What am I doing wrong with this Nitrogen method? Please help!

[lofticries]

it is easy to set up. the hardest part is getting a nitrogen tank. i got one on craigslist and got it filled at a local welding gas place - no questions asked. the harness holds the mask on really snug, and the other parts are made of good quality, like the difference between a toyota and a lexus, if you've ever driven a lex, you'd know.

yeah it's a little pricey, but it's prolly the last $1000 i'm gonna spend. if you try to source all the parts separately, you might save a few bucks, but the convenience of a "kit" alleviates the frustration and anxiety that comes with incompatible parts.

Why was the nitrogen tank so hard to get? Can't you just buy one off ebay or any other welding sites?

If they ask any questions what could you tell them? asking this just in case i'm in this type of situation.

I really really really hope that nothing happens to this site. But just incase I'm gonna get mine a bit earlier when i have the money. Not sure how it should be stored though.

 

[enuff]

Why was the nitrogen tank so hard to get? Can't you just buy one off ebay or any other welding sites?

If they ask any questions what could you tell them? asking this just in case i'm in this type of situation.

I really really really hope that nothing happens to this site. But just incase I'm gonna get mine a bit earlier when i have the money. Not sure how it should be stored though.

shopping around for a nitrogen cranked up my anxiety a lot. like, who buys nitrogen? beer brewers, hvac repair guys, and suicidal folks. if they asked questions, i was gonna tell them i run errands for local hvac repair shops, but they didn't even ask.
storage is not a problem, i see nitrogen tanks stored outside all winter and summer, so temperature doesn't affect them. just make sure you store it standing up. i don't know why, but never seen one stored laying down intentionally.

yeah, i bought this kit now because a.) they could get shut down. and b.) it feels good knowing i have a (metaphorical) loaded shotgun handy.

 

[Goodbye710]

it is easy to set up. the hardest part is getting a nitrogen tank. i got one on craigslist and got it filled at a local welding gas place - no questions asked. the harness holds the mask on really snug, and the other parts are made of good quality, like the difference between a toyota and a lexus, if you've ever driven a lex, you'd know.

yeah it's a little pricey, but it's prolly the last $1000 i'm gonna spend. if you try to source all the parts separately, you might save a few bucks, but the convenience of a "kit" alleviates the frustration and anxiety that comes with incompatible parts.

Hi enuff,

I'm curious about the seal. Is the seal 100%? As in the seal doesn't break if you turn your head?

Thank You.

 

[enuff]

Hi enuff,

I'm curious about the seal. Is the seal 100%? As in the seal doesn't break if you turn your head?

Thank You.

no man, nothing is guarnteed. it's not 100% seal like an underwater scuba mask. but for extra snugness, i twist/flip the harness so it hold the mask on more snug, i also wear a hoodie for extra hold when I'm practicing. practice under different conditions and shake and turn your head to see if it stays snug. you also might want to shave incase facial hair prevents a good seal.

 

[Originaldon]

So I'm new here and I'm basically just about as clueless as everybody trying out this method if not more (even though I've researched everything I possibly could) but when I tried it out a few times: everybody around the net says that it's "peaceful" & "painless" but yet it seems to be the exact opposite. Like when I try to literally breathe in & breathe out the nitrogen from inside the bag, the pain was just so unbearable so I immediately had to release the bag off my head, it's like it's nearly equivalent to drowning. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a better explanation as to how exactly is it peaceful & painless? What I did to plan things out was I bought the Nitrogen tank from a store called General Air Service & Supply since I live around Colorado and the tank said something like that it's industrial sized, compressed & it's 65 cubic feet, I got a regulator that says it's Argon C02 flow & Victor something like that, I got some hose that's pretty darn long, I got turkey bags from King Soopers that I would put a small hole for 1 in for the hose to get in and I would put the bag in my head & tape it around my neck so that way no possible openings would let air come in, I turned the gas on and I try to let the best amount of PSI I can think of work through but even as I try to less & less gas to come through I'm still suffering. Do I really need to do something differently? If getting pure nitrogen is painful to go through? Do I need to have some type of special painkillers or drugs for me to handle the pain easier & I would pass out easier or do I just need to toughen it up & be more patient in order for me to pass out so the gas would the rest of it's work for my body? Like I don't know if there's any other possible methods I can go through since again I couldn't handle drowning, I tried overdosing myself with random pills back in my high school days and I did feel like I was gonna die but I ended up vomiting, I don't have the guts to shoot myself, jump off something or maybe even hang. Sorry for asking so many questions by the way, I just wanna end things so quickly since I feel really hopeless and I HIGHLLLY doubt some therapist would convince me to get better.

Here's the pics I have of my tank, the regulator, the hose & the bags down below just in case.
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You say you researched it as much as you possibly could

then did everything completely wrong compared to the method advice , you quite clearly did not do any research

you do not put a hole in the bag

you do not tape the bag

you regulate the flow to 15LPM

 

[lost_soul83]

they do sell kits for this. i got one and i love it. practicing with it till i get it right.

Spoiler: nitrogen regulator kit

Premium Stickstoff™ 580 Regulator Kit

This state-of-the-art regulator kit is for CGA580 supported regions only. (Other regional support will be forthcoming.) This completely integrated and seamless kit comprises 3 components: Premium Stickstoff™ Pressure/Flow Regulator Stickstoff™ Demand Regulator (incl. mask and hose) Stickstoff™...

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So then all you'd need is a tank filled with the nitrogen?