Hey guys, I'm new here (newbie questions included)

Hi guys, this is my first post here. Saturday and Sunday were my first and second times getting high (and I got RIPPED my first time, right away too - I thought my head became a triangle and I forgot my name for a minute). I've lurked here for a bit and you guys seem real cool and helpful. Anyhow, I've got a few newbie questions so I'll just rattle em off really quick here, answer any or all if you feel like it (thanks):

1. Does taking a shower bring you down?
2. What's the best way to hotbox my bathroom without letting the smell spread into the house (1 door out, and a window)?
3. How long can I keep my bud in two ziploc baggies (airtight, not exposed to light, kept at 60 degrees or so) before I have to worry about mold or any loss of potency?
4. Can I buy a piece at a head shop with no problem (I'm 16)?

1I don't think it brings you down that much other than it's attaching you to reality.
2. This is risky, however towel around the door shower running and air freshener tend to work..leave a window open..if possible.
3. I'm not sure, If its rolled up tight you should be pretty good...somone else should know.
4.No, you need to be 18, have a bum or an older friend do it for you.

thanks, but with regards to the hotboxing, wouldn't leaving the window open kinda ruin it?

Well, I'm saying after the fact.
Sorry.

Cause I mean, you're gonna wanna get the smoke out of there.

ha yeah gotcha

Just be stealth about the bathroom.

last thing you want to deal with when you're high is.

"Hey Timmy why is the bathroom so smoky and it also smells like marijawanana"

"Ah shit mom, I'm high"

1. Some people say that it does, I myself just enjoy the feeling. But their isn't really any proof it does anything. maybe you could have a hot shower and sweat some of it out of your system.
2. Boxing your bathroom is a terrible idea. It'll stick up towles and any fabric it could even turn things white to yellow (that is bad). Smoking a joint in the shower is great though, just keep it and your arm and face away from the water. If you have a window out the window would be smart, and the steam would help cover it, then you could spray an air-freashner to aid to the effect. A pluss side is the fact that you get to be clean and not smell like it.
3. Well judging by the fact that you wouldn't wanna get cought, your best bet is to buy 8ths at a time, and smoke as needed, if you rebag this weed and smoke an a regular bases (every day or atleast once a week) then your herb is fine. I get a few OZ.s and jar that, and smoke as needed (I'm a light smoker) and it lasts me just fine.
4. Like as said, you need to be 18. Some place might not check you (but tha is very rare). As suggested just get an older friend to do it; or a family member would be better. Like a cousin.

Also when you ask about a piece, do you mean pipe or bong? Or something completely diffrent. There are plenty of guides on how to make perfectly great home-made bongs/pipes/anything. (heh). I have a home-made bong made by my cousins. Kinda got it at a party for a drink. I modafied it so the bowl is a bit bigger, and it works great. My dad used to use normal bongs, but now works with a tropicana bottle and a few 'minor' adjustments. He tells me that he won't turn back to normal bongs due to this portablity (take the add ons and top with you, and buy juice where ever you are). It's also fucking powerful as all hell though, he has a rather nifty not-so-home-made bowl.

thanks fire, i have a homemade bong, but i was looking to get a pipe so i'll just go with a senior so he can make the purchase

You wanna trade in your bong for a pipe? What did you use to make your bong by chance?

you dont have to be 18 here to buy a head here, just not buy tobacco, and say its for tobacco

Gotta agree that hotboxing in your bathroom is a bad idea. Stealth smoking and hot boxing go together like fire and ice. It's easy to blow a little smoke out the window or up into the bathroom fan if you have one. Concealing a bathroom full of smoke is a bit more difficult.

If your going to be storing your bud for a while I suggest putting it into an airtight jar. If you can get your hands on a vacuum sealer even better. I've had some vacuum sealed for over a year and its still smokes as good as the day I got it.

1. I've heard that it does, and I've heard that it doesn't. I know that I used to smoke in my bathroom and then take a shower to get rid of the smell all the time, and I would still get High.As.Fuck.

2. Is your bathroom in your room, or is it connected to the hallway? It can be a lot more useful to have a "buffer zone". I would put a towel under the door and turn on my bathroom fan and turn on the shower, and then toke myself silly, and hop into the shower and wash to get rid of the smell.

3. I'd say about a month or so.

4. It really differs with your area. Some headshops are quite a bit more paranoid about selling to minors. The main thing is that you have to act knowledgable. Don't go in there and ask for a bong, call it a "tobacco waterpipe". Bongs are illegal to sell, but "tobacco waterpipes" aren't.

I hope this helps.

thanks guys