Tobacco Tins

Tobaccos tins are a peice of smoking equipment that every smoker should own, and if you don’t buy one when you have finished reading this article.

Air tight tobacco tins are often found on the internet for as little as £3, these tins are ideal for keeping your smoking herb fresh, dry and of course safe.

These tins are often found in local shops as well, but you might pay a slightly higher price. They often have images of Bob Marley on or an Old Skool Smiley.

If you struggle with making rollups, then you can often find tobacco tins with automatic rollers built in. This type of tin is naturally more expensive but not by much, your probably looking at spending around £15.

Tobacco Tins

Tobacco Tins

Posted in Tobacco at February 8th, 2010. No Comments.

Everything You Need to Know About Blunt Etiquette

A blunt is a cigar that is slightly wider than a cigarillo, but not as wide as a corona. Blunt cigars consist of two parts, the inner leaf, which is made from tobacco and the outer part, which is rolled in a spiral around the inner leaf.

There are two common styles of blunt rolling, the Dutch style and the Philly style.
What you then do is remove the tobacco from inside and re-roll it with your chosen leaf, for example some type of herb.

Blunt smoking is usually carried out in groups or circles, commonly called ciphers, or ciphs. The passing of the cigar is usually done in a counter-clockwise direction, though the direction is open to individual choice. Since the smoking of blunts is done in ciphs, it is wise to follow some basic etiquette in these gatherings.

No Sleeping.
Sleeping on blunts actually means that someone is not smoking or passing it on.
This is wasteful and rude, so it is discouraged.

No Joking Please.
Humour is definitely discouraged during ciphs, especially when someone is taking a hit at the time. It can cause the smoker to hack and wheeze, which would be a waste of a good blunt.

Pass the blunt.
Blunts are smoked in ciphs and usually more than two people are involved. It is therefore a good idea to agree how many times a person can take a hit at any one time. It could be considered rude to take more than three hits, especially in a large group, so make sure you pass it on.

Chip in.
It’s customary to share some of your leaf or herb or donate money to the person who rolled the blunt.

Blunt rolling is a fun way to socialise or hang out with your friends. So, start rolling and start enjoying, but be sure to mind your manners at all times.

Posted in Blunts, Smoking, Tobacco at October 27th, 2009. No Comments.

Vaporising – an alternative to smoking

Have you or any of your loved ones ever experienced chest congestion? If so, what do you do? Generally, you would use a vaporiser to lessen the difficulty of breathing, but how effective are they in treating illnesses and are they an effective alternative to smoking cigarettes and cigars

In the medical field, a vaporiser is defined as a device used to extract the ingredients of herbs and plants for the patient to inhale. Vaporisation is frequently used in the treatment of patients with sicknesses and lung problems.

There are also people who simply want to inhale tobacco or herbs using a vaporiser and who are prepared to purchase the best products on the market to experience the perfect smoke. Unlike the smoke produced by burning the herb itself, which may contain some carcinogenic substances, the vapour produced by a vaporiser has virtually no particulate matter or tar. The process does not involve combustion, so no smoke is emitted at all.

In addition, vaporisation offers more direct results compared to other drug-delivery methods. The dosage is controlled and not likely to be exceeded, which goes a long way to preventing overdoses. Since the materials used generally herbs and plants known for their medicinal use, such as tobacco, aloe vera, eucalyptus and ginkgo biloba, patients tend to achieve the desired result in a relatively harmless manner.

There are several factors to consider, in order to ensure the correct use of a vaporiser. The correct temperature must be set on the device and the quantity of plant matter, leaves or seeds to be used must be carefully measured. Any variation will directly affect the quality of vapour being produced, so proper settings and procedures must be observed.

Posted in Drug Information, Legal Highs, Tobacco, Vaporisers at September 24th, 2009. No Comments.

Why Smokers Prefer Glass Water Bongs?

Water bongs are used by several smokers in smoking their herbs. They are made in various colours, sizes, shapes, and designs. An ordinary bong is made up of basic parts including the base, stem, bowl, chamber, and mouthpiece.

The base usually looks broader than the chamber, enabling the bong to stand without tilting. It is where the water is held and the stem lies halfway within the water, allowing the smoke to pass into the water. Once the smoke is filtered, the user can already enjoy a cooled gentle hit.

The stem, known as the female piece, goes through the bowl halfway to enable the smoke to be filtered into the water contained in the base. It is important to remove the resin that could be produced in the stem, which can block the stem after using it.

The bowl is known as the male piece and is occasionally referred to as conepiece. It is where the user places the herb and lights it. The chamber is where the smoke accumulates. The amount of smoke taken by the smoker can be determined based on the smoke’s thickness and colour. The bowl is removed in order to allow air to get into the chamber.

The mouth piece is where the user places thier mouth and inhales the smoke. Before the user smokes, the stem and the bowl should be filled with air.

