i kinda had the same deal going. i ended up getting a 11 inch borosil bong. from smokewire.com but grasscity has lots of badass cheaper ones too
why does everyone think uber thick pieces are great? ive got a 2.8mm roor.de that ive had for over 3 years now, its been dropped out a window, kicked over, knocked off tables and is still in 1 piece, even have the oem slide and downstem... if you take care of your shit (as long as its somewhat decent quality) and it'll take care of you.