How To Smoke Dabs Without A Rig In 5 Different Ways

Written and Fact Checked by S. Zulfiqar

Dabs are high concentrates of THC, and they come in several forms. The most traditional way of smoking dabs is by using a rig. Not everyone has a rig, and sometimes accidents can occur when they break. Hence, in this article, we’ll walk you through how to smoke dabs without a rig.

Some of these alternative ways are familiar and are sure to work. You’ll need some tools that you most likely already have at home or are readily available in local stores around you. You only need to decide on which one you like best. Dive in!

 

• The Knife Method

Hot-Knifing is probably the simplest method of dabbing, especially for first-time dabbers. All you’ll need are;

• Two butter knives
• Plastic soda bottle 
• Blow torch or stovetop

To start with, you need to make sure that your plastic soda bottle is empty. Then, using a pair of scissors, cut the bottle in half. You only need the top half of the bottle without the cap. After you have done this, place the container on a flat surface.

Heat one of the knives with either a blow torch or a stove. Make sure that you apply enough heat before removing the fire. Otherwise, it won’t produce enough smoke when you’re smoking your dab. Use the other knife to collect some wax and carefully place it on the heated blade.

Once you do this, the heat will completely vaporize the wax. You can now smoke it using the top half of the soda bottle. If you don’t have a soda bottle, you can use a funnel or straw. You can also use a paper clip to place the wax on the hot knife.

Although this is a straightforward way to smoke dabs, it can be wasteful. That happens because the wax vaporizes quickly into the open air, leaving you with barely enough to smoke.

• Melting It Into A Bowl

Another way to learn how to smoke dabs without a rig is the bowl method. The items you’ll need for this process include;

• Glass bowl – You can use several things as your bowl, including a bong, bubbler, etc.
• Metal dabber
• Weed

Firstly, put some weed into the bowl and light it the usual way. Use your dabber to place some of the honey into the bowl. If you don’t have one, you can use a knife or any pointed metal object. You can immediately start smoking.

Ensure that the weed fills only half of the bowl so that most of it doesn’t go to waste. When you light the bong, the flame won’t go out by itself like it usually does. So unless you keep hitting the bowl, you may lose most of the smoke. With this method, you may only be able to taste the herb and not the dab.  

 

• Rolling Paper Dab

If you don’t have a rig or a bong, you can try this one. As long as you know how to roll a joint, you’re good to go. The primary thing you need is; Rolling Paper. It would help if you also had some weed. There are two ways you can go about this method. 

1. Place some dab on the outline of the paper using your dabber or a knife. You can form a spiral or a straight line, whatever suits you. After this, put some weed on the dab and roll up the blunt as you usually do. You can light it with a lighter and start smoking.
2. Put your weed directly into the paper and roll a joint. Next, put some of your dabs on paper using any form you like. The idea is to put the wax on the outside of the joint. This method works best if you’re using wax. You might also need to have some rag nearby because the wax will be drippy when you light the blunt.

 

• Vape Pen

This method is more technical, and you need some equipment. If you have a Vape pen and RDA (Re-useable Drip Atomizer), you have all you need. If not, you can purchase one online or in any smoke store. Vaping THC is not uncommon, and it requires minimal effort. 

Put your dab directly on the coil and plug it with the RDA. You can also choose to add some flavour if you want. This method will also work whether or not you decide to add cotton.

If you only want to taste the dab, you might have a problem because the vape adds its flavour. The taste isn’t horrible, but you won’t directly taste the actual flavour of the wax. Vaping dabs is best for when you’re moving around. You also won’t be able to take in too much smoke, and it isn’t wasteful.

 

• Use A Healthstone

A Healthstone, also known as a vapour stone, is commonly used in place of a rig. If you don’t have one, you can easily purchase it from local stores around you. For this process, you’ll need to have either 

• a bong or;
• a glass bowl
• Blow torch,

First, you need to place the healthstone into the glass bowl or bong. Pack some of your dab product into the healthstone and heat with a blow torch. You can’t do this with a lighter, but you can use a stove burner. Apply enough heat until the concentrates start to dissipate. You can smoke it through the glass bowl or the bong.

This method is 100% healthy. The vapour stone is completely ceramic and won’t release any harmful toxins. Remember that you have to be careful not to touch the healthstone after applying the heat because it will burn you. 

Conclusion

There are several ideas on how to smoke dabs without a rig that people use every day. However, most of these are dangerous and could do some severe damage. So we have carefully selected these five effective methods to ensure that your safety isn’t compromised while you’re having fun.  

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