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i never use one anymore. if i cant solar blast, smoke a joint, or vaporize i just get wooden matches and light the opposite end and use that to light my bowl. it makes your herb taste much better, and it burns slower.
does anyone else do this or have other methods of smoking without having to use butane.
i dont see why everybodys always hatin on butane? i never notice the taste, it has no bad effects in small ammounts (from what i know) and its much easier than using matches. I <3 my Bic!!!
It's definitely bad for you, whether you notice or not. Which you're probably not going to, so I guess if you don't care that's cool too.
But yeah, you can light with a wood burner... like from a craft store. They light bud really well, and they're great for use in special pieces because they create less ash. Less mess in nice pieces, or like bubblers which can be a pain to clean.
The other problem with lighters is they are a huge waste of plastic. They contribute heavily to the plastic found all over the world where it's not supposed to be. Check out Strange Days on Planet Earth, the documentary with Ed Norton if you want more on that.
Matches are great, but they can add an undesirable taste, depending on the match, age, and make sure all the igniter has burned off before inhaling. :)
So you just get the tip of the wood burner/etcher thingy hot, and touch it to the bud and smoke. :)
I like to use my hakko
I always use a bic when Im out smoking..
but when im smoking alone I use my torch gun lighter for my pipe:
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Thats not the exact one but pretty damn close ^^ (mine looks more real lol)
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? i know its a sodering iron. and i know wicked roots makes something like that. but what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hollywierdtoker
i had actually been developing the use of my magnifying glass for lighting bowls, i even found some cool tricks for lighting matches. When i start finding lighters everywhere, and ive never been one to turn down a found lighter.
i guess its karma, but a good kind, seeing as i dont mind lighters, but i was getting tired of losing them all the time, so as i was getting low i developed my skill, then i find about 4 lighters on the ground in the last week.
but no matter what, if there is any source of combustion wether it be through lighter or match it isnt the healtiest for you, though i will say that i actually find lighters to be healtier, because the flame is larger, yet your not getting tars and other combustion products of wood. Think about wood fires, you can't inhale that smoke without feeling pain, and all that is in butane is water and CO2 which are both atmospheric gases
Hakko 456-16 60W....go to Frys to buy one....or go to their website. It makes the full flavor of the herb and concentrates come out, I really can taste butane in my hits now w/ a lighter. You take off the soldering/metal parts and all that is left is a ceramic heat stick, you turn it on, within 40 seconds it's hot as fuck and ready to be used.Quote:
Originally Posted by anbesol
since I used to smoke cigars before anything else I still prefer the match, IF available, but they usually arent.
if im lightin a blunt or somethin with a lighter just make sure its lit before you puff on it. keep the flame far enough away to not set it on fire, but eventually get it hot enough that it burns, let it burn for a sec, blow on it a little if you gotta, sometimes then I take a super short drag that I dont inhale to make sure any lighter taste/fumes is out, then enjoy!
there is a pipe at my local head shop that has a magnifying glass attached to it that you can rotate and lift up and down, all on a glass piece. i thought it was sick and almost got it but ended up getting my DanK pipe. :rastasmoke:Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy8778