Upgrading your bong or dab rig to an e-rig is one of the best ways to get more out of your cannabis, but it's not always easy to do. New pieces can get expensive, take up a lot of space, and at the end of the day, it's just one more thing for you to clean.
If you're looking for something smaller, easier to use, and more affordable that will still take your smoke sessions to the next level and let you ditch the torch, we at Dip Devices have you covered.
Here's the thing: you don't need to drop hundreds of dollars on a dedicated e-rig when you can transform your existing glass into a torchless dabbing setup with the right attachments. Whether you want to vape flower, take precise temperature-controlled dabs, or switch between concentrates and carts, there's a simple solution that won't break the bank.
Can You Use a Dab Rig as a Bong?
Technically, yes—you can use a dab rig for flower if you have the right attachments. In most cases, you'll simply need to swap out your banger or nail for a bowl in the right size (usually 10mm, 14mm, or 18mm depending on your rig's joint).
The main difference between a dab rig and a bong comes down to size and percolation. Dab rigs are typically smaller with less water filtration because concentrates produce less smoke and benefit from preserving terpene flavors. Bongs are larger with more percolation to cool down the harsher smoke from combusting flower.
That said, using a dab rig for flower isn't ideal unless you're looking for a more intense, less-filtered experience. The flavor won't be as clean, and you'll need to clean your rig more frequently to prevent resin buildup from affecting your dab sessions.
Can You Make a Regular Bong Into a Dab Rig?
Yes, the same is true in reverse—taking dabs from a bong is absolutely possible if you have the right attachments and accessories. However, bongs typically have slightly different setups optimized for flower, and unless your bong is freshly cleaned, you'll taste stale resin instead of delicious terpenes.
If you want to go the traditional route, you'll need a torch and a quartz banger or titanium nail that fits your bong's joint size. You'll heat the banger with the torch, wait for it to cool to the right temperature (usually around 500-600°F for optimal flavor), then apply your concentrate with a dab tool while using a carb cap to regulate airflow.
Sounds complicated? That's because it is. The traditional torch method requires practice, patience, and a willingness to deal with red-hot glass (and the occasional burned dab when you misjudge the temperature).
If you want to take precise, simple dabs without worrying about butane torches or guessing temperatures, you'll need an electric nail attachment or portable e-rig device that connects to your existing glass.
What is Torchless Dabbing?
Torchless dabbing uses electronic heating elements instead of butane torches to vaporize cannabis concentrates. This method offers several advantages:
- Precise temperature control: Dial in the exact heat level for different concentrate types
- Consistent results: No more guessing if your banger is too hot or too cold
- Safety: No open flames, no risk of burning yourself on a red-hot nail
- Convenience: Just press a button and wait for the device to heat up
- Better flavor: Precise temps preserve terpenes instead of combusting them
Traditional e-nails and tabletop vaporizers deliver these benefits, but they're often bulky, expensive (sometimes $200-$500), and complicated to set up. Portable electric attachments from Dip Devices give you the same torchless experience in a compact, affordable package that works with your existing bong or dab rig.
Can You Use a Normal Bowl for Dabs?
You can't take proper dabs from a regular flower bowl—and we don't recommend trying. Although it is technically possible to put a bit of wax on top of a bowl of flower and smoke it that way (sometimes called a "crown" or "topping"), you won't get the most from your concentrate.
Here's why: cannabis concentrates need higher, more consistent temperatures to fully vaporize. When you put wax on top of burning flower, some of it will vaporize, but much of it will melt down into the bowl, run down the sides, or combust unevenly. You'll waste expensive concentrate and miss out on the clean, flavorful experience that proper dabbing delivers.
Concentrates are meant to be vaporized, not combusted. The whole point of extracts like live resin, shatter, or rosin is to isolate and preserve the cannabinoids and terpenes from the plant—then vaporize them at precise temperatures to experience their full effects and flavors.
If you want to swap back and forth between wax and flower without having to change up your rig, your best bet is to get an electric attachment that's compatible with multiple types of cannabis products. The EVRI from Dip Devices works with wax, flower, and carts. This tiny accessory attaches directly to your favorite glass piece, and it's designed to be taken on the go, too.
Can You Use the Same Bong for Dabs and Flower?
Yes! You can absolutely use the same piece for wax and flower with the right attachments. The key is having separate, dedicated attachments for each consumption method—and being willing to clean your bong more often.
When you alternate between flower and concentrates in the same piece, residue from one will affect the flavor of the other. Flower resin is particularly harsh and can overpower the delicate terpene profiles in quality concentrates. That's why a clean piece is always a good thing.
It's worth mentioning that if you're trying to switch back and forth between a traditional flower bowl and a torch-heated banger, you won't get peak performance out of either. The constant swapping is inconvenient, and you'll likely end up neglecting to clean one attachment or the other.
