Bong 101

anonymous · 02-25-2010, 12:07 AM

Look what I have!
Bought mail order, for a specific occasion. But it comes without instructions. Advice needed.

I was advised to buy iy because I'm not a smoker and no longer have any regular interaction with smoking dope. But even in my mis-spent youth I never used such an item, so I'm completely back to basics here!

I assume I light the item and insert it into the metal tube? But how much? And does it matter what type? And how much water do I put in?

The canny Dwellar will know exactly who I am, but bear with me and pretend. If you want to use the Anonymous handle too I'll completely understand.

Elspode · 02-25-2010, 12:13 AM

1) Fill bottom of bong with either warm water or ice and water. Opinions differ on which is better. fill until bowl tube is about 2/3 covered, but well below the little hole on the side. Do not overfill or you will be inhaling bong water, which is nasty.

2) Place clean, but not too finely powdered smoking material into bowl. Do not overpack or overfill. Medium tightly packed is optimal. It isn't advisable to put cylindrically rolled material into the bowl as the main purpose of a bong is to cut down on the amount consumed in one or two inhalation cycles, both conserving the material and increasing it's efficacy.

3) Exhale completely. Place mouth over top open end of bong with lips *inside* the opening.

4) Ignite substance with butane lighter (matches are okay, zippos are bad, m'kay?) and slowly, steadily inhale smoke into your lungs until lungs are filled. You may wish to draw the smoke up to the top of the tube, then exhale quickly to ensure your lungs are completely empty, before actually taking the smoke into your lungs.

5) Remove flame source from substance. Hold breath.

6) Exhale smoke after you've held it as long as possible. If nothing comes out, you've done an excellent job.

7) Fall over sideways and laugh.

8) Repeat until substance is completely burned to ash, and the plug sucks through into the bong. Be careful, this is when the greatest risk of bong water inhalation occurs.

NOTE: Little hole on side is to be covered while drawing. Releasing finger from covering this hole while coming to the end of your inhalation "shotguns", or deeply slams, the last of the smoke into your lungs due to the bypassing of the bowl. As with all things, practice, practice, practice!

anonymous · 02-25-2010, 12:28 AM

Thanks Elspode.
But when you say "bowl"...
Do you mean where the water is?

Also it looks like I ignite the substance after I out it in. Where do I hold the lighter? Outside the bong I guess?

Sorry if it all seems obvious.
This really is Bong 101.

toranokaze · 02-25-2010, 12:55 AM

The bowl is the metal tube protruding from the plastic, you place the smoking material there.

Juniper · 02-25-2010, 01:02 AM

Oh man, what memories!!!

toranokaze · 02-25-2010, 01:11 AM

If you remember what happened you were doing it wrong.

DanaC · 02-25-2010, 05:11 AM

Small point: depending on what you're burning and how much it breaks down on crumbling; it's worth putting a small pipe gauze in the bowl, just to stop loose material getting into the water (and being wasted!).

anonymous · 02-25-2010, 06:03 AM

Ah! There is a metal gauze a little way into the pipe. I take it this is what forms the "bowl" then, as per Tora's post. I see how the material can be lit now.

Thanks all, any further obvious tips would be appreciated - they will not be obvious to me.

DanaC · 02-25-2010, 06:19 AM

Don't know bout others, but I seem to recall i got the worst drymouth from bongs. Have a drink handy :P

anonymous · 02-25-2010, 06:37 AM

some things can go badly = never exhale into the bong directly or you will launch burning embers into the air and bong water onto the desk or floor = you will at some point get too much smoke and you may cough without warning = the trick is to get enough that you might cough but not cough violently = it is worth it in any case because if you do cough violently you will wind up high as fuck = as elspode said, practice

you cannot overdose on this stuff = it is a very safe drug as drugs go

Cloud · 02-25-2010, 08:33 AM

* Dump and change the water after every session--it's nasty.
* Don't draw in a huge breath at first--be cautious until you get the hang of it, because it will really make you cough if you take too much

Spexxvet · 02-25-2010, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anonymous

some things can go badly = never exhale into the bong directly or you will launch burning embers into the air and bong water onto the desk or floor ...

Haggis!
Sue, there should be warning labels on that gizmo. If you like menthol, put a little peppermint schnapps into the water.

'Spode, why no Zippo?

classicman · 02-25-2010, 08:45 AM

none of you mentioned to keep your finger over the "shotgun" (that hole on the side). . . . You all are really either a bunch of stoners who forgot or seriously messing with anon. Poor guy will be drawing air right through the shotgun, the material will never ignite and SERIOUS frustration will follow.

ETA: If you use a Zippo you will get the taste of fuel in your lungs - it takes months to get out and its nasty.

