I am a veteran of many bongs. THIS BONG is so simple, sturdy, stable, and cleanable that I think I'll get another. I personally prefer a tall beaker bong, but my wife's hand injury precludes that. This one is light and fits nicely in her hand. The fixed downstem and also the mouthpiece are a larger-than-expected diameter, so that let's it hit like a bigger bong. Like most bongs, the bowl is one of those tiny high school science experiment looking things. We just picked up a larger one here on E420. Just get a 14mm male bowl - search on here for "Clear dotted bowl," or "Diamond shaped male bowl."