Dry Herb Vaporizers
Shop the most popular dry herb vaporizers on the market. From High-end desktop vaporizers to budget friendly portable vaporizers, specifically made for dry herb or medical cannabis, you can find the top brands here. Vaporizers are heat not burn devices that warm up your dry herb to a controlled temperature. Essential oils, CBD or other active molecules are released in the form of vapor, leaving the plant material intact resulting in less toxins than smoke. Read More...
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Dry Herb vaporizers are designed to heat your plant material to a specific temperature, which turns the essential oils into an inhalable vapor, without burning the plant. Vaporizers produce less toxins when compared to smoking and do not create ash. The plant material is left intact, merely turning color during the cooking process. You can learn more about dry herb vaporizers in our Vaporizer Buyers Guide.
What is the Difference Between a Portable and Desktop Vaporizer?
Portable vaporizers are handheld devices that are designed to be used on-the-go. They offer maximum versatility for users, but do run off batteries which need to be charged. Browse the best portable vaporizers on the market here.
Desktop vaporizers are larger and must be plugged in during use. Their heating systems tend to be more sophisticated and robust, making them better for heavier users or large groups. Browse the best desktop vaporizers on the market here.
Portable Dry Herb Vaporizers
- Smaller size
- Smaller chamber
- Rechargeable batteries
- Designed for on-the-go
Desktop Dry Herb Vaporizers
- Larger units
- Larger chambers
- More functionality
- Designed for use at home
How Do Dry Herb Vaporizers Work?
Vaporizers work by taking your ground dry herbs and placing it in the chamber of your vaporizer. The chamber is then heated to a set temperature for a duration of time.
Once the chamber reaches its set temperature essential oils begin to boil off the plant. As you draw from the vaporizer air is introduced into the chamber increasing the production of vapor.
The vapor then travels through a vapor path where it cools down before it hits your lips.
How Does a Conduction Vaporizer Work?
Conduction vaporizers work by heating your dry herbs through direct contact. It is the same concept to cooking with a skillet or frying pan.
Most conduction vaporizers work by heating the sidewalls of the chamber, where the heat is passed along to the botanical.
This heat turns the essential oils into vapor, while baking the plant material. The benefit of conduction heating is that it can be used in tinier devices.
How Does a Convection Vaporizer Work?
Convection vaporizers work by heating your herbs with hot air. Think of a convection vaporizer like an easy bake oven for your flower. Rather than direct contact, air is preheated before it enters the chamber.
The hot air causes the essentials oils to bubble into a vapor, while allowing the plant material to remain. Because convection devices need room for the air to be preheated they tend to be a bit larger. Check out our list of best convection vaporizers here.
How Does a Hybrid Vaporizer Work?
Hybrid vaporizers use a combination of conduction and convection to heat your flower. Often hybrid devices will have the sidewalls of the devices heated to help insulate the hot air that is entering the chamber.
Hybrid devices tend to be in the middle of convection and conduction devices in terms of size, they still have to be large enough for the vapor path to generate hot air. Learn more about the difference between conduction and convection vaporization here.
Does Vaporizing Help Conserve Herb and Save Money?
Vaporizing has been shown to be more efficient than combustion, combustion destroys essential oils before they are inhaled, while vaporization works to preserve them.
The result is that the same amount of dry herb is more effective when used with a vaporizer.
Learn more about how vaporizers can help you save money here.
Can You Use Vaporizers with Wax?
Some vaporizers can be used with extracts. These types of vaporizers are called 2 in 1’s or dual use vaporizers. They are handy if you are the type of user who frequently uses both materials but only wants to use 1 device. 2-in-1 vaporizers are available in both desktop and portable variations. If you use extracts a lot, you may want to consider a wax vaporizer.
