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5 Dank Ways To Hotbox
Hotboxing is fun and it definitely does work, according to a study done by Johns Hopkins. If you love hotboxing, then you should definitely try some of these ways to make your personal hotbox. All are guarantees for a good time! Classic Blanket And Pillow Fort Remember all those blanket and pillow forts that you built when you were a kid? Put those building skills to use and make your own hotboxing fort. If you’ve never made a blanket and pillow fort, then first of all what kind of childhood did you have? Just kidding, they’re really easy to make. Set up some couch cushions and large sturdy pillows for your walls and use a large comforter as your roof. You get extra points if you build it near an outlet so you can plug in a lava lamp for some nice ambience. This is definitely a creative way to hotbox. Once you have a good sturdy fort, invite some friends over and blaze a few bowls. It’ll feel like you’re at a slumber party again! Bunk Beds If you or one of your friends has a set of bunk beds then you can tuck a couple blankets under each side of the mattress on the top bunk. Then you have a little mini fort to toke up in! Smoke a couple bowls and then tell some scary stories. Make sure you have plenty of snacks. I don’t know about you, but I would buy a bunk bed just so I could turn it into a hotbox fort to hang out in. Giant Cardboard Box Find a giant cardboard box, like a refrigerator or washing machine box and try hotboxing that for a couple bowls. For extra fun you could make a box fort by taping together a bunch of larger boxes. You get extra points if you make a box castle and create a sigil. Better yet, make a couple box castles with your friends, hotbox them and then reenact your favorite battles from Game of Thrones. Instead of the “Battle of Blackwater” you can have the “Battle of Bongwater” if you like hotboxing with a bong. Snow Fort/ Igloo The winter months will be here before you know it, so why not build a snow fort or an igloo to hotbox in? If you don’t know how to build a legitimate igloo, or if you want to speed the process up, use wood pallets for the roof and the walls. If you want to keep your snow fort around for more than a week, make sure you put a ventilation hole in the top, otherwise it will melt pretty quickly. Don’t worry it will still get plenty hotboxed. Walk-in Pantry This is one of the best places to hotbox because for one, you don’t have to put in any effort. Most importantly, your munchie food is right there within your reach. Bring in water, soda, or anything to cure your cottonmouth and you won’t need to leave for hours! Tent In my experience, the best way to hotbox is in a tent. Naturally you’re going to hotbox your tent when you’re camping, but your tent even makes a good place to hotbox anytime. If you have a private, or at least semi-private backyard, then invite some friends over, put up the tent and have a mini camping trip! After hotboxing the tent, you can all sit outside and enjoy being high under the stars. As a bonus, you don’t have to shit in the woods! Don't worry if you don't have a private backyard, you can make an indoor hotbox tent. Hawaiian Hotbox Hawaiian hotboxing sounds exotic, but it’s something that anyone can do, as long as they have a working shower. You’ve probably done this before and didn’t even realize there was a term for it. Anyways, all you do is run your shower and let the bathroom get all steamy, all the while smoking up. The steam will be great for your skin and if you’re in a situation where you need to cover up the dank smell this is the best way to hotbox. Honestly, I haven’t hotboxed since my earlier smoking days when I had a reason to keep my smoke private. These ideas sound awesome, so I’m probably going to build a blanket fort when I get home from class tonight. Featured Image Source: Imgur--- What awesome ways have you hotboxed? Tell us in the comments!
