Herbal RVA

Post by **GreenHippo** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:57 am

Well after a long weekend the pack has landed. I'll edit this post with a proper review after I burn them. Here is a pic of the 2 I ordered:
https://imgur.com/CRjsuA6

*if the pic is massive due to my camera I'll leave a link to the pic

White Jongkong [sounds like king kong]
Green Malay both 100gram'ers

I opened the Green and I have to say they pack these to the tippity top, be careful opening these they make a dust cloud!

Green Malay:
Took half a coffee spoon of the green and omg the taste is bitter. The most bitter I've ever had. If you cap yours, you may really want to cap these.

Green Malay
I prefer this strain over the White strain I had. This works quicker and better for my body. I found I could take less and feel more than with the White. The taste was really bitter though, more than any other I've had.
Last 4-6 hours, found myself redosing every 6-8.

White Jongkong
This strain made me more agitated than any other I've had. I found myself snapping at people. I didn't see any heart rate changes while on it. It didn't really act like a stimulant as I was expecting as I've heard White strains are like pure energy adrenaline, not for me with this one. I got use to the agitation and could over rule it but this wouldn't be my go to strain.

Ordered 2 more greens to try from the same vendor to test out.

Green Sekayam
This is better than the previous 2 I've ordered. Darker taste not as bitter and hits harder and lasts a bit longer. Found I redose less while taking this strain.

Post by **KurtisCards** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:34 pm

I also got some rva coming in a few days

red elephant
red md

Post by **instantKARMA** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:24 pm

KurtisCards wrote:I also got some rva coming in a few days

red elephant
red md

I'm exceedingly curious as to how RVA's Red Elephant compares to
Smiley Time's or Treasure House's Red Elephant! I've found both to
be outstanding!

Post by **jabro70** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:26 pm

Got some of RVA’s Elephants last year - Green and Red. The Green was really good, but I didn’t care for the Red. Just too damned sleepy. I do love Treasure House’s Elephant though. Sadly, I think we’ve seen the last of it and the Piamans.

Post by **herbalhippie** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:27 pm

Ordered 100s of the Red Elephant and Bali after seeing this post. I haven't ordered from RVA for a while, was past due.

Post by **GreenHippo** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:02 pm

KurtisCards wrote:I also got some rva coming in a few days

red elephant
red md

Please do let me know if yours are bitter than others you've had, the green is the most bitter kratom I've tasted,though still good.

Post by **lexus95** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:11 pm

the stuff I get from RVA is often bitter to the extreme...especially the greens (Which coincidentally (?) don't do too much for me). Is there anyone expert enough to say what this usually means? The first time I got it I almost thought about emailing for a return or something...thought it was off! The reds are great though also that PMD can't be beat

Post by **trigger** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:41 pm

lexus95 wrote:the stuff I get from RVA is often bitter to the extreme...especially the greens (Which coincidentally (?) don't do too much for me). Is there anyone expert enough to say what this usually means? The first time I got it I almost thought about emailing for a return or something...thought it was off! The reds are great though also that PMD can't be beat

Kratom in general has a bitter taste to it. I don’t toss and wash because it’s pretty nasty to me. I’ve become acclimated to the smell though and now I really like it. The teas I make come out kinda tasty and almost a hint of sweet, but varying levels of bitterness.

Some kratom is just going to be more bitter than others - I don’t think it means it’s weaker or stronger or tainted or prepared wrong or dirty. Fermented stuff tastes way worse to me. I’ve had really bad tasting stuff give great effects and also good tasting stuff not work - and vise versa.

I judge how fresh or stale or clean or dirty kratom is by the smell, but I don’t have much to base that on. Like, I don’t really know what that measures. I assume fresher and cleaner smelling is better, but maybe that’s wrong.

If it doesn’t work great for you and the taste is bad, then sell it - but if it works and tastes bad, try oblate discs or pouches.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:38 pm

Has anybody tried his Super Green #2?

Post by **FireK** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:09 pm

I have tried a couple batches (one from 2018 and one a couple months ago) good mid-fast green !

Post by **Goat** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:45 pm

Received a 4 way split kilo last week. Super green is way above average as is the red Maeng da , the white Asia, and the gold meant da. The gold is best for bedtime as I found it quite sedating. High quality kratom and well packaged in gold containers.

