My smoking journey went thusly- bowl/spoon, blunts, joints, and then bongs. Everything I read pointed to glass as the purest way and water to be better, so I started for fancier bongs. Meanwhile, I was having all this coughing, and starting to get chest pains. Not being stupid, I knew it was from the heavy smoking but not really knowing how to fix it other than quitting-and I wasn't a quitter. I forget exactly how I heard about the Pax, but I liked the stealth and it was so sexy. Got hooked up by a friend at my LHS, and while the Pax didn't stop my combustion, learning more about it, and vapes in general, led to where I am now, and I'm so glad.