Quote Originally Posted by eevus
what? they are both a hole,and when you pull the bowl out,its prolly gonna be hot,so i prefer carbs,i made my bong (a very nice home-made one) without a carb,then i didnt like holding the bowl,so i drilled a carb,and it works just as good.imho carbs are just as good if not better than slides.

but each unto his own. blaze on. :jointsmile:
slides generally have a handle onto which you can hold instead of burning your fingers, another reason why slides are better is that you dont always have to use both hands while if you have a carb you need one hand to cover the carb and one to light the ganj.