The best answer to that question is depends who you ask...

A Volcano vapourizer that is set up correctly will give you a real vape experience, it gets you super baked, but it costs quite a bit. The reason the high from it feels different or some might say "not as strong" because when vaping as opposed to burning you leave behind all the plant material, chloryphyl, and all the other vegetative stuff and end up just boiling the oils off the bud into vapour which you inhale. With the bong you get all that jazz in your toke and it gives you the munchies, red eye, and makes you sleepy, some people like weed for only one or three of these reasons, so smoking is for them. I rip bongs and vapes but bongs more predominately for portability, convenience and experience.