So it looks like I'll finally have the opportunity to give this near-mythic material for a whirl this Saturday afternoon :D I haven't tripped on anything for over a month -- a not-insignificant accomplishment for me -- and have otherwise done everything in my power to approach this one with all the respect and reverence it is said to deserve (e.g. it's been sitting on my shelf since the middle of summer, also a not-insignificant accomplishment for me

). Needless to say, I'm super, duper excited.
However, as the final hour draws near, I'm finding that all this last minute re-researching has got me second-guessing how exactly I would like this experience to play out. I had initially planned on orally ingesting 400mg of the widely-circulating synthetic hydrochloride salt, staggered over two doses (after performing an allergy test the day beforehand, of course). But the notion of plugging it has now got me intrigued. Especially in light of how expensive and uncommon this material is -- as well as the possibility of avoiding any unnecessary gastrointestinal irritation -- I'm thinking that plugging might just be the preferable course of action in this particular situation.
What do you all think? What would be the equivalent of a 400mg oral dose? 200mg sounds like a pretty reasonable figure to me on first pass, though for some strange, probably irrational reason I can't help but feel a bit less confident with this figure than the 400mg I originally had in mind. Likely this is due to the paucity of reports out there for plugged mescaline HCl. Shulgin only knows how many more there are for successful oral experiences! Overall, I just want to avoid the possibility of having an idiosyncratic or otherwise sub-optimal trip on the basis of wanting to economize the experience alone. Mostly though, I think, I just want someone other than myself to assure me that I probably won't regret taking this less-beaten path later down the line. If there are any other factors I should take into consideration these would be very helpful to hear!
Also, a couple other things. If I do end up going down the plugging route, should I still stick with the plan to take a couple ginger root capsules beforehand? I'm having difficulty seeing how this could detract from the experience, though at the same time nausea never has been a big issue with me when it comes to tripping-related matters. There's probably no need to even ask this question, I take it back

Onto something more salient: what about weed? I'm dry at the moment, though this has to do with it being a hassle to acquire rather than an indicator of my taste for it. I can smoke weed all day if I have it around, doubly so if I'm tripping on something. But with respect to the supposed uniqueness and lucidity of the mescaline experience, is it worth going through the trouble to obtain, or will I just be increasing the chance of clouding up an experience that may be better off unclouded and pristine? If any of you have found it to have significantly improved your overall experience I will put in the extra effort to acquire some. Though to be honest, I'm not sure how many people there are here who have tripped on mescaline without having smoked a little herb at some point.
Okay, that's it for now. Thank you all for indulging my pre-trip ritual preparatory behaviors, it helps to know I actually have someone with whom to talk about this stuff
