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A screen in the oney -- worth the trouble?

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MyDoorsAreOpen

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One-hitters are far and away my favorite weed paraphernalia. They can't be beat if you're a thrifty, usually non-social smoker who gets an intrinsic thrill from sneaking a toke.

There are really only two major downsides to oneys, that I've noticed. First, they need to be cleaned very frequently. Tar accumulates so thickly on them that within a week of daily smoking, the diameter of the pipe is severely reduced, and consequently the quality of the high, too. :(

Secondly, it's hard to attain just the right amount of suction to burn the weed efficiently, WITHOUT pulling a burning ember of it through. Many times has the back of my throat been scorched by one of these. This manifests the next day or two as a sore throat -- far and away my least favorite part of a cold, and often tricking me into thinking I'm actually coming down with one. Those embers are carcinogenic, too!

Recently I bought some wire screens, cut them into quarters, and experimented loading my oney with them. The most noticeable difference is in the high itself -- I feel less 'polluted' by the smoke and other noxious compounds. The high feels cleaner, somehow. (Placebo?)

But on the downside, one quarter-screen only lasts me one, maybe two, tokes, before it obstructs airflow through the pipe and makes it not too fun or efficient to smoke through. So I need to change it frequently.

Has anyone else tried this? After smoking a one-hitter both with, and without, a screen for long periods of time, what's your verdict? Worth the extra trouble or not?
 
Find a screen that doesn't have really small holes, just big enough not to let big chunks fall through, put big pieces at the bottle and your fine stuff on top, sounds like it would work to me.
If you're not going to use a screen use a slow gentle sucking motion that makes it burn slower and creates less suction.
 
when i smoke a one hitter i try to keep my mouth closed and my lips just barely open, so any ashes or stuff that I would suck it, go on my teeth.

but I prefer small little glass pipes for stealth tokes, that way I can put a small screen in, fill the bowl with a pinch smoke it in one go, and be baked without having stuff fly in my mouth.
 
my one hitter has a pokey thing built in.

i keep some zig zags at hand at all times, so that i may ball one up, shove it in the toking end, and push it through. cleans out ALL the tar, and leaves your next toke tasting like fresh weed, not tarry ass.

thats really all i can reccomend, ive been using one for years now and this has worked the best.

i have inhaled embers once though. i found you have to pack the bowl rather well, not too tight, but not so loose that theres room for movement.

maybe some brillo pad? :D lol
 
My first one hitter had a large hole where you placed the bud, which sucked. When that was stolen I bought one with a much smaller hole and bought a pack of pipe cleaners from an art store and I keep the pipe cleaners in my schoolbag so I can always get clean hits.
 
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I would say that if the screen is only lasting you a couple of tokes before it has to be changed, then it isn't worth it. I myself use a one-hitter more than any other piece, and I've just had to find that perfect amount of suction to get a good toke, but not suck the ember through the piece. They are a bitch to maintain at times, but by far the most efficient IMO. I tried using small pieces of screens for a while myself, but found that I just got more frustrated changing them so frequently that I was getting high, so I experimented around and found a method that works for me.

I load the oney enough to where it's packed semi-tight, but not to the point of no suction, just enough to where it won't suck through. (it's usually enough for two-three tokes, depending on density of the bud) Then, I tap the flame against the herb as I would if it were a base pipe, and pull the smoke in gently and slowly. I (almost) always get great hits, and hardly ever suck the ember or ash through.

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stonedandrolling89

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have you tried glass screens?

i'm not sure they'd be any better functionally, but it might be easier in terms of replacing them (as you can just get a few of them and clean them with ISO for re-use).
 
stonedandrolling89 said:
Then, I tap the flame against the herb as I would if it were a base pipe, and pull the smoke in gently and slowly. I (almost) always get great hits, and hardly ever suck the ember or ash through.
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lol ever get afarid people think your smoking crack? i had a guy ask me last night if i was, he seemed pretty excited.
 
good job on the year without crack dude, i've got no idea what the stuffs like having not tried it but i've seen some awesome people send themselves to hell with it =/

edit - been smoking so forgot to reply to the main question hah, a one hitter seems like a bit too much trouble to me, not sure what it was so google images helped. All the burning embers in yer throat and stuff.
 
MyDoorsAreOpen, if you have the extra cash on hand to cover the expense of the screen, then it's worth it. Definitely worth it.

Enjoy the superior high and ember free lungs :)
 
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