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Curated by the Angies Boutique buyers. Scientific glass, everyday beakers and tubes, novelty bongs and one-of-one heady pieces, chosen by a Los Angeles head shop that has sold glass since 1990.
A bong is a water pipe: smoke from the bowl travels down a downstem into a water chamber, bubbles through the water to cool and filter, and fills the tube before you inhale. Angies Boutique carries bongs from scientific glass makers ROOR, Illadelph, HiSi, Sheldon Black, Moltn and AFM; everyday pieces from GRAV, Cookies, MJ Arsenal and Human Grade; novelty bongs from Hemper and BigFun!; silicone bongs from Eyce; and handmade heady work from artists like Ben Wilson, Pakoh and Coyle Condenser. For every type of water piece in one place, including bubblers, recyclers and gravity bongs, see Water Pipes & Bongs.
A bong has four parts: the bowl, which holds the flower; the downstem, which carries smoke below the water line; the water chamber, where smoke bubbles through water; and the tube or neck, which fills with cooled smoke. On most modern bongs the bowl is a removable slide: you pull it out at the end of the hit to clear the chamber. Water cools the smoke and catches ash and some particles, so a bong hits smoother than a dry pipe of the same size.
Percolators, or percs, are extra diffusion stages inside the tube. They split smoke into more, smaller bubbles for more cooling, at the cost of a little more drag and more cleaning. Ice pinches, the small glass notches in the neck, hold ice cubes above the water for an even colder hit.
A beaker has a wide, cone-shaped base that holds more water and is the hardest to knock over. It is the most popular shape for a first real bong. The Illadelph 5mm Tall Beaker and the house-line Angies Boutique 18" Clear Beaker are in stock. See all Beaker Bongs.
A straight tube is a straight cylinder from base to mouthpiece. It holds less water than a beaker, so the smoke clears faster and the hit feels punchier. The Illadelph 5mm Medium Straight, the ROOR 18" Straight and the budget Human Grade 12" Straight Tube cover the range.
Scientific glass is built for function: thick tubing, measured diameters and multi-stage percolators. HiSi's 16" Double Bell Perc Beaker and Jr. Triple Bell Perc Straight, Leisure Glass's 26/29-Arm Flower Tube and the GRAV Coil Showerhead are the smooth-hitting picks. See Scientific Glass.
Recyclers loop water between chambers for an extra-smooth pull; see Recycler Bongs. Gravity bongs use falling water to pull a full chamber of smoke, like the BigFun! Sublime Gravity Bong; see Gravity Bongs.
Mini bongs, around 6 to 9 inches, give water filtration in a piece that fits on a nightstand. The GRAV Mini Beaker, Human Grade 6" Beaker and Cookies Bayside 650 are in stock. For hand-held water pipes, see Bubblers.
Silicone bongs survive drops that would break glass. The Eyce Silicone Beaker and the glass-in-silicone GRAV Deco Beaker are built for travel and clumsy hands. See Silicone Bongs.
Novelty bongs are working water pipes shaped like everyday objects. Hemper makes the Ramen Cup, Chinese Takeout and That 70's Lamp XL, and BigFun! makes the iridescent Bubble Bong and Tricolor Bong. Our novelty bong ranking sorts them by function. AFM's 18" Sports Beakers, including the Dodgers and Rams, carry team logos.
Heady bongs are handmade, one-of-one pieces from working glassblowers: Ben Wilson's custom triple donut beakers, the Sheldon Black x Pakoh 16" Beaker, Moltn's tree and can perc tubes, and Coyle Condenser's Munny collabs. Each piece is unique and gone when it sells. Browse more in Heady Glass, and read our scientific vs heady glass guide.
Every bong in stock is pictured in the grid below.
| If you want | Get |
|---|---|
| A first real bong that will not tip | A beaker, like the Angies Boutique 18" Clear Beaker |
| The best value under heady prices | A Human Grade beaker or straight tube |
| The smoothest hit | A percolator bong such as the HiSi Double Bell Perc |
| A heritage brand for life | ROOR or Illadelph |
| Something small for the nightstand | The GRAV Mini Beaker |
| Something that survives drops | The Eyce Silicone Beaker |
| A conversation piece | A Hemper or BigFun! novelty bong |
| Functional art | A heady piece from Heady Glass |
Scientific makers list tube size as diameter by wall thickness. A 50x5mm tube is 50 millimeters across with 5mm thick glass. Thicker walls, like 7mm and 9mm, are heavier and more resistant to knocks; wider tubes hold more smoke. Height is listed in inches. Most bongs use a 14mm joint for the bowl, while many large scientific tubes use 18mm, so check the joint size before buying an extra bowl, ash catcher or downstem.
An ash catcher keeps the main chamber cleaner between washes. Supplies are in Cleaning Supplies.
Upgrade or replace parts with Bowls & Slides, Downstems and Ash Catchers. Shop by maker in Illadelph, HiSi, AFM, GRAV, Cookies, MJ Arsenal and MAV. For concentrates, see Dab Rigs.
Check the joint: 14mm and 18mm bowls, downstems and ash catchers are not interchangeable without an adapter, and the angle (45° or 90°) must match too. Bigger is not always better: tall tubes need bigger pulls, so a mid-size beaker is easier for most people. More percs, more cleaning: percolators smooth the hit but trap more residue. Heady pieces are one-offs: the piece pictured is the piece you get. Glass breaks: keep it on a stable surface and away from table edges. Sold to adults 21+.
Angies Boutique · 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 680-0080 · Open daily 11am to 7pm PST · Established 1990 · Scientific, everyday, novelty and heady bongs in stock · Same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery in Los Angeles · Ships to all 50 states and worldwide · 21+ only.
