How many of y'all are also using concentrate or dabbing?
I'm sure this is as much an access question as a preference question!
I usually prefer either adding a bit of concentrate to the top of a bowl, maybe mixing it in after I heat it a bit. But I'm also a big fan of just dabbing in general, using a DTv5 or banger.
How many of you vapists are also dabbing? I'm rethinking the word vapists after typing it...
Definitely rethink, I don't think that one is going to stick haha.
I tried a dab once, never again. It kicked the crap out of me! I was quite into ice hash for a while, but I noticed that it made me feel quite depressed afterwards. Plus it sent my tolerance sky-high, I have enough of a task keeping that at bay (work from home, writing music, there's nothing stopping me vaping bud all day when I'm there).
Nah, I find concentrates to be processed extracts from the plant. Just like eating junk food you can consume a lot of it and it will taste great, but does it fill you up with healthy nutritional content? Of course not.
Same with concentrates. Plus on top of that many brands like to add extra stuff like terps to increase the flavor while diluting the finished product. I have trust issues so I absolutely won't even mess with the concentrates unless I personally know the person extracting them (anyone remember one of the pioneers of concentrates for medical needs - Mvapes? Good guy).
These days I might enjoy a dab or two among friends, but I try to keep my tolerances low so I can fully enjoy the plant by itself.
Pro tip - there is something called "vape tolerance" which is basically what happens when the use of a device becomes habitual (load size, temperatures used, draw/hold patterns, etc). Switching to a completely different dry herbal device once or twice a year can help "reset" one's tolerances without the need for a full t-break.
I’m rethinking the word vapists after typing it…
I like using "Vapor"-ents (ents as in the TreeFolk of LordOfTheRings)
I have about 30 vapes I switch between, so I have vape tolerance on all of them 😅
Rosin exists for people with trust issues. I have my own press and I was pressing both the flower and the trim hash.
The best concentrate I ever had was from an organic home grow I pressed myself fresh trim hash, full spectrum but nearly unadulterated with the physical plant matter.
I've got a friend who grows pretty oldschool, it's hands down the cleanest bud I can get in this country. They also have a press, one of the few people I can 100% trust whether it's rosin, ice hash or green... I know they'll have done a top notch job with the initial product, because they're so picky about quality.
undefined> Pro tip - there is something called “vape tolerance” which is basically what happens when the use of a device becomes habitual
Very interesting, can you link me to any further reading on that? I used to find I grew a tolerance to certain strains if I didn't switch it up, but often wondered if it was placebo effect.
Well I mean the topic is discussed over on r/vaporents and over on FuckCombustion, but most peer-reviewed scientific studies focus on the negative aspects of vaporizing and there is very few studies on the subject aside from anecdotal evidence from long time ents.
I used to find I grew a tolerance to certain strains if I didn’t switch it up,
Well that is absolutely possible as well - because your body builds up a tolerance to that combination and concentration of those chemicals. Your body chases more and more to get the same affects.
By changing your regular device, you're completely changing your routine - draw patterns, load sizes, temperatures, etc all change drastically especially when you switch from one device to a very different one. IE instead of going up to more and more powerful devices, sometimes it's good to step back to something a bit slower and ride the wave.
I've gone from an Arizer XQ2 back down to a Vapcap for my daily device - it's a much smaller oven, and the heater doesn't preheat automatically by itself. But damn it gets me where I want to go.
Eventually I'll switch to something else and maintain a lower dosage size to keep my tolerances under control. Sometimes I can extend a gram to last me a whole month if desired (or even longer lol).
If I started doing that, my tolerance would go up and then I'd have to spend more money and consume more cannabis. I'd rather just stick with vaping flower.
Yeah that's about right! I initially started twaxing my vape bowls to avoid having to do two bowls to get nice and toasted, but eventually you move into two twax bowls instead!
I mostly use a Yocan Orbit with concentrate. I used to use a Sequoia on a mod primarily but switched about a year ago because the orbit is a bit more convenient and straightforward. I'll still smoke flower occasionally with others but prefer concentrate because it's more efficient and there's no smoke.
Just a coincidence, but when I re-upped my order a couple of days ago they threw in a gram live resin for free. I vape dry flower for my anxiety. I'm hesitant to try anything stronger and I'll probably stare at it for about a month or two before I get up the courage to try it.
If your tolerance is low, you can go overboard kinda quick!
When you are done with your shit for the day and you go from your maintenance dose to your movie and video games followed by sleep dose, add just a touch of that live resin right on top of the bowl. Like .05 of a gram, a 20th of the container.