Do you need a water pipe and don't have one available? Or are you feeling particularly creative and want to build one? You can turn a plastic bottle into a bong using simple materials found around the house, and more importantly, you will have recycled a bottle in the end!
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Making a Simple Bong
Step 1. Get a bottle
This must have the right size to be able to become a water pipe. A standard half-liter bottle should be fine.
- Bottles of water are better than sodas because they don't have a sticky residue in them.
- If you wish, you can peel off the label.
- You don't have to leave any water in the container, but if you want it to stay upright, you can pour some so that it acts as a sinker.
- You are not making a traditional bong, because this tool will not force the smoke to pass through the water; however, this is a quick and easy fix.
Step 2. Remove the cap and set it aside
You won't need it anymore.
Step 3. Tear off a small piece of aluminum foil
This piece will act as a brazier and should be the approximate size of a 5 x 5cm square. You should use thick, particularly strong aluminum foil if you want to get good results.
- If you only have lightweight aluminum, fold it in half to make a square 5 cm thick on each side.
- The piece of aluminum should be large enough to cover the opening of the bottle and wrap around the edges. Look at the bottle at your disposal; if you feel that a 5 cm square is not enough, tear off a larger piece of aluminum.
Step 4. Lay down the aluminum foil
Wrap the edges around the opening of the bottle, taking care to press the central area with your thumb to let the sheet fall a little inside. You should get a kind of small concave bowl.
- Make sure the concavity is large enough to hold the product you want to smoke, but avoid pushing hard enough to break the aluminum.
- If used improperly, tinfoil can be toxic, for example when heated, inhaled, or swallowed.
Step 5. Drill small holes in the bowl
Typically 5-6 holes are enough and you can use a needle, pin, toothpick, or other sharp tool to make them.
- Space the holes far enough to avoid tearing the bowl.
- Don't make them too big to break aluminum.
Step 6. Make a hole in one side of the bottle
This should be on the outside of the container, just above the edge of the label. This is where you will put your mouth.
Don't make a hole too big. Drill a hole gently with the help of a needle or pin and finally move the tool to slightly enlarge the hole
Step 7. Make this opening a little wider with the help of a pair of scissors
To start, make sure it is approximately 2.5cm in diameter. Be very careful not to tear the bottle; press lightly in the center of the hole and gently spread it out.
Always start with a rather small hole, because you can enlarge it later if you wish, but you will not be able to make it smaller
Step 8. Fill the bowl
Simply put your favorite herb into the aluminum concavity. Don't overdo it, because you can add it later and you need to avoid wasting it by dropping it everywhere.
If a few pieces fall through the holes in the bowl, then the holes are too big. Remove the piece of aluminum and create a new bowl with smaller holes
Step 9. Smoke
Place your mouth on the side hole of the bottle. Set the weed on fire and let the smoke fill the bong.
Step 10. Inhale the smoke gently
As soon as you ignite the substance and the smoke has filled the container, put the lighter down and inhale the smoke from the bottle.
Method 2 of 2: Making a Water Pipe
Step 1. Get a bottle
Some people prefer to use the two-liter bottle, but a normal half-liter bottle is more than enough.
Remove the cap and discard it
Step 2. Disassemble a plastic ballpoint pen
You will need its plastic straw as a stem for smoking. Any pen that can be disassembled to get the empty plastic cylinder is fine.
Step 3. Drill a hole in the side of the bottle
You can use scissors or another tool to make a hole large enough to insert the straw of the pen. Make this hole about 1/3 from the base of the bottle. The cylinder of the ballpoint pen will have to fish in the water while maintaining a certain inclination.
Step 4. Insert the pen shaft into the hole
Check the size of the hole by inserting the pen tilting it down; if the hole is too large, it will be quite difficult to have an airtight seal.
If this happens, you can still "save" the bong. Put duct tape around the hole and straw to seal the opening
Step 5. Drill another hole in the bottle
This must be on the opposite side and be as big as a pencil eraser. Its function is that of the "carburetor" of the water pipe.
Step 6. Connect the bowl
Slide a metal compass onto the outer end of the pen shaft. To seal each gap, use a little more duct tape; the compass will be the brazier.
You can use any type of metal compass that has the right size. Search the house for the most suitable object; if you don't find it, you can always go to the hardware store where you will surely find many alternative solutions
Step 7. Fill the pipe with water
Pour it from the opening and fill the bottle about one-fifth of its capacity.
Step 8. Fill the bowl
Simply put your favorite herb in the metal compass. Don't overdo the quantity, because you can add more later and at the same time you must avoid wasting it by dropping it on the sides.
Step 9. Put the pipe in place
Place your mouth over the top opening, where the cap is usually applied. Tilt the pipe so that the bowl is away from your body.
Step 10. Set the brazier on fire
With the help of a lighter, set the herb on fire and start sucking slowly from the opening to force the smoke through the water. Remember to put your finger over the "carburetor" as you proceed with this operation.
Step 11. Smoke
Put the lighter down when the bottle fills with smoke. Remove your finger from the "carburetor" and suck the smoke deeply from the opening of the bottle.