The best way to have a single piece you use for both wax and flower is to upgrade to an electric rig attachment that offers multiple consumption modes. This eliminates the need to fumble with hot glass, swap out pieces mid-session, or maintain multiple attachments.
How Do You Convert a Bong to a Dab Rig?
Converting your bong into a dab rig is simpler than you might think. Here are the main methods:
Method 1: Traditional Banger and Torch (Not Recommended)
The old-school approach involves buying a quartz banger or titanium nail that fits your bong's joint size, along with a butane torch and carb cap. You heat the banger with the torch for 30-60 seconds, let it cool for 10-60 seconds depending on your desired temperature, then apply your concentrate.
This method is affordable upfront but requires practice, produces inconsistent results, and involves handling red-hot glass. If you're asking us at Dip Devices, this isn't the best route for most cannabis consumers.
Method 2: Tabletop E-Nail Setup (Expensive and Bulky)
Traditional e-nails are electronic heating coils that wrap around a banger or nail, connected to a control box that regulates temperature. These setups offer precise temperature control but cost $200-$500, require a power outlet, take up desk space, and aren't portable.
Method 3: Portable Electric Attachments (Our Recommendation)
This is where Dip Devices comes in. Our portable electric devices attach directly to your bong's joint, providing all the benefits of an e-nail in a compact, battery-powered package. You get precision temperature control, torchless convenience, and the ability to take your device on the go when you're not using it with your glass.
How Do You Upgrade Your Bong for Both Dabs and Flower?
If you ask us at Dip Devices, the number one way to upgrade your bong or rig is to make it torchless. E-nails and tabletop vaporizers can be expensive and hard to use, but who says that's the only way to get an electric cannabis consumption experience?
We carry several devices you can attach to your favorite glass piece to turn it into an e-rig for a fraction of the price of a new dedicated piece. Plus, all of our devices are made to be portable, simple to use, and easy to clean—in addition to being compatible with your favorite glass. With an e-rig attachment from Dip Devices, you'll get two (or more) pieces in one.
We also carry a few other standalone accessories to improve your dabbing experience, like our 510-threaded hot knife attachment that makes serving sticky concentrates easier than ever by gently heating your dab tool so wax doesn't stick to it.
The Best Attachments to Turn Your Bong Into an E-Rig
Dip Devices allows you to customize your bong or dab rig to get the exact experience you're looking for. Here are our top solutions for different consumption preferences:
Vape Flower With Your Bong
Want the clean flavor, precise potency, and convenience of vaping flower without the price tag of a tabletop vaporizer? We designed the Aster flower vaporizer to compete with top-of-the-line portable flower vapes, at half the price.
This tiny but mighty vape features precise temperature control ranging from 350°F to 430°F, allowing you to dial in the perfect heat for your favorite cultivars. Lower temperatures (350-380°F) preserve delicate terpenes for maximum flavor, while higher temps (400-430°F) produce thicker vapor and extract more cannabinoids.
The Aster heats up in under 30 seconds and delivers smooth, flavorful vapor through its ceramic heating chamber. When you attach it to your bong or bubbler, you get the water filtration and cooling you love from glass, combined with the clean flavor and efficiency of vaporization. When your session is done, disconnect the Aster and take it wherever you go next.
This is a game-changer if you've been wanting to explore the benefits of portable flower vaporizers without investing in multiple expensive devices.
Pair a Honey Dipper With Your Rig to Turn It Into an E-Rig
If dabs are more your speed, you can attach Dip Devices' signature Dipper honey straw to your favorite dab rig to instantly turn it into a torchless e-rig.
Honey straws (also called nectar collectors) use the same heating technology as e-nails, just in a more affordable, versatile, and easier-to-use package. Instead of heating a banger and dropping concentrate into it, you heat the tip of the honey straw and dip it directly into your concentrate container. This method gives you incredible control over dab size and reduces waste.
The Dipper features a quartz crystal tip that heats up in seconds and delivers pure, flavorful vapor. It includes three temperature settings to match different concentrate types—use lower temps for live resin and rosin to preserve terpenes, or crank it up for shatter and crumble.
When you want to use the Dipper with your bong or dab rig, simply connect it using a compatible glass adapter. This gives you the water filtration and cooling of your favorite glass piece, combined with the torchless convenience and precision of an electric device.
Switch Between Wax, Flower, and Carts
No worries if you can't decide on your favorite way to consume cannabis. We have even the most indecisive cannabis connoisseurs covered with the EVRI. This powerhouse piece can be used as a honey dipper, wax pen, flower vape, and 510 battery for cartridges.
