I’m thinking about getting my first hand pipe and have been looking around. When I roll a joint, I always roll with charcoal filters, and I’d like to keep using filters when smoking a pipe. Now, this is the absolute standard for tobacco pipes, but for weed bowl pipes, it’s apparently not?

I don’t get it, it filters out harmful stuff, it’s cheap, easy, already normal for joints, but somehow, no nice glass bowl pipe I find has a mouthpiece that allows for charcoal filters.

Am I dumb and there’s a trick to using filters with those pipes I’m not getting?

  • SmokingKinoko@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I am unsure about these types of filters. I’m a big fan of bongs/bubbler and don’t normally smoke joints. However I do know of moose labs. They have filters for joints, bongs, ect.

    If this is what you’re talking about then I think the reason for this is glass had pipes have such a huge array of sizes that it’s hard to make a filter for them.

    • ProcurementCat@feddit.deOPEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      pipes have such a huge array of sizes that it’s hard to make a filter for them.

      See, that’s what I’m not getting: Mouthpieces for pipes usually don’t vary that much - because they always have to fit a human mouth. They already end in some sort of the same shape. And the tobacco smokers have figured this out for a hundred years now: No matter how absurd your pipe is

      they all have this same system where a filter can be inserted between pipe and mouthpiece.

      You can make this super short or long, all you need is a tight, hollow space to fit a 6-9mm filter. They literally have an industry standard for that.

    • GONADS125@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      If you are concerned about your health, you should consider discontinuing your bong use. Here’s a comment of mine with info on health risks associated with bong use.

      No judgment, just information! There is so much misinformation about bongs/water pipes out there, and I was a victim of that misinformation for years. Just want to spread awareness for people like me who care about mitigating the risks.

      • SmokingKinoko@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I appreciate that very much. I skimmed it and will be looking at it later. I did notice you mentioned desktop vapes.

        I actually recently got a ball vape. The SS zeal and I absolutely love it. Changing Temps from low to high depending on when I’m smoking is the best. I’m about to smoke/vape now.