There are several reasons why many smokers use glass water bongs. One reason is that users can smoke in a different manner since the smoke flows through the chamber and base. Before the smoke enters into the lungs, it is cooled by the bong. Water bongs allow the users to create a greater hit and can allow them to inhale the smoke faster.

Posted in Bongs, Legal Highs, Tobacco at July 13th, 2009. No Comments.

Facts about Bong Percolators and Diffusers

A bong, popularly known as a water pipe, is a tool generally used for smoking tobacco, herbal mixtures, and other related substances. In Thailand, a bong is referred to as ‘baung’, a cylindrical wooden type of tube, pipe, or container cut from bamboo shoots, which is also used for smoking. Bongs can be developed from air- and water-tight containers by adding up a bowl and stem tool, also known as a slide.

A bong percolator is primarily known as the small additional water channel found in the main stream of the bong cylinder, which functions to further filter the smoke through the water. It has different types of designs, including a dome, a tree, a pedestal and, the latest design, called a double helix. All these designs focus on the interactive process of smoke and water to provide a filtered and chilled ‘hit’. Some companies have developed a bong design by incorporating both percolator and diffuser. This design divides the smoke into smaller portions to create a cooler smoke; the cooler the smoke, the better it was filtered.

A diffuser is another kind of down stem that can be found in a bong, though it looks similar to a test tube because the end of it is either sealed or stabbed with many slits. These slits break the smoke into smaller bubbles than the usual down stem, making it easy for the bubbles to scatter onto the surface and interact with the water to filter and cool the smoke effectively. This process results in a virtually silent bong.

Posted in Bongs, Legal Highs, Smoking, Tobacco at July 7th, 2009. No Comments.

How to use a bong

Smoking is a difficult habit to break because of the addictive effect of the substance being inhaled. There are several methods of smoking and the bong is one of the less damaging methods.

Known also as a water pipe, a bong is a smoking device that is used to smoke substances such as cannabis. Bongs have different materials, shape, colours, styles, and sizes. Most bongs are known for their distinct vivid colours, style, and customisations like stickers.

A bong is typically filled with tap water or ice to the depth that is dictated by the bongs stem. Other liquids can also be used, like alcoholic beverages, and rarely, liquids such as herbal teas and coca-cola are utilised. However, cleaning can be time-consuming and difficult with such liquids.

The tobacco or herbal mixture to be smoked is put into and ignited in the bong bowl. Usually, for ignition, cigarette lighters are used, but matches can also be utilised.

The user of the bong puts his lips on the mouth piece which creates a seal and once the bowl is ignited sucks to inhale the smoke; this is often refered to as a ‘hit’. If a bigger bong is used by a smoker, the first hit has no smoke and this is called a “dry hit.” The purpose of it is to move out the clean air from the chamber and begin to move in the smoke coming from the bowl.

All the potential smoke must be consumed by the first hit if a smaller bong is used. A “Double hit,” in which two inhalations are done, is regarded as poor bong etiquette. If the user feels that a satisfactory amount of smoke has been inhaled, he can pull out the bong’s bowl to have clean air, and this is called “pulling the slide” or “clearing.”

Posted in Bongs, Smoking, Tobacco at June 16th, 2009. No Comments.

Hookah Tobacco and Its Culture

Tobacco is a type of broad-leafed plant of the nightshade family that originated in North and South America. It also refers to the dried and cured leaves. These leaves are smoked, and smoking is done in the form of a cigarette, in a smoking pipe or in a water pipe, such as a bong or a hookah.

The most frequently used substance in a hookah is a mixture of tobacco and a sweet substance, like honey, semi-dried fruit or molasses, in a 1:2 ratio. At first, tobacco was mixed with one of these sweet substances to form ‘jurak’, a flavourless and moistened tobacco. There are also experimental flavoured tobaccos produced by Egyptian tobacco companies to sell more products, especially to women. One of these is ’shisha’, a fruit-flavoured tobacco which started in the late 1980s. At present, shisha tobacco is available in many flavours, such as strawberry, cappuccino, mint, apple, melon or mango.

From multiple hoses, the hookah’s design has led to one filtration chamber. This is to simplify the use by groups, since numerous hoses will reduce suction and smokers have to cover up their mouthpiece if it’s not in use. The hookahs with multi-hoses are well-liked in the Western countries, where hookah smoking became a social trend. However, hookahs with multi-hoses are not common in Africa and Asia. In Arab society, smokers use a singe-hose hookah. When one smoker is done, the hose is either placed on the table or handed to the next user.

Traditionally, hookahs are decorated to provide a distinctive appearance. Hookahs display similarities to the traditional American Indian peace pipe.

Posted in Hookah Pipes, Smoking, Tobacco at June 13th, 2009. No Comments.