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My First Dab Rig & Vape Bong
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My First Dab Rig & Vape Bong
I Got Carried Away
I overdid it on edibles last week as I've made some terrible tasting but super potent chocolate from a mix of RSO and D9. In the midst of that high I decided I should order a dab rig online.
Glassware
Many of the dab rigs were quite pricy and some looked so much like they belonged in a science lab that you'd probably need a long white coat and goggles to operate them. I ended up ordering a fairly cheap bong from Holland and some other bits from a shop in Birmingham. So I'm now the proud owner of some low cost but fancy glassware - and a blow torch. Let's pick through it.
I Didn't Need It
I already owned a little wax dab pen which has been brilliant. I have the Utilian 2 with the ceramic donut heating part. It worked well with the original coil type heater but I found it hard to fully clean. The ceramic donut makes that easier.
It's a cheap, basic pen but I use it frequently and it's a great way to puff away at your extracts very simply. Adding some sort of bubbler to it would probably make more sense than buying a dab rig but I'm a pothead so I don't always do the things that make the most sense.
Idiots & Fire
I had no real need to complicate the dabbing process and generally I avoid fire because I'm aware that I'm an idiot. Fire and idiots are a poor mixture. I've avoided the dynovap vape products for exactly this reason. So a dab rig was not really even on my top ten things to buy. Yet here we are. I think that getting the super cheap Piatella (see recent topic) from GC probably triggered the process a bit.
Terminology
Now, upon embarking on my retail journey to buy a dab rig I came across many new words and technical terms that were unfamiliar to me. What some call a bong, others call a water pipe. I believe these are the same basic thing but there seems to be numerous strange terms bandied about for the parts I needed.
My Water Pipe Bong Bubbler
The water pipe bong I bought is a triangular based glass beaker looking thing with a hole for your finger to release the air flow. It has a large mushroom print on the glassware which is clearly pitched at teenagers judging by the design. Obviously because I'm so youthful I appreciate this kind of aesthetic. It was also much cheaper than the more subtly decorated but complex science project looking rigs. Yes. I'm a cheapskate.
Down Stem Limitations
The bong came with an all in one down stem and bowl which meant removing the bowl also removes the stem which turns the bong into a jug of water. To connect other stuff to it I needed a new down stem part.
Attaching My Dry Herb Vape
I have an Arizer Solo 2 dry herb vape which came with a 14mm bong attachment. So I needed a down stem for that to work with the water pipe bong as well as the dab bits.
I ordered a 135mm long / 14mm wide glass down stem extension thing that fits into a 14mm hole but also has and extended bit with another 14mm hole so I could attach the vape stem or dab bits to it.
Luckily there were a lot of options for these parts so I could get one that was a good fit. Unluckily the myriad of options meant spending ages figuring out which one I needed.
I also bought a little removable bowl that has a small perpendicular glass handle which I think that would be the ideal way to use it as a normal bong with buds or hash as you can pop the bowl out to empty it and stand it up too for easy reloading.
That'd be much better than the all in one stem/bowl that came with the bong. But it also meant that I could attach my dry herb vape to the bong and test how that works.
Bong Vaping or Vape Bonging?
Using the Arizer through a bong was nuts. It feels very odd as the vapour is so smooth that it barely seems like you're inhaling anything. It's suddenly easy for me to rip the entire vape bowl in a one hit. The upgraded Arizer Solo 3 would work great in this instance as it has a faster oven speed and double the chamber capacity. However, it's not really what I like my dry herb vape for. I like slowly chugging it as for me it has replaced smoking and a part of that was the slow sedative chill-out routine to curb my hyperactivity.
The other thing I was slightly paranoid about was getting water in the vape oven as I suspect that'd go pretty badly. The weight of vape made the bong unstable enough for it to potentially topple over. I think if you were aiming for this setup you need to make sure you get a good sized and weighty bong for stability.
Back To The Dabs
I had to buy a banger and a carb cap (not an old car and a funny hat) to transform my water pipe bong into a dab rig. I don't know who invented the words for these objects. Is there some logic to them? Or is this a case of never letting a pothead name anything? I already had a few of the little spoon dab tool things. I also bought a chefs blow torch and as a result I am now unexpectedly equipped to make creme brulee should I ever choose to MasterChef a dessert to quench an attack of the munchies.
At Last - My First Dab
So with my new water pipe bong, down stem extender, banger, carb cap and blow torch, and with my dab tool and some crumble wax at the ready, I embarked on a new cannabis adventure. The first dab I attempted I royally fucked up. The word 'royally', when it comes to amplifying fuck-ups, seems to carry more weight than it used to.
Everything happened at once and I was cack-handed with all the oddly named parts as I didn't know what I was doing. I heated the banger then I faffed with the blow torch flame after as I was unfamiliar with it. I then dropped some crumble wax off the worlds smallest spoon onto my table several times and am curious as to why the dab tools are so small. I finally landed it inside the banger where it quickly vaporised into the air in the form of cannabis extract aromatherapy while I forgot to cover the finger hole on the water pipe and breathed in nothing. I didn't get any of it through the pipe at all. It was a disaster. But now at least I had a better idea what the process was. So I tried again.
Attempt Two
Dab two was much better planned and executed. Everything I needed was to hand and I mostly knew what was going to happen. The banger was heated again, the extract went in smoothly, it instantly boiled up into vapour which was capped as I bubbled the whole lot through the water and into my lungs. I'm still no closer to understanding the terminology but I am finally dabbing.
Within about 3 minutes I was so incredibly stoned that it's genuinely hard to describe. There are satellites launched into orbit less high than I was. The whole buzz seemed to arrive all at once like a sledgehammer to the face. I was briefly, fully and instantly smashed and needed a little sit back to adjust to it. It was not long before I was reaching for my next one though. I liked it.
You Can Probably Tell I'm Not An Expert
I've used the dab rig on a couple of sessions so far. I'm a bit of a klutz with it so some dabs I've messed up. Some are too cold and I then scramble to heat it up, some are too hot and the extract acts like you've dropped it into a nuclear reactor core.
Stained Banger
Through this process I seem to have stained my banger. I didn't know this was possible on glassware but I've got a couple of resin stains that don't seem to be removable. At least they don't seem to be with iso alcohol and scrubbing. Is this a common thing or did I screw up in some way? Any advice is appreciated.
Are All Bangers Equal?
I noticed that you can get thicker / thinner / posher / branded bangers. I picked a cheap one as I didn't know how many times I'd be using it. I'm wondering if anyone knows the advantage to the different bangers available and if it's worth investing in one? If you know please let me know in the comments.
Conclusion
I definitely like doing the dabs when they work smoothly. I think it'll take me a bit of practice to get any consistency with my operation of the blow torch and banger. But that's probably the sort of practice we can all get down with. Overall it does get you extremely stoned but there's an art to using it. What extracts shall I try next?
Thanks
As always, thanks for reading my topic. I truly appreciate everyone who does. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know how you dab and any advice you have.
I overdid it on edibles last week as I've made some terrible tasting but super potent chocolate from a mix of RSO and D9. In the midst of that high I decided I should order a dab rig online.
Glassware
Many of the dab rigs were quite pricy and some looked so much like they belonged in a science lab that you'd probably need a long white coat and goggles to operate them. I ended up ordering a fairly cheap bong from Holland and some other bits from a shop in Birmingham. So I'm now the proud owner of some low cost but fancy glassware - and a blow torch. Let's pick through it.
I Didn't Need It
I already owned a little wax dab pen which has been brilliant. I have the Utilian 2 with the ceramic donut heating part. It worked well with the original coil type heater but I found it hard to fully clean. The ceramic donut makes that easier.
It's a cheap, basic pen but I use it frequently and it's a great way to puff away at your extracts very simply. Adding some sort of bubbler to it would probably make more sense than buying a dab rig but I'm a pothead so I don't always do the things that make the most sense.
Idiots & Fire
I had no real need to complicate the dabbing process and generally I avoid fire because I'm aware that I'm an idiot. Fire and idiots are a poor mixture. I've avoided the dynovap vape products for exactly this reason. So a dab rig was not really even on my top ten things to buy. Yet here we are. I think that getting the super cheap Piatella (see recent topic) from GC probably triggered the process a bit.
Terminology
Now, upon embarking on my retail journey to buy a dab rig I came across many new words and technical terms that were unfamiliar to me. What some call a bong, others call a water pipe. I believe these are the same basic thing but there seems to be numerous strange terms bandied about for the parts I needed.
My Water Pipe Bong Bubbler
The water pipe bong I bought is a triangular based glass beaker looking thing with a hole for your finger to release the air flow. It has a large mushroom print on the glassware which is clearly pitched at teenagers judging by the design. Obviously because I'm so youthful I appreciate this kind of aesthetic. It was also much cheaper than the more subtly decorated but complex science project looking rigs. Yes. I'm a cheapskate.
Down Stem Limitations
The bong came with an all in one down stem and bowl which meant removing the bowl also removes the stem which turns the bong into a jug of water. To connect other stuff to it I needed a new down stem part.
Attaching My Dry Herb Vape
I have an Arizer Solo 2 dry herb vape which came with a 14mm bong attachment. So I needed a down stem for that to work with the water pipe bong as well as the dab bits.
I ordered a 135mm long / 14mm wide glass down stem extension thing that fits into a 14mm hole but also has and extended bit with another 14mm hole so I could attach the vape stem or dab bits to it.
Luckily there were a lot of options for these parts so I could get one that was a good fit. Unluckily the myriad of options meant spending ages figuring out which one I needed.
I also bought a little removable bowl that has a small perpendicular glass handle which I think that would be the ideal way to use it as a normal bong with buds or hash as you can pop the bowl out to empty it and stand it up too for easy reloading.
That'd be much better than the all in one stem/bowl that came with the bong. But it also meant that I could attach my dry herb vape to the bong and test how that works.
Bong Vaping or Vape Bonging?
Using the Arizer through a bong was nuts. It feels very odd as the vapour is so smooth that it barely seems like you're inhaling anything. It's suddenly easy for me to rip the entire vape bowl in a one hit. The upgraded Arizer Solo 3 would work great in this instance as it has a faster oven speed and double the chamber capacity. However, it's not really what I like my dry herb vape for. I like slowly chugging it as for me it has replaced smoking and a part of that was the slow sedative chill-out routine to curb my hyperactivity.
The other thing I was slightly paranoid about was getting water in the vape oven as I suspect that'd go pretty badly. The weight of vape made the bong unstable enough for it to potentially topple over. I think if you were aiming for this setup you need to make sure you get a good sized and weighty bong for stability.
Back To The Dabs
I had to buy a banger and a carb cap (not an old car and a funny hat) to transform my water pipe bong into a dab rig. I don't know who invented the words for these objects. Is there some logic to them? Or is this a case of never letting a pothead name anything? I already had a few of the little spoon dab tool things. I also bought a chefs blow torch and as a result I am now unexpectedly equipped to make creme brulee should I ever choose to MasterChef a dessert to quench an attack of the munchies.
At Last - My First Dab
So with my new water pipe bong, down stem extender, banger, carb cap and blow torch, and with my dab tool and some crumble wax at the ready, I embarked on a new cannabis adventure. The first dab I attempted I royally fucked up. The word 'royally', when it comes to amplifying fuck-ups, seems to carry more weight than it used to.
Everything happened at once and I was cack-handed with all the oddly named parts as I didn't know what I was doing. I heated the banger then I faffed with the blow torch flame after as I was unfamiliar with it. I then dropped some crumble wax off the worlds smallest spoon onto my table several times and am curious as to why the dab tools are so small. I finally landed it inside the banger where it quickly vaporised into the air in the form of cannabis extract aromatherapy while I forgot to cover the finger hole on the water pipe and breathed in nothing. I didn't get any of it through the pipe at all. It was a disaster. But now at least I had a better idea what the process was. So I tried again.
Attempt Two
Dab two was much better planned and executed. Everything I needed was to hand and I mostly knew what was going to happen. The banger was heated again, the extract went in smoothly, it instantly boiled up into vapour which was capped as I bubbled the whole lot through the water and into my lungs. I'm still no closer to understanding the terminology but I am finally dabbing.
Within about 3 minutes I was so incredibly stoned that it's genuinely hard to describe. There are satellites launched into orbit less high than I was. The whole buzz seemed to arrive all at once like a sledgehammer to the face. I was briefly, fully and instantly smashed and needed a little sit back to adjust to it. It was not long before I was reaching for my next one though. I liked it.
You Can Probably Tell I'm Not An Expert
I've used the dab rig on a couple of sessions so far. I'm a bit of a klutz with it so some dabs I've messed up. Some are too cold and I then scramble to heat it up, some are too hot and the extract acts like you've dropped it into a nuclear reactor core.
Stained Banger
Through this process I seem to have stained my banger. I didn't know this was possible on glassware but I've got a couple of resin stains that don't seem to be removable. At least they don't seem to be with iso alcohol and scrubbing. Is this a common thing or did I screw up in some way? Any advice is appreciated.
Are All Bangers Equal?
I noticed that you can get thicker / thinner / posher / branded bangers. I picked a cheap one as I didn't know how many times I'd be using it. I'm wondering if anyone knows the advantage to the different bangers available and if it's worth investing in one? If you know please let me know in the comments.
Conclusion
I definitely like doing the dabs when they work smoothly. I think it'll take me a bit of practice to get any consistency with my operation of the blow torch and banger. But that's probably the sort of practice we can all get down with. Overall it does get you extremely stoned but there's an art to using it. What extracts shall I try next?
Thanks
As always, thanks for reading my topic. I truly appreciate everyone who does. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know how you dab and any advice you have.
The electric ones like the puffco are probably the smarter option. I won't use my rig that much but I'll give it a bash from time to time when I want a full blast into space.
You can get enails where you set the temperature and it fits into a bong aperture. They're about £100.
I think they need the 90° aperture though mate as you drop the dab in and the oven part would probably need to be upright to heat it all properly. I may be wrong, but that makes most sense to me.
I assume I'd be able to buy a converter for it. When I was looking for the new down stem it looked like there was a glass part to connect anything to anything else.
Yeah, I think you're probably right mate. They're standard sizes of aperture and connectors, and there's a hell of a lot of glassware out there!
I'll have a look later. Removing fire from the equation would definitely be a positive for the setup.
If you want a dab-like experience with flower get yourself a ball vape. You can grab a b-zero and a Chinese PID for less than a ton. The TIODW range is decent too.
Stains on bangers: you want to remove the softer, surface layers with ISO and a cotton bud. If it's stained after that I recommend a soak in hot PBW, reheating the solution if necessary until all the gunk comes off. The last resort for me, especially when a nail gets a bit old is to use 6000, then 10000 grit diamond polish, then finish it with cerium oxide paste and an ultrasonic bath. I usually chuck them before that stage though.
Stains on bangers: you want to remove the softer, surface layers with ISO and a cotton bud. If it's stained after that I recommend a soak in hot PBW, reheating the solution if necessary until all the gunk comes off. The last resort for me, especially when a nail gets a bit old is to use 6000, then 10000 grit diamond polish, then finish it with cerium oxide paste and an ultrasonic bath. I usually chuck them before that stage though.
Thanks man. I've had a look at a couple of ball vapes online after people mentioned them on LB and had to watch a video to understand how they worked. I didn't know you could get a cheap one.
This is a great read mate. The dab tools are so small to remind you you only need a tiny amount (a rice sized grain is the standard measurement). I couldn't get on with bangers and fire, and definitely not with a bong that could topple over if I was off my tits, so I bought a Puffco Peak Pro. Just have to remember to update the firmware...
Thanks man. The bongs only unstable with the dry herb vape in it as it's metal with a chunky battery and has a fair leverage from the stem as it sits at 45 degrees. I note some poshy bongs / rigs have 90 degrees attachment which wouldn't have the same problem.
I like the look of the puffco products and it's almost certainly the smarter choice. I'll still mostly use my dab pen. But I'll dig out the rig when I want a full blast or to test something special.
I like the look of the puffco products and it's almost certainly the smarter choice. I'll still mostly use my dab pen. But I'll dig out the rig when I want a full blast or to test something special.
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A Princes Hash At A Paupers Price Point. Albino Piatella.
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BigRoo
A Princes Hash At A Paupers Price Point. Albino Piatella.
The Star of the Hash World
Piatella is like the shining star at the top of the hash tree and it was one of the first things I became fascinated with on LB when I joined. There were various fine hashes that were available such as Jungle Boys or LA Barz but the absolute premium piece of exoctica was the Piatella and no one had any at the time.
I Had To Wait
I waited ages before any vendors had some for sale on their menus and then the one I got from THC was something like $120 a gram. Yes for the uninitiated that's one hundred and twenty dollars per gram.
They did me a favour by holding some back for me until payday as I'd been especially vocal about my fascination of this fine solventless extract and despite the princely price tag they sold out the bit they had quickly.
Rock Stars
While some of you may live like - or even be - Rockstars, that high price, for me, very much put it in the category of a rare treat. And yes, I really enjoyed it and I was glad I tried it. But equally I didn't feel like I was hugely missing out by not being able to afford to smoke it every day. Considering my favourite extract - the crumble waxes - were a fraction of the price of the Piatella, it just wasn't the worst hardship to not have it in my life all the time.
Fast Stone
I remember the one way in which it really stood out was that the hit from it was almost instant. That it didn't necessarily get you more stoned than an extract but that the entire stone hit all at once. Like an explosive - a spangle bomb.
