World Of Weed

Here’s how to make a simple and effective bong from stuff you can find in your home:

To get started you will need:

1. A plastic container (eg, a water bottle with no cap)
2. A piece of hosepipe – about 5 inches
3. Some tin-foil
4. Bluetack (silicone is better but not so easy to get hold of)
5. A nice mix of cannabis and *tobacco (some people prefer to use just cannabis)
6. Scissors
7. Water supply

*With the smoking ban now in full force, some people are opting to use tobacco alternatives, available in all good headshops.

Step One:
Make a hole in the side of your plastic container. You’ll be putting your bit of hosepipe in here later so make sure you leave enough room for most of it to push through into the bottle.

Step Two:
Make a hole in the other side of your bottle. It should be around half way up. This will be your rush-hole or zoom-hole (the bit you release when you inhale – more on this later). Remember you’ll be adding water to your bong, so don’t make the rush-hole too low down.

Step Three:
Make a “bong bowl” with your tin-foil. This can be done by folding it into a triangle a few layers thick, then molding it into a small bowl shape. It needs to fit neatly into your piece of hosepipe. Once you’ve done this, take a needle or pin and pierce a few holes in the bowl. These allow smoke to draw through your bong and also act as a filter.

Step Four:
Push your hosepipe into the first hole you made in your bottle/ plastic container. This is your “downpipe” Then insert the bong bowl into the downpipe. Make sure they are as upright as possible.

Step Five:
Press some Bluetack into the join where the hosepipe enters the bottle. This is to make your bong is airtight, stopping any smoke from escaping when you inhale.

Step Six:
Pour some water into your bong, just up to the rush-hole.

Step Seven:
Fill your bong bowl with your cannabis mix and prepare to inhale. Hold your bong so that one finger or thumb is tightly over the rush-hole, grab a lighter and put your mouth over the top of the bottle.

Step Eight:
Light your cannabis mix and inhale through your bong. Half way through inhalation, release your finger/ thumb from the rush-hole. This forces the rest of the smoke out of the bong and straight into your lungs in a quick shot.

That’s it! The whole process from making to toking should only take about 10 minutes. Enjoy!