What is your favorite bottle of poppers?

[gregkidman]

For the last few years, the poppers do not seem to have the same 'oomph' as they did in the past. Last summer, I visited Toronto and they all have been pulled off the shelves and store clerks say that the manufacturers are changing the formulation to circumvent prohibition of selling poppers.

 

Has anyone else noticed the *recent* change to poppers? Recent to mean in the last seven years or so.

 

Aside from that, anyone have a favorite brand that they like nowadays?

[Kevin Slater]

The one that doesn't get spilled.

 

Kevin Slater

[wklucas]

A few years ago an escort I saw regularly returned from Europe with some poppers he had bought there.....he did not use them but knew I enjoyed them (me:bottom / he: BIG).....anyhow, he thought "Europe" would magically mean better quality......it didn't.....but I appreciated his gesture / effort.....the original post in this thread said better "7 years ago".....the formulations changed for the worse (weaker) a lot longer ago than 7 years ago......even accounting for inflation, today's pricing is also pretty outrageous too in comparison to the past......for an inferior product.....(maybe somehow considered "safer" now IF they were more dangerous when more potent).....they never gave / give me headaches....Rick Munroe always claimed that he could not be in the same room with poppers......just 1 reason why he was never a hire for me

[Rudynate]

They're pretty easy to make in the lab. It would certainly help to have taken organic chemistry in college, but anybody who wanted to could learn how to do it.

[+ Charlie]

I haven't had any decent poppers since the 1980s, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when there was speculation--never confirmed--that popper use was tied to Kaposi's sarcoma. The change in the chemical composition of the commercial stuff made it much less pleasant, in my opinion.

[Rudynate]

I haven't had any decent poppers since the 1980s, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when there was speculation--never confirmed--that popper use was tied to Kaposi's sarcoma. The change in the chemical composition of the commercial stuff made it much less pleasant, in my opinion.

 

I think that notion was discredited pretty early on.

[+ Charlie]

But like most speculation and rumors, it never quite died, and had long term effects on the production and sale of poppers.

[bigvalboy]

I have found a few stores in LA and in FTL that "supposedly" sell Rush in it's original formula. I was told that while it is illegal to sell in Canada, it is marketed here as a nail polish remover. How accurate all of this is, remains to be seen. I haven't used poppers in years.

[Phil_musc]

Me too - I stopped when I gave up using nail polish - at least the flame red stuff.

[Nvr2Thick]

I had read an article that said that the formulas for poppers keep becoming restricted, forcing manufacturers to change their formula to keep one step ahead of the law. Amyl nitrate was banned during the George H. W. Bush era, giving way to isobutyl nitrate. Variants of isobutyl nitrate have been banned in some jurisdictions. It's tough to tell what you're getting these days, and some believe that this process of banning and shifting formulas is leading to more harmful products.

 

I loved sniffing amyl nitrate in the early to mid 80's, and it facilitated some pretty amazing encounters. During some of those amazing encounters I took some pretty amazing risks that I wouldn't have considered otherwise. I also think that they dulled my brain a bit and definitely burned my lungs.

[+ Charlie]

The original poppers were real amyl nitrate, for medicinal purposes, but were also wonderful for reducing inhibitions. There were restrictions on their sale without a doctor's prescription, but they weren't strictly enforced, so I often got them from pharmacist friends. However, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the authorities started to crack down on their sale for recreational purposes, which was when commercial production of other forms, like butyl nitrate with labels like Rush, took over the market. I found the substitutes less effective, and they produced nastier side effects, so I stopped using them.

[Despardo]

So, it's not just me. They are not as effective. Thought I was just getting old.

[Rudynate]

They've also been diluted, with alcohol, I think. Just from the way a lot of them smell, I had thought this. I was in Mr. S the other day, where they have started selling a very forgettable brown bottle for an exorbitant price, and the guy who sold them to me said that the labeled brands all had alcohol added as a "preservative."

[Guest ChrisW]

So my favorite poppers are called brown bottle. They are real amyl nitrate and you can get them at Mr S in San Francisco and a place called chaps in the Castro however they can only purchased in person. They run about $40 and are worth every penny. If you don't live in sf you can always ask an escort that your buddies with to pick up a bottle the next time they are in the bay area. I have a few clients, friends and myself included that go gaga for these poppers and for good reason.

 

The batches can vary though. I have gotten bottles that can knock my socks off and others that I can't tell if its even working. Apparently there is chemist working in sf or some where near by that makes them

[shadowcatzxxx]

wasn't there a post on here a while back about some of the "new substitutes" for amyl being actually harmful to the nervous system? I'd like to know about that.

[m4hotness]

Jungle juice!

[RacerXLA]

Jungle Juice Platinum works good for me.

[Phil_musc]

But I can't find Jungle Juice in the big bottle - only the smaller one and I don't think those are as good. Anyone else?

[m4hotness]

In Fort Lauderdale, the squared bottle is available if that is what you considered the big bottle. However I purchased them more than a year ago. Is there a shelf life? I've also noticed that a white ball forms after a while. Does anyone know why it does this?

[Rudynate]

So my favorite poppers are called brown bottle. They are real amyl nitrate and you can get them at Mr S in San Francisco and a place called chaps in the Castro however they can only purchased in person. They run about $40 and are worth every penny. If you don't live in sf you can always ask an escort that your buddies with to pick up a bottle the next time they are in the bay area. I have a few clients, friends and myself included that go gaga for these poppers and for good reason.

 

The batches can vary though. I have gotten bottles that can knock my socks off and others that I can't tell if its even working. Apparently there is chemist working in sf or some where near by that makes them

 

 

The brown bottle that they used to have and which they discontinued a year or two ago, was remarkable. It knocked your socks off every time and lasted a long time in the bottle, very consistent quality. The new stuff they have, also unlabeled like the original brown bottle, is very forgettable. Since you say that the quality is uneven, I will try it again. It's expensive too. The original brown bottle was around $30.00 for a large bottle. The stuff they sell now is, I think, $37.00, for what looks like 20 ml. It's a bigger bottle than the little 10-ml bottles, but not as big as a 1-ounce bottle. It does not come from the same source as the original brown bottle.

[+ Axiom2001]

Although I do not particularly like the newish product because it is NOT as powerful as amyl or the earlier products, but one can purchase poppers via internet. One good firm is www.4poppers.com.

[Rudynate]

Although I do not particularly like the newish product because it is NOT as powerful as amyl or the earlier products, but one can purchase poppers via internet. One good firm is www.4poppers.com.

Yes, I have ordered from them. The usual assortment of very forgettable popper brands. You can buy most of them at any sex shop in the Castro in SF. They all smell a little different, have a slightly different effect, but none of them rockets you into outer space the way poppers used to. I'm convinced the only solution is to make your own.

[gregkidman]

Is it easy to make your own? Amyl Nitrate or Amyl Nitrite? Or to make something similar?

[Rudynate]

Is it easy to make your own? Amyl Nitrate or Amyl Nitrite? Or to make something similar?

 

 

It isn't difficult. I took organic chemistry when I was in college and whipped them up in the organic chem lab. Since I had at least a little chemistry background, it was a snap. But I think anybody who is reasonably intelligent and can follow written instructions to the letter could do it. One can find instructions for it on the Internet. The method most frequently taught on the Internet is different from the one I used, but it would certainly work, maybe better than the one I used. The initial investment for supplies, equipment and glassware to produce a liter would be ~$500.00.