Albino Piatella
I've had some of the Albino Piatella land so I've been testing it over the weekend. Before anyone jumps on me I believe that while Piatella is routinely used to describe this style of hash that genuine Piatella needs to come from a specific place in Spain. Like Champagne and a certain patch of dirt in France. So here the word is used in the same interchangable way we use 'hoover' instead of vacuum cleaner. Just so we all know what we're talking about. Cool.
Big Price Difference
One of the immediate differences between this and the Piatella I've had in the past is the price tag. This averages $10 per gram on an Oz. To put that into perspective it is twelve times cheaper than the Piatella I've bought previously. This is a princes hash at a paupers price. I'll probably use that as the title of this topic. If I did then you will have already read that earlier.
Let's face it, it's rare to get something for nothing. So what gives here?
Spoiled For Choices
It's worth noting that as well as the variation I have from Green Cat that Don Loco has some too at similar prices. Both have been highly rated by purchasers on LB so far.
GC 28g=$280
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JoRFck
DL 25g =$250
https://littlebiggy.net/link/0l1Bkt
So What Gives?
The answer as to what gives is not that much to be fair.
This is strong stuff and pretty much fully melts away. I put some through my dab pen and while it wasn't as clean as a regular extract it almost all bubbled away leaving only a small residue behind.
I've also had it mixed in with bud in my vape at a high temp and it all boiled away nicely but left the vaped bud a bit gunky. Depending what vape you have, be careful with liquidy extracts like this as you don't want to gunk up your oven by accident. This drips under heat.
Scientifically Strong
The GC reading on the listing showing it to be 69% THC is likely correct. On my less scientific readout it definitely gets as far as "strong as fuck" on the non-science dial. That carefully calibrated piece of equipment can benchmark cannabis products ranging right from "why did I fall for this again" all the way up to "bloody hell intelligent evolved monkeys probably could take over the world one day the way we are heading - I need chocolate."
It's probably obvious that "strong as fuck" is at the high end of this scale but not quite high enough up there to fear a primate revolt. It's like a 9.6/10 on power. Perhaps I should have led with that. The problem is I'm testing it as I writing this and it's strong as fuck. As we've mentioned.
Less Fierce
The stone is less immediately fierce than a Piatella and is delivered more gently as it slowly cuddles you rather than going off like a cannabis grenade. It's not as strong as the poshy bit I had before that was twelve times the price and this stuff is not far off in most ways.
Hashy Taste
The taste has a little hashy essence and is a bit gassy without notable specific flavours beyond that. I don't mean it's like the spicy hashy taste of a Moroccan crumbly hash nor even the medical taste of an Afghan black. But it's less freshly flavoursome than regular extracts. It's not bland nor stale but flavourwise it's behind the exceptionally expensive stuff. I like it though. It's hashy in a good way. Like a hash rosin can be.
The Comparison Speaks For Itself
I think the fact that the only thing it's possible to compare this to costs twelve times as much highlights just what a bargain it is. The only other thing that I've tried to compare it to (crumble waxes) cost approx 3.5x as much. At no point did I bother to compare it to other 10 bucks a gee hashes.
Like A Very Famous Squirrel
It's clear that it punches above its weight like a squirrel that's just flattened Mike Tyson. I guess these days - allegedly - a squirrel could flatten Mike Tyson if it happened to be an influencer squirrel known for its online shenanigans gathering nuts or climbing along washing lines on a popular video channel or something. I imagine regular squirrels would stand no chance. Now where was I...
Not So Artsy
Yes it's not quite as artisan as the more expensive Piatella and not quite as clean as an extract but I'd be surprised to find any piece of hash at the same price on LB that could even remotely match it for strength or value.
It is mindblowingly good for the price. It's currently rated a 9.9 on GC and 10 on DL who only have a few bits rated (at time of writing this). In my option it deserves a ten all day long at this price.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know if you've tried the Piatella yet and whether you've had the Rock Star or the Roadie version. Aim for the comment section as I'd love to know what other people think of both the expensive proper version and this bargain one. I'll put some photos of this stuff below. See you in the next topic.
Piatella is like the shining star at the top of the hash tree and it was one of the first things I became fascinated with on LB when I joined. There were various fine hashes that were available such as Jungle Boys or LA Barz but the absolute premium piece of exoctica was the Piatella and no one had any at the time.
I Had To Wait
I waited ages before any vendors had some for sale on their menus and then the one I got from THC was something like $120 a gram. Yes for the uninitiated that's one hundred and twenty dollars per gram.
They did me a favour by holding some back for me until payday as I'd been especially vocal about my fascination of this fine solventless extract and despite the princely price tag they sold out the bit they had quickly.
Rock Stars
While some of you may live like - or even be - Rockstars, that high price, for me, very much put it in the category of a rare treat. And yes, I really enjoyed it and I was glad I tried it. But equally I didn't feel like I was hugely missing out by not being able to afford to smoke it every day. Considering my favourite extract - the crumble waxes - were a fraction of the price of the Piatella, it just wasn't the worst hardship to not have it in my life all the time.
Fast Stone
I remember the one way in which it really stood out was that the hit from it was almost instant. That it didn't necessarily get you more stoned than an extract but that the entire stone hit all at once. Like an explosive - a spangle bomb.
Albino Piatella
I've had some of the Albino Piatella land so I've been testing it over the weekend. Before anyone jumps on me I believe that while Piatella is routinely used to describe this style of hash that genuine Piatella needs to come from a specific place in Spain. Like Champagne and a certain patch of dirt in France. So here the word is used in the same interchangable way we use 'hoover' instead of vacuum cleaner. Just so we all know what we're talking about. Cool.
Big Price Difference
One of the immediate differences between this and the Piatella I've had in the past is the price tag. This averages $10 per gram on an Oz. To put that into perspective it is twelve times cheaper than the Piatella I've bought previously. This is a princes hash at a paupers price. I'll probably use that as the title of this topic. If I did then you will have already read that earlier.
Let's face it, it's rare to get something for nothing. So what gives here?
Spoiled For Choices
It's worth noting that as well as the variation I have from Green Cat that Don Loco has some too at similar prices. Both have been highly rated by purchasers on LB so far.
GC 28g=$280
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JoRFck
DL 25g =$250
https://littlebiggy.net/link/0l1Bkt
So What Gives?
The answer as to what gives is not that much to be fair.
This is strong stuff and pretty much fully melts away. I put some through my dab pen and while it wasn't as clean as a regular extract it almost all bubbled away leaving only a small residue behind.
I've also had it mixed in with bud in my vape at a high temp and it all boiled away nicely but left the vaped bud a bit gunky. Depending what vape you have, be careful with liquidy extracts like this as you don't want to gunk up your oven by accident. This drips under heat.
Scientifically Strong
The GC reading on the listing showing it to be 69% THC is likely correct. On my less scientific readout it definitely gets as far as "strong as fuck" on the non-science dial. That carefully calibrated piece of equipment can benchmark cannabis products ranging right from "why did I fall for this again" all the way up to "bloody hell intelligent evolved monkeys probably could take over the world one day the way we are heading - I need chocolate."
It's probably obvious that "strong as fuck" is at the high end of this scale but not quite high enough up there to fear a primate revolt. It's like a 9.6/10 on power. Perhaps I should have led with that. The problem is I'm testing it as I writing this and it's strong as fuck. As we've mentioned.
Less Fierce
The stone is less immediately fierce than a Piatella and is delivered more gently as it slowly cuddles you rather than going off like a cannabis grenade. It's not as strong as the poshy bit I had before that was twelve times the price and this stuff is not far off in most ways.
Hashy Taste
The taste has a little hashy essence and is a bit gassy without notable specific flavours beyond that. I don't mean it's like the spicy hashy taste of a Moroccan crumbly hash nor even the medical taste of an Afghan black. But it's less freshly flavoursome than regular extracts. It's not bland nor stale but flavourwise it's behind the exceptionally expensive stuff. I like it though. It's hashy in a good way. Like a hash rosin can be.
The Comparison Speaks For Itself
I think the fact that the only thing it's possible to compare this to costs twelve times as much highlights just what a bargain it is. The only other thing that I've tried to compare it to (crumble waxes) cost approx 3.5x as much. At no point did I bother to compare it to other 10 bucks a gee hashes.
Like A Very Famous Squirrel
It's clear that it punches above its weight like a squirrel that's just flattened Mike Tyson. I guess these days - allegedly - a squirrel could flatten Mike Tyson if it happened to be an influencer squirrel known for its online shenanigans gathering nuts or climbing along washing lines on a popular video channel or something. I imagine regular squirrels would stand no chance. Now where was I...
Not So Artsy
Yes it's not quite as artisan as the more expensive Piatella and not quite as clean as an extract but I'd be surprised to find any piece of hash at the same price on LB that could even remotely match it for strength or value.
It is mindblowingly good for the price. It's currently rated a 9.9 on GC and 10 on DL who only have a few bits rated (at time of writing this). In my option it deserves a ten all day long at this price.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know if you've tried the Piatella yet and whether you've had the Rock Star or the Roadie version. Aim for the comment section as I'd love to know what other people think of both the expensive proper version and this bargain one. I'll put some photos of this stuff below. See you in the next topic.
I’m on the last 0.5 of GCs from a 7g, beautiful bit of hash vaped and smoked throughout Feb. Really clean and adds nice flavour on top of some flower. Completely with you on it leaving the flower a bit gunked up, had to blast it with my torch for a few more seconds than usual to get it as close to extracted as possible haha
I’ve ordered 3.5 of DLs piatella and 3.5 of his static today as they both look great. Looking forward to trying them!
I haven’t tried any of the higher end stuff but the next time I’m in Barcelona I’ll definitely be getting in touch with Uncles and would happily pay a higher price for theirs.
I’ve ordered 3.5 of DLs piatella and 3.5 of his static today as they both look great. Looking forward to trying them!
I haven’t tried any of the higher end stuff but the next time I’m in Barcelona I’ll definitely be getting in touch with Uncles and would happily pay a higher price for theirs.
Aye, it's a lovely smoke. DL is one of a handful of vendors I really should get round to ordering from. They often have tempting bits and bobs plus a great reputation but somehow I've never bought anything there.
Really looking forward to trying this. Thanks for the detailed write-up, Roo. I am definitely going to get some when I get back from Thailand. I just hope there's still some left after your post 😅
I think GC has had it in stock three times at least in recent weeks and DL has more recently listed some so I'm guessing there's a bit about. Hopefully you won't miss out.
I wanted to get out to Thailand this year but it doesn't look like it'll happen.
I wanted to get out to Thailand this year but it doesn't look like it'll happen.
That sounds promising, I've not found any decent hash yet, so it will give me one thing to look forward to on my return.
I hope you do make it out here soon, the amount of orange bud is crazy, but you probably already know that.
🍊🇹🇭
I hope you do make it out here soon, the amount of orange bud is crazy, but you probably already know that.
🍊🇹🇭
That's surprising. I thought they had everything tied up. I bought some extracts a while back that were from Thailand. They were really bloody good for the price.
I think the orange is making a comeback. But I suppose I would think that.
I think the orange is making a comeback. But I suppose I would think that.
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blah blah blah, here's my referral link 🙃
Anyone smoking this obviously couldn't give a shit what crap they put in their lungs. This couldn't be any further from real 6* cold cure hash. More than likely this is heavily chemically processed from the cheapest material available.
£29 for 3.5g of "piatella" 😂 legit 6* goes for £100 a gram. What do you think GC is paying for it in bulk 🤦🏼♂️
This is an insult to real Piatella
Anyone smoking this obviously couldn't give a shit what crap they put in their lungs. This couldn't be any further from real 6* cold cure hash. More than likely this is heavily chemically processed from the cheapest material available.
£29 for 3.5g of "piatella" 😂 legit 6* goes for £100 a gram. What do you think GC is paying for it in bulk 🤦🏼♂️
This is an insult to real Piatella
It's not trying to be 6* cold cure hash, is it? Sure it's not true Piatella, but it's a shit load better than Commy hash which is generally similiar price point. If you've got the cash to blast £100 a gram, then bash on ya fucking goober.
I guess they're a bit out of touch with the majority of people on this site - where shake is one of the most popular products. I suppose in their mind it's an insult to buds or something.
I get where he's coming from though, the Piatella name is trademarked, it's a standard of quality, which this doesn't match up to.. But, like you said, the majority here consider Shake as a quality smoke, which is ridiculous considering they can get cheap flower for better value, but let them do them.
Still, nobody is claiming this 'Piatella' is Dom Perignon Champagne, it's Aldi Prosecco, and that's fine, because it's priced at that. Sundaedriver is just a prick.
Still, nobody is claiming this 'Piatella' is Dom Perignon Champagne, it's Aldi Prosecco, and that's fine, because it's priced at that. Sundaedriver is just a prick.
I wrote a bit in the topic about the Piatella brand name. Much like the hoover which is a brand name of a vacuum cleaner, the word has made it into regular usage. I also state it's not as good as the proper Piatella. I'm guessing they didn't read the topic they summarised as "blah blah blah" much as they hadn't tried the hash they're commenting upon. Either way there was no reason for them to act like they've been tasked with Piatella gatekeeping by the god of cannabis.
100%, he's just an arrogant ass, pay it no heed Roo. This is why we have a voting system for posts, Biggas will down vote people like him, especially on a thread by a popular Bigga :)
Honestly man I always hope to add some value when I do a write up. In this instance I'd hoped to share a bargain with other folk on LB.
welcome to the internet, where no good deed goes unpunished by unhappy child-adults who think it's fine to speak to people in ways they never would IRL.
don't let it discourage you, BR. your posts are a credit to this community :-)
don't let it discourage you, BR. your posts are a credit to this community :-)
Thanks man. I'm happy to discuss a subject with someone who doesn't agree but there was no need for them to be rude to me and everyone else who's bought some. It looks like they've neither sampled the hash nor read my topic yet felt they could comment on both.
45 posts
+91 votes
by
BigRoo
Are These The Best Vape Carts On LB?
by
BigRoo
Are These The Best Vape Carts On LB?
Some Years Ago
I first got a disposable THC vape pen a few years ago when a local got hold of the 10/10 boys disposable pens. They were d9 distillate pens and I got a blue gelato flavour.
The devices and packaging were pretty fancy and the flavour had a hint of a blueberry weed but it was mostly a fake candy flavour. The effects were quite mild too. They had a novelty value only really.
Fake Candy Flavours
Since then things have moved on and I've bought a 510 battery (honey stick trigon) and tried some carts.
I had a d9 cart then I got a 50/50 live resin cart. Again they had the fake candy flavours a bit like microwave popcorn. The 50/50 cart was pretty good in effects but it was the taste that let it down a bit.
It was useful for when I couldn't lamp up a fattie like at my works Christmas party. It did get me stoned but it didn't get much use beyond those sorts of occasions.
100% Live Resin
The first carts I've bought that really taste and feel like smoking weed are these 100% live resin carts from Vape Boutique. They don't taste like I'm smoking kids sweets and the effect is full spectrum. Honestly, they're absolutely lovely. Like a generation beyond the vapes I've had previously.
Ccell Ceramic Carts
The carts themselves look pretty fancy as they are full ceramic carts. I'm running mine on the lowest setting my battery has and they still pump out clouds of tasty smooth vapour.
They are the first carts I've had that I'll use while at home where I have various other stoning options available to me. They were recommended to me and so I'd like to pass on that recommendation.
Packaging & Delivery
My order was processed fast and a very well packaged parcel turned up a couple of days later with multiple layers of packaging and stealth. This is essential as these carts are so strong you can smell them once you get them out - something I've never noticed from another cart or vape pen.
They Don't Hang Around For Long
Vape Boutique seems to struggle to keep them in stock and the listing changes regularly as they sell out so fast. You probably don't want to leave them sitting in your shopping basket for too long.
Thanks
That's my top tip for Vape Carts. Thanks for reading. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know if you've sampled the Vape Boutique carts or if you intend to.
I first got a disposable THC vape pen a few years ago when a local got hold of the 10/10 boys disposable pens. They were d9 distillate pens and I got a blue gelato flavour.
The devices and packaging were pretty fancy and the flavour had a hint of a blueberry weed but it was mostly a fake candy flavour. The effects were quite mild too. They had a novelty value only really.
Fake Candy Flavours
Since then things have moved on and I've bought a 510 battery (honey stick trigon) and tried some carts.
I had a d9 cart then I got a 50/50 live resin cart. Again they had the fake candy flavours a bit like microwave popcorn. The 50/50 cart was pretty good in effects but it was the taste that let it down a bit.
It was useful for when I couldn't lamp up a fattie like at my works Christmas party. It did get me stoned but it didn't get much use beyond those sorts of occasions.
100% Live Resin
The first carts I've bought that really taste and feel like smoking weed are these 100% live resin carts from Vape Boutique. They don't taste like I'm smoking kids sweets and the effect is full spectrum. Honestly, they're absolutely lovely. Like a generation beyond the vapes I've had previously.
Ccell Ceramic Carts
The carts themselves look pretty fancy as they are full ceramic carts. I'm running mine on the lowest setting my battery has and they still pump out clouds of tasty smooth vapour.
They are the first carts I've had that I'll use while at home where I have various other stoning options available to me. They were recommended to me and so I'd like to pass on that recommendation.
