Bongs aka Water Pipes are filtration devices used for smoking weeds or other herbal substances. Bongs have strong position in the smoking world. It’s because of their popularity from ancient time. Water pipes are a least as old as the pyramids and maybe older. Today also bongs have great acceptance among smokers. At KC Smokz Smoke and Vape Shop on Broadway in Westport stocks different types of bongs including ancient forms to modern glass bongs.

Concept of the bong is to cool the smoke being inhaled by passing it through one or several chambers filled with water or ice. The more contact the smoke has with the water, the cooler and smoother the smoke. Bongs vary in size, shape, design color and complexity. But the one thing they all have in common is delivering a pleasantly refreshing smoking experience. Every bong includes basic 5 parts. A long, straight tube is essentially what defines a bong and the bottom of the bong is base. It can take many shapes. It is usually shaped, however, like a bubble or beaker.  A bowl or removable cartridge is there for load herbs. Downstem allows smoke to travel from the bowl to the base. It percolates smoke through the water. Last a carb hole in the side of the bong which creates clean air flow and clear the tube.

Different Bongs

The bong is the go-to choice for weed smoking. Different types of bongs derived as there is many ways to consume cannabis products. As the industry grown new varieties of bongs also raised. At KC Smokz we have a huge collection.

There are many different kinds of bongs. Some of them look like the more traditional upright water pipes associated with cannabis. Others can look like hookahs. They can be different in materials as well as their designs and functionality.

In terms of materials, they can be made from pretty bamboos, metals, ceramic and plastic and most popularly from glass. Glass bongs provide you clean, pure taste because the glass doesn’t affect the flavor of the smoke. Whereas Plastic/Acrylic bongs are popular with their durability and cheap price, also great for travelling. Ceramic bongs are good for some special occasions or to display in a cabinet or on a shelf because they are fragile and made of malleable clay. Metal bongs are common and popular as plastic or glass bongs because they are durable and long lasting. Bamboo bongs are much pretty with just a tube of bamboo sealed at the bottom.

As said earlier glass and acrylic bongs are widely in use than other bongs. Glass bong is a tried and tested smoking device for everyone from the novice to the old smoker. Today glass bongs are getting different colors, amazing designs and most importantly becoming smaller in size that provide customers a new experience.

Like material, design also makes some models of bong. These bongs can be of any type of the material, varying in design, shape or size.

A bong having a hole in the middle somewhere produce a much more intense hit is known as carburetor bong. For a straight-forward smoking a straight tube bong is best. It is nothing complex, just a simple long straight tube sealed at one end with a stem and a bowl poking out of the side. Based on the shape of the base two main types of bongs are there. A beaker shaped bong having the bottom that is flared into a beaker shape. Hence the name. Just like that bong with round shaped base is round-base bong. It has sphere-shaped water chamber with a flat base. Both bongs have wider base than the tube and the mouthpiece.

Some bongs have additional filtration and percolators built in. The percolator is a piece of glass that dissipates the smoke before it passes through the water and causes a bubbling effect in the bong. Spreading the smoke out in that way helps to filter it better and cool it faster. Today different types of percolator bongs are available with different percolation filters. Percolator bongs are one of the main attractions in our KC Smokz smoke shop.

In short, bongs have great variety with respect to their materials, design, shape, functionality, shape and size of bowl and height of the tube. Check out KC Smokz Smoke Vape N Head Shop for every type of bongs. KC Smokz brings the latest collection of glass bongs, bubblers and dab rigs at reasonable prices to make your Sundays awesome!