tangler
Sagan
After a successful first pull with nomans tek (wow thats just pretty nifty how that works, isnt it 
lol), i decided to taste the beautiful white crystals and see if i could get any feeling of what may be ahead at higher doses. With no mg scale, i started small. Very small. And before im flamed, note that i have acquired mg scales since this experience and understand the importance.
I used some herbs to scrub up some residue and remaining crystals after drying everything out. I hit the standard L pipe three times while careful not to burn the spice (which there was very little of). My heart was slamming after i got the first hit in. Sadly though i felt nothing from the pipe. I did however, as i confirmed later on, tasted the spice for the first time. So i decided to abandon this method forever and switched to a pipe that i constructed strictly for spice.
I placed a slightly larger amount in the reservoir and covered with copper mesh. Carefully, i hit it and took one hit and held it in but once again noticed nothing unusual even though it tasted stronger. Upon investigation, the load seemed to show all signs of being vaporized successfully. I began to contemplate my next move when, coincidentally(?), my nerves calmed greatly, and my heart finally slowed. It felt as if this was an effect from the hit but i hadnt remembered reading about this kind of low dose effect in any of my research. Regardless, my confidence was boosted from being at ease suddenly. Possibly a low dose bliss effect?
I added about double what i had just vaporized and was feeling 100% better once i sat down again. Once again, the pipe appeared to have effectively vaporized the prior load so i used the same technique with the assumption that i was greatly overestimatibg the weight of the loads. This is of course preferable to the alternative. I wanted to err on the side of caution and thats what i did.
Now, as before, with low heat from a torch lighter i slowly puffed and drew in another hit. This time the taste was very bold. Not harsh in the least though which was a welcome surprise. I held it and let it out. Searching for something visual, i suddenly became aware of a strong body buzz that seemed to have come out of nowhere. My first thought was "yep that was mimosa" lol making reference to a prior thought i had about how easily a first timer could be ripped off from having no idea what this stuff looks like.
So i let this "wash over me" (very appropriate terminology) for a few seconds while still seeking some kind of visual effect. During this time, i also addressed another prior concern i had. I lost all previously held worry about "sleepwalking" or that my body would act afool while i would be away at higher doses. If its anything like this, i felt like my entire body was covered up by one of those lead blankets that they put on you at the dentist for xrays lol. It was a good feeling. I had zero desire to move.
At about this time, things started to subtly change. I noted some slight bubbling effect on the surface of the wall to my left. Thats not really a good metaphor but its close. Then the ceiling seemed to noticably bow in the center. My gaze shifted and two visible pieces of insulation in my garage ceiling began to move, one to the left and one to the right like the flow of traffic on a highway. When this stopped after a few minutes, the light visuals concluded and i was left with the heavy but very comfortable body buzz that lasted a few more minutes.
I sat up still feeling some left over fuzz and texted my wife (who was home but in another part of the house) that i was ok and would see her soon. I went upstairs and had just hit the top step when i realized that i felt like a million bucks! I was clear minded, very much awake, enjoyed sharing the report with my wife, and ready to get on here so i could tell you! This feeling was easily the highlight of the experience. I went outside and took in the beautiful vibrant colors of the changing leaves.
So from todays experience, i have learned that the L pipe is no good and that my created pipe works well. Im ready to start planning another load soon. The extraction was a bit of a trial by fire but i am very pleased about my first batch. Improvements will certainly be made.
I was really expecting a color fluctuation in my vision but it never happened. I have no idea but i feel that i must have been in the extremely low mgs on my guesstimated loads. Maybe down below 5mg. I cant readily recall a trip report not including color in some way but i didnt notice any at this low of a dose. They will be measured from here on out.
Also, since i know that i left the door open for it id like to courteously ask that no one use my thread to plug the VG or its counterpart. Its very annoying when reading through hundreds of threads of questions and answers about smoking spice and every one of them has someone plugging this device. EVEN WHEN THE QUESTION IS ABOUT ANOTHER METHOD! Im also adding this to my signature as i really dislike it. Most of the people i refer to are those that say things like "gvg is the best" or "only" way to smoke. Its not. Plain and simple. Several other methods can produce as good or better results. Period. These kind of plugs and the way that vg users talk about it almost gives me the feeling some of them feel like they are part of a higher class than those that dont. I understand that its effective and like your enthusiasm, however a risky international order of a grossly overpriced pipe that people still report problems with doesnt interest me.
Im not trying to come off as course in any way but those that dont use a vg shouldnt feel inferior to those that do. And if you read the "Active Topics" tab one time, your going to read something about it somewhere so most dont need the reminder that they would be cooler if they had a special pipe lol. There is just no place for this feeling here. I love the Nexus and want to feel accepted here as well as make others feel that way. I would take a post like "ever hear of a gvg?" in response to my aforementioned report as an insult to my intelligence and all of the research ive done over the last several months.
SORRY! Had to get that off my chest.....WHEW! I feel better lol.
So id love to hear your take on this otherwise. It was cool and i now see the spirit molecule in a bit better/different/more accurate light. Forget not that i have zero hallucinogen experience so extreme caution is coming very naturally to me in regard to extraction/load size.