Packaging & Delivery
My order was processed fast and a very well packaged parcel turned up a couple of days later with multiple layers of packaging and stealth. This is essential as these carts are so strong you can smell them once you get them out - something I've never noticed from another cart or vape pen.
They Don't Hang Around For Long
Vape Boutique seems to struggle to keep them in stock and the listing changes regularly as they sell out so fast. You probably don't want to leave them sitting in your shopping basket for too long.
Thanks
That's my top tip for Vape Carts. Thanks for reading. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know if you've sampled the Vape Boutique carts or if you intend to.
yeah for me VB's are the very best (and I've sampled quite widely). Incredible flavour, potency and highs, every one I've had. Also love the Canadian Imports ones btw. Both them and VB are the loveliest people to order from as well. Not tried the sayno2drugs ones Masher23 mentioned - but will order someday for sure!
CI live resin carts/disposable are great and good value. He's a real pleasure to do business with as well.
I've noticed Canadian imports are often recommended. I've not ordered there before. I will have to at some point for sure. The VB carts have really impressed me as they taste so natural and have the full stone going on. I'll definitely be buying more.
Yeah I have some Blue Skittlez and Oreoz on the way from VB, can't wait! :)
As for Canadian Imports, def try them someday - also never had anything less than top, top notch from them, been ordering for over a year. Also full stone. Def can't use distillate after this.
As for Canadian Imports, def try them someday - also never had anything less than top, top notch from them, been ordering for over a year. Also full stone. Def can't use distillate after this.
I expect they'll both be lovely from VB. There's a lotta love for CI here - I'll definitely have to order something there soon.
I'll definitely have to check out some of their products. A lot of the LB movers and shakers seem to recommend them.
Thank you for taking the time to review our carts BigRoo.
The cookies you purchased was a htfse sauce cart, not the strongest but very tasty and pungent - glad you enjoyed it.
❤️ VB
The cookies you purchased was a htfse sauce cart, not the strongest but very tasty and pungent - glad you enjoyed it.
❤️ VB
No worries VB - keep up the good work. It's the nicest vape cartridge I've tried. I'll definitely be back to try some more once I run this one down a bit. It just works so well. So smooth, tastes great, and gets me stoned. I'll drop you a message next time I order and see what you recommend are the strongest ones.
Nice writeup as always fella
My top 2 vendors for carts after too much trial n error have got to be Sensi mart and kid carti if you've ever tried em out? Super highly recommend
My top 2 vendors for carts after too much trial n error have got to be Sensi mart and kid carti if you've ever tried em out? Super highly recommend
Thanks man. I've not had carts from either of them but I've ordered hash from Sensi mart before. They had the LA Barz previously. Lovely stuff.
I think both do some lovely looking hashes (albeit I haven't sampled myself) but the live resin from both were neat unbeatable for the Price
I'll definitely check them out next time I order. The carts last me ages though as they're not my main smoke. I'm mostly on the dry herb vape these days - Arizer Solo 2. I have just ordered a dab rig though. I'm very dubious about allowing myself fire.
Yeah same here. I'm using my volcano for 99% of my shenanigans but carts are useful for when on the go. Getting a puffco peak was also useful to be able to sample the high life (don't cheap out when you receive it and make sure you get good quality extracts - THC23 have some very well priced WPFF that rocks a dab rig without breaking the bank
I've had a little Utilian dab pen for ages so I've got a few concentrates in the fridge that should work to test it out. The puffco probably makes more sense than the stuff I've ordered, not least as I'm clumsy and there's an element of fire risk.
NGL seeing stoners use butane torches to get a quartz banger to a specific super high temp is just asking for trouble. I'd rather pay more for the electronic counterpart that does the same via electricity 😅
I'm wondering how much I'll use it. Especially when I'm baked. At least I can use the torch for creme brulee should I ever fancy some.
The torch or puffco?
I try to leave it for just weekends (or at least the end of the night) so it doesn't kick my tolerance in the cojones. But for getting some extra oomph there's nothing quite like it
I try to leave it for just weekends (or at least the end of the night) so it doesn't kick my tolerance in the cojones. But for getting some extra oomph there's nothing quite like it
I meant the torch. I'm not sure how much I'll actually use it. Especially with a much safer dab pen in easy reach. The puffco looks a great bit of kit but you'll never make creme brulee with it!
10/10 Boys 2000MG 🔟🔟 - 2 g stone island x pwincess cutt
from Thewizardofoz420
i'd choose this if i could have only one type and strain rest of my days.
from Thewizardofoz420
i'd choose this if i could have only one type and strain rest of my days.
Was having a look at these but aren't they just d9 disposables?
Now I've tried live resin I can't go back lol
Now I've tried live resin I can't go back lol
Liquid diamonds like htfse? So essentially terp sauce? TBf that sounds a lot better than distillate. Might have to give it a bash
Personally I love the Psychonauts Vape. It’s super smooth easy pulls with super power effects on minimal intake. It just feels clean and truly live resin magic! But thank you for this review will be sure to try these out :)
No it’s re-fil, glass and super good quality. I don’t really like refills. We are just making more junk to destroy the earth with you know. Just look how many vapes are lying on the streets these days. Much prefer refills myself
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qC1Lpl
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qC1Lpl
Yeah with you there man. I don't like seeing them discarded in the streets. Such a waste. I've only bought carts since being on LB. I'd not noticed them on the psychonauts page before but have ordered a few bits from them in the past which have all been good for the money.
We have some banging half ml carts work out to be about 18 quid they just don’t come in a fancy pack
Vape Boutique carts are indeed very good. I've recently got a medical live resin cart which wasn't noticeably different. The only carts I prefer are the 22k hash rosin ones from sayno2drugs. They are different level in terms of taste and get you stoned like high quality hash. They do cost more and obvs you have customs to deal with but I've never had any problems. Well worth it for a treat.
Guess u tried the coldfires and jetty’s too. Easy now tiger. Don’t say I didn’t warn your wallet but it’s worth every penny. Shh now, keep it secret, keep it safe.
They’re the best ones in my opinion. I’m stuck between coldfire, flavorade and Jetty. They’re all insane. Papaya bomb Jerry solventless was bonkers there was another strain I can’t remember pure diesel lineage. Love that guy. The coldfire. I got a coldfire x bleh collab once pure grape soda on steroids and it got me a high I’ve never had before off fruit. You’ve got me wanting to order 🤣
I've not done an import purchase yet. Am a wee bit paranoid about it to be honest. What does the 22k refer to? Is that a brand?
22k is the brand. They're the only hash rosin carts I can find. I was a bit twitchy about the first import but haven't had any probs so far. Had about a dozen land safely. I think sn2d does 50% refund if it gets intercepted.
Hey masher! These are great!!
https://littlebiggy.net/item/pZ5OM3u0YMaZfGQJ1cvWeFRm/view/p
https://littlebiggy.net/item/pZ5OM3u0YMaZfGQJ1cvWeFRm/view/p
There was a UK seller who was talking about doing the hash rosin carts but I can't remember who it was nor if they have listed them. I think it was a conversation on a VB post.
These rosin vapes are great big roo, hope you're well man!
https://littlebiggy.net/item/pZ5OM3u0YMaZfGQJ1cvWeFRm/view/p
https://littlebiggy.net/item/pZ5OM3u0YMaZfGQJ1cvWeFRm/view/p
Thanks man. Those are from twoz - I like.those guys. I only buy carts though - no disposables.
30 posts
+70.2 votes
by
BigRoo
I Bought A New Dry Herb Vape
by
BigRoo
I Bought A New Dry Herb Vape
Full Time Vaper
I've become a full time vaper. I didn't really mean to but it's happened and for the time being I'm staying with it.
I'd been looking for a new dry herb vape that ticked all my personal boxes for a while and I finally took the plunge.
My Previous Vape
I've had the X Max V3 Pro for a while. As I used to smoke joints it was only used occasionally. When I moved onto vaping full time I bought the glass mouthpiece for it and a pack of the overpriced metal dosing capsules. Honestly as a starter vape it's been brilliant. It lacks a bit of oomph and the battery drains quite quick on a longer session. I don't know how well other vapes at the same price perform but I'd happily recommend it as a starter and I think it'd be fine for a light user. Happy to hear people's opinions on that.
The biggest annoyance is battery life. I could blitz through the battery in no time which meant I was faffing with charging it all the time. I bought a spare battery but then you have to charge two batteries for a session and swap them about which is logistically more complicated than I can cope with while blazing.
My Criteria For a New Vape Purchase
- I wanted something portable / hand held. It won't go on many voyages but it needed to be more discreet than a desktop thing with a long tube that looks like it could be used for colonic irrigation or a balloon filling station like Krusty the Clown would have.
- I wanted something where the battery would last me a whole evening so no faffing with repeat charging.
- It needed to be flavour focused with a glass mouthpiece. The glass mouth tubes on the X-Max improved both flavour and feel so I wanted to stick with that.
- I prefer a session mode vape too. I'll never sip on demand. If it goes in the vape, it's getting ripped now. I don't do micro doses.
Cannabis Video Reviews Online
These are always slightly hilarious but ultimately worthwhile to check out and helped me with my choosing process. The thing I especially like is that the reviewer is committed to getting stoned while filming themselves and attempting to sound intelligent all at the same time. In some small way I guess I know how they feel - but at least I can hide my red eyes and giggles when I'm doing a write-up.
What Did I Choose?
* Drumroll *
I chose the Arizer Solo 2 Max.
This one seemed to tick all my boxes. There's an upgraded and more expensive version - the Solo 3 - which I didn't choose as I think the solo 2 is probably powerful enough for my needs and it saved me £100 over the version 3. Maybe I'll change my mind and upgrade in the future.
Slow Chugger
I like to slowly chug through my bud and change flavours quite frequently so I felt that I didn't really need either the extra load capacity of the solo 3 nor the extra power to blitz my buds more speedily.
However if you smoke in a group or you still like to cain it like a teenager then I can see how the upgraded version might be better for you. It also looks like the interface and display is significantly better on version 3 - more on that below.
About The Solo 2 Max
I've been living with the Solo 2 Max for a while now and I really love using it. It feels like the spliff smoking days are behind me. I look forward to my vape sessions just as much as I used to look forward to smoking a few joints. It took a little while to adapt but I genuinely do enjoy it now.
The Solo 2 comprises two main parts - the battery / oven base unit and a separate glass mouthpiece which also holds the bud. I bought three extra 90mm mouthpieces with the caps and tubes to hold them in so I can line a few up ready to use. I'll probably buy some more of these too as it's handy having some pre-filled. It came with a 110mm stem but the shorter 90mm stems seem better to me - not least as they're easier to clean.
In Use
You load bud into the tail end of the special glass mouth tubes, then put this end into the battery oven. It holds in place pretty well with the small seal in the round oven opening and the glass tubes are exceptional at not transmitting the heat from the oven to your mouth. This creates a glass only vapour path so it doesn't taint the flavour.
When you remove the stems while still hot from the oven, one end is full uncle-Bernie and the other end is still pretty cold to the touch. It's easier to empty bud from the tubes when they're warm as the vaped oils get gluey when cold but are still slidey when warm.
Sometimes when you remove the tubes you spill a little bit of used bud into the oven chamber. Obviously this never happened with capsules on the X-Max which are very easy to use. It's easy to clean but it's another thing to be aware of as you don't want to scum up your oven.
It takes about 30 - 40 seconds for the device to heat up so it's ready to turn your buds into vapour. If you leave it a bit longer you get thicker clouds. If you attack it early you get a bit more flavour. I tend to run it between 180c - 196c. It's rare that I venture over 200c and doing so will start to blacken the bottom of the buds as they get slightly combusted by the oven heat. It really kicks out some significant heat.
No Timer
One thing I don't like is the lack of a countdown timer. The X-Max used to show a countdown so you knew how much time you had left. I guess a spliff burning down naturally shows a visual display of your smoking time eroding and I'd liked this time replication display more than I'd realised.
The Solo 2 can have a session time set from 5 - 15 minutes but it keeps the countdown timer a secret. It's a small thing but it does irk me a little. There's certainly enough screen space for a timer display. I'm probably going to buy a silent timer like a sand timer or something.
Clunky Start Up
The other small thing is the start up sequence. To turn it on you need to fat finger the up and middle buttons at the same time for two seconds (you can set this to a longer time but I've no idea why you would). When it turns on you then need to set a temperature before it starts heating up. This second bit I often forget. I guess it's a habit and I'll change. The X-Max starts up on a long press and then leaps straight into action using the same settings from when it was turned off. This is a much nicer user experience especially later into a session when you're baked and anything that simplifies your life feels like a bonus.
Serious Power
The battery life on the Solo 2 is unreal and I've not managed to drop it lower than 20% from a full charge even when using it all day. The glass tubes make cleaning very easy - even easier than with the dosing capsules of the X-Max.
Lovely Flavours
The flavour is lovely and consistent. This was the thing I was most concerned about but it delivers more flavour more reliably than the X-Max. Ultimately this was the most important aspect for me as the little X-Max does deliver a decent flavour initially.
Other than the timer display limitations noted earlier and a clunkier start up sequence, the Arizer Solo 2 Max is an upgrade to the X-Max in every other way. It produces bigger clouds of flavour filled vapour for longer. It's easier to clean and feels really nice to use and handle. It's constructed from aluminium and glass so it feels a very solidly built unit in your hand.
Vaping Weed
So that's me vaping for the foreseeable future. It took me a little while to fully convert but I'm really enjoying vaping my buds now. I probably wouldn't have stopped smoking if it was not for some health issues as I'd always enjoyed smoking joints but the vaping feels like a new chapter to continue my stoner life.
Thanks For Reading
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'm interested in what devices everyone else is using so please aim yourself at the comments section to start the discussion.
Thanks LB.
I've become a full time vaper. I didn't really mean to but it's happened and for the time being I'm staying with it.
I'd been looking for a new dry herb vape that ticked all my personal boxes for a while and I finally took the plunge.
My Previous Vape
I've had the X Max V3 Pro for a while. As I used to smoke joints it was only used occasionally. When I moved onto vaping full time I bought the glass mouthpiece for it and a pack of the overpriced metal dosing capsules. Honestly as a starter vape it's been brilliant. It lacks a bit of oomph and the battery drains quite quick on a longer session. I don't know how well other vapes at the same price perform but I'd happily recommend it as a starter and I think it'd be fine for a light user. Happy to hear people's opinions on that.
The biggest annoyance is battery life. I could blitz through the battery in no time which meant I was faffing with charging it all the time. I bought a spare battery but then you have to charge two batteries for a session and swap them about which is logistically more complicated than I can cope with while blazing.
My Criteria For a New Vape Purchase
- I wanted something portable / hand held. It won't go on many voyages but it needed to be more discreet than a desktop thing with a long tube that looks like it could be used for colonic irrigation or a balloon filling station like Krusty the Clown would have.
- I wanted something where the battery would last me a whole evening so no faffing with repeat charging.
- It needed to be flavour focused with a glass mouthpiece. The glass mouth tubes on the X-Max improved both flavour and feel so I wanted to stick with that.
- I prefer a session mode vape too. I'll never sip on demand. If it goes in the vape, it's getting ripped now. I don't do micro doses.
Cannabis Video Reviews Online
These are always slightly hilarious but ultimately worthwhile to check out and helped me with my choosing process. The thing I especially like is that the reviewer is committed to getting stoned while filming themselves and attempting to sound intelligent all at the same time. In some small way I guess I know how they feel - but at least I can hide my red eyes and giggles when I'm doing a write-up.
What Did I Choose?
* Drumroll *
I chose the Arizer Solo 2 Max.
This one seemed to tick all my boxes. There's an upgraded and more expensive version - the Solo 3 - which I didn't choose as I think the solo 2 is probably powerful enough for my needs and it saved me £100 over the version 3. Maybe I'll change my mind and upgrade in the future.
Slow Chugger
I like to slowly chug through my bud and change flavours quite frequently so I felt that I didn't really need either the extra load capacity of the solo 3 nor the extra power to blitz my buds more speedily.
However if you smoke in a group or you still like to cain it like a teenager then I can see how the upgraded version might be better for you. It also looks like the interface and display is significantly better on version 3 - more on that below.
About The Solo 2 Max
I've been living with the Solo 2 Max for a while now and I really love using it. It feels like the spliff smoking days are behind me. I look forward to my vape sessions just as much as I used to look forward to smoking a few joints. It took a little while to adapt but I genuinely do enjoy it now.
The Solo 2 comprises two main parts - the battery / oven base unit and a separate glass mouthpiece which also holds the bud. I bought three extra 90mm mouthpieces with the caps and tubes to hold them in so I can line a few up ready to use. I'll probably buy some more of these too as it's handy having some pre-filled. It came with a 110mm stem but the shorter 90mm stems seem better to me - not least as they're easier to clean.
In Use
You load bud into the tail end of the special glass mouth tubes, then put this end into the battery oven. It holds in place pretty well with the small seal in the round oven opening and the glass tubes are exceptional at not transmitting the heat from the oven to your mouth. This creates a glass only vapour path so it doesn't taint the flavour.
When you remove the stems while still hot from the oven, one end is full uncle-Bernie and the other end is still pretty cold to the touch. It's easier to empty bud from the tubes when they're warm as the vaped oils get gluey when cold but are still slidey when warm.
