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ski2k

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RC vs. HBW opinions wanted
Feb 8^th, 2009 at 12:29am

Well... It's time to order some fresh seeds. I've been using RC seeds as many of you might remember, but since it's time to reorder, I thought I'd give my cluster family a chance to weigh in.

Now the decision is stick with RC seeds, or try HBW seeds. Anyone used both of these? Is one better than the other? I realize the rc seeds are supposed to be easier to use cuz you don't need to remove the shell.... But are they really as effective as HBW seeds? Do they both contain the same amount of LSA per dose (remembering that hbw are supposed to be 5x stronger)?

I'd just like some opinions from some more experienced users if possible. Thank you all!!!

PFDAN,
Adam

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Re: RC vs. HBW opinions wanted
Reply #1 - Feb 8^th, 2009 at 8:46am

Hi Adam, it's good to see you.

My experience is that both work well, but my preference is RC because they are easier. However, I also found that I need to "mix things up" now and then. RC seeds are my primary treatment, but I will switch to mushrooms now and then. This seems to keep me from becoming teatment resistant, which has always been my history with conventional meds.

Good luck, sweetie.

hugs, nani

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Reply #2 - Feb 8^th, 2009 at 12:45pm

NANI!!!! XOXOXOXO Kiss

I haven't been using the RC seeds a lot, so I'm not sure treatment resistance is a problem. I was just kinda wondering if there really was a difference between the RC and HBW.

Think I'll go ahead and order the RC seeds again this time, and if they don't start helping within the next month, then switch. That sound like a decent plan?

Adam

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Re: RC vs. HBW opinions wanted
Reply #3 - Feb 8^th, 2009 at 4:59pm

The biggest problem with all the seeds is the variance from one to the next in the amount of LSA in each seed.
Using the RCs means you use more of them so theoretically you should come up with a more balanced average dose. i,e, if you only use 4 HBWR seeds and two of them have no LSA in them at all, you're at half the dose you thought you'd be getting. Odds are that using 30 RCs, you won't find that half of them are inert.
That said though, it seems to me from reports, that the HBWR might be more likely to give you the dose you're after. It's probably because people actually open the HBWR seeds and use only the ones where the pulp is fresh. Not opening the RCs and just crushing them, doesn't tell you whether or not what is inside of them is fresh.

Hope that makes sense.

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ski2k CH.com Old Timer Offline Posts: 498 Muskegon, Michigan USA Gender:	Re: RC vs. HBW opinions wanted Reply #4 - Feb 8^th, 2009 at 6:11pm Yup... that makes perfect sense. Thank you for your input, Bob! Adam
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