The 10 Best Cheap Glass Hand Pipes Under $20

A cheap glass hand pipe under $20 is not a compromise. At this price you are still getting borosilicate, still getting a proper bowl, and the only thing you give up compared to a $40 piece is thickness and glasswork.

Ten below, from $9.99 to $16.99. Five are 5 inch spoons, two are chillums, and the rest sit in between.

The real choice is spoon or chillum. A spoon has a carb hole and a bowl on top, so you control the airflow and it holds more. A chillum is a straight tube you pack at the front, smaller and simpler, and it disappears into a pocket.

Everything here is from our glass hand pipe collection.

1. 5" Glow In The Dark Premium Glass Hand Pipe

A standard spoon that takes on light during the day and glows at night.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: finding it on a dark table, and a bowl deep enough that you are not repacking every few minutes.
• Shop the Glow in the Dark Pipe

2. 5" Spiral Boro Glass Hand Pipe

Clear glass with a spiral worked through the body. One of the few here where you can see the whole chamber.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: the textured grip from the spiral, and being able to see exactly when it needs cleaning.
• Shop the Spiral Boro Pipe

3. 5" Rasta Tears Boro Glass Hand Pipe

Teardrop-shaped Rasta colour accents through thick boro glass. The priciest piece on this list and the heaviest in the hand.

• Price: $16.99
• Buy it for: the length. Five inches gives smoke more neck to travel through, so it lands cooler than a 3 inch chillum does.
• Shop the Rasta Tears Pipe

4. 5" Slime Time Boro Glass Hand Pipe

Opaque slime green rather than clear. Bright, solid colour, and it stands out on a table.

One thing to know. You cannot see through it, so you cannot see when it needs cleaning. Clean on a schedule rather than when it looks bad.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: the colour, if a clear pipe going brown is what puts you off.
• Shop the Slime Time Pipe

5. 5" Rasta Power Golden Glass Hand Pipe

Red, green and yellow stripes with gold accents. The showiest piece here.

• Price: $15.99
• Buy it for: the wide bowl. More surface means an easier light and a cherry that holds, which matters when it is going round a group.
• Shop the Rasta Power Pipe

6. 3.5" Color Tube Slime Bead Chillum

A straight tube with no carb hole. Pack the front, light it, pull. Nothing to learn.

• Price: $9.99
• Buy it for: pocket carry at 3.5 inches. The bead on the side also breaks up the cylinder, so it is less inclined to roll off a flat surface than a plain tube.
• Shop the Slime Bead Chillum

7. 4.5" Frit Spoon With Twisted Mouth

Frit is crushed coloured glass melted into the walls, which is where the texture comes from. This one has a twist near the mouthpiece.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: the twist, which narrows the path near your lips and catches some of what would otherwise pull through. Not a substitute for packing a larger nug at the bottom of the bowl.
• Shop the Twisted Frit Spoon

8. 3" Hand Blown Chillum Slime Frit

The smallest piece here. Three inches, straight through, slime frit worked into the glass.

• Price: $9.99
• Buy it for: the easiest clean on this list. A straight tube takes a pipe cleaner end to end, so there are no corners for resin to sit in.
• Shop the Slime Frit Chillum

9. 4" Color Art Hand Pipe

Swirled colour blown into the glass itself rather than applied to the surface.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: colour that will not fade or rub off, because it is in the glass rather than on it. Four inches also splits the difference between pocket and home.
• Shop the Color Art Hand Pipe

10. 5" Sky Frost Glow Hand Pipe

A matte frosted finish instead of gloss, which changes how it feels more than how it hits.

• Price: $14.99
• Buy it for: grip. Frosted glass holds onto your fingers in a way polished glass does not, which is worth something on a piece you pass around.
• Shop the Sky Frost Glow Pipe

What You Give Up Under $20

Worth saying, since ten pieces in a row can read as though price does not matter.

Glass is thinner here than on a $40 pipe, so a drop onto tile ends it. Bowls are smaller, which means more repacking in a group. And none of this is hand-pulled heady work, it is production glass in nice colours.

What you do get is real borosilicate, a proper carb on the spoons, and a piece cheap enough that losing it is annoying rather than expensive. For a daily driver or a spare, that is the right trade.

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At these prices the postage matters as much as the pipe, which is why returns run 14 days with no restocking fee and no return postage to pay.

Shipping is free on qualifying US orders from our Los Angeles warehouse, and anything over $30 comes with a free surprise gift. Two pipes gets you there. The budget end of the range also sits in cheap hand pipes.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is a glass hand pipe under $20 actually any good?
For daily use, yes. Borosilicate at $15 is the same material as borosilicate at $40. What the extra money buys you is wall thickness, a bigger bowl and hand-pulled glasswork. If you want a piece that survives being dropped or one that looks like art, spend more. If you want something that works and that you will not cry over, this range is fine.

2. What is the difference between a spoon pipe and a chillum?
A spoon has a bowl sitting on top of the neck and a carb hole in the side, so you can control airflow and clear the chamber. A chillum is a straight tube you pack at the front, with no carb, so the pull is continuous. Spoons hold more and give you more control. Chillums are smaller, simpler and easier to clean. See how they compare to a water piece in hand pipe vs bubbler.

3. Do I need a carb hole?
Not really, you just smoke differently without one. The carb lets you cut airflow while you light, then open it to clear the chamber in one go. On a chillum you pull steadily instead and the smoke comes through as it burns. Most people who try both end up preferring the spoon at home and the chillum out of the house.

4. How often should I clean a hand pipe?
Weekly if you use it daily. Cleaning a hand pipe is a ten minute job and we walk through it step by step in how to clean a glass hand pipe.