Some questions: When you are packing a bowl, should you pack the weed in tight or not? Also should you break the weed up before putting it in? How does this affect the way the herb burns? Does moisture in the weed affect the way it burns either in a joint or a bowl? I am trying to figure out how to get the best hits. Best Regards, Trekker
Alright I just got done tokin my bowl. The circle I am with have pretty much converted to bowls, we all have one now and we take turns using them, we were strictly joints and blunts. Once you smoke out of a pipe or bong, you realize you save so much weed. As to your question. It all depends. Last night I packed one that wasnt all that tight but it cached quicker. I think its like the tighter u pack it the longer it takes to smoke the whole bowl. And I wouldnt grind it up like you do a joint, just de-seed and stem it and put it in there. It saves time and money. I got my first pipe Friday (i had a metal one hitter i dont claim because a friend gave it to me instead of going to buy me some papers, but i gave it away) This thing is so smooth, its tye dyed, and has the grateful dead skull on it. It was only 14 dollars US. It hits good and came with some free screens. But I noticed something... like the faucet screens are almost identicle to pipe screens. The bowl isnt metal or wood, I dont know what it is, but its really hard, and black. I like it, It takes way less weed off that to get me high than rolling a couple of joints, because they waste the hell out of grass. I think I answered your questions, im kinda stoned so i forgot the question. but I'm telling you bowls are the way to go if your living on a tight budget and want to stay a stoner.
glass bowls are alwase the way to go. you get way higher, its less harsh, and u save lots of money wich is alwase good. i break up the bud, and pack it tight. it burns slow, even and consistantly and it keeps it roasting( lit) so every hit u dont have to relight the bowl( wich saved money on weed, and lighters, and less noise) as far as dry and wet weed go WET weed is never good and DRY weed is never good. moist sticky bud is alwase good.
I don't really like glass bowls. In my opinion stoners have an exaggerated gravitational field around them, and holding something small, fragile, and expensive is not the best idea. I usually break my weed up into small chunks when i pack a bowl. It hits harder and cashes quicker. Plus, if it's seedy you want to avoid the mexican jumping weed problem... If you got some nice nuggs and want some time to kill then just break off a bud and stuff 'er in there.
Breaking up your bud is a good thing. You need iron lungs to smoke an intact bud through all the way... If the pot is really sticky and moist, then it won't cherry in a J, I've only had that happen once, though, and I just unrolled it and threw it in a bowl and it was all good. Bowls dont use as much pot as a J and it doesn't just burn off as much as a J does. As far as what gets you fucked up the most, whatever you rarely use. We smoked just bowls for a while, first time I smoke blunts it got me wrecked. Now we smoke Js pretty often, so when we rip a bong it gets us messed. Change it up every now and then, ya know?
There's some good advice here in this thread. Personally I think the reason for getting more wasted when mixing up the smoking method is psychological. That's not to say it isn't true, but the weed in a bong is the same weed in a J, so the difference must be in the mind. I would think that a bong would get you wrecked easier than a joint or hand pipe, no matter how often you are hitting the bong lately. Breaking up the weed sounds like a good idea. I guess it would be better to smoke weed a little dryer in a J so that it burns better.
You can break it up but you dont have to grind it really fine like you do for a jay. I think the reason you get higher out of pipes/bongs is because only a small amount of the weed is wasted, while in a joint its constantly going into the air, plus resin builds up in the pipe.
just put it in so its even and somewhat level so you might have to break it up. i pack it after every hit
the lesson of this thread is that the question asked cannot be answered, for it is largely up to preference. depending on the way you smoke and the amount and your piece, the conditions for optimal hits can vary. hell, why are you even asking this? its the sort of thing you just work out after smoking and trying different methods. havnt you ever smoked weed before? lol
/\ haha true it is preference, i mean i break it up sometimes so i can fit more in, but if im too high or burnt i just throw it in there, but whatever just fuck around see what works for you
