About a decade ago (thanks to the Nexus and a few sources that are no longer around) I performed approximately a dozen successful STB extractions using MHRB using the now out-dated Noman Tek. This was after my very first attempt (which failed) using Marsofold's A/B tek. After abandoning Marsofold's A/B tek, which instructed to discard all of the bark after the acidic extraction (which I believe was the tek's downfall which Cyb has now circumvented with his ATB Max Ion teks) I stuck to Noman's STB tek (with a few modifications using heptane instead of naptha).

This heptane fully exhausted the bark from pure white spice and then afterwards I knew that there was still some spice leftover (since I used heptane and not naptha leaving all non-white DMT and other alkaloids left in the basified soup), allowing me to extract high-yield jungle spice via hexane pulls. I had quite a few hyper-slaps from the jungle spice extractions via hexane pulls. The white spice from the heptane pulls provided me with underwhelming sub-breakthrough experiences (though still very strong) but compared to the red jungle spice that provided the mind-bending breakthrough hyper-slaps it was day and night. From the total reality shift from never touching DMT to experiencing intense and profound life-changing perspectives from the jungle spice I decided to leave DMT behind for an extended period of time to integrate my experiences and get back to the physical world.

For some reason I have had a strong pull mentally and spiritually to re-acquaint my soul with the most intriguing substance on this planet, but I am so behind the curve I don't even know where to start. I am debating whether to buy another GVG, a dab rig, or making some potent changa and just using a standard water pipe. I also need to purchase EVERYTHING including glassware, bark, etc.

Before I start purchasing random things I have to decide if I am going to go with MHRB or Acacia before I even think about choosing between tools, extraction methods, and evap equipment and I don't know which is the best way to go. It is my understanding that MHRB is still the best material for yield, but harder to source? There are so many Acacia species I don't know anything about and am seeking which strains of Acacia compared to MHRB (which the tek seemed to be designed for)? I know alkaloid concentrations vary widely with Acacia, along with some having more fats/oils/tannins than others. I'm looking for a high-yield Acacia that can have a simple defat (or none at all) that will make it similar to MHRB (if that is even a possibility). Is Acacia Confusa the be-all end-all, or should I be looking elsewhere for MHRB or another Acacia species? I am not asking for sources, I am asking for the best materials to use and I will source them myself.

Any help is much appreciated.

If your in the United states your best bet would be acacia, as mhrb is almost impossible to get shipped to the states. If you do find someone who will ship it, chances are it'll be caught in customs.

Acacia confusa is the best bet I think. It also has nmt in it though, so it's going to be different then mhrb is in effects slightky.