You want to insert the downstem into the bong joint and the bowl into the downstem joint. If you’ve ever felt your throat burns after hitting a joint or a hand pipe, it’s likely caused by the direct contact of hot smoke on the back of your throat. Since the smoke goes directly from the burning hot bowl to your throat, it has no time to cool down to a reasonable temperature. Sometimes if your bong is too small and your pull is too strong, you may get a bit of water pulled into your mouth. Dirty bong water in your mouth is something you want to avoid, which makes splash guards the perfect solution as it prevents water from entering your mouth upon inhalation with bongs and pipes. Our reviewer also loved how easy the Cupsy is to clean, as it breaks down entirely and has an aluminum base that doesn’t get as grimy as glass.
This is there to block water from splashing up into the neck of the bong. An ash catcher can greatly improve the performance of your bong in many ways. First, they keep the ash from building up inside your bong water and making it gross.
The term water pipe is an umbrella term that encompasses any smoking pipe that utilizes water to cool down smoke. By definition, water pipes technically include bongs, dab rigs, and bubblers. Bongs are best identified for their designated use with cannabis, as opposed to dab rigs which are intended for concentrates. Bongs also differ from bubblers in that they are typically held with two hands and can be identified by their removable downstems and bowl pieces. All bongs sold at EF420 are made with quality and trusted materials by well-known brands and artists, but how can you tell on your own if a bong is of high quality? For starters, if using a glass water pipe there are a few telling signs that speak to quality when it comes to top shelf products.
This means that the smoke is constantly being filtered and cooled to provide smoother hits. However, the intricate designs make these water pipes more challenging to clean. Made of rubber, silicone bongs are different than glass bongswith one advantage, they hardly break.
The thickness of the glass can be a sign of high quality, although borosilicate glass is typically high quality no matter how thin it may be. Looking at the welding job between the joint, the base and the mouthpiece are great signs in determining the full functionality of a specific smoking accessory. If the vaporizers bongs welding job is well done and usually looks smooth and professional, it is most likely high quality and reliable. But if the welding job of the joint and other connecting parts are undone or have blemishes and imperfections, there could be increased chance for breakage and is best to return before use.
Once you’ve reached your lung capacity, pull the bowl out for an intense sensation of smoke and then breathe out slowly and chill. One important thing to remember — if any of the water that you added to your bong touches your lips, you’ve added way too much. It may take a couple of hits and emptying or refilling the bong with water to get it just right, but that’s perfectly fine. These upright beauties not only look great but perform well and provide a smooth & easy smoke.
We know this because archeologists have found bongs thousands of years old made from gourds, rocks, and even skulls! Over our evolution, people have still enjoyed filtering smoke through water to cool it down and increase their hit size. The only difference between the that our hunter-gatherer relatives used and our modern-day equivalent is the techniques and materials used to create them.
Bongs allow you to have a better smoking experience and express your own individuality. At Hemper, you can find some of the most popular bongs and glass pipes being sold today. We even have our own line of bongs, so find a water pipe you will enjoy. A standard glass bong will typically come with a downstem and an ice pincher.