Your banger might be the most important piece of your dab rig. You can turn any bong into a dab rig with a quartz banger or titanium nail. Most cannabis users, at least old school ones, have a propane torch on hand. If they don’t have one, they’ll have no problem locating one. Bangers provide the surface for the oil to be melted on allowing you to consume a variety of concentrates. There are some important pieces of information to remember when purchasing a banger.
Typically bangers are made from two different materials. Titanium, which is commonly referred to as a nail. Then, there are quartz bangers that can vastly vary in quality and price. Your local recreational or medical cannabis shop probably sells mass-produced pieces of quartz that will chazz and have difficulties retaining heat. There are a few items to consider when purchasing a banger.
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The material is important. Quartz will provide the most natural flavor from your concentrate. If you are using quartz it is important to remember to keep it clean to ensure that you have a flavorful hit each time. To clean titanium nails users can apply an excessive amount of heat. Titanium nails do not provide the same flavor profile as quartz.
The quality of your quartz is extremely important. Titanium nails typically don’t vary in quality and will usually work the same across the board. Lower quality quartz can have numerous issues and doesn’t take direct heat as well. The tendency to break pushes people towards American made quartz.
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Quartz bangers come in a variety of different styles. Some might have opaque bottoms others may have sand in them that acts as a temperature gauge. There are other aesthetic differences that change small pieces about how the banger functions. Ensure that your banger is made of a high quality material. You’re going to be using this to smoke flavorful concentrates you want to be sure that your banger allows for those flavors to be completely experienced.
Consider using an enail to smoke your concentrates if using a torch isn’t your thing. enails maintain a set temperature by using coils that wrap around the outside of a banger. There are enails that can utilize titanium nails as well. This method will allow you to consume dabs at the perfect temperature, every time.
