To use a bong the user inhales through the gap at the top and put a flame over the substance that they are smoking. All bongs have a shottie that the smoker puts there finger over whilst doing this to keep the air in, and once the substance is burnt out the finger is taken off and all the smoke is inhaled directly into the users’ lung.

Bongs are filled with water at the bottom to make the smoke easier on the lungs, some variations are to add ice for a cooler smoke or to use other liquids (although if alcohol is used it filters out the THC, defeating the purpose of smoking any marijuana)

Bongs can be made at home with simple household items and come in many variations. A few are listed below:

The Basic Water Bong

This is a simple water bong used in the way described above. See also Water Bongs.

The Gravity Bong

This bong uses a half bottle put into water and is slowly pulled up making the smoke very quickly enter the lungs of the user. In this case the water is not used to filter the smoke but to create a consistent flow of smoke. See also Gravity Bongs.

The Bushmans Bong

This is a bong that can be made on the run, it’s simply a can with holes in it and smoke through the opening at the top.