Proper way to pack a bong.

Yes, grind your weed and pack it tightly enough where you can thoroughly burn it through before it gets pulled. When about half the pack has been pulled through the stem, you should be able to pack green bud over the top then.
 
Rip it up, man.

 

There is no single way to go about this. I pack it one hit at a time and clear the entire bowl in one hit, but you could pack the slide full and smoke on it like a bowl if you wish. You can grind it for maximum smokability or throw it in chunks to keep it burning for a while. Don't limit yourself, just try things out until you find what you like.
 
 
 

Make sure to clear the bowl EVERY time or else it will clog and that is never fun.

 

i usually just break it up with my fingers and then pull it all thru wen its cashed. The water gets nasty real quick though

 

To be honest, I think grinders are a gimmick. Aside from the bonus of getting kief(which really is just making your bud less potent), you can easily break up nugs small enough to pack into a bong. There is no need to grind your weed

 

If you don't want your water to get dirty so fast then use a screen

 

 
Yes, the bad will keep pulling through, so just wait until half has been pulled though each time.

 

but then u have to go thru the trouble of emptying the ash.. lol im super lazy 

 

using grinders for packing a bowl is ridiculous but if you are rolling a joint than it serves a real purpose 

 

But then it cuts down on the time it takes to empty the water

 

I have used a grinder for about 6 years now, and I can tell you, by breaking with your fingers you are losing just as much potency as I am with my grinder. The only differences are, my bud is smaller/burns more evenly, and what I "lose" in potency I can always add on top of the bowl if I wish, or save it and go to outer space once a week. 

 

To be honest, I roll blunts just find w/o a grinder but I guess it's personal opinion

 

I find it hard to believe that you lose hardly any potency when you break up with your fingers. I don't even break up the nugs that much, it just seems unnessescary

 

I always grind mine up, when it's in smaller pieces it seems to pull through smoother and taste better. But that's just me.

 

grind it if u want bigger hits, you can break it up with your fingers and put it in the bowl but grinding it is gonna make it burn faster
 
i smoke my bowl till when the weed is straight ash, you can tell when you push the bud in to pack it tighter, and it just crumbles into dust
 
i always put the bud over the ash no problem there

 

 It really isn't necessary, but to say you don't lose potency by breaking with your fingers is a bit ridiculous. What do you think makes your fingers sticky when you break up by hand? The same trichomes that end up in the kief tray of my grinder. 

 

Put a larger piece of herb in the bottom as a natural screen and then ground. Up on top of that. Burns even and won't pull through until the whole bowl is roasted