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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
Lately I've been smokin from a hookah which uses coal instead, very smooth hits and you don't have to relight it, mmmmmmmm :smokebong:
Otherwise I use a lighter cos I'm often outside smoking joints and to use anything but a lighter is usually a bit of a hassle - matches blow out and a vape isn't so portable
Magnifying glass is the way to go. It's great on sunny days and you can smoke your bowl like a fucking surgeon. Which part should I burn now?
Yeah, I don't like using lighters. I usually use beeline and it makes the herbs taste so much better. Its basically hemp with beeswax and it is even fun to use. The only problem is that its really hard to find unless your in hawaii. Has anyone else tried beeline?
hahah i just googled beeline and came up with everything but what u r mentioning. Bus, tv, car alignment services, u name it! :D but no such a thing as u r mentioningQuote:
Originally Posted by CaliGreens
maybe u guys can push the idea to a nationwide business huh? ;)
search google for beeline beeswax. I found the link at the top but i'm sure the mods would all flock over and delete my post for some infraction if i posted the link
When possible the solar vape techniche is the best thing going.
I have a nice thick 3 in. diameter magnifying glass and I use my biggest
glass bowl. yummie.
When the sun is not available its matches all the way :)
I used to use a zippo or a bic yukkie
hmm i've never tried solar. I think i will today though if i can find a magnifying glass. I am intrigued and its sunny as hell outside heh
solar is the best ive tried, put some sunglasses on though!!!!!
I live in England so there is more rain/clouds than sun. I also dont like the taste of matches when I have used them cause my lighters run out.
i actually lost my magnifying glass in my room, which isnt hard considering the shape it is in. Though it is a little plastic one that came with a miniature screwdriver set i got for guitars and computers. Anyone know, of any non-online places i can get a magnifying glass. I dont like using online because i dont like VISA ,MC, Discover, and AmEx to rule my life, though i have a debit card should i have too. But if i have to go online then i might as well search myself, though if you know any good bargins, please weigh in.
fortunately the next few days in my area are expected to be sunny and cool, so i plan on picking up some dank, and chinchillin outside all day on my days off.
Any hobby store, or perhaps even Radio Shack will have a magnifying glass for sale. :)
lol, wtf? Chincillin? never heard that one before haha. Anyway, you can probably find a mag. glass at any hobby shop, probably even a walmart or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy8778
Usually any pharmacy will carry magnifying glasses. I think I got mine at CVS or some thing like that.
+1 Damn straight.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyGuyOU
yeah dude, me and my buddies got a million of the chilling phrases like that. But i never thought of hobby shops, i dont think wally world has any otherwise i probably would have picked one up out of personal interest long before now, but ill have to hit up the hobbytown, they have to have them i mean the little tiny models and figurines that people collect and build to the smallest degree cant be achieved or enjoied without magnifying glasses.Quote:
Originally Posted by cygnustaxt
I used to have one of the plastic weird ones used for reading books that is wide and not round, and it actually got pretty hot in the focal point as well, but since it used spirals for magnifying power it never burnt anything, but i thought about trying.
but ill hit up the hobby shop.
yeah dude i tried one of those reading magnifying glasses, too. It didn't work though. I used a jewelers set of magnifying glasses, it's like three small one of different powers. The highest setting one worked alright, but i think i need something even stronger. It took a little longer to ignite than i had liked.
Beeline is featured in the dec 08 issue of high times. I think the website was beelinehawaii.com, but it doesn't matter too much because I don't think any of you are going to buy a whole box of beeline. More shops need to start carrying it so it is easier to get...
I use a lighter but not only the butane but you also get flint all over your bowl. Nasty stuff. When it's sunny I do use a magnifying glass, it really does burn slower and taste much better. Yaay for sun! :thumbsup:
so i tried the magnifying glass through and through, and decided that its cool, but not practical. Its really a skilled process, i tried it with 3 different magnifying glasses, a small plastic one, a half dome one, and a large glass one. The large glass one worked the best, and it really did taste better, the only problem was that while trying to concentrate on smoking it was hard to concentrate on focusing the light, i had to re-setup after every hit, and it was time consuming, though the high was much better. It would be good for maybe 2-3 people, only if they are skilled in the use of one. though another lighterless method i used also was the lighbulb vape and used a tealight, haha, not quite the same idea, but it worked well too.