After dropping in to this site every now and then over the past year I thought I might as well join and begin communicating with you all

During Past year i have tried dmt from several different sources but never made it myself (something i hope to do soon). I would say I've smoked it 15 to 20 times and have only broken through twice but have been close quite a few time and every time I've smoked it has been a great experience.

For the most part I have been using the crack/glass pipe method, I heat the pipe over a candle so i don't have to worry about trying to light a light after the spice begins to take hold.I have used these pipe for other reasons in the past so i'm comfortable with the use of them. I have also tried the sandwich method which worked ok for me but being a non-smoker (no cigarettes, no weed). I find it hard to smoke a bowl and never have ash just lying around to pack out the bowl with. I know i should be looking for an alternative smoking method as I've read the method i have been using is not the best for entering hyperspace. Both my breakthroughs have been using a crack pipe. I hope to be doing my own extraction in the coming months, more on that later. As far as a new smoking method/device im tossing up between making a machine or buying a vapor genie. Im more inclined to go with the machine at this stage due to is low cost to make and hearing alot of good reviews. Most of what I've read about VG is good however i have seen a couple of mixed reports and due to its cost is another reason why i'm favoring the machine. Any advice is welcome I'm not ruling out the sandwich method but as i mentioned i don't smoke anything except dmt so i prefer to be smoking just pure spice if i can help it. I couldn't smoke a bowl for the life of me.

Hopefully in the coming months i will extract my first batch of dmt. ACRB seems readily available at the moment so that probably what I will use. Living in Canada make's obtaining bark a little more difficult then some places but not impossibly. Any one have any advice on ACRB vs MHRB for a first timer? I have read a few teks and im starting to get my head around it all, practice makes perfect i guess.

Cannot wait to learn more for all of you and share my experiences.

Safe travels

Welcome aboard!
I have never understood what's wrong with the crack pipe. It's the only device I have tried to vaporize DMT with and for me it's a guaranteed one/two hit breakthrough every time I pack more than 25mg in it. With a torch lighter it's very fast and easy once you learn how much heat you can apply without burning the substance. So I think it's not necessary to buy GVG or make any sort of ghetto gadgets in order to breakthrough or experience the full potential of spice. Nothing wrong with that though, I just haven't find the need for them myself.
Have fun with the extractions, it's a very fascinating process

Thanks for the welcome and fast reply Metsa. I have tried to heat the pipe with a torch light but it all seemed to happen to fast and i did feel i could control how i was heating the spice. Maybe when i have a larger amount i will experiment a bit. Don't know if any one else heats there pipe over a candle but to me it seemed like one less thing to worry about after you have your first hit and you are about to blast off. Also i don't own scales so I've never weighed my dose so once i have more spice i will defiantly experiment with larger amounts in the pipe, different heating methods and also having a partner holding and lighting the pipe for me.
Looking forward to future journeys