Proper way to light a joint

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Originally Posted by theamazingkane

Thanks for the good advice, it seems that my problem before was trying to light up a joint outside in windy conditions, resulting in the paper and nearly the first quarter of the joint to get charred and wasted, without the tip getting properly cherried for proper and even burning. I'll experiment with the different techniques mentioned, and find what works best.

hhaving my joints getting torched is rather rare, but I didn't know if my method of lighting was unusual or the result of a mistake on my part. I'll jsut try different methods in order to get the most out of my weed.

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If you're outside in case you didn't know you'd probably want to cuff your lighting space so the wind doesn't blow the fire out. And when you're outside and it's windy try not to inhale while it's being lit. I dunno why but the winds must make it burn faster when that is being done.

It sounds like for outside use, a torch lighter or anything windproof for that matter would do the trick for preventing the flame going out or having too much being wasted... I think I'll try to stick towards flaring up indoors, or If I have to be outside, trying to do so on a calm day..

Sorry if my post makes me sound like a noob, but almost none of my friends EVER smoke joints, as most of them percieve them to be wasteful and inefficient. I jsut like getting the most mileage out of my green stuff, and torching and wasting a good joint is enough to drive me insane..

But seriously, thanks for the tips.:stoned:

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Originally Posted by savagepossum

jesus christ whats next!? how to wipe your own arse!

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Ha ha ha!! SO true, so very true.

Duh uh...how do I light a joint? uh duh...

With a fuckin lighter you dipshit! :p

THANKYOU!

Usually I light it evenly, once there is a cherry I inhale, I light it just in my hand, I don't put it to my lips until it is lit. That way it doesn't canoe when your sucking the flame to it.

if it's really dense stick shit (often this stuff doesn't want to light like a cigarette would) i hold the joint at an angle so the tip to light is higher then the tip to hit from (this keeps the paper from burning before the weed can) i hold the lighter there for a few seconds, get it nice n toasty but it doesn't actually get cherried, then i just light it like a cigarette, works like a charm.... it also helps if you throw in a pinch of tobacco when you roll it up, wont' actuallly taste the tobacco but it helps it burn more smoothly, adds a certain dryness to it (cheap ass cigarettes are best as they are the driest...) there's also always double wrapping the joint if no matter what you do the paper is burning faster then the joint (you end up with a bit of burnt weed sticking out past the paper that isn't even fully cherried.) i don't like doing this as then i can taste the paper pretty well, and well paper is disgusting.. but i have done it on a few occasions.

usuaully if im indoors or sumwhere with no wind ill light the lighter burn the top of the joint if theres any remaing paper where ive poked it down then just put the top of the joint at the top of the flame twist it all the way round a few times then put it in ma mouth put the lighter just infront of the top of the joint (1cm away) and toke till the cherry lights up :) or if im in a rush ill just put it in ma mouth put the flame on the top of th ejoint and toke