Was I high the last 20 years?

That's how long I've been smoking, but only tonight have I all of the sudden come upon the ideal way of lighting a joint. Namely by twisting the wide end of the joint into a wick of sorts, or a fuse more like, because I'll light it and it'll burn like a fuse down to where the plant material begins, which then ignites in the smoothest possible way, with minimal pre-charring of the paper. What I used to do was tear the excess paper off - if there was any - and just light that shit up directly, which is probably the more manly way, because it yields a massive first hit, owing to the most weed tending to be packed at the far end of the joint, narrowing down to the filter thingie - if you're Dutch anyway. Bu the way I do it, I find I achieve a somewhat more mellow, maybe even slower burn. I don't know, maybe it's because at this point in my career, I'm smoking less, but more potent stuff, and therefore am wanting to smoke every little bit, what with weed - like most things - certainly never getting any cheaper.

 

My favourite way to do it is by packing it without twisting so its just an open cone at the end and burning that off, so the weed all lights evenly. But that doesn`t work if you plan to carry it around or you like you pack your joint by shaking it round from the tip.

 

"filter thingie"


Say What?


Proper joints don't have a filter.


Also you can always light a joint or a bowl without the flame ever touching the pot... Just draw the heat in.

 

i've always twisted the ends of my j's shut.. the "wick" works wonders

 

yeah, sounds like you were high for the last 20 years.

 

or you were just more of a glass head, and finally perfected your joint techniques

cause thats how i was

 

Yah, well, it's not like a cigarette filter, more like a little piece of thick paper you fold into a 'Z'. Tis the Dutch way. It doesn't filter smoke, but might stop the odd piece of burning plant material from scalding your throat. Also, if you put one of these things in, you don't have to fuck with tweezers or some shit to get that last puff of your precious stuff without burning your fingers.:2thumbsup:

 

Yeps, the filter thingie is quite a must so nothing except smoke enters your mouth. It feels better to have a bit of a sturdy mouth piece as well than just a soggy piece of paper with tobacco/weed falling out of it. Anyway, I do both on the other side of the joint, it depends if I have a bit of paper left. If so I twist it.

 

Yep, I must agree with these two guys. There's no good reason not to use one.

I normally just leave the end open and burn off the excess paper before I light the actual doobie. I only twist it shut if it's a travel joint.

 

Oh thats right some of you Dutch folk mix tobacco with your weed...
Traditionally in America, tokes of weed are inhaled deeper and are held in the lungs much longer than a puff from a cig, I smoke non-filter cigs and straight joints but the way I inhale tobacco is different from pot.

I've tried the mix and I can see the appeal of the taste If smoked like a cigarette... Still, IMO mixing the two does dis-service to the enjoyment of either...
Until they started the 'blunt' thing, and wraps, no one where I've lived ever thought of mixing tobacco with weed.
I would be more than a little pissed if someone passed me a mixed joint without telling me and I took a huge hit and ralphed...lol

 

I would use a 'tip', that's how we call these paper filter thingies over here, in a pure weed joint as well. How are you sure there doesn't fall something out at the mouth side? It just feels better in your mouth and you can hold it easier in your hand until the end of the joint too.

 

I fatfinger the tips, so I don't use them. But I also use a rolling machine because I can't roll very well in the first place. I then pack the joint down by tapping it on a firm or hard surface and smoke from the upper end. Yeah, I get scooby snacks and I don't like them, but hell if I can really do the tips well. If they could just roll in the rolling machine easily and without tearing the papers, or if the papers came with tips already stuck to them, that would be cool.

I've been getting high almost 40 years.

 

ya rolling machines are ok. i guess. practice rolling more. should have got that down to an artafter 40 years.

i use tips sometimes. people in the US dont as much GENERALLY as in europe IME.

Also mix between open ended and twisted ends. i can roll a mean joint either way. ahah

 

I'd buy some of those filter thingies if I knew where to find them.

 

eBay? I got my rolling papers from eBay. RAW 300s. Roll up pretty nice.

 

Dude, it's just a little piece of slightly thicker than normal paper. In Dutch coffee shops you can get them in little booklets like these



or just grab a couple for free at the weed counter. But any kind of thick paper will do, be creative.

As for the rumor that the Dutch lace their green with ample doses of tobacco, yes, this unfortunately is the most common way of smoking. Why this should be so I don't know, but apart from the famous miserliness of Dutch folk, might also have something to do with the fact that often the weed you get in coffeeshops is dank as fuck due to only barely having had time to properly dry. Putting in a little tobacco, then, is a way of maintaining a steady burn, where a green-only joint would likely constantly go out.

Myself, I prefer to smoke pure cannabis joints in normal-size rolling paper if by myself. When smoking with others I might bring out the longer papers, but otherwise I'd rather smoke several smaller joints spread out over the evening. I know there's this cult of the biggest and fattest joint going on - and yes, I have once toked on a monster joint containing some ten grams of weed and hashish - but really, the taste doesn't get any better with size, and can actually get pretty awful once you're near the joint's end.

 

Speaking of big joints, did anyone else here ever roll a joint using the rolling paper that came in Cheech & Chong's Big Bamboo album. (1972-3)?

We did, managed to fit over two ounces into one joint and it actually smoked!

 

Yes, we did... actually twice, on different occasions, as more than one guy had this album.

 

Yep did the C%C big bamboo paper...ruining the collectible value of the Album forever! lol

 

I got TWO Big Bambu albums so I could use the paper in one and keep the other for posterity. My ex-husband kept my Big Bambu (and all my reggae albums, too, God damn it!).

I've been high the past 40 years.