pipes are nice when your havin a big sesh with some people but if u are just smokin with yourself or a friend i enjoy using them. usually they dont cherry between hits and like there is no smoke besides what u inhale. and they are smaller, more portable, sneakier, easier to stash somewhere, easier to clean, and are generally more easy to clean. plus, no one where i live has a chillum so its fun to be different then everyone else