Proper way to light a bowl

[ATrain]

I was reading another post and Dutch Man, I think, was talking about wasting weed if you don't light the bowl properly.

What is the best way to light a bowl? When I'm hitting my bong I make sure to take it slow and now light the whole fucker at once.

Suggestions or tips out there?

[ToDrunkToFish]

By myself there is no proper way. BOMBS AWAY I say...

But if its chron or im in a group I light a side of it. Or half of it it works really well. The flame gets deep down and leaves the other half untouched.

[justinsane]

i recommend lighting the side of the bowl (if possible) that way, it burns slower, and more than one person gets the "green hit"

keep it fresh brother.

[t3chyo]

I've heard that alot of the THC gets burnt away on the first hit, so what I do is hold the lighter about an inch above the bowl I'm lighting. Than I slowly inhale allowing the weed to slowly light up, It's sorta like a vapor hit where you let it heat-up gradually so you don't burn away most of the THC on the first hit. Also hitting one half the bowl allows for a friend to get the fresh THC on the other side of the bowl, sometimes it'll make a ying-yang symbol hitting one half the bowl.:thumbsup:

[budsmoker only]

ya i hate when someone just burns the whole bowl.. cornering is what its called... at least in my area..

[Taiden]

I've heard that alot of the THC gets burnt away on the first hit, so what I do is hold the lighter about an inch above the bowl I'm lighting. Than I slowly inhale allowing the weed to slowly light up, It's sorta like a vapor hit where you let it heat-up gradually so you don't burn away most of the THC on the first hit.

Isn't that otherwise known as "cornering?" Perhaps I have me slang mixed up. :(

[t3chyo]

Isn't that otherwise known as "cornering?" Perhaps I have me slang mixed up. :(

never heard the term, but if thats it, I've learned something new.:thumbsup:

[ATrain]

Great responses! Thanks guys :thumbsup: I always try to only light half the bowl so that it is still green for others, or even just for myself.

I'm glad that someone else knows about the Ying Yang bowl! I love gettin' stoned and looking into the bowl. I've seen Ying Yang bowls, Pac Man bowls, Olive bowls etc.

[pu ekot]

cornering is a must when in a group

[t3chyo]

Great responses! Thanks guys :thumbsup: I always try to only light half the bowl so that it is still green for others, or even just for myself.

I'm glad that someone else knows about the Ying Yang bowl! I love gettin' stoned and looking into the bowl. I've seen Ying Yang bowls, Pac Man bowls, Olive bowls etc.

hmm pacman bowl? I gotta look out for that one.

[Greenhit]

Cornering is done by sucking the flame into the side of the bowl. Don't hold the light over the bowl, hold it almost next to the bowl and suck the flame in so it licks one side.

[Dutch Masta]

Yeah cornering is a good method.. but what I prefer is to just use the cheap-o lighters and adjust the flame to be as small as possible to only light small sections of the bowl at a time. BICS are good, reliable lighters but they have huge flames that will usually always end up burning more bud than you want it to.

Whenever the bowl is cherried and smoke is seeping out of the top, a lot more bud is being wasted than people probably think. Notice how thick that smoke is. Usually a small /decent sized hit each time, so when this is avoided you can easily squeeze in a few more overall hits. Dont believe me? Have someone torch the bowl when they take a hit, and put your mouth over the bowl at the same time and see how much smoke you can get and you will understand why the goal is to avoid letting that smoke going to waste.

[savagepossum]

cornering is a bad idea becuase the heat from the first hit basicly gets rid of most of the thc i always find that if you pack slightly smaller bowls and cherry them in one go it is ALOT more effective

[Reefer Rogue]

Corner that shizz

[Taiden]

I have to say that I tried out the cornering technique on my bowl... I love my bowl a little more now. :)

Although, I can't pass down my :rastabong:.

[jfoster]

i made a smiley face in my bowl once.....

[pu ekot]

i made a smiley face in my bowl once.....
wow, thats pretty sweet

[chillinoutblazebowls]

Me and my friends pack personals.

My tip for bongs:

1.Pack bowl then light it.
2.Suck at medium speed
3.As the whole bowl is lit, suck slower and milk it.
4.As its milked keeping suckin slow for about 3-7 seconds(depending on your lungs)
5.Lift up bowl piece and then call it a night.

