Meth Meth Pipes in the Media

[MaseMan_07]

How come it seems like Everytime I see a meth pipe in the media ( "get recovery" photo, a drug bust, etc..) they're always the nastiest most burnt dope pipes you can imagine?

Obviously there isn't a right answer but curious as to y'all's insight.

 

[Electrum1]

 

[Jabberwocky]

I'd imagine the state the meth pipe is directly correlateted to their level of use, which further correlates to their mental health, lifestyle, financial situation, which ultimately is probably indicative of their higher chance to end up in a police photo.

I never cleaned my pipes, other than for smokeable residue. If it was super dirty, it's cheaper to go buy a new one than to buy the supplies to clean it.

 

[MaseMan_07]

I never cleaned my pipes, other than for smokeable residue. If it was super dirty, it's cheaper to go buy a new one than to buy the supplies to clean it.

My pipe rarely gets super dirty... Maybe when I was starting off, but nowadays I rarely burn dope.
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I clean the bubble between most loads I pack. The stem I'm pretty in much the same boat as you tho, mostly for smokable residue unless some bunk has caked it up with powdery reside. (Got a mouthful of that once from taking a hoot and ).

The cheapest, and easiest ways imo are to blast it clean with a Torch, or Boil it.
There are more effective ways with less chance of warping your pipe, but the torch method was how I was shown to do it.

 

[seedee]

I'd imagine the state the meth pipe is directly correlateted to their level of use, which further correlates to their mental health, lifestyle, financial situation, which ultimately is probably indicative of their higher chance to end up in a police photo.

I never cleaned my pipes, other than for smokeable residue. If it was super dirty, it's cheaper to go buy a new one than to buy the supplies to clean it.

all you need is a torch to clean a meth pipe. swirl it in circles close to the glass and it cleans we up nice. your bubble will pit and get thin over time eventually breaking and you will have to blow a new bubble on the end but that's all art of the fun!

 

[MaseMan_07]

all you need is a torch to clean a meth pipe. swirl it in circles close to the glass and it cleans we up nice. your bubble will pit and get thin over time eventually breaking and you will have to blow a new bubble on the end but that's all art of the fun

It's weird that you say "blow a new bubble on the end" cuz it definitely shows the differences in different parts of the world.

The old taking a test tube & blowing a bubble thing hasn't been the norm, hell, hasn't really been done much at all the last few years. At least where I'm from.

It's just so much easier to walk to your nearest clinic or convenience store and pickup/buy one. The clinic gives handfuls away for free, & the convenience stores sell them for varying prices.
(My old town used to sell them for $2, the place I live now sells em for $7. But I've seen them as low as $1.25 and as high as $13).

But I agree fully with the torch method. It's crazy to me that I've not seen (or don't recall seeing) any clean pipes in the media tho. Like what are the odds that nobody has gotten busted shortly after cleaning their pipe?

 

[seedee]

It's weird that you say "blow a new bubble on the end" cuz it definitely shows the differences in different parts of the world.

The old taking a test tube & blowing a bubble thing hasn't been the norm, hell, hasn't really been done much at all the last few years. At least where I'm from.

It's just so much easier to walk to your nearest clinic or convenience store and pickup/buy one. The clinic gives handfuls away for free, & the convenience stores sell them for varying prices.
(My old town used to sell them for $2, the place I live now sells em for $7. But I've seen them as low as $1.25 and as high as $13).

But I agree fully with the torch method. It's crazy to me that I've not seen (or don't recall seeing) any clean pipes in the media tho. Like what are the odds that nobody has gotten busted shortly after cleaning their pipe?

lol yeah we've always had them in stores too but it was free and easier to get the crack kits from the harm reduction services and blow a pipe out of a crack stem. i also used to blow special pipes out of different size tubes id buy from the glass blowing place and people would buy them off me. sort of a one stop shop if ya know what i mean it became more of a thing i loved doing rather than convenience. and as far as the dirty ass pipes in the media goes i've never seen anyone that avidly smoked meth with a dirty ass burnt pipe like that. hahaha it was common practice to distribute the puddle and heat it evenly very carefully. the minute that puddle starts to burn your bowl is fucked. it's like little burn spot attracted the meth and acclerated the burning of the rest of the bowl. i firmly believe there is a technique to smoking meth that takes time to master.

 

[Fire&Water]

Journeyman tweakers unite

 

[MaseMan_07]

it became more of a thing i loved doing rather than convenience.

I had a buddy that was like that, used to take any broken pipes, glass tubes, hell, even already blown, perfectly fine pipes and he'd fix em up, twist the stem, make the carb wider etc... just because he liked doing it.

i've never seen anyone that avidly smoked meth with a dirty ass burnt pipe like that

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I've seen people smoke them in a "I have nothing else, and using a bic so I can't clean it right now." situation, but to have a dirty pipe like that just being used on the regular? Nah. No thank you.

i firmly believe there is a technique to smoking meth that takes time to master.

I have to agree, there's some simple stuff that can help (don't let the flame touch the bowl, keep it moving constantly, remove the flame when you start getting vapour, etc...) but to actually master it (no burns or no butane residue (if using a bic) etc...) while still getting big/worthwhile hits takes time, patience, and willingness to learn.