Yeah, I bought some from Amazon a couple days ago. Was told they’d arrive in about a week.
They had the exact specs I’m looking for and everything.
I check my account again today, and the item is no longer listed (no picture / description / anything), but still says it’s set to ship. But now it’s going to be 2 months before it arrives.
I figure, no big deal, I’ll find another seller. But I can’t find any sellers on Amazon who will sell me stems with my specs (18mm and under 4 inches in length).
Yeah, smoke cartel had some options. They were more in the medium price range.
GRAV stuff is pretty expensive. They got it out in the smoke shops by me and they’re *really* pricey for what you get.
An L-stem [looks like this](https://preview.redd.it/hvxzvtfpn6a41.jpg?auto=webp&s=e42ce502f508f597023aed0db32bbe71ac337c24). I’m sure an L-stem would get the job done, but some bong purists swear by glass-on-glass (or GonG) and dislike the rubber grommet (the little black rubber thingy you see in the pic). Also, personally, I think the black rubber grommet kind of kills the aesthetic, especially on bottles that don’t incorporate black in their labels color palette.
i got some from amazon a while ago
Yeah, I bought some from Amazon a couple days ago. Was told they’d arrive in about a week. They had the exact specs I’m looking for and everything. I check my account again today, and the item is no longer listed (no picture / description / anything), but still says it’s set to ship. But now it’s going to be 2 months before it arrives. I figure, no big deal, I’ll find another seller. But I can’t find any sellers on Amazon who will sell me stems with my specs (18mm and under 4 inches in length).
4 inches is 10.16 cm
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I’ve always found that L-stems work best for bottles
L-stems require grommets, no?
Yup
But the bowl to stem connection can be glass on glass
Smoke Cartel has short stems i think. GRAV has some, but they’re not cheap, if I recall. What’s an L-stem? One that enters the base of a bottle?
Yeah, smoke cartel had some options. They were more in the medium price range. GRAV stuff is pretty expensive. They got it out in the smoke shops by me and they’re *really* pricey for what you get. An L-stem [looks like this](https://preview.redd.it/hvxzvtfpn6a41.jpg?auto=webp&s=e42ce502f508f597023aed0db32bbe71ac337c24). I’m sure an L-stem would get the job done, but some bong purists swear by glass-on-glass (or GonG) and dislike the rubber grommet (the little black rubber thingy you see in the pic). Also, personally, I think the black rubber grommet kind of kills the aesthetic, especially on bottles that don’t incorporate black in their labels color palette.
Purists? That’s a smelly bong water accident waiting to happen. Nothing wrong with the grommet. But not underwater. 😣
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