Science behind smoking utensils (J's vs. Blunts vs. Bowls vs. Bongs)

I know this has been done way too many times but it all seems like peoples opinions. The reason I wanted to ask this is because my friends won't smoke a joint unless we have mids. My friends are set that there is scientific proof that bongs get you higher. Some people say "blunts, but they need more weed" which confuses me a lot. Basically If I had 1 g of dro and I smoked it out of a joint, would I be wasting weed? Would I get more high if I packed a few bowls in the bong and smoked the same amount? If you guys can reference your knowledge and go about it ineligibly that would be great. Nothing like "If there are more people, blunts" or which one is more fun. I'm trying to find out if rolling a well rolled joint is the equivalent to that same portion put in a bong. I am high right now so I'm not writing so well.

I dont think you're gonna find any science on this, so everything is gonna be a personal opinion.

It can all be personal experience(s). I would say hitting a bong gets you higher though, at least momentarily. Just a personal opinion though.

I think most people would say hitting the bong gets you higher and faster but then you have to use more weed so I guess it all balances out.

LorDeMO said:

I think most people would say hitting the bong gets you higher and faster but then you have to use more weed so I guess it all balances out.

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Most ppl I know would say you have to use less in the bong..

If im at home by myself and trying to conserve i will usually pack bowls. And usually make a bowl last a while, hit it once put it down.

If im with friends(most of whom pretty much only smoke blunts) we'll smoke one. With blunts i would say the more people you have the more weed you need, i guess kinda obvious, but IMO it really sucks smoking a gram L with 4 people, ya dig?

I'll pack a bong if im in the mood, but yes probably gets you the highest in a shortest amount of time. But IMO weed goes farther with a bowl,

I'll roll up a joint if i have the nugs, when i'm alone. Most of my friends don't really do joints unless were going to a show, on other occasions i guess too.

I guess you can tell that my main theme here is trying to conserve, mainly because it is pricey where I live and although I will have some very nice bud in a month or so...not there yet.

Hoped my experiences helped.

Its a no brainer question... Anytime you stop smokin a blunt/j, weed is still being burnt. Whereas, with a bong you can control the amount of weed to be burnt.

In my experience you get higher using a bong and you save more herb as well.

kronic1989 said:

Most ppl I know would say you have to use less in the bong..

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and we know different people with different opinions ~ What a shocker...

purplehazin said:

Its a no brainer question... Anytime you stop smokin a blunt/j, weed is still being burnt. Whereas, with a bong you can control the amount of weed to be burnt.

In my experience you get higher using a bong and you save more herb as well.

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PUFF PUFF PASS

and argument could also be that wwhen you smoke a L/J your getting ALL the herb, with bowls and bogns you def loose at least a little to the glass and/or water

In.The.Basement said:

PUFF PUFF PASS

and argument could also be that wwhen you smoke a L/J your getting ALL the herb, with bowls and bogns you def loose at least a little to the glass and/or water

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What about when the joint is burning in your not toking it? Your wasting a good amount of smoke, hell of alot more compared to water or glass...

In.The.Basement said:

PUFF PUFF PASS

and argument could also be that wwhen you smoke a L/J your getting ALL the herb, with bowls and bogns you def loose at least a little to the glass and/or water

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Well if your losing some to the glass/water, wouldn't you lose some to the paper/wrap?

I prefer bowls because sometimes with my bong I can smoke too much.

I remember watching a documentary on this subject and it mentioned the amount of THC takin in by each smoking device.

With a joint you get like 27-30% of the THC, a bong you will get around 65-70% and a vaporizer gets around 90-95%

Its hard to say what method gets you higher...all of that depends on the weed, the smoker, amount of smoke inhaled, etc...

I dont really know about the whole percentages thing...It seems legit, but i don't see how a different method of conveyance can decrease/increase the THC percentage. Smoke is smoke. Except for water filtration...that may increase or decrease THC in the smoke.

Its just hard to really measure shit like this...theres so many variables, and the illegality of the subject makes it more difficult for it to be studied.

pylon89 said:

I remember watching a documentary on this subject and it mentioned the amount of THC takin in by each smoking device.

With a joint you get like 27-30% of the THC, a bong you will get around 65-70% and a vaporizer gets around 90-95%

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Did you get it from MANswers? I know I saw those stats there. I wouldn't trust MANswers as a source for any factual information.

