I discovered this forum a few days ago when I was looking for advice on a first bong purchase. Based on what I've seen here I picked up a sweet glass-on-glass tube from the local headshop. I LOVE IT! I plan to post a pic up here in a few days but the batteries in my camera are dead at the moment. In the meantime, I have this question: When smoking out of bongs with people in the past, I have seen a few cool tricks/techniques that others have done. One was after there was some stale smoke left in the tube, the guy pulled out the bowl and gently blew through the slide, causing the smoke to blow out the mouthpiece. I've only smoked out of my bong once, but when I tried doing it I just got some bubbles but it didn't seem to work. Any tips? Any other cool tips or tricks out there?
That trick is useful if theres a bunch of stale smoke left in there really, before my RooR broke my roommate would always leave stale smoke in it. I would just pull the slide out and blow not lightly but not really hard into the downstem. Try it again the next time you smoke if you take to big a rip or whatnot. as for other tricks.... if you wanna take a really big rip take three or four deep breaths prior to hitting the bong and exhale completely then take your hit. Another thing to do depending on the size of said bong if you exhale through your nose right before the smoke gets to your lips you can take a bigger rip as well. I'll try to think of some others next time I smoke lol.
^Those were all good tips I must say. I especially like the exhaling through the nose thing. That was the ONLY way that I could clear my 4-foot Sour zong.
If you exhale right before you hit the bong and you find yourself running out of oxygen breath in some air through your nose while you're hitting the bong. You can also pull air in through your nose to make a hit less harsh.
Yup what Freakish said. Here's another thing, it doesn't mean your a "bitch" if you exhale before you pull the slide, when I first started smoking when it was creamed up I'd cover up the top and exhale and then pull the slide, made the hits alot easier, also, when your hitting it you can just exhale through your nose before you pull the slide, thats what I usually do.
A lil trick that i like to use is a means of cashing the bowl out. First off I'd like to say i clean my bong b4 every use, and unless you keep up on your bong's cleanliness this trick is not a good idea. When the bowl is cashed i simply flip my slide upside down so the bowl is facing the down stem and then pull threw the bong as if i were hitting it, and it sucks the bowl clean for a fresh pack.
I personally hate it when theres alot of ash in a bong when im hitting it. I think the easiest thing if you dont want any ash in the bowl, is to get a paper clip and just scrape the ash out of the slide into an ashtray or something. But thats just a personal preference, its something about seeing that ash float around in the chamber that grosses me out lol. And if you dont like ash in your bong, either titanium screens or glass screens is a great idea. I always use one and it keeps my bong way cleaner.
I'm not concerned with a lil extra ash, as i clean my bong water fresh every time. A bowl or 2's worth of ash doesn't affect the taste or muck up my bong at all. Keeping a clean bong and down stem is crucial to the bong experience to me. Edit... I forgot... Glass screens for the win...
So your telling me when your bowl is cashed you flip it over and suck the ash into the bong? That makes absolutely no sense as to why somebody would do that. FAIL
That is what I have always done. I've never thought of it as a trick. I just do that when there is stale smoke left.(which there rarely is)
I use to do this, but it's not worth making the downstem dirty imo. As to why someone would do it, it's pretty simple.... It's a lot easier to clear the bowl and keep it from clogging. Have you never had a hard time clearing a bowl? Sometimes there's ash that just won't give out and pull through. Another bong tip If you put too much water in your bong rather then pouring it out just blow into the mouthpiece and shoot the water out the downstem.
Lots of cool info in here! Thanks, guys! Colorado Native: I notice you have a Pentax as your avatar pic. I'm a Pentax guy, myself. What model is pictured, K1000, ME?
Thanks man... as i've stated i clean my down stem and water with alcohol and salt each time i fire my bong up. It's very convenient and it works even on the toughest bowl clears