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Guide to vapes and cartridges
Aug
Concentrate vape cartridges are super popular. With good reason, they are affordable, readily available, and come in as many types and varieties as the dry herb that is used to make them. We’ve recently added a few options for using concentrate pen cartridges to our shop so we’d like to give you an in-depth rundown on how these cartridges work, and what differentiates them form dap pens and dry-herb vaporizers.
Although vape pens are meant to be easy to use, it doesn’t hurt to know a bit more about them when you’re just getting started. If you’re unboxing your new gadget right now, this post will help you sort out that ultimate question – how to use a vape pen correctly? It doesn’t matter if it’s a concentrate pen or a dry herb pen the systems are fundamentally the same.
What to do first with your new Vape Pen
Well, you’ve unboxed your vape pen, but now what? It’s pretty tempting to plug it that fancy gadget and immediately have fun with it once it’s charged, but hold off. Here are a few tips on how to use a vape as a pro from day one.
Read the Manual
Sometimes the manual is just a pamphlet, sometimes its a twenty-page booklet written in broken English. Either way, dig in and read it cover to cover because there is always something that you didn’t know about your vape pen, but is essential to its use and maintenance. Charging cables are a subject that varies greatly, and you should be aware of the best connection and charger to use with your vape.
What are you Vaping?
There are three distinct materials you can use: vape juices and oils, dry herbs, and concentrates. Generally, you can’t use one pen for every ingredient, at least, not without some additional equipment. You might think that vape juice and hemp oil are interchangeable, but you would be mistaken.
It’s important to remember to use your vape pen only to vape the material it supports. In other words, if you have a dry herb vape, don’t try and load it with concentrates, it will wreak havoc on it and waste your dabs. Some vaporizers have swappable parts that allow you to switch between loose leaf and concentrates. Make sure you know what needs to be done when you’re switching between modes.
Charge it, and Load it
Make sure that your pen is fully charged before you hit that go button. Most vape pens use built-in batteries so you will have to connect them to a charger until they are fully loaded. Use the charging cord that came with the package – some pens don’t take kindly to other charging cables and will short out if charged incorrectly. Also, remember to re-charge on a cycle, let your pen charge go down, and then put it on the charger until it is fully charged, and then pull it off.
Vape Mindfully
Regardless of what you vape on, it’s vital that you have control over it and use common sense. If you’re vaporizing dry herbs or concentrates, you need to be extremely conscious of your usage rate and amount of intake when you vape.
Just because it’s acceptable and available doesn’t mean you should abuse it. You can always have too much of a good thing. Use common sense and go slow and low until you reach a comfortable place and try and stay there.
For the best tasting and best quality sessions be sure to keep your pen clean at all times. Most of life is upkeep, that’s especially true with the tools you use to enjoy your life. Keep it clean and functioning well and it will keep you blazed.
Use Fresh Herbs
The better quality your herbs, the better your vape session will be. If you are using dry herbs, an adequately cured but still fresh bud is best. And make sure to grind it as finely as you can. Many grinders will have
The Right Temp
Your vape temperature is another critical part of the mix. This will depend on your style and what effect you prefer. Different cannabinoids evaporate at various temperatures (producing different levels of high). Experiment a bit until you find a sweet spot that works for you.
Avoid Burning Your Herbs
You aren’t going through all this trouble just to combust on accident. Generally, you should never need to use your vape on it’s highest settings. Vapes have an upper and the lowest temperature but for most, its the middle settings that are ideal for vaporizing.
Pack That Oven Right
Get the finest ground you can use so that your oven walls and airflow can make contact with the most substantial amount of bud. This might sound like you need to cram in as much weed as you can, however, what you need to do is pack very finely ground bud evenly without condensing it so much to cut off airflow.
Take a measured hit
Don’t take long hard hits from your vape pen; it’s not a joint. If you hit it too hard, then it cannot heat the air as it passes through the oven, or you may suck up more concentrate fluid than can be vaporized and waste some valuable dabs.
The trick here is to take even, short puffs the way you would a cigarette or cigar. These short quick puffs will build up to the big draw you want without overheating the vape or the mouthpiece.
Where are the cartridges?
Pre-loaded cannabis oil vape cartridges, hash oil vape pens, or even disposable wax pens can be found in every legal dispensary all over the country and even a few states they shouldn’t be. These relatively new and exciting devices have saturated the cannabis concentrate market over the last few years, quickly becoming the preferred concentrate-based product for both the beginner and seasoned cannabis enthusiasts.
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