So has anyone tried them or have any stories? I've read the stuff on Erowid, im just looking for any other viewpoints.

Yeah dude. They are kinda mild but if you wanted to try them out I think bouncingbearbotanicals carries them for a decent price. You can take off the mushroom skin (carefully) and smoke it, makes trail-like visuals. Pretty neat.

Amanitas are really toxic so you better be careful.

.. really toxic my ass.

Heat treatment is required to cause a thermal chemical break down of the ibotenic acid (bad stuff) will turn to muscimol which is what you want. Drying has to be done in a temperature of about 170-200F to make the reaction to happen.
A little Mary Jane, will ease any nausea.

yeah man.. you can throw 'em in your oven to convert it over.. granted your body will turn the ibotenic acid into muscimol in your body.. it will save you a lil' nausea if you use your oven!

I ate a half a cap once, and didn't notice anything at all. It was an average sized cap, probably a little bigger than the top of a pop can? And like I said, I ate half with no results. I'm 6' 150 lbs, took on empty stomach at about noon, with no results going into the night at all.

one cap? They aren't strong until takin in amounts from 10-30 grams. So I'm not surprized you ate half any didn't get any effect.

Well that's my fault then for not doing enough research on them before eating one!!!