Sometimes when you remove the tubes you spill a little bit of used bud into the oven chamber. Obviously this never happened with capsules on the X-Max which are very easy to use. It's easy to clean but it's another thing to be aware of as you don't want to scum up your oven.
It takes about 30 - 40 seconds for the device to heat up so it's ready to turn your buds into vapour. If you leave it a bit longer you get thicker clouds. If you attack it early you get a bit more flavour. I tend to run it between 180c - 196c. It's rare that I venture over 200c and doing so will start to blacken the bottom of the buds as they get slightly combusted by the oven heat. It really kicks out some significant heat.
No Timer
One thing I don't like is the lack of a countdown timer. The X-Max used to show a countdown so you knew how much time you had left. I guess a spliff burning down naturally shows a visual display of your smoking time eroding and I'd liked this time replication display more than I'd realised.
The Solo 2 can have a session time set from 5 - 15 minutes but it keeps the countdown timer a secret. It's a small thing but it does irk me a little. There's certainly enough screen space for a timer display. I'm probably going to buy a silent timer like a sand timer or something.
Clunky Start Up
The other small thing is the start up sequence. To turn it on you need to fat finger the up and middle buttons at the same time for two seconds (you can set this to a longer time but I've no idea why you would). When it turns on you then need to set a temperature before it starts heating up. This second bit I often forget. I guess it's a habit and I'll change. The X-Max starts up on a long press and then leaps straight into action using the same settings from when it was turned off. This is a much nicer user experience especially later into a session when you're baked and anything that simplifies your life feels like a bonus.
Serious Power
The battery life on the Solo 2 is unreal and I've not managed to drop it lower than 20% from a full charge even when using it all day. The glass tubes make cleaning very easy - even easier than with the dosing capsules of the X-Max.
Lovely Flavours
The flavour is lovely and consistent. This was the thing I was most concerned about but it delivers more flavour more reliably than the X-Max. Ultimately this was the most important aspect for me as the little X-Max does deliver a decent flavour initially.
Other than the timer display limitations noted earlier and a clunkier start up sequence, the Arizer Solo 2 Max is an upgrade to the X-Max in every other way. It produces bigger clouds of flavour filled vapour for longer. It's easier to clean and feels really nice to use and handle. It's constructed from aluminium and glass so it feels a very solidly built unit in your hand.
Vaping Weed
So that's me vaping for the foreseeable future. It took me a little while to fully convert but I'm really enjoying vaping my buds now. I probably wouldn't have stopped smoking if it was not for some health issues as I'd always enjoyed smoking joints but the vaping feels like a new chapter to continue my stoner life.
Thanks For Reading
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'm interested in what devices everyone else is using so please aim yourself at the comments section to start the discussion.
Thanks LB.
Perfect choice M8, but you need to try Arizer xq2 my absolute favourite vape machine from all my Arizers (solo2, solo3 v2). Canadians know how to do good weed equipment 👌
I did actually consider that and the volcano. I wanted a portable device though as it fits my needs currently. As I've become a full time vaper I'll likely add to my equipment over time though.
What is it you like about the desktop? Also do you prefer your solo 3 v2 to the solo 2? I considered both for ages but went with the solo 2 as I thought it'd fit my chug along smoking style better than the solo 3 which seemed more of a ripper.
What is it you like about the desktop? Also do you prefer your solo 3 v2 to the solo 2? I considered both for ages but went with the solo 2 as I thought it'd fit my chug along smoking style better than the solo 3 which seemed more of a ripper.
All down to high tolerance, need load more weed in one go, so no need reload many times, solo3 v2 is massive upgrade from solo2 but my wife prefer solo2 :) Arizer xq2 desktop doing best for me, 1g load in one go, really good on temperature settings and my favorite fan, plus as all arizer devices easy to clean and quiet compare to volcano.
I reckon I'll buy the 3 next time. It does seem significantly upgraded. Although I'm pretty happy slowly chugging on the 2 for now.
Im struggling with the switch over from smoking weed to vaping (Mighty plus); in fact im rolling a joint as i write this. I think after 30 odd years of joint smoking it will always be a struggle; but I will persevere...
I didn't choose to quit, I got ill with Covid/Flu back in November and couldn't smoke for a couple of weeks. I decided to continue it on to see how it'd be. It was a quite a long time I til I adapted to vaping but at the moment I can't imagine going back to smoking. I'd have struggled with willpower alone though - my initial motivation was illness. Over the weekends I eat more edibles now to make up some of the shortfall.
I think switching from smoking to vaping is so difficult because we’re used to combustion. Combustion extracts compounds much faster, releasing a wider range of chemicals all at once. That’s why vaping can feel like something is missing at first.
I’ve found that taking a short break about 2–3 days with no thc makes vaping work significantly better. If you only vape and stick to lower temperatures (around 160–175 °C max) for a few days, the effects feel much stronger when you later move to higher temperatures.
I’m using the Solo 3 now mine doesn’t show the timer on screen. I previously had the Air 2, but it broke, so I upgraded. I find the Solo 3 to be very similar overall just chunkier, more powerful, and with the option for on‑demand mode for big rips. Session mode feels basically the same as the Air 2, just with faster heat‑up times and more efficient extraction with a choice of using larger stems up to 0.5g
I also hope you’re saving that AVB for a special occasion. Vaping at lower temperatures really helps keep tolerance in check, and it leaves behind plenty of goodness for making some very potent edibles later on.
I’ve found that taking a short break about 2–3 days with no thc makes vaping work significantly better. If you only vape and stick to lower temperatures (around 160–175 °C max) for a few days, the effects feel much stronger when you later move to higher temperatures.
I’m using the Solo 3 now mine doesn’t show the timer on screen. I previously had the Air 2, but it broke, so I upgraded. I find the Solo 3 to be very similar overall just chunkier, more powerful, and with the option for on‑demand mode for big rips. Session mode feels basically the same as the Air 2, just with faster heat‑up times and more efficient extraction with a choice of using larger stems up to 0.5g
I also hope you’re saving that AVB for a special occasion. Vaping at lower temperatures really helps keep tolerance in check, and it leaves behind plenty of goodness for making some very potent edibles later on.
I used to roll with tobacco too. Not much baccy but enough for nicotine addiction. So vaping was very much missing something. I smoked a few neat rolled spliffs to start with but I prefer the flavour from the vape now. I've really adapted to it pretty well now.
I did save the avb at first. I made some butter with it then made chocolate from that. It was awful in both taste and effects so after much effort making it, I chucked it away after the first session. I've recently made some RSO / D9 chocolate and that's awful tasting too although the effects are much cleaner than the avb. It may be that I vape my bud til it's fully cooked so not much of the good stuff left in it.
I did save the avb at first. I made some butter with it then made chocolate from that. It was awful in both taste and effects so after much effort making it, I chucked it away after the first session. I've recently made some RSO / D9 chocolate and that's awful tasting too although the effects are much cleaner than the avb. It may be that I vape my bud til it's fully cooked so not much of the good stuff left in it.
I find it all in the ratio, if you use abv something like, 0.2-0.3 avb per gram of coconut oil works well, the taste has never been good, i just solve that by putting it into capsules.
If you do save some up and try it again, i find making the butter or coconut oil, once strained add in some D9 and RSO if the original infusion isn’t strong enough for you.
If you do save some up and try it again, i find making the butter or coconut oil, once strained add in some D9 and RSO if the original infusion isn’t strong enough for you.
I've not tried using coconut oil for making edibles but it seems a lot of people go for it. I'll have to get some in. The last batch of chocolate I made it seemed the melted chocolate didn't like being mixed in with the marg / rso / d9 mixture. It went massively stodgy like it was going to set.
Ah yes i remember now you used regular marg, this was probably why it wasn’t as strong as it should be, next time use coconut oil but look for one with the highest fat content should be 99-100g fat per 100g, this is where the magic happens, if you check the marg I’m guessing the fat content isn’t nearly as high as coconut oil✌️
Can you buy it at the supermarket or do you need to order it in?
I've currently got a stash of Rso/d9 mixed chocolate. It tastes bloody awful but it does batter you.
I've currently got a stash of Rso/d9 mixed chocolate. It tastes bloody awful but it does batter you.
Yes, if you want coconut oil you can buy it in any supermarket, just look for 100% virgin coconut oil or clarified gee butter, just look on the back label check the fat content to make sure it’s 100-99g fat per 100g
I think I'd turn myself inside out if I tried to hit a stem full in one go. That's got about 0.2 in it I think.
Congratulations 🙌
Switched to full time vaping a few years ago, haven't had a joint since.
Started on a Crafty+ then upgraded to a Venty to get a better battery life.
The Venty is amazing, but like all vapes, you have to pick the one that suits your style.
I prefer to 'sip' mine, take a few puffs at low temp (around 180C), crank it up another 15C, then finish on max temp (210C)
You'll need to keep your device clean to get the best out of it, mine gets gunked up after 2-3 weeks of daily use, get yourself some isopropyl alcohol and soak the components every now & then.
Enjoy 💚
Switched to full time vaping a few years ago, haven't had a joint since.
Started on a Crafty+ then upgraded to a Venty to get a better battery life.
The Venty is amazing, but like all vapes, you have to pick the one that suits your style.
I prefer to 'sip' mine, take a few puffs at low temp (around 180C), crank it up another 15C, then finish on max temp (210C)
You'll need to keep your device clean to get the best out of it, mine gets gunked up after 2-3 weeks of daily use, get yourself some isopropyl alcohol and soak the components every now & then.
Enjoy 💚
Thanks man. I've got little container with iso in. I soak the glass stems overnight in it. Then clean them off. As the whole vapour path is the glass stem that's pretty much it all clean. Sometimes I wipe the oven but generally that stays clean. That was one of the appeals or the Arizer setup.
I'm using the ruby twist pro on a little dab lab perc at home and use a tiny might when out and about
I had to Google the Ruby. Looks more complicated to control than a helicopter! I take it it's simpler than it looks? Tiny Might I considered. Looks an awesome little device.
Lol it's easier than it looks. The tiny might is great, you can get lots of different glass for it
The tiny is probably the classiest looking device of them all. It's like the iPhone of vapes I guess.
I'm looking for a glass bubbler at the moment that I can plug my vape into as it comes with a 14mm attachment. I'm pretty confused by the many options available I must admit.
I'm looking for a glass bubbler at the moment that I can plug my vape into as it comes with a 14mm attachment. I'm pretty confused by the many options available I must admit.
How you keeping Bud, really enjoyed your topics, for myself I prefer glass pipe, like for the crack, Polish and Easter Europeans should know, Fifka lufka, that's how we called,smoking from it last 26 years never let me down last few years start using carbon filters inside, making more healthy, nearly never smoked with tobacco, don't know working on me like fuckin salvia, can't mix it, make my head and my ass going together, if this makes sense.
Start vaping from pax2 and thinking about pax3 where you can use concetrat as well, big difference with taste,experience, how long your stash lasting compere to other times, definitely more discreet, can't go on my balcony with blunt and blaze all apartment out, hard to switch but the experience all together is different kind of puppy, and is worth it.
When we are younger is all about how fast you will roll on with your homies and how hard you will laugh 😂 and how hard your abs will hurt next day, how long you will spend on toilet 🚽 🪠 after yesterday munchies,
getting older your session should be more discreet and enjoyable, as well kids asking more questions and you don't want them to be stigmatized after,
somebody said in hire treat yourself with dignity and invest in your experience, little bit more expensive weed or hash, or different vaporiser, don't stuck in one place for to long, and of course the breaks are more important than getting stoned every day, tolerance biach is nothing serious when you vaping, vape get you stoned every time, if you doing this properly, nothing can be rushed, make this as sort of kinda spiritual experience, take your time with it.
Hope this helps.
Start vaping from pax2 and thinking about pax3 where you can use concetrat as well, big difference with taste,experience, how long your stash lasting compere to other times, definitely more discreet, can't go on my balcony with blunt and blaze all apartment out, hard to switch but the experience all together is different kind of puppy, and is worth it.
When we are younger is all about how fast you will roll on with your homies and how hard you will laugh 😂 and how hard your abs will hurt next day, how long you will spend on toilet 🚽 🪠 after yesterday munchies,
getting older your session should be more discreet and enjoyable, as well kids asking more questions and you don't want them to be stigmatized after,
somebody said in hire treat yourself with dignity and invest in your experience, little bit more expensive weed or hash, or different vaporiser, don't stuck in one place for to long, and of course the breaks are more important than getting stoned every day, tolerance biach is nothing serious when you vaping, vape get you stoned every time, if you doing this properly, nothing can be rushed, make this as sort of kinda spiritual experience, take your time with it.
Hope this helps.
Thank man. Appreciate your kind words. I've got a glass pipe - and various other paraphernalia - but am just not combusting anymore. I miss the routine of rolling up as the pre-smoke phase was therapeutic and needed some care and finesse to complete which helped refocus my brain away from stress. Preparing to vape by cleaning up glass stems in alcohol is just not the same.
It's literally like a spiritual ritual, I would say - really enjoying the experience of playing with flowers, looking at them, and smelling them.
To be honest, if I didn't do the gym every 4days I would rip everyone to pisces at work, Nightshift doesn't help either 🤣🤟😅 hope not only me having high temper.
To be honest, if I didn't do the gym every 4days I would rip everyone to pisces at work, Nightshift doesn't help either 🤣🤟😅 hope not only me having high temper.
I've not done a night shift since I was a teenager. I definitely didn't cope well with it back then.
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I Quit Smoking. Started Vaping. And I Have Superboof. There's a Lot Going On.
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BigRoo
I Quit Smoking. Started Vaping. And I Have Superboof. There's a Lot Going On.
Did You Miss Me?
It's been a long time since I wrote a topic so I thought it was about time and I should explain my absence.
I'm Still Alive
Back in November I got covid/flu and got a bit of an infection afterwards with a few complications. I'm not a youngling anymore and I was a wee bit ill so I completely stopped smoking.
No More Tobacco
As I mixed tobacco into my joints it seemed to be a step forward to quit that anyway. The dull and grimey coloured packets themselves have long assured me in both photographic and boldly written formats that it's very bad stuff.
But THC is Good For Me
To keep cannabis flowing into my bloodstream I moved onto a mixture of edibles and dry herb vaping to see how I went with it. I'd planned to start smoking pure rolls once I'd recovered but I smoke surprisingly few of them even though my lungs are working again and I'm back to normal health.
I've sort of got used to the dry herb vaping. It took quite a while to fully adapt to it which is why I stopped doing the review write-ups. I quite like it now though.
Vaping For Pros
My dry herb vape is an X-max V3 pro. And like pretty much all products with the word 'pro' in the title it's unlikely to actually ever be used at any professional level.
I bought the glass mouthpiece for it which is much nicer than the standard plastic recorder-styled mouthpiece and I also bought a tube of horrifically overpriced dosing capsules. Both were recommended by an LB user so thanks to whoever that was. At the prices they charge for the capsules it was probably the Xmax CEO on LB. Multiple capsules are really essential for convenient heavy usage as I can stack them up preloaded and fire through them one at a time but honestly the price of them genuinely takes the piss.
Which Vape Do You Have?
I'm interested in other people's vaping equipment and experiences so please jump into the comments section. What do you use and why do you love it? I'd genuinely like to hear the opinions of LB weed vapers.
Mighty Plus
I was going to buy a Mighty Plus but I tried my mates regular Mighty out and my Xmax seemed better on flavour in a Pepsi challenge using Z-cube in both. A sidenote - the Z Cube from Green Cat was superb. It looked a bit scrappy, was a bit sticky, but flavour wise it was the full sweetshop of loveliness. I saved most of it for Christmas. The Mighty was an incredible device in the effective speed at which it turned cannabis into vapour. It was amazing really. But it didn't have me leaping to buy one.
Psychological Challenge
The other thing I didn't like as much was a psychological thing which I didn't expect but it was definitely a thing. The Xmax is sort of a bit cigaretty in shape and usage whereas the Mighty is less so. I find that familiarity in look and feel oddly comforting in terms of replacing smoking. However I did like the kick-arse heating element on the Mighty I must admit.
Superboof
This is the main reason I started writing this topic. As usual I've written an essay before even getting going. At least some things don't change.
I know there's a lot more orange fans on LB than orange buds generally so I like to share a good one when I know it's about.
The superboof strain is honestly one of my favourite buds of all time. Despite the changes in my weed absorption style, I can still tell this is a lovely example from The Wizard of Oz as soon as I open the bag.
Orange Promises
This boof is formed of dense nugs and you can immediately smell the orange heritage. The grinder confirms this as it unleashes orangey promises into the air.
Orange Clouds
In the vape the delicious orange flavours flow through in some nice thick cloudy vapour. That first initial hit of terps have the full dank dark orangeness I love. The stone is typically orange-like too in its double stage delivery.
At first it hits with a bit of energy. It's not panicky like a lemon haze but it definitely fires up your mind. The second stage about ten minutes later suddenly sedates it into a heavier chill.
Best of Both
Orange bud flavours are a best of both worlds high for me hence me passionately hyping them up every time some lands in my stash. This superboof is linked so if you fancy trying it for yourself click on that and go check it out on the Twoz listing page.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading my topic - sorry it's been so long since I've written one. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way.
I'd thought about doing various write ups over the last couple of months but I really took a lot of adjusting to things and I'd sometimes start but just struggle to find the words. So I'm glad to be back.
