A Bong is a Toker's best friend!

Bongs are the pinnacle of smoking culture and serve as the best way to create a perfectly smooth smoking experience and as one of the best ways to express your personality.

Water bongs have been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years, ever since the first toker had the very bright idea to try filtering smoke through water. And that is precisely what makes a bong - also known as water pipes - unique from other smoking apparatus.  Find out more about what is a bong, and how they work.

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All of your smoke is filtered through the glass bong water - sometimes in very complex and intriguing ways - before inhaling it, leading to a much smoother, less harsh, more fantastic, and more enjoyable smoking experience...

When looking for the perfect bong for you, we understand there are so many shapes, sizes, and functions to a water bong that it can get confusing. What is the difference between a glass bong and a silicone bong? What about a water pipe and a water bong?

In this ultimate water pipe buyer's guide, we will break the bong down to a science so you can pick the perfect bong online for you. 

Glass Bong, Water Pipe or Water Bong - What's the Difference?

When buying bongs online, there are many variations to choose from. Understanding bong terminology is very important when finding that perfect water pipe for you. Every person has unique needs for their preferred smoking experience, and the bong you pick should be tailor-fitted for what you need!

Essentially, pipe bongs, glass water pipe bongs, bong water pipes, and glass pipe bongs are all the same! Read below to go over the different types of bongs and find the perfect fit for you. Daily High Club is the best place to buy a bong online, with high-quality bongs at great prices.

Glass Bongs Deliver The Best Tasting Rips

Glass bongs are precisely what the title suggests: a bong made from glass. High-quality bongs such as Daily High Club's bongs are made from borosilicate glass, which is heat resistant and can withstand repetitive use under heat-stress situations without breaking. All glass bongs generally allow for the process of using water to filter smoke, which means that you can refer to a glass bong as a water bong or water pipe.

Water Bongs are Great for Filtration 

Water bongs are any bongs that allow for the use of water filtration. Generally, we recommend using a percolator bong, which helps the water filtration process tremendously by creating more bubbles, which allows for much more cooling. A glass, acrylic, ceramic, and silicone bong that uses a straight tube for you to inhale the smoke and uses water to cool and filter smoke can all be referred to as a water bong.

Water Pipes are the "Standard" Bong

Not to be confused with a dry pipe. Water pipes are generally glass bongs that are medium to small in size and use a tube to inhale from(but this may not always be the case). When referring to a water pipe, you may also be talking about a water bong or glass bong - starting to get the picture?

Silicone Bongs are Portable and Break Proof

Silicone bongs are an excellent solution for budget and travel smokers. Silicone bongs can often compress down to friendly travel size and are very popular as you never have to worry about it falling accidentally and dealing with shattered glass. A silicone bong can be a water bong as well.

Acrylic Bong are Affordable and Easy to Use

Acrylic bongs are cheaper than glass bongs but still more expensive than silicone. If silicone bongs are just not sturdy enough for you, but you don't want to deal with glass, then acrylic bongs are the solution. While they are not shatterproof, they are a bit more resilient to accidental drops. You can use water for the filtration process in acrylic bongs as well.

Mini Bongs are Travel Friendly and Too Darn Cute

Mini bongs are small and great for travel or a bit more discretion. A mini bong gets everything done that a regular bong would but may have harsher hits than larger bongs because of the size. They are great for budget smokers as well. With water, a mini bong can also be known as a waterpipe glass.

Heavy Bongs are the Ultimate Cooling Bongs

Heavy bongs are great for the smoothest hits because the smoke has the most time to cool off. They are sturdy and, of course, heavy, as the name implies. While being more expensive, these massive bongs generally are of excellent quality. A heavy bong that uses water can be referred to as a water pipe bong; if your heavy bong is a glass bong, it can be referred to as a water pipe glass bong.

What Makes a High-Quality Bong?

Nobody wants a cheap bong. If you are looking to find high-quality glass water pipe bongs, DHC has everything you will need. Want to learn more about what makes a high-quality water pipe? Read below to learn more.

Borosilicate Glass is the Only Glass That Matters

Borosilicate glass is the same glass used to make lab-grade equipment. It is safe to smoke out of and is made to withstand large pressures of heat, which is essential in the case of water bongs. Daily High Club offers only the highest-grade borosilicate glass, so you can rest assured that you are getting the best quality glass for the best price on the market.

Herb Bong Filtration is Key to a Great Water Pipe

The water filtration chamber of a bong helps in multiple ways. The water works as a surface area the smoke must travel through, and as it passes through, it cools the smoke. If your glass pipe bong has any form of bubbler filtration, it creates tons of new surface area to cool the smoke down even more. The water also works as a filtration system to help filter out tar and resin that would otherwise enter your lungs.

Bong Cooling Features

If you have experienced coughing fits with your bong, it may be time to step up and purchase an ice bong or a bong with an ice pinch. This cooling feature helps the smoke travel through your water filtration chamber and multiple ice cubes. This cools the smoke down to where there is minimal heat entering your lungs which makes it much less likely for you to cough.

Looking for Unique Bongs Online?

