Speaking of breaking , let’s get into glass and how it worked its way into the world of glass pipes, water pipes, and bubblers. In fact, it wasn’t “invented” at all, unless you count the world’s many active volcanoes as “inventors”, that is. That’s right, obsidian is a naturally occurring form of black volcanic glass.
High-quality glass bongs, value for money and satisfied customers will always be our primary company values. When you’re ripping bong rips with the 15″ MGM Kink Zong water bong, you want to keep telling yourself that your bong is only shaped in the most bizarre way possible. If your bong is in need of heavy-duty cleaning, try pre-soaking it in warm water. If you’re working with particularly nasty stains, add dish soap to your pre-soak, but only a small amount.
have been around for thousands of years and are one of the oldest and most reliable smoking devices you can use. As one of the most complex smoking mechanisms, bongs contain several working parts that create the smoking experience you’ve come to love. Like in any other smoking contraption, the bowl holds the dry herb before smoking. The carb hole allows the smoke to travel outside of the piece. The downstem creates a path for the smoke to travel to the base of the piece, before percolating in the water. Different variations of bongs and water pipes hold diverse durability standards.
While the Scythians were likely not the only culture taking rips out of bongs, this is the earliest dated archaeological evidence. Thanks to historical trade routes, like the Silk Road, cannabis culture traveled across the continent, from Asia to Africa to Europe. The most popular water bongs at the time were likely much simpler contraptions, made from cheap materials like wood, clay, and bamboo. If you have any questions about our glass bongs for sale feel free to contact us with your questions! Now, it’s time to turn up Hits from the Bong and get blazed. Single Disk Perc Mini Bong – Great perc bong at 5.5 inches tall and one of our cheapest bong at just $34.20.
The smoke is forced through the water filtration at the bottom of the pipe and many types of wood provide pleasant tastes and odours. In fact, a lot of people who buy wooden glass pipes do so for this precise reason and therefore they opt for a special type of hardwood. Both wooden and bamboo bongs are fairly durable and not very expensive to purchase.
Light the bong bowl piece just enough to where the flowers are able to burn on their own and light itself. The other nugs packed in the bowl will begin to light as long as you are pulling from the mouthpiece. You can hit the bowl with the lighter a few times if needed but never leave the flame on top of the buds for the entire time you are pulling . The percolator bong, commonly referred to as a bubbler, can come in any shape or size.
Resin build-up is easy to see in a glass bong and easy to clean. While glass bongs and water pipes may be slightly more expensive, they are usually a better option. Beaker bongs are a classic water pipe with a wide bottom that offer increased stability and a smooth smoke. Bongs in the beaker style tend to be sturdier than their straight tube counterparts, making them less likely to be knocked off the coffee table by the cat. The most popular water pipes for smoking cannabis are glass bongs.
It is perfect for on the go, being able to be stored in and handbag or backpack. Disc Percs or Puck percs are often flat thin percolators with many tiny holes to allow the smoke to be broken up rapidly into extremely small but large over all smoke surface area. Their simple design allows great filtration in smaller pieces but also work great in larger bongs. Often they can be confused as a showerhead perc with a dome that has been placed in the tube instead of the base. Being housed inside the tube the UFO perc is commonly paired with another perc acting as a second layer of filtration. The base of the perc will normally flare out to separate the smoke allowing it to pass small holes or slits to break the smoke into smaller bubbles.
There are some major advantages to metal pipes, including the fact that there are usually several joints and areas where you can disassemble the piece and access the inside. This is great if you are out of bud and need to scrape some resin out of your pipe or if you are just in there to do a good cleaning. Furthermore, metal bongs are extremely durable and damn near impossible to break. There is one huge drawback to consider with glass bongs – their lifespan. If your house is all carpeted, you might be safe, but if you have all tiles floors, be ever so careful with your glass bong. I live in a house with all tile floors, and whether it be a slide, pipe, bong, or other glass smoking accessory, I break a couple of them per month on average.
Archaeologist J.C. Dombrowski excavated the earliest known water pipes in Ethiopia in 1971, dating them between 1100 and 1400 BCE. In 1924, Arthur Dunhill noted in a study on water pipes of Africa that the absence of smoking apparatus in Europe is a clear indicator of its origin. According to Dunhill, the San people of Southern Africa created a tube pipe with a bowl on top and round water chamber at the bottom, connected by a curved tube. Dunhill’s theory that this was the birth of the water bong is in relative competition with Dombrowski’s findings, but both still provide further evidence of the bong’s African origins. Toker Supply offers the largest selection of bongs online from the most trusted brands and glass blowers. We sell the most popular styles like beakers and straight tubes, bubblers, mini bongs and so much more.