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[ThurgoodJenkins]

Hey if I roll a kinda loose, not fantastic joint, would it work better if I rolled it in another paper a little bit tighter. A long shot but I do not feel like rolling another. Let me know.

ThurgoodJenkins Reviewed by ThurgoodJenkins on 06-12-2005. Joints Hey if I roll a kinda loose, not fantastic joint, would it work better if I rolled it in another paper a little bit tighter. A long shot but I do not feel like rolling another. Let me know. Rating: 5

[mono repin]

Hell no! That will be twice as much paper you are smoking, which tastes bad, is harsh, it probobly won't burn evenly, and I really don't think it will make the joint that much tighter. Just bust open the joint, and roll it again. If you roll it like a cone you will have an easier time packing weed in from the top. Meaning, even if you don't get the weed super tight on the roll, you can pack it tight after the fact. Good luck with that.

[stonefly]

If you already rolled a joint and its a little loose.... You can tighten it up by using a dollar bill. Just fold the bill, place loose joint in fold, roll back and forth a few times, remove tight joint. Breathing heavy on the joint like you are trying to fog a mirror, will help it tighten up in the bill. Also helps during rolling process to keep things soft so you don't get loose joints. Note: After tightening in a bill, the joint will tend to run a little. Keep an eye on it.

[ThurgoodJenkins]

wow fastest responses ever thanks. Yeah recently I have been rolliong decent joints but today I got nothing, it keeps getting loose near the ends, might be the amount I am putting in. But okalreayd emptied out on of hte "double joints" and i will do that to the other one. Cone rolling seems ill, I should learn that shit. Thanks a lot everyone.

[stonefly]

Or..... You can pack it tighter after its rolled loose. Poke the stuff in on both sides with a pen or something, you are trying to get a little space at both ends. Twist one side shut. Twist other side slightly, hold joint by the very end of the twist. Let it hang down, and shake/swing gently to get weed to pack down. You should have more space on top side now, twist it down, repeat swing until its as tight as you want, twisting loose paper as you go. Now you have a shorter, tighter doobie. Bite/cut off twisted ends and enjoy.

[ThurgoodJenkins]

what do you mean by it will run, and any links to cone rolling, or I will just search it. Thanks again. I love joints, but I think it is time to get a bowl.

[ThurgoodJenkins]

just saw the other reply, yeah I have done stuff like that, but not exactly the same, I have tpo use a little bit more sometimes, thanks for the help again.

[stonefly]

"Run" is when the cherry burns a streak down the side of the doobie while you are hittin it. You have to lick your finger and wet the run directly under the cherry(burning part) to stop the run and keep an even burn. Its caused by the extra little bit of paper and resulting fold when you tighten with a dollar bill. Runs can happen even though you rolled a good joint though. Wet the paper at the run and it will stop. Try the breathing trick while rolling. Just breath heavy on it right after you load the weed, before you perform the critical first fold/twist. Makes life easier when your papers are pliable.

[mono repin]

I never found a GOOD joint rolling guide. There seems to be no right set of words that can give you the ability to work your fingers just the right way. Watch friends roll, and practice a bunch, those are the best two ways to learn. Also letting friends watch you, they may notice an inefficiency in your technique, like put index finger here instead of here.

Anyways... here is a my best attempt at a "how to" on a cone.

1. Place broken up weed in joint

    +-------------------+
    |                           |
    |    oOoOoOoOoO     |   oOo = weed
    |                           |
    +-------------------+

I'm right handed, don't know if all right handed people will find this the easiest way, obviously change method if needed.


Fold in half and hold like this

   +-----------------+
   |    oOoOoOoOo    |
   +-----------------+
          ^       ^
          L        R

Pinch with your thumbs toward you. Your left thumb where the L is and right thumb where R is. The weed is inside the fold so you won't see it, but I put it in you know where to put your thumbs.

Start rolling and tipping clockwise. Your right thumb will keep the weed from falling out the bottom. The left thumb is used to start to shape the weed to make the cone. When things are sort of shaped, carefully tuck the paper at the right thumbs position and twist off the end keeping the left thumb in place. With the end twisted and coned, you whould be able to lick the full length of the gum and roll the rest super tight. The open end should easily be large enough for a pen to fit in and compact the weed.

Hopefully this helps and isn't totally confusing. Good luck!

[ThurgoodJenkins]

it does, I roll a certain way I know it half right half wrong, but I think I am gonna practice the way you have shown and how it should be done. I got some shitty motor skills though, haha, thanks everyone for you help.