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Drying Just Fucking Sucks
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Ok I've tried everything and I can't find something that works for me.

Fan dry: 3 days but air degrades Psyliocin and no one sells fans anymore since it is winter so I have to use a shitty computer fan which is battery run.

Moes' Tek with the 75 watt lamp 15 inches above a reflector box: Quick but no one can give me a straight agreed upon answer to see if potency drops significantly due to 90 degree heat. This mehtod is supposed to be the quickest however.

Silica Gel: Very very slow. Last time I did this half my crop molded. I'm using 3 - 3.5 lbs of this stuff.

please help me find a solution

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: YellowSubmarine]
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Pony up $20 and get a food dehydrator and set it to it's lowest setting. If it still is too hot, disconnect the heating elements. I use a Nesco/American Harvest dehydrator and it does a fantastic job for me.

Dr. Gonzo

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: YellowSubmarine]
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I have a fan by my bed for comfort while sleeping. I simply place my cubies ontop a magazine and leave them overnight or up to 24 hours. I then place them in a dessicant chamber for 24 hours. I use this stuff I found in a craft shop. It comes in a cardboard tube about twice the size of a paper towel tube. Similar in height. It costs me about 8 bucks a tube. When you buy it, it is not completely dry, probably because it's only in a cardboard like material tube. I dry it in an oven 300 degrees for about 3 hours. Works great. Cracker dry.


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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: Slighter]
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It is just a reagular 12 V computer fan. I snipped the positive and negative wires and attached them to one of those big 6V batteries. Gives you I'd say 60 hours of power.

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: Slighter]
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any computer store will sell a computer fan. Cut wires, strip the wires, get 9 volt connector from I dont know say a old smoke alarm or something, sodder it together and tape it up, and now you have a battery operated fan.


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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: YellowSubmarine]
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Go to Home Depot/Lowes and go to the paint department and grab some damp rid and some wire mesh.  Steal some tupperware from your mom/neighbor( the more airtight the better) and rig it up.  It takes 24 - 36 hours depending on how many you put in there.  Here's a picture of the setup my friends dads gay roommates sister had:


Cool, no? :grin: 

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: KillerClown]
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Doesn't damp rid leave a nasty slime when saturated. Thats what I thought. I'm sure it works better then silica gel, but silica gel can be reused.


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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: YellowSubmarine]
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Holy fuck, don't get so worked up about it.
I just leave them on top of my hot water cylinder and forget about them for a few days, then stick them in a jar with Damprid if they still need it. It really takes approximately zero effort.

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: TrippingBillies]
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Doesn't damp rid leave a nasty slime when saturated


Do you mean in the bottom of the tupperware? It's similar to water, not really slimy...

The wire mesh is about 1 inch off the dessicant, I never let it touch my friends, so it doesn't do anything to them. If you want more detailed pictures of how I did the wire let me know.

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: KillerClown]
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Yeah. I bought some once and it came in a container with a spot to place things and a drainage hole for water or whatever it is to collect in. I never used it, I found silica gel. I heard the pellets get all slime-like though when it's used.


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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: TrippingBillies]
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I've seen the containers, but I buy the big 48oz refill for $3. As for the remaining pellets in the bottom, I've never personally touched them, I just dump them in the toilet( they dissolve pretty quickly). Now I only put a tiny layer on the bottom, so there aren't really any pellets left. I used to use a lot thinking it would dry it faster, but it would turn into a solid block. Now I know better. It doesn't leave any kind of residue in the tupperware though...

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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: KillerClown]
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Cool, I might get lazy and not want to dry my silica. I'll use the damp rid I bought, I think it's in my closet.


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Re: Drying Just Fucking Sucks [Re: TrippingBillies]
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I definitely recommend it over anything else, you can even put the tupperware in the fridge, and it's cheap enough that you don't have to worry about wasting a little here and there. If you run into any problems, message me...

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