Quote Originally Posted by Elote20
its ok now, i solved the problem. i just boought a pipe. i got it like 3 days ago. i rolled a joint the day i bought it, smoked it, packed the roach in the bowl and smoked it. and ever since that first bowl, thats all im smokin. all im doin is smokin bowls now, gets good high all.

also, how do i properly clean my pipe? all i do is rinse it real good, but theres still some ashes on.
There you go, that's the best thing you could do. I always preferred smoking bowls instead of joints anyway, becasue you get exactly as much as you want, and you don't have to deal with the roaches.

I never really washed my pipe. Most of mine have been wood, so I couldn't wash them with anything. I just left them alone until they got a little too resiny, then reamed the stem out with wire. A wooden pipe "cures" after being used for awhile, meaning the accumulated resin makes it hit smoother. I'm not sure if that is true for other kinds of pipes, or how you would clean those, or even if cleaning is necessary.