Hopefully I'll get back to doing these topics more regularly when I find bits and bobs that make me excitable - and so long as people on LB are interested in reading them.
I look forward to seeing you all in the next topic. Thanks LB. Let me know about your vaping setups in the comments section.
It's been a long time since I wrote a topic so I thought it was about time and I should explain my absence.
I'm Still Alive
Back in November I got covid/flu and got a bit of an infection afterwards with a few complications. I'm not a youngling anymore and I was a wee bit ill so I completely stopped smoking.
No More Tobacco
As I mixed tobacco into my joints it seemed to be a step forward to quit that anyway. The dull and grimey coloured packets themselves have long assured me in both photographic and boldly written formats that it's very bad stuff.
But THC is Good For Me
To keep cannabis flowing into my bloodstream I moved onto a mixture of edibles and dry herb vaping to see how I went with it. I'd planned to start smoking pure rolls once I'd recovered but I smoke surprisingly few of them even though my lungs are working again and I'm back to normal health.
I've sort of got used to the dry herb vaping. It took quite a while to fully adapt to it which is why I stopped doing the review write-ups. I quite like it now though.
Vaping For Pros
My dry herb vape is an X-max V3 pro. And like pretty much all products with the word 'pro' in the title it's unlikely to actually ever be used at any professional level.
I bought the glass mouthpiece for it which is much nicer than the standard plastic recorder-styled mouthpiece and I also bought a tube of horrifically overpriced dosing capsules. Both were recommended by an LB user so thanks to whoever that was. At the prices they charge for the capsules it was probably the Xmax CEO on LB. Multiple capsules are really essential for convenient heavy usage as I can stack them up preloaded and fire through them one at a time but honestly the price of them genuinely takes the piss.
Which Vape Do You Have?
I'm interested in other people's vaping equipment and experiences so please jump into the comments section. What do you use and why do you love it? I'd genuinely like to hear the opinions of LB weed vapers.
Mighty Plus
I was going to buy a Mighty Plus but I tried my mates regular Mighty out and my Xmax seemed better on flavour in a Pepsi challenge using Z-cube in both. A sidenote - the Z Cube from Green Cat was superb. It looked a bit scrappy, was a bit sticky, but flavour wise it was the full sweetshop of loveliness. I saved most of it for Christmas. The Mighty was an incredible device in the effective speed at which it turned cannabis into vapour. It was amazing really. But it didn't have me leaping to buy one.
Psychological Challenge
The other thing I didn't like as much was a psychological thing which I didn't expect but it was definitely a thing. The Xmax is sort of a bit cigaretty in shape and usage whereas the Mighty is less so. I find that familiarity in look and feel oddly comforting in terms of replacing smoking. However I did like the kick-arse heating element on the Mighty I must admit.
Superboof
This is the main reason I started writing this topic. As usual I've written an essay before even getting going. At least some things don't change.
I know there's a lot more orange fans on LB than orange buds generally so I like to share a good one when I know it's about.
The superboof strain is honestly one of my favourite buds of all time. Despite the changes in my weed absorption style, I can still tell this is a lovely example from The Wizard of Oz as soon as I open the bag.
Orange Promises
This boof is formed of dense nugs and you can immediately smell the orange heritage. The grinder confirms this as it unleashes orangey promises into the air.
Orange Clouds
In the vape the delicious orange flavours flow through in some nice thick cloudy vapour. That first initial hit of terps have the full dank dark orangeness I love. The stone is typically orange-like too in its double stage delivery.
At first it hits with a bit of energy. It's not panicky like a lemon haze but it definitely fires up your mind. The second stage about ten minutes later suddenly sedates it into a heavier chill.
Best of Both
Orange bud flavours are a best of both worlds high for me hence me passionately hyping them up every time some lands in my stash. This superboof is linked so if you fancy trying it for yourself click on that and go check it out on the Twoz listing page.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading my topic - sorry it's been so long since I've written one. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way.
I'd thought about doing various write ups over the last couple of months but I really took a lot of adjusting to things and I'd sometimes start but just struggle to find the words. So I'm glad to be back.
Hopefully I'll get back to doing these topics more regularly when I find bits and bobs that make me excitable - and so long as people on LB are interested in reading them.
I look forward to seeing you all in the next topic. Thanks LB. Let me know about your vaping setups in the comments section.
Congratulations on ditching the dreaded tobacco, dry herb vaping is far better.
I used to smoke spliffs (with tobacco) then switched to pure joints and finally on to dry herb vaping.
My first vape was a Crafty+ & loved it but not the battery life, I finally upgraded to a Venty and absolutely love it. I vape 1 bowl every evening, getting through around 1.5g / week, the vapour that comes off the Venty is incredible, smooth, tasty & long lasting & I only need to charge it once every 4 - 5 days.
There's a good reason vapes are far better, lower temperatures means more cannabinoids & terpenes are consumed rather than being destroyed by 1000C+ temperatures at the end of a joint + of course no combustion means no nasty chemicals.
Enjoy your vaping journey, I'm sure, like me, you'll never go back.
👍
I used to smoke spliffs (with tobacco) then switched to pure joints and finally on to dry herb vaping.
My first vape was a Crafty+ & loved it but not the battery life, I finally upgraded to a Venty and absolutely love it. I vape 1 bowl every evening, getting through around 1.5g / week, the vapour that comes off the Venty is incredible, smooth, tasty & long lasting & I only need to charge it once every 4 - 5 days.
There's a good reason vapes are far better, lower temperatures means more cannabinoids & terpenes are consumed rather than being destroyed by 1000C+ temperatures at the end of a joint + of course no combustion means no nasty chemicals.
Enjoy your vaping journey, I'm sure, like me, you'll never go back.
👍
Thanks man. The battery life sucks on the X-max but it is pretty small. It's always on charge. I'm still very much in two minds as to which vape I'll buy. I'll check out the venty though. I still go through a fair bit of weed so I'll get a fair amount of use out of whatever I end up buying.
I also have an Arizer XQ2 desktop vape (similar to the Volcano)
Doesn't get much use & only comes out with company but it's a beast of a vape, love the balloon & whip attachments.
Worth a look if you don't need something portable.
Doesn't get much use & only comes out with company but it's a beast of a vape, love the balloon & whip attachments.
Worth a look if you don't need something portable.
I know the Arizer brand cropped up on my searches. I'll check that out. It doesn't have to be portable as I mostly toke at home. Thanks man.
Ive got 11 cigarettes and an 8th of flower to go then I will be joining the great Vape exodus. Want to have at least a week off before trying my new Mighty Plus (which is problematic...)
I definitely went through a lengthy period of change but I'm genuinely reaching for the vape pretty happily now. Rolling a proper smoke doesn't taste nearly as nice as it once did. Giving up the tobacco was intense though. I still get random cravings out the blue. Good luck with it man. Let me know how you get on.
I can vouch for the Venty. I used the Mighty for years and the Venty is a definite upgrade. I use a glass adapater that you can store in the freezer pre use for chilled vapour.
I also use the Venty. I've had it for almost a year now and my only advice is to not push the inner vent in to make more room for the dosing capsules as this will quickly gunk up your device and capsules after 6 days.
Once I stopped doing that, the venty only needs to be cleaned every half month or 3 weeks. Went from smoking joints and going through 0.8g a day minimum to 0.4g maximum with the venty.
Dry herbing has shown to be a money saver for me. High feels stronger too. Probably the most satisfying confident purchase I have made in a long time.
Once I stopped doing that, the venty only needs to be cleaned every half month or 3 weeks. Went from smoking joints and going through 0.8g a day minimum to 0.4g maximum with the venty.
Dry herbing has shown to be a money saver for me. High feels stronger too. Probably the most satisfying confident purchase I have made in a long time.
Thanks man. Stopping was easy when I was ill. Not starting again has definitely taken some willpower. I wasn't myself at all for a couple of months. Hard to know how much of that was recovery and how much was a lack of tobacco. Seem to be on the up now.
Hey Roo, I remember that you once told me that 'they would have to pry the pouch of baccy from your cold dead hands'
So happy that's not going to be the case, mate!
Glad you are feeling a little more your normal self
You got this ; )
So happy that's not going to be the case, mate!
Glad you are feeling a little more your normal self
You got this ; )
Hehehe - that sounds exactly like me. I didn't really quit, my lungs refused smoke for long enough to back me into the corner of re-evaluation. I'm at an age where it makes sense though so hopefully I'm on the up. I'm liking the dry herb vaping now though. Thanks man.
It’s definitely worth looking into Dynavap. But only with an induction heater. It’s a massive faff to use with a torch I found. The Yllvape version 1 is the one I have and it’s dead easy to use, won’t break the bank either.
I'd ruled it out because of the flame. In my hands that's a disaster waiting to happen. I'll check out a video later to understand the process a bit better on the Dyno as quite a few people have mentioned them. Thanks man.
I've had a mighty plus for a while but have found that I get virtually no flavour when vaping hash through it... Any ideas why?
I'm back smoking single skin spliffs
I'm back smoking single skin spliffs
Honestly no idea. I've tried vaping hash once or twice I think and neither time it was very good in the Xmax despite having a dosing capsule specifically for hash.
Hey BigRoo, good to see you back and glad you are feeling better.
Dhv is well worth sticking to, I tried a couple off a joint at Christmas after almost 2 years of only vaping and it tasted horrible.
I have got a tinymight2 which is great but terrible battery life and a dynavap B for vaping bud, I am also tempted to get a dynavap G3 which you might want to check out as it is pretty much cigarette size and only costs about £35.
I am a squishaholic at the moment I just keep pressing everything I grow or buy and I love rosin so I bought myself a puffco peak to hit the rosin in which is a great little device
I still use the xmax v3 mostly for hash and any darker rosin. I may be the one responsible for recommending the dosing caps, they may seem pricey but are well worth getting. I would also recommend the water adapter so you can put it through a bong, and the rattler or rocket stem mouthpiece with the glass beads for cooling ( promise I don't work for xmax🤣)
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Dhv is well worth sticking to, I tried a couple off a joint at Christmas after almost 2 years of only vaping and it tasted horrible.
I have got a tinymight2 which is great but terrible battery life and a dynavap B for vaping bud, I am also tempted to get a dynavap G3 which you might want to check out as it is pretty much cigarette size and only costs about £35.
I am a squishaholic at the moment I just keep pressing everything I grow or buy and I love rosin so I bought myself a puffco peak to hit the rosin in which is a great little device
I still use the xmax v3 mostly for hash and any darker rosin. I may be the one responsible for recommending the dosing caps, they may seem pricey but are well worth getting. I would also recommend the water adapter so you can put it through a bong, and the rattler or rocket stem mouthpiece with the glass beads for cooling ( promise I don't work for xmax🤣)
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Sounds like something someone who works for Xmax would say...!
The dosing caps have made a huge difference as has the glass mouthpiece. The caps just let me chill and blitz through them. I don't know why it bothered me more to fill the single cap it came with on repeat but it definitely did.
I had a few neat spliffs over Xmas. Like you say, the taste was off for me. This has been a key reason I stopped reviews. They'd have all stated "tastes like bonfire smoke" up until recently which wouldn't help anyone out. My taste went a bit weird when I was ill too.
But on the vape I've become accustomed to the flavours now so can get back into it. I didn't realise how many dry herb vapers there were on LB.
Thanks man.
The dosing caps have made a huge difference as has the glass mouthpiece. The caps just let me chill and blitz through them. I don't know why it bothered me more to fill the single cap it came with on repeat but it definitely did.
I had a few neat spliffs over Xmas. Like you say, the taste was off for me. This has been a key reason I stopped reviews. They'd have all stated "tastes like bonfire smoke" up until recently which wouldn't help anyone out. My taste went a bit weird when I was ill too.
But on the vape I've become accustomed to the flavours now so can get back into it. I didn't realise how many dry herb vapers there were on LB.
Thanks man.
I have the tiny might 2, good vape imo and can hit like a train or provide a good session.
Ease of knock out and refill does mean that dosing caps aren’t really necessary. However I never smoke more than a bowl because 12 year break made me a lightweight, def not a problem as an 8th lasts me weeks despite daily usage!
Ease of knock out and refill does mean that dosing caps aren’t really necessary. However I never smoke more than a bowl because 12 year break made me a lightweight, def not a problem as an 8th lasts me weeks despite daily usage!
I briefly had a lower tolerance after I was ill. I think I got most of it back over a single weekend where I cained everything I could that wasn't smoking. Although on day one of that I got so stoned I couldn't work out how to use my phone. Was really high man. Full cerebral stuff going on.
I started with a Crafty+, now got a Terpcicle and Solo 3. Since getting the Solo 3 I haven't touched another device, the Terpcicle is good bit a bit more of a pain in the arse having to use a torch.
I've looked at the solo 3. The only thing that threw me was that it didn't have dosing capsules which is a feature I like on the Xmax despite whining about the price. The solo though ticks a lot of boxes for me. How do you find refilling it?
I'm not sure about using anything that requires a flame as I'm pretty dumb when it comes to fire.
I'm not sure about using anything that requires a flame as I'm pretty dumb when it comes to fire.
Looking back at using the dosing caps with the Crafty+ they were a pain in the arse. So much easier with the solo and cleaning is much easier.
I have the same xmax however I'm always using the dynavap. Much more enjoyable although Xmax is good for out and about. I also have the water pipe for when I feel like treating myself. Green cat is legendary.
I ditched tobacco (blunts only) like 11 years ago and then switch to vape only after entering the dynaverse about 5 years ago. Partial to a live resin 510 cartridge also (vendor vape boutique)
I ditched tobacco (blunts only) like 11 years ago and then switch to vape only after entering the dynaverse about 5 years ago. Partial to a live resin 510 cartridge also (vendor vape boutique)
I'll check out the Dyno. I definitely need more than one device anyway in case I have a problem. When I bought the Xmax I just wanted to try vaping. Now I'm a full time vaper I'm willing to spend out on something as I'll use it all the time.
I'll check out vape boutique too - I'm looking to get some carts at the moment. I used my 50/50 live resin cart over Xmas while I was out and about.
I'll check out vape boutique too - I'm looking to get some carts at the moment. I used my 50/50 live resin cart over Xmas while I was out and about.
Just ordered from VB (and WOZ) so we'll soon find out.
Seem to remember you (or maybe Budzinho) recommended them in the past, but they were absent from LB at the time.
But in my absence they returned and now I have, having been "sober" for six months...
Congrats on ditching tobacco: I did early last year and although the benefits weren't immediate, I am the better for it!
Seem to remember you (or maybe Budzinho) recommended them in the past, but they were absent from LB at the time.
But in my absence they returned and now I have, having been "sober" for six months...
Congrats on ditching tobacco: I did early last year and although the benefits weren't immediate, I am the better for it!
I've had love lovely bits from Twoz previously. I'm going to buy more of the superboof too. Their d9 & RSO has always been super strong. I had some d9 a while back and had to adjust my cookie dosage as the first lot blew my head off.
Thanks man - I hope quitting smoking is helping me as I struggled initially and was really all over the place. I still get cravings at random times.
Thanks man - I hope quitting smoking is helping me as I struggled initially and was really all over the place. I still get cravings at random times.
It seems that VB is to vapes, as British Bulldog is to weed.
Ordered a couple to test the waters and shop was empty before I could order more.
Smooth, tasty & strong.
Super Boof dispo from TWOZ was also poky, but I found the vape itself gimicky and distracting.
Developing something of a preference for 510 carts, over dispos in general I think.
Got some D9 carts from Dr Terpy to try: different methods of flavouring...
Ordered a couple to test the waters and shop was empty before I could order more.
Smooth, tasty & strong.
Super Boof dispo from TWOZ was also poky, but I found the vape itself gimicky and distracting.
Developing something of a preference for 510 carts, over dispos in general I think.
Got some D9 carts from Dr Terpy to try: different methods of flavouring...
I had a VB cart lined up to buy but it was out of stock by the time I put my order through. I've got a 510 pen thing and have a 50/50 live resin / d9 cart at the moment. It's pretty handy while out and about but definitely has a synthetic taste to it. I'll pick up a new cart when VB have them again. I'm still deciding which dry herb vape to buy as an upgrade to my xmax. Probably will be an Arizer Solo 2 or Solo 3.
Vape boutiques carts are like breathing in a fresh bud, exquisite. The dynavap is brilliant cus you essentially vape a whole Xmas bowl (or less) in one puff, so much closer so smoking hit wise. But still full flavour and pure vape.
I looked at Dyno. You have to use a torch to heat it? It sounds like the sort of thing I'll start a fire with!
Small single jet flame lighter or bigger. I use an induction heater - see link, and never looked back. Torch ok for out and about, etc. and once over the learning curve is absolutely fine but the IH is just a smoother hit and less faff (less cleaning too), although too bulky for out and about.
1-3 flavourful hits and done. I would say more flavour and less inhaling required over the xmax (I have one as well) but I mainly use a Tinymight, about 3 years in and is still my favourite. The hit and flavour is simply lovely.
1-3 flavourful hits and done. I would say more flavour and less inhaling required over the xmax (I have one as well) but I mainly use a Tinymight, about 3 years in and is still my favourite. The hit and flavour is simply lovely.
Thanks man. Me and fire are generally a bad combination. It's interesting though as I had thought all vapes were electric.
