Best way to smoke: Snow Bong!

[CaptainDank]

I live in Michigan, and this weekend we got 8 inches so i packed up a bowl, packed up a ton of snow in my bong and lit that shiiiet. Anyone tried this? I loved it, definately worth a try

[kushy420]

hahahaha ya did this like 2 weekends ago, soo sick, didnt even feel the hit in my lungs

[SantaClawz]

If it snows here, i will try it, and take pictures.

[Nuglove]

I heard you can get pneumonia from it:confused:

[HerbalConfusion]

I heard you can get pneumonia from it:confused:

Elaborate? As in did you hear it from some random dude you were smoking with or a doctor kindve a big difference.

[Love2Chief]

you lucky mofos! San Diego gets no snow, if i want snow i gotta drive for like an hour.

[matthiasj]

I heard you can get pneumonia from it:confused:

not true its just frozen water

[bongbro4]

Ohio here, and please don't use yellow snow. I know a dude who did. We laghed our asses off. Yes I've snowed my bong a few times over the years. It works best if you melt some of it first. For the bubble effect. At home try ice, and wine. Mellow buzz.

[MasterKief]

Hmm never tried that but it sounds pretty cool.

[Orzy]

not true its just frozen water

Yeah, it's just like an ice catch.

I did it a few weeks ago when it first snowed here. It was pretty sweet.

[angry nomad]

There is a shitload of snow here in Maine. going to try it right now. heh

[otottoto]

Unfortunately the chance of it snowing here is, um, not too high haha, i guess ill have to settle for shaved ice

[cmasfca]

Not only does ice remove some THC from the smoke, but it can cause walking pnuemonia if you do it often enough or have a weaker immune & repiratory system that can't handle the additional moisture in your lungs.

Stay safe :)

[Purple Banana]

Lol. It does not cause pneumonia. I work with pediatric and regular patients with respiratory problems including pneumonia. It's just like breathing in cold air between drags of a joint outside on a cold morning.

[angry nomad]

It is no more likely to cause pneumonia than smoking through ice cold water in a bong. Think about it. Old wives tales still abound.

[HateHeaven]

Its times like this when I really hate living in the desert... :(

[stinkyattic]

I love snow-packed bongs. That's one of the real delights of winter.

[angry nomad]

YouTube - Snow Bong Hits (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NtfgU9Fw2Mk)

I just tried it.

[Flameon]

^^ LOL! Great vid :thumbsup:
Looks like that 'hit the spot' - good work.

Wish it would snow here!

[LIP]

Why do so many people post when they are plain wrong?

cmasfca - im looking in your general direction. These boards are about fact, not mis-information.

[the image reaper]

snow is a neat idea, but you'll get your smoothest bonghits, by far, using HOT water :thumbsup: ... try it before you disagree ... :jointsmile:

[BBoyShotty]

I dont know if it was a bad batch of snow, or weird patch of weed or somethin, but ive been packing my icemaster lil sista with balls of snow, and every once in a while, ill get a reallllly bad tasting hit..just coats my tongue with chems lol. N i dunno if its the pollution thats inside teh snow because i live in toronto, or just a coincidence..

[stinkyattic]

i dunno if its the pollution thats inside teh snow because i live in toronto, or just a coincidence..
Blame Sudbury :D

There is in fact acid snow, just as there is acid rain! Nitric and sulfuric acid both are present in measureable amounts in precipitation originating in areas of high pollution.

[LIP]

Blame Sudbury :D

There is in fact acid snow, just as there is acid rain! Nitric and sulfuric acid both are present in measureable amounts in precipitation originating in areas of high pollution.

I'm guessing any snow around my area wouldnt exactly be the best to use haha!

[Flameon]

^^ lol

Hey, always make sure the snow isn't yellow! :D

[GixxerRidinToker]

Yes you can get sick from it... its called Pleural Effusion, or water in the lungs... water vapor that has sublimed from the snow can collect in your lungs. Makes for a nasty rasping almost asthmatic cough/wheeze and is quite painful.

No worries though, it may last only up to an hour or so.

