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Help Old “Mom” & “Dad” Pick Out Their Bong

Hiya everybody . . .

It’s time to pick out a bong for “mom” and “dad” . . . and we need your help!

We’re the collective formerly known as the three_little_birds at CannabisWorld and Overgrow . . . . now we’re know as the band from bedrock . . . the flintstoners . . .

We’re not your typical stoners . . . for starters we are probably old enough to be like a “mom” and “dad” to a good number of the members here . . . heck . . . for newest generation . . . the ones who are really just getting started as stoners . . . we are old enough (and gray enough) to be your grandparents . . .

We’re not as “hip” as we used to be . . . in fact if you say “hip” to us now . . . and we were playing word association . . . we’d likely throw out the word “replacement” . . .

we’re medical users of cannabis now days . . . we use it for chronic pain associated with arthritis (told ya we were old) and other health issues . . . cannabis also provides relief from insomnia that often accompanies chronic pain . . . and helps us manage some other health issues as well . . .

Back in the old days . . . we used a graphix bong . . . they used to be pretty common . . . a colored plastic tube and a weighted base . . . back in that “wasted” youth . . . we pretty well “used up” a couple of those . . . they simply wore out from overuse and too many cleanings . . . cheap glass bongs are not a solution . . . they always break too fast . . .

So . . .

over time we slowly moved to smoking from glass bowls and occasionally small glass bubblers . . . it wasn’t really a deliberate choice . . . we just don’t remember seeing any really nice glass bongs at the Vancouver Compassion Club . . . maybe we didn’t look hard enough . . .

Anyway . . . we are ready again to get a quality bong . . . one to last us the rest of our lives . . . we’ve tried vaporizers and didn’t find them totally satisfying . . . and bongs etc seem to hold the prospect of giving us the cleanest possible hits . . . cooled and filtered far more than we’d expect from a pipe . . . so we’ve decided it’s time to invest in a quality smoke deliver device . . . a good bong . . . it’s needed medically (although we doubt Health Canada will be willing to reimburse us!) . . .

We aren’t rich old stoners . . . but we are willing to invest in quality that will last . . . so with that in mind . . . can ya help us out?

Now . . . you all know how grumpy old folks can get when they don’t get their medicine . . . so please point us to a worthy bong for some funky old stoners . . . folks who may be slowed down a little . . . but are a LONG way from finished . . .
 

Suby

**AWD** Aficianado
Veteran
Hello Ladies and Gents,

I've smoked out of RooR's most of the time but I love my joints, it's my ex smoker placebo...
If you guys are getting up there age wise you should consider a Volcano, I had one in my posession for a few months and my lungs could feel the difference and it seemed a more effective way to get REALLY high without coughing up a lung.

Online they are as cheap as ~400$ delivered, not cheap but german made too.

WILMAAA!
 
G

Guest

I'm a joint man myself, but Roor are very good quality, absolutely brilliant but damn expensive. I prefer acrylic bongs as they don;t break as easily but glass is the best if you have plenty of money. Shop around and look on the internet at whats available, so many different bings these days.

Volcanos are awesome and last a long time, german quality, the best vapouriser in my book by far.
 

hydroclops

You can pick you friends and you can pick your nos
Veteran
I love my roor, keep it clean and it will taste great.

I went for the Little sista gift pack from everyonedoesit.com.


 
In my day we didn't have these newfangled roors or frilly pieces. We MADE our own from whatever we could think of, and dagnabit, we liked it.

Seriously though, here's a wood, metal, and plastic piece I made, and it was made to last. Not the prettiest thing and glass cleans a bit easier, but I'll bet it'll never break, at least once I get rid of the unnecessary glass downstem. Just a couple pieces from your headhop, a small powerade bottle, and some home depot tubing, and you've got a damn near invincible piece for around $10. The small tube as opposed to the wide mouth of a traditional bong makes the hit smoother I think, and doesn't make the outside of your mouth reek.

Glass is nice, but such a heartbreaker when it breaks. I've broken a hammer and a sherlock bubbler. Now when I see glass, I say, "too soon." :puppydoge
 
G

Guest

get an EHLE, and we all know old people have money.

I also heard G-Spot was good for a very good price tag of like $70.

Make sure whatever you buy is pure glass on glass or atleast the bowl is glass on glass. Also get an ice catcher and make sure to get the goodies like ashcatchers n such.
 
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58FLH

Member
One old stoner to another,
Take a look at pyrex glass chemestry suppliers, a couple of rubber stoppers a little thought. You'll be suprised at what you can get for a very reasonable price.
peace and pot
58FLH
 

Verite

My little pony.. my little pony
Veteran
Imo a good bong is determined by the 'sweetspot' in the users air volume. Too small a bong and you might as well be smoking a pipe.. too large a bong and see how much fun it is wrestling to clear a decent hit.

I'll take what goldilocks is having.

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DailyTHC

Member
Fuck all the roor groupies (hey I have one too) buy a toro if you want quality and class and articstic value. Or just get a regular GonG tube at the local headshop if your simply loooking for good ol rips.
 

Kirby

Member
The End Is Near said:
In my day we didn't have these newfangled roors or frilly pieces. We MADE our own from whatever we could think of, and dagnabit, we liked it.

