Building Your Own Bong

Depending on where you live, it may not be possible to purchase a bong at a local head shop, or even via an online store.  This is true in a number of countries, where there are somewhat strict rules about any type of devices that can be used along with illegal substances.  While you may have the idea to enjoy legal highs, the fact is you still may have to consider building your own bong.

Fortunately, there are a couple of ways to go about this process.  One simple approach is to obtain the components separately, then assemble them at home.  It’s relatively easy to buy a long metal or wooden tube for the slide, and a couple of bowls that can hold the dried herbs and the water.  If you need help in designing the bong, there are plenty of step by step instructions to be found at various online sources.  You may even be able to get some recommendations of where to order some parts rather than looking for them locally.

You may live in a country where sending a fully working bong through the post is illegal, but where the delivery of a bong kit is perfectly acceptable.  If that is the case, then you can go online and order this type of kit.  While sometimes hard to find, you can come up with easy to assemble kits that include everything you need.  Take some time to look at different models and choices of materials, and make sure to find out if there are any legal issues before you actually place the order.

Posted in Bongs, Smoking at March 3rd, 2010. No Comments.

A great way to smoke – Vaporizers

Vaporizers are a specialized type of device that you can use to extract the active ingredients of psychedelic plants and turn them into vapour for subsequent inhalation by the user. This process is called vaporization. Tobacco as well as many other herbs are some of the plants most commonly used with vaporizers.

Vaporization is considered a popular alternative to conventional smoking. In smoking, the herb is burned resulting in the production of chemicals that irritate the linings of the respiratory system and can possibly cause cancer. The vaporizer, on the other hand, heats the herb in a vacuum until its active ingredients boil off and inhaled safely as vapour. There is no combustion involved in vaporization. Therefore there is no smoke produced. Moreover, not a single measure of tar or carbon monoxide gas is produced. The vapour is fine except with cannabinoids where it is usually sticky and sweet.

The vaporization process and the benefits it gives remain the same whether the vaporizer you are using is made up of a single device unit or a modular system of assembled vaporization tools. The process always begins with the extraction of the vapour in various forms of extraction chambers made from glass, metal or other materials. Inhalation always follows the extraction process. The user inhales the extracted vapour directly using a pipe or a hose. In some cases the vapour is kept in a jar or any container for future consumption.

Vaporizers have a number of advantages over cigars and cigarettes. Some of these include a much lower temperature that does not burn the airways and lungs, the use of less plant material needed to obtain a desired intensity of experience, and most importantly the production of little or no smoke, for which cigarettes and cigars have earned their reputation for causing cancer.

Posted in Legal Highs, Smoking, Vaporizers at February 28th, 2010. No Comments.

Weed Grinders (Structure and Purpose)

A weed grinder, also called a herb grinder, a bud grinder or spice grinder, is a tool that you can use to grind herbs and spices into smaller particles in order for you to either add them to food or to inhale their odours. A weed grinder is indeed inseparable from a vaporizer. After the former has ground the psychedelic plants, the latter heats up the ground up pieces and converts them to vapour ready for inhalation. Weed grinders are considered perfect for grinding tobacco and other herbal highs like the leaves of salvia divinorum.

Weed grinders are typically made up of two or three compartments with a fine screen separating the top from the bottom. The fine screen acts as a sieve that allows only fine particles like ground salvia to pass through but blocks bigger plant particles. Grinders are called either “four-stages” or “five-stages” grinders depending on the number of its various divisions that further reduce in size the particles that have already been ground from the first compartment. The “five-stages” grinder is specially designed for making tobacco snuff.

Tobacco snuff is tobacco finely ground into powder form. Snuff is becoming more and more popular as it can now be used in places where smoking is prohibited such as on aircraft and in restaurants.

After you ground tobacco or salvia divinorum with your weed grinder, you can expect it to burn more evenly after you roll it into a joint. Grinding it exposes more of its surface area to heat and thus it will produce stronger-smelling vapours compared to when it is not ground. Another advantage of finely-ground herbal highs is that you do not expect it to poke holes in rolling paper because of the extremely small size of the particles.

Posted in Drug Information, Herb Grinders, Legal Highs, Smoking at February 27th, 2010. No Comments.

Roor Bongs – for a perfect smoke!

Roor bongs use only the finest quality hand-blown borosilicate glass with a thickness range between 2mm and 7mm. Roor bongs are manufactured in Germany by the world famous glass blower Martin Birzle along with his team of expert glass blowers. Each of the various types of Roor bongs and accessories are individually unique and beautifully made and are blown to perfection. These types of glass bongs are for those who are into luxury and stability.

