Health

Bongs have many advantages over joints and pipes. For one thing, smoking bongs is healthier
for your lungs. The water in a bong filters harmful impurities and it cools
the smoke down before it gets to you, so you get a much smoother hit. Bongs
also don’t involve the use of any paper which only add to your intake
of and chemicals and toxins.

Variety

Bongs come in all shapes and sizes. Some bongs on the market today are designed
with extra features such as ice bongs. Ice bongs allow you to have ice above
the water level to act as a second filter, catching more tar and further cooling
down the smoke.

Economics

Another important factor is wastage. When you smoke joints, a lot of your mix
will burn away when you’re between tokes or passing it around. However,
with a bong, you use up your mix within a few tokes and you only need to load
a small amount. And if you do want to save some for later, you can easily extinguish
the bowl and you won’t lose any mix. The impact of smoking a bong is much
stronger than the impact of smoking a joint or pipe. This means that you don’t
need to use as much in order to get high.

Fun-factor

The ritual of making joints is something that your regular toker enjoys. But
consider the endless possibilities of creating your own bong. You can be inventive
in many ways, from testing different materials and sizes to adding extra pieces
for multi-user bongs. Making a bong can also be good social activity. Especially
when you’ve had a few smokes and you’re feeling creative. Always
try to personalise your own bong in some way, to add to the pleasure of using
it. For more advice on bong materials and where to find them, read How to Make
a Basic Bong.

Downside

I suppose the only disadvantage is with a bong is that it’s not so easy
to carry around. But you can find good travel bongs in most decent headshops these days. It’s worth trying out one or two, even if you just want to
vary your smoking habits.

Interesting fact: The word “bong” comes
from the Thai word “baung” which refers to a cut off section
of bamboo.
Cypress Hill, a well-known hip-hop band paid tribute to the bong in
their imaginatively named track “Hits From the Bong” …

Track: Hits From the Bong

Artist: Cypress Hill

Album: Black Sunday
“Hits From The Bong

Hits From The Bong

Hits From The Bong

Hits From The Bong

Pick it, pack it,

Fire it up, Come along,

And take a hit from the bong,

Put the blunt down just for a second,

Don’t get me wrong it’s not a new method,

Inhale, Exhale,

Just got a ounce in the mail,

I like a blunt or a big fat cone,

But my double barrel bong is gettin’ me stoned,

I’m skill it, There’s water inside don’t spill it,

It smells like shit on the carpet,

Still it, goes down smooth when I get a clean hit,

Of the skunky funky smelly green shit,

Sing my song, puff all night long,

As I take Hits from the bong…

Hits From The Bong y’all

Gonna get high,

Hits From The Bong

Gonna get high,

Hits From The Bong

Gonna get high,

Hits From The Bong

Let’s smoke that bowl, hit the bong,

And then take that finger off of that hole,

Plug it, unplug it,

Don’t straaaain, I love you Mary Jane,

She never complains, when I hit Mary,

With that flame, I light up the cherry,

She’s so good to me, when I pack a fresh bowl I clean the screen,

Don’t get me stirred up the smoke, through the bub-bling water,

Is Makin’ it pure so I got ta’, take my hit and hold it,

Just like Chong, I hit the bowl and I reload it,

Get my four-footer and bring it on…

As I take Hits from the bong,

Hits From The Bong

Can I get a hit

Hits From The Bong

Can I get a hit

Hits From The Bong”

Can I get a hit

Hits From The Bong

Can I get a hit

Hits From The Bong

Can I get a hit

Straighten your dick out…

Can I get a hit …

Hits From the Bong

Hits From the Bong

Hits From the Bong

Hits From the Bong