The Bong - What are facts and what are fakes?

[VILEPLUME]

I have a bong with 2 chambers + 1 bubbler. I also put ice in the bong too and it helps.

I havent found I got higher from it, but I did find it easy to inhale a big cloud.

Also I recommend a bubbler that attaches to a bong because most of the ash gets caught in it. So in turn your bong will require less cleaning and I find it easier to clean the small bubbler.

 

[april]

I like my small one hitter the best, take 3-5 hits and ur perfect. I don't really like the taste of the smoke when using bigger bongs. Smaller is better, like 0 waste, as chiceh said joints allow much of what's burning to be wasted, I never roll joints. Vaps I tried but never really got high , people around me did so maybe it's the instant high from the bong I like best. I'm all about bongs, ok now I need a bowl lol....

 

[DustBomb]

had a few buddies like that... "vapes dont ge me high bro, lets smoke a blunt" so i would bring the vape and vape a few bags... they end up zombied on the couch or passed out and will still say they werent that high... they were tired from working so hard... lol.. but the vape is a totally different high.. i enjoy vaping and going outside, extreme mental stone

 

[The Outdoorsman]

When you watch the smoke pass through the water every bubble will rise out of the water and burst, this makes me believe whatever has been combusted into smoke will rise out of the water and not get trapped or left behind. the only major effect that I believe this dose is cool down the smoke and put that much of a barrier between you and the burnt ash, giving a smoother hit. The more percolation= more bubbles, the more bubbles= smoother/cooler hit. BUT there is a delicate balance that a bong should have, if there is a shit ton of percolators than you will be working/sucking for a hit more, and after a while this will cause shortness of breath and breathing problems. The less you have to work for the hit the better IMO.

 

[The Outdoorsman]

LMAOOOOO you cool as a fan bro. xzibit face is classical

Hah "cool as a fan bro"

Quoting NathenKing, "It's as smooth as lotion bro"

 

[april]

had a few buddies like that... "vapes dont ge me high bro, lets smoke a blunt" so i would bring the vape and vape a few bags... they end up zombied on the couch or passed out and will still say they werent that high... they were tired from working so hard... lol.. but the vape is a totally different high.. i enjoy vaping and going outside, extreme mental stone

I'm just one of those people that has a very high tolerance, even eating a weeks worth of edibles in an hour can't knock me out, trust me i've tried lfmao. I get high but never 2 high like most do, I can always take more....

But what are u smoking?

 

[DustBomb]

at the moment some sour diesel (weasel cut), and some querkle.... when i do edible it screws my tolerance and smoking is hard to get back into..

 

[dank smoker420]

bongs are the way to go. i love me a good bong rip. just one tho i dont like smoking bowls out of a bong. i just load one hit at a time. get a wonderful taste and a wonderful high. i feel that i get alot higher smoking the same amount of weed out of a bong compared to a pipe. i would imagine that multi chambers would be healthier because i always notice alot of resin near the percs. that is why i like a straight up bong with only a ice catcher. cleaning it is alot easier than one with percs

 

[obijohn]

Doobies are best for sharing, but solo smoking, bongs are the way to go, followed by pipes. Two good bong hits are all I need. I can pop a nug in the bowl, take my hits and be done in less than a minute. Don't have to take time to grind, roll, and then take several more minutes smoking the joint, ending up with the same buzz a few quick bong hits give me

 

[ItsSaturday]

Hey RIU members,

While I sit here stoned, I start to question myself about the almighty bong, and realized I have no answers. So I got a few questions for everyone who wants to participate.

So they say a bong gets you higher, is this true or not? I understand that you can take much larger hits but say you take the same size hit as you would a pipe. I honestly feel like it's just a different high. Like pipe high, bong high, joint high, I feel they are different, but not stronger or weaker.

Anyways next thing I was thinking about. I know bongs filter stuff, but what exactly? I heard people say you lose THC in the water, but I thought THC wasn't water soluble. Does it filter the chlorophyll or just resin and ash? And with this fact, is more chambers healthier then?

Umm... I thought I had another question but maybe not. If I remember something I'll add it haha.

Stay stoned,
AllDay

Bongs will get you higher but it's only because you have to smoke more herb to get medicated... They filter out most of the bad stuff like carbon and ash, but they also filter out some of the good stuff like THC. THC is not water soluble but it can and does attach it self to other components that will be filtered. So simple answer is, bongs are better for you and your lungs but will take more weed.

The reason you get higher or a different high off of bongs is because you are takeing larger hits then you would from a pipe. Try and take an equal hit from a bong and a pipe and see the difference. You will always get a larger hit off a bong and use up more herb.

More chambers just makes for more filtration. Personally I like double chamber bongs but it is a matter of preference.

Just my 2 cents... maybe 1.5 cause i'm kinda faded right now lol.

 

[jeffort]

well i think wine experts say that the shape of the glass and everything effects the drink, so how could a bong vs pipe vs joint vs what ever not??

every way you take something is going to have radically different effects.

also 2, another major point; different areas of your lungs may be able to take in resin or filter pollutants etc, when you take a hit from a bong, you're likely to be breathing so much deeper, as is spreads the same amount of smoke over an area, and getting the medicine there.

3. this will also have the impact of humidifying the air as it passes through the water. really helps for people to get some moisture. Ever have a cold? Try cleaning your bong and using it with plain hot water (not smoking or anything) -- helps to relieve coughing!

 

[Total Head]

i don't have any "facts", just anecdotes. when i hit a good sized bong, i use every muscle in my torso to suck that shit in and clear it. there's inhaling, and there's INHALING. the way i inhale a bong rip is unlike any other kind of inhaling. i can't inhale this way with a dry pipe or joint unless i want to burn my throat and choke half to death.

i just got my first "real bong" last year. glass on glass, ash catcher, ice catcher, 9 mm thick. the little yellow one in my avatar smashed in the sink and broke my heart. i genuinely got misty-eyed for a second. this new one is a nice 14 incher with a chamber i can clear. the ash catcher and ice catcher allow me to take absurd hits that i could never take with my old bong. i think herb tastes best through a bong, also.

keeping the glass clean makes a difference also. the superiority of "seasoned" bongs is a delusion. so gross.

 

[Killer Vanilla]

i dunno bro just have a look on google, l usually get my bongs fromhere, There are some other nice head shops too but I am from the UK, good luck