Originally Posted by jsn9333
Pipe is the only way to go when comparing bongs versus pipes. Bongs don't do much except filter out the THC and the taste. (Well, they filter out some of the tar as well, but don't think that is healthy. Why? Because they filter out the same ratio of THC as they do tar you just smoke more to get the same amount of THC.)
The only thing I'll smoke besides a pipe is a vaporizer. I think the reason most people prefer bongs to pipes is because almost every pipe in any given head shop is like 2 or 3 times too small! Not only do you burn your lips on those pipes, but the smoke is still blazing hot so it burns your throat and even lungs as well. Its hell... literally.
Get yourself a good 5-6 inch long glass pipe and you'll be in heaven. You can also vaporize in a pipe by holding the blue part of the flame close to the bud but not quite burning it. Just inhale slowly with the "shotgun hole" half-way open so the flame doesn't suck into the bud, but you're still drafting the vapors into the pipe. Then when you've had enough vapor, throw the "toast" away or (if you want) put the flame on it and get the different (but still nice) taste of that thick smoke.
Pipes just taste better. Plus you get more THC per hit. And if you're concerned about tar you can always vaporize with a pipe too.