Glass water pipes, also known as bongs, are favourites amongst stoners. They are widely used because of their filtration quality and ease of use. The new generation stoners have a preference for glass water pipes.
These bongs are made out of borosilicate glass, making them highly durable. They are finely crafted to enable them to filter the fine particles making for better-quality hits. They are built to offer stoners better diffusion, condensation, and more fantastic smoke.
Whether dry herbs, tobacco, or flowers, veteran smokers know they can get the best of their money with quality glass water pipes.
Types Of Glass Water Pipes
Like most consumer goods, glass water pipes also have variations. This ensures that clients with different tastes can have a good time.
- Bubble Base Bongs
Bubble Base Bongs are a type of glass water pipe that became widely popular in the 1970s. These bongs typically feature either a pedestal base or a flat bubble base. One of the great things about Bubble Base Bongs is that they are very versatile and relatively easy to maintain.
Bubble Base Bongs have a unique design, often featuring a round base that is slightly larger than the neck of the pipe. This unique design allows for greater stability and also makes it an attractive piece of glass art.
The bubble base also allows for more water to be added, making for a smoother and cooler smoking experience. Additionally, these bongs are available in a wide variety of colours, shapes, and sizes, making it easy to find a Bubble Base Bong that fits your style.
- Strait-tube Bongs
Simple is the one word that can be used to describe this bong. Everything about this glass water pipe screams simplicity from its mouthpiece to its base. This is a go-to bong for stoners with a taste for simplicity.
This type of bong is also best for novice stoners as it has a simple design and offers good versatility in accessories. Straight-tube glass water pipes hold less water than beaker Bongs, but their patrons usually enjoy their lightweight.
- Beaker Bongs
As their name suggests, they come in beaker-shaped tubes. The flattened base provides excellent stability and can be kept on any flat horizontal surface. Not surprisingly, they tend to be sturdier than their straight-tube counterparts.
This type of bong holds more smoke and water in its base, providing longer sessions.
Features Of a Standard Glass Water Pipe
Different parts are put together to create this beautiful work of art, but some of the more prominent and outstanding parts include the following;
- The Downstem
This is an essential part of a glass water pipe. It contains tiny slits where the smoke is passed through to be broken up before it enters the tube. The greater the number of bubbles, the higher the surface area of the vapour for cooling before it is passed into the tube for inhalation. This is usually a feature of glass water pipes with a removable downstem.
Glass water pipes with non-removable downstems usually contain a type of percolator.
- An Icepinch
Most glass water pipes usually come with an ice pinch. The ice pinch is a part of the glass tube and provides an extra cooling layer before the smoke reaches the mouthpiece. The ice is held in a pinch on the tube to provide an extra cooling layer before inhalation.
People have different tastes; some like inhaling the warm smoke, and others like it cool. If you’re a cool smoke person, a glass water pipe with an ice pinch is for you.
- A Splash Guard
Splash guards are needed to prevent the water at the base of the tube from reaching your lips whenever you inhale. It contains slits that allow the passage of vapor and has a dome-shaped cap so the water can fall back to the base of the bong.
Conclusion
No matter your taste, a suitable glass water pipe is out there for you. The more we advance in technology, the better the bongs available. I guarantee you the future of the stoner community is as lit as their bongs.