Peace and love
-tang
lol), i decided to taste the beautiful white crystals and see if i could get any feeling of what may be ahead at higher doses. With no mg scale, i started small. Very small. And before im flamed, note that i have acquired mg scales since this experience and understand the importance.I used some herbs to scrub up some residue and remaining crystals after drying everything out. I hit the standard L pipe three times while careful not to burn the spice (which there was very little of). My heart was slamming after i got the first hit in. Sadly though i felt nothing from the pipe. I did however, as i confirmed later on, tasted the spice for the first time. So i decided to abandon this method forever and switched to a pipe that i constructed strictly for spice.
I placed a slightly larger amount in the reservoir and covered with copper mesh. Carefully, i hit it and took one hit and held it in but once again noticed nothing unusual even though it tasted stronger. Upon investigation, the load seemed to show all signs of being vaporized successfully. I began to contemplate my next move when, coincidentally(?), my nerves calmed greatly, and my heart finally slowed. It felt as if this was an effect from the hit but i hadnt remembered reading about this kind of low dose effect in any of my research. Regardless, my confidence was boosted from being at ease suddenly. Possibly a low dose bliss effect?
I added about double what i had just vaporized and was feeling 100% better once i sat down again. Once again, the pipe appeared to have effectively vaporized the prior load so i used the same technique with the assumption that i was greatly overestimatibg the weight of the loads. This is of course preferable to the alternative. I wanted to err on the side of caution and thats what i did.
Now, as before, with low heat from a torch lighter i slowly puffed and drew in another hit. This time the taste was very bold. Not harsh in the least though which was a welcome surprise. I held it and let it out. Searching for something visual, i suddenly became aware of a strong body buzz that seemed to have come out of nowhere. My first thought was "yep that was mimosa" lol making reference to a prior thought i had about how easily a first timer could be ripped off from having no idea what this stuff looks like.
So i let this "wash over me" (very appropriate terminology) for a few seconds while still seeking some kind of visual effect. During this time, i also addressed another prior concern i had. I lost all previously held worry about "sleepwalking" or that my body would act afool while i would be away at higher doses. If its anything like this, i felt like my entire body was covered up by one of those lead blankets that they put on you at the dentist for xrays lol. It was a good feeling. I had zero desire to move.
At about this time, things started to subtly change. I noted some slight bubbling effect on the surface of the wall to my left. Thats not really a good metaphor but its close. Then the ceiling seemed to noticably bow in the center. My gaze shifted and two visible pieces of insulation in my garage ceiling began to move, one to the left and one to the right like the flow of traffic on a highway. When this stopped after a few minutes, the light visuals concluded and i was left with the heavy but very comfortable body buzz that lasted a few more minutes.
I sat up still feeling some left over fuzz and texted my wife (who was home but in another part of the house) that i was ok and would see her soon. I went upstairs and had just hit the top step when i realized that i felt like a million bucks! I was clear minded, very much awake, enjoyed sharing the report with my wife, and ready to get on here so i could tell you!
This feeling was easily the highlight of the experience. I went outside and took in the beautiful vibrant colors of the changing leaves.So from todays experience, i have learned that the L pipe is no good and that my created pipe works well. Im ready to start planning another load soon. The extraction was a bit of a trial by fire but i am very pleased about my first batch. Improvements will certainly be made.
I was really expecting a color fluctuation in my vision but it never happened. I have no idea but i feel that i must have been in the extremely low mgs on my guesstimated loads. Maybe down below 5mg. I cant readily recall a trip report not including color in some way but i didnt notice any at this low of a dose. They will be measured from here on out.
Also, since i know that i left the door open for it id like to courteously ask that no one use my thread to plug the VG or its counterpart. Its very annoying when reading through hundreds of threads of questions and answers about smoking spice and every one of them has someone plugging this device. EVEN WHEN THE QUESTION IS ABOUT ANOTHER METHOD! Im also adding this to my signature as i really dislike it. Most of the people i refer to are those that say things like "gvg is the best" or "only" way to smoke. Its not. Plain and simple. Several other methods can produce as good or better results. Period. These kind of plugs and the way that vg users talk about it almost gives me the feeling some of them feel like they are part of a higher class than those that dont. I understand that its effective and like your enthusiasm, however a risky international order of a grossly overpriced pipe that people still report problems with doesnt interest me.
Im not trying to come off as course in any way but those that dont use a vg shouldnt feel inferior to those that do. And if you read the "Active Topics" tab one time, your going to read something about it somewhere so most dont need the reminder that they would be cooler if they had a special pipe lol. There is just no place for this feeling here. I love the Nexus and want to feel accepted here as well as make others feel that way. I would take a post like "ever hear of a gvg?" in response to my aforementioned report as an insult to my intelligence and all of the research ive done over the last several months.
SORRY! Had to get that off my chest.....WHEW! I feel better lol.
So id love to hear your take on this otherwise. It was cool and i now see the spirit molecule in a bit better/different/more accurate light. Forget not that i have zero hallucinogen experience so extreme caution is coming very naturally to me in regard to extraction/load size.
Peace and love
-tang
