I tried buying a dabbing rig--electronic vape type pen for dabbing, but obviously do not know what I am doing and there were no instructions. I don't know the type of rig because I got rid of it after this experience as it was so bad. But now I wonder if I was premature. The dabbing chamber (or whatever it is called) attached by magnets instead of screw on, which I thought was cool. Problem I had was I never got any smoke. I had the rig set to high voltage, and filled the chamber maybe 1/4 full, and tried the preheat function, but no smoke. Instead when I sucked on it I got hot resin (or whatever it is called...I was using shatter), into my mouth and lip. It was a sticky resin that stuck to my lip and burned me; the same happened on my tongue. But no smoke, no high, nothing. Not even a puff of smoke. I am new to weed. I'm 60 yrs. old and just learning as I am looking for a solution to insomnia. Vaping with 510 cartridges works great; but I have lung issues and looking for a way to minimize the inhalation of smoke. I was told dabbing would get more THC in me with fewer draws from a 510 cartridge, so that's why I tried it. Is it true you get more in you with dabbing? I don't want the hassle of a pipe and torch, so prefer the rigs. Any thoughts? What did I do wrong????
I'm not sure what portable concentrate pen your using, but it sounds like your overloading it, since it's going in your mouth. Try even less concentrate in the pen. Using 510 cartridges or a electric pen isn't smoking, it's vaporizing (vaping). It's nice to be able to use your own concentrate in a pen, but don't expect a huge difference in vapor quality compared to your 510 cartridges. If you want a real dabbing experience, you will have to buy a small water pipe and a quartz banger w/ glass top. Most people use torches, but you can also buy e-nails that hook up to your quartz nail, if you really don't like torches. That being said, in my opinion the best way to dab is with a torch and doing the "cold-start method".
I use a device called a ball vape for concentrates Flower pot B-2 diffuser head The terminology gets insane and overblown Since you are new to this scene I think going with E-rig is a good idea Sounds like you heated the chamber but did not use session mode What that means is the device does a pre heat and gets hot You may have put the shatter in during the warm up period and it melted then you hit it You may have forgot the session mode which maintains heat for a set period of time giving you a steady supply of vapor This is only a guess as we would need to know the device you used
Thanks. And I agree with you...there is more terminology with this stuff than a person can absorb in just a few months of use. Cheers.
I remembered the name of my pen...which sadly I got rid of because I thought this wasn't for me. But you were correct--there was indeed a vid on YouTube. Mine was a Dr Dabber Stella. From what I see I made a couple of mistakes. I didn't understand that you first need to melt the shatter and not just hit the button. I did use preheat but I think I perhaps did not have enough shatter in there. Also, dumbass that I am, I didn't understand you are suppose to keep the pen vertical at least until the product melts. No wonder I sucked in hot resin, Duh. (In my defense the instruction never said this.) thank you sir
Found out mine was a Dr Dabber Stella. I didn't know you should use this vertically, and suspect I didn't let the shatter melt first. No wonder I got hot resin on my tongue and lip. My weed store is great and are giving me a free new pen. I think when they saw the burn mark on my lip they tried to do some damage control. Thanks again for your help...when you are 60 yrs. old and a dumbass about this stuff many people won't help you. This forum is great.
Really? Did it work????? Your words "debilitating insomnia" got my attention. I am so happy to hear someone else has the same issue as me. I have been a chronic insomniac since I was a toddler; my parents used to tie the doors shut when I was little b/c they thought I was sleepwalking and were terrified I would wander out in the snow late at night. But I just couldn't sleep. I've been to several sleep schools, but no help. Do you mind if I ask specifically what you use and if you have any tips for me WRT weed and insomnia? I am new to this and am unsure. I think I heard that you can't just vape/dab CBT/CBN; you need at least a small amount of THC to make it work. Not sure if that is a myth??????? An issue I have is ingesting oils/tinctures lasts way too long, and takes too long to kick in. So I discovered if I take a tincture at say 11PM (which for me takes 4 hrs. to kick in), it lasts until noon the next day—way too long for me. So I tried taking the tincture around 9 PM, then vaping about 4-6 draws from a 510 cartridge at 10PM when I go to bed. This relaxes me with a nice buzz for a few hrs., until the tincture kicked in. All good there except I'm still stoned all the next morning. I'm interested in the dabbing b/c I'd like an almost immediate effect, but don't want to feel unimpaired still when I wake up. My experience with 510 cartridges is that it wears off in about 4 hrs., which is perfect. Hoping if I can get the dab pen working if takes fewer draws than a 510 to get the same about of THC in me, so as to go easier on my old man lungs. I do at least know the difference between Indica and Sativa. But do you have any tips related to insomnia and how to use weed? Thanks in advance.
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