my first bong

Whattt its not glass on glass! Get on that shit! But seriously its a a pretty nice bong dude.

 

Bongs are the best.
;D

 

Grommet bongs are decent first pieces because there is no joint to break.

 

i agree with him, you can get a nice ehle glass on glass for near that price, once you go gong ... you never... go back. theres no rhyme i guess, but its true.

but its not big deal, obviously you're happy. theres always a step up so its best not to get caught up in always upgrading. and ive seen people pay that much for way shittier bongs, so good on you.

 

nice first bong! and sounds like you got a good deal on it.

 

Sick man. My first bong was the thinnest, weakest glass ever and it was nothing but problems. Yours looks like itll last years.

 

You have a rubber stopper instead of glass where the female stem and the male end meet (if i explained it correctly)

EDIT: Dont worry though it will still work like a champ :]

 

Ya mainly because it's not diffused. Not a huge difference, it will chugg instead of fizzle, and be slightly more warm/harsh. But keep in mind some people pay $50 just for a diffused stem, and your entire pipe was $65

 

There are some high end pieces that you really have to go out of your way to break, US Tubes 9mm straights come to mind, but they are closer to $300.

 

- they hold a seal better
- easier to clean (dont have to seperate the grommet from the pipe)
- safer / easier to pull apart, pulling a downstem out of a grommet piece can be dangerous due to the super tight fit
- no need to replace the grommet after it wears out
- no need to worry about getting the grommet too hot and melting it
- glass on glass joint is more secure
- they are standard size and you can use keck clips (k clips) to secure downstems and whatnot
- typically they are standard size so its easy to share / plug n play different downstems, bowls and ash catchers


I keep my stuff clean religiously and after thoroughly cleaning a grommet piece, I would still taste the grommet when using it afterwards. With a glass on glass piece there is no taste whatsoever, just what you are smoking.

For the price / size, thats not too bad, though you will want to upgrade later

 

dude great piece. i didnt know bluedot even made grommet pieces anymore. you might have a treasure.

And to everyone getting on him for it not being glass-on-glass, I'd very very much rather have a grommet piece that I KNOW was made in america and is of high quality (bd is known to use high-quality american glass), than have a gong china piece.

Oh and OP if you ever need to upgrade, you could do so for about $20, take the whole female piece out of the bong (the piece that dips into the water), measure how long it is from the bottom of the stem to where it begins to taper, and go to your headshop and pick up an 18/14 bushing diffuser of the same length (from bottom of the stem to the bottom of the glass-on-glass), and a cheap bowlpiece. just put your old grommet around the new stem, shove it in the bong, and ta-dah, you're glass-on-glass.

 

im not sure a standard downstem would fit securely without a standard joint, no?

 

np man, NV has MMJ, something to look into

Actually I mis read your price, at $65 that is a totally killer deal!

You CAN convert it to a glass on glass on grommet like they are saying above... just be sure to clean it religiously and take it to a headshop if you decide to do that.

I've done the conversion and its not too bad. I just wouldnt put something heavy like an ash catcher on a glass on glass on grommet, as the downstem isnt held super secure and might break your tube.