Poppers

[hanginginne]

Just curious as to what poppers you guys recommend?

 

Loved rush but it's starting to give me headaches. Any other suggestions? Heard of tres fort. Any sites where you can buy em since adult shops are either too pricey or limited. Prefer you inbox me.

[Juan Vancouver]

I would try to find anything that is amyl nitrite. Rush and most of the poppers sold in the States are Butyl nitrate or isopropyl nitrate that are highly corrosive and give terrible headaches. Sadly I have found that poppers are mislabeled in the States. The dead give away is if the bottle comes with a tiny white hard sphere in it, it is NOT amyl Nitrate.

 

If there us anyone with chemical knowledge here he might be able to explain why the other compounds need that little ball.

[Rudynate]

I think it's a bead of silicone gel to absorb water. Poppers, when they are first made are not very pure. They contain unreacted acid, water, etc. One way to get very pure poppers is to distill them after they've been made. You can also purify by washing and drying the poppers with various chemicals. Sometimes, if you put poppers in the freezer, you can see a thin layer of ice on the bottom of the bottle, or you can see ice crystals suspended in the liquid. I have always guessed that the manufacturer doesn't know how to get that last bit of water out, so they use the expedient of the silicone gel to absorb it.

 

In the US, amyl nitrite is a prescription drug. So it is illegal to sell it except by prescription.

[Juan Vancouver]

You gave me a bit of a boner with your response. Thanks!

[Rudynate]

You gave me a bit of a boner with your response. Thanks!

 

 

Wow, it that all it takes?!

[TruthBTold]

So it appears that one can only buy butyl nitrate or isopropyl nitrate over the counter. Is there a "best" brand to buy of these or will they be pretty much the same? I would imagine that a person can go state to state with butyl/isopropyl nitrate as drugs generally are controlled by the federal government? How about overseas traveling with the stuff?

[+ glennnn]

What is the purpose of using poppers! Are they dangerous? what exactly do they do? Weed just makes me smoochy, relaxed and, I blush to admit, limp-ish/ Sorry to be naive again, but I've heard of,_ but never tried a popper.

Should I ? Explain please/

PS I think I am more of a bottom anyway.

[rvwnsd]

So it appears that one can only buy butyl nitrate or isopropyl nitrate over the counter. Is there a "best" brand to buy of these or will they be pretty much the same?...

 

I find them to be pretty much the same. I bought some supposedly "premium" poppers online. Although they did not give me a headache, they also did not give me the rush. Pretty much could have saved several bucks and sniffed room freshener.

 

...I would imagine that a person can go state to state with butyl/isopropyl nitrate as drugs generally are controlled by the federal government? How about overseas traveling with the stuff?

 

I traveled with it in my checked luggage without a problem within the US. Have not traveled with it internationally. Here's a fun fact: In San Diego, stores refer to them as "head cleaner" or "room odorizer" and if you ask for poppers they won't sell you any.

What is the purpose of using poppers!...

 

Poppers increase blood flow by chemically acting as a vasodilator – a substance that dilates blood vessels. As a result, more blood enters the brain and so the user can experience an effect typically described as a "head rush."

 

...Are they dangerous? ...

Poppers can be deadly if you take Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra or are using certain types of heart and blood pressure medication.

 

...what exactly do they do? ...

In addition to increasing blood flow, poppers relax smooth muscles throughout the body, which makes penetrative sex easier. However, if you are suffering from a poppers-induced headache, that penetrative sex will probably not be particularly enjoyable.

...I've heard of,_ but never tried a popper....

For the record, they are referred to as "poppers." "A popper" is a small bell or jalapeno pepper that is stuffed with cheese. Totally different concept.

[Rudynate]

So it appears that one can only buy butyl nitrate or isopropyl nitrate over the counter. Is there a "best" brand to buy of these or will they be pretty much the same? I would imagine that a person can go state to state with butyl/isopropyl nitrate as drugs generally are controlled by the federal government? How about overseas traveling with the stuff?

 

There's also cyclohexyl nitrite. They're all pretty bad. There are some outfits that sell n-amyl nitrite. It is isoamyl nitrite that is a prescription drug, so it's OK to sell n-amyl nitrite. It is also pretty lame.

