Hey all, I recently bought a fairly nice (though simple) water pipe that I am 100% happy with. However, I am thinking about future purchases a little bit already! I have been looking around for fun, and came across the Hurricane line of pipes. So, my question to you guys is this: do they live up to the hype (vortex of smoke cleans smoke against glass, etc)? The prices (At least on EDIT) aren't all that high are far as glass goes (I paid $135 for my current baby), the 600ccm version goes for $261. I tried searching the forums without much luck, and I'm hoping that some of you can shed a little light on this topic. Thanks!
my friend has a shitty tsunami, i make fun of him for buying it. its so terrible. it has a carb right above where the water is but under the downstem. you spill it almost constantly, plus i do not like pulling from a carb on a bong, might as well use a bubbler. plus its ugly. honestly, don't buy one, if you're going to spend that much, you can get a way better kind of tube. i think these are novelties really.
In the back of my mind, I couldn't help wondering if this was the case. Thanks for your advice! I originally latched onto it because I am wary of percs - I am careful with my glass, I have never dropped any of my pipes, but the combination of extreme fragility and extreme expensiveness have made me shy away from them. Without seeing percs as a possible upgrade path, where else can I really go?
percs dont break that easily. i got my first tube before i knew anything about glass, it was a tree perc'd tube and i didnt go out of my way to be very careful and i never broke it. unless its really cheap glass (like imported or low grade/quality) then it won't break. if you're looking for a cheaper yet still reliable tube go with some brands like medicali or zob or something. browse and lurk this forum for more information, theres a lot to know! do research before buying a bong.
Isnt Tsunami like the knock-off of real Hurricanes(Republic of Bongland)? Probably made with cheap glass and no quality control. And you tell the OP not to buy a real Hurricane because your friends knock-off is sorry? The OP wants a real Hurricane from Republic of Bongland. Those are some of the sickest pipes i've ever seen, and will definitely add 1 to my arsenal 1 day... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_S2347MS0&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - iLLEST WATERPIPE,HURRICANE THROWING DURABILITY[/ame]
the tsunami, however a knock-off, is exactly the same in design. so what i said is still relevant, i did not once mention the quality of glass, just the shitty stupid design.
Appreciate you clearing that up. But, I don't believe it. The reason being, is any time a company makes a knock-off, it is to lower the production costs, to make more money. They do that by not only using crappy glass, but probably not paying as much detail to the quality control when it is made, as the real company does. Doesnt make much sense to make a knock-off, but have it cost as much in quality control as the real 1, thats just lost revenue for the knock-off company... Also, the reason i mentioned the glass, was the OP did in his second post. he seems to be afraid he will break a real Hurricane. Watch the video, lol...