The Roadkill Skunk Fan Club

[Lime Green]

Road Kill Skunk never existed.
If it did then why don't people still have it?

The same reason dinosaurs aren't alive today, extinction. The reasons it went extinct are simple, the breeder modified it, and he did so largely due to requests from growers, as the smell was too strong to grow, carry, or consume in most situations.
The beauty in true Skunk as opposed to dinosaurs, rests in the possibilities of old seeds. I don't believe it is totally lost, just out of circulation. Personally, I don't believe recreation of the strain as it was is possible either. It was deadly consistent, and few breeders have the ability to run the kind of numbers and the time to invest in a niche endeavor.

 

[Kalbhairav]

Road Kill Skunk never existed.
If it did then why don't people still have it?

This exact same think has been said about other varietals which have then suddenly exploded on the commercial scene with everyone growing and making hybrids. If gg#4 had been kept in house it could of slowly transpired as a semi legendary plant.

There can be no smoke without fire.. Even if there's more than one RKS (examples being cookies and OG variants), with some now being extinct and seed hacks (med-fool being prime example) naming plants with a hyped acronym, there most certainly is/was Road Kill Skunk.

I believe Chimera has it. Those who grew the RKS x DC are a testament to the kind of plant it might be. The upcoming RKS x Chembx will show more.

To those who'll seek an S1 of Chi's RKS, I wouldn't bother.. The only plant that Chi has brought out in a near pure form is the Sweet Skunk S1 and that was because it's already in the public domain. It doesn't matter how much money people would pay for his RKS S1, I know he wouldn't release it in pure form (it may not even be remotely close to the original cut in S1.. Not all S1 turn out like the original cut). Where as a lot of people here share cuts etc, Chi and others are actually in the cannabis industry. They're not going to release pure plants that are their bread and butter. Other seed breeders have done it in the past but normally it only comes about when a particular plant becomes widely available in the public domain (cheese being a good example).

 

[SourDank]

So if he sold the line he would sell it for chump change? why would he do that when everybody is looking for it? if it was REAL he could charge whatever he wanted and everybody would pay. The thing is, its not REAL or he would do this. trying to lay claim is just the same as med man selling RKS line seeds. I am not crying for chimera to release RKS i am saying he is full of shit and doesn't have it and if he did release the beans i would let someone else grow them out because i still wont believe its the real deal! i have seen a few semi respectable seed companies release RKS and it was not RKS.

Look at it this way skunky, he has told us he worked it for 12 generations. So if he sold it pure, to make up for the decade of work, he would have to pull a Starfighter sort of thing and sell packs for $5k and such to be profitable because you know someone who buys them will be breeding the shit out of them. And then he has to deal with this community that begged for the beans calling him a greedy scumbag and all that shit that we all KNOW would come, or he can make hybrids and protect his work/investment and we all can get a shot at some nice RKS phenos in the lines.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

Road Kill Skunk never existed.
If it did then why don't people still have it?

most untrue thing i have read on the internet in years!

trust me man, it existed, there was more than one variety, and it was one of the top ten (actually by many, #1 ) breeds of marijuana most desirable in the last 50 years!

 

[Avinash.miles]

what HMK said... it existed 4 sure.... it's prolly out there still being grown by some few... jsut not widely readily available in the "seed market" that exists today.

 

[SkunkyPuffs]

The same reason dinosaurs aren't alive today, extinction. The reasons it went extinct are simple, the breeder modified it, and he did so largely due to requests from growers, as the smell was too strong to grow, carry, or consume in most situations.
The beauty in true Skunk as opposed to dinosaurs, rests in the possibilities of old seeds. I don't believe it is totally lost, just out of circulation. Personally, I don't believe recreation of the strain as it was is possible either. It was deadly consistent, and few breeders have the ability to run the kind of numbers and the time to invest in a niche endeavor.

I love these dumb ass kids running around saying they got RKS from a twenty dollar bag of beans that a small insignificant Canadian seed breeder came up with. The smell of bullshit is thick in this thread. How long have those seeds been around? I seen some posts from 09, that's a long fucking time to be rolling with RKS and it NOT get noticed. I have had enough of this shit i am going to try to look up some of my old friends from Seattle and see if i can track down the real deal.

 

[Lime Green]

I plan on trying the RKS x DC seeds sometime in the next few months. At least I can rule it in or out. Meanwhile, what is popping with our bro Friendly530? The stinker out of my bagseed that my brother is growing looks superb. She's in flower, and very strong smelling. The kid is 18 years younger than me, and wouldn't know true Skunk from another smelly strain. I need to go see it, may wait until it is cured. He does have viable cuts for me also.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

for anyone who never got to experience roadkill stink, there are many stories about how stinky, i recall one, my buddy had a couple buds like double or triple ziploc bagged, and he was living downstairs at his parents. His dad came down said how dare you smoke that in my house, and proceeded to tear a strip off him. He wouldnt ever believe it was just in the bag.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

I believe Chimera has it.

Although he does get my respect, I would have to try the supposed RKS before I would believe sight unseen.

 

[soopy]

How close is ChemD to RKS?

