Smoke Fiends Catnip Kitten Glass Pipe

The Smoke Fiends Catnip Kitten Glass Pipe is a character-shaped borosilicate hand pipe: a kitten character in coloured glass, the body forming the pipe. It's small, colourful and priced as an impulse buy rather than a centrepiece — the sort of thing that goes in the basket next to a proper bong, or gets bought as a present for someone who'd appreciate a kitten with a face.

Smoke Fiends make a whole family of these characters. Each one is a different shape, so they collect well as a set and no two sit in the hand quite the same way. It sits comfortably in the palm.

How it performs

It's a spoon pipe in disguise. The bowl sits at the character end, the mouthpiece at the other, and there's a carb on the side — cover it to draw, release it to clear. The glass is borosilicate, the same material as decent bongs, so it isn't going to crack from heat.

Specifications

• Material: borosilicate glass
• Type: hand pipe with side carb
• Design: Catnip Kitten character
• Brand: Smoke Fiends
• Includes: pipe only — screens sold separately

Looking after it

Drop a gauze in the bowl from day one and it'll stay clear far longer. When it does need cleaning, seal it in a bag with isopropyl and coarse salt, shake for a minute, rinse warm and dry. Keep the painted face out of long soaks. The routine in how to clean a bong applies.

Frequently asked questions

Is it borosilicate or soft glass?
Borosilicate — the same material as a good bong. It handles heat far better than soft-glass novelty pipes.

Where's the carb?
On the side. Cover it to draw, release it to clear.

Does it need a screen?
It works without one, but a gauze keeps the bowl clear and is the cheapest upgrade you can make. They're in our gauzes collection.

Is it a gift piece?
It's one of the most-bought-as-a-present things we stock, for obvious reasons.

Pairs well with

• Gauzes — pipe screens to keep the bowl clear
• All pipes
• Cleaning products

18+ only.