Bong Types

While there’s a large selection of bong types on the market, determining which one is best for you should be based on both your lifestyle as well as the way you like to consume dry herbs. Bamboo bongs, glass bongs, silicone bongs, and gravity bongs are just a few popular bong types. If you’re looking for a smooth option, you may opt for a bamboo or glass bong. If you’re looking for something portable, you’ll likely want to consider a bamboo bong or a silicone bong.

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Bamboo Bongs

If you’re looking for an eco-friendly option that is both affordable and aesthetically pleasing, look no further than bamboo bongs. Bamboo bongs outshine other types of bongs because of their durability, portability, flavor, and aesthetic appeal. Bamboo bongs are made entirely from an eco-friendly material: bamboo. If you’re smoking a plant, why not smoke out of a plant?

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For those concerned about how bamboo bongs remain clean and sealed, rest assured as Terratokes Katana Bong undergoes a natural sanding and finishing process with food-grade epoxy resin that ensures easy cleanup and maintenance post-use. The notably lightweight nature of bamboo bongs means they are extremely transportable and non-breakable so you can take them anywhere. By surpassing all bongs made of glass in longevity, bamboo bongs are by far the best option on the market.

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Aside from the numerous other advantages of using bamboo bongs, they’re easier to smoke out of too, and help users achieve smoother hits. Bamboo bongs gradually enhance the flavor of the smoke over time. Unlike acrylic, bamboo bongs express the natural grain patterns of the wood and help the smoke taste more desirable. This gives users the same pleasant and reminiscent experience you’d have by smoking out of an aged wooden pipe.

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Glass Bongs

Glass is the most commonly used material for bongs due to its wide availability and customizability. The quality and durability of glass bongs make them an ideal option for someone who doesn’t plan to travel outside too frequently with their bong. Popularized by Bob Snodgrass, the glass bong is what brought bongs to the Western world. Glass bongs offer smooth hits, and with the ability to add percolators to the glass bongs during the glassblowing process, additional filtration can be achieved through this type of bong. As it is glass though, this type of bong is prone to breakage and can leave the owner devastated after an overly rough bump or drop. For this reason, glass bongs are best accompanied by a padded case to protect them. Some will use mats on tables underneath their bongs to protect them as well. 

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The experience of using a glass bong will result in a crisp cloud of smoke that’s due to the bubbling feature of water bongs. When using a glass bong over time, the earthy flavor of the smoke will not linger in the bong if it is cleaned properly. With bamboo bongs, they’ll be able to be fully cleaned and sanitized but will retain the aged earthy flavor in the bong. 

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Silicone Bongs

Silicone bongs are popular due to their flexibility, durability, and affordability. Most silicone water bongs are made of food-grade silicone and come with a metal bowl and downstem, however, it's always important to check that the silicone is food-grade. Silicone is both flexible and unshatterable, so it makes for an ideal bong material for those traveling or accident-prone. The silicone does come with cons though as some prefer to see the smoke in the bong as they take a hit, a downside to the nontransparent nature of the silicone. In addition, many feel that silicone is harder to clean than glass, with the tar being able to stick to the pores of the material much easier.

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Gravity Bongs

Gravity bongs are not bongs made of some space-age material but rather a style of bong that allows for a novel way of smoking. Rather than lighting the bowl and using your lungs to fill the piece, a gravity bong utilizes the vacuum created from water being pulled from the piece by gravity to pull smoke into the chamber. Upon filling the chamber, the bowl is pulled and the smoke can then be quickly pushed out of the chamber, giving the user a giant hit of smoke. While overwhelming for some, this method of bong can easily be constructed at home with a bottle without a bottom and a large basin of water and is therefore a choice method for those looking to work with what they have. Glass and other high-end gravity bongs exist as well, but the novel experience is just as fun either way.