Hemp Clothing - Page 2

enlightenment · 03-26-2007, 03:36 PM

Hemp rope rots from the inside.

You don't realise till its too late.

Fact.

That's why it is rarely used.

wil · 03-26-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by flowperson

Why has it been demonized so in the USA, aside from the reason that it is a deadly addictive gateway drug that keeps our prisons full of ordinary folk who trade in it illegally...smirk, smirk?

Randolf Hearst was monopolizing the newspaper business, and cornered a deal with the US on gov't land and pulp production...hemp paper was much better, cheaper, renewable resource, and lasted longer... better for books, magazines and newspapers...bad for Hearst...hence our laws making it illegal...which effectively created it as a gateway drug since anyone playing in the marijuana market would end up associating with folks who dabbled in other drugs...ie gov't induced issue to create a war on...nothing new here.

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Originally Posted by enlightenment

Hemp rope is not as efficient.

It rots from the inside.

It looks fine, until it's too late.

Fact.

No mystery as to why other materials were used instead, in that case.

Interesting, I never knew that. My understanding most hemp grown for rope or paper was very low in THC content. And that the remaining volunteer 'weeds' which sprout in fields in the midwest won't give anyone a buzz.

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

I hate hippies.... lol

Peace bro, it's ok, we love you man.

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Originally Posted by enlightenment

Hemp rope rots from the inside.

You don't realise till its too late.

Fact.

That's why it is rarely used.

Wow, far out, never knew that.

But am having some strange double enlightened deja vu moment right now.

enlightenment · 03-26-2007, 04:36 PM

Stop smoking the rope, you ain't gonna get a hit from it

Anyone ever told, as a kid, that if you took this or smoked that, you would get stoned..?

I tried banana skins.

Tasted awful and nothing happened.....

wil · 03-26-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by enlightenment

Anyone ever told, as a kid, that if you took this or smoked that, you would get stoned..?

I tried banana skins.

Tasted awful and nothing happened.....

We were told never to mix coca cola and aspirin, lol. So I stayed away from that and did everything else under the sun (and some stuff that was found in the shade...)

enlightenment · 03-26-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

We were told never to mix coca cola and aspirin, lol. So I stayed away from that and did everything else under the sun (and some stuff that was found in the shade...)

I think the effects of the coke aspirin thing were stretched, from what I remember.

Some know it all here will be able to tell us...

enlightenment · 03-26-2007, 04:49 PM

Here

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Coca-Cola and Aspirin

17th Angel · 03-26-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by enlightenment

I tried banana skins.

You got to be from England? Such a stupid and terrible story made by kids... Can't be a world wide thing... at 14 kids smoking banaskins, nut meg and tea bags... I was choking on my bong

... by the smoke.... Not that I tried to eat the freaking thing.

enlightenment · 03-26-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

You got to be from England? Such a stupid and terrible story made by kids... Can't be a world wide thing... at 14 kids smoking banaskins, nut meg and tea bags... I was choking on my bong

... by the smoke.... Not that I tried to eat the freaking thing.

Scotland.

Close.

Too close...

wil · 03-26-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

You got to be from England? Such a stupid and terrible story made by kids... Can't be a world wide thing... at 14 kids smoking banaskins, nut meg and tea bags... I was choking on my bong

... by the smoke.... Not that I tried to eat the freaking thing.

..we heard it in the states...never believed it or tried it...but we did do morning glory seeds...

Yeah the coke thing was always silly especially today, when folks consume coke like water and aspirins like candy...

juantoo3 · 03-26-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

I was choking on my bong

... by the smoke.... Not that I tried to eat the freaking thing.

Nothing to do with trying to drink the bong water?

juantoo3 · 03-26-2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

..we heard it in the states...never believed it or tried it...but we did do morning glory seeds...

Never heard the coke and aspirin thing...

Banana peels? I heard the inside "threads" or whatever, still wasn't much to go on...

... no harm, no foul.

Morning glory seeds...treated with, let me see, what was it again...alcohol, or turpentine? I forget now, it's been a long time. Never bold (or stupid) enough to try my own...erm, science experiment. BUT, dried passionflower leaves smoked do grant a bit of a body buzz, an all over analgesic quality, if no mental "high."

juantoo3 · 03-26-2007, 06:10 PM

Maybe this thread should have been titled, "Kids, don't try this at home. Really. It ain't worth the effort."

Quahom1 · 03-27-2007, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by enlightenment

Does anyone own anything made from hemp?

How does it feel to wear it?

How do you compare the 'ethics' of it, to other materials, such as cotton?

Does anyone have a good link to a store in the UK were it can be bought?

x

We use hemp everyday, from sail palms to lashings, to fancy work on the rails, to woven roving and mats. It is like burlap on the skin, and is slightly greasy or resinous. It is extremely strong material when woven or spliced. It takes a long time in a salt water environment to rot. It makes a great "slicker" (rain coat), because the water beads up and runs off instead of soaking through. But as clothing goes it is rather stiff to move in.

Wouldn't try smoking it though...there is no THC in it and one would get very sick.

oh, and some people are allergic to it. They get a rash when it rubs against the skin.

Quahom1 · 03-27-2007, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by juantoo3

Never heard the coke and aspirin thing...

Banana peels? I heard the inside "threads" or whatever, still wasn't much to go on...

... no harm, no foul.

Morning glory seeds...treated with, let me see, what was it again...alcohol, or turpentine? I forget now, it's been a long time. Never bold (or stupid) enough to try my own...erm, science experiment. BUT, dried passionflower leaves smoked do grant a bit of a body buzz, an all over analgesic quality, if no mental "high."

They're talking about "bananadine". About as powerful as Faluba (fermented coconut juice). Yeah, it'll get you high, if the headache don't kill you first.

If you want a legal buzz, just order some beetlenut from the south pacific. Be forewarned though, your teeth will turn red, very red...

17th Angel · 03-27-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by juantoo3

Nothing to do with trying to drink the bong water?

I freaking did that when I was 16... I have hardly any memory of anything but I remeber that day clear.... We made a bong out of a coke can.... And took hits started rambling about random crap... I stopped in mid talk, picked up the can and drank the water..... My face must have been priceless....