Apprentice Toker's Guide to Bongs

[J-DILLA]

thats great and really helpful for those who aren't that familiar with bongs +rep

[xzon007]

I can't really explain why a carb makes it harder to clear, however in my experience it really does. slides just make the bong a smoother, more stable smoke.

Not to mention with carbed bongs theres still going to be a good amount of smoke left in the downstem once its cleared.

[DontPassOnGrass]

this is a great thread, should be a sticky

Would be great to have a sticky for each, like joints/blunts, bowls/spoons, bubblers, bongs, vapes, food, etc etc hahaha would save a LOT of posts on this forum

good post again + rep

[MattForLulz]

sticky

[sparticus63]

Originally Posted by DontPassOnGrass

this is a great thread, should be a sticky

Would be great to have a sticky for each, like joints/blunts, bowls/spoons, bubblers, bongs, vapes, food, etc etc hahaha would save a LOT of posts on this forum

good post again + rep

I kinda thought the same thing and figured I'd do my part. That's really what the apprentice toker's section should be all about, shouldn't it? Each thread could be stickied, and all questions pertaining to that method would go in the thread, rather than being posted OVER AND OVER each time someone new joins and kind find what they need due to the half-functioning search system.

[DontPassOnGrass]

yeah that's true, except i dunno who would make it, i am not experienced enough with all the brands/styles of any of the different smoking methods to write a sticky on them.

but it would be nice

[jeffreATL]

for the different shapes of bongs and the different types of pers

Least Drag
Beaker
Bubble
Straight tube
Most Drag

For percs

Least drag
Many arm tree percs, the more arms the better
Hook Percs
Dome percs, i personally wouldnt even buy a dome perc they drag alotttt.
Most Drag

For ash catchers

Least Drag
Illadelph style inline
Many stemmed a/c
Single stem a/c
Inline a/c
Most Drag

This is what i can tell from the different peices I have.

Personally i wouldnt go taller then 18" or more then 2 percs or 1 perc with a/c

[Gromen]

definitely sticky worthy

I was looking for something like this when I first joined. Glad someone took the time to do it well.

[sparticus63]

Edited OP with jeffreATL's information on drag. Thanks for all the positive feedback guys.

[BudnGraff]

mad man, real good info

[GorillaFarmer]

Originally Posted by lilbluechev

I'm also confused about this??

The bigger the whole.... the more air moves through it. Hence a pencil size hole will be harder to move air through than say a coke can size hole. Thats why I love my "Wet" Steamroller. Its like a bong on its side that has a rush the size of the tube....

[pondjohn]

im still new to smoking but i definatly prefer a bong over pipe or joint and i wish i had one, the last one broke . i checked out a local headshop but the cheapest they had which was 30 bucks was missin the bowl and the next up was 70 bucks im lookin for a price range anywere from free to 50 or 60 bucks tops is that an unreasonable range or should i just keep looking?

[JJay978]

great guide. i would go online and find vids of bongs with percs and a whole bunch of mess i didnt get. thanks to this, i know what im looing for when i purchase my first bong.

[b0rn 0f 0s1r1s]

i don't know if it's just me but that list relating to drag seems a bit inaccurate according to my experiences. this is how i'd list it.

Least Drag
Straight tube
Beaker
Bubble
Most Drag

For percs

Least drag
Many arm tree percs
Hook Percs
Dome percs
Most Drag

For ash catchers

Least Drag
inline a/c
Many stemmed pill bottle a/c
single stem pill bottle a/c
Most Drag

for bowls

Least Drag
pinched bowl
turbo bowl
regular single small hole bowl
Most Drag

for diffusers

Least Drag
slitted
D cut
puncture
Most Drag

[applesauces801]

Thanks, this was really helpful