I'm not a fan of the water bongs... Back when I was just getting into smoking I I liked them because they cooled the hit and definately helped with harshness, but then I had only used shitty pipes and always metal too. Now that I've smoked my share of everything out of anything I can say my absolute favorite is a joint, and a bong rounds out the bottom of my list... Yea basically either a joint or a glass spoon. Just quick, easy, and gets you ripped in a hurry.