Please note that "for the record" I have never built, seen or used one.

Spexxvet · 02-25-2010, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

NOTE: Little hole on side is to be covered while drawing. Releasing finger from covering this hole while coming to the end of your inhalation "shotguns", or deeply slams, the last of the smoke into your lungs due to the bypassing of the bowl. As with all things, practice, practice, practice!

Cloud · 02-25-2010, 08:49 AM

but it's a point worth emphasizing. Keep a finger on the hole until almost the end of the draw, then remove.

02-25-2010, 12:07 AM	#1
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	Bong 101 Look what I have! Bought mail order, for a specific occasion. But it comes without instructions. Advice needed. I was advised to buy iy because I'm not a smoker and no longer have any regular interaction with smoking dope. But even in my mis-spent youth I never used such an item, so I'm completely back to basics here! I assume I light the item and insert it into the metal tube? But how much? And does it matter what type? And how much water do I put in? The canny Dwellar will know exactly who I am, but bear with me and pretend. If you want to use the Anonymous handle too I'll completely understand. Attached Images

02-25-2010, 12:13 AM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	1) Fill bottom of bong with either warm water or ice and water. Opinions differ on which is better. fill until bowl tube is about 2/3 covered, but well below the little hole on the side. Do not overfill or you will be inhaling bong water, which is nasty. 2) Place clean, but not too finely powdered smoking material into bowl. Do not overpack or overfill. Medium tightly packed is optimal. It isn't advisable to put cylindrically rolled material into the bowl as the main purpose of a bong is to cut down on the amount consumed in one or two inhalation cycles, both conserving the material and increasing it's efficacy. 3) Exhale completely. Place mouth over top open end of bong with lips inside the opening. 4) Ignite substance with butane lighter (matches are okay, zippos are bad, m'kay?) and slowly, steadily inhale smoke into your lungs until lungs are filled. You may wish to draw the smoke up to the top of the tube, then exhale quickly to ensure your lungs are completely empty, before actually taking the smoke into your lungs. 5) Remove flame source from substance. Hold breath. 6) Exhale smoke after you've held it as long as possible. If nothing comes out, you've done an excellent job. 7) Fall over sideways and laugh. 8) Repeat until substance is completely burned to ash, and the plug sucks through into the bong. Be careful, this is when the greatest risk of bong water inhalation occurs. NOTE: Little hole on side is to be covered while drawing. Releasing finger from covering this hole while coming to the end of your inhalation "shotguns", or deeply slams, the last of the smoke into your lungs due to the bypassing of the bowl. As with all things, practice, practice, practice! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 02-25-2010 at 12:22 AM.

02-25-2010, 12:55 AM	#4
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	The bowl is the metal tube protruding from the plastic, you place the smoking material there. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

02-25-2010, 01:11 AM	#6
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	If you remember what happened you were doing it wrong. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

02-25-2010, 08:33 AM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	* Dump and change the water after every session--it's nasty. * Don't draw in a huge breath at first--be cautious until you get the hang of it, because it will really make you cough if you take too much __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-25-2010, 12:28 AM	#3
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	Thanks Elspode. But when you say "bowl"... Do you mean where the water is? Also it looks like I ignite the substance after I out it in. Where do I hold the lighter? Outside the bong I guess? Sorry if it all seems obvious. This really is Bong 101.

02-25-2010, 01:02 AM	#5
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Oh man, what memories!!!

02-25-2010, 06:03 AM	#8
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	Ah! There is a metal gauze a little way into the pipe. I take it this is what forms the "bowl" then, as per Tora's post. I see how the material can be lit now. Thanks all, any further obvious tips would be appreciated - they will not be obvious to me.

02-25-2010, 06:37 AM	#10
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	some things can go badly = never exhale into the bong directly or you will launch burning embers into the air and bong water onto the desk or floor = you will at some point get too much smoke and you may cough without warning = the trick is to get enough that you might cough but not cough violently = it is worth it in any case because if you do cough violently you will wind up high as fuck = as elspode said, practice you cannot overdose on this stuff = it is a very safe drug as drugs go

02-25-2010, 08:45 AM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	none of you mentioned to keep your finger over the "shotgun" (that hole on the side). . . . You all are really either a bunch of stoners who forgot or seriously messing with anon. Poor guy will be drawing air right through the shotgun, the material will never ignite and SERIOUS frustration will follow. ETA: If you use a Zippo you will get the taste of fuel in your lungs - it takes months to get out and its nasty. Please note that "for the record" I have never built, seen or used one. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 02-25-2010 at 08:53 AM. Reason: Disclaimer

02-25-2010, 08:49 AM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	but it's a point worth emphasizing. Keep a finger on the hole until almost the end of the draw, then remove. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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