With Roor bongs you can inhale and savour the best and nicest smoke. The reason is that every Roor bong uses scientifically proven ideal water to volume ratios that gives users a far smoother smoke. When it comes to price, Roor bongs are relatively more expensive than other types with models selling as high as £270 or even £340. Nevertheless, Roor bongs come with a Roor Glass gauze and sometimes with a free herb grinder. Despite the price, Roor bongs are also naturally durable. Each unit also comes with the Roor trademark logo.

Icemaster Roor bongs are straight cylindrical water pipes featuring ice-notches in the tube located between the joint connection and the bottom of the logo. This particular type of Roor bong utilizes ice cubes to cool down the smoke as it passes through the pipe. You can put the ice cubes in half of the tube space left above where the ice-notches are located. The cooling action of the ice helps in the smoothness of the hit and further enhances every Roor bong smoking experience.

Another type of Roor bong is the Zumo Roor bong, which has a cylinder, a down tube plus a separate lift-off bowl.

Posted in Bongs, Legal Highs, Smoking at February 10th, 2010. No Comments.

Rolling Papers and Blunts

Rolling papers are small sheets of paper that are used for rolling your own cigarettes. You may either use your hand or a rolling machine to do the job. When you roll a cigarette you fill the rolling paper with your favourite herbs or tobacco. Typical rolling papers are long rectangles in shape and are provided with a narrow strip of Arabic gum along the edges. The usual measurement is 45 mm wide and 4 metres long.

Premium quality rolling papers are usually thinner and more transparent than the regular type and are elegantly packaged in neat black and silver. Fine quality rolling papers, on the other hand, are usually flavoured and each roll is sealed individually so that freshness is preserved. Flavours range from chocolate to fruit flavours like peach and grape.

Blunts are similar to rolling papers but are typically made from leaves of tobacco and often contain a special flavour. Some common makes of blunts are, Blunt Wrap, Cyclones, Golden Wraps, Royal Blunts and Amico Sweet Palm Wraps.

Cyclones are blunt cones that are pre-rolled and are extremely slow when burning, thus giving you more quality time to enjoy your smoking experience. Each piece of blunt is wrapped individually.

Royal Blunts are deliciously flavoured blunts produced by a leading tobacco company of the same name. There are also some flavourless types available. Wet mango and purple haze flavours are believed to be the most popular when it comes to Royal Blunts. The 3-pack product usually sells at around £1.50.

Posted in Rolling Accessories, Smoking at January 25th, 2010. No Comments.

Herbal Cigarettes – beat your nicotine cravings!

Herbal cigarettes contain herbal blends that are made from specially selected herbs that include Red Clover, Rose and Marshmallow. These cigarettes are non-addictive even when frequently smoked. They are also tobacco and nicotine free and contain a very low level of tar. They are also regarded as the most satisfying and smoothest smokes sold in the market today. Herbal cigarettes are also used as in the acting scenes with non-smoking actors.

Herbal cigarettes are usually made from standard issue type rolling papers and filters. The filling is not tobacco but a wide selection of products such as cornsilk, cinnamon, mint or lemon grass. Other main ingredients that are non-herbs are rose petals or clover leaves.

The Honeyrose brand is one of the most popular brands of Herbal cigarettes. Honeyrose Clove combines the basic ingredients with the finest quality clove. Honeyrose De Luxe contains enriched honey and fruit juices. Honeyrose Ginseng has a tar level of 7 mg and special ginseng added to the flavour. Honeyrose Menthol combines the cool flavour of menthol with this one-of-a-kind herbal mixture. Honeyrose Special contains a very special light taste and a tar level of just about 5 mg. Honeyrose Vanilla has a tar level of 8 mg and contains the distinct flavour and subtle aroma of vanilla. Other popular brands are Nirdosh and Herbal Ecstacy.

Although there is a popular belief that herbal cigarettes are safer than the usual cigarettes, some scientific studies say otherwise. Nevertheless, there are still many who believe in the health benefits of herbal cigarettes – removal of toxins from the chest and lungs, increase in metabolism and facilitated digestion. Herbal cigarettes are also said to help you quit smoking.

Posted in Smoking at January 18th, 2010. No Comments.

Acrylic Bongs – a graet way to smoke!

Bongs are long smoking pipes that are specially designed for inhaling the natural fumes of herbs such as tobacco and cannabis. One popular type of bong is the acrylic bong, which is made from that transparent material. Compared to glass bongs, acrylic bongs have moderate properties and are relatively cheap and easier to handle. They are also very practical and long lasting.

There are several types of acrylic bongs. Acrylic straight bongs are tall, reaching even two feet in height, providing enough room for a large capacity of smoke. This allows the smoke ample time to cool down on its way up into your lungs.

Acrylic ice bongs are colourful devices that require the addition of ice cubes to the water pipe making the smoke cooler, cleaner and smoother. This provides a very soothing feeling for the lungs as the ice-cooled air is inhaled.

