Will have to post a video of my secret "song" I play on the pipe.
Kind of take 2 or 3 good drags with using the carb in between, then partially close the carb becuase its big and draw out ALL the smoke in a long toke so the pipe is about to go out by the time I'm done with a toke. Then open the carb and take 3 more big draws to bring in oxygen and clear it out. Its the best.
I think onies do give decent tokes similar to a joint, but I have found the glass piece to have a more complete smoke profile because the one toker doesnt hold enough for it to work correctly. Yes they will smoke, but its not as efficient and conserving as you think compared to glass, in my opinion and experience.
Don't like vaporizers either, lacks the ability to give full profile of cannabis. Must be low-temperature combusted in my opinion for adequate medication delivery. The politicians can not wrap their head around the benefits of smoking/vaporizing cannabis. Its instant relief and much easier to dose. Also consuming edibles does not allow the same profile of cannabinoids to be delivered into the body as smoking.