We've talked about clubs, we've talked about fashion, now comes 'strategy'. Show us how prepared you go to your events!

What kind of things do you do to make sure you can dance all night, all day, or all weekend? What are your go to substances, what's your schedule there? What substances do you avoid and why? Do you take any snacks, energy bars or some super unusual items? What earplugs do you go with?

(I once saw what I think was a family with a bunch of walkie-talkies, that was definitely something)

How do you avoid bad vibes or peeps, how do you strike up conversation?

Usually I take bubble gum or other candies (fun to give out to others), Bolletje goed bezig bars as they're generally nutritious, a banana, a plastic straw (I gotta up my game here).

For ear prot I take the Alpine Pro plugs but I've been considering getting a custom pair made somewhere, I heard Haarlemmerdijk has a good spot for this?

For substances, for 6-8 hour events I've been mostly doing MDMA in pill form, with two doses over the course of a night - checking them before the event for purity, same as with the ketamine I bring - I like to have really small doses of it to 'smoothen' things out and make myself feel lighter. I have ended up doing lines of 4 or 3mmc at events if the people I'm with whip it out (it's hard to resist) but luckily haven't felt an itch there to take it all the time. I'm trying to find the 'ideal drug combo' for longer events and am trying to do research between 4FA, 4mmc, 3mmc, speed, etc. It'd also be nice to do less XTC, as then I can go to events a little more often - I stick with a strict 6-8 week schedule for XTC because otherwise I'm afraid my serotonin is affected too much long term

this is your obligatory reminder to always test your drugs! drugs are honestly really quite cheap so even if the test costs a little, it's always worth it. The testing people are super nice and often have some experiences of their own, your privacy is guaranteed (unless someone you know sees you walking out ofc) and results are quick and detailed. One time I found out the speed I bought was actual trash, so I went 'guess this isn't my time to try speed'. Funny enough I told the guy who sold it to me and he actually thanked me for telling him and offered me a free item next time I ordered.

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