Cheap High Quality Bubbler

[alltoreup]

Bah, I spoke too soon on my recycler. Couple of hairline cracks in it once I saw it in the sunshine. One is right above the funnel about 1/4" or less and another is inside the downstem about halfway down. It's about an inch long. Neither affect function, but they are there. It actually vortexes pretty nicely and hits like a champ with the solo. Hope it lasts. If not I'm sure another recycler will come along soon that'll catch my eye.

 

[Frederick McGuire]

I know a few people picked up the kathy or sunshine store inline to honeycomb (I assume its part of the D-02X series?), but has anyone picked up the ccg inline to honeycomb?
http://www.dhgate.com/product/24cm-glass-bongs-with-clear-honey-comb-disk/202277762.html

 

[G Hog]

@Frederick McGuire: I am in love with that eggplant piece! I have stared at it endlessly and it seems to be well made. I will pull the trigger on it sometime in the next six months I am sure. Beautiful curves and I love the longish neck...

 

[DieHard]

So, I found a new seller on dhgate. He had listed a "ROOR" Gb187. A lot of familiar pieces. All in large lots ONLY 12+. I messaged him about buying a single unit to "test function and quality". He messaged me back within 20 minutes. He was ok with a sample order. Said his brothers' factory makes all of the glass bongs on Dhgate. He is new there. He also gave me a retail website. You are wondering why I have not named the seller yet. The website was selling all of these ROOR knockoffs we see and the GB-187 and GB-186 as authentic Möbius. On their website they claim to be (for over 7 years) OEM manufacturer for ROOR, möbius, illadeplh. I'm not diggin' that. There is even a spot on the site to submit a design for them to make (send pic, they will knock it off). I'm not sure how I feel about that. So to stay within forum rules I won't post pics or even the sellers name.

 

[HSIHP]

I know a few people picked up the kathy or sunshine store inline to honeycomb (I assume its part of the D-02X series?), but has anyone picked up the ccg inline to honeycomb?
http://www.dhgate.com/product/24cm-glass-bongs-with-clear-honey-comb-disk/202277762.html

I want this! But ill most likely wait for someone else to grab it first, just to make sure it works as good as it looks.

 

[Frederick McGuire]

I want this! But ill most likely wait for someone else to grab it first, just to make sure it works as good as it looks.

I'm getting it along with the quad showerhead soon
Just waiting on ccg to update the listing to allow an Australian to order.

Edit: kathy is shipping out a replacement ratchet-cycler

Now to see if I can get the broken one functional with glass epoxy so I can give it to a mate

 

[weenstoned]

So, I found a new seller on dhgate. He had listed a "ROOR" Gb187. A lot of familiar pieces. All in large lots ONLY 12+. I messaged him about buying a single unit to "test function and quality". He messaged me back within 20 minutes. He was ok with a sample order. Said his brothers' factory makes all of the glass bongs on Dhgate. He is new there. He also gave me a retail website. You are wondering why I have not named the seller yet. The website was selling all of these ROOR knockoffs we see and the GB-187 and GB-186 as authentic Möbius. On their website they claim to be (for over 7 years) OEM manufacturer for ROOR, möbius, illadeplh. I'm not diggin' that. There is even a spot on the site to submit a design for them to make (send pic, they will knock it off). I'm not sure how I feel about that. So to stay within forum rules I won't post pics or even the sellers name.

Pretty sure I found the vendor through googling, on the retail website the prices are a bit higher than DHGate. Don't really feel like messaging the vendor to try to get a cheaper price through DHGate for pieces with logos I don't want.

 

[hoptimum]

So, I found a new seller on dhgate. He had listed a "ROOR" Gb187. A lot of familiar pieces. All in large lots ONLY 12+. I messaged him about buying a single unit to "test function and quality". He messaged me back within 20 minutes. He was ok with a sample order. Said his brothers' factory makes all of the glass bongs on Dhgate. He is new there. He also gave me a retail website. You are wondering why I have not named the seller yet. The website was selling all of these ROOR knockoffs we see and the GB-187 and GB-186 as authentic Möbius. On their website they claim to be (for over 7 years) OEM manufacturer for ROOR, möbius, illadeplh. I'm not diggin' that. There is even a spot on the site to submit a design for them to make (send pic, they will knock it off). I'm not sure how I feel about that. So to stay within forum rules I won't post pics or even the sellers name.

my g187 arrived from DHGATE sans the ROOR logo. Luck of the draw. Their quality control probably would not pass muster with ROOR, Mobius or any other expensive bong makers. My stem was a little off center. It's perfectly functional as far as I can tell, but not top shelf quality. But for $35 or whatever it was, I'm not complaining.

 

[MGG]

D020-D merges pretty well with the vapexhale

 

[olivianewtonjohn]

@MGG cloud dwarfs many pieces but looks cool IMO. Looks like you have a cannon firing into your bubbler, mine looks similar over the gb-187

 

[xRUFUSx]

Is there somewhere that sells ecig adaptors like the one on that piece that would go into a 18mm female gong?

I've used these 14-18mm adapters and crammed a 6" piece of tubing on the little end, curved down in an upside-down "U" shape. Used a loose rubber band to help it keep it's shape. I was able to keep the ecig upright that way, putting the mouthpiece in the downward-facing tube end. 10 seconds of one tube tip in boiling water can help cram it on or in the 14mm side of the adapter.

