There comes a time when even the health nut in the group wants to get in on a smoke session. This can be a problem for two reasons. One: No one wants to hear all the ways smoking is bad for you between each pull and two: no one wants to admit that the health nut is right to a certain extent. People who smoke are not unhealthy heathens or anything, don’t get us wrong. But it’s a known fact that smoking is not always the best way to ingest your favorite herbs and spices. For those of you on the lookout for healthier alternatives to traditional methods of smoking, we’ve compiled some info on the good old vaporizer.
Main Benefits of Vaping
Vaporizers are like the vegans of the smoking world: the healthiest of the bunch. They essentially heat cannabis, tobacco, essential oils, and waxes at a lower temperature than both water pipes and more conventional methods of smoking. This method leaves a potent vapor that is both easier on the lungs and throat and the road to a better experience. In the hierarchy of smoking products and health, the vaporizer is at the top, the water pipe is at the middle, and the hand pipe comes in last. While vaporizers may leave your pockets a bit emptier, they leave your lungs a lot cleaner.
Remember that combustion begins at 392 degrees (Fahrenheit). The biggest plus to vaping, other than the potency, is the lack of combustion. The lack of smoke weeds out many, if not all, of the harmful toxins and carcinogens that are associated with smoking.
Vaping vs. Waterpipes
Waterpipes, while cleaner on your lungs than hand pipes, are still a close second to the vaporizer for one reason: potency. They produce smoke with a lower cannabinoid to tar ratio, giving a cleaner smoke-session than a hand pipe ever will. Unfortunately, being the clean freaks that they are, they filter compounds as well, robbing the smoker of valuable levels of euphoria. While water pipes will get you to where you need to be cleaner than with a hand pipe, vapes like the Volcano Classic Vaporizer actually give you cleaner lungs than a water pipe can manage.
Pen Vapes vs. Hand Pipes
When using pen vapes like the Atmos Raw Pen Vape, a highly sought vaporizer, it’s all about the temperature. Temperatures higher than 385 degrees are said to produce harsher vapors, and while the vape goes up to 400 degrees, it’s better to keep it at a lower temp to start. Of course, it is all up to the smoker to decide what temperature is best for their own personal vaping, but in terms of health and clean vapors, staying under 385 degrees is ideal.
Vaporizers are basically vegan-grade smoking tools when you’re looking for a healthier, more potent alternative. What it lacks in harmful smoke, it makes up for it with a more potent experience. While there’s nothing wrong with waterpipes and hand pipes, it never hurts to look at healthier alternatives (especially when they’re as cool as vaporizers). If you’re looking for an over the clouds, where-are-the-damn-muffins, smoke-free session, vaping is your new best friend.