Post by **Goat** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:49 pm

P.S. as for being bitter I have no idea. I use oblate discs.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:35 pm

Goat wrote:Super green is way above average.

How's the euphoria?

How does it compare to Smileytime Super Green #3?

Post by **Goat** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:23 pm

I have no idea. I have not tried smileytime. I have bought from over 10 different vendors and this is one of the top ones.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:28 pm

^ How is RVA's Euphoria?

Did you order Super Green or Super Green 2?

Thanks

Post by **beathappening** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:05 pm

Anyone try the white bali, white sekayam, white md or green kutai? I got some but haven't made an opinion on then yet.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:08 pm

Please let us know about the Green Kutai.

I've never heard and if it's got a great euphoria kick I'll get some as well.

Thank You!

Post by **beathappening** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:11 pm

twistedvincent wrote:Please let us know about the Green Kutai.

I've never heard and if it's got a great euphoria kick I'll get some as well.

Thank You!

Cool, that will be my go to for tomorrow, I really want to get a established opinion on it

Post by **twistedvincent** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:05 pm

Looks like he's out of the Green Kutai....goddamnit.

Post by **beathappening** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:21 pm

I believe he's doing a large restock over the next week
Keep hope alive!

Post by **GreenHippo** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:15 pm

ordered some sekayam to try. Updated the top with more info. Wasn't a fan of the white but it could be just the strain doesn't mix well with me.

Post by **beathappening** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:19 am

twistedvincent wrote:Please let us know about the Green Kutai.

I've never heard and if it's got a great euphoria kick I'll get some as well.

Thank You!

The green kutai is really good. It's a nice, fast, green, almost like a white but but more kick to it. It speedy and euphoric, which I really like in a white light green (whereas dark greens I love slow and euphoric.) The GK still seems to be increasing in efficacy, it's not one of those where you get the most bulk of potency all at once, it kicks strong at first then builds, this has more legs, it even has a pronounced body high felt mainly in the chest. I really can't overstate the potency at my window enjoying this languid overcast day. I feel like I could keep writing but I kinda just want to feel the pleasantry of standing up in the cool light breeze, any questions welcomed but I don't foresee many. Even average pain relief. Enjoy this free days folks, hope the sun stays down

over all a 9 or 10
Doesn't get much better

Post by **KurtisCards** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:04 pm

GreenHippo wrote:
KurtisCards wrote:I also got some rva coming in a few days

red elephant
red md
Please do let me know if yours are bitter than others you've had, the green is the most bitter kratom I've tasted,though still good.

not bitter at all, actually quite "benty" tasting.

both are pretty much meh strains, elephant is good to round out a faster strain though.

Post by **CatfatherB** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:50 pm

twistedvincent wrote:Looks like he's out of the Green Kutai....goddamnit.

I see green Kutai on Philly Kratoms new webpage yourleafyourlife.com, he may have the same supplier, he offers split kilos for 115 bucks?

Post by **twistedvincent** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:24 am

beathappening wrote:whereas dark greens I love slow and euphoric

What are your favorite strains/vendors for slow euphoric dark greens?

Post by **KurtisCards** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:14 pm

CatfatherB wrote:
twistedvincent wrote:Looks like he's out of the Green Kutai....goddamnit.

I see green Kutai on Philly Kratoms new webpage yourleafyourlife.com, he may have the same supplier, he offers split kilos for 115 bucks?

love the dude, but his prices are insane, would really like to try his extract though and see if its any good.

Post by **GreenHippo** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:26 pm

What's everyones top strain for Greens from RVA? The jungle's are pretty good.

Post by **BallzDeep9** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:40 pm

KurtisCards wrote:love the dude, but his prices are insane, would really like to try his extract though ...

haha. Philly Kratom is cashin' IN... everyone's a vendor now lol

His prices are DOUBLE the going rate... same stuff

Post by **KurtisCards** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:42 pm

GreenHippo wrote:What's everyones top strain for Greens from RVA? The jungle's are pretty good.

best ones i have had, are pmd2, and wild green.

have some green hulu that i have only tried twice and is pretty meh to me.

and a super green that i have tried once that didnt do anything.

his pmd's have always been good though.