You can get an induction heater pack but I've never used one. Been using same chef blow torch for past 5 years. The only accident has been when my mate came round and I heated it for him and then he put the hot end in his mouth 🤯 I thought it seemed like faff until I got one, never looked back! That same device is still as good as the day I bought it.
Hey Roo, well done for coming across from the Dark Side 👹 (combustion!). You won’t regret it!
Thanks mate. It wasn't exactly planned but it seems like the way forward at least health-wise.
Welcome back!
I've said it before and I'll say it again for those at the back - the volcano is the way forward. It's the only device that I haven't bailed on after a month of usage.
Advantages over other vapes:
- huge capacity balloons
- bigger hits
- super tasty + temp control
- dosing capsules compatible
- bubbler compatible***
The volcano mixed with a Hubble bubbler is by far the tastiest and most sustainable way of consuming, for the self aware stoner. Feel free to ping me for extra details :)
I've said it before and I'll say it again for those at the back - the volcano is the way forward. It's the only device that I haven't bailed on after a month of usage.
Advantages over other vapes:
- huge capacity balloons
- bigger hits
- super tasty + temp control
- dosing capsules compatible
- bubbler compatible***
The volcano mixed with a Hubble bubbler is by far the tastiest and most sustainable way of consuming, for the self aware stoner. Feel free to ping me for extra details :)
11 posts
+35.2 votes
by
BigRoo
So Many Orange Buds Available Right Now on LB
by
BigRoo
So Many Orange Buds Available Right Now on LB
Did You Know...
It's probably no secret that I am a big fan of orange flavours. When I joined LB one of my first topics was me desperately looking for orange bud options and hoping that I could connect with other fans to help lift the profile of our favourite flavour. I've written about orange flavours a number of times since.
Times Change
I've just had a flick through the current listings and I noticed that things have changed and there's a whole bunch of orangey flavours available right now. We have orange options folks.
I'd always hoped the world would wake up to the benefits of consuming orange buds and it looks like it has.
So I've quickly compiled the current orange options I could see. If you know of any more drop them into the comments please.
Many orange oriented strains don't seem to have the fruit in the name nowadays like Superboof, Mimosa, Miami, Spritz or Tropicana Cookies.
So hopefully this list will be useful to some of you lovely people.
Orange Bud Options:
The Wizards of Oz - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/2bsoe1
7g = $76
I've just ordered this one a second time as it's absolutely lovely. Dark citrus flavours and a full orange two-stage stone. Mmmmm. It's hard to imagine any orange fan not loving the boof. Twoz are a great vendor too. Comms, speed, stealth & products are all top notch.
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Weed World Flavours - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/okQiIA
7g = $80
I've not ordered from here before but they look like an up and coming vendor. Has anyone ordered here who can share their experience?
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The Green Team - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Twa8b1
7g = $90
I haven't ordered from TGT for ages but back in the day they were excellent and they used to run a loyalty scheme which was very forward thinking and rewarded repeat buyers. I'm not sure if they're still doing it. I imagine it's a logistical pain at their end.
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The Green Team - Super Buff Cherry
https://littlebiggy.net/link/36Cl8O
3.5g = $50
This was recommended to me a while back but I've not ordered any. The superboof cross and personal recommendation suggest it will be an orangey winner though. It's also a positive sign that growers are taking the boof to new levels.
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Green Cat - Mimosa Punch
https://littlebiggy.net/link/b477xM
7g = $60
GC are one of my favourite vendors on LB and account for a lot of the weed I consume. This Mimosa Punch at sixty bucks a quarter is a great example as to why. They're very hard to beat in terms of bang for your buck.
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Green Cat - Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/UoNvkI
7g = $65
This is probably the better choice from GC for orange fans. I've not had this batch yet but the previous Mimosa was absolutely lovely. In fact I think I've just talked myself into ordering some before it runs out.
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Gentlemen Dealers - Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Z7zSXI
3.5g = $40
I've never ordered from TGD before but they're well established. I note they do decent prices on the oz too on another listing if you're looking for bigger amounts.
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Gentlemen Dealers - Tropicana Banana
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JwqicC
3.5g = $35.75
I've not had this strain from here or anywhere else so I don't know its orange credentials. The lineage suggests it could be an orange winner but the Tropicana side can go either way in flavour as cookies often dominate. If anyone has had this strain please let me know how it was.
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Gentlemen Dealers - Jungle Boys Packs
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qU6IKM
3.5 = $120
It's above my price point for an eighth of weed in a fancy bag but if you're a high roller then there's a couple of interesting JB options here including a Tropicana.
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Cannabis Cannibals - Tangerine Dream Pre rolls
https://littlebiggy.net/link/1awh5S
1 cone = $15
I'd always prefer to roll freshly ground buds in my own way but I notice people do buy the prerolls and that CC have this tangerine variation prerolled.
I've had this strain before and to me it was like an orange haze in taste and effects. CC are solid vendors and super friendly. I've ordered from them a number of times. They actually introduced me to the Superboof in the first place.
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Magic Vape UK - Shake
https://littlebiggy.net/link/s9PmVu
28g = $60
I've never ordered from MVUK but have quite often been curious about their listings. This could be a cheap way to get some orange into your bloodstream as they have a Mimosa shake.
That's All Folks
So that's my orange roundup. I hope it inspires some of you to join me in my orange world. Let me know how you get on if you order any of these strains. I'm genuinely interested to know so don't be shy.
There's also quite a few orange based extracts and hashes available at the moment too which I've not listed here but might be worth your consideration for an all out orange session. What a time to be alive.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know if if you've had any of these strains and if you're an orange fan in the comments section.
Thanks LB.
It's probably no secret that I am a big fan of orange flavours. When I joined LB one of my first topics was me desperately looking for orange bud options and hoping that I could connect with other fans to help lift the profile of our favourite flavour. I've written about orange flavours a number of times since.
Times Change
I've just had a flick through the current listings and I noticed that things have changed and there's a whole bunch of orangey flavours available right now. We have orange options folks.
I'd always hoped the world would wake up to the benefits of consuming orange buds and it looks like it has.
So I've quickly compiled the current orange options I could see. If you know of any more drop them into the comments please.
Many orange oriented strains don't seem to have the fruit in the name nowadays like Superboof, Mimosa, Miami, Spritz or Tropicana Cookies.
So hopefully this list will be useful to some of you lovely people.
Orange Bud Options:
The Wizards of Oz - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/2bsoe1
7g = $76
I've just ordered this one a second time as it's absolutely lovely. Dark citrus flavours and a full orange two-stage stone. Mmmmm. It's hard to imagine any orange fan not loving the boof. Twoz are a great vendor too. Comms, speed, stealth & products are all top notch.
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Weed World Flavours - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/okQiIA
7g = $80
I've not ordered from here before but they look like an up and coming vendor. Has anyone ordered here who can share their experience?
---
The Green Team - Superboof
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Twa8b1
7g = $90
I haven't ordered from TGT for ages but back in the day they were excellent and they used to run a loyalty scheme which was very forward thinking and rewarded repeat buyers. I'm not sure if they're still doing it. I imagine it's a logistical pain at their end.
---
The Green Team - Super Buff Cherry
https://littlebiggy.net/link/36Cl8O
3.5g = $50
This was recommended to me a while back but I've not ordered any. The superboof cross and personal recommendation suggest it will be an orangey winner though. It's also a positive sign that growers are taking the boof to new levels.
---
Green Cat - Mimosa Punch
https://littlebiggy.net/link/b477xM
7g = $60
GC are one of my favourite vendors on LB and account for a lot of the weed I consume. This Mimosa Punch at sixty bucks a quarter is a great example as to why. They're very hard to beat in terms of bang for your buck.
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Green Cat - Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/UoNvkI
7g = $65
This is probably the better choice from GC for orange fans. I've not had this batch yet but the previous Mimosa was absolutely lovely. In fact I think I've just talked myself into ordering some before it runs out.
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Gentlemen Dealers - Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Z7zSXI
3.5g = $40
I've never ordered from TGD before but they're well established. I note they do decent prices on the oz too on another listing if you're looking for bigger amounts.
---
Gentlemen Dealers - Tropicana Banana
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JwqicC
3.5g = $35.75
I've not had this strain from here or anywhere else so I don't know its orange credentials. The lineage suggests it could be an orange winner but the Tropicana side can go either way in flavour as cookies often dominate. If anyone has had this strain please let me know how it was.
---
Gentlemen Dealers - Jungle Boys Packs
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qU6IKM
3.5 = $120
It's above my price point for an eighth of weed in a fancy bag but if you're a high roller then there's a couple of interesting JB options here including a Tropicana.
---
Cannabis Cannibals - Tangerine Dream Pre rolls
https://littlebiggy.net/link/1awh5S
1 cone = $15
I'd always prefer to roll freshly ground buds in my own way but I notice people do buy the prerolls and that CC have this tangerine variation prerolled.
I've had this strain before and to me it was like an orange haze in taste and effects. CC are solid vendors and super friendly. I've ordered from them a number of times. They actually introduced me to the Superboof in the first place.
---
Magic Vape UK - Shake
https://littlebiggy.net/link/s9PmVu
28g = $60
I've never ordered from MVUK but have quite often been curious about their listings. This could be a cheap way to get some orange into your bloodstream as they have a Mimosa shake.
That's All Folks
So that's my orange roundup. I hope it inspires some of you to join me in my orange world. Let me know how you get on if you order any of these strains. I'm genuinely interested to know so don't be shy.
There's also quite a few orange based extracts and hashes available at the moment too which I've not listed here but might be worth your consideration for an all out orange session. What a time to be alive.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know if if you've had any of these strains and if you're an orange fan in the comments section.
Thanks LB.
Just wanted to say thanks for making me aware of the superboof from the wizards from your recent vaping post! Incredible stuff
I've saved a small chunk for this weekend and ordered more. It's lovely stuff. Glad you've liked it. I've had some lovely bits from twoz previously. They had a White Widow a while back that I ordered loads of. It was the perfect mix of old school flavour from a modern grow.
I would also like to thank you for mentioning the strains you did, I luckily managed to grab the last of the superboof missed out on 7gs was in my basket next day it was unavailable haha so got the last 3.5 and boy its lovely, I wouldn't say its orange id say grapefruit the red/pink grapefruit you can buy, anyway cheers mate come across anything like that again or anything with nice terps please reply here... il be waiting lol cheers geezer you got good taste just like me 👍
I've got a q of the Superboof saved to one side for a special occasion. I really love that stuff.
The taste reference is towards the original old California Orange Bud you'd get in Dam coffee shops back in the day. Arguably that wasn't really that orange either when compared to the fruit as it's not nearly as sweet. Many of the descendent strains carry that original flavour and effect over. That's the strain reference point. Like many old people I live half in the past!
I've been enjoying the Z-cube from Green Cat (linked). It's a little bit airy / scrappy and a bit sticky but, and it's a big but, as soon as you open the bag you know you're in for a treat. It stinks. And it doesn't let you down once you're smoking it. One of the nicest tasting z strains I've had. It's the full sweetshop flavour. I've had it about 3 or 4 times since it's been in stock as I keep going back for more.
The taste reference is towards the original old California Orange Bud you'd get in Dam coffee shops back in the day. Arguably that wasn't really that orange either when compared to the fruit as it's not nearly as sweet. Many of the descendent strains carry that original flavour and effect over. That's the strain reference point. Like many old people I live half in the past!
I've been enjoying the Z-cube from Green Cat (linked). It's a little bit airy / scrappy and a bit sticky but, and it's a big but, as soon as you open the bag you know you're in for a treat. It stinks. And it doesn't let you down once you're smoking it. One of the nicest tasting z strains I've had. It's the full sweetshop flavour. I've had it about 3 or 4 times since it's been in stock as I keep going back for more.
Your one lucky man haha its definitely the sort of terps I love, ive also had z cube and ozk from green cat cant remember which one tasted more like orange/ zkittles tho, also tiizer is very close to them and superboof, if you can get nice tiizer you will not be disappointed, manged to get some of the first batch from the hash collective ages ago but the 2nd batch wasn't as good unfortunately. But yea anyway thanks for your post mate so glad I went for the strain I did shake i missed out on the last 7gs, (crying in pain) lol cheers again il be keeping a eye out for any more of your posts/recommendations. Enjoy the rest of your night mate and think il be putting 2gs of mine away for a rainy day 💯
Tizer - I've not had that but have seen it a couple of times. Next time I'll order it. Thanks man.
Good to see you back in action I was wondering what happened.
I got some mimosa x orange punch coming soon so I will be popping up in your messages soon! :)
I got some mimosa x orange punch coming soon so I will be popping up in your messages soon! :)
Thank man. I'm a dry herb vaper now following illness at the tail end of last year. I have a few pure rolled smokes but honestly I'm mostly converted to vaporising my buds. I wrote a bit about it last week. Link attached..
I'll look forward to your Mimosa Punch mate. It's a lovely strain. It can look a wee bit scrappy compared to the shaved pebbles style buds but it's filled with flavour when done right.
I'll look forward to your Mimosa Punch mate. It's a lovely strain. It can look a wee bit scrappy compared to the shaved pebbles style buds but it's filled with flavour when done right.
That's a good call mate! I've been smoking pures for the past 5 years and never looked back to mixing with tobacco again since. There's so much more flavours in the joints! I'm putting up some photos of the girls soon. They look beautiful.
15 posts
+34 votes
by
BigRoo
Tron Ares 3D - Stoner Experience
by
BigRoo
Tron Ares 3D - Stoner Experience
I will be disappointed with all of stoned society if loads of us aren't indulging in a mixture of drugs and the audio visual spectacular Tron Ares in 3d.
It's truly made for a spaced out cinema experience. I wouldn't want to give any spoilers away and the plot is so light that it'd be easy to accidentally blurt out in it's entirety. However, if you happened to be on mushrooms or a heavy edible then the simplistic plot and your capacity to fathom a storyline will be well matched.
That simplicity will allow you to sit back and enjoy the thrill ride of the spacey visuals and the pumping mix of electronica and distortion which perfectly binds the film together into a borderline magical experience.
I found it a most entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. It'd probably be more popular if they gave out my RSO cookies in the foyer instead of popcorn.
Thanks for reading the worst film review ever. I desperately didn't want to blow the plot but I do hope it inspires some of you to go check it out. There was only 8 people in the cinema I watched it in and I'm pretty sure I was more spangled than all of them combined. That's a shame.
It's truly made for a spaced out cinema experience. I wouldn't want to give any spoilers away and the plot is so light that it'd be easy to accidentally blurt out in it's entirety. However, if you happened to be on mushrooms or a heavy edible then the simplistic plot and your capacity to fathom a storyline will be well matched.
That simplicity will allow you to sit back and enjoy the thrill ride of the spacey visuals and the pumping mix of electronica and distortion which perfectly binds the film together into a borderline magical experience.
I found it a most entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. It'd probably be more popular if they gave out my RSO cookies in the foyer instead of popcorn.
Thanks for reading the worst film review ever. I desperately didn't want to blow the plot but I do hope it inspires some of you to go check it out. There was only 8 people in the cinema I watched it in and I'm pretty sure I was more spangled than all of them combined. That's a shame.
Always wanted to try the 3d cinema but never actually got around to it. One would have thought back in the 90s that this kind of cinema would be the standard in 2025 lol
I've seen some videos of this taken to another level where the walls have visuals as if the screen was extended to the sides. Must be trippy to watch.
I've seen some videos of this taken to another level where the walls have visuals as if the screen was extended to the sides. Must be trippy to watch.
The IMAX at Waterloo has a screen that's bigger than your field of vision and has speakers behind the screen so sound tracks where it's really coming from..3d films there are genuinely unnerving. Well worth going to see anything there just for the experience. There's other IMAX around the country but I've no idea what they're like. The BMI one though will blow your mind man.
8 people in the cinema even spread widely across the seats is still 8 too many people for me, so I'll wait for a good torrent haha
Wasnt expecting much from it tbf after 10 years in development hell and a dozen different writers, producers and directors all jumping in and out like Hollywood is entirely high on peruvian bam bam doing the fucking hokie kokie churning out brain dead escapist tripe that truly makes the Lumiere brothers turn in their French graves. The decaying of the 20th centuries grandest art form reduced to crappy CGI, half baked scripts and bad acting.
Where was I?
Oh yeah, the 25 years too late Tron. Honestly to hear it is in fact worth watching when I get my shrooms delivery, is very welcome news Roo thanks haha
Not the worst review i've read, shit, Ive had worse published pmsl
Wasnt expecting much from it tbf after 10 years in development hell and a dozen different writers, producers and directors all jumping in and out like Hollywood is entirely high on peruvian bam bam doing the fucking hokie kokie churning out brain dead escapist tripe that truly makes the Lumiere brothers turn in their French graves. The decaying of the 20th centuries grandest art form reduced to crappy CGI, half baked scripts and bad acting.
Where was I?
Oh yeah, the 25 years too late Tron. Honestly to hear it is in fact worth watching when I get my shrooms delivery, is very welcome news Roo thanks haha
Not the worst review i've read, shit, Ive had worse published pmsl
The previous Tron Legacy was also very light on plot but the simple story and mix of sound and visual carried it a long way. In the newer one there's probably a little more story but it's probably a little less meaningful. As a Spacey jaunt through light and sound it's joyous. A story needn't be complex to be good. The first cube movie was endlessly simple but they really pulled a lot from it. Probably the best low budget film I've ever seen.