[ATrain]

I've done it before and I really like it. We got a big dump here the other day so I guess I'll have pack one up tonight :jointsmile:

[cmasfca]

My bad guys, I did not know that it was not true. I read over on ........... from a physician that said that. Makes me happy to know that it's safe; I'm going to try it when I go snowboarding :D :jointsmile:

[LIP]

My bad guys, I did not know that it was not true. I read over on ........... from a physician that said that. Makes me happy to know that it's safe; I'm going to try it when I go snowboarding :D :jointsmile:

check your rep :thumbsup::D:rastasmoke:

[robo scat]

Sick thread. I will definitely try this.

[GixxerRidinToker]

I love ice in my bong. We used nothing but ice from Sonic (an American fast food chain over here in the states) and its like nothing but brittle dime sized hail.... its was awshome.

[Purple Banana]

Yes you can get sick from it... its called Pleural Effusion, or water in the lungs... water vapor that has sublimed from the snow can collect in your lungs. Makes for a nasty rasping almost asthmatic cough/wheeze and is quite painful.

No worries though, it may last only up to an hour or so.

PEs constitute of at least 500ccs of fluid in the lungs- the tiny amount of vapor entering your lungs from passing through snow is minimal, and is basically like breathing in a steam room, or a heavy fog.

[Spagett]

So no thc gets absorbed in the snow on the way up?

[Purple Banana]

Minimal amounts- THC itself is only .10% water soluble, so it's not a very large amount. That's not counting the other non-water soluble cannabinoids ect.

[Spagett]

So when your smoking through a bong, would you even be able to tell the difference in the high from the loss of that .10%?

[Purple Banana]

Maybe a tiny tiny bit, but I doubt it. The smoke is also passing through the snow/water at a very fast pace, so not much THC is absorbed anyway.

[otottoto]

You absolutely would NOT be able to tell any difference. First of all, in order to notice a difference, you'd have to have the THC delivery titrated with the exact same weed in order to know if there really was any difference. Secondly, a bong allows much more smoke to enter your lungs, resulting in a much bigger high anyways, so .1% of THC lost would be absolutely undetectable

[WaZ]

I love ice in my bong. We used nothing but ice from Sonic (an American fast food chain over here in the states) and its like nothing but brittle dime sized hail.... its was awshome.

Sonic ice is awesome.

I've only heard good things about ice bongs and look forward to trying it if I ever get around to where it snows.

[DRybes]

The snow won't remove THC (not any more than the water, as an expert already said above), but that wine mixture someone suggested does, it being alcohol soluable, and wine being anywhere from 8 to 16% ethanol. I'm starting to wonder if that should be viewed as a bad thing though, because of the number of people I've heard mention particularly mellow highs from using wine or spirits in a bong. Does anyone know if the other cannabinoids are more, or less, alcohol soluable, than THC? Cause if the alcohol reduces the THC without reducing the other cannabinoids you'd notice the qualities of those other chemicals more, and the high would be different, if perhaps marginally 'wasteful'.

For those who live in places where it never snows, there are ice shavers and sno-cone making machines that can produce a pile of very finely shaved ice that has many of the properties of snow. making a quantity of this and immediately putting it in the freezer until it's time to spark (or quickly transferring it to a bong), in theory, would be similar to a snow bong. Has anyone tried? Good idea or no?

[MasterKief]

PEs constitute of at least 500ccs of fluid in the lungs- the tiny amount of vapor entering your lungs from passing through snow is minimal, and is basically like breathing in a steam room, or a heavy fog.
Well that's reassuring, lol...

[Enemy of Real1ty]

Snow in a bong is great, to bad my new one has a tri twist going up the middle and makes it impossible to fully pack it with snow :(, makes a damn good ice catcher though :smokebong:

[cmasfca]

check your rep :thumbsup::D:rastasmoke:

Thank you, sir :)

[Mercsix8six]

hey thats sounds realy neat but i realy thought u ment u actulay made a bong from snow, now to make one out of ice thats like a feat in itself

[Enemy of Real1ty]

probably quite possible to make one out of ice, it ll melt after tyhe first few uses, but damn itd be cool

[Mercsix8six]

well if u figure u can make the bottom half the Bubble and then shape up the top buy ?? using a 2 liter then a one litter and stick it in the bottom of the cutt out 2 litter lol

[DRybes]

Ice melts too fast... if you make a mixture of water and something like finely shredded paper and freeze it, it has stability longer and doesn't melt as quickly. no idea how to form something like that into a usable piece, though. look up Pykrete if you're interested.

