When to clear the bowl

[wil86]

When im smoking my pipe i never really know when all the bud has burnt and im worried that i might be wasting a bit of it. Are there any ways to tell that its all gone because i sometimes find that there is a tiny bit of green inside a chard bud at the bottom of the bowl when i empty it out. Also, should i occasionally poke the bud with a stick after a couple of tokes to make sure that the bud at the bottom of the bowl is also getting lit?

[nakedgunner]

its out wen its all black and taste like shit

[naturalmystic]

It's out when all you taste is the gas from the lighter. Or when you put your finger on the stuff in the bowl, and it flattens easily under your finger.

[slipknotpsycho]

i just declare the bowl dead when it starts tasting like shit...

[mono repin]

Just posted this in another thread, but blow across the top, it will knock out the the ash on top. You are done when the bowl is empty, or when you are sick of smoking. If it is really bad tasting though, I would probobly dump the bowl. No sense smoking a bowl if you can't enjoy it.

[sToNeDpEnGuIn420]

Just posted this in another thread, but blow across the top, it will knock out the the ash on top. You are done when the bowl is empty, or when you are sick of smoking. If it is really bad tasting though, I would probobly dump the bowl. No sense smoking a bowl if you can't enjoy it.
i agree completely. I always ash the top of mine. Also have a ash tray for half smoked bowls. Cuz sometimes i get real sticky wet shit. I will smoke the whole bowl only to flip it over and still find another half burnt chard bowl. Put it into the ash tray, and ta-da something for when you got no bud :D.

[ThurgoodJenkins]

Yeah I usually worry the same, especially when I am stoned because it is that much more precious to me, hahaha. Anyway, now I usually can tell just by looking. Also, when you try to hit it, and a big fucking flaming ball of ash comes flying through, it is done. Good idea to blow across the top, assuming you down blow everything out. But basically give it a shot, worse comes to worse, you spit out the grossness, or nothign happens. Hit it till it is dead. Oh and ALWAYS let the next person know if you think there is either not much left, or if it is kicked, give fair warning like "Yo this might be kicked, but you can give it a shot if you want." and if they say no, ask anyone else.

[Up In Smoke 420]

I think it's pretty easy to tell if it's all white and taste like shit then it's cashed.

[Satan666]

i just declare the bowl dead when it starts tasting like shit...


Thats what i live buy.

[Cleveland]

when you try to light it and its doesn't stay orange, its done

[mono repin]

when you try to light it and its doesn't stay orange, its done

... no thats when there is nothing burnable at the top. If you have a deep bowl there can be lots of fresh green underneath.

[DarthVader84]

it's all white and taste like shit thats when you clean out your bowl

[Ousted]

I consider it cashed when its all ash.

[Microsoft Certified]

wow u guys are great im sittin high here reading and just wanted to say that ive just went throught the same shit not jknowing if thw bowl is cashed or not.

i blow across the top of the bowl and it knocks the loose and useless (burnt) out.

[stothelutz]

When my nice green bud is reduced to grey shit that doesnt burn then and only then is the bowl truely done.

[Mirno Sctlnd]

If you heat it for long and dont' get to chong the bud is all gone.

well thats what my dog used to tell me anywayy, but I could never quite trust him...

[stonerboy40k]

When it wont burn and you cant get any smoke

[paperkeeper]

Roll a Joint smart guy :o

[west coast style]

The more you smoke, the more experienced you will become.

[partyguy420]

i empty whe i dont get any smoke.

[KronicKing]

i've always used a poker to stir my bowls so i've never had the problem,but i lost my favorite poker i've had since i started smokeing so i haven't been able to stir them lately,i'll make a new poker eventualy,but that one was so perfectly shaped and contured i miss it :(

[Encatuse]

I use a paperclip for a poker. If you've got mad poking skillz and you don't see green and the bowl is tasting like shit, it's officially dead.

[dankness42o]

pust down on it when it looks like ash if black is under it hit it

[NightProwler]

when i can't see any smoke building up in the chamber it's done.

[forestcouch]

when you hold the lighter there for the entire toke and you still get no smoke

[Checkminus]

I always just usually dump the bowl in an ashtray when i think i'm done, and if there's still some green when i dump it I usually say somthing like, "Thought you could hide from me did ya?"
Then I put the green back in and one-hit that shit.