They too hang out, but more on places like restaurants and cafés. The Smoker often pays him medkits after delivering dead bodies. The Smoker is usually the Boomer's only friend who can help him in his revenge on the Survivors, such as by pushing him off a cliff and catching him including pulling the Survivors so the Boomer can bile them as payback. They can discuss about how to hang out during Gmod and watch videos together.
The Boomer is best friends with the Smoker. He has the ability to use his long tongue for catching Survivors. He is one of the Special Infected, and is named a Smoker because of his occasional smoking. The Smoker is one of the antagonists of the Left 4 Dead franchise.