Bong that im gonna get soon

[Captain Chronic]

Gonna have some money soon and figure its time to get some nice glass, sick of smoking out of soda cans and home made water bottle piece of shits. So, So far what im thinking is just a standard Roor with a sweet ashcatcher. Their around $420 together without tax.

http://everyonedoesit.com/online_headshop/Roor_Icemaster_Bong_50.cfm?iProductID=1574

http://www.everyonedoesit.com/online_headshop/Roor_Bong_Ashcatcher__5_Black.cfm?iProductID=2401

I know theres some better bongs out there for this price, so please let me see some of em lol.

Was gonna get a solopipe but using a bowl is just more efficient, not worth the extra cash.

[gaum]

roors are over rated

[High_Times_w_Kumar]

with the ashcatcher thatll be one bitching bong, but roors arent really my style, they are great and i would still love to have one, im more into custom bongs, shit with colors and thats one of a kind and looks like it. but still a good bong

[Captain Chronic]

roors are over rated
You wouldn't say that after a fully milked hit off that fucker.


Yea, I wouldn't mind a sweet custom piece, but being 14 doesn't help. Getting this ordered would be pretty easy, and it does what I need it to do. Its pretty thick so it won't be breaking anytime soon unless im a dumbass, With the ashcatcher I won't even feel the hit, and it probably will look pretty beastly with the ashcatcher on.

[Kramazing]

roors are over rated
I just bought a phx trinity for 220 even at my local headshop.
I would rather have perculators then just a straight tube.

[porkstock41]

i'm sorry i just cannot see spending hundreds of dollars on a bong; no matter how nice it is.

i got my bong (very similar to your roor i just looked at) for $60. shop around for a cheaper piece and spend the rest of your money on some greenery to fill it!

i'm cheap i know, but $400! fuck:eek:

[Therese Aline]

I've been wanting this for a long time, it's even on sale. :0 Won't be able to get it for awhile though.



http://www.drbongs.co.uk/images/CL-PURPELS-40CM.jpg

[Captain Chronic]

I just bought a phx trinity for 220 even at my local headshop.
I would rather have perculators then just a straight tube.

Iv been wondering why I never see Perc's inside of roors... Are they anti perc or something?

[gaum]

You wouldn't say that after a fully milked hit off that fucker.



ive hit more bongs then youv ever seen, and to be honest, roors were some of the worst quality ones ive hit besides like little cheapo plastic ones. for the same price, you could get a custom one from a blower with percolators and ashcatcher

[dubie]

I would just go to a headshop, get a couple nice peices and have some extra money for ganj. 400 dollars is just way too much to be spending on a smoking device.

[Astrofabrical]

You guys don't get it. I used to think in exactly the same way as you when it came to RooRs. But now, if I had an extra $300 to spend on glass I would buy a nice 5.0 RooR. It's worth it just for the style and the craftsmanship. On the subject of spending over $400 on anything to smoke: my friend and I are going to go each go half for a custom 22" EHLE glass bong. I'm sure the total will come to $400-$450, but it's going to be worth it to be able to take fat rips off a custom 22 inch bent neck EHLE glass bong.

It all depends on how much you value what you smoke out of as opposed to just how much you value weed. If you could care less how you get high, then good for you, nothing wrong with that. But don't condemn and hate on people like me who are perfectly willing to dump $250 into some nice glass. I guarantee you that if you walk into your friends room and see a high quality 22 inch tube sitting on the table you're going to be in for a treat.

[newradicalface]

Actually that EHLE we are getting is 24 inches, total beast. Go for the setup if you have the money captain chronic as that I a nice bong.

[porkstock41]

shop around, you can get quality glass for $100 or less. i think you are pretty much paying for the name.

[slybond]

ive hit more bongs then youv ever seen, and to be honest, roors were some of the worst quality ones ive hit besides like little cheapo plastic ones. for the same price, you could get a custom one from a blower with percolators and ashcatcher
thats just not true, maybe in your opinion, but in reality, roor is one of the few companies that actually designs their pipes to be of higher quality and rip better than any other. im not saying roor's are the best bong out there or that there worth the money (in my opinion, there not) but they have actually taken the time and effort to make a fine smoking device. most other pipes are just blown and sold without any concern for how the shape/glass/joints/quality effect the rip itself. perc's and ashcatchers can hinder a hit if there not blown/shaped right, the piece he's looking at will rip way better than any 5 perc, 2 ashcather, 30 marble, 3 ice catcher, gold fumed, 4 foot bong.

[dubie]

Astro i totally get you, and that sounds like a beastish bong i would like to see a pic when you get it. But really when ur 14 or 15 not many doors are open to get cash. This kid is 14 and he wants to buy a $400+ bong, so the money is comming from either from selling drugs, from a job(which isnt that easy to get at 14 or 15), got it for a birthday, or money his parents gave him.

All im saying is when your young all you really need is a decent glass peice and as much weed as you can get. Theres plenty of life left before any kid needs to be buyin a expensive bong like that and fuckin milkin it daily. Im not telling anyone how to spend money just giving an opinion. All that Roor is gonna do is help this kid build a nice tolerence at such a young age.

