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Sitting somewhere between a pipe and a bong, bubblers are a much-loved method for smoking cannabis. The name bubbler comes from the water chamber, which helps filter out impurities and bubbles during every inhale. A bubbler offers a much smoother smoke than a pipe.
What is a bubbler?
A bubbler is a shrunk-down water bong that is usually small enough to travel. Although they come in a wide variety of shapes and designs, all will have a bowl, a water chamber, and a mouthpiece. Most will also have a choke or air intake hole.
Best overall
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Material: borosilicate glass
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Design: percolator, straw-style mouthpiece
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Price: $119.99
Best silicone bubbler
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Material: silicone
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Design: elephant
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Price: $29.99
Best mini bubbler
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Material: glass
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Design: conical
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Price: $39.99
Best vape bubbler
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Material: borosilicate glass
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Design: recycler with drum percolator (diffuser)
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Price: $29.95
Best bubbler with a percolator
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Material: borosilicate glass
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Design: recycler with drum percolator (diffuser)
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Price: $109.00
Best Rick and Morty bubbler
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Material: Borosilicate glass
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Design: Beaker style
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Price: $54.99
Best overall: Marley Natural Smoked Glass Bubbler
Size: 13 cm | 5 inches
Material: borosilicate glass
Design: percolator, straw-style mouthpiece
Colors: smoke
Price: $119.99
Special features:
- Marley Natural boxed set collector’s item
- fixed, slitted showerhead percolator
- contemporary smoked-out borosilicate glass
Marley Natural produces some of the highest-quality pipes, bongs, and bubblers on the market today, and this Smoked Glass Bubbler is proof of that. A beautifully simple contemporary design, this bubbler would look incredible at home or on the go.
The large water chamber contains a fixed, slitted, showerhead-style percolator for memorabilia smooth sessions. The design also features a generous bowl, straw-style angled mouthpiece, and a super-heavy base for stability.
The Marley Natural Bubbler is made from high-quality smokey borosilicate glass, emblazoned with a simple gold logo that doesn’t distract from the overall aesthetic. It will arrive safely packed into a secure Marley Natural’s collectors box.
Best silicone bubbler: Ellie the Silicone Elephant Bubbler Pipe
Size: 11.4 cm | 4.5 inches
Material: silicone
Design: elephant
Colors: multicolor
Price: $29.99
Special features:
- one of the cutest bubbler designs available
- made from BPA-free grade V1 platinum cured silicone
- great gift for any cannabis-lover
When you think about bubblers, you likely have a particular image in mind. But is it an elephant? Ellie is a super-mini silicone bubbler in the shape of everyone’s favorite pachyderm — an elephant.
This multi-color water bubbler features a trunk for a mouthpiece and a borosilicate glass removable bowl. Thanks to the medical-grade silicone, with the bowl and downstem removed, it’s virtually indestructible. After your smoke sesh, this also means you can throw it in your dishwasher to clean.
Best mini bubbler: The GRAV Conical Pocket Bubbler
Size: 10 cm | 4 inches
Material: glass
Design: conical
Colors: clear
Price: $39.99
Special features:
- innovative design by Micah Evans
- incredibly small for easy transport
- easy to clean between sessions
The GRAV Conical Bubbler combines an eye-catching modern design with extreme portability. This bubbler, designed by the world-famous glass blower and designer Michal Evans, is a statement piece to add to your collection — and for an affordable price.
The conical design is sleek, with a long, pipe-style mouthpiece and a subtle GRAV logo imprinted along the side. It is compatible with 10mm herb bowls and bangers or even filtering joints and blunts. Importantly, this is also one of the easiest bubblers to clean.
Best vape bubbler: Pulsar Petite Pocket Cart Rig Bubbler for Vapes
Size: 12.7 cm | 5 inches
Material: borosilicate glass
Design: recycler with drum percolator (diffuser)
Colors: clear
Price: $29.95
Special features:
- adapts any vaporizer cartridge with a 12mm joint into a bubbler bong
- contains a downstem diffuser
- enhances the flavor of any vape cart
Just because you love to vape doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the bubbler experience. The Pulsar Petite Pocket Cart combines the two worlds of vape cartridges with bubblers.
The vape add-on component fits snugly onto any 12 mm vape cart and works with pretty much any 0.5 ml or 1 ml cartridge. The water chamber also incorporates a helpful downstem diffuser for an added later filtration.
