Hello all! i ve recently purchased my first love uhh i mean bong and its really quite sick. I got it at a farmers market at this cool little headshop and cant wait to take it for a test drive. I just had some bong 101 questions i hope you guys could help me out with. Its a half footer and glass and got it at $25. Have never hit a bong, what purpose does the sliding bowl serve and is it neccesary to pull out? also ive heard to fill the water up just below the stem, does that sound right? and lastly its single blown clear and has a purple strip throughout the bowl and such and was wondering how they colored it and if it was safe to hit the flame on the paint/color whatever the fuck it is, i wont be smoking any undesirable material (as paradoxical as it sounds i really health conscious about my smoking tendencies). Lots of thanks! Peace & Love -The Proud Parent Baker
Congradulations on getting your Bong. You will love it. Bongs are a joy to be had. Bongs are ment to be touching flames, so dont worry about the paint. If it was being sold in a Legit head-shop chances are, whoever made it, knew what they were doing, and wouldnt put toxic stuff on there. So im sure its okay... water needs to cover the stem to a certain degree,it depends bong to bong. I would say get the stem atleast an inch in the water, and then raise and lower the water level to your liking once you get the hang of it. Personaly, I like a little extra water in mine. The slider can be pull out at the end of the hit, so that you can clear the chamber, and not suck up any more smoke. The chamber is that area where all the smoke rests between the bottom, where the water is, and the top, where you put your mouth. Its also good to pull out when your packing a new bowl, cleaning your bong. Etc. One technique you can use... its not easy, and does take practice.... Load up your bowl, and light it, keep the flame on the bowl while you suck, keep sucking and lighting herb till you feal like you can hardly take any more into your lungs. While your still sucking hard, right before you can breath in any more, pull the slider out of the bong to make it rush. The sudden rush of the air, will force more smoke into your lungs, and you will inhale even deeper. You will probably cough......... alot. But doing this a couple times will get you high as fuck.
oh, and also, for any other bong related questions, be sure to check this out.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong
Man I REALLY wish I still smoked out of a bong. Got me so fucked up so quickly. ugghhhh...these damn soda cans and blunts are nothing compared to the good old bong. sigh..
yes, and once again, today I proved it....ahh, I got fucking blazed out of my mind with my homemade with an astonishing little amount of weed
