Using a bubbler is simple. Start by filling the water chamber with some cold water (the colder, the smoother your hits). As you would for a regular bong hit and pack it into the bowl piece. If your bubbler has a carb, cover it with your finger or thumb and place your mouth over the mouthpiece.
Now light your bowl and draw the smoke gently but consistently into the chamber and inhale. Remove your thumb or finger from the carb and then proceed to inhale the rest of the smoke from the chamber.
There are some very clear advantages of using bubbler.
First of all, if you like smoking with a bong, a bubbler is a perfect way to take your favourite smoking mechanism onto the road. Plus, they provide smooth hits that make for a much more enjoyable smoking experience.
Bubblers essentially bring together the convenience and ease-of-use of a regular glass pipe with the smooth smoking experience of a bong. They are light, durable, and easy to handle, especially for novice smokers who might not be familiar with how to use a bong.
Most bubblers are one solid piece of glass with no removable parts. There are fancier bubblers that have ground joints instead of indented bowls and even removable downstream like a bong. Cleaning a bubbler like the Hydra is easy because it can be disassembled, but a typical bubbler takes a little care and finesses to clean. If you can soak the whole piece in a cleaner overnight that tends to be the easiest way of getting the downstream and the bottom of the chamber clean.
Bubblers are one such interesting and different way to smoke cannabis. A bubbler is a type of water pipe and therefore falls into the category of the much more famous and widely utilized bong. Yet, bubblers are quite different in numerous ways and have their own unique set of advantages that aren’t available when taking hits from a bong.
Much like the common bong, though, bubblers feature a mouthpiece, bowl, a stem, and a chamber that holds water in order for the smoke to travel through. This allows the smoke to become cool in the process, contributing to a smooth and buttery hit. Some bubblers also contain a percolator, an additional water chamber that assists further in the cooling process. Some models also display carb holes that allow for a cleaner and faster clearing of smoke.
If you've been smoking for a while, then you know that some pipes are better than others. Plain spoons are what most pipe smokers start with, and smoking from a nice glass spoon is a great experience, but it doesn't take long for a cannabis enthusiast to want to elevate their experience. When you want both the convenience and ease of a handpiece, but the more substantial hits and filtration that a bong can provide, then you want a bubbler pipe.
A bubbler pipe is typically taller than a spoon because it allows for a downstream to go from the bowl into the chamber of the pipe so that it can provide water filtration. When you hit a bubbler the smoke travels down into the chamber and is cooled and slightly filtered. Unlike a bong, a glass bubbler does not stack or store a hit-up but instead starts to deliver the hit seconds after you begin to inhale. Some bubblers have a carb cap that allows you to clear the chamber quickly as a traditional spoon does.
