I'm pretty new to smoking so i dont know much and i recently bought my first bong. It is a glass slider and the cone piece/bowl on the downstem is huge and the hole rediculously big that i swear it cant possibly be made for smoking out of directly, what the phuck is the point of this thing and what am i meant to do to use it? Pics -
I don't use these kinds of rigs, but it looks like a big ass bowl to me.. could be wrong.. if your worried about suck thru id get a screen, preferably glass, or use a plug nug.
Glass screens are your best bet. (called glass gauze also) Any metal screen will work as well. Personally I would just take a small popcorn nug and toss it in and use that for the screen.
If there's a shop around you, I'd try to find a cheap bowl with a built in glass screen. It's easier than dealing with the screen falling out when you tap the ash out of the bowl. I think gauze is a UK term for it, I only see it on european sites.
Just a flaw in design man, your shop should have other sliders you can purchase if it's not working for you. Otherwise I'd say throw a plug nug in it mayne Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
nah not a flaw, allows more airflow which adds less drag. Certainly a plus in my books. And I do agree with the built in screens, the glass ones are a hassle when clean but after a few bowls the 'rez' holds them in place. If you go buy glass screens, clean your downstem and bring it with you. I have seen different styles and some may not fit very well.
What you have there is a 2 in one bowl and slider, the way it looks is the way youd use it no matter how ridiculous. Your best bet is to get a downstem that allows you to put a 14 or 18mm bowl of your choosing since you dont like the bowl on your downstem.
One of my bongs came with something like that- It's simply a downstem. It's not a ground glass joint, but mine was able to fit a 18mm bowl and I could rip that thing.