Why you should buy a quality glass bong

Why you should buy a quality glass bong

With the ever-growing range of smoking paraphernalia such as vapes, hand pipes, and bongs, smokers are spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing how to enjoy their herb. 

Most of us get started with joints or hand pipes, but there comes a time when it is time to upgrade.

Read on if you're not yet sure if a high-quality bong is worth the investment. This article will show you the key benefits of upgrading your smoking apparatus to a high-quality bong and why it is one of the best investments you can make.

 

It can fit your aesthetics. 

Joints, cones, and cheap pipes are very impersonal by design as they are aimed at a broad audience. In contrast, high-quality bongs are designed with specific themes in mind.

Unlike cheaper mass-market pieces, these pieces are not just aimed at the smoking connoisseur but someone who digs the particular aesthetics of the piece. 

A good bong is more than just a smoking accessory. It's a work of art that doubles as decoration and perfectly fits your tastes. Since heady bongs aren't made to attract as many people as possible, you can find artistic bongs made for many niches.

Maybe you love mushrooms or are a keen diver; in this case, you may choose a bong based on one of those themes. For example, the Lookah giant chambered mushroom bong or this Kraken-styled water pipe.

High quality builds

Silicone or acrylic bongs are very affordable and are a good choice if you want to travel with them. Still, the experience can't match the purity of a glass bong.

High-quality bongs are made of borosilicate glass. This is a special glass made from silicon dioxide and boron trioxide. This borosilicate glass is much more durable and heat resistant than regular glass, one of the key reasons it's used in laboratory equipment. 

So if it is good enough for the lab, it's definitely good enough for your smoking needs.

 

Delicious rips

If you smoke quality herb, you'll want to taste as much of it as possible. There's no better way to taste the smoke than with a high-quality bong.

The purity of the smoke comes not only from the borosilicate glass we mentioned but also from the increased filtration. 

A high-quality glass pipe will include percolators or recyclers to filter impurities from the smoke and cool it down. 

Many larger pieces will incorporate ice notches that can be used to further cool the smoke down before it enters the mouth.

All this means you can get thicker, cooler clouds which allow for a more prominent flavor profile. You can't get that same effect with silicon or metal bongs. In fact, many of those will leave a funny plastic or metallic taste in your mouth. 

 

Measuring your dose

Joints and blunts are not good ways to measure what you're smoking. Unless you weigh each piece before and after smoking, it is hard to determine how much you consume. 

Bongs, on the other hand, give you much more control. 

You just need to weigh the contents of the bowl. Now that you know how much you consume each time you pack the bowl, all you need to do is count how many bowls you smoke.

You can even get different size bowls to have smaller ones for tasting and testing new strains. You could opt to have multiple bowls with varying capacities for better control and measurement of your dose.

 

More effective smoking sessions

When you light a blunt or joint, the smoke it leaves behind as it burns is part of the herb you don't inhale. 

Some of the good ingredients and cannabinoids such as THC and CBD are in that smoke. These can also be compromised by the heat of the smoke. 

Using a bong allows you to instantly cool the smoke, preserving its active ingredients. And because you can close off the bowl between hits, you won't waste too much of the herb.

 

Retain a higher resale value

Let's face it; there's not much market for used acrylic or silicone pieces. 

On the other hand, high-quality bongs are usually made by well-known brands. If you take care of them, they can last a long time, and unless you are careless and chip or break them, these pieces can maintain a good resell value. 

If you ever decide to sell your glass bong, you may find a buyer willing to pay close to what you originally paid for it. 

Some limited edition or one-off pieces from well-known glassblowers like Scott Deppe can even be seen as an investment like a piece of art and will increase over time. Just take a look at some of these very expensive bongs. 

 

Improve the smoking experience

Premium quality bongs will deliver the best smoking experience ever. The visual display of the percolation can be great to watch, while the sound of those bubbles is like music to your ears, all making for a very satisfying smoking experience. 

Filtration allows for cool and delicious hits and removes the jarring sensation of hits, allowing you to have a smooth and delightful smoking session.

There's no better way to instantly fill a room with cool smoke than with a good bong when smoking aromatic herb.

 

Ready to upgrade your bong?

As we've seen, there's no better way to make the most of dry herbs and improve your smoking experience.

Are you ready to upgrade yours? Get yourself a high-quality bong with a powerful filtration system, and don't forget to check out our bong range. We're confident we have something that will suit your tastes. 

You'll never want to smoke from anything else once you take a toke out of a good bong.