[drew5147]

Iv been wondering why I never see Perc's inside of roors... Are they anti perc or something?


Perc'ed roors are usually US made.



and every roor is one of a kind. :cool:


I'm about to drop $300 on a EDIT order.


gettin' me an ashcatcher, diffuser, steamroller, bong stopper, and a poker.


I cant wait



EDIT: I also wouldnt buy a Roor as your first bong.



You're gonna be pissed when you break it.


and you will break it.

[drew5147]

It all depends on how much you value what you smoke out of as opposed to just how much you value weed. If you could care less how you get high, then good for you, nothing wrong with that. But don't condemn and hate on people like me who are perfectly willing to dump $250 into some nice glass. I guarantee you that if you walk into your friends room and see a high quality 22 inch tube sitting on the table you're going to be in for a treat.



So true.



I love my glass.

[drew5147]

ive hit more bongs then youv ever seen, and to be honest, roors were some of the worst quality ones ive hit besides like little cheapo plastic ones.


you have no idea what you are talking about

[lune]

I've had a roor for the past 3 years or so... diffused white label with ice pinches... in fact I was just ripping it when I clicked this thread...

my honest opinion - Roors hit great, I've hit several over the years and they all hit nice...

-but-

For a much better price you can get just as nice of a tube... roors ARE overpriced...

I've wanted an illadelph for a little while now, I like those a lot...

Not a fan phx... the trinity has bad drag...

[newradicalface]

Lune, don't illadelph bongs come with a free keck clip, because if so that is awesome. Once I can actually go out and bong shop (still 16) at a store like Secrets, I will be looking into getting a nice Lux.

[Astrofabrical]

Astro i totally get you, and that sounds like a beastish bong i would like to see a pic when you get it. But really when ur 14 or 15 not many doors are open to get cash. This kid is 14 and he wants to buy a $400+ bong, so the money is comming from either from selling drugs, from a job(which isnt that easy to get at 14 or 15), got it for a birthday, or money his parents gave him.

All im saying is when your young all you really need is a decent glass peice and as much weed as you can get. Theres plenty of life left before any kid needs to be buyin a expensive bong like that and fuckin milkin it daily. Im not telling anyone how to spend money just giving an opinion. All that Roor is gonna do is help this kid build a nice tolerence at such a young age.

Gotcha. I'd sure as hell never buy a really nice piece of glass if I couldn't have it on display. I swear I'm going to set it on it's own shelf and stick flowers in it. Oh yeah, and if my parents didn't let me toke ;)

[Jacobin]

I just bought a phx trinity for 220 even at my local headshop.
I would rather have perculators then just a straight tube.

phx trinity is flat-out the worst "high-end" piece on the market. Shitty fitment of joints and the sheer size and mechanics of it make for one disgusting rip. The reason you get high is from the lack of oxygen because you are trying so hard to clear the damn chambers.

I never thought in my life i would read anywhere or hear anyone say theyd take any phx over a roor. Especially the trinity.

BLECH

edit: i used to have the piece the OP posted. It was a great daily piece and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Getting a straight tubed roor with an ashcatcher makes sense, although i dont like ashcatchers myself. If you can find that same piece in white, go for it. I dont think they make em in white anymore but they are the same thickness (5.0mm)

[drew5147]

White label RooR's are custom.


and thus, more expensive.

[lune]

Lune, don't illadelph bongs come with a free keck clip, because if so that is awesome. Once I can actually go out and bong shop (still 16) at a store like Secrets, I will be looking into getting a nice Lux.

Not sure if they come with it free, Ive seen them on every illa Ive hit though...

[porkstock41]

keck clips?
percalators?
bong stopper?
poker?

what the hell are these things?

apparently i don't love bongs as much as i thought i do.

enlighten me fellow stoners

[newradicalface]

Not sure if they come with it free, Ive seen them on every illa Ive hit though...

Ah, I thought I saw someone post on TC about them coming with it, but that might have just been from one website (yes there is a website that sells illadelph), or from just his headshop.

[newradicalface]

keck clips?
percalators?
bong stopper?
poker?

what the hell are these things?

apparently i don't love bongs as much as i thought i do.

enlighten me fellow stoners

Keck clips are clips that hold the diffuser to the female joint on the bong or on your ashcatcher and look like this

http://www.vaporglass.com/catalog/19mm_keck4_thumb.jpg

Percolators are explained here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pipe_percolator)

A bong stopper goes into the female glass joint to stop liquid from coming out of the bong when cleaning or transporting the bong with liquid in it. A picture of a bong stopper

http://www.growhigh.co.uk/catalog/images/roor-stopper-bong.jpg

A poker is a device used to push ash out of the bowl, unclog tightly packed weed, turn over weed, or whatever other purpose you may use it for. This is what a poker looks like this

http://www.paradox.co.uk/acatalog/roor-poker-100.jpg

[klondike_bar]

^^^dude, full props for the explanations above. I learned a little myself from that.