The EVRI is genuinely the Swiss Army knife of cannabis vaporizers. Here's what makes it so versatile:
- Vapor Tip Attachment: Dip directly into concentrates like a honey straw
- Wax Atomizer: Load concentrates into the chamber for traditional dab pen functionality
- Flower Chamber: Vaporize dry herb with precise temperature control
- 510 Adapter: Use with any standard cannabis oil cartridge
All attachments connect magnetically, making it easy to swap between consumption methods in seconds. And yes—it's fully compatible with bongs and dab rigs through a glass adapter, giving you the ultimate versatile electric cannabis consumption experience.
Just attach the EVRI to your glass piece and swap out attachments using the convenient magnetic system whenever you decide to switch things up. Want to take a few dabs, then switch to your favorite cart? Done. Feel like vaping some flower afterward? Just pop in the flower chamber.
Like all of Dip Devices' attachments, the EVRI is also fully functional as a standalone vape, which means it works just as well on the go as it does when hooked up to your rig. Whether you're looking to dab without a torch at home or need a discreet option for travel, the EVRI has you covered.
Why Choose Electric Attachments Over Traditional E-Rigs?
If you're still on the fence about whether to buy a dedicated e-rig or upgrade your existing glass with electric attachments, here's what you should consider:
Cost Comparison
Traditional e-rigs typically range from $200 to $600+ for quality models. Tabletop e-nail setups run $150-$400. In contrast, portable electric attachments from Dip Devices start around $80-$150, and you get to keep using the glass you already own and love.
Portability
Dedicated e-rigs are portable only in the sense that they're smaller than desktop vaporizers. You still need to pack a fragile glass piece, worry about battery life, and carry a relatively large device. Electric attachments from Dip Devices are pocket-sized and work both as standalone vapes and bong attachments.
Versatility
Most e-rigs are designed exclusively for concentrates. If you want to vape flower or use cartridges, you need separate devices. With the EVRI, you get all consumption methods in one compact device that works with your existing glass.
Maintenance
E-rigs have built-in glass chambers that can be challenging to clean. With electric attachments, you clean your bong as usual and maintain the attachment separately—often much simpler since the heating element is isolated from the airpath.
Tips for Converting Your Bong to a Torchless Dab Rig
Ready to make the switch to torchless dabbing? Here are some practical tips to get the best results:
1. Know Your Joint Size
Before buying any attachment, measure your bong's joint size. The most common sizes are 10mm, 14mm, and 18mm. Most Dip Devices attachments work with standard sizes or include adapters.
2. Clean Your Glass First
Start with a clean piece to get the best flavor from your first torchless dab. Use isopropyl alcohol (91% or higher) and coarse salt, shake vigorously, then rinse thoroughly with hot water.
3. Experiment With Temperature Settings
Different concentrates vaporize best at different temperatures. Live resin and rosin preserve the most terpenes at lower temps (450-550°F), while shatter and crumble may need higher heat (550-650°F). Start low and work your way up.
4. Use Fresh Water
Change your bong water regularly—ideally before each session. Fresh water provides better cooling and filtration, letting you taste the full terpene profile of your concentrates.
5. Keep Everything Charged
There's nothing worse than your device dying mid-session. Get in the habit of charging your electric attachments after each use so they're always ready to go.
Frequently Asked Questions About Converting Bongs to E-Rigs
Do I Need Special Glass to Use Electric Attachments?
No! Electric attachments work with any standard bong or dab rig that has a compatible joint size (10mm, 14mm, or 18mm). You don't need special glass—just use what you already own.
How Long Do Electric Attachments Last on a Single Charge?
Battery life varies by device and usage, but most Dip Devices products provide 20-40 sessions per charge. The EVRI, for example, can handle a full day of moderate use before needing to recharge.
Can I Still Use My Bong for Flower After Converting It?
Absolutely! The beauty of using attachments is that you can easily swap between different consumption methods. Just remove the electric attachment and insert your flower bowl, or use a flower vape attachment like the Aster.
Are Electric Dab Attachments Hard to Clean?
Not at all. Most electric attachments have removable components that can be soaked in isopropyl alcohol. The heating elements themselves typically just need a quick wipe-down with an alcohol-soaked cotton swab.
Will Torchless Dabbing Save Me Money?
Yes, in several ways. You'll save on butane costs, reduce concentrate waste through precise temperature control, and avoid burning expensive dabs from overheated bangers. Plus, you won't need to buy a dedicated e-rig.
Shop Dip Devices for All the Bong Accessories You Need
Whether you want to heat your concentrate to the perfect temperature, taste every subtlety in your favorite flower cultivar, or just want to toss your torch and never have to worry about finding your lighter again, Dip Devices has a solution for you.
We're committed to making cannabis consumption safer, more precise, and more environmentally friendly. When you choose reusable electric devices over disposable vapes or wasteful butane torches, you're making a choice that benefits both your wallet and the planet.
Browse our products and upgrade your bong or dab rig to an electric piece today. Your future self (and your concentrates) will thank you.