Cannabis vapes are rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways to enjoy the beneficial effects of weed. There’s a lot of very good reasons for this: vaping is healthy, efficient, and delicious. This is all down to how vaping interacts with your cannabis. Rather than using combustion or any other harsh methods of burning your herb vaporizers use electronic heating systems. These heating systems exploit the boiling points of the active ingredients in cannabis. These chemicals are called cannabinoids, and they contain THC, CBD, and a host of other, beneficial chemicals. Thanks to vaporizers these chemicals can all be evaporated out of the actual plant matter of your cannabis without releasing any carbon or carcinogens!
Vaporizers come in two broad varieties: Convection and conduction. Convection works by heating the air surrounding your cannabis, slowly baking it and drawing the active ingredients out into thick vapor. Conduction, on the other hand, directly heats cannabis, vaporizing it across its surface area by putting it into direct contact with the heating systems. With this in mind, it should be no surprise that vape fans who prefer a longer, more intense session, then convection is the system of choice. If the very best convection is what you’re after, then you should check out a desktop vape.
Desktop vapes are made for those of us who want to enjoy kick back and relax with their vape session. For a truly relaxing session you should take a few steps to make sure that you’re set up in a calm and relaxing environment.
Set Aside Space For Your Vape Session
Desktop vaporizers can take up a decent amount of space, they aren’t meant to be carried around, after all! For example, a vape like the Storz & Bickel Volcano is a hefty beast indeed. It’s important to set aside some space for your vaporizer. This should be a clear, stable space, that you can rely on being quiet. Ideally, it can be somewhere you can reliably keep your vaporizer full time, as you’re likely to break delicate components when putting your vaporizer in and out of storage.
Make sure that any surface you put yours vape on, be it a coffee table or a shelf, can support its weight levelly. Though weed vapor doesn’t have a lingering smell like combustion does, it’s still important to have some manner of ventilation to make sure that it doesn’t build up over time and stick to everything you own!
Make Sure You Prep For Your Session
For a novice vape user, it can seem like all there is to a vape session is throwing your herb into the chamber and cranking the temperature as high as it will go. This will lead to nothing more than a sub-standard sesh. There are a few steps you need to take to make your desktop vaporizer give you the results you want. The first step is to make sure that your vaporizer is clean. Though there’s no soot and carbon from combustion in your desktop vaporizer, you will notice a buildup of grime and resin over time. This can clog the airpaths and heating systems of your desktop vape, ruining the taste of your cannabis!
The next step in prepping for your session is to grind your herb. Since much of the vaporization in a desktop vape happens across the surface area of your herb. When you grind your herb it exposes more surface area to the heating element, leading to thicker, denser vapor. Be careful not to over grind it, this can lead to air not being able to move through your herb, blocking airflow!
Customize Your Vape Experience
Desktop vaporizers have a whole range of aftermarket accessories that allow you to alter and change your vape experience. For example, the Volcano comes with a valve system that allows you to attach plastic balloons. These are gradually filled with vapor by a fan inside the Volcano, and when fully inflated it can be detached and vaped from. This opens up a whole new way to enjoy your vape experience. If this isn’t for you then a whip, like the one included with the Arizer Extreme Q desktop vape, may be the way to go. A whip is essentially a long air tube that feeds into your vaporizer. It allows you to directly vape from your desktop vaporizer’s chamber while sitting back. On top of this, you can find all manner of liquid pad inserts, water tool attachments, and much much more. A desktop vaporizer is a truly adaptable piece of kit!
A desktop vaporizer is a fantastic way to enjoy your cannabis comfortably and for an extended period of time. With a few simple steps you can optimize your experience and enjoy full, delicious, and powerful dry marijuana vaping experience.
