Sobe Gravity Bong

    Today's post will cover one of my favorite ways of smoking; the Sobe gravity bong.  I pretty much made this my dedicated piece for a whole summer. 

Things you'll need: -clean glass Sobe bottle
                             -screwdriver or nail
                             -hammer or rubber mallet (something hard)
                             -knife
                             -bowl or a socket from a socket wrench works good
                             -a screen or aluminum foil
                             -water

     First, you'll need to take your empty glass Sobe bottle (increasingly harder to find these days), and look for the small indent on the bottom.  You'll want to take your screwdriver/nail and put it on the thinnest part of the indent and give it a good smack with your hammer/mallet.  I find that one good hard hit, usually works better than many smaller hits chipping away.  You don't want to crack the glass a lot or punch through the other side, so be careful.  Next, you'll want to rinse out your bottle too make sure there isn't any glass left in there.  Then take your knife and pop out the plastic pice under the cap.  Then cut a whole in the top of the cap to fit your bowl or socket in.  The tighter fit the better.  If you made the whole too big, you can either try again with another cap, or use some gum or tape w/e to seal any air gaps.  Put your screen/aluminum foil in the bowl/socket.  Now place your herb in the bowl/socket.  Cover the bottom hole with your thumb, and fill the bottle with water pretty close to the top.  Screw your cap back on with your herb in the bowl/socket. At roughly the same time, release the water through the bottom hole and light your herb.  The suction of the water leaving the bottle will pull ALL of your smoke into the bottle filling it till it's nice and milky.  If the herb stops burning light it again.  Do this until all the water has drained out of the bottle.  Now cover the bottom hole again to make sure not to release any of your smoke and unscrew the cap.  Now you can inhale all your herbal smoke.  To onlookers, it almost looks like you are drinking milk!  This a pretty fun way to smoke, but can get messy sometimes having to deal with the draining water.  I usually let the water drain into a pitcher so i can reuse for the next burn.  You can continue doing this until there is no smoke filling the bottle anymore when you repeat the steps above.  Happy toking!

Hole punched out in the indent.

Cap ready and empty bottle.

Bottle full of smoke (milked).