This is the perfect bubbler add-on for vapes, whether you have a vape pen or other cartridge-compatible device.
Best bubbler with a percolator: Black Leaf Recycler Bubbler with Drum Percolator
Size: 21 cm | 8.3 inch
Material: borosilicate glass
Design: recycler with drum percolator (diffuser)
Colors: clear
Price: $109.00
Special features:
- three different recycler tubes
- fitted with a drum-style percolator
- comes with a 14mm female herb bowl
You know your next draw will be a smooth one when the bubbler looks like a piece of scientific lab equipment. The Black Leaf Bubbler incorporates every possible feature to ensure a clean, cool inhale.
First, it has a drum style perc, which lives inside the main chamber. Then, this bubbler also uses three separate tube recyclers to move water through the different compartments. Together, these features ensure that no matter what you’ve packed in the bowl, you’ll get the cleanest possible smoke session from it.
Best Rick and Morty bubbler: Rick And Morty Water Pipe with Monster Percolator
Size: 31 cm | 12 inches
Material: Borosilicate glass
Design: Beaker style
Colors: Clear and dark green, with images
Price: $54.99
Special features:
- fan-favorite clips of Rick and Morty as decorations
- hand-made monster head percolator inside
- thick base for increased stability
This is one of the only bubblers on the market for die-hard Rick and Morty fans. This beaker-style bubbler incorporates all your favorite characters from the stoner-classic show as decals around the chamber.
It’s manufactured with high-quality borosilicate glass, including the dark green base and neck with a clear chamber. Peer inside the chamber and you’ll find yourself staring straight into the eyes of a hand-blown glass monster head, which doubles as a showerhead percolator—a truly unique feature.
Bubbler vs. bong: what’s the difference?
Technically there isn’t much difference between bubblers and bongs, except for size. Both bubblers and bongs use water as filtration, and both come in different design and material variations.
A weed bubbler is usually small enough to fit comfortably into the palm of your hand, while a bong is more suitable for tabletop use.
How do you pick a good bubbler?
Choosing a bubbler is all about functionality and aesthetics. Use the following questions to guide your decision to purchase an ideal bubbler for your collection:
- What’s your bubbler budget? Typically, prices range from $25 to $150.
- Do you plan to travel with it? Look for small silicone pieces for traveling.
- Do you want a statement piece? Follow your heart for choosing innovative or eye-catching designs.
- Do you prefer to vape rather than smoke? There are many specialty bubbler attachments for vaporizers now available.
How to use a bubbler: step-by-step instructions
- Add water into the chamber to fill just below the air intake hole.
- Carefully grind the flower using a weed grinder to achieve a fluffy consistency, then gently pack the herb bowl.
- Place your lips to the mouthpiece and your finger over the choke.
- Light the bowl, and inhale slowly.
- When the chamber has filled, release the choke and continue inhaling.
- Slowly exhale.
- Repeat as necessary.
How to clean a bubbler
Weed bubblers have always been notoriously harder to clean than pipes or bongs. This is usually because the different components don’t come apart.
The secret to a clean bubbler is regular cleaning. If you wash your bubbler on a routine basis, you’ll be sure to remove the built-up resin before it solidifies.
Before getting started, read through the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure the following steps are appropriate for the materials and components.
Step 1: warm water rinse
Carefully wash your bubbler with warm water, which should flush out the loose larger bits of debris.
Step 2: remove individual pieces (if possible)
Not all bubblers will break down into pieces, but if you can remove the bowl, downstem, and any other components, do so now. Then, place all parts and the bubbler inside a large Ziploc bag or bowl.
Step 3: scrub with isopropyl alcohol and salt
Add isopropyl alcohol and salt to the Ziploc bag or bowl, enough to cover the pieces. Soak for at least 30 minutes, then use a pipe cleaner or toothbrush to scrub hard to remove the resin.
Step 4: rinse and repeat
Wash all parts with warm water. Repeat the process until clean.
Marijuana bubblers: a smaller, cuter, and more portable water bong
Cannabis smokers have long loved the bubbler because it’s portable like a pipe but offers the filtration of a bong. So it really is the best of both worlds.
Bubblers cater to just about every style, from simplistic to super-engineered with recyclers, diffusers, or percolators. They also come in all the same materials as bongs, from glass to silicone. However you love to smoke weed, there is a bubbler out there perfect for your collection.
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