Smoke Fiends Trixx Ghost Glass Pipe

The Smoke Fiends Trixx Ghost Glass Pipe is a character-shaped borosilicate hand pipe: a cartoon ghost character in coloured glass, the body forming the stem. 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 ghost 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 is one of the easier ones to hold.

How it performs

Underneath the character is a straightforward hand pipe: bowl, stem, mouthpiece, side carb. Nothing to learn. Borosilicate glass means it copes with repeated heating without stress-cracking, which is where cheaper soft-glass novelty pipes fall down.

Specifications

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

Looking after it

Use a screen, change it when it clogs, and give the pipe a quick alcohol-and-salt shake every week or two. Rinse warm and let it dry before the next use. Colour detailing shouldn't sit in neat isopropyl for hours. See how to clean a bong for the method.

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.