How To "Reclaim" Your Lost Dabs
If you have spent a lot of time dabbing, you've probably heard about Reclaim. It's not unlike most legends, the treasured wax was once thought to be lost, all used up by the stoners of the past, until one day, stoners of the new generation dug deep into the bottom of their nails and discovered a new source of THC, Reclaim. Reclaim is the left over concentrate material that doesn't vaporize during your dabs, and is a great thing to consider whenever you're running low on concentrate. Things you'll need: 1. Nail that you've dabbed with a significant amount. 2. A lighter 3. Wax paper or any concentrate storage container (like a NoGoo) 4. A scraping/collecting tool (optional) 1. Dab your heart out Well, to accumulate reclaim dabs you first need to actually use your nail for an extended period of time. You shouldn't be trying to grab reclaim out of your nail after every dab session, in fact I'd say wait until you've gone through a couple grams of concentrate between reclaim extractions. 2. Lay down your reclaim catcher You're going to need somewhere to keep your precious reclaim, so lay out some parchment paper or set out one of your silicone dab containers (again, have you heard of NoGoo?) There's no need to manipulate the concentrate once it's left the nail, so make sure you've laid out whatever you want to store your reclaimed concentreate in. 3. Heat up the nail You don't need a torch or a heating gun for this one, I actually discourage the use of either, since you're not trying to vaporize your dabs again, you're simply trying to liquify them. Grab your usual bowl-lighting lighter, turn your nail to the side, and let your flame go across the nail slowly as you turn it around. (You may want to use pliers or a heat-resistant glove for this, depending on how your nail retains heat.) If you're working with a quartz nail, you'll be able to tell when your reclaim starts to liquify because you'll see it move around your nail. 4. Guide the melted reclaim to your container Image Source: Youtube After about 10-20 seconds of your heating the nail heats up, you want to begin tilting it so that the nail is mostly vertical, right side up, with a slight turn so that your lighter still is able to heat the sides. Make sure the bottom of your nail is pointed down onto your wax paper or into your concentrate storage unit. If it has liquified, it should just fall right down onto the paper, if you're not sure that all of your reclaim concentrate has come out of the nail, use a metal scraper to see if there is any concentrate that has been loosened in the heat within your nail. 5. Enjoy The completed product should look fairly similar to most wax that you've seen, however will be much darker in color, usually ranging from a tan-brown to a black, but have no fear, it's still some potent concentrate! After the extraction, all you need to do is allow your dabs to cool and solidify again and you're back to dabbing! Featured Image Source: CannaHacker.com --- Who else loves their reclaim? Do you have an easier way to collect it, or to simply help us use more of our dabs the first go-around? Let us know in the comments!
Tired Of Searching For Hash And Dabs? Make Your Own!
Of course there are many ways that you can make hash or concentrates at home with the right materials and gadgets, but if you're not looking to spend a large amount of money to create a hash farm, you may just want to stick to these home methods to make yourself a personal stash! 1. The Easy Pollen Press Method (Hash) Image Source: Pinterest This method is my favorite when it comes to getting hash. It doesn't always come out as fine as when using an actual pollen press, but it will still get the job done if you've got a graving for hash whilst in a bind. To create Hash Pucks made out of your keef stash you will only need a few household materials: a couple unsharpened pencils, some paper, tape, and a stash of keef (duh). The process to build your homemade pollen press actually is quite simple, it's more making sure you're doing it right that may take a little practice. To construct your pollen press you'll first need to take one pencil and tear or cut off a strip of paper to wrap around it. Make sure you get enough paper to wrap around the paper two or three times (the extra wraps will help your pollen press's durability). After you've wrapped the paper around the pencil tightly, tape the paper to itself so it keeps its shape. At this time, you should be able to slide the rolled paper with a little bit of effort to the end of the paper. Slide it to the point where half of your paper tube is on the pencil and half of it extends into the air. Now, fill some of the negative space within the paper with some of your keef stash. I always recommend starting off with more than you expect, due to the airy nature of keef it might take more than you expect to be able to construct a good-sized hash puck. Image Source: DailyDabs420.com After filling the space in the paper, tap the pencil a few times to level the keef inside the press and press your extra pencil into the negative space in the paper roll. At this time you should have two pencils pressing your keef together within your paper roll. Now, you will press your pencils together to generate the pressure needed to create a hash puck. About 10-20 seconds of continuous pressure will likely provide you with a strong enough hash puck to get the job done, just remember that how long you maintain pressure and how much you apply will affect how your hash puck will turn out, so don't be afraid to experiment! Image Source: YouTube 2. The Rosintech Method (Dabs) Image Source: Twitter If you're someone who is looking to break out the nail, but can't seem to find any dabbable concentrates on the market, this is a way for you to extract dabbable concentrate straight from your buds, however requires a bit more finesse than the previous method. To make your own dabs easily, you'll need: non-ground nugs, a hair straightener, and parchment paper. The process to make dabs from these materials is actually fairly straightforward, you simply place your bud, or keef, onto a piece of parchment paper, top it with another piece, and compress the bud between the hot pads on the hair straightener. It shouldn't take much heat to get this going, and it will result in a dabbable golden-brown sap on the parchment paper. One thing you'll need to keep constant tabs on for this method is the temperature of the bud and heat-pads. Although most hair straighteners probably don't say what temperature they heat at, most cannabinoids activate at and above around 250 degrees Fahrenheit, so you definitely don't want to torch your bud on the high setting, as you might end up burning the bud or vaporizing the dabs. I'd recommend you start cool, practice, and work your way up to the perfect temperature to get as much dabbable material as possible. Image Source: Voat.co While this method is pretty much as simple as the method to make keef pucks, this one is a bit more dangerous, as it involves high heat and pressure, so make sure you practice safe baking! Featured Image Source: Imgur --- Making dabs and hash at home can be difficult to get right, and a bit of a hassle, but it's still totally worth it! What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments.
