VAPE PEN TYPES
Vape pens come in three types: Dry herb vape pens, wax pens, and eliquid vapes. Some vape pens are hybrid. There are vaporizer pens for every type of vaping material.
Dry Herb Vape Pen - A dry herb vape pen vaporizes cannabis. Herb vape pens like the Cloud Pen 3.0 vape dry herb and wax with rapid heat up times. The G Slim Snoop Dogg Herbal Vaporizer, designed by Snoop Dogg himself, offers a sleek, urban design and quality herb vaporization at an affordable price for a vape pen. Dry herb vape pens are easy to conceal in your hands and pocket, making for a stealthier session than a pipe or joint.
Wax Pen - A wax pen enables portable vaping of waxy oils. Wax vape pens offer a discreet way to dab on-the-fly. Most wax pens are pen shaped, but device's like the Source Orb 4 utilize powerful mod batteries enabling intensely flavored, large-sized vapor clouds. Vapor pens for wax range from affordable to high-priced depending on the model. Popular wax pens include the KandyPens Gravity, considered one of the best vape pens, and the Cloud Pen Paragon, both of which offer quality wax vaping with sleek designs. A wax vape pen puts the power of a dab rig in your pocket, often at less than half the price.
Eliquid Vape Pen - E-liquid vape pens vaporize a liquid solution containing concentrates from dry herb. Eliquid can contain nicotine, cannabis, or neither--and at varying potency. This is why e-liquid vaporizer pens are helpful in quitting smoking. Smokers may use an ejuice vape pen to wean themselves off nicotine addiction by gradually reducing the nicotine potency of their eliquid cartridges. Major eliquid vape pen brands include Atmos and Vaporite. A vapor pen for eliquid is easier to operate than other ejuice vapes like mods.
HOW VAPE PENS WORK
Vape pens can feature a variety of atomizers that vaporize material using a heat element, which is usually a rod with coils wrapped around it. The atomizer acts as the vape pen heating chamber, which features a single rod, double rod, triple rod, or a bucket-like coilless design. Vaporizer pen atomizers can heat up rapidly, which is ideal for vaping on-the-go. To load a pen vaporizer, material is dabbed into the chamber, where it sits directly on the coils. In other words, most vapor pens are conduction vaporizers, rather than convection units.
While convection vaporizers heat materials with hot air that’s blown through the heating chamber, conduction vape pens directly heat the material on the surface of the heating element. Users who value vapor purity over all else should find a portable vaporizer with convection heating, or a desktop vaporizer. Vaporizer pens are better suited for decent hits on-the-fly. That said, vape pen vapor is much purer than the smoke produced by water pipes, joints, and pipes.
When the vape pen is loaded, the user clicks the single button interface, which heats the coil inside the atomizer. Some vape pens have one temperature, others have multiple presets. Most vapor pens have click controls. For example, with many vape pens, five clicks powers the vaporizer pen on and three clicks toggles temperature. Holding the button down heats the vape pen. At that point, the vaporizer pen coil heats materials at a temperature beneath the point of combustion, creating smoother, smokeless hits. Vape pen heat up time is usually under a minute.
Single Coil - Creates smaller, flavorful hits. Less surface area produces less vapor. Single rod vape pens are for flavor lovers.
Triple Coil - For cloud chasers and dabbers. Triple rod vape pens create lung-busting hits. A triple coil vape pen is rare to find.
Quartz Rod - Vape pens with quartz rod atomizers produce exceptionally flavorful vapor. Quartz doesn’t rub off on the taste of vapor, which is why fans of “true vapor” prefer quartz rod vape pens.
Double Coil - Expect larger clouds of lung-expanding vapor. Double rod vape pens pack more surface area on which materials are heated, doubling the size of your vapor clouds.
Coil-less - Coilless atomizers do away with coils altogether. Coil-less vape pens feature bucket-shaped atomizers. Material is heated more efficiently this way, making for smoother, tastier vapor. Cleaning is also easier with coil-less atomizers.
Ceramic Rod - Like quartz, ceramic is inert, so it doesn’t affect the flavor and aroma of vapor. Vape pens with ceramic rods heat materials slowly and lowly, so little combustion occurs. Expect comfortable, delicious vapor.
BUYING THE RIGHT VAPE PEN
Every vape pen has a little something different to offer. When buying a vape pen, ask yourself the following questions:
1. Is the Vape Pen the Right Size?
Consider your lifestyle. If you’re always on the run, you’ll want a smaller vape pen. Compact vape pens are easy to conceal in your hand or pocket, making for a stealthier vaping experience when you’re in public. If you’re relaxing at home, you can opt for a bigger vaporizer pen if you’d like. The bigger the vape pen, the stronger its battery and heating system.
2. Is the Vape Pen Warranty Protected?
Vape pens drop. Vape batteries die out. It’s the nature of the vaporizer world. Finding a vape pen with a warranty ensures you’ll get a replacement vape if something goes wrong. Generally, the length of the vape pen warranty is telling. The longer the warranty, the more confidence the manufacturer has in their vape pen. Opt for a vape pen with a longer warranty if it’s in the budget.
3. Is the Vape Pen Affordable?
The typical vape pen ranges from $30 to $100. But vapor pens can get cheaper or pricier depending on what you’re looking for. In the vaporizer world, price is pretty much indicative of quality. So the more you pay for a vaporizer pen, the more value you can expect. Keep in mind, cheaper vape pens may not hurt your wallet, but they might not last as long as a pricier vaporizer.
4. Is the Vape Pen Battery Sufficient?
The life force of a vape pen is its battery, so it’s important to make sure your vape pen has a strong one. Expensive vape pens usually last longer without having to be charged. Cheaper vaporizer pens might need to be charged through the day. Most vape pens can be charged via USB, and some feature pass-through charging that enables you to vape while you charge.
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