How to roll a joint

Now we have all been here, wanting to smoke a joint but just cant figure out how to. Either you always had someone rolling it for you or you always smoked bongs, there comes a time where you will be all by yourself with no bong and only weed and a couple papers. Here I will teach you how to roll a joint the easiest way there is. Before we get started make sure you have a couple papers handy just in case you don't get it right the first time, don't worry though everyone needs to practice this at one point in their life, remember practice makes perfect.



First step your going to need to grind up your weed, since this is just a practice joint we're not going to roll a joint that's huge nor is it a pinner joint either. So grind up about half a gram for now, grind up more if you think that its not enough. Now take your paper and hold it at the side where the sticky part is at the top like the picture on the left. Now you want to fold the bottom part of the paper in half, line the bottom with the middle crease and fold it. This will make it easier for keeping the weed in the paper.




Now take your ground up weed and start sprinkling it in the paper til you have all your weed in it or until you have your desired amount in the paper. Now that fold that you made earlier will also help with this part too. Fold the bottom on the paper into the middle crease. Now turn the joint around where you can roll towards you instead of rolling away from your body. People may say that its rolling backwards but if you just learning this is much easier for beginners.

Now that you have the bottom part rolled into the middle, slowly roll the joint up, its easier if you roll it up and down then back up again this will spread the weed evenly throughout the joint but be careful not to let too much weed fall out or you will end up with a pinner. After you have rolled it almost to the sticky part turn the joint around, so the sticky part faces you again, now lick the sticky part and finish rolling it up then light it up.



Remember if this is your very first time rolling a joint, it is probably going to take you a couple tries to get it right but don't worry we have all been there before, no one was born with "How to roll a joint" in their head. If you can't roll a joint this way there are other methods you can try, like using a rolling machine which will help you in those desperate times. Here are some rolling machines available to purchase online.

How to smoke a bong

Standard size
Although this may seem obvious to those who know how, My own experience with a friend made me think maybe I should write about how to smoke a bong for any of those who do not know how. Basically you want to pack your bowl full of herb make sure you are standing or at least sitting because these are the two positions that constrict the lung the least and put your mouth in the mouth piece or bong chamber and light the bowl. If you cant take a big toke then only light for 1 second and pull. As soon as you see the bong start to fill up stop pulling lift the bowl out if it's a pull out and inhale all the herb all at once. Constrict your chest and hold in for a few seconds then gently exhale the herb.

Sounds easy right knowing how to smoke a bong? My friend could not understand this fact no matter how many times I tried to explain it. He would light the bowl as you should then keep inhaling only to stop 1/4 through and left the bowl in. I would say "dude take it all in" his reply was "Nahhh arghgg I cant" I explained to him he couldn't take it all in cause he never lifted the damn bowl out! He is not the first person either that I have come across that simply don't understand if it's a pull out bowl it's meant to be pulled out lol, And if it's a leave in bowl just release the choke. The worst thing you can do is leave a bunch of the damn herb smoke in the bong for more than 20 seconds because it does get stale no matter what you think and will seem much harsher then if you took the whole herb toke in at once. For us how to smoke a bong seems easy but for others it is a continuous learning curve.

Making pop bottle hooka bong - homemade

The making of a homemade pop bottle hooka bong

Making homemade hooka's is the easiest thing you can do and the best part is you should already have everything or mostly everything at home that you would need for making a hooka bong out of a pop bottle. We will tell you how to make a single toke pop bottle hooka bong from things you have lying around, but if you do not have everything you can substitute or just go out and buy what you need to complete the home hooka.
Gather these things for your hooka bong

• 2 lt plastic pop bottle - used for the main body of the hooka bong
• Some sort of hose about 1/2 inch or abouts
• Any kind of metal tube 1/2 - used for the hooka downspout
• a metal socket - used for making a homemade hooka bowl - Or small metal funnel
• Electrical tape
• Hot glue and glue gun
• Drill with drill bits - for making the percolator hooka downspout

Optional - using rubber seals. You can get these at your local headshop.
Optional - Glass bottle, Please see Making glass bongs professional to find out how to get through the glass.

