Dab Rigs

Dab rigs are a lot like bongs, except they’re designed for consuming concentrates like wax, shatter, or budder - as opposed to bongs for dry herbs like weed. Heat is used to vaporize the concentrates, providing a robust and flavorful experience. At MatchboxBros, we offer various brands and styles that will fit your dabbing needs.

How Do Dab Rigs Work?

Dab rigs vaporize concentrates, providing a unique experience known to be more potent than smoking dry flower. A torch is usually used to heat the nail until it hits a high temperature, and a small amount of concentrate (dab) is added to the nail using a dab tool. Because the heat is so intense, it starts to vaporize the dab, sending it to cool and filter through the water, ready for you to inhale.

Glass Dab Rigs vs. Silicone

The decision to purchase a glass dab rig vs. a silicone dab rig comes down to personal preference. Like glass bongs, glass dab rigs don’t impart any taste, allowing you to taste the concentrate that you specifically chose entirely. They also provide a smoother hit and come in many different artistic styles.

Silicone dab rigs are pretty much unbreakable, making them perfect for outdoor use and travel. They’re also easy to clean and usually cheaper than glass options.

How to Clean a Dab Rig?

It’s essential to clean your dab rig regularly so it works well for a long time. Most people use isopropyl alcohol (91% or higher), coarse salt, a funnel, cotton swabs, and rubber stoppers (or you can use your fingers). The best way to clean a dab rig is to take it apart as much as possible, fill the pieces with alcohol and salt, and then shake it well. You can use the cotton swabs dipped in alcohol to clean the difficult-to-reach areas, and then you’ll want to rinse all the parts with warm water. Make sure you let the pieces dry before you put the dab rig back together.

Concentrates Types

There are many common types of concentrates used for dab rigs. This includes shatter, which is a reasonably translucent concentrate that looks glassy; wax, which is soft and sticky and is usually the most popular option; budder, which is a whipped texture; crumble, which is, in fact, crumbly; live resin, which is an extract that is made from fresh to frozen weed plants; rosin, which is a concentrate made by heating and applying pressure to weed; and finally diamonds and sauce, which is a combination of terpene sauce and crystalline THC diamonds.