
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ (āĻļāϰā§āĻ) āĻšāϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāĻā§ āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠- āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧāϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻšā§āϞ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻž āϝāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ, āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻļāĻžāϰ, āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋ?
Definition: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāϰ (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāϰ) āĻšāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§, āϝāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Location:
- āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§
- āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ 3-5 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ
- āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ, āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ bongs āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ
āϏāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻž:
- āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻŽāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ-āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āύā§āĻ
- āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ
- āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϞāĻ: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āύā§āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§
āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻž
āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ:
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ
- āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāϞāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽā§
āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
- āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§
- āύā§āϝā§āύāϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ
- āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏ⧠āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ ā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ
- āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ like a straw with a hole - cover the hole and you suck liquid, release and you get air.
āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύ
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤ āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ : āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠(āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋ: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
1. āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ - āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āύ
2. āĻ ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāύā§āύ
3. āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ
4. āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Key: āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āϏāĻŋāϞ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ
āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāύ:
- āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻžāĻ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϤā§
- āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻā§
- āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž (āĻā§āĻŦ-āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž)
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
1. āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āϏāϰāĻžāύ
2 āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āϞāύ
3. āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύ
4. āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϏā§, āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏ⧠āĻ ā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ
5. āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
The timing: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻ āύā§āϝāϰāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āύ
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ) āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻļāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāĻ
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž (or not using it): Smoke sits in chamber, gets stale between draws. Second and third hits taste worse.
āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āϏāĻš: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ. āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻ: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻāĻž āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž sitting in a pipe becomes harsher - compounds break down, temperature changes, moisture condenses.
āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ is smoother and tastes better.
Efficiency
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž means no wasted smoke sitting in the pipe. Everything goes to where it should.
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§āϞ
āĻā§āϞ: āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Result: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ.
Fix: āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻā§āϞ: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Result: āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Fix: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
āĻā§āϞ: āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
Result: āĻ āϏāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
Fix: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ - āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϞ - āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻā§āϞ: āĻā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Result: āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Fix: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
āĻā§āϞ: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ
Result: āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ, āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋ
Fix: āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āύā§-āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻš āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ
- āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ
- Bubblers
- Hammers
- āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāϰā§āϞāĻžāϰ (āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ)
Advantage: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ
- Chillums
- āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ-āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ
- āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϞāĻ
- āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻ (āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ)
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ: Either smoke until bowl is done, or remove bowl to allow air in.
The Steamroller Exception
Steamrollers are pipes with an oversized carb (often the entire end of the tube is open).
Technique:
- Cover large opening with palm
- Light and inhale
- Release palm to clear
- Much bigger rush of air = powerful clearing
- Intense hits - not for beginners
Advanced Carb Techniques
The Feathered Release
Instead of fully releasing all at once:
1. Gradually lift thumb
2. Let small amounts of air in
3. Gentler clearing action
4. Smoother hit
Best for: Large hits you want to take slowly.
The Pulse
Rapidly cover and release in quick succession:
1. Cover-release-cover-release
2. Creates pulsing smoke delivery
3. Some find this more comfortable
Best for: Managing very smoky hits.
The Half-Cover
Partially cover carb during the entire hit:
1. Creates balanced air mix
2. Less intense than full cover
3. Good for beginners learning
Best for: Reducing intensity while learning.
Carb Cleaning
The carb can clog with resin over time.
Signs of clogging:
- Harder to clear chamber
- Whistling sound when releasing
- Visible buildup around hole
Cleaning:
1. Soak in isopropyl alcohol
2. Use pipe cleaner through the hole
3. Toothpick for stubborn spots
4. Rinse thoroughly
Prevention: Don't let resin build up. Clean regularly.
Quick Tips
Tip 1: Practice the motion without cannabis first. Get the cover-release timing smooth.
Tip 2: Always clear completely. Never leave smoke sitting.
Tip 3: Adjust technique to your lung capacity. No need to take huge hits.
Tip 4: The carb position indicates hand positioning. If carb is on left, hold with right hand (thumb naturally lands on carb).
Frequently Asked Questions
Do all pipes have carb holes?
No. Spoon pipes and bubblers typically have carbs, but chillums, one-hitters, and most bongs do not. Bongs usually use a removable bowl instead of a carb - you pull the bowl out to clear the chamber.
Which finger covers the carb?
Usually the thumb, as most pipes are designed with the carb positioned where your thumb naturally rests when holding the pipe. Some smokers use their index finger depending on hand position.
What happens if I don't use the carb properly?
Without covering the carb, air flows through the easy path (the carb) instead of through the bowl, resulting in weak hits. Without releasing the carb, smoke sits in the chamber and gets stale, making subsequent hits harsh.
This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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