i have been using my dugout 6 years now. as long as i am downwind i have been sitting in groups of 6 non smokers at the beach and they didnt notice. i also hit it all the time at ther bus stop after university and no one notices, its so fast that by the time they smell it i have packed it away.

key: first couple hits on a clean cig pipe need to be drawn SLOWLY otherwise you will get a mouth full of ash. dont listen to all the hype about a clean cig pipe, a little bit of resin in there keeps it sticky and filters some of the flying ash. when i do clean, cuz it will block up 100 percent eventualy, i get a 4 inch piece of metal, usualy given away at the local head shop for this purpose exactly, anyway i heat it up with a lighter nice and red hot, and i send it thru there. nothing works like heat to clean resin out, AND you dont ever have to carry any cleaning stuff around, just this little metal poking stick.

i also find it most effective way of smoking, gets me most high for the amount of weed i use, my bong never gives me the same high for amount.

make sure you choose a nice smelling wood, it will add a bit of smell to your herb in the chamber, mine has a nice cigar box smell. no i never clean the wood, havent in 6 years

twisty top seems to be better then slider, since you wont lose the top, tho i have used slider the whole time no problem.

i also manage to get it into clubs no problem