Self-discovered smoking technique

The following is of course a work of complete fiction. Neither I nor anybody I know does anything illegal whatsoever.

I'd smoked other things before trying sally, but even so the smoke seemed incredibly harsh to myself and friends. I've read quite a bit, but here's what I've discovered firsthand and it seems to really help first-timers. It took my friends from coughing and burning like hell despite being regular smokers of many other things, to burning less than a good weed, much less than cigarettes.

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After only a few good smokes, YES you CAN get good visuals and slight altered reality from straight leaf, regular bic lighter, regular crappy pipe. Of course that's not optimal, but still...

Big leaves look like quality product, but I like to have it pretty well crushed to small flakes in order to smoke. A screen is MUCH recommended because straight leaf can leave small chunks of black ash or soot that are harder to clean than resin.

Keep the flame on the whole time and you can take a bunch of short puffs with just your mouth to get it going and build up smoke, especially if you have something better than a simple pipe. For me, it really seems to help if I super-enrich the smoke like this, and take nice slow draws to keep it that way. Of course that means being more likely to cough from the harsh smoke, but that's the next step...

Still keep the flame on. Once smoke has built up to where it's coming out of the piece by puffing, I slowly pull in a big mouthful before inhaling it, repeating until I have a big lungful. Doing this it doesn't burn at all, I never cough, and it doesn't seem to degrade the experience at all. Hold the smoke for at least 10-15 seconds, longer is better, but I haven't noticed that it has to be "at least 30 seconds" like some say.

Lather, rinse, repeat. If everyone knows what they're doing, you can pass it around 2 or 3 people because the others are still holding their hits.

For however far you want to go, smoke the required amount AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, then put the piece down and wait for it. Smoking more after a given amount is in full swing doesn't seem to do much except extend the experience.

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I've seen plenty of people try to smoke it like weed regardless of what I suggest and then say "it's ok, but doesn't do much for me" or something along those lines... but when they do the above, it's more like "whoa, shit man.. whoa... that's awesome! What's it called again?? Pass that back this way!"

Hope this helps someone. Anyone else have success with these techniques, or anything that works even better? (obviously higher strength, "torch" lighter, water piece for cooling, etc.)

 

Interesting smoking technique, will have to try it once I get rid of my little pipe, bic lighter....
One thing you said: that smoking more once it's in full effect doesn't seem to have an effect. I found that out yesterday, as I was coming out of my trip and I loaded up the pipe again, smoked and there was nothing. It was a drag, the salvia redux falling flat, 'cause I wanted to go back "in" or "out", whichever...

 

hold the fuck up.
u got high with only 1x.
i will have to try that, now im up there at 25x.