What Is A Glass Drop-Down?

What is a glass drop down?
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Last Updated On September 5, 2024 at 2:54 am
February 27, 2024

Glass Drop-downs are always an excellent accessory to have on hand! These Drop-downs come in different sizes and shapes and are perfect for keeping your bong or rig sparkly and fresh!

Read more about Drop-downs in this blog post.

What Is A Glass Drop-down?

A Glass Drop-down is an essential accessory to use with a dab rig or a bong! Drop-down Reclaim Catchers can be vertical or horizontal and come in different styles and shapes! Some have removable attachments, while others are one solid piece.

Why Should You Use A Dab Rig/Bong Drop-down?

It would help if you used a Drop-down with the Dab Rig and Bong for the following reasons:

  1. Drop-down Reclaim Catcher keeps your dab rig and bong cleaner longer by catching all the residue before it gets pulled into your rig/bong when inhaled. 
  2. Glass Drop-downs allow you to collect and recycle your residue easily. 
  3. Residue trapped in the Drop Down Adapter stays clean and out of water. 
  4. When inhaling, add distance between your face and the bong flower bowl and banger nail.

Types Of Drop-down Reclaim Catchers?

Drop-down Reclaim Catchers can be glass, quartz, silicone, or a mix of both! This Glass Drop-down comes in different angles, shapes, and designs. For example:

  • Some Drop-down Reclaim Catchers have a curved neck, while others have a straight neck. 
  • Other Drop-down Reclaim Catchers have removable glass bottoms, while others have removable silicone bottoms to collect your reclaim easily.

How To Use A Glass Drop-down Reclaim Catcher?

Step 1: Start with a clean dab rig/bong and a clean Drop-down.

Step 2: Ensure your Drop-down and bong/rig joint sizes are compatible.

Step 3: Attach your Drop-down Reclaim Catcher joint to your rig/bong joint.

Step 4: Attach your flower bowl or banger nail to the other joint of the Drop-down.

Step 5: Dab or Light Bowl like normal.

Step 6: Watch over time as you collect and reclaim residue from your product.

Drop-downs Vs Adaptors

Drop-downs Adaptors
For keeping the bong or rig clean. To make the size of your joint larger.
Collects leftover reclaim. To make the size of your joint smaller.
Adds distance between your face and the bowl or banger. To make the same size/gender and different/gender size joints compatible.

How To Clean Your Glass Drop-down?

Cleaning a Glass Drop-down is easy. 

  • Place it in a zip-loc bag with iso and salt, and 
  • Gently shake or allow it to soak in a container with iso alcohol. 

Soaking time varies due to how dirty the Drop-down may be.

Conclusions

As we said before, Glass Drop-downs are essential to have on hand, or they at least make life easier! Whether you need to extend your piece away from you further or would like to have a clean setup, Drop-downs are for you!

FAQs

No, Drop-downs can be used for rigs and bongs.

You will want to ensure you have the correct size joint on your Glass Drop-down and the right size for your bong or rig. You will also enjoy the Drop-down to be a manageable size for your piece.

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