I reckon your Tron mushroom combo will be a winner. A lot of it is clearly shot for 3d though and I'm not sure how much of that you'll pick up on. Some of the cool 3d shots will probably just be lingering pans on a 2d screen for no apparent reason whereas it was like a rollercoaster movie at the cinema in 3d. I'll be interested to see how it compares when it's available.
I reckon your Tron mushroom combo will be a winner. A lot of it is clearly shot for 3d though and I'm not sure how much of that you'll pick up on. Some of the cool 3d shots will probably just be lingering pans on a 2d screen for no apparent reason whereas it was like a rollercoaster movie at the cinema in 3d. I'll be interested to see how it compares when it's available.
That's my issue with 3D it never has real purpose? Never enriches the narrative or even experience, just big flashy distraction at the emptiness of the film.
But it dont matter because damn its fun the way i watch 3D at the cinema 🤣
Loved Cube. Gave me claustrophobic nighmtarees for months lol
Modern Hollywood saddens me. Best films have been low budget since tarantino sold Dogs at Sundance, Rodriguez sold El Mariachi and Smith sold Clerks. Streaming has made serials better than films. Crazy how tv has improved so much so fast tbf while film has declined year by year since Lucas showed the world how cheap and practical digital fiming truly was with that god awful prequel trilogy.
The death of 'film' and the rise of 'digital' an age where depth of field is now a flat green screen; but the graphics are amazing 😂
But it dont matter because damn its fun the way i watch 3D at the cinema 🤣
Loved Cube. Gave me claustrophobic nighmtarees for months lol
Modern Hollywood saddens me. Best films have been low budget since tarantino sold Dogs at Sundance, Rodriguez sold El Mariachi and Smith sold Clerks. Streaming has made serials better than films. Crazy how tv has improved so much so fast tbf while film has declined year by year since Lucas showed the world how cheap and practical digital fiming truly was with that god awful prequel trilogy.
The death of 'film' and the rise of 'digital' an age where depth of field is now a flat green screen; but the graphics are amazing 😂
I guess 3d was largely an attempt to make the cinema special again and give people a reason to go. It looks like most people have walked away from it as it's not popular except on certain more visual films.
The TV format has improved immensely but there's not the same payoff as with a good film. Lots of series get cancelled before they get close to making any point or completing a story arc. We get to see endless back stories of minor characters. There's a lot of filler content.
I think the worst thing in Hollywood has been the reboots. Every time they reboot something some poor writer with an original idea gets overlooked. It stifles creativity. I suppose arguably that the Tron movie that started this discussion sits in that category.
The TV format has improved immensely but there's not the same payoff as with a good film. Lots of series get cancelled before they get close to making any point or completing a story arc. We get to see endless back stories of minor characters. There's a lot of filler content.
I think the worst thing in Hollywood has been the reboots. Every time they reboot something some poor writer with an original idea gets overlooked. It stifles creativity. I suppose arguably that the Tron movie that started this discussion sits in that category.
That pay off tho is much more personally impactive due to the time spent with that narrative and tv shows have dozens of story threads to tie up unlike a film which is self contained. Totally agree though, cancelled shows and bad endings are fat too common and something studios must figure out asap
Tv offers more of a venue to return than film tho which can offer salvation and redemption like Dexter did
And yeah I totally agree filler is a big issue on shows the longer the season the worse it gets. Whxih is where I think British uk thrives, short self contained seasons that follow a clear arc.
3D is just a gimmick, was in the 70s when it flopped and it is now as box office numbers attest too lol its where cinema screwed up massively. Historically when times were bad cinemas offered mega deals to encourage people to go in, Hollywood doubled efforts on quality not quantity to give value for money. Modern Hollywood said fuck cinema, fuck the audience and threw gimmicks at us instead. Breaking a century old relationship with viewers and venue and studios. Losing rhe "cinemas" social relevance and community based function entirely.
Tv offers more of a venue to return than film tho which can offer salvation and redemption like Dexter did
And yeah I totally agree filler is a big issue on shows the longer the season the worse it gets. Whxih is where I think British uk thrives, short self contained seasons that follow a clear arc.
3D is just a gimmick, was in the 70s when it flopped and it is now as box office numbers attest too lol its where cinema screwed up massively. Historically when times were bad cinemas offered mega deals to encourage people to go in, Hollywood doubled efforts on quality not quantity to give value for money. Modern Hollywood said fuck cinema, fuck the audience and threw gimmicks at us instead. Breaking a century old relationship with viewers and venue and studios. Losing rhe "cinemas" social relevance and community based function entirely.
Lots of shows fully deserved cancellation as they artificially try to stretch the plot endlessly. Every episode has a hook into the next, each season the same. The modern format makes a story almost impossible to complete. It's a shame that they can't complete a story in season 1 and have people think, hey that's a great story - I'd like another one. Instead they keep fleshing it out and cliff hanging it until it's so bloated that the core point is lost.
I mostly download series in their entirety after they've completed. It's a bit sad but I ask AI if the story completes before starting it. I invested too much time in half finished stories that I'll never know the end of.
One of the only exceptions to this has been the Foundation series which I think has been brilliant so far. One of the best pieces of TV Scifi I've seen. I really hope they complete it.
It's interesting actually how cinema loses it's visitors. We went for burritos after Tron. That'd be an easy sale for a cinema. We walked through the empty foyer to leave. That area could be a vibrant and film based bar / cafe. So you could hang out and discuss the film after. You'd likely meet up beforehand too. The cinema would be a social event. It'd significantly extend the time and money you'd spend there. But then the films need to be worth discussing too.
I mostly download series in their entirety after they've completed. It's a bit sad but I ask AI if the story completes before starting it. I invested too much time in half finished stories that I'll never know the end of.
One of the only exceptions to this has been the Foundation series which I think has been brilliant so far. One of the best pieces of TV Scifi I've seen. I really hope they complete it.
It's interesting actually how cinema loses it's visitors. We went for burritos after Tron. That'd be an easy sale for a cinema. We walked through the empty foyer to leave. That area could be a vibrant and film based bar / cafe. So you could hang out and discuss the film after. You'd likely meet up beforehand too. The cinema would be a social event. It'd significantly extend the time and money you'd spend there. But then the films need to be worth discussing too.
What's next from you, book recommendations?
We should definitely all experience a few things stoned. A night out at the cinema, a good walk in nature, spending time with friends etc. The list goes on. You've inspired me to see what is on at the local cinema this weekend and may have created the thought of a curry with some friends.
It would appear I'm going to have to plan a stoners night out.
We should definitely all experience a few things stoned. A night out at the cinema, a good walk in nature, spending time with friends etc. The list goes on. You've inspired me to see what is on at the local cinema this weekend and may have created the thought of a curry with some friends.
It would appear I'm going to have to plan a stoners night out.
Back in the day a couple of mates went to see gremlins 2 on acid. Midway through the film the gremlins take over the projector. Mates had a wee freak out and legged it from the cinema.
I hadn't been to the cinema for ages. I was surprised how quiet it was. Glad I went though. I had a great time.
I hadn't been to the cinema for ages. I was surprised how quiet it was. Glad I went though. I had a great time.
At the Cinema Hulk Hogan was in that scene but on the video version it was totally different for some reason 🤔
The eternal internal struggle between wanting to see visually stunning films in the cinema but also wanting to smoke during them at home 😞
I'll get a projector setup someday 🤞
I'll get a projector setup someday 🤞
3 posts
+10 votes
by
BigRoo
Spritz & Friends
by
BigRoo
Spritz & Friends
Quality Grows
Keep It Green grew one of my favourite orange bits a while back - Orangina. They had a lovely Mimosa Evo back then too. This Spritz caught my attention so I thought I'd share it with the LB community.
As you'd expect from KIG, the Spritz has been well cared for and is super clean. The buds are hand trimmed and pretty densely compact.
Grinding Spritz
In the grinder my orange radar pinged immediately; There's a strong hint in the smell. Now sometimes, like with Tropicana Cookies, that orange promise is not always fully delivered upon but I'm immediately very curious. I noted in the reviews that someone compared it to Mimosa which obviously caught my attention and is a good sign. Let's find out.
Lighting It Up
First impression: Mmmmm. Oranges. Bloody hell that's a nice citrus flavour.
It's not quite as orangey as a boof or a mimosa but it's got the dank deep citrus edge I love. That's not to say it's not as flavourful - it is - but it's more of a complexly mixed citrus rather than a pure orange focus. The smoke arrives in thick oily clouds of deliciousness. After just a few puffs I know I'd have this one again for sure. It's definitely ticking a lot of my boxes even before the stone fully kicks in. If you like orange buds or mimosa you'll probably like this too.
Stone
The effects are orange-like too in that it's a light smoke to start with and slowly gets heavier as you chug away with the last parts of the stone catching up with you ten minutes after you stub. It's initially cerebrally invigorating and you need to meet it half way but it's a lovely energising buzz that becomes a much heavier sedated stone as it settles in. It's not like a panicky full haze energy buzz but it's a thoughtful stone. Which I'm down with as I like thinking. At least I think I do. I'll sit and have a think about it.
I Approve
The Spritz absolutely gets my approval. Not least for popping some unexpected orangeness into my life. It's decently strong stuff and two smokes back to back have given me need for a little sofa moment where, for at least a short while, I simply ain't going nowhere.
Even the effort of reaching towards the table for my tea seems like too much. But I want the tea. It's a battle that probably only a stoner will understand. Yes, it will be cold by the time I overcome my pothead paralysis and reach for it. No, it doesn't make sense to wait. Yes, I'll still wait.
Spritz Hash
I also had a small bit of the spritz hash and a couple of other buds which I enjoyed but didn't do a long write up on although I've noted them below.
The hash is a dry sift and smells like heaven when you warm up the block to check it. It's probably one of the freshest smelling hashes I've had and the aroma is a lot like the bud. The bud-like smell doesn't fully transform into taste though sadly like with most hashes. It isn't a spicy / hashy like an old school Moroccan either though and is more purely gassy like an extract. It's pretty strong stuff and produces thick clouds of smoke. It's a nice little treat.
LH2P
This bud tastes how I expected the spiritz would - like a lemonade gas. It's strong stuff and a lovely smoke. The name is like a lesser known Star Wars robot from a spin-off series though. And it probably only beeps. Not one of the talking ones. That aside it's second favourite here.
Blue Peach
This one's a true blue and reminiscent of an original blueberry from way back when but much stronger than an old flavour. I think old school blue seekers might enjoy this but for me the other two buds outclass it with more complex flavours and wilder stones. Perhaps others will prefer the blue for its more refined flavour profile and easier going - but still powerful - stone.
If these three buds were the original Top Gear trio then this one would be James May. I think that's the best way I can explain it.
Thanks For Reading
As always thanks for reading. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way. I always appreciate people getting involved in the comments so please jump in and ask any questions or add your opinion. Thanks people.
Keep It Green grew one of my favourite orange bits a while back - Orangina. They had a lovely Mimosa Evo back then too. This Spritz caught my attention so I thought I'd share it with the LB community.
As you'd expect from KIG, the Spritz has been well cared for and is super clean. The buds are hand trimmed and pretty densely compact.
Grinding Spritz
In the grinder my orange radar pinged immediately; There's a strong hint in the smell. Now sometimes, like with Tropicana Cookies, that orange promise is not always fully delivered upon but I'm immediately very curious. I noted in the reviews that someone compared it to Mimosa which obviously caught my attention and is a good sign. Let's find out.
Lighting It Up
First impression: Mmmmm. Oranges. Bloody hell that's a nice citrus flavour.
It's not quite as orangey as a boof or a mimosa but it's got the dank deep citrus edge I love. That's not to say it's not as flavourful - it is - but it's more of a complexly mixed citrus rather than a pure orange focus. The smoke arrives in thick oily clouds of deliciousness. After just a few puffs I know I'd have this one again for sure. It's definitely ticking a lot of my boxes even before the stone fully kicks in. If you like orange buds or mimosa you'll probably like this too.
Stone
The effects are orange-like too in that it's a light smoke to start with and slowly gets heavier as you chug away with the last parts of the stone catching up with you ten minutes after you stub. It's initially cerebrally invigorating and you need to meet it half way but it's a lovely energising buzz that becomes a much heavier sedated stone as it settles in. It's not like a panicky full haze energy buzz but it's a thoughtful stone. Which I'm down with as I like thinking. At least I think I do. I'll sit and have a think about it.
I Approve
The Spritz absolutely gets my approval. Not least for popping some unexpected orangeness into my life. It's decently strong stuff and two smokes back to back have given me need for a little sofa moment where, for at least a short while, I simply ain't going nowhere.
Even the effort of reaching towards the table for my tea seems like too much. But I want the tea. It's a battle that probably only a stoner will understand. Yes, it will be cold by the time I overcome my pothead paralysis and reach for it. No, it doesn't make sense to wait. Yes, I'll still wait.
Spritz Hash
I also had a small bit of the spritz hash and a couple of other buds which I enjoyed but didn't do a long write up on although I've noted them below.
The hash is a dry sift and smells like heaven when you warm up the block to check it. It's probably one of the freshest smelling hashes I've had and the aroma is a lot like the bud. The bud-like smell doesn't fully transform into taste though sadly like with most hashes. It isn't a spicy / hashy like an old school Moroccan either though and is more purely gassy like an extract. It's pretty strong stuff and produces thick clouds of smoke. It's a nice little treat.
LH2P
This bud tastes how I expected the spiritz would - like a lemonade gas. It's strong stuff and a lovely smoke. The name is like a lesser known Star Wars robot from a spin-off series though. And it probably only beeps. Not one of the talking ones. That aside it's second favourite here.
Blue Peach
This one's a true blue and reminiscent of an original blueberry from way back when but much stronger than an old flavour. I think old school blue seekers might enjoy this but for me the other two buds outclass it with more complex flavours and wilder stones. Perhaps others will prefer the blue for its more refined flavour profile and easier going - but still powerful - stone.
If these three buds were the original Top Gear trio then this one would be James May. I think that's the best way I can explain it.
Thanks For Reading
As always thanks for reading. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way. I always appreciate people getting involved in the comments so please jump in and ask any questions or add your opinion. Thanks people.
33 posts
+78 votes
by
BigRoo
Trusting LB Ratings Over My Own Choices: Apple & Cream
by
BigRoo
Trusting LB Ratings Over My Own Choices: Apple & Cream
The Kid Who Ate All The Sweets
I was like a kid in a sweet shop on LB when I first joined. While that feeling hasn't ever quite left me I had really started to zone into my favourites and derivatives of late and had gotten into a bit of a loop.
More Sparkle
When it came to order time I was becoming less excited and as I'd seek out the same things on repeat it felt more mundane. It was a chore like popping to the supermarket. Now, in many ways, that's exactly how buying dried herbs online should feel like and I fully adore Little Biggy for making it so, but I just wanted to get a little bit of the sparkle back into our relationship.
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
I've probably mentioned previously once or twice that I quite like orange bud for example. So things like Green Cats Mimosa or Cannabis Cannibals Superboof were an obvious match for my tastes and I have repeatedly thrown my coins at those sorts of products. I've actually got a little Mimosa tucked away from Green Cat currently. Lovely stuff. I'm not faulting it for a moment.
Changing Behaviours
However, for my most recent order I fancied something different than I usually go for. But what? How do I change up the monotony of my own purchase behaviour loop?
Fear
While I wanted to roll the dice on something different I didn't want to end up stuck with weed I don't enjoy. That fear was holding me back.
Budget
I'm on a budget like I suspect many people here are so I can't just keep buying endless bits of weed until I find something that tickles my fancy, I have to smoke what I buy. Yes, not exactly a hardship, but it's still my reality and so whatever I do buy I'm making a commitment to.
Leap Of Faith
I decided to put my faith and trust in the Green Cat buyers ratings for my new choice as I was ordering a super-cheapie there anyway. Things like the Silver Bubble or the more recent Red Kush are incredibly well priced stash fillers.
This Is All Your Fault
I looked through the recent GC ratings and I picked from the things you folks rated the highest at the time. These are your 9.9's. So this introduction was basically just a very long way to say that if this all goes badly then I'm blaming you. It is everyone else's fault but mine.
My Order
I ended up ordering two flavour types I've had before but that I didn't really love. I went for Apple Fritter and Cream Soda. I really hoped the GC customers were onto something I'd missed. Both of these were at 9.9 ratings - albeit on fairly low volumes of reviews. I couldn't help but feel that I may be doing a stupid thing here but it was a new thing and I felt excited by it so I ran with it.
An Exercise In Trust
This is the cannabis buying equivalent of the trust exercise when you stand up then have to fall backwards with your eyes shut and rely upon someone catching you so you don't stack it into the floor. Will the GC customers have my back and catch me? Or am I hitting the deck? Let's find out.
Apple Fritter
https://littlebiggy.net/link/ZXYkvG
Let's start with the Apple Fritter. This is 65 bucks a quarter. I've had an apple strain before and I didn't like it. It had an unpleasant tang and a headiness I didn't get on with. Even as I write that sentence I am reviewing my own stupidity. There will be no need for anyone to point this out to me if it goes badly.
Grinding Apple
The Apple Fritter unsurprisingly has an apple smell immediately in the grinder. There's more complexity than that but it's fully earned at least half its name. Since I'm not an apple fan my first thought is to wonder what the hell I was thinking. However, we're all in and committed now so let's see what's what.
