Well I would say if you enjoy the action of smoking go for a nice bowl! they will never do you bad and are very easily moved around! if you just like being fucked up then go for the bong because it will do the job quickly!
Yeah I agree specially if storage is an issue at all! I love my pipes and will always love them more then any other smoking advice, so i recommend that!
Well hoping your 18 and older first try looking at a near headshop because you can see it and go from there. if shipping something is an option check out gogopipes.com. I got my last pipe from there last buy and love it, plus they're cheap!
I laugh at ppl that smoke out of a can.( mostly because I remember being an idiot when I first started tokin and using a can a couple times) get a bong. You'll never look back.