personally, no matter how nicely a roor smokes, i would rather have a more curvy, colourful piece that looks like a true work of art

[porkstock41]

Keck clips are clips that hold the diffuser to the female joint on the bong or on your ashcatcher and look like this

http://www.vaporglass.com/catalog/19mm_keck4_thumb.jpg

Percolators are explained here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pipe_percolator)

A bong stopper goes into the female glass joint to stop liquid from coming out of the bong when cleaning or transporting the bong with liquid in it. A picture of a bong stopper

http://www.growhigh.co.uk/catalog/images/roor-stopper-bong.jpg

A poker is a device used to push ash out of the bowl, unclog tightly packed weed, turn over weed, or whatever other purpose you may use it for. This is what a poker looks like this

http://www.paradox.co.uk/acatalog/roor-poker-100.jpg

THANK YOU!

i guess i knew what keck clips were after all, just not their application in bong smoking.

a poker and stopper are pretty self explanatory i guess. i didn't know that companies actually made those tho! i have a long piece of metal from a curtain clip (poker) and a rubber stopper.

oh yea percalator. i still have to click your link. thanks again bro

[porkstock41]

interesting...from that wiki article they cited a NORML study that bongs filter out MORE thc than harmful tars. WHAT?
depressing more like it.

i've been sitting here for years thinking that my bong might be savin my lungs, at least a little.

man o man..
i need something to calm down......
hmmmm
a nice bong hit!

ps; if you look at that citation look at picture 3 i think; a battery powered bong with a wooden paddle to mix the smoke and water. AMAZING.

nice study actually

[porkstock41]

a quote

Are Waterpipes Counterproductive?
The study results are obviously discomforting to waterpipe enthusiasts, many of whom prefer the cooler, milder smoke they produce, and have naturally assumed it is also more healthful. Unfortunately, however, the study indicates that waterpipes may actually be counterproductive in increasing consumption of carcinogenic tars.
Nonetheless, it is still premature to judge that waterpipes are actually unhealthful, since they may filter out other, non-solid smoke toxins occurring in the gas phase of the smoke, which was not analyzed in the study. Noxious gases known to occur in marijuana smoke include hydrogen cyanide, which incapacitates the lung's defensive cilia; volatile phenols, which contribute to the harshness of the taste; aldehydes, which promote cancer; and carbon monoxide, a known risk factor in heart disease. Previous studies indicate that water filtration may be quite effective in absorbing some of these [Nicholas Cozzi, Effects of Water Filtration on Marijuana Smoke: A Literature Review, MAPS Newsletter, Vol. IV #2, 1993]. If so, waterpipes might still turn out to have net health benefits.
MAPS and California NORML are planning to undertake a second phase of the waterpipe study for the purpose of analyzing the gaseous phase of marijuana smoke.
In the meantime, the easiest way for most smokers to avoid harmful smoke toxins may be simply to smoke stronger marijuana. This strategy is apt to be more effective than any smoke filtration device. By simply replacing the low, 2.3% potency NIDA marijuana used in this study with high-quality 12%-sinsemilla, smokers could presumably reduce their tar intake by a factor of five while still achieving the same effect. Further improvements could be had by using pure THC or hash oil, which has been tested at potencies of 60%.

[porkstock41]

THC Transfer Rate
The MAPS-NORML study provides new information on the efficiency of different devices in delivering THC from marijuana to the user. Previous studies have shown that 60% - 80% of the THC burned in joints or waterpipes is lost in slipstream smoke, adhesion to the pipestem and bowl, pyrolysis, etc. [Mario Perez-Reyes, Marijuana Smoking: Factors that Influence the Bioavailability of Tetrahydrocannabinol, in C. Nora Chiang and Richard Hawks, ed., Research Findings on Smoking of Abused Substances, NIDA Research Monograph 99, 1990]. The percentage of total THC delivered to the user is called the THC transfer rate. The unfiltered joint scored surprisingly well in smoking efficiency, coming in second place with a transfer rate close to 20%. The portable waterpipe did slightly better, and the bong slightly worse. The other devices did notably worse. The vaporizers and electric waterpipe did especially poorly, with transfer rates less than one-third that of the top three devices. Thus, heavy smokers could literally be blowing most of their stash away with bad pipes.
Note:
Contrary to the initial version of this article, which erroneously stated that THC vaporizes at 155º C, the Merck Manual lists the vaporization point of THC as 200º in vacuum. The vaporization point at normal atmospheric pressure appears to be unknown, but is thought to be in the range 250-400º.

California NORML
2215-R Market St. #278
San Francisco, CA 94114
CANORML@igc.apc.org

[PhishheadDeadhead]

as nice as that looks 420 is way too much for a bong imo.
idk maybe i dont like to throw around money as much as other people.

[killswitchjd]

id buy a roor. right after id get a lexus instead of a toyota...

[Severely stoned]

420 dollars? fuck that. Unless your just that rich. I'd buy a normal bong and an O. fuck that flashy stuff, name brand bongs and shit.