Texas Ranger? Yes, it’s a thing.

Elegant, handmade artistic glass bongs, spoon pipes, and dab rigs? Yes, it’s a thing, too.

Vape Militia in Houston, Texas, has a commanding presence of artisan glass collections. Including pipes, bowls, bongs, and more. Glass provides the ideal smoking device when it comes to style and effectiveness. With glass, smoking sessions will never be the same. Glass captures the dance of light and color like nothing else. And every inch of the whimsical swirls and color-changing designs to fully customized American glass pieces, Vape Militia’s collections are sure to spark a conversation.

With every inch of the whimsical swirls and color-changing designs to fully customized American glass pieces, Vape Militia’s collections are sure to spark a conversation.

Glass at Vape Militia

When you think of the countless ways to bring artistic glass pieces to life, only one shop comes to mind. Vape Militia in Houston, Texas. Every piece of handmade glass in unique. Every piece tells a story. Each piece is backed by a story-filled artist who dared to create something new for our Vape Militia community and others around the world. Among our highly sought-after collections, you are sure to find a uniquely expressive artistic glass piece that perfectly complements your personality. Vape Militia is one of the premier glass retailers in all of Houston. Come into the shop and see the products we offer. All of our glass products are handmade by skilled artists with many years of experience in producing consistent quality glass pipes. At Vape Militia, we offer glass bongs, glass bowls, dab rings, bangers, and other types of smoking accessories. We also offer hemp-derived CBD, Kratom, and Vaping products. Don’t forget to Join the Vape Militia for $25 Bonus Rewards (works with all products sold at Vape Militia including CBD, Vape, Kratom & Glass) How does Vape Militia Membership work?

About Glass

There are a few things to consider when purchasing a glass piece.

We suggest to always start with the purpose or functionality of the specific piece to determine how to pick the right one.

Obviously, all of these items are for use with legal material such as CBD flower, CBD concentrates or tobacco.

Bong

A bong is part of a larger group of glassware know as water pipes. These devices filter smoke using water, making it cooler, smoother and providing a more enjoyable hit. Water pipes can include bongs, dab rigs, bubblers or any other glass piece that you add water too. Generally, the material is loaded into a bowl or banger lit with a lighter or torch and the material is inhaled after being filtered by the water.

Hand Pipe

Hand pipes are a broad name covering many different types of glass pipes, including such pieces know as a, sherlock, one hitter, chillum, spoon pipe, dugout, steamroller, dab straw and nectar collector. Generally, as the name implies, these are about the size of your hand. Uses are wide ranging depending on the form of the material intended to be used including dry, wax or concentrates and are generally pocket sized and easier to carry and use on the go.

Dab Rig

Dab rigs are a type of water pipe, similar to a bong, but is specified for dabs or waxy concentrates, and used with a quartz glass banger. Often times the rigs are called scientific glass due to its resemblance of glass apparatus that would be used in a laboratory. There are also a few different setups for dab rigs as well, such as incycler, recycler and electronic dab rig. Dab rigs usually have a creative and useful function where the water moves inside the piece further filtering the material before inhalation.

Glass in Houston, Texas

Texas’ largest city is booming with urban sophistication and flourishing with a Lone Star stance. Whether you want to spend your time in Houston shopping, cheering on your favorite sports team, or traversing local museums, Houston has it all. Top Houston attractions are the Downtown Aquarium, Houston Zoo, and Houston Museum of Natural Science. Football, baseball, and basketball enthusiasts have the opportunity to visit Minute Maid Park, NRG Stadium, and the Toyota Center.
For the perfect day trip, visit the beautiful beaches of Galveston Island or the famous Space Center Houston. And we can’t forget — Houston is a melting pot of cultural cuisine, including French, Asian, American, Mexican, and Indian. Experience all the flavors of Houston.

Glass FAQ

What is a Glass Pipe?
Glass pipes are the model smoking device when it comes to portability and convenience. Created in many forms — you might know them as spoons, bowls, one-hitter, hand pipes, or pipes.
What is a Heady Glass?
Heady glass is especially popular in American made glass. These are luxury, intricate style of glass pieces customarily made by expert glass artists with visible pop culture, abstract or modern influences. Heady pieces can include styles know as honeycombs, wigwag, fume, and other detailed embellishments throughout the glass. Heady glass is often produced as one-of-a-kind pieces — perfect for anyone who wishes to start their individual collection of eye-catching dab rigs, hand pipes, bongs or bowls, from their favorite glass artists.
What is a Scientific Glass?
Heady glass is especially popular in American made glass. These are luxury, intricate style of glass pieces customarily made by expert glass artists with visible pop culture, abstract or modern influences. Heady pieces can include styles know as honeycombs, wigwag, fume, and other detailed embellishments throughout the glass. Heady glass is often produced as one-of-a-kind pieces — perfect for anyone who wishes to start their individual collection of eye-catching dab rigs, hand pipes, bongs or bowls, from their favorite glass artists.
What is Dabbing?
Dabbing has become the most popular way to vaporize concentrate wax for both medicinal and recreational cannabis users

To dab, you need a glass dab rig with a quartz banger or nail or an electronic dab rig.

What is a Dab Rig?
A dab rig is a specialized device made to vaporize concentrate waxes.

These are typically glass bong or water pipe-like setups. That use a quartz banger, similar to how a bong has a bowl. Heating the banger with a torch or an enail to a temperature of 350°F and 400°F.

There are also electronic devices, that do not require a torch. As they are electric or battery-powered.

What is Frit?
Frit is made of a ceramic material that has been crushed to a granular consistency in order to be used in glassblowing or ceramic glazing. Frit has a high silica content making it stable and easy to work with at high temperatures.

Frit is often used to create a blend of colors and designs in glass pieces, enhancing the visual experience of pipes, chillums, bongs, carb caps, and other types of glassware.

Is smoking from a piece made with frit?

Yes. Frit is melted within and encased in glass, and is not on the outside of a piece, making it impossible for any frit to enter the body when using it.

What makes a Glass Pipe change colors?
The pipe appears to change colors because the metal alloy inside of it contains very lightly colored ions. Over time, resin builds up behind the thin layer of atoms, creating a dark background which, in contrast, makes the ions’ colors much more visible.
Is American made Glass better?
American made bongs, pipes, bangers, etc raise the standard of expectations of quality, design and artistic appreciation.

American-made glass pieces are superior for several reasons. Including higher quality materials and manufacturing processes, resulting in better durability and quality. However, the best reason is the artistic value and appreciation, as these pieces are not mass-produced. Providing an opportunity to acquire a uniquely made and often times 1 of kind piece. This is simply not an option with mass-produced pieces.

Why is American made Glass more expensive?
As with anything mass produced and imported the price and subsequently the quality is generally lower.

So yes, in general American made glass pieces can be much more expensive than a functionally similar imported one.
However, Vape Militia specializes in sourcing high quality glass in all price ranges. We have American made bongs, rigs, and pipes with very competitive prices. As well as the one of kind artistic pieces.