Post by **Jkray** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:39 pm

I'm looking for fast whites gold's yellows and reds

Post by **KurtisCards** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:08 am

just got in their new green jong kong and it is awesome!

reminds me a lot of the one from bb last november. been mixing it with pmd from earlier this year, and get that, everything is awesome, feeling. definite mood boost for sure.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:42 am

I'm waiting for a restock because as far as I can tell he's not restocked in MONTHS and I don't know why. I check every three days and it's the same strains which leads me to believe they're nothing special otherwise they'd be sold out.

2 weeks ago I bought 250g of Red Bali that was quite unremarkable so until I'm sure his stock is fresh I'm holding off on more.

Post by **instantKARMA** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:21 am

twistedvincent wrote:I'm waiting for a restock because as far as I can tell he's not restocked in MONTHS and I don't know why. I check every three days and it's the same strains which leads me to believe they're nothing special otherwise they'd be sold out.

2 weeks ago I bought 250g of Red Bali that was quite unremarkable so until I'm sure his stock is fresh I'm holding off on more.

I would say that the reason that he hasn't sold out is because he shipped in a huge
amount of inventory!

I don't have a facebook account cuz I'm not a fan...too much drama, too much
all 'round BS! Anyway, my wife has an account that I rarely use to check up to see
what the folks on the RVA site are saying.

This is from JFish on the facebook page, June 11:
"We now have a good base level of kratom inventory on hand (10 tons). We will be
now in position to weather medium to large size impacts to imports."

That's a lot of leaf! I can't speak to the quality though since I've only made one order
since March (I just had to try the recent "Original PMD" offering)!

Post by **twistedvincent** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:10 am

Well, I guess that explains one aspect. I read elsewhere that he was supposed to be restocked with many of the favorites (such as PMD) which I want to try buy are currently sold out.

Post by **KurtisCards** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:49 pm

the green jobg kong is newish, 7/11/19

Post by **twistedvincent** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:55 pm

Well I don't get it, I've been specifically looking for his (highly regarded) PMD, and White Big Bang but they're nowhere to be found.

Oh fucking well....

Post by **Lambeezy** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:12 pm

I got the recent PMD.. it was decent. Definitely nothing special

Post by **KurtisCards** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:17 pm

wish hey would get pmd2, thats usually the better one. i have some pmd and i basically use it to stretch out better stuff.

Post by **twistedvincent** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:26 pm

Cool, thanks.

I was only trying to mix up vendors a bit for tolerance tolerance reasons but now I won't waste my $$.

I'll stick with Smiley's PMD.

Post by **BallzDeep9** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:05 am

instantKARMA wrote:This is from JFish on the facebook page, June 11:
"We now have a good base level of kratom inventory on hand (10 tons). We will be
now in position to weather medium to large size impacts to imports."

That's a lot of leaf! ... I just had to try the recent "Original PMD" offering)!

Yes that IS... a lot of leaf!!

10,000 kilos? Hmm... how's the Quality Control when you buy 10,000 kilos, I wonder?

Thanks for posting. I also saw his June 11 post. Here's the whole thing, QUOTE:

So my long time friends will be excited to learn the original premium maeng da supplier is doing a trial run with me. We stopped doing business with him atleast a year ago I'm not sure maybe 2 years ago, but anyways were giving them another chance. Their product was great. Your favorite Green Vietnam, Green Plantation, PMD will be coming back. Fingers crossed its similar/same as years ago. Either way its a good supplier and hes making an appearance. 1-2 weeks till its online, will post updates.

Were working on pushing for better quality currently. I think reds will be the hardest due to how the industry is shifting overseas. We were focused the past 4-6 months to stock up on inventory since we moved into a decent size facility. We now have a good base level of kratom inventory on hand (10 tons) . We will be now in position to weather medium to large size impacts to imports. We are currently towards the end of a thinning up phase and will be replenishing with some new strains and overall pushing hardest for better quality. Ive seen many talking about quality and i just want to suggest keeping amounts used per time per day as low as you can. I promise its the best way overall.

OK so.. 6 Weeks Later.. his original PMD Sold Out - in like 3 days? Is that right? My comment is that iirc his "original supplier" WAS Kratom Crumbs. Yes the same K.C. who has always been B.B.'s PMD supplier Lot 12... Many will remember when RVA, switched suppliers and (yes, over 1 year ago!) and.. that switch was not better, quality wise - Sounds like he's heard some rumblings from customers ? Gee we'd sure like some better quality uhh.. guess we'll see how those 10K kilos shake out? Time Will Tell