[bongomania]

party bowl. light it. pass it. make sure they keep it going without having to relight it. cheeeeba goood.

[Stemis516]

cornering is called "playing fields" with the bowl where im from....any1 else heard that term b4?

[zootedANDrebooted]

theres no proper way to light a bowl cmon man

[biohazard]

cornering a bowl shows you are not a smoking noob and you know what youre doing. everyone like their fair share of the green hit, so leave them some :). i also like to cherry it and puff on it for a while, until its completley cashed.

[slipknotpsycho]

if there's a flame on your bud for more than 3 seconds, then you're over doing it... it's not crack people, you don't have to keep flame on it....

[Inferius]

I've heard that alot of the THC gets burnt away on the first hit, so what I do is hold the lighter about an inch above the bowl I'm lighting. Than I slowly inhale allowing the weed to slowly light up, It's sorta like a vapor hit where you let it heat-up gradually so you don't burn away most of the THC on the first hit. Also hitting one half the bowl allows for a friend to get the fresh THC on the other side of the bowl, sometimes it'll make a ying-yang symbol hitting one half the bowl.:thumbsup:

This has been sort of fermenting in my mind lately.
You have processed it into grade A vodka.
Thanks.

Can't wait to try that out...

[shovlboy]

I've heard that alot of the THC gets burnt away on the first hit, so what I do is hold the lighter about an inch above the bowl I'm lighting. Than I slowly inhale allowing the weed to slowly light up, It's sorta like a vapor hit where you let it heat-up gradually so you don't burn away most of the THC on the first hit. Also hitting one half the bowl allows for a friend to get the fresh THC on the other side of the bowl, sometimes it'll make a ying-yang symbol hitting one half the bowl.:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

[Dutch Masta]

Using a smaller flame helps.

[Left]

All kinds of posts about conserving bud and saving your last trich. Get jobs to support your habbit. If you cant make enough you probably smoke to much and your abuse of cannabis could be the reason you make so little.

[NightProwler]

like someone else said, try and light the side of the bowl so you only light a third or fourth of the green top. also, have a quarter or other coin handy to cap over the bowl after your hit so that it goes out and you dont lose the smoke

[dejayou30]

i try to keep the flame as far to the right of the bowl as i can. i hate when people make a circle around the entire bowl and burn the whole thing with the first hit. like someone said, it just allows for more green hits. i have smoked in groups as big as like 5 and most people know to burn as little as they can and i have gotten the bowl back with one more sliver of a green hit. its a courtesy thing i guess.

[Left]

i try to keep the flame as far to the right of the bowl as i can. i hate when people make a circle around the entire bowl and burn the whole thing with the first hit. like someone said, it just allows for more green hits. i have smoked in groups as big as like 5 and most people know to burn as little as they can and i have gotten the bowl back with one more sliver of a green hit. its a courtesy thing i guess.

I think courtesy is throwing in and not being a mooch.

[Nochowderforyou]

What's next, directions of how to keep breathing? :p

[zephyrinne]

All kinds of posts about conserving bud and saving your last trich. Get jobs to support your habbit. If you cant make enough you probably smoke to much and your abuse of cannabis could be the reason you make so little.

Just wondering, but what does this have to do with anything?


Anyways, my smoker friends don't really 'corner' the bowl or anything, but I always do. Even when I'm smoking alone.. I like to get 2-3 green hits for myself. :thumbsup:

[Left]

Just wondering, but what does this have to do with anything?


Anyways, my smoker friends don't really 'corner' the bowl or anything, but I always do. Even when I'm smoking alone.. I like to get 2-3 green hits for myself. :thumbsup:

It has a lot to do with somthing, mainly the frequency of posts i see concerning which method of use saves the most. I just put it in here. If i confused you with a topic change im sorry. If your smoking by yourself and want the green that bad why dont you just pack smaller bowls that you cash in a hit instead of partially burning a bowl and only getting a real green hit once.

[Dutch Masta]

Being that the large majority of marijuana smokers are teens, in high school or college with minimum wage paying jobs, and given the high prices and exclusivity of weed.. it shouldnt come as a suprise to you that most people put thought into conserving it..

