Couple of Questions

[shadesofaction]

SO me and my hubby baught this tight new simple glass bong. Honestly I always thought I was set with the basic things I knew about smoking but since being on this site I've seen a few things I have to ask about since Im curious about buying them.

First question. To grind or not to grind. We always just broke it up with our fingers, didn't even know about grinders till I came here. So what are the advantages and disadvantages, is it just for pipes and bongs or for spliffs too?

2nd question. The site we got our boxed bong from mentioned little glass beads you could put into the bowl of the bong, I though since bongs already had the water didn't really need to worry about catching ash. Whats it for and is it worth it?

3rd Been looking over lots of papers and different ways to roll and filters. I saw cone rolling and it looked intresting to learn how any suggestions? Also I like filters but I always worry it takes away from the smoke somehow, am I right to think so? And I hear hemp is the best, is that true and is it just as easy to roll hemp papers as normal papers?

Lastly, Im also gettng a pipe, Im not usualy a pipe smoker so just some advice and tips to make it a smoother hit? Its usualy a bit harsh for me, give a girl some love and give some tips on having a smoother smoke.

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[nft]

1. There are a few advantages to grinding your weed, first being that its a lot easier than ripping it apart with your fingers. Secondly, it evens it out a little bit, theoretically forcing it to burn more evenly, lastly, it separates some THC crystals from the bud, which you can later use to make Kief, assuming your grinder is equipped with a kief-catcher.

2. I don't own a bong, but I'm not certain why glass beads would be required to catch the ash. The amount of pull force required to pull ash through the bong would be incredible, if not impossible.

3. Filters will do absorb some THC, but not a lot, and the nice part is, if you save them, you an roll them all into one super-potent turbo joint.

4. Get one! They are much more efficient with your bud. You'll end up saving a lot due to the fact that its not smoking when you aren't toking it like a joint or blunt would. If harshness is a problem you could always get a bubbler, which is like a pipe/bong hybrid, however, chances are you'll get used to the harshness. Ever since I got my pipe I have yet to roll another joint.

Have fun,
Mike

[RaoulDuke45]

a glass screen is only important in bongs from when you have a new bowl and you dont want weed to fall through into the water, grinding is impairative to spliffs it creates such a better and more controlled burn

[r0k]

Nft pretty much nailed the grinding bit..

I always liked ash catchers because then the waters not as bad, and I frequently empty my bong water, I don't want my bong stinking up my room. But an ash catcher isn't really necessary.

Rolling is a skill that takes practice to master. Take a paper, fold it either in half (may be already folded) or towards the bottom a little more, so one side is drastically less than the other. Put some weed onto it, and you can have from very little to a decent amount.. And just simply press it down, and roll it up. Takes practice, watch others do it. I never really liked filters, they seem extra, but they're easy to make. Get something like a business card, cut off a piece, and roll it up into a little tube or something, and put it in your joint. Or you can make it and put on your paper as you're rolling it, but i prefer sticking it in at the end.

Rolling papers (afaik) are made out of hemp, and are treated slightly. Maybe to add scent, etc. Papers are better than just hemp because they may taste better, smell better, and they have the adhesive so that you can lick it and your joint won't fall apart.

If you want a soother hit, I would recommend not using a grinder, because when it's ground, it burns easier and you get a bigger hit and it comes faster, so you cough your lungs out. And if you want an even smoother hit, put an ice cube (I know it sounds ridiculous) in your mouth, and take a nice, SLOW hit. If it's slow, the smoke will cool by the time it gets to your throat, and the ice cube will help.

Well, I just took my sweet ass time writing this because I'm pretty fucking high. Hope it helps!

Cheers,
r0k :thumbsup:


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[shadesofaction]

Thanks alot for all the tips, Im definatly trying the icecube in mouth thing when my new pipe arrives next week. As for the little bead it is a new glass bowl so Im debating getting one. And my hubby always rolls my joints, just curious about the cone rolled way becuase it had a nice look to it, he rolls tightest little joints I suck at rolling.

And I always heard hemp papers smoke smoother then regular papers.

[mfqr]

Take a paper, fold it either in half (may be already folded) or towards the bottom a little more, so one side is drastically less than the other.

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