I don't need a whole joint, often 1 hit is enough, a small bowl.

I got paranoid about having pipes around, after I had to entertain some gentlemen from the FBI at my house (who had some questions about a friend of mine). I had made a "drinking bird" out of some lab glassware (those toy ether siphons that bob up and down for days over a glass of water) and you should have seen this ATF agent scoping it out of the corner of his eye!

Also when my warehouse studio was set on fire by the owner (without my permission) I found myself interviewing the fire marshall in my office in plain view of a 3x5 card piled with dope. He never noticed, but I was glad I had gotten rid of the big bongs.

What I do now is this: a small hunk of wood is quickly drilled into a disposable pipe that fits inside a film canister with the herb. Takes less than 5 minutes to make, no loss if tossed.

Also my favorite pipe of all is a crisp apple. Then you eat it and the resin taste is cool.

We have also used pumpins (in season).

A few times I used my clarinet as a bong, but it makes the pads stick.