Are you asking me or him? I normally go with an 1/8 dry. This was my first chance to ever have them fresh. If that was the case, it was a very calm, blissful state. Total body relaxation. This next time I'm going to do a dry, one gram step up every 90 min till i reach my desired effect should it happen. I was very impressed, just a little confused. Like the idea JG. Would be a hell of a time. Anyways, got some going right now. Soon to have pics (tonight). Take care guys. Oh, and SE, i loved the response.
Bam
Cool man.
Don't be sorry SE. That's why I asked you to come over. Bam is way more informed than I am, but we both could learn a lot from you.
If you don't mind me asking, what is your typical dose? How do you consume it?
At this point, I've rode the giant wave as many times as I can handle, so I generally like a more tame, yet still raucous trip, so I go with
2 grams right away, and that's it.
Last fall when I was testing out a fruit from a big bulk tub, a friend and I sat on our couches and dosed 2 grams a piece. I actually think I had
2.4 grams if I remember correctly.
BTW, fresh mushrooms are almost ALWAYS stronger than dried, so if you have the opportunity, do 'em while they're still fresh. I know you said you ate 'em fresh last time and weren't sure about their strength...but trust me, they're strongest when wet.
Anyway, we started watching TV, smoking a few bowls of Jack the Ripper (some of the best weed ever, I'm growing it in 2011), just chillin. I remember we both started to eat a few small mushroom parts, just until it started kicking in....and that was a mistake.
40 minutes went by, and we hadn't said a word to each other...we were each secretly locked into our own little world...and didn't want, or couldn't, communicate with each other. It was strange, but I've known this dude since we were freshman in college, so I knew he was experiencing something heavy like me.
I finally asked him "how you doin' man?"
He was laying down on the couch, and he raised and turned his head towards me, and with this blank stare and wide-ass grin says "I'm definitely feeling something".
It lasted until at least 2-3 a.m., and we dosed at about 8-9pm...so about 5-6 hours of good trippin. Nothing too out of control, as we were both well-traveled cosmonauts in the world of tripping. But neither of us wanted to be near anyone else that wasn't tripping. There was this fear and vulnerability that came over both of us, but then just as fast, new waves of good feelings sweep over you in a flush.
Anyway...2 grams. First time I tried mushrooms, I ate 5 grams, not knowing that was kind of a lot for a first time trip. I remember the exact moment when everything started warping and tripping...I went to open a door to a car, and it seemed like it took 5 minutes to just approach the car and extend my hand out to the door handle. Crazy distortion with 5 grams...don't recommend it unless you are really in a good place in your life...haha.
Cause if you have any drama in your life, to whatever degree, it will come out during a good trip.
I always recommend 1.5-2 grams for a healthy, fairly well-adjusted adult haha. Depends on the body mass of the person taking them, plus of course the whole body-chemistry thing.
That's of course subjective, but I do strictly control who has access to any boomers I make...and the list isn't long.
EDIT:
Sorry, when I dose, I usually just chew them up really fast with some liquid already in my mouth (mountain dew, kool-aid, whatever floats your boat), mush them up really fast to break them down (so my stomach doesn't have to), and swallow. It's fast, as I fucking hate the taste.
I've experimented with making the mushrooms into a powered form, and then using a capsule making machine so you basically just have a gelatin cap, filled with ground up mushrooms. It works really well, especially for people who absolutely can not stand the taste (that list is long as you probably know...hehe).
The trip takes a little longer to come on though, as the mushroom powder is usually so packed and compressed, it takes slow digestion to finally break it down.
THE BEST and ancient, Indian way, is to boil finely ground mushroom powder into a tea, then sip as part of ceremonial experience. I've always wanted to have an experience like that, with a true-life Shaman.
You can trip with a Shaman too, it's expensive, but if you go down to Mexico or South America and find the right people, you can be part of a mushroom/peyote experience. They take care of you if (when) you get ill (they're sober, except the priest, who's usually also in the 'trance' like state, leading the group through their journey).
