I personally use glass pipes, I used to use wooden ones but they are a bitch to clean. I like bubblers and I guess if I had to choose one style of waterless pipe over another it would be the sherlock or waterfall type. The brand that I like is Chameleon Glass since the color will change a bit as you use it, and I find that fun. Check out this site, it will help you with the basics of choosing a pipe:

Chameleon Glass

I am hoping that you should be able to find any terms in this post that you are not familiar with on that site. I guess if not then google them... and if you still can't find them, ask.

I hope that helps X)

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