Okay so I am going to be purchasing an 500ml EHLE from GC very soon and I was just wondering what kind of a/c I should get. Now my main concern is that I dont want to big of an a/c because I dont want my bong to become front heavy. I also don't want much splash back as I dont want to have to keep filling it after I take a hit. I have many different ideas on which one to get so here is some I am thinking: BlackLeaf 6-Arm A/C Weed Star 3-Arm A/C And a nice KOCH inline for $60 at a local headshop dont have any pics for it, seems like an unknown company.. So those are my ideas so far, I know they're not high end but they will get the job done lol. I would also Like to know everyones opinions on these a/c's and if they've had one or used one before, especially if anyones used a KOCH inline because it looked really nice for $60. Feel free to recommend me any other ones as well, but I'm restricted to buying them from GC, keep that in mind.
OP wants an ashcatcher. Activated carbon cleans the smoke a lot more then any amount of water ever will. BUT you need to be commited to washing and drying the carbon properly in a well ventilated area before use because inhaling carbon/charcoal dust is very dangerous! Now I bet your wondering "What exactly does this activated carbon stuff do?" Well here it us: Reduces smell of exhaled smoke, Keeps ash out of the water, Keeps all glass below the carbon filter very clean, Removes SOME of the toxins in smoke, And gives a better taste IMO. it's also very cheap. Just remember that it's very important to thoroughly rinse the carbon first(in a well ventilated area!) and then dry it before putting it in the filter adapter piece. But you just want an ashcatcher so I'll suggest the SSFG inline ashcatcher from Etsy.com just search for "clear inline ashcatcher glass" it's $90(great deal!). Btw SSFG is an abbreviation for an artist on Etsy they have a very nice shop and are known for their well priced inline acs, they also have disc diffused carbon filter adapters(the 'disc' is basically a built in screen). Hope this helps!!
Both those ac you linked are chug-monsters and will ruin the clean draw that ehle is going to have. If you get an A/C get one that is not draggy. This happens to everyone who buys a cheap A/C.. you buy it because its cheap, you think its going to be nice and keep your water clean, but they just add too much drag for an easy clear so the a/c just collects dust and never gets used. That black leaf ash catcher has closed tree percs, I won't even break it down further.... That weedstar ac is definitely the better of the two, but I have had an a/c with that exact kind of design blown by some china blower and the bottleneck from the bottom of the bowl to the a/c adds drag. I couldn't clear my piece with the a/c in it because there was so much drag, had to pull a/c out to clear the piece. IMO fuck these cheap shitty a/c Get a nice ehle diffuser downstem, way better deal for the money, will give you ultra clean diffused hits. Smoking through ehle diffuser >> ANY ash catcher unless its a toro or something.
Warl0ck I agreed with you til the very last part. There are good ashcatchers out there other then Toro. The inline I mentioned is good. ALT also has TONS of American made glass, all high quality like Toro, SG, Syn, etc...
The W*'s arms seem to be lower in the can, so it would probably hold water better without as much splash back... When lookin @ AC's I always lookin for long/deep downstems/arms/whatever... short/small AC's usually come with tons of splash back, and im sure u dont wanna have to refill it ever hit lol
Amen to that, I hate having to fill it up, I would really like to get one with a splashguard if i could lol. Thanks everyone with their opinions, yea I know these are cheap and i wasn't sure if i wanted to get these because of the cheap tendencies (closed arms, small arms, draggy), but I needed to look on GC because I am going to be spending most of my money on here, (GC bong comp credit). But I guess I'll just get one here from London at a LHS, the KOCH seems pretty decent and i'll post some pics and a review on it if I do buy it, because I could not find one single review on the internet lol. I will be getting a diffused downstem for it, maybe not EHLE, unless GC get's some new diffys when they get their new EHLE tubes. I might also go with an SSFG if the KOCH's are sold out, I'd rather buy around here If i'm dealing with my own money so I don't have to go over the internet and wait and whatnot. I do know what a carbon filter is and it just seems unnecessary to me and makes the bowl sit up to high (the 500's aren't that tall). I guess I'll keep searching around But thanks for everyones input
How much credit do you have again? The W* inlines are pretty cheap and look nice.. theres a BIG review on it, has its own thread here in the glass section Link: http://forum.grasscity.com/toking-tools/606838-weed-star-epic-pre-cooler-review.html
I get $375, but i'm getting 2 tubes and a whole bunch of other stuff too, so I was only looking to spend around....$50-60 on an A/C from here, might go a little higher if I buy local. Which W* inline are you talking about? The epic? Or just the normal inline for $33? I did see the normal inline but it looked a little thin, and the bottom tube dosn't have much volume to it. EDIT: Just saw your link, I saw that review and it did look pretty good, but for that price I think i'd rather go for an SSFG to be safe.
Yeah, guess the Epic is out of ur range... What all are you getting? Or do I have to wait for another thread to find out? If they werent sold out, I'd say grab this! $50 and looks deep enough like I mentioned, and even has a splash guard like u wanted... sucks its sold out 4-arm diffuser pre-cooler 18.8 mm joint - Dutch - Grasscity.com
lol Go ninja go ninja GO! Ya that pre-cooler looked pretty dope, and the video that they have for it makes it look like theres not much drag despite the closed arms, and thats bomb that they threw in a splash guard. PS. your probably gonna have to wait till another thread to see what all i'm getting haha, probably and unboxing thread of the sort
lol god damn now everyones asking what i'm gonna get, so far im set on an EHLE 500ml (hopefully without carbs, GC said they should be getting some aug/sep) with a diffy, and a W* inline tube. Now don't bash me on these lol I've never personally had a bong so I thought instead of buying a real expensive one, and it breaking (god forbid) I would buy 2 decent ones and a whole bunch of accessories. But i'm definitely open to suggestions since this is my first bong. Except for one that i went in on with my friend, cheap 3-arm china glass, which did end up breaking lol.
Figured I'd have to wait.. lol. and yeah that video does make it look good BAH! Now you ninja'd me! lol Nice, the W* inline binger looks nice for the price fro sho
Problem, the 4-arm a/c is an 18.8 and the 500ml EHLE's that GC has in stock are all 14.5, but I do know that EDIT has there 500ml's in 18.8, so hopefully if GC does get some new ones in they have the 18.8 joint that EDIT's has.
Or grab a reducer... dunno if they have em here... Yeah, sucks you would have a 28.8 bowl, into an 18.8 AC, into a 14.4 bong lmao ((At least the W* inlines 18.8... isnt it?))