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How can I get a cooler hit off my waterpipe, or vape?

The easiest way is to add some ice, or crushed ice to the water.  Another option is adding an ash catcher. If you have a portable vape adding pubbler or adapter to connect to a water pipe will also help.   The SideKick portable vape has a 16 inch air path built into it to give …

How many techniques are there for glass

There are too many to count.  Techniques are built on more techniques.  To learn more about glass techniques visit our Glass terms and techniques page

Glass banger vs e-nail or portable dab rig? What are the differences and which is a better option?

We feel the best is obviously a Silver Surfer with the dab dish attachment, or what we call the E-Banger. Quartz Banger Pros:  Super portable Affordable Good flavor Cons: Must wait to touch as the banger is hot Uses a lot of Butane Makes some people feel like they are doing crack The perfect temp …

What are the new colors you are using on the Elev8 colored dab straws?

All the new colors can be found here.  All colors are available, just sometimes we run out at certain times.

How does the Oura compare to the Puffco, Carta, and SSV?

Well, nothing compares to the SSV.  But if you compare to the puffco, Carta or e-pro we feel the E-Pro has more featuers and is just better.  Longer battery life, the glass is more easily remade by other blowers and we actually helped to fine tune the E-Pro as Americas top vape manufacturer. None of …

What is an Oura Dab Rig

This is a new dab rig that is like the Puffco peak and E-Pro.  We love the E-Pro over other portable dab rigs as it is just better in many ways with longer battery life, glass recycler water filter, and the area to drop in a dab is larger.

Is it possible to build a build a bong mouth piece with an ice catcher?

Absolutely, you just need to take the order and will need to talk with Jeff at Elev8 Premier to get it done.  It will be about $10 more than a standard one to add the ice pinches.

Do you have wooden bases available for the SSV’s?

We do not make wooden bases, but a wooden base can be made by a quality wood crafter.

Some bubble caps have an angled cut on the spout, is there any functional reason for this?

If the tube is straight but cut at an angle this is for aesthetics only.  The air needs to come out at an angle to get the terp pearls to spin. In the image below you can see the tip is cut, but the air will still come straight down. As you can see in …

what is a Shine wrap or papers?

This is a brand of paper that is made with gold leaf.  While these look great and you feel like a king smoking them, we do not feel they deliver the best smoking experience compared to a thin smoking paper. But you look like a PIMP when you are smoking a gold joint.