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Wax Pens
What is a wax pen? A wax pen vaporizer is any vape pen that can use THC concentrates. They can also be known as dab pens, shatter pens, or concentrate pens - These terms are a ...Wax Pens
What is a wax pen?
A wax pen vaporizer is any vape pen that can use THC concentrates. They can also be known as dab pens, shatter pens, or concentrate pens - These terms are all interchangeable since a dab is just another term for concentrate - Wax is just one type of concentrate. Other kinds of concentrates you can choose to vaporize include shatter, live resin, and budder. Wax pens are relatively small and will have either an atomizer or coils for a heating element to heat your dabs.ÂHow to load a dab pen?
For first-time concentrate users, starting with a small amount is better to avoid accidentally making a mess or wasting material. Wax is a sticky and sometimes annoying mess to deal with so we highly recommend pre-warming the coils or atomizer a bit before loading your wax! Try to just get it hot enough for your sticky sap to melt onto the coils or atomizer. Don’t go too hot or else you’ll just vaporize your concentrate right away.- Most dab pens will have an included dab tool in their kit
- With this dab tool, you can scoop up a small amount of concentrate to gently slide onto the coils with
How to use a wax pen?
Most wax pens work the same way by clicking a power button five times in a row. From there, simply load in your THC concentrate onto the primed heating element, or have it pre-loaded before you even turn the pen on, which is known as a 'cold load'. Either way, slide the mouthpiece back into place and press the power button to begin heating your coil or atomizer. The wax will begin to melt down and vaporize quickly so that you can instantly inhale.Do dab pens waste wax?
Learning how a wax pen works can be tricky for new users since most concentrates like shatter are sticky and stubborn to load. To make this as easy as possible, use the dab tool that comes with your pen. Once you've picked up some concentrate, scrape your dab directly onto the coils as gently as possible. You can also blob the wax on the sides without directly touching the coils as well. but generally, you'll get harder hits when the wax is actively loaded directly onto the coils. Depending on how long you vaporize your concentrate, you'll get a full extraction of your wax with little to no waste.How much is a wax pen?
Cheap Wax Pens like the Yocan Evolve Plus and Evolve Plus XL start at $50 which is one of the most affordable pens out there. Premium dab pens like the Utillian 5 top out at around $100. Either way, if you love concentrates, you will not be disappointed with these shatter pens. Our experts have tried out all of the wax pens we carry so you can be sure no matter what your budget is, you can pick up an excellent concentrate pen to enjoy.How long does a wax pen battery take to charge?
For lighter users, most wax pens will last a full week or two before needing a recharge. For the most part, it should take between 30 minutes to 45 minutes to charge your wax pen's battery, with USB-C ports taking less time than Micro-USB ports. The Utillian 5 boasts one of the largest batteries around on the end of a wax pen at 1500mah which will last heavy users a couple of days.ÂHow to clean wax pens?
For the most part, wax pen maintenance is as easy as using a vape cleaning stick on your coil or ceramic atomizer after your session while your resin is still hot. When your dab is still warm, it will still be very runny and easy for you to soak up and remove. Some of the cheaper dab pens will have more fragile quartz coils though, which might be better suited with either a burn-off cycle or an isopropyl alcohol soak whenever you begin to notice a decline in performance.Wax Pen Key Decision Factors
Some things to consider when buying your wax pen will include the heating system and materials, heat-up time, battery life, temperature options, and lastly portability. All of these key features can be seen on our wax pen product pages for you to compare and contrast. Also, feel free to read more in-depth reviews on our Best Dab Pen Reviews.Heating system and materials
- Would you like a coil or an atomizer?
Heat-up time
- Do you want your dabs to heat instantly?
Battery life
- Are you a heavy user that needs multiple hits a day?
Temperature Options
- Do you want session customization?
Portability
- Is pocketability important?
eRigs vs. Wax Pens
The main difference between Electrical Dab Rigs and Dab Pens is that E-Rigs are a lot bigger than dab pens. Dab rigs often have much larger heating elements and batteries with some more user-friendly interfaces, such as the HD screen on the Focus V Carta 2. For the more portable option, choose a dab pen. For more power, choose an E-Rig like the Dr. Dabber Switch.Which wax pen to buy?
The first thing to know when buying a wax pen vaporizer is knowing how much money you want to spend. Then, choose the right size & whether you want portability or will just be staying home for sessions. After that, you can begin to learn about voltage settings, atomizers, or coils, and decide what style dab pen will be best for you.What concentrates can Wax Pens and E-Rigs do?
What can you use in a wax vape? Well, there are a few things you want to avoid! You can’t use dry herbs in a wax vaporizer. That’s a given.- You can use anything such as live resin, rosin, diamonds, sauce, budder, BHO, shatter, and other honey-like concentrates. If it’s sticky and golden in color, you’re likely good to go!
Dab Pen SalesÂ
In the list below, you'll find only the wax dab pens for sale on the market. Whether you want more portability or better battery life is up to you!Wax Pen FAQs
How do dab pen coils work? Almost all atomizers and coils will work with a voltage passing through them to raise the temperature. On a good unit, you'll have multiple voltage settings that will give you different kinds of vaping styles. Cheaper dab pens will have only have one set voltage, meaning their temperature will climb continuously with no endpoint while you hold the power button down. This is akin to driving a manual car as your technique will make a difference as to the hit you get. For this reason, you'll have to make sure you time it right:- Hit it too hot and you’ll get a harsh and heavy hit. Hit too cold, and you won’t get anything at all.
- If your wax pen coils are glowing, it’s too hot! Go low and slow to start to get the best flavor and terpene profile from your concentrates.
- Depending on your usage and how well you maintain your coils, a wax pen coil can last you up to four months or more. Typically the smaller coils, the harder to maintain they'll be, and will last you around a month or two.