bibsoconner said:

I've been smoking for a while. I use a bong, sometimes joints, and occasionally I make edibles. Lately I've been feeling that the smoke is affecting my lungs. Believe it or not, I actually run and play tennis (not well, but I try :)). I was thinking of a few options...:
1) A vaporizer
2) A better bong
3) Some combination. A new bong and a vaporizer.

I'm completely new to vaporizers. I've never tried one and don't understand them. Will I get just as high? Will it be better for my lungs? They seem incredibly expensive but I guess I'm willing to plunk down $200 if I'm convinced it will last and it will really help.
Another way to go (or in addition to), I'm not opposed to buying a better bong. I've attached a picture of mine. It's about $14.00 so practically anything anyone recommends would be better! Any recommendations from online places? My complaint about this one is I get a massive hit and it doesn't seem well filtered through the water. I know some force the smoke through coils of water. Believe it or not, I just cleaned this bong. It gets filthy fast! I'd be looking for a bong that gives a less harsh hit and is not impossible to clean.

Thanks!

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bibsoconner said:

I've been smoking for a while. I use a bong, sometimes joints, and occasionally I make edibles. Lately I've been feeling that the smoke is affecting my lungs. Believe it or not, I actually run and play tennis (not well, but I try :)). I was thinking of a few options...:
1) A vaporizer
2) A better bong
3) Some combination. A new bong and a vaporizer.

I'm completely new to vaporizers. I've never tried one and don't understand them. Will I get just as high? Will it be better for my lungs? They seem incredibly expensive but I guess I'm willing to plunk down $200 if I'm convinced it will last and it will really help.
Another way to go (or in addition to), I'm not opposed to buying a better bong. I've attached a picture of mine. It's about $14.00 so practically anything anyone recommends would be better! Any recommendations from online places? My complaint about this one is I get a massive hit and it doesn't seem well filtered through the water. I know some force the smoke through coils of water. Believe it or not, I just cleaned this bong. It gets filthy fast! I'd be looking for a bong that gives a less harsh hit and is not impossible to clean.

Thanks!

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Egzoset said:

Hello,

Lets see what really matters besides the kit:

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Reviews mention a slow 'n steady inhalation, probably too long for my old lungs but that's not the point. The 2 features i immediately noticed are this: #1) it claims to have a cooling path but it's so short i'd expect to find a tiny fresh-air inlet hole somewhere between the bowl and mouthpiece while there's not any sign of it; #2) the side array of holes ain't just intended for fresh air to enter, its real purpose is to avoid overheating surrounding materials... So i'm not going to give it a thumbdown and murk your enthousiasm, but if i had one handy myself the chances are mine would have a #53 hole drilled to connect its expansion chamber, possibly in a location where i can block it with a finger to add manual control so to enrich ritual. One other trick on my mind then would be to add a slice of silicon carbide foam inside the heater in order to create 2 effects: #1) relative thermal isolation while iddle; #2) true convective energy storage in hope to shorten the slow 'n steady inhalation profile with some short-lasting punch.

If this could work at all then i might feel like bragging a lot about its affordable cost indeed.

Good day, have fun!!

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