[+ glennnn]

I find them to be pretty much the same. I bought some supposedly "premium" poppers online. Although they did not give me a headache, they also did not give me the rush. Pretty much could have saved several bucks and sniffed room freshener.

 

 

 

I traveled with it in my checked luggage without a problem within the US. Have not traveled with it internationally. Here's a fun fact: In San Diego, stores refer to them as "head cleaner" or "room odorizer" and if you ask for poppers they won't sell you any.

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For the record, they are referred to as "poppers." "A popper" is a small bell or jalapeno pepper that is stuffed with cheese. Totally different concept.

 

Thank you! I love the practical education I get here! I love the idea of easier penetration.... Easier, just not gentler.

[hanginginne]

Great info here! Now the real question which ones do you guys recommend?

[rvwnsd]

Great info here! Now the real question which ones do you guys recommend?

I don't recommend any. All of the varieties I've used in the last 3 years are worthless.

[Rudynate]

Great info here! Now the real question which ones do you guys recommend?

 

 

The brands are all a little different, but to those who remember real poppers from the 70s and 80s, the ones available now seem pretty lame. Occasionally, sex shops sell unbranded poppers in a plain bottle. Usually, they are called "brown bottle." Some of these are marginally better than the branded ones. They usually cost two or three times what the branded ones cost.

[rvwnsd]

The brands are all a little different, but to those who remember real poppers from the 70s and 80s, the ones available now seem pretty lame. Occasionally, sex shops sell unbranded poppers in a plain bottle. Usually, they are called "brown bottle." Some of these are marginally better than the branded ones. They usually cost two or three times what the branded ones cost.

I think it varies by region. Here in Southern California they all pretty much suck. One of the workers at my local gay emporium mentioned the distributor killed himself and it became very difficult to get them. It was right about that time that most poppers became ineffective.

[+ Charlie]

The original poppers were little vials of amyl nitrate wrapped in yellow gauze. One broke the vial--i.e., made it "pop"--with one's fingers and sniffed it, which led to a high that came and went pretty quickly. No one had "a popper" for an extended sex scene, because one needed several to keep the effect going, so one bought "poppers." They were originally designed for patients with certain heart conditions, who carried them in case they suddenly needed one; my grandfather used them in the 1920s.

 

There were no commercial poppers until gay men discovered their use as an aphrodisiac. I first encountered the original poppers in 1962, when a gay pharmacist friend of mine would provide them under the counter to his friends. In the early 70s someone came up with the idea of a popper holder, a metal cylinder shaped like a large bullet, in which one placed the popper as soon as one broke it, and sealed the end between sniffs, to make it last longer. Gay men often wore one on a leather thong around the neck, to advertise that they had poppers available for use during sex. Then enterprising chemists began to make the liquid available in small glass bottles, which made them last for days or longer.

 

Early in the AIDS epidemic, there was a theory that poppers were connected in some way to the development of Kaposi's sarcoma, since many of the first victims had that as symptom of AIDS, and also were popper users. Therefore, it was made illegal to sell amyl nitrate without a prescription, and the commercial industry switched to other products like butyl nitrate, which were not illegal. They also were not as effective, and many more people complained of headaches and other unpleasant effects from use. I tried some of the substitutes, but quickly gave up on them as a waste of money.

[Rudynate]

I think it varies by region. Here in Southern California they all pretty much suck. One of the workers at my local gay emporium mentioned the distributor killed himself and it became very difficult to get them. It was right about that time that most poppers became ineffective.

 

I think it has more to do with the fact that the federal government wants to get them out of the marketplace.

[rvwnsd]

I think it has more to do with the fact that the federal government wants to get them out of the marketplace.

It is probably a little of both. I read somewhere that Great Britain and (I think) the EU have banned them.

[+ Ace]

I've been a big fan of Blue Boy for years.

[JDXXX]

What exactly does poppers do for most bottoms? Does it enhance sexual pleasure? I've never used them, so have no idea. I know a lot of my clients use them to get topped or fisted.

[Rudynate]

I've been a big fan of Blue Boy for years.

 

 

I googled them, they get great reviews. I will have to order a bottle.