Here at Daily High Club, we love to give our customers bongs that help to express unique and individual styles. We have many unique bongs that will fit your personality and expression. Looking for cute bongs, girls' bongs, or skull bongs? We got it all! Check out some of our favorites:

A Smooth Bong that Hits So Lovely

Looking for a smooth bong that delivers an ultra-smooth rip? We have tons of amazing recyclers, honeycomb, and bubblers that reduce the heat of the smoke and deliver the smoothest bong rips possible.

Exotic Bongs That Steal all the Attention

Here at DHC, we love crazy, fun, and exotic-looking bongs. We have tons of amazing and unique-looking bongs that will be the spotlight of any water pipes and bongs collection.

A Complex Bong that Elon Musk Would Smoke

Looking for a complex bong that looks like it came out of a laboratory? We have many complex scientific bongs with advanced features that will give you the most optimal smoking experience.

Gravity Bong Upgrade (Goodbye Water Jugs)

Nothing hits as hard as a gravity bong, and we all know we have to graduate from the old DYI gravity bong and get a more premium adulting one at some point, right? Check out our awesome gravity bong that will take you to cloud 9.

Ultimate Bong for the Ultimate Toker

We love a good old massive water pipe. Large bongs allow the smoke to travel greater distances before reaching your lungs, which means they deliver an ultra-smooth smoking experience. Here at Daily High Club, we have amazing ultimate bongs with many features.

High-End Bong that Are Worth The Price Tag

Got a few extra dollars to spend? Treat yourself to some of our high-quality bongs that will turn heads and elevate any toker to the next level. Here at Daily High Club, we pride ourselves in making only top-quality bongs, and our high-end glass bongs are no exception!

Learn More About Water Pipes and Bongs Online

Buying a water bong online can be overwhelming at times. Whether you are new or need tips and tricks with your current bong, Daily High Club has covered you with great stoner articles that will help your bongs and pipes journey.

Beginners Guide to Buying a New Bong

Are you looking for a brand-new bong? Maybe it's your first time purchasing a water bong pipe. If that's the case, we have an amazing article that will help you find the perfect bong, whether it's your first bong or your fifth! Learn how to choose a bong and find your next perfect smoke bong!

Keeping Your Bong Squeaky Clean

It doesn't take long before your smoking water bong goes from pristine clean to resin dirty. Cleaning a bong is essential not just for aesthetics but also for health reasons. Bong mold, white mold, and biofilm can form in your bong if not taken care of especially if you are not regularly cleaning out the bong water. Learn how to clean a bong quickly and easily, and get your glass bong pipe back to brand new!

Anatomy of a Bong

Glass bongs are very intricate by nature. They can have dozens of features, so understanding how a bong works, from how the herb is lit to how the smoke travels through each compartment of the water bong pipe, is important if you want to find the best bongs online for your personal smoking. We crafted an in-depth guide to understanding how every part of the bong works.

Difference Between Water Pipe vs Dry Pipe

There seems to be a lot of confusion between water pipe, dry pipe, glass bong, water bong, and all the other terminology. We broke down all questions and created a clear guide for anyone to understand just what the difference between all these terms are for a water pipe.

Bong Accessories to Enhance Your Water Pipe Experience

Now that you understand all the different sizes and variations of a glass water pipe, you will want to understand all the components of a bong so you can fine-tune and optimize your smoking sesh. By understanding all these different components, you can customize your glass water pipe bong for cooler hits, more bubbles, and stopping water from entering your mouth upon inhale. Let's take a look at all the smoking accessories of a bong.

Downstem is Essential for Bongs and Waterpipes

Downstems are an integral part of any glass bong or water pipe. The downstem helps create bubbles inside your water bong, which gives more surface area for smoke to cool before it travels to the tube to be inhaled. Some downstems are built into a bong, while some bongs come with no downstem, and you can purchase a separate downstem to place into your bong. A diffused downstem is a removable downstem where you can have the option to use it or not.

Percolators Help Cool Smoke Bongs

A percolator is much like a downstem, but it's larger and creates many more bubbles when inhaling with a bong. It also allows for more filtration, making it a very smooth and easy pull and very popular for smokers. Your smoking accessories collection would not be complete without a fantastic percolator.

Ice Pinch Delivers Ultra Cool Smoke in Water Pieces

Ice has become very popular for cooling hits using a bong pipe because it helps cool the smoke even more for a smoother rip. You don't get the best results when placing an ice cube into the bong without an ice pinch. An Ice pinch helps "pinch" the ice right in the tube, so the smoke must travel through the ice first and then the bubbled water, giving you a smooth hit without any harshness. Placing an ice cube into your bong without an ice pinch, you are missing out on that double cooling process because the ice generally falls right into the bottom of the bong water.

Splash Guards are Great for No Mess in a Glass Pipe Bong

Sometimes if your bong is too small and your pull is too strong, you may get a bit of water pulled into your mouth. Dirty bong water in your mouth is something you want to avoid, which makes splash guards the perfect solution as it prevents water from entering your mouth upon inhalation with bongs and pipes.

