am I packing my bowl wrong?

[mochilab]

I smoke j's, one-hitters, a bubbler, and bowls, but I have a question about my bowl-packing technique.

usually i just put a nice nug or a piece of a nug in the bowl and don't smoosh it into the bowl, i leave it in there kinda loose. i hold the fire up to the bowl, cover the carb, and pull. the nug smolders and starts to burn and i inhale. then i release the carb and keep pulling until i am satisfied with the size of my hit.

now here is my question: sometimes I feel like I have to turn the nug over to get the un-burned part right side up so the flame can catch it on subsequent hits. otherwise sometimes i feel like i burn the nug out and all the untouched herb is on the bottom.

is this flipping the nug technique right or am i doing something wrong? should i be able to burn thru a whole nug without flipping it over?

 

[chairmanma084]

flipping ur bud is necessary when your bud is intact. i break my weed up before i smoke it. some say the THC falls off and you waste it. i don't care. if you don't break it up, you won't get a smooth smoke unless your green is old and dry.

 

[Newbierock]

people actually do this? I always figured you'd be wasting whatevers on the inside... always just ground mine up and filled the bowl..

 

[beamish]

break up the bud and you will get much more satisfying hits. whole chunks of bud are the hardest to smoke, plus they smolder after you are done taking a hit, further wasting the bud you have.

 

[cosmic charlie]

I would definitely start breaking the buds up , it hits alot better that way

you could use a grinder if your worried about wasting anything

 

[Arobskittle]

or just break it up over the bowl, if u drop anything it goes in the bowl.

 

[kzorro]

I agree that breaking the weed up is the way to go, but in the past when I've put in tact nugs in the bowl I never flip the bud over once I've lit it... I always just burn it through and have never thought twice about it.

 

[RedRum OG]

put a nug about twice the size of the little hole in the bottom.. this should still be pretty small. then cover with broken up bud

 

[dspade]

if u dont break it up push down as it burns otherwise you get too much air and you choke. i learned this the hard way of getting bitched at for not caching the bowl in 1 hit everytime

 

[yourlife_befree]

break it up a little bit so you get some nice surface area. i usually have like 5-7 broken up pieces of weed in my bowl. I feel like it makes it hit better & last longer

 

[Pegasus]

Just to drive it home, breaking up the bud works much better. It works best IME if you break up to reasonably fine pieces and pack only to about the firmness of a cigarette.

 

[Outta Pocket]

i break my weed up before i smoke it. some say the THC falls off and you waste it.

Not if you invest in a quality pollinator...

 

[Newbierock]

How to pack a bowl, by newbierock lol.

First, you do this to your weed.

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Then, you put it in here..

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^ Yeah, small bowl I know but i'm low on money gotta make it last. some keif sprinkled into there as well.

And then you do this,

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To make this.

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^Do that, and smoking will be easy forever. Sorry if it bothers anyone, stoned & bored & figured it was relevant to this thread...meh.

 

[jamesmartin]

U only need to break the buds up if it's a joint


With a bowl the bud burns from the outside in and the whole bud burns. ( not sure how to explain this concept but it's true !)

 

[mochilab]

thanks everyone! loved the pics too. i saw a space case last night and almost got it. i'll definitely go back to get it soon...broke up some buds last night and it's smoking really nice

 

[Zios]

How to pack a bowl, by newbierock lol.

First, you do this to your weed.

NSFW:

Then, you put it in here..

NSFW:

^ Yeah, small bowl I know but i'm low on money gotta make it last. some keif sprinkled into there as well.

And then you do this,

NSFW:

To make this.

NSFW:

^Do that, and smoking will be easy forever. Sorry if it bothers anyone, stoned & bored & figured it was relevant to this thread...meh.

pink wall 8)

 

[Seattle_Stranger]

Best DIY ever?

 

[blode]

Haha nice guide Newbie Rock.
I used to smoke whole buds when I was just starting until I realised that cutting it up made smoking bud one million times easier and felt so much better on the lungs.

 

[Newbierock]

about the pink wall, temp room.

 

[toomuchpain]

always flip the nug over after u burn the top part of the bud...a lot of ppl i smoke with dont know shit about that, i dont know why, lol