Being creative and making homemade bongs, pipes, hooka's, will save you tons of money and as an added bonus you can make the exact kind that you want. There is nothing holding you back from making awesome bongs and hookas at home except when working or wanting glass bongs or hooka's, then you have to be extremely careful.
Making your hooka pop bottle bong
step 1 - Above the plastic sticker displaying the brand name of the pop bottle you will want to cut or melt a hole the same size as your hose. Your hose should be at lest 1 - 2 feet long to make the best hooka bong. Once you have the hole stick in the hose about two inches in and use your hot glue gun to seal the hooka hose hole.
Step 2 - You can use either a metal tube about 1/2 in size or you can use another hose to make your hooka downspout really either way works it just depends on what you have in your house. You need a length that will runb from the top of the pop bottle to the bottom. If you are using a metal tube for your hooka downspout now is the time to drill about 8 very tiny holes into the side of the metal tube to make the hooka percolator. If you are using a hose just use a big needle to make many tiny holes at the very bottom of it, into the side.
Step 3 - Now melt or cut the same size hole into the bottle cap and stick your tube or hose in about 1 inch and glue and screw on the cap to the bottle. You should now have a hooka hose made and your hooka percolated downspout running from the top to the bottom of the bottle.
Step 4 - Attach a large socket to the tube or hose that should be out 1 inch, Make sure to use a big socket and a socket that fits snug onto the downspout. Do not use glue to attach because it will heat up and the bowl will fall off. You can use electrical tape if you wish but only at the bottom of the socket bowl where the tube and socket meet otherwise you risk igniting the tape and inhaling its harmful toxic smoke along with your weed.
Step 5 - Don't forget to fill your pop bottle hooka bong with water about half way

You now have a percolated homemade hooka bong for single tokers. If you want more hose's such as 2 or more just make more holes in the pop bottle for extra hooka hoses that's it simple isn't it.
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How to clean bong bowls - Pipes and downspouts guide

Step by step guide to cleaning glass bong bowls or metal bowls

After a few uses your bong and its weed bowl will usually have a build up of weed ash and weed resin. At first this may not be a big deal but over time your bongs bowl will get so dirty it will literally get clogged up with resin and you will be unable to smoke through your bong or at lest its bowl anyways anymore until you clean it. Many bong shops will try and sell you their over priced bong and pipe cleaners without informing you there is cheaper better solution to cleaning your bowls. All you have to do is invest under 10 dollars in buying isopropanol 99% rubbing alcohol which can be found at most pharmacies.By cleaning your bongs bowl, pipe, or downspout you can with very little work make your equipment look just like the day you bought it.

How to clean your bongs bowl - cleaning your bongs bowl in a bag

A very clean easy way to keep your bowls

1.  Use a Ziploc baggie and pour ispropanol about 1/4 of the bag.
2. Add a few tablespoons of salt.
3. Now add your glass bong bowl or metal bowl.
4. Close the seal and shake for about a minute.

Now depending on how much weed resin has built up in the bowl your may need to let the bowl sit in the solution for about 30 minutes.

Other ways to clean your bongs bowl - Using the finger method

This is perhaps the best way to clean your bongs bowl fast and easy. Be careful not to drop the bow.

1. Place your finger inside the bowl lightly.
2. Turn the bowl upside down.
3. pour salt in the bottom of the bowls downspout but only a small amount.
4. While continuing to have your finger in the bowl add isopropanol 99% in the bottom.
5. One the isopropanol 99% is added take another finger and hold the bottom end.
6. Shake around for about 1 minute and dump out the dirt.
7. Take some tissue and clean the weed bowl top, It will be soaked in isopropanol 99% so it will clean. easy.
8. Your done.

Cleaning your bongs bowl - leave in method

The best way to insure your bowls are always clean is to leave your bowls in isopropanol 99% over night.

1. Using Tupperware pour in enough isopropanol 99% to cover your weed bowls.
2. Add salt and stir or shake.
3. Place the used weed bowls inside and let sit over night ( make sure to put a lid on the container)
4. Moving on to the next day: your bowl will be nice and clean so just rinse and use.

How to clean bong downspouts

Like all bong equipment your bong downspout should also get a daily cleaning.

• Use any of the above methods to clean your bongs downspout.
• If you have a diffused downspout you might not want to use the finger method since the solution will leak
• A good way to always have a clean bong downspout is to buy an extra and let site in isopropanol 99% when not in use.

Caution is in order when cleaning bong downspouts. They can break very easily.

Cleaning weed pipes - Best way to clean weed pipes

You defiantly will want to clean your weed pipe since when pulling a dirty pipe will not be good for dental hygiene

1. Place your finger over the choke hole of the pipe and also inside the bowl.
2. Tip upside down and add salt and isopropanol 99% in the mouth piece.
3. Taking another hand or finger also cover the mouth piece.
4. Now shake around the weed pipe with the isopropanol 99%  and salt inside for about 1 minute. 
5. Pour out the isopropanol 99% and salt and take tissue and clean the bowl.
6. Rinse and you are done. 