[Mercsix8six]

yes ive herd of pykrete its tough ass mixture of water and saw dust hella strong sterdy and if used ina cold climate , can be used a house litterly but shaping it would be a pain in ass still gonna try the 2 litter 1 litter thing though, yes im intreseted in looking it up so i did :P its talks about the some test they preformed on Pykrete its crazzy

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[Purple Banana]

The snow won't remove THC (not any more than the water, as an expert already said above), but that wine mixture someone suggested does, it being alcohol soluable, and wine being anywhere from 8 to 16% ethanol. I'm starting to wonder if that should be viewed as a bad thing though, because of the number of people I've heard mention particularly mellow highs from using wine or spirits in a bong. Does anyone know if the other cannabinoids are more, or less, alcohol soluable, than THC? Cause if the alcohol reduces the THC without reducing the other cannabinoids you'd notice the qualities of those other chemicals more, and the high would be different, if perhaps marginally 'wasteful'.


That's a damn great point. It could very well be that certain cannabinoids are more alcohol-soluble than others.

[Zcomp]

I love to see the misinformation(sometimes corrected).
Water/Ice does filter out THC, And alot of it actually. Read this:
MAPS/CaNORML vaporizer and waterpipe studies (http://www.maps.org/mmj/vaporizer.html)
Proving unequivocally that water does filter out THC(and in the worst way)

[rebgirl420]

That video isnt of what I thought you meant. I thought you meant making a bong of snow and attempting to smoke that....

wow I must me stoned.

[DRybes]

I love to see the misinformation(sometimes corrected).
Water/Ice does filter out THC, And alot of it actually. Read this:
MAPS/CaNORML vaporizer and waterpipe studies (http://www.maps.org/mmj/vaporizer.html)
Proving unequivocally that water does filter out THC(and in the worst way)

Hmm.

Their studies showed that a joint of low quality had 13 parts tar to 1 part THC. They then went on to say that their best bong showed 30% more tar than the joint ratio. a few mathematical operations show us that, assuming the bong filtered out none of the tar (which is consistent with their findings), close to 23% of the THC was lost in the water. This percentage increases as the smoke:water interaction increases, and it can be assumed that a percolator or similar would perform the worst, just as their device with a spinning paddle did.

Why have I never heard this before? You'd think it would be big news that using a bong means you lose a quarter of your THC. But it is also worth noting that I didn't see any temperatures mentioned for the water. I know for a lot of people the whole point of a bong is to cool the smoke, and the lower temperature water is at, the less of anything it will dissolve, relative to warmer water. I wouldn't be surprised if hot water in a bong had a net removal effect of 40% or more. If pure ice or something similar were used in a bong, almost no THC would be lost (granted, the smoke wouldn't be bubbling through anything either... just cooling by proximity to the ice). I have to imagine snow removes an amount somewhere between pure ice and water; even though it is very cold it still has a porous nature, and that's plenty of opportunity for particles to get trapped.

Also I'm thinking that my above alcohol theory should be discounted. The other cannibinoids are not psychoactive; I can see their levels still having an effect on the feeling of the high, but I can't imagine it being very significant.

[Zcomp]

It does go on to suggest that perhaps, the more contact with any surface, the less THC. I'll assume that applies to ice as well. Probably to a much lessor degree than bubbling water.
But this study has been kept under raps pretty well. I hope to change that for the good of the communities health.

[Spagett]

I can actually see that being true though. I get much, much higher taking a hit from a waterfall bong than a normal bong.

[ijustloveweed]

no snow around here :( not even 60 degrees right now

[Zcomp]

Check your freezer. LOL.

[otottoto]

no snow around here :( not even 60 degrees right now

not even 60? hell its 82 outside right now haaha gotta love Houston in the wintertime

[Frickr]

only bad thing that i can see, is that snow is pretty dirty. but who didnt eat snow when they were little? i think that if it was truely that bad, we all would have died eating it! gonna have to try it when we get some more snow (Friday!)

[TurnyBright]

NEVER DO THIS, IF YOU DO YOU WILL GET HIGH

[otottoto]

And the most unnecessary post of my birthday (today) goes to...... Turny! Come up here and give us a speech!

[papadelicious]

ROFL Turny. Do you mean to imply that there are ways of smoking cannabis and NOT getting high? Do tell.