jahrastafarii
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agreed more pix needed
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what were bongs like way back when?
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i use to have something very similur to this got it for like $15 at vinice beach in the 90's
my first was ceramic,then bamboo,then plastic ,then glass. my fav was my ceramic grim reaper bong . i miss it.
Persephone
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^^ On Bamboo bongs / water pipes, they took some time to settle in. Just like an old tobacco pipe, you had to treat em right....well worth it though, very smooth smoke.
In those days, where I was from, you got the bong out... used it, cleaned it out, and put it away....
Never really got into the glass stuff.
I wish I had a pic of one I had from the late 70's, all bamboo and coconut, after a couple of hits, I'd sit out in the sun,(with welders googles on) and with a 3 inch magnifying glass, I'd burn in the pattern that a buddy had drawn on the surface in pencil.....it became a much loved, and used Pipe for a whole group of us for several years.
In those days, where I was from, you got the bong out... used it, cleaned it out, and put it away....
Never really got into the glass stuff.
I wish I had a pic of one I had from the late 70's, all bamboo and coconut, after a couple of hits, I'd sit out in the sun,(with welders googles on) and with a 3 inch magnifying glass, I'd burn in the pattern that a buddy had drawn on the surface in pencil.....it became a much loved, and used Pipe for a whole group of us for several years.
NotaProfessor
Active member
Yes.
I had a g.graphics (with the soup can base) also.
There were lots of glazed ceramic bongs in the 70s-80s too.
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SeaMaiden
I honestly don't remember bongs like what many of you people are describing from when I was young. How far back are you going in the way-back machine? I'm going to the 70s. Help me out, throw me a bone! Wait... nix that, throw me a joint.
NotaProfessor
Active member
Burned many a pound 1978-1997 thru my buddy's titty bong.
homemade but old.......... circa 1981
homemade but old.......... circa 1981
was originally a juice container that came with a crazy straw that we sold at six flags. fit perfectly under my the seat in my car, d It did have a design flaw tho, had to be sure you got your hair out of the way first.
I'm with seamaiden, I miss the ceramic bongs with a place underneath the bowl to store your weed. Always got spilled tho..
homemade but old.......... circa 1981
was originally a juice container that came with a crazy straw that we sold at six flags. fit perfectly under my the seat in my car, d It did have a design flaw tho, had to be sure you got your hair out of the way first.
I'm with seamaiden, I miss the ceramic bongs with a place underneath the bowl to store your weed. Always got spilled tho..
jahrastafareye
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when I was a lad , back in 00's , we had these bongs called "roors." and if you had a molino ashcatcher to boot , then you were "the shizzle". lol
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The TM was as much an icon as the triple beam back in the day, at least around here. I preferred the Smokemaster because it was glass. The Apogee was another well-known bong back in the 80's but was never my choice. I prefer straightforward and simplistic.
abellguy
Member
^ ^ I guess that's GG Grandma gravity action! Nice pic 
Does anybody remember the Aqua bong? It was short plastic two pieces, with a mouth piece that flipped up for smoking and when mouth piece was down it was water tight, unless it was real hot inside the car you were stashing it in
this was circa early 80's. Again couldn't find pics, I guess pictures should have been taken of these old bongs. I loved that thing it was so convenient for the car, but when Jerome Baker came out with the glass I never looked back. I don't even remember when that was probably early 90's on the JB
more searching yielded a pic I guess it's called the Aqua Pipe now, I had a white one.
Does anybody remember the Aqua bong? It was short plastic two pieces, with a mouth piece that flipped up for smoking and when mouth piece was down it was water tight, unless it was real hot inside the car you were stashing it in
this was circa early 80's. Again couldn't find pics, I guess pictures should have been taken of these old bongs. I loved that thing it was so convenient for the car, but when Jerome Baker came out with the glass I never looked back. I don't even remember when that was probably early 90's on the JB more searching yielded a pic I guess it's called the Aqua Pipe now, I had a white one.
abellguy
Member
Here is a pic of the old G Graphics without the slider w/ wire pull rings (no on closer inspection this is just a cheap knock-off the real or original had a straight metal down tube that was epoxied in with this very strong black plastic like glue stuff, and just a straight tube no extrusion where the down tube goes in)
Here is a pic of one of the posters you would see in the head shops, I always remember the baseball themed ones with the "one bong, three hits, and you're out". In my area I never saw one like this but it is really cool
Here is a pic of one of the posters you would see in the head shops, I always remember the baseball themed ones with the "one bong, three hits, and you're out". In my area I never saw one like this but it is really cool
