When dealing with any item that is easily broken when mishandled, anything you can do to prevent this behavior is welcomed with open arms. Because there’s nothing worse than watching your smoking buddy accidentally nudge the tip of your bong with their elbow and watching it crash to the floor in slow-motion like something out of the movies. One of the best things you can do to cut back on any potential breakage is to purchase a thick glass bong. Because, when you buy a thick glass bong, you’re also purchasing peace of mind, knowing it can take a licking and keep on ticking.
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Benefits of Thick Glass Bongs
When looking to buy a new bong, if you are new to the glass scene, there are numerous factors to consider. What material it’s made from, its size and the price are all contributing factors. Along with one of the top factors, glass thickness. This is crucial since it will have a direct impact on the price and size of the bong. Thicker glass means more materials are needed to manufacture, and more materials typically mean bigger water pipes. Every seasoned smoker worth their salt owns at least one thick glass bong, so there must be some reason or reasons for this.
Glass Thickness
The thickness of a bong’s glass correlates directly with its durability, plain and simple. It’s also why exceptionally thick bongs weigh so much more than their thinner glass counterparts. The glass is measured in millimeters, with thinner glass (starting at 2 mm) being primarily used to craft ash catchers, carb caps, and other assorted accessories. On the thicker side of the spectrum (7 mm and above), you mainly have big bongs since you simply can’t craft small pieces with glass this thick. And the thicker the glass, the more the bong will weigh. Similar to precious metals, the heavier it weighs, the higher the quality of the bong typically is, which will also raise the price tag as well. Ergo, when you invest in a high-quality thick glass bong, you’re investing in a bong that, when correctly taken care of, can last for years to come. Conversely, if you were to pick up a thinner 3 mm glass bong, your chances of having that sucker ten years down the road go way down when compared to thick glass water pipes. “I always take the best care of my belongings, so why should this apply to me?” you may be wondering. If you plan on having any sessions with friends, then this is still something you’ll want to keep in mind. If you only plan on using the piece for solo sessions, then you’ll want to focus more on the other benefits that thick glass bongs have to offer.
Glass Quality
Another top priority you want to take into consideration is the quality of the glass that was used to craft the water pipe. And when it comes to high-quality thick glass bongs, it’s borosilicate glass or nothing. This is all thanks to borosilicate glass’ high level of durability which typically allows for a nice, long lifespan. For instance, let’s say you’re about to have a session, and you or one of your friends accidentally nudges the bong with your elbow. If your piece is crafted from thinner, non-borosilicate glass, its lightweight probably won’t allow for much stability, leading to a floor covered in broken glass and tears. If you were to replace that thin, inexpensive glass bong with a high-quality, thick borosilicate glass bong, the results would be like night and day. Heck, the water pipe may not even fall over if it was merely a light nudge. But what if it was nudged hard enough to fall on the floor? The extra thickness, along with the added durability of the borosilicate glass, will dramatically raise the chances of your bong surviving.
Glass Durability
A bong’s durability goes hand in hand with the quality and thickness of the glass. And just as with the glass’ thickness and quality, the durability of a thick glass bong lends itself quite nicely to anyone who may be accident prone. Thanks to the fact that thick glass bongs typically start at around 7 mm, making them almost twice as thick as standard (3 mm – 5 mm) water pipes. It’s this extra thickness that increases the weight of the bong. And the heavier a bong is, the harder it is to knock over. With thinner glass bongs, sometimes all it takes is the lightest of touches to put the piece off balance and on the floor in pieces. Thick glass bongs boast extra weight due to the thicker glass, which makes it much more difficult to accidentally knock the sucker over. And, as previously stated, even if you do end up knocking it over, the thicker glass holds up much better (especially in the joints). So, the chances of a thick glass water pipe breaking into a thousand pieces when knocked over are far less than when compared with its thin-glass brethren. That doesn’t mean you can treat a thick glass bong like a rag doll, carelessly throwing it into your bag every time you head out the door. It just means that if anything were to accidentally happen, the chances of your piece surviving are significantly higher than if it were a thinner glass bong.
Is a Thick Glass Bong for You?
There’s no question that you have a wide variety of options currently available to you as far as bongs are concerned. There are bongs made out of everything from acrylic and plastic to metal and ceramic. And each type boasts its own set of advantages and disadvantages to cater to every type of smoker. Hence, if you’re someone who prides yourself on taking care of their things, you may not feel the need to pay extra for a thicker water pipe. However, if you’re the clumsy type who favors peace of mind, a thick glass bong may be just what you’ve been looking for. As long as you focus on what you want to get out of your sessions, you should be able to figure out if a thick glass bong is the right fit for you or not.