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Silicone Bongs: Yay or Nay?

Silicone Bongs: Yay or Nay?

When it comes to bong material choices, smokers today aren’t exactly lacking for options. While you’re probably familiar with plastic, glass, wood, bronze, and bamboo bongs, what about silicone bongs? Yes, silicone bongs are a real thing.

Relaxing regulations and legalization of cannabis product has made an exciting impact on the industry. We have seen the advent of new innovative smoking devices and accessories, and silicone bongs are one of the most popular examples.

However, what does silicone offer which is making veteran stoners ditch tried and tested materials in its favor? Well let’s find out.

What exactly is Silicone?

Silicone is created by combining silica and oxygen together. It’s a tough, flexible, and has a high melting point, which makes it the perfect material for bongs.

Durability

An exceptionally tough material, silicone can be compared to borosilicate glass in terms of durability. This durability is one of the primary reasons why silicone bongs have become a firm favorite among smokers. However, silicone bongs are only durable if they’re made out of pure silicone, and there’s no filler material that can be hazardous to your health and environment.

If you have a high quality silicone bong, you could drop it from the tallest skyscraper in the world, and it would be ready for a smoke when you get down! Just make sure there are no glass attachments on it of you try this out!

Easy to Clean

Another great advantage of using silicone bongs is that they’re extremely easy to clean – even easier than glass bongs! Because the material is so malleable and flexible, you can bend the bong during the cleaning process without having to worry that it’ll break into a million pieces.

Price

Silicone bongs are also significantly cheaper compared to glass or metal bongs. A high quality glass bong will cost you upwards of $50. On the other hand, you can get a beautifully designed bong made out of food-grade aluminum for as little as $32.

The Drawbacks

While silicone blogs offer a multitude of advantages, there are some drawbacks as well. First, the smoke from you get from silicone bongs has a plasticky aftertaste, regardless of how thoroughly you clean it before use.  Moreover, the hot as not as smooth as the one you get from glass bongs.

 

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