Need some bong help here

[purplekush989]

that's actually an overly simple view of this issue.

A small bong is NOT the best thing for everyone. It's great for a beginner who wants to be able to take small hits and experiment with larger ones.

I think you should get the bong that is just the right size for you. If you like big deep rips or several clearing rips, a larger bong is better. The process of clearing a larger bong by using multiple tokes will get you FAR higher and use far less work (IE lighting and pulling)

Also, aethetically, larger bongs are nicer. Small guys are cool and great to experiment with but there really is something to be said about the "art" bong, the one that stays out so people who come over look at it and say "my god man, that's a nice bong"

So if your primary concern is rip size, go small. Remember, the right bong will just speak to you. Frosty the Snowman/The science experiment was really one of those "oh, look at that, it's perfect" though it's not as pleasing to the eye to everyone. I personally like the type that look like converted science classroom equipment because of the clean lines and perfection of surface. You may like the hand blown multicolor type as in the salimander.

The rule you really should take to heart is "only go as big as you're comfortable but you should probably go right up to that limit if you plan on keeping it around for a long time"

yeah i dont really have anything against big bongs, i only bought a smaller one because its easier for me to manage and its easier to hide/transport. I agree that larger bongs can get a person much more fucked up, especially if they have the lung power to clear it, but even a small bong is a big step up from a bowl as far as quality and size of hits. Also a big bong looks much nicer and can be the centerpiece of any sweet hangout, but personally i think the handblown glass ones look much nicer than the cold and calculating molinos and roors. Really the only reason i bought a bong was because i was concerned that all of the blunts i was smoking were hurting my lungs too much, and since a bong filters the smoke a little bit i figured it would be healthier.

[purplekush989]

Wow Im so glad you exist lol, how funny that we both looked at the same bongs (first the speckled festival bong, now this) what luck at finding someone who already has the same bong I want... and I AM going to order this, although I'm a little sad that you got a spider instead of a salamander... the salamander was kind of the selling point for me... i guess i'd be okay with a spider. maybe the salamander is just one example, and they come with lots of different critters on them...

Yea, I don't really mind carbs at all, like you I almost prefer them because I don't hav to move all around the bowl. Me + lots of bowl movement = a floor full of weed.

I do hope mine has the salamander on it tho...

ps... what'd you name it? :smokin: got any pictures? just so i can really see the size

I'm not sure about what type of design it will have on it, but i can guarantee you that it wll be sweet. I named my bong Marzipan mostly because of an inside joke i had with one of my friends who smoked it for the first time with me, but also because Mrzipan is my favorite character from homestarrunner.com. I dont have any pics of it, but i can tell you that it is about 1.5 soda cans tall, so its really not too big and pretty easy to manage. Also, whenyou order it, it comes with a free pack of screens which is always a plus.

[smokealot123]

are you useing a proper stem (the thing the bowl attaches to) ? and a proper bowl.. ?

[donsolo]

what exactly is proper?

I've got like 6 and they all work pretty good mix-and-matched.