Some Bong Questions

[syk0]

I have three questions:

1) What's the difference between a waterpipe and a Bong?

2) What kind of bongs do you suggest i buy and if i do would it be a good idea to buy it off the internet?


3) Does it really matter what kind of bong you buy?

[Blink]

1) Nothing.

2) Glass on Glass. Don't buy plastic acrylic, or even glass that has a slide with an O-ring. You can check out everyoendoesit.com, or get something here at GC. You prolly have a local headshop you could check out though.

3) Doesn't matter too much, unless you plan on your piece failing you in a short timespan, and/or care about smoothness. Glass is the way to go.

[Mycroft]

1) Waterpipe can mean bong, but it can also mean bubbler, which is a pipe with a water chamber. The principle is the same, in that it draws the smoke through water to smooth it out.

In certain places where it is illegal to sell paraphernalia, you may be expected to use the term "water-pipe" at all times and never to say "bong". In such a place you will be expected to maintain the polite fiction that the items will be used to smoke tobacco or other "herbal smokes" despite the psychedelic decor and the Bob Marley music playing (or whatever, depending on location and age of patrons).

2) There are many things to consider. How much money do you got? When and how will you use it? What are your living conditions and how cool are the people you live with? How experienced are you?

When and how you will use it is an important question. Do you like to smoke with friends? Is this something you will be passing around? Then keep in mind that stoners often break things. The new guy or the girlfriend of your buddy or somebody is likely to fumble it, so how sturdy it is, what little bits it has that might break off, or how easy it is to fix or replace may be more important considerations than what kind of slide, o-rings, ash-catcher or other nifty features it has.

Will it be a traveling piece? Will it be something you want to take places so you and your buds can party? If so, keep in mind that if LEO stops you, you will lose it. A traveling piece should be small, discrete, and something you won't get too upset over if you lose.

Who is in your house other than you? How cool are they with you smoking? Do you live with kids who break things? Who all will have access to the space where you will be keeping your piece?

If you live with people who only tolerate your smoking, then chances are they will not be happy if you invest in a piece that's huge and dominates a room. If you live in a place that's at all communal, like a dorm, then you should probably be discrete. An RA will probably pretend not to know about a piece that's mostly hidden away, but may feel forced to take action against something that's really conspicuous.

Parents who's kid just broke your piece will not be sympathetic to your loss, and will not offer to reimburse you.

3) How important it is depends on how important it is. For some, it's a lifestyle choice, and they spend serious coin building a collection of beautiful artistic pieces. Others seem to consider it an extension of their penis, needing to have the biggest, baddest, smoothest piece with double ash-catchers, ice-notches and only the best name brands. Still others consider it to be a tool, a means to get to an end.

I'm more that last category. I smoke, I enjoy smoking, but I keep it in perspective. I keep it discrete, most of my friends and family don't know, and the pieces I own get the job done, but then are easily put away and out of sight. When I share smoke with friends, I want to make sure that everyone is having a good time rather than worrying if someone might carelessly handle my glass, so I put a higher priority on having good weed than on having the best bong.

In the end, the right answer is the answer you decide for yourself.

4) You do know this is the growing section, right?

[syk0]

O shit i didn't know sorry but thanks for the info

and anything like this:

http://shop.grasscity.com/shop/grasscity/2270.html

should be fine? And i'm not looking to spend a lot of money

[Mycroft]

Originally Posted by syk0

O shit i didn't know sorry but thanks for the info

and anything like this:

http://shop.grasscity.com/shop/grasscity/2270.html

should be fine? And i'm not looking to spend a lot of money

Looks like it will work fine.

[shnerpler]

I used everyonedoesit.com, got a small bong for about 30$ us.
its really easy to hide, and is pretty sturdy, id have to say a good buy.