Polishing up the bongs bowl, downspout or pipes
Want to achieve that head shop sparkle in your equipment like the day you bought it? After you clean try giving the bongs, bowls, pipes, downspouts a rinse of Windex or window cleaner. By doing this it stops the water marks that appear from the drying water after you cleaned it. After you rinse with window cleaner then rinse again with water. The last rinse gets rid of the window cleaner chemicals will stopping hard water stains on the glass.

How to press your hash

How to press your hash the easy way

This is the easy way to press your own hash. This method of pressing hash doesn't require a lot of materials only, just things you would normally find in any household. The powder should be completely dry before pressing. If it's stored damp it can become moldy, ruining your hash powder. 

Supplies Needed

• Heavy plastic wrap
• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• A frying pan
• Heavy rolling pin
• Hard flat surface
• Hash powder

Directions

1. Cut your cardboard to the size you would like your finished hash bar to be.
2. Wrap the plastic wrap around the cardboard tightly, then cut one end of the plastic wrap to remove the cardboard. It is now a bag to put your hash powder in.
3. Fill your bag with your hash powder, seal the open end and wrap it with several layers of wet newspaper.
4. Put your hash bundle in the frying pan on a very low setting. Turn your hash bar often and don't let the newspaper dry out or catch fire.
5. Unwrap your hash to check if the THC crystals have melted. Once melted, remove from frying pan and transfer to a hard flat surface.
6. Using the rolling pin, press and roll from the center out. Continue doing this all the way around your hash bar for 30 to 45 minutes.
7. Unwrap the newspaper and, leave the plastic wrap on and put it in the freezer for at least 1 hour.
8. Unwrap plastic wrap  then enjoy all your hard work :)

How to make homemade glass bongs - Basic

How to make homemade glass bongs step by step - Basic
Things to get

1. Glass bottle - we used a 237ml coke bottle

2. Sharp pointed steel object

3. Hammering tool

4. Tape

5. Metal socket or like object - for the bowl

6. Pen shaft

7. Tin foil - everyone has this, or at least you should

1.
Start tapping your metal nail or like object against the lower part of the glass bottle where the bowl will be. Only tap lightly a few times as we don't want the glass bottle to break in our hands now do we? Once a very tiny chip appears in the glass start to scratch the area that the chip formed. We do this to avoid the stress on the glass, ( yes this works)

2.
Scratch away for 1-2 hours then once you see the hole is almost through tap the glass again with the metal until it goes right through. Now very carefully place the metal piece you have (could be a nail) right at the edge of the hole and tap it. You will see big chunks fall off but don't be alarmed this shouldn't break the whole glass bottle just only at the exact point you want to increase the size of the hole.

This can be time consuming making a bong out of glass without a torch to melt a hole or a drill with special glass bits, But again this is the basic version.

3.
Now wrap the tin foil around the pen your using for the downspout about 5 times around to build up a thick layer. After it's wrapped remove the pen shaft inside the foil carefully as to keep the shape of the foil. Now take scissors and cut the foil at either end about 1 inch down 3 ways (like peeling a banana) and insert the opposite end into your bong and only leave the area you cut sticking out of the glass bong. Fold over the 3 areas of the foil and put tape on the tips and glass to hold it inside your bong.
4.

Now you have a bong with the foil downspout all tapped in nicely. Now stick the metal socket on the pen shaft and tap it in place and put a metal screen inside your socket bowl and stick it in the bong. AND YOU'RE done

If you don't have a screen just use foil.

final step
Stick your favorite herb inside your bowl and LIGHT UP!!!!!!!

Hazard warning - This is very dangerous and not recommended but if you are like me and love building your own bongs attempt at your own risk. Not intended for persons under 18

Making home made glass bong - professional

Things you will need
1. Glass bottle, soon to be bong - The thicker the better
2. A finishing nail or thin nail
3. Small and light hammering too - Can be many things!
4. Rubber seal
5. Downspout - size depending on size of bottle
6. Glass bowl
7. Hot glue or super glue
8. Tape
9. Sand paper
 Optional
10. Glass drill bit
11. Drill