Seriously though, here's a wood, metal, and plastic piece I made, and it was made to last. Not the prettiest thing and glass cleans a bit easier, but I'll bet it'll never break, at least once I get rid of the unnecessary glass downstem. Just a couple pieces from your headhop, a small powerade bottle, and some home depot tubing, and you've got a damn near invincible piece for around $10. The small tube as opposed to the wide mouth of a traditional bong makes the hit smoother I think, and doesn't make the outside of your mouth reek.

Glass is nice, but such a heartbreaker when it breaks. I've broken a hammer and a sherlock bubbler. Now when I see glass, I say, "too soon." :puppydoge

Buy a sturdy bong, then. Plastic over glass? That's silly and not very thoughtful regarding your own health. Smoking out of the plastic is a bad thing to do, ask any knowledgeable or experienced toker. Get some glass-ware if money permits. Don't resort to cancer pipes. :pointlaug :noway:
 

skillz

Member
glass on glass joints make for easy switching of accesories... as well as possibility of find a diffuser downstem and perhaps some nice bowl pieces...

size imo doesn't matter THAT much.. you don't have to let the smoke build up to the mouthpiece before clearing it.. nor do you have to clear it as soon as the tube is full of smoke... really depends on how you hit bong...
 
G

Guest

here' my brother taking a hit of my shisha that i convertet into a 1 HIT Wonder...
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and whenever i feel like it I juat do the normal charcoal thingy and cherry...

Peace out
 
thanks all for the kind words everybody. . .

anybody got links to reccommended vendors?


The End Is Near said:
In my day we didn't have these newfangled roors or frilly pieces. We MADE our own from whatever we could think of, and dagnabit, we liked it.

damn straight we did! hehehehahahahohoho . . .

Freddie had a friend with a glass cutting kit . . . so there was rarely a bottle that was safe from getting a little hole cut in the site . . . add a little length of tubing and a appropiate sized bowl . . . and viola!

that was like 30+ years ago . . . ahhhhh the "good old days" . . .




The End Is Near said:
Seriously though, here's a wood, metal, and plastic piece I made, and it was made to last. Not the prettiest thing and glass cleans a bit easier, but I'll bet it'll never break, at least once I get rid of the unnecessary glass downstem. Just a couple pieces from your headhop, a small powerade bottle, and some home depot tubing, and you've got a damn near invincible piece for around $10. The small tube as opposed to the wide mouth of a traditional bong makes the hit smoother I think, and doesn't make the outside of your mouth reek.

Glass is nice, but such a heartbreaker when it breaks. I've broken a hammer and a sherlock bubbler. Now when I see glass, I say, "too soon." :puppydoge

pretty much a perfect example of some of the gear we've used in the past . . . however as we got a bit older . . . we are asking ourselves . . . don't we deserve some of the finer things in life ? ? ?

we know glass gets broken easily . . . but we've heard some good reports about the thicker glass bongs being made these days . . . so we have hope that a quality purchase might last . . .
 

nycdfan042

Its COOL to DROOL!!!!!!
Veteran
Pack A Bowl said:
DO NOT BUY A ROOR. case closed.

BUY a roor BUY W/E the HELL you WANT!! dont listen to mr 1thousand dollar glasspipes.org guy over there.....hes jsut a mouth peice forpipe.org over priced trendy bongs....get whatever you want guys...but if i may make a recomendatioin(and not your choice for you) : get a GONG of some sort

everyonedoes it or weedcity have some very inexpensive (under 100$) Gongs-glass on glass pieces(pieces that would make pack-a-gowl hav nightmares for years) that are seriously great bangs for your buck..... ill post some links if you want to see the cheaper gongs on edi.com or weedcity.com

check out homegrownglass.com for illas(another bong hated by many , for what reasoni dont know)....they have other pieces as well as art!


oh yea and tot he old timer about "making your own bongs" well its the future now and were driving space bongs into the uppr stratosphere...so get used to it gramps...
 
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nycdfan042

Its COOL to DROOL!!!!!!
Veteran
http://everyonedoesit.com/online_headshop/productImage.cfm?iProductID=4056

here is a G spot bong...that is decently priced..130$ plus 25$ shipping....cant beat it...galss of high quality and ive heared they work as nicely as roors or illas!...

even cheaper : small but looks cool
http://everyonedoesit.com/online_headshop/Bush_BuzzArd_Cyclone_Bong.cfm?iProductID=4040

these are bongs i thought woeul be in your price range so you can just brose everyonedoesit.com and get practically any bong you want...just keep lookin im sure youll find one..and dont listen to people who talk shit on bongs that dont cost 1k or more....
 
G

Guest

I had no idea bongs were so expensive! I have been smoking joints since 81 or so... never bought a bong. Bong water is nasty, but this a whole different thing with the ice and all. Nice... but I can buy a mountain bike for just a little more. So I guess that will do me more good for now.

Good luck with your purchases.
 
I suppose everyone's right about the flaws of my homemade piece, but I want something that my retarted stoned ass can drop and not break/crack. I don't think there's a single glass piece on this planet that fits that description, and if there is, I'd love to be proven wrong. Maybe I could give it a protective outer layer somehow. Like a woven basket/wicker typer thing outside the glass. Or a bong cozy(like a tea cozy, but for bongs).

Oh, and I'm actually pretty young, that sentence was a joke, but I still like making my homemade pieces. I'd recommend looking up the glass drilling thread.
 

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