for your prize, you are not going to want to wait.
eh... getting tired, more later (feel free to add your own advice. I will add any gems to the orig post here)