I've heard a few people sing their praises, and a few say that they're not worth it. Some cost $80, some are $400, but I don't really know what makes one better than the other, or either of them better than a $20 glass pipe.
Sometimes if I'm smoking every day I'll develop a cough, so I'm guessing that it's not that great for my lungs. Would a vaporizer be better?
Hahaha for what it's worth, the plastic shouldn't ever get hot and keeping the cover on in use isn't required unless you're trying to minimize smell.
Something like the Dynavap might be more up your alley though; entirely stainless steel and requires a torch, although I've only ever used one once so cannot speak on the durability/etc.
The Arizer Solo uses a glass pod/air path. Is a bit expensive though. https://arizer.com/solo2/
That's on the upper end of what I'd want to spend, but I'll look into it. Looking at their website, they have a bunch of different models that appear very similar to my untrained eye. Do you know what makes the $137 Solo II different from the $310 Solo III? Or the $106 Air SE?