[Left]

Thats the problem with the laws, makes weed expendsive and easy to get because dope dealers dont check IDs.

[Dutch Masta]

But thats how it is now, and I cant get a decent paying job at 16 so I'm going to conserve any weed Im smoking.

[Left]

sure you can. If you have a good work ethic you can make money. Just have to figure out how to manage your time and make your money work for you.

[ValkyrieAg]

Just have to figure out how to manage your time and make your money work for you.


Lets change this up a little bit.

Just have to figure out how to manage your stash and make your bowls work for you.

:dance:

And yeah, there is a proper way to light a bowl and share a bowl. My smoking buddy has been burning for years and years....but when we smoke a bowl, and he gets the first hit, he'll burn the whole fuckin bowl up and get a big ass weed eating cherry going....might as well not pass it to me.

I've changed that shit....we tradeoff on bowls. He can go ahead and blaze his bowl and I can slowly enjoy and corner my bowls. My last hit is as tasty and fulfilling as my first.

[Pezzo]

whats a bowl?

[hipEstoner]

reading this suddenly gave me the urge to love everybody and go outsided in the dark night high with my sony cd player and walk around smoking a cigarette looking at the beautiful surroundings

[hipEstoner]

Lets change this up a little bit.

Just have to figure out how to manage your stash and make your bowls work for you.

:dance:

And yeah, there is a proper way to light a bowl and share a bowl. My smoking buddy has been burning for years and years....but when we smoke a bowl, and he gets the first hit, he'll burn the whole fuckin bowl up and get a big ass weed eating cherry going....might as well not pass it to me.

I've changed that shit....we tradeoff on bowls. He can go ahead and blaze his bowl and I can slowly enjoy and corner my bowls. My last hit is as tasty and fulfilling as my first.




hahah, i invisioned a big cherry bouncing around in a feild eating bud

[chisme]

By myself there is no proper way. BOMBS AWAY I say...

But if its chron or im in a group I light a side of it. Or half of it it works really well. The flame gets deep down and leaves the other half untouched.

i do this too its just nice n neat

[Pezzo]

reading this suddenly gave me the urge to love everybody and go outsided in the dark night high with my sony cd player and walk around smoking a cigarette looking at the beautiful surroundings

AWWWWW



hahah, i invisioned a big cherry bouncing around in a feild eating bud


ROFLMFAO

[Mean Green Charlene]

My face itches..how do i properly scratch it?

[twocamaros]

i personally like propane torchers u use to put copper pipin in ur house... now ur cookin.. thats how we take down our grav bongs around here

[Nochowderforyou]

My face itches..how do i properly scratch it?

There is urine dripping out of my penis, what shall I ever do? :p

Ha ha! Are me a Mean Green here the only ones who find these "how do I light a joint, how do I pack a bowl, how do I light a bowl?" threads commen sense, that anyone who has a functioning brain could figure out? Are we?

[smokin dope]

theres no fuckin proper way to light or spark a bowl...just fuckin light it, hit it, but slowly reduce the time your 'lighting' the bowl, until theres a cherry, then you just dont need the lighter at all...

[S.P.Q.R.]

i recommend lighting the side of the bowl (if possible) that way, it burns slower, and more than one person gets the "green hit"

keep it fresh brother.

What he said ^. It's always nice when you get in a circle and when you get the pipe, you see that there's a nice section of green still left just for you :stoned:

[LittLeWinG]

Wow...what we do here is, is just light the fucker, and pull at it hard. We dont share bowls either....you pack a bowl...you smoke it all.

[LSK420theVille]

what you do is you light it with a phedor, it is basically a butane less lighter. all you taste is your precious herb.. i will never use a butane lighter again, you lose so much taste and it terrible for your lungs. the phedor is made by Wicked Roots , same people who make the Super Vapezilla. I recomend to all! then you dont need to worry about lighting the bowl.

[Arklenao2]

first few hits hold the lighter high and dont burn the weed but the weed will get charred, it tastes like when you smoke outta a vape and it saves the thc from being burnt away but when its packable just light the shit out of it