2.5″ 14mm Pretty Patties Flower Bowl

2.5" 14mm Pretty Patties Flower Bowl in Four Colors

Four colors, one shape, a 14mm joint and a 2.5" body. Pick Orange, Blue, Pink or Purple and you have a spare bowl that you can spot across a table.

Bowls break. That is the whole reason this page exists. A slide is the one part of a water pipe that gets pulled out hot, set down on a hard surface, knocked off a table and dropped in a sink, and when it goes, the rest of the piece is useless until you replace it. Keeping a second bowl in the drawer is cheap insurance, and keeping one in a color you recognize means you stop arguing about whose bowl is whose.

We carry this one because the color runs through the glass rather than sitting on top of it as a coating that scratches off. The 2.5" length gives you something to actually hold when you pull it, instead of pinching a stub with two fingertips while it is still warm.

The joint is 14mm, which is the most common size on modern water pipes. If your current bowl seats in a downstem or a joint that takes 14mm hardware, this drops straight in.

What Sets This Bowl Apart

Color you can identify. Four distinct colorways means four people at a session can each claim one, or you can keep a spare in a different shade so a broken bowl gets replaced without confusion.

A real handle length. At 2.5" there is enough glass to grip. Short bowls force you to grab the part nearest the joint, which is the part that holds heat longest.

One material, no seams. The whole piece is glass. Nothing to unscrew, nothing to wear out, nothing that changes the taste of what you are smoking.

Sized to a standard. 14mm is a spec, not a brand. Any 14mm joint on any water pipe uses the same taper, so a bowl bought today still fits a piece bought years ago.

Stocked deep. All four colors are on the shelf, so ordering two of the same shade is not a problem.

Specifications

Reasons to Keep One Around

• Fits any water pipe built for a 14mm joint
• Four colors let you tell bowls apart at a shared session
• 2.5" of glass gives you a grip away from the hot end
• Glass does not hold flavor from your last bowl the way porous materials can
• Cleans in a jar of isopropyl and salt, no disassembly
• Light enough at 4.8 ounces to toss in a case
• A spare bowl keeps an expensive water pipe usable after a drop
• No moving parts, so nothing loosens over time
• Color runs in the glass, not painted on the outside
• In stock in every color, so replacements match

Using It

Seat the bowl in the joint with a light twist and stop when it feels snug. Do not force it. Pack loose at the bottom and a little firmer on top, then corner the bowl - light one edge instead of torching the whole surface - so the second and third pull still taste like something.

At a shared session, hand out colors at the start. It sounds trivial until someone walks off with the wrong bowl at the end of the night. And if you travel with your piece, pull the bowl out and pack it separately, because a bowl left seated in a joint during transport is how joints crack.

Pro Tip: Pull the bowl the moment you finish, before the ash cools and cements itself to the glass. Ten seconds with a tap and a rinse beats twenty minutes of soaking later.

Who This Suits

The person who just broke one. You have a working water pipe with a 14mm joint and nothing to put in it. This is the fix.

Households with more than one smoker. Four colors, four bowls, no confusion.

Anyone building a spares drawer. A backup bowl belongs next to your cleaning supplies, not on a wish list.

People who like color. A plain clear bowl disappears on a plain clear piece. This one does not.

Questions We Get

Will this fit my bong?

It fits any water pipe with a 14mm joint, which covers most pieces sold today. Look at the bowl you already have or the opening on your downstem. If the hardware is 14mm you are set. If your piece takes the larger standard joint instead, this bowl is the wrong one.

Which color should I order?

All four colors - Orange, Blue, Pink and Purple - are the same 2.5" bowl in the same glass. Color is the only difference, so choose whichever you will recognize fastest in a dark room or a crowded tray. Several households order two shades on purpose so bowls never get mixed up.

Does it come with a screen?

Our specs list this as a glass flower bowl at 2.5" with a 14mm joint, and nothing else is included. If you want a screen, buy them separately and fit one yourself. Plenty of people run this style without a screen and simply pack a slightly larger nug at the bottom as a plug.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 4.8 ounces as we ship it, packaging included, so the bowl itself is lighter than that. It is not going to unbalance a tall water pipe or add noticeable weight to a travel case. We list shipping weight because that is the figure we can actually verify.

Can I clean it with boiling water?

Do not. Glass at 2.5" and this thickness handles smoking heat fine, but a sudden temperature swing is what cracks it. Let the bowl reach room temperature, then soak it in isopropyl alcohol with coarse salt and shake. Rinse with warm water, never straight from a kettle.

Is the color painted on?

The color is worked into the glass rather than applied as a surface finish, so ordinary cleaning will not strip it. Alcohol soaks, salt shakes and daily handling leave the shade alone. Over years the outside may pick up scuffs like any glass, but the color underneath stays where it is.

How many should I buy?

One works, two is smarter, and at 4.8 ounces a spare costs you almost nothing in shipping. People who smoke daily tend to keep a second bowl in the drawer, because the day yours breaks is never a day you planned to shop. Colors are in stock right now.

Care and Cleaning

Tap the ash out while the bowl is still warm, then rinse. Once a week, drop it in a sealed jar with isopropyl alcohol and coarse salt, shake for a minute, and let it sit. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and let it air dry before the next use, since trapped alcohol tastes terrible.

A pipe cleaner or a cotton swab clears the hole if resin narrows it. Work gently; the hole is small and prying at it with something hard is a good way to chip the glass around it.

Warning: Never pour boiling water on a cold bowl or run a hot bowl under a cold tap. Thermal shock cracks glass instantly, and a hairline crack you cannot see is a break waiting for the next hot pull. Let it cool on its own.

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