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bongoie

The dugout is a a rectangular (or sometimes cylindrical) wooden smoking apparatus with two compartments, the larger to store the herb and a narrower, cylindrical compartment to store the pipe , It is used to facilitate discreet personal use of MJ
The original system was issued patent number 4214658. It is sometimes called a one-hitter, hitter box, pinch hitter, a pinchey, a tote-a-smoke, or a pinger (because it makes a "ping" sound when opened), The pipe stored in the dugout is a specialized chillum that closely resembles a cigarette in size and appearance. It may be painted gold/yellow on the stem and white down the length to mimic the coloring of a cigarette. Metal, ceramic, or glass in construction, it has a shallow recess ("crater") at one end into which the herb is loaded; this may be fitted with a pre-shaped screen to prevent drawing down herb particles to clog the channel, which extends from the crater to the opposite end of the pipe. Because the process of smoking marijuana with such a device so closely resembles the process of smoking a cigarette, it is often used when a user wishes to smoke marijuana in public without attracting attention.

The dugout has a swiveling or sliding door which caps the two compartments. A spring at the bottom of the cylindrical compartment pushes the end of the pipe out of the box when the door is opened so that it can be extracted from the box. The sharp edge of the recessed end of the pipe allows it to be loaded by burrowing it into the herb compartment and moving the pipe end back and forth while continuing to suck slowly. The shredded cigarette tobacco, or any herb which has been previously sifted to an even particle size, can then be smoked by lighting it with a flame as one would a tobacco cigarette, but while drawing air more slowly to prevent burning too hot.

The metal shield at one end of a butane lighter may be held right behind the pipe to reflect the light emitted from the burning herb, allowing the user to monitor the burn while inhaling the smoke.

Found this in my seedbox , forgot i had it , recomended to me twenty odd year's ago by a friend from Chicago .
 
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MoldyFrogToe

Cool/informative writeup.
I remember my gf's mom having one, when I was in highschool. That's all I can really contribute though :tumbleweed:
 

whiterabbit9

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How you like it ?

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I thought it'd be good to show the cigarette look-alike

one good reason why I always wanted to get one (But never did)
 
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bongoie

How you like it ?

dugout.jpg

I thought it'd be good to show the cigarette look-alike

one good reason why I always wanted to get one (But never did)
Thank's whiterabbit i like it very discrete , shame the smoking tobacco Ban "in enclosed places of work " is on over here , surprisingly it does hold a good bit of herb .
This is for everyone and anyone , have i upset you or WTF cannabowl ?
 
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buckeye-leaf

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my buddy has one of the cigarette ones, kinda boring to smoke unless you just pack a loosely one toke, anything more and you have to toke it like your suckin a golf ball threw a straw
 
I still have the one I bought in 1991.

Got it at Trails in Denver. Anyone remember Trails?


The brass one hitter in the third picture is the one that originally came with it but I replaced it with a glass one about 7 years ago.


I don't use it much anymore. Maybe on a road trip with family around or something where stealth smoking is needed.

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Real Dugouts say it on the bottom. Lots of Chinese copy's around.

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erbium

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I run into a lot of people who still use them - all are musicians or DJ's and all are over 35.

They used to be the rage.

Never really been my thing though I have owned a few and still have one of the cig hitters.
 

DiscoBiscuit

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I used to take one snow skiing. Just a pinch or two up the lift (along with a shot or two of schnapps) was real refreshing.
 
Its not the ideal thing to use but can be done yes.

They do tend to clog up a lot even without hash making it worse. I keep a 3 inch piece of wire hanger to unclog mine.

Kief works pretty good, I make sure and put a little bud under if I use it for hash though.

Mostly only do that when I'm running low and trying to make a little bud/hash last until I have more weed.

I would much rather just use my pipe or bong.

You can buy just the little 1 hitters without the dug out for about 5 bucks to see how you like it before getting the whole thing.

They are a fun toy that can be useful in stealth situations but It would suck to have to use it every day, In my opinion.
 

DiscoBiscuit

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I just ran outta hash or I could test burn some. Good question. I recon you could forget bubble hash as it'll melt and get sucked in yer mouth (better than burnt tar.) Dugouts are famous for pinching a loaf of tar after they get a few dozen hits. A poker and a wad of paper clean em pretty good though.

I imagine you'd have to scrape the bowl from hash buildup but other than that it would prolly work.
 

whiterabbit9

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the dugout cigarette is slick
but the case is sort of a burden to bring around

(compared to a joint, you can just eat)
 

dwarfganja

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Dugouts are famous for pinching a loaf of tar after they get a few dozen hits.

HAHAHAH SO TRUE! A paper clip works well to clean it.
 

erbium

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You can't smoke hash in those things unless you are wearing welding gloves and have a Teflon throat.
 

DiscoBiscuit

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Good point, erbium. Heat is definitely a factor and even a small chunk of hash can burn longer than ya want.

That said, I love em. Even if I don't really like em, lol. In other words, it smokes hot and delivers tiny doses but you can puff in places you wouldn't otherwise dare with even sneak-a-tokes and zeppelins.

Brand new cig bats are too glossy to pass for the real thing. When they get used, the paint wears a little and this doesn't help the disguise either. But what makes it such a handy tool for the right time is the one hit bowl. When cleaned it probably holds a little more so don't over pack. As long as ya don't have a coughing fit, you can pretty much get away with it anywhere.:D
 

Hydro-Soil

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Found this in my seedbox , forgot i had it , recomended to me twenty odd year's ago by a friend from Chicago
Interesting. Been using one of these for over 20 years. :)
Don't use the aluminum bats... only brass. :)
Edit: That Glass bat looks bad-ass! I've never found one that fit in the dugout... how cool! Yes, glass is better than brass :)

Stay Safe! :tree:
 
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