Note: If you opt to use a drill rather then the nail you will need to purchase a special drill bit..... Be very careful some others suggest this is better , but let it be known when drilling on rounded surfaces your drill bit can slip and injure you. If you opt to use a drill will a glass cutting drill bit for making your bong replace the nail steps below.
first step
Gather all the items you will need as listed above for making your own bong and let's get down to business. Take the tape and place a few strips around the area you want your downspout to go. You are doing this to avoid the nail slipping. Make sure you place the tape in the correct area that a downspout should go and you will base this upon the spout size, and bottle size.

step 2
Very very very gently start to tap the nail in the exact area you want the downspout to be, Your goal here is to create the slightest chip out of the glass. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS DANGEROUS .
After a few minutes of tapping 5-10, you are ready to start scratching the area you were just tapping on. Now you want to start the scratching process, Hold the nail just like you would a pencil and scratch away. You may also want to alternate tapping and scratching.
NOTE:
This step will take about 1-2 hours of work, so go easy and don't rush it
step 3
As you approach breaking right through, Slow down and be even more careful, One mistake here can cost you all of your hard work. One final tap just send the nail through "YES" will be your reaction, Now gently take your nail and place right at the edge of the hole you just made and tap tap tap. Continue tapping in a circle so your downspout will fit snug.
NOTE:
Glass chunks will break off during this step, So be very very careful

step 4
Once you have the desired hole size now you will want to use the sand paper to smooth out the hole. Continue until you has a nice round hole free of jagged glass and soft to the touch. Take your rubber seal for downspouts and apply the glue under the lip/top and slide in the seal into the glass hole you made.
step 5
This is the best step and will feel the most worth while. insert your downspout and put your bowl in, fill with water and your favorite herb and light up!!!!!!!!!!
This home made bong will smoke just as good or better then a store bought one and will impress your friends. Try will different color glass bottles and sizes, Because just like store bought bongs this can effect your smoking experience by a huge amount.


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How to clean bongs and pipes

Always clean your bong or pipe and there is a easy and fast way. Get isopropanol 99% anything less will be hard to clean with and a ton more money as you will have to use more then if you got the 99%. Now get salt (that's right) salt, regular table salt fine grain because it acts like sandpaper for your bong. It will not ruin your pipe or bong, break it or scratch it. Now empty the bong leave no water and pour salt in, and next you want to pour about 1 cup of isopropanol in and plug the spout and the shaft ( use your thumb for the spout, and your palm for the shaft ) Now shake.

Now its clean like magic and if for some reason you have NEVER cleaned it before which would be gross, Repeat again after your dump out the sludge. Oh my! its clean I bet your never thought it was possible, but this is the best cheapest way to clean them and super easy.

Others have recommended (Paint thinner, jewellery cleaners etc) again don't bother with these types. How often do you have to repeat this? Well that's up to you, but Every week would be a start. Also clean the bowl's and downspout's this way to even your metal grinders. I have not tested this on plastic bongs for damage so be careful. Don't be fooled at cleaners you find at your local head shop, isopropanol works just as good, as long as you get the full strength solution and use salt or even rock salt or a mix.You can buy ispropanol at any drug store.

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How to germinate your favorite seeds

That seed you've kept hiding away in your desk isn't dead far from it. seeds can last for many years long as you haven't tried adding them to your pumpkin pie which by the way WILL NOT GET YOU HIGH. It is a well known fact marijuana seeds contain no THC, which is why in most countries its a grey area to be in possession of them (except the USA) and some others. Just remember to check the laws where you live.

Thing's you will need

• A cup, best to use a solid colour
• Water, shouldn't be hard to obtain
• A dark area, Closet's work great
• Your favorite seed's best to have a few as your odds are 30%-70%

There are many ways to germinate your seed, But this is the easiest method. Start by filling your cup about half way of water then take your seed place it in the water no paper towel or any other substance except water, and your seeds. Place as many as you like depending on the size of your cup, and amount of water in it then place your cup in a dark area at first make sure its a warm area not hot or cold. Many people advice placing plastic over your cup to keep the moister in, But where his can get confusing is the light issue and I'll solve this here and now. When germinating your seed there should be no direct light, only when you transplant them and they sprout above the medium should direct light be introduced

Now all you have to do is check on your seed's every few hours or so after the first day. This does take a little time so don't expect this to happen the same day as it can take up to 2 or more days to germinate or even a week if they even germinate at all. The clear sign that your hard labour has paid off is when you see a little white sprout appear from one end of your seed (hurray) but don't get excited just yet as this is only the beginning of a long laboured process.

Now all you have to do is place your germinated seed into soil or another growing medium and start to pray, but make sure you place the sprouted end pointing down.