{"id":4447,"date":"2022-09-22T18:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T18:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:21:18","slug":"how-to-use-dab-pen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/products-and-how-to-consume\/how-to-use-dab-pen","title":{"rendered":"How to use a dab pen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are plenty of devices to help you consume concentrates. For those who want to do so while in motion, there are plenty of vape pen and dab pen options on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dab pens are great for people who want to consume a variety of different concentrates and need a device that can handle many different textures and consistencies, and they also offer many advantages over the average vape pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, find out everything you need to know about dab pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat is a dab pen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dabs are concentrates that you typically consume with dab rigs<\/a>. Dab rigs are tabletop devices that use torches, bangers, and water filtration to turn cannabis extracts into a potent, flavorful vapor that gets you super-duper high. Basically, dab rigs are bongs for concentrates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dab pens are electronic devices that do the aforementioned process via handheld experience. They can be filled with various concentrates like live resin and live rosin and consistencies like sauce, badder, budder, and jam. Whether you're consuming solvent-based or solventless concentrates, a dab pen is an excellent device to have in your stash. It's a great complement to standard rigs for every concentrate enthusiast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dab pens are also called wax pens, though the term may be a little outdated due to the various consistencies of extracts that have usurped wax in popularity and use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat's the difference between a dab and a vape pen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, they're pretty much the same thing, but vape pens usually refer to a pre-filled vape cartridge, while a dab pen is a handheld device that you put extracts into yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPros of a dab pen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of advantages to using dab pens for vaporizing concentrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n