 

[eastcoastjoe]

I don't believe anyone in our community has it, I really don't. I'm sure if the folklore is true it still exists somewhere but instead of fighting with each other over it maybe we could try and get proactive to help the crusade move forward. Just a thought.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

Soopy, i haven't had true chemd, but you can think of skunk as smelling like a dead skunk on the road, or to a certain degree skunk cabbage can be reminiscent. I have experienced a few chem crosses, stardawg for one, and there is no dead skunk there. Great stuff, but very different. I have never heard anyone say any of the modern heavy stinkers are a lot like RKS.

edit, except the UK cheese, but i never got to experience it personally. I had access to the clone but was convinced by the holder it was extremely pale in comparison to roadkill, for smell maybe, but mostly power.

I don't believe anyone in our community has it, I really don't. I'm sure if the folklore is true it still exists somewhere but instead of fighting with each other over it maybe we could try and get proactive to help the crusade move forward. Just a thought.

I've mentioned i have the genetics in a way, but i dont have the original. I have one seed that grew from a late harvest grow. skunk would throw out a few nanners around 9 -10 weeks often. Hoping to revive a better version from it, its definitely similar but doesnt carry the smell well, especially after drying. Harvest time its remarkably similar, but not near as intensely stinky, and after it dries, the smell changes. I smoked the skunk in BC from 1980 till around 2000, so I am a pretty good judge of what roadkill is.

 

[ReturnOfNog]

The same reason dinosaurs aren't alive today, extinction. The reasons it went extinct are simple, the breeder modified it, and he did so largely due to requests from growers, as the smell was too strong to grow, carry, or consume in most situations.
The beauty in true Skunk as opposed to dinosaurs, rests in the possibilities of old seeds. I don't believe it is totally lost, just out of circulation. Personally, I don't believe recreation of the strain as it was is possible either. It was deadly consistent, and few breeders have the ability to run the kind of numbers and the time to invest in a niche endeavor.

No, this has been explained before by Sam Skunkman.

He bred away from the roadkill skunk and towards the sweeter skunk because that's what people wanted; they didn't like the sleepy sedative roadkill skunk stone, they wanted something more uppy.
Simple as that; if you want to recreated the roadkill skunk then just cross a skunk with an afghani, as the roadkill skunk was just the afghani leaning phenotype of skunk.

It's all a myth, there was nothing special about those plants.

 

[eastcoastjoe]

That would make sense if you believe everything Sam says. I wasn't around then So who knows but I'm not so convinced what he's telling us is exactly what went down.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

No, this has been explained before by Sam Skunkman.

He bred away from the roadkill skunk and towards the sweeter skunk because that's what people wanted; they didn't like the sleepy sedative roadkill skunk stone, they wanted something more uppy.
Simple as that; if you want to recreated the roadkill skunk then just cross a skunk with an afghani, as the roadkill skunk was just the afghani leaning phenotype of skunk.

It's all a myth, there was nothing special about those plants.

Its not all a myth at all, you speak from a lack of experience obviously.

I don't know anyone who agrees with that though. I had the true roadkill to smoke for two decades, far more superior and coveted than the sweet skunk. I know that i have also heard skunkman sam talk about how people should breed away from PM, and thats why it is so prevalent now ( i dont actually agree on this, we never had PM here in BC before around 1988. Its global warming that allows it to thrive here now, but i digress). the roadkill is a bad PM magnet, sweet skunk is highly resistant. i put forth he bred away from PM, as roadkill skunk is not something nobody wanted, everybody wanted, it, and obviously those sentiments still hold true to this day. Pretty much anyone who had much experience with roadkill skunk knows its fucking way awesome!

 

[Gerardbutler79]

I think I understand why some wouldn't wanna S1 a valuable line, but a chembx male? Deep CHunk? I think the least Chimera could do is make some bomb crosses with it. Isn't kandahar supposed to be a smelly indica landrace? Or some pineapple skunk would be dope there's a million C99 IBL's and than there's mr. soul releasing stuff. Some imagination is all that's needed.

 

[ReturnOfNog]

Pretty much anyone who had much experience with roadkill skunk knows its fucking way awesome!

And you will get the exact same stone from Superskunk (Skunk x Afghani) or any of the other crosses of Skunk and Afghani that different seed companies put out under different names.

Listen, each strain has the same chemicals in it; it's not like Road Kill Skunk has some unique chemical in it that other plants don't; it has the same cannabinoids as any other cannabis plant.
You will get the same stone smoking any other indica dominant strain.

 

[GET MO]

Well now we know NOG doesnt know much about cannabis!

Im pretty we have established that terpenes play a large part in the high as well, similar to how aroma therapy works. You have a lot of reading to do RON. I mean i think, assuming you joined the site to learn stuff... Might as well get to learning!

 

[ReturnOfNog]

I mean i think, assuming you joined the site to learn stuff... Might as well get to learning!

No, I didn't join this site to learn, as there is not much about growing weed that I don't know; I joined to impart my knowledge to new growers, and hopefully help them.

 

[ReturnOfNog]

And no, terpenes play no part in the high; do you have any scientific studies that back that up? No you don't. So stop perpetuating myths.