I used this common bulb attachment (and still use it stand-alone when away from my bubblers), the base of which is used in the photo you posted. Failing at all the free DHGate glass nails with a small windproof lighter, I used this method successfully for about a month waiting for a Ti nail from kathy and scoring a harbor freight torch.

 

[TeeJay1952]

my g187 arrived from DHGATE sans the ROOR logo. Luck of the draw. Their quality control probably would not pass muster with ROOR, Mobius or any other expensive bong makers. My stem was a little off center. It's perfectly functional as far as I can tell, but not top shelf quality. But for $35 or whatever it was, I'm not complaining.

I wonder if these Chinese knockoffs are seconds or counterfeit? Do the manufactures have their own glass producing factories or is it farmed out to bidders?

 

[budz and bhombs]

I know a few people picked up the kathy or sunshine store inline to honeycomb (I assume its part of the D-02X series?), but has anyone picked up the ccg inline to honeycomb?
http://www.dhgate.com/product/24cm-glass-bongs-with-clear-honey-comb-disk/202277762.html

funny thing is ive seen this bubbler but w the ONLY difference being the connection thing making the stemless more "sturdy" was slyme, not clear. (uuuuuuuuuuh oooooooooooh) lol and that bub was selling at what every1 thought was a good deal for 75$. and forgot to mention, it was 3mm! eeeeeeek

I wonder if these Chinese knockoffs are seconds or counterfeit? Do the manufactures have their own glass producing factories or is it farmed out to bidders?

A LOOOOT of them have their own factories...

 

[blankrider]

@MGG cloud dwarfs many pieces

This might have been my first time seeing it with something for scale. That thing is a beast

 

[DieHard]

If they have their own factories why are they ALL producing the same pieces and, in Some cases (do20) naming them the same.
Seems kind of fishy.

 

[blankrider]

Thanks @DieHard for beating me to stating the obvious. It is pretty clear that almost all of these pipes are coming from the same manufacture and that everyone offering them is just a distributor.

All of the pieces are the same and most of them even use the exact same stock photos. If they are not all from the same place then we have some amazing glowers doing perfect copies of each others crappy knock offs. Which makes no sense at all!

 

[budz and bhombs]

Thanks @DieHard for beating me to stating the obvious. It is pretty clear that almost all of these pipes are coming from the same manufacture and that everyone offering them is just a distributor.

All of the pieces are the same and most of them even use the exact same stock photos. If they are not all from the same place then we have some amazing glowers doing perfect copies of each others crappy knock offs. Which makes no sense at all!

u guys r probably right w a lot of the more basic pieces i guess?!?! but i just find it hard to say that EVERY glass piece is made in the EXACT SAME FACTORY.... i duuuunno. im sure they r made together A LOT, but i dnt think all of the pieces r made in the exact same factory

 

[215z]

Is there somewhere that sells ecig adaptors like the one on that piece that would go into a 18mm female gong?

Will let you know when I find one. Here is a 14mm for $21 blown in New Jersey, if it works for you.

 

[MGG]

To me there's no debating the people at dhgate are distrubutors, not the manufacturers. However there's not 1 single blower but a couple, for instance yingmin5 is working with someone seperate to sunshinestore, hence why there's 2 different quality mobius ion knockoffs. These manufacturers have their own websites but they are all in chinese and will only accept bulk buys.

 

[alltoreup]

For anyone one the fence about the atomic knockoff, it's on sale. 15% off. $36.71 total I think.
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/best-price-two-function-10-quot-atomic-prec/205579720.html

I think the pics that look stolen are, but the others with background and the top joint higher might be the real piece.

 

[MGG]

For anyone one the fence about the atomic knockoff, it's on sale. 15% off. $36.71 total I think.
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/best-price-two-function-10-quot-atomic-prec/205579720.html

I think the pics that look stolen are, but the others with background and the top joint higher might be the real piece.

The perc is also a lot less clean in the real photos, regardless i'll probz still pick it up, with a 18mm male to male adapter and some keck clips I can pass it off as a cheap hydrafoot

 

[alltoreup]

^^my thoughts exactly and it even comes with the clips and adapter already.
*Chants to self...Don't need it... Don't need it... Don't need it...

 

[Tweak]

I think the pics that look stolen are, but the others with background and the top joint higher might be the real piece.

They are stolen images. I've been eyeing that Atomic Perc since @PoopMachine has been raving about it.

First place was Glass Pipe Master, for $126. Then it was on iOffer.

Must resist.......

 

[Fifthofjim]

Waiting for my Underdog to arrive next week. I want to buy a bubbler for it but dont know what would be good. Any input?

 

[MySega]

I just got my 18-14 reducer and tried my new lotus with the d020 and the d022. The draw was good with the d020 but I felt a little uncomfortable with the flame that close to my face. The d022 felt way too restricted. It felt like my teeth were being vacuumed out of my mouth. I will have to use it just for dabs from now on. Looks like I need to find a piece with the resistance of a d020 but bigger in size, or at least one that moves the bowl. Does anyone have any recommendations?