I was and I should have specified. You can do quick washes with butane, it doesn't have to be soaked for a long period of time. Tubes are a pain in the ass IMO and eventually break (ss aside), I've yet to have a mason jar break. I can't tell a difference in my concentrate when blasting through a tube or soaking in a jar, granted I don't soak for long periods of time.
I don't know why one would pay for a brand name tube... maybe if it was a glass on glass tube with built in screen and such.
Contact Oregon Glass Blower on Ioffer, he can make a tube as good as anyone and will likely do it for cheap