Vaproizing Buds; from start to finish-my way...pt.1

This is vaporizing, my way...

Subject:


This is 2.1g of freshly cut Lowryder#2 bud, about 10 days before ripeness.


My 'Hotbox' vaporizer, no forced air, no temp control...painted ceramic exterior, glossy black.


Things you may need(or things I needed to make this post, lol):


pic1; everything! pic2; scale, tins, grinders, tray. pic3; tools, pokers, scrapers, paddle, stiff card, scissors, tweezers. pic4; herbs/accessories.
pic5; closeup. pic6; an essential herb, my fave...


As this weed is fresh, I'll have to dry it first. using a vaporizer is far superior to a microwave or oven, or whatever else you can think of...because, when using a vaporizer, all 'vapors' are inhaled while drying. not so in a 'mic' or oven...the vapors just evaporate into the air. I'm actually 'gettin high' while quick drying this weed. take a look...

The Weed: Lowryder#2, @8wks old, 1 wk before harvest. total processing weight, 2.1g

pic1and2; as nature intended... pic3; as I need it, 1st trim... pic4; final trim, all leaves n stem are gone! I didn't weight it, but it's far less than before...maybe around a gram, total. I'm only gonna vape the small bud, on the left. about 1/4 of total. pic5; in the 'vapor wand', on a bed of pre-vaped 'blend'(nearly depleted material to insulate the fresh bud from the hot screen, some, lol). pic6; 'drying', @1/4g weed.

I like to create a 'blend' to make the 'smoke' more interesting, with more variety. I add herbs/spices to punch it up!

Herbs:

starting at the 12 o'clock position,clockwise, a tin of tobacco, a tea screen and pestle. my herb container, like your grandpa uses for his daily pills, lol. from right to left, thyme(leaf), tobacco chopped fine, salvia(not for vaping), oregeno(leaf/bud), lemon grass(leaf), rosemary(leaf/needles), mint(leaf/bud/flower), and a big tin of already vaped 'blend'(weed n herbs, various).


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Processing the Herbs(or Spices):


I use a tray, right, scissors(for the tobacco, this time), left, a tea screen/strainer and pestle(for the oregano, this time). Just cut up the tobacco, fine, but not too fine. you'll not appreciate tiny pieces of anything flying into your mouth if it passes through the vaporizer screen...of which I use two, personally. I doubt many ppl do, but it catches lots of tiny particles, rich in crystals. and put the oregano in the strainer, grind it lightly with the pestle. (this technique is fine for most herbs)

It'll look something like this afterward:

Then the 'weed':
I just use a grinder, chop it just a bit, at this time.
When I'm ready to begin blending, the tray will look like this:

from the left; Oregano, Tobacco, 'slag' (previously vaped material), LR2 bud, various petioles. More 'slag' will be added later, but it's purely optional. petioles are the slim stem between the leaf and the main stem/branch stem. as far as parts of the plant go, petioles are number 2 in THC content, thc to plant fibre ratio. buds are, of course, number 1!


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if ya'll want a better pic of anything or don't understand how or why, just ask...Enjoy your vaping!

Thats really cool man... I've never personally used a vap, but I've been wanting to>< adding all those aeromatic herbs probably add a really nice taste to the bud...

Keep on tokin'

That is really awesome, onenumcat! I really gotta try one of those out!

uhm weird. no thanks lol why smoke vaporized weed. the point is to vaporize the bud which by doing so u vape the trichomes, the damn thc. and ill stick to just nice dryed/cured bud for my vape the herbs and spices are very weird to me..but do what u do man!

i think the herbs are a good idea im gonna try some....

auto1986 said:

Thats really cool man... I've never personally used a vap, but I've been wanting to>< adding all those aeromatic herbs probably add a really nice taste to the bud...

Keep on tokin'

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oh yeah, you should try vaporizing sometime...several times, cuz some ppl just don't get it the first few times. it certainly keeps it interesting

growinman said:

That is really awesome, onenumcat! I really gotta try one of those out!

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yeah growinman, you gotta try a vaporizer. you'll love it if you love a sativa high.

thizzcore said:

uhm weird. no thanks lol why smoke vaporized weed. the point is to vaporize the bud which by doing so u vape the trichomes, the damn thc. and ill stick to just nice dryed/cured bud for my vape the herbs and spices are very weird to me..but do what u do man!

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ok, thanks for your input...it's only a suggestion ya know. don't think anyone suggested smoking pre-vaped weed, but you certainly can. lots o ppl roll blunts with it. I smoke it when there is nothing else around. but the 'dust' from grinding, vaping, whatnot...cannot be vaped again...it just falls through the screen or clogs it up, so you can't draw. that stuff should be used differently...I usually smoke it as a 'topping' on weed in a pipe.

floridasucks said:

i think the herbs are a good idea im gonna try some....

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start off light, florida. if the herbs smell strong or are 'oily' then the 'flavor' is gonna be strong too, use less. try tobacco...you'll like it...but it will make you cough...go easy.