Anybody here own a PURE bong or know anything about them? There's some nice sized ones at my headshop for a good price and they seem like decent pieces but I've never really heard much about them. So what do you know?
See if you can get a solid glass on glass straight one for cheap. Pretend the perc'd ones aren't even there.
yea i have an 18" straight tube and it is awesome, i would highly recommend it. It only cost me 110 at my local shop in blacksburg and it is def worth the price. I cant saying anything about pure's percs but go with a straight tube (mine came with a diffused stem).
There "China" glass so some people on this forum dont like them while others do. I personally have a Biohazard as my first bong and its also China. I personally love it and it has held up and is great.
great I was really hoping somebody would say theyre nice because I really want to buy one but what is the reason for staying away from the ones that are perc'd? too much drag or something?
and yea I've heard the china glass thing but apparently a number of reputable bong companies are china glass like phire and ads so I though PURE might still be nice
Thats what I heard too so I ordered a two perc'd one since I wanted percs so badly but somehow ended up with the three(not complaining). Honestly this bong does have some drag, but is definitely manageable. If you workout/swim or just have a good lung capacity this will be fine. I got the one with tree percs which I have heard are the best or one of the best when coming to smoothness compared to the dome percs. The only downside I can find or that really bugs me is since I dont have an ash catcher if some res or crap builds it takes a bit more time to clean.
The thing is, they are not reputable companies. Any real collector would laugh at someone saying ADS or Phire is quality. They are however, economic. Cheap China perc arms could fall off from vibrations, like setting a piece down on a table too hard, whereas the solid straight would need to be hit on something to break. Also, as long as you have a good downstem, the straight could be relatively "perfect" function wise. The perc piece is restricted by garbage percs and would have drag, no matter what kind of diffy you had. This is the reason I say the straight is better, it's basic and hard to screw up. They are also easier to clean and harder to break while cleaning. You want more filtration? Get a quality AC. I own a straight PURE and love it. It's pretty thick, but clearly thins out towards the bottom. Hey it was like, $95...
On mine I can kinda see little "pegs" or points where the perc tree is connected. I am not sure if this what was added to stop the percs from breaking from those vibrations I was told that shaking the bong violently would also break the percs but when cleaning them out I shook the bong violently a couple of times and they have held up fine. I think those pegs were designed to more or less keep the percs stationary?
Ok thanks Chronic, never really seen any other bong besides mine. Also would you be able to explain what a reinforced joint would look like? I have been trying to find an example but never really found a good one.
I've owned several Pures. My first "nice" bong was a Pure bc it's the best my LHS carries. They're alright for starter bong but STAY AWAY from Pures with tree percs. Two of my triple chamber Pures had the percs break off in the chamber from small bumps. Yet no other part of the bong was broken. It's janky. ETA: the closed end percs they use = major drag
Im shocked that the quality of a pure bongs is being talked about so poorly. Not shocked because I thought Pure was high end, but just cause they charge double of what weed star does, but everyone holds pure to the same standard when describing the perc's and glass. But I only see negative reviews for WS. How odd. If this is true, and that Pure is no step above weed star. Then why not just save money? I mean, if you want you can spend 300 bucks for a single perc tree. Or you can spend 108 bucks and get a double perc weed star bong. Unless you just have 200 dollars to through around with out caring. But I have to say that IM pretty worried now after hearing how shaking a perc bong can break the percs. When I clean my weed star, I shake the fucking shit out of it, incredibly hard >.>;;; I may have to calm that down and remember that you get what you pay for.
so if i did decide to buy one my best bet would be a straight tube? the joint breaking is my main concern but thats something that I can just look at in person
Make sure the downstem you are getting with it is not only diffused, but has a relatively large hole on the end as well. This hole essentially has more influence on the drag of a straight tube than any other part of the bong. So yes, I'd recommend getting a straight unless there is a perc'd one you really want.
If your going china-glass like PURE, then all the perculators are is time-bombs. They're just sitting in there, waiting to break and fuck up yo tube.
I wouldnt worry too much about the joint breaking...mine is pretty solid. The only issue with mine (forgot to mention in previous post) would be a fat crack has formed that stretches in a line along the two front ice notches. I never dropped it or anything like that so the only thing that I could think of that would cause this would be the tube getting too cold and cracking. The crack only seems to get worse when i am smoking outside and it is below 40 F. but idk just a theory. Other than that no complaints
my friend had a nice footer double dome perc'd PURE, it ripped mad nice and it ran him 200 and change, i like them alot id get one if i could afford them