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Silicone or glass

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Silicone is the one to get if it's going to travel or get knocked over. Glass is better for a piece that stays home: you can see the water, and it cleans up clear. Our silicone bongs are $23.99 to $49.99, and glass ones are $25.99 to $129.95.

Silicone Glass
If you drop it it bends and bounces it can crack or break, depending on how thick it is
Seeing inside you can't see the water clear, unless it's colored or frosted
Looks bright solid colors and swirls clear, colored, fumed, decals, sculpted shapes
Smell over time can hold on to it doesn't hold it
With a percolator 0 3 bongs
What it's made of 6 of 8 are food-grade silicone 33 of 81 glass bongs and bubblers are borosilicate
Bongs we have 6, $23.99 to $49.99 64, $25.99 to $129.95
Hand pipes we have 2, $6.28 to $7.85 66, $12.99 to $62.99

Cleaning

Glass comes back to clear with isopropyl alcohol and salt, and you can see when it's clean. Silicone bends, so you can squeeze it to get a brush through, and the ones with "breakaway" in the name come apart in sections. Some of ours can go on the top rack of the dishwasher. For others, the instructions say to wash them by hand in warm soapy water so they last longer. Either way, rinse it and let it dry before you put it away.

Carrying it

Silicone is light and takes knocks, so it's good for a piece that travels. 3 of our silicone pieces have a suction base that holds them down on a flat surface.

The bowl and the flame

7 of our silicone pieces come with a glass bowl, and 1 comes with a metal one that has a screw-on lid. A metal bowl is hot right after you use it, so don't grab it with bare hands.

Silicone handles a lot of heat, but keep the flame on the bowl, not on the silicone. The instructions for some of ours say so too.

Food-grade silicone is the same kind used for kitchen tools, and 6 of ours are food-grade.

Silicone in stock

We have 8 silicone pieces, $6.28 to $49.99.

Glass

Most of our bongs, bubblers and hand pipes are glass. For sturdier glass, go thick. These 13 have walls 7 mm thick or more:

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What this guide doesn't cover

How each one smokes and tastes.

Questions

Does silicone break?
It's much less likely to break than glass if you drop it, because it bends. It can still tear if it gets cut, and a glass bowl can still break.
Which costs less?
Our silicone bongs are $23.99 to $49.99 and our glass ones are $25.99 to $129.95. Silicone hand pipes are $6.28 to $7.85 and glass ones are $12.99 to $62.99.

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