Benefits of Using Water Pipes

You may wonder why smoke from a bong compared to rolling a joint. Bongs have many distinct advantages over other smoking methods. We have plenty of reasons why bongs are the best:

• Bongs Catch Ash & Tar – When you smoke a joint, cigarette, cigar, or blunt - you inhale tar and ashes directly into your lungs. When you smoke through a water pipe, the water catches all of the ashes and tar. You will have to clean your bong every so often, but it’s better in your bong water than in your lungs!

• Smooth Smoke – Bong technology is quite advanced, with multiple percolators that create smaller streams of bubbles that filter through the water with more surface area, filtering and cooling them down to make your smoke velvety smooth.

• Cool Rips - There are also ice catches on many of our bongs and dab rigs, allowing the smoke to pass over ice and cool down even further than just water, giving you the coolest smoking experience of your life – literally!

• Reduce Any Harmful Effects Of Smoke – Filtering smoke through water takes out many harmful carcinogens and bacteria in the smoke, drastically reducing the chances of cancer or any other diseases.

• Self-Expression – If you are using your bong to smoke every day, you want something that expresses who you are, and bongs come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and designs, so you can pick the perfect one to fit your life.

Best Place to Buy Bongs Online in 2023

When it comes to buying the best bongs online, Daily High Club has got you covered. With a wide range of selections from large water bongs to your new favorite small water pipe bong, DHC ensures a perfect bong for you. Not only do we sell high-quality and even handmade glass bongs, but we also offer many artistic variations to match your style and expression. Browse our bongs in our collections above and set the filters to narrow the search through all our fantastic water pipes.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bongs

We understand after reading, you still may have questions about bongs and water pipes. Here are some of the most common questions:

How does a Bong Work?

Let’s not kid ourselves - the ultimate purpose of any bong is to give you the ability to inhale a lungful of flavorful, delicious herb without the harsh heat and acidic burn of unfiltered smoke. The science behind achieving this is quite interesting.

The first and most important thing is understanding the idea of surface area. When it comes to filtering smoke through water, the surface area is essential - the more your smoke makes contact with the water, the more heat, tar, and carcinogens are filtered out, and the smoother your smoking experience.

If you think giant bubbles have the most surface area, think again! Imagine a big bubble of smoke and think about how much surface area it has - imagine if you split it into two bubbles right down the middle. Those two smaller bubbles have more surface area together than the big one did by itself, right?

A bong generally has a bowl where you place the herb. You then light the bong, and the smoke travels through the water to filter and cool, where it then travels up the straight tube into your mouth. Bongs can add extra filtration with a perc or ice pinch.

That’s exactly how percolators and other smoking technology work - by sending bubbles through tubes and breaking them down into smaller bubbles, you expose more of your smoke’s surface area to the water, cleaning it much more thoroughly before it gets to your lungs.

Other “swiss cheese” style chambers break down bubbles further and increase the amount of time the bubbles are underwater - which further increases filtration.

Finally, many of our bongs also have ice catchers, which cool the smoke down the rest of the way to room temperature or even slightly below -- removing the heat which can burn your throat and cause you to “choke” on smoke.

The end result is the enjoyment of delicious, full-flavored smoking with insanely smooth, almost creamy, and cool inhalations and no coughing!

What Bong to Buy?

When deciding which bong to buy, it ultimately comes down to your personal needs. Finding the best bong for you can be easy if you understand which style of bong fits your preference. We recommend general bongs and water pipes if you are a beginner and want something simple. A silicone bong will be great if you are on the go all the time and traveling. If you are budgeting, you may want to look into mini, acrylic, and silicone bongs. If you have money to spend on something amazing, go for the glass bongs with extra accessories like a showerhead perc and an ice pinch.

What is Joint Size on a Bong?

Joint size is another common term that will appear when searching to buy a bong online.

The joint size needs to be correct because you need to seal off any air entry points for a bong to work. The diameter where the joint meets the bong must be a precise fit. If you choose the wrong joint size or gender (male or female), it may not be compatible.

No need to sweat; Daily High Club shows the exact joint size and gender you need when selecting any bong in our online head shop. Understanding the different joint sizes on your bongs and pipes is important when knowing what type of hits you will get from your water bong.

For example, the standard size bong joint is usually around 10 mm to 29.2mm. If you choose a 29.22 mm joint size, be prepared for very large and powerful hits.

Other "middle of the road" water bong joint sizes include 14.5mm and 18.8mm..

How to Clean my Bong?

When it comes to cleaning a bong, we recommend staying clear of alcohol and salt as they can be harmful to your bong, health, and the environment. Make sure to use a bong cleaner as they work more efficiently and do not damage your bong with coarse salt. To make cleaning easier, use res caps to seal your bong's open entries so you can shake the solution. Cleaning your bong is easy as you just put the solution in the bong, and the bong cleaner does all the work!

How Much is a Bong?

Bong prices vary. When buying bongs online, you can expect prices to average around $60 for a standard water pipe. If you go for silicone or acrylic, the prices can be cheaper, but if you get more features for your bong or get a more unique or advanced bong such as a recycler or honeycomb, you can expect prices to go up.