K, I know I've been a bit of a ghost for the past few days- I'm currently visiting my Dad in Oregon and sorta...forgot about this forum. ^^;; Sue me.
Thanks for the comments thus far, good to see that my hat idea hasn't been burned as badly as I'm starting to think it deserves. Here's another little trick of mine that I really think you guys might like, seriously, try it out the next time you light up and tell me you don't think its a serious piece of wicked awesome. Came up with it one day smoking a cigar and drinking a pop.
~Gargling~
Here's what you need:
1. Something to smoke out of (Joint, blunt, bowl, bong, etc...)
2. Something to DRINK, anything- I personally like orange juice.
Okay, this is the basic procedure. You take a sip of your drink but don't swallow it, keep it in your mouth. Then you tilt your head down, lips together to keep from drooling whatever it was you have to drink from spilling all over your lap, and take a hit of whatever your prefered smoking tool is. Its a little tricky to do at first, but if done correctly the smoke will BUBBLE up through the liquid in your mouth before passing into your lungs. Similiar to how a bubbler or bong works! You can spit it out the liquid or swallow it (Hehe), doesn't matter- I don't want to start up a debate about drinking bong-water.
Now, you might be wondering, what the hell are the benefits of gargling? Well...
1. Cools down the smoke so its less harsh, allowing for better hits.
2. Filters out tar.
3. Helps the taste should your herb be particularly nasty.
4. Completely. Eliminates. Cotton-mouth!
Haha, just thought I'd put this one up. TRUST ME, you'll love it.