I think bowl would burn the best cause.AS you draw in the smoke and close off the top. Burning more green as you hit it so give you more weed smoke to you

I find that all those methods gets me high. I usually smoke doobs. I just enjoy smoking a nicely rolled joint more than anything else (No filters please.). Sure, some smoke just burns away, but I don't mind. Blunts are more like party favours... Only on special occasions. Bongs are nice, but I hate cleaning them. A pipe that sits nicely in the hand and smokes well can be just as good as a joint.

Which gets you the highest? Doesn't really factor for me. A couple of puffs and I get a nice stone. No need to be 'higher'. I know this isn't how most people view toking, and that's cool, but I'd suggest checking out 'self-titration', the method med-patients use to find their dosage.

The only people who claim to use more weed in bongs don't use bongs properly. If you have a screen or marble and you only pack enough for one hit and roast the entire bowl you're saving weed compared to a J because you're not letting any excess bud burn off in between hits. If you use a hot wand or a soldering iron or even wicks to light as opposed to a butane/torch lighter you lose almost no THC to "burn off" the THC that gets evaporated before getting into the down stem. Hot knives are also a good way to make sure you lose almost no THC to burn off.

Bongs also get you higher quality smoke than off of a J and you can take way bigger rips. Diffusers, percs and such all cool the smoke down by breaking it down into smaller bubbles allowing more smoke to come in contact with cold water so by the time it hits your lungs it's a much lower temperature than hits from a J or blunt so you can hold in hits longer, and take bigger hits.

Vapes are by far the most efficient way to smoke, but only if you buy a quality vape. I personally hate any vape that isn't a Extreme Q or Volcano with the exception of a few (which i don't really remember the names of, just a standard table box shaped vape.)

Those numbers from MANswers are very skewed and I'd really like to know how the hell they measured the amount of THC extraction for each method...seems kinda like a load of shit to me.
Theoretically you'd get the same % of THC through each method since all of the plant matter is being burned in the same way (except for vapes, but you can set vapes to high temps to extract all the CBD CBN THC ect).
The only way I could see those numbers being correct is if they were comparing the amount of THC consumed on the basis of equal amounts of bud being consumed in each, which would make much more sense. Joints would probably be about 20-30% due to all of the excess plant matter burning in between hits/passes, bongs could probably be in the 60-75% range assuming you're cherrying a bowl and accounting for the THC lost from evaporating on contact with flame, and vapes very easily 90%+ since all of the vapor is in a contained area with nowhere to go but into your balloon / whip.

This is as close to a "scientific" comparison as you'll find anywhere.

no waste in a Vape....vape it and et fucking ripped....then pack the ABV in a bowl and hit the bong and get ripped again.........extending yoru stash considerably

I am gonning to say that bongs may get you higher but I cant realx with a bong. You always have to be holding on to it then setting it down back and forth....with a joint you can lay back, smoke, eyes closed and just enjoy the ride. I love joints, they are the best thing since sliced bread.

I don't go by science on this one, I go by subjective experience.


based on years of subjective experience, and access to large quantities of the same strains, I can safely say that bongs get me the highest fastest.

joints have a less noticable high but it creeps up and is more enjoyable as a smoking method just for the sake of chillin and smoking.

pipes have a little bit more abrupt of a high than joints, but much more subtle than a bong.

all these methods truly depend on your tolerance, but my medium-range tolerance bongs get me the highest. most likely because you're getting a lot more thc in the hit even if it 'supposidly' isn't as efficient, you're getting higher hit per hit than any other smoking method.

so that's my 2c. on this subject... had a lot of time to figure this out.

forgot to say my piece about vapes....

for those whos lungs handle them perfectly (unlike mine) it will be a very enjoyable long drawn out experience. it doesn't get you as high in the same way as bongs, but it does give you a stronger head high that appears to last a little bit longer. I don't see this method as that much more efficient because if your tolerance is low enough, 3 hits out of a zong will fuck your world up. 3 hits out of a vape on a low tolerance will give you a VERY nice head high but you wont be fucked up like you would out of a zong or bong.

and I don't attribute this effect to toxins in the smoke, I think that's a bunch of bullshit. there are lots of cannabinoids the vaporizer cannot extract, hence how many people make cannabutter out of their leftovers, because there is plenty of cannabinoids left over. with smoking, there is no such cannabinoids missed such as CBD that vaporizes at atleast 20 degrees higher than thc.