Acrylic bubble bongs, on the other hand, maximize the amount of water to be used in filtering and making the smoke smooth.

Acrylic multi-chambered bongs are brightly coloured with two chambers that make the smoke cooler and extra smooth as it travels from the bowl into the lungs. They are usually provided with a thick rubber base and two tubes connect the shafts to each other.

Another type is the gravity bong. Acrylic gravity bongs are not only water-powered but are also completely portable smoking systems. This type of bongs harnesses the power of gravity to displace water from one chamber into the other. As a result, a thick cloud of smoke is produced from any herbal high.

Posted in Bongs, Legal Highs, Smoking at January 11th, 2010. No Comments.

Vaporisers – Inhalation Specialisation

To smokers out there, a better alternative is available – a vaporiser.

Inhalation of medicinal herbs and other plant material for medicinal or recreational purposes has been a practise long performed by man. The benefits derived from inhaling the materials contained within the plants are more easily accessible through vaporisation. The equipment used to achieve vaporisation, the vaporiser, is designed for drawing the maximum positive effect while minimising any ill-effects.

A vaporiser presents certain advantages to its users. Unlike smoking, the process of vaporisation does not result in the large presence of harmful substances like carbon monoxide, or residual matter such as tar. This is because a vaporiser draws out the substances by the application of heat within a sealed space, causing the substance to vaporise. This process within a controlled space allows for the elimination of combustion; therefore no smoke or smoke-like taste is present.

Perhaps one of the best advantages of a vaporiser is that the effects are more readily felt, as the substances get to the bloodstream directly. Better control of the quantity can also be better maintained through a vaporiser than by other means.

Medicinal plants and herbs are best delivered though vaporisation. However, different factors need to be considered for achieving the most efficient results. Extracting and delivering the substances are highly dependent on the kind of vaporiser employed. Other key elements to consider are temperature, kind and potency of the substance used, water content and weight, density, and consistency of the material.

Vaporisers employ three different methods of heating: convection, thermal conduction, and thermal radiation. All three methods use an electrical heating procedure for heating the substance.

Smoking can now take a backseat to inhaling vapours.

Posted in Smoking, Vaporisers, Vaporizers at December 31st, 2009. No Comments.

Sweet Bongs Make the Day!

Smoking can be as sweet as honey, and never is this truer than when sweet bongs are used.

A bong is the essential device needed for smoking and most smokers are aware of that. Not only do bongs provide the best quality smoke, they are reputed to be health-friendly, as well. The water within the bong traps any foreign substances that might prove harmful to the smoker if inadvertently inhaled.

Bongs offer a nearly unlimited variety of designs and materials to choose from. The sky is the limit as far as new designs are concerned. This means that only one’s imagination should dictate the type of bong to be used and the design and features that the new bong will have.

Sweet bongs are products of the ever-imaginative, boundless creativity of bong designers. This type of bong features the most stylish look, the latest features, and the most durable materials. Only the best kind of smoke is produced by using a sweet bong. The great thing is there are more sweet bongs in the market every day; the supply seems to grow with the demand.

The fun that every smoker can have from smoking can be multiplied many times with a sweet bong. It is a case of all the elements of a great device coming together to produce the highest quality possible. The taste of smoking has never been better than with a sweet bong. Imagine tobacco tasting sweeter than honey itself; only a sweet bong can offer that kind of satisfaction.

Posted in Bongs, Legal Highs, Smoking at December 28th, 2009. No Comments.

Hassle-free Smoking with Vapir Vaporizers

Smokers can now have a safer and healthier way of dealing with their tobacco addiction and other smoking needs.

Vaporisers are used by many smokers as a substitute for the direct intake of smoke from cigarettes and other tobacco products, which have harmful substances that may cause health problems.

With the use of these vaporisers, the substance does not get burned because it is heated just below the combustion point. Hence, no tar or other toxins, which are harmful to the body, are produced.

Vaporisers are also environmentally friendly; they do not emit smoke and the pureness of the vapour precludes polluting the atmosphere.

Vaporisers come in different styles. The most common are the handheld vaporisers and homemade vaporisers.

Vapir Vaporizers are a type of handheld vaporiser. These units are small in size, only 16x 4 cm, making them portable and easy to use.

The required temperature settings are between 204 and 400F; they operate on 100 to 240 volts, from a battery or other source, and are noiseless.

Vapir Vaporizers are the smallest digital vaporizers presently sold on the market. These devices are also guaranteed safe to use due to the overheating protection feature; when excessive heat is given off, the overheating protection device shuts down and cools the vaporizer.

Also, these vaporizers can serve as a digital mechanism to heat herbs and cannabis in order to generate active ingredients. These products also provide excellent quality and value for the money.

Posted in Smoking, Vaporisers at December 21st, 2009. No Comments.