Smoking Apple
Lighting up I'm met with nice thick smoke and an initial musk note that reminds me of the old musky silver haze flavour I can't seem to find anywhere.
At first I thought it was going to be like a fruity nerds which has a similar backnote. But this is quickly overpowered with sour notes that remind me of an apple laced sour diesel. This sourness is packaged up inside some sweeter notes making it a really interesting and balanced smoke that remains tasty and varied throughout.
I Like It
I'm enjoying it much more than I expected. Which is good as I've bought a bit of it so I'll be chugging at it for a couple of days.
The hit has a heady few minutes to kick off which is then eased with a slow hitting but heavier chilled stone. So it's not manic or too cerebral. It does get your attention but is very easy to get along with.
Overall
Overall it's a lovely smoke and I thank the good people of Little Biggy for rating it highly and thus aiming me at it for purchase.
Your Reviews Help
If you ever wonder if your buyer reviews have an impact then they do and I hope this makes you feel better about taking the time to do them. Apple Fritter reviewers - I thank you.
But What About The Creamy One?
It's 1-0 to the GC reviewers so far. Will they bang in the winner? I've had cream strains a few times and I don't fully understand them. I don't dislike them the way I dislike Stardawg or Lemon Haze but I generally don't seem to get along with them.
Generally they've seemed to me to be a way to dilute a nicer flavour that was trying to get out. Again I don't need anyone to point out my own stupidity for ordering something I might not like but so far it's actually worked out great.
Cream Soda
https://littlebiggy.net/link/ks0JLi
The Cream Soda has decent sized buds that are pretty dense. Like the apple it's also 65 bucks a quarter.
Grinding Cream
In the grinder it immediately reminds me of Gelato. It's not a derivative strain though as far as I know.
Smoking Cream
Sparking it up the first drag was a little muted but the early tastes I get are subtle notes of cream with a gassy or kushy note. Maybe there's a blue hint in there. Maybe it's not as fruity as a blue and it's more like a red wine. For me the cream does dull this but it is slick and velvety smooth to smoke. Perhaps that's a core appeal to cream fans.
Creamed
The stone is decently strong but very easy. It arrives as smoothly as it smokes so it's like it's giving you a bit of a cuddle. It's a very safe high but not by any means weak. It keeps on arriving after you think it's arrived. Then it arrives some more. But it's a reassuring high that is easy going and feels like everything is pretty okay.
Quality Check
I'm going to dip into this again later as it may have been a little muted because I'd been at the apple for a while. You won't have to wait though as this is not a live performance.
Round Two
Okay we're going for round two on the Cream Soda. In the grinder, along with the vanilla that reminds me of Gelato is a sort of soured port barrel smell like a cookies or a Durban strain. Perhaps these are the soured wine and fruit notes I was trying to describe earlier.
Second Smoke
Smoking the second one I'm still at butter cream icing flavours that stifle potentially fruitier notes. It still reminds me of a creamy gelato. It is a nice strong smoke and I am enjoying it though.
The more I plow through it the more I enjoy the stone which really is lovely and keeps on rolling in after you stub. However, for me, it's just missing a magic something. There's nothing wrong with the weed itself - I'm pretty sure that the cream lovers at GC were correct with their high rating - it's just a flavour that's just not quite right for me.
Flavour wise it is both literally and figuratively a bit too vanilla for my tastes. I'm still glad I've tried it though and the strong stone is well worth it.
Conclusion
- Will I do this again?
Yes, I'll push my comfort zone and put my trust in the LB community more often. Maybe I'll buy some Lemon Haze or Stardawg next to really test my limits.
- Which was the best strain?
The Apple is definitely my preference but the cream is probably the stronger of the two.
Final Words
I'm glad I tried a couple of different flavours outside of my usual comfort zone. One I'll have again, one probably not so much. Sorry cream lovers. But either way at least I opened my world up to a new experience and that's made me feel more alive which can only be a positive. I'm also really stoned so it feels like a win all round.
Thanks
Thanks to all of you for reading my stuff. I genuinely appreciate it. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Get Involved
Please do get involved in the discussion below. I always like to hear peoples thoughts. Thanks LB folk.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop on LB when I first joined. While that feeling hasn't ever quite left me I had really started to zone into my favourites and derivatives of late and had gotten into a bit of a loop.
More Sparkle
When it came to order time I was becoming less excited and as I'd seek out the same things on repeat it felt more mundane. It was a chore like popping to the supermarket. Now, in many ways, that's exactly how buying dried herbs online should feel like and I fully adore Little Biggy for making it so, but I just wanted to get a little bit of the sparkle back into our relationship.
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
I've probably mentioned previously once or twice that I quite like orange bud for example. So things like Green Cats Mimosa or Cannabis Cannibals Superboof were an obvious match for my tastes and I have repeatedly thrown my coins at those sorts of products. I've actually got a little Mimosa tucked away from Green Cat currently. Lovely stuff. I'm not faulting it for a moment.
Changing Behaviours
However, for my most recent order I fancied something different than I usually go for. But what? How do I change up the monotony of my own purchase behaviour loop?
Fear
While I wanted to roll the dice on something different I didn't want to end up stuck with weed I don't enjoy. That fear was holding me back.
Budget
I'm on a budget like I suspect many people here are so I can't just keep buying endless bits of weed until I find something that tickles my fancy, I have to smoke what I buy. Yes, not exactly a hardship, but it's still my reality and so whatever I do buy I'm making a commitment to.
Leap Of Faith
I decided to put my faith and trust in the Green Cat buyers ratings for my new choice as I was ordering a super-cheapie there anyway. Things like the Silver Bubble or the more recent Red Kush are incredibly well priced stash fillers.
This Is All Your Fault
I looked through the recent GC ratings and I picked from the things you folks rated the highest at the time. These are your 9.9's. So this introduction was basically just a very long way to say that if this all goes badly then I'm blaming you. It is everyone else's fault but mine.
My Order
I ended up ordering two flavour types I've had before but that I didn't really love. I went for Apple Fritter and Cream Soda. I really hoped the GC customers were onto something I'd missed. Both of these were at 9.9 ratings - albeit on fairly low volumes of reviews. I couldn't help but feel that I may be doing a stupid thing here but it was a new thing and I felt excited by it so I ran with it.
An Exercise In Trust
This is the cannabis buying equivalent of the trust exercise when you stand up then have to fall backwards with your eyes shut and rely upon someone catching you so you don't stack it into the floor. Will the GC customers have my back and catch me? Or am I hitting the deck? Let's find out.
Apple Fritter
https://littlebiggy.net/link/ZXYkvG
Let's start with the Apple Fritter. This is 65 bucks a quarter. I've had an apple strain before and I didn't like it. It had an unpleasant tang and a headiness I didn't get on with. Even as I write that sentence I am reviewing my own stupidity. There will be no need for anyone to point this out to me if it goes badly.
Grinding Apple
The Apple Fritter unsurprisingly has an apple smell immediately in the grinder. There's more complexity than that but it's fully earned at least half its name. Since I'm not an apple fan my first thought is to wonder what the hell I was thinking. However, we're all in and committed now so let's see what's what.
Smoking Apple
Lighting up I'm met with nice thick smoke and an initial musk note that reminds me of the old musky silver haze flavour I can't seem to find anywhere.
At first I thought it was going to be like a fruity nerds which has a similar backnote. But this is quickly overpowered with sour notes that remind me of an apple laced sour diesel. This sourness is packaged up inside some sweeter notes making it a really interesting and balanced smoke that remains tasty and varied throughout.
I Like It
I'm enjoying it much more than I expected. Which is good as I've bought a bit of it so I'll be chugging at it for a couple of days.
The hit has a heady few minutes to kick off which is then eased with a slow hitting but heavier chilled stone. So it's not manic or too cerebral. It does get your attention but is very easy to get along with.
Overall
Overall it's a lovely smoke and I thank the good people of Little Biggy for rating it highly and thus aiming me at it for purchase.
Your Reviews Help
If you ever wonder if your buyer reviews have an impact then they do and I hope this makes you feel better about taking the time to do them. Apple Fritter reviewers - I thank you.
But What About The Creamy One?
It's 1-0 to the GC reviewers so far. Will they bang in the winner? I've had cream strains a few times and I don't fully understand them. I don't dislike them the way I dislike Stardawg or Lemon Haze but I generally don't seem to get along with them.
Generally they've seemed to me to be a way to dilute a nicer flavour that was trying to get out. Again I don't need anyone to point out my own stupidity for ordering something I might not like but so far it's actually worked out great.
Cream Soda
https://littlebiggy.net/link/ks0JLi
The Cream Soda has decent sized buds that are pretty dense. Like the apple it's also 65 bucks a quarter.
Grinding Cream
In the grinder it immediately reminds me of Gelato. It's not a derivative strain though as far as I know.
Smoking Cream
Sparking it up the first drag was a little muted but the early tastes I get are subtle notes of cream with a gassy or kushy note. Maybe there's a blue hint in there. Maybe it's not as fruity as a blue and it's more like a red wine. For me the cream does dull this but it is slick and velvety smooth to smoke. Perhaps that's a core appeal to cream fans.
Creamed
The stone is decently strong but very easy. It arrives as smoothly as it smokes so it's like it's giving you a bit of a cuddle. It's a very safe high but not by any means weak. It keeps on arriving after you think it's arrived. Then it arrives some more. But it's a reassuring high that is easy going and feels like everything is pretty okay.
Quality Check
I'm going to dip into this again later as it may have been a little muted because I'd been at the apple for a while. You won't have to wait though as this is not a live performance.
Round Two
Okay we're going for round two on the Cream Soda. In the grinder, along with the vanilla that reminds me of Gelato is a sort of soured port barrel smell like a cookies or a Durban strain. Perhaps these are the soured wine and fruit notes I was trying to describe earlier.
Second Smoke
Smoking the second one I'm still at butter cream icing flavours that stifle potentially fruitier notes. It still reminds me of a creamy gelato. It is a nice strong smoke and I am enjoying it though.
The more I plow through it the more I enjoy the stone which really is lovely and keeps on rolling in after you stub. However, for me, it's just missing a magic something. There's nothing wrong with the weed itself - I'm pretty sure that the cream lovers at GC were correct with their high rating - it's just a flavour that's just not quite right for me.
Flavour wise it is both literally and figuratively a bit too vanilla for my tastes. I'm still glad I've tried it though and the strong stone is well worth it.
Conclusion
- Will I do this again?
Yes, I'll push my comfort zone and put my trust in the LB community more often. Maybe I'll buy some Lemon Haze or Stardawg next to really test my limits.
- Which was the best strain?
The Apple is definitely my preference but the cream is probably the stronger of the two.
Final Words
I'm glad I tried a couple of different flavours outside of my usual comfort zone. One I'll have again, one probably not so much. Sorry cream lovers. But either way at least I opened my world up to a new experience and that's made me feel more alive which can only be a positive. I'm also really stoned so it feels like a win all round.
Thanks
Thanks to all of you for reading my stuff. I genuinely appreciate it. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Get Involved
Please do get involved in the discussion below. I always like to hear peoples thoughts. Thanks LB folk.
I remembered to take a couple of photos this time. Top is the Cream Soda and bottom is the Apple Fritter.
Wtf going on i can't be only person to read this and be entertained enough to leave a little comment. The Irvine Welsh of little biggy aka big roo
All the evidence would suggest you are.
Thanks man, your comment is appreciated. I put a fair effort in writing these up so honestly I appreciate it.
Thanks man, your comment is appreciated. I put a fair effort in writing these up so honestly I appreciate it.
Shame Biggy doesn't show views, cos I guarantee you loads of Biggas read your posts Roo :D
Tastiest Apple strain I've had has actually been from Capital Steez, the White Apple Tartz. I almost cant bring myself to finish it, just love cracking that jar open and giving it a big sniff, smells sooooo good!
Tastiest Apple strain I've had has actually been from Capital Steez, the White Apple Tartz. I almost cant bring myself to finish it, just love cracking that jar open and giving it a big sniff, smells sooooo good!
Thanks man. It'd be interesting to know the stats.
I've looked at Capital before - they're the US based vendor aren't they? Looks like nice stuff but I've never imported before. Have only used UK vendors.
I've looked at Capital before - they're the US based vendor aren't they? Looks like nice stuff but I've never imported before. Have only used UK vendors.
Yeah they're US based, and it was a one off really with the prices at the time, and had a mate willing to split it, but very nice stuff. Hopefully they get someone based in the UK to import and sell from the UK, but its unlikely I guess.
I've thought about it a few times where there have been low cost US or Thai vendors but never seen it through as I see some people importing run into complications.
Great read BigRoo that apple fritters has me tempted. It is on my list, maybe have to do a fruit bowl order one month and just get different fruit flavours.
I used the reviews to do a tour of vendors I have missed. I basically looked for any vendor that I hadn't used who had 9.7 or above, had been here for a couple of years, and was selling something I was buying.
I still use my main vendors for most orders but there are now a few more on my tried, tested and approved list and still a few I plan on trying out in the future.
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I used the reviews to do a tour of vendors I have missed. I basically looked for any vendor that I hadn't used who had 9.7 or above, had been here for a couple of years, and was selling something I was buying.
I still use my main vendors for most orders but there are now a few more on my tried, tested and approved list and still a few I plan on trying out in the future.
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Thanks mate. The Apple is lovely. I steamed through my bit.
I've become pretty averse to trying new vendors - especially newly established vendors. It's a little unfair as some of them go on to be brilliant and it must be tough getting some traction here.
I like the fruit bowl idea. There's loads of strains that'll fit that.
I've become pretty averse to trying new vendors - especially newly established vendors. It's a little unfair as some of them go on to be brilliant and it must be tough getting some traction here.
I like the fruit bowl idea. There's loads of strains that'll fit that.
Aye. It's a lovely bit. I went through mine pretty quickly. I'm still not a massive fan of the cream though.
A lot of the opening salvo resonates (kid in sweet shop etc). In terms of why i tend to gravitate towards certain sellers (ive had 3 main ones and another 2/3 that i use occasionally), i’m not 100% the same. Obviously budget is relevant, but the biggest thing for me is stealth. It could be an absolute nightmare for me if stealth isnt great, so once ive taken the plunge and confirmed a seller isnt sending packages that stink, i tend to stick with them.
I’m less bothered by trying something i end up not liking. Ive had a few that havent been for me, but in, god what must be well over 100 strains tried off of lb, ive only ever had 1 that was really bad. The irony being that it came from a smaller, potentially niche vendor, and absolutely everyones reviews on the same product absolutely raved about it. I thought it was basically unsmokable and gave it to someone else. This was back in the day (probably 2021) where there wasnt much on biggy for less than $40 for a 3.5, so i didnt do it lightly!
Fortunately my go to vendors have generally got pretty extensive menus so that helps!
I’m less bothered by trying something i end up not liking. Ive had a few that havent been for me, but in, god what must be well over 100 strains tried off of lb, ive only ever had 1 that was really bad. The irony being that it came from a smaller, potentially niche vendor, and absolutely everyones reviews on the same product absolutely raved about it. I thought it was basically unsmokable and gave it to someone else. This was back in the day (probably 2021) where there wasnt much on biggy for less than $40 for a 3.5, so i didnt do it lightly!
Fortunately my go to vendors have generally got pretty extensive menus so that helps!
I too tend to use the same trusted vendors on repeat. Every so often a new one enters my list - usually off the back of an orange order. I've not had many bad bits from LB but it's not zero.
Agree about stealth - that's a non negotiable quality for a vendor. I'd never order twice from somewhere that stealth wasn't up to standard.
Agree about stealth - that's a non negotiable quality for a vendor. I'd never order twice from somewhere that stealth wasn't up to standard.
The other thing for me is if a seller has a particular strain i absolutely love. Hands down the nicest flower ive ever smoked was a gelato 45 a couple of years back so if that ever comes up i’ll often try the respective seller after trawling their reviews!
Theres one called frittlez, which literally smelt like a can of lilt being opened if i ever see that again…,,,,
Great review btw, should have said that first response!
Theres one called frittlez, which literally smelt like a can of lilt being opened if i ever see that again…,,,,
Great review btw, should have said that first response!
I've not had or heard of frittlez I don't think. KIG grew some orangina a while back that was a fantastic orange bud. I've got some of their current strains to try out this weekend.
Thanks man.
Thanks man.
Ill take your word on flowers with much more legitimacy than anonymous reviews Roo. Another awesome review essay lol
Thanks man. In defence of the cream it is a nice bud but just not one for me. I can see why people like it without actually liking it myself. Whereas stuff like thin mint cookies are a total mystery to me. Apple was lovely though. I'd have that again.
Tempted by the apple, been on a real slutty smoking spree recently trying out vendors outside of my trusted 3 so need to get back to GC.
NGL the way you described the cream has me sold, the "gives you a bit of a cuddle" is exactly what im after at 2am and im still wired like a chipmunk on crack lol Red Kush was ok IMHO, for the price at least. I was a big fan of his zombie kush, that was class but Im a big kush guy.
Whats the next planned research and review?
NGL the way you described the cream has me sold, the "gives you a bit of a cuddle" is exactly what im after at 2am and im still wired like a chipmunk on crack lol Red Kush was ok IMHO, for the price at least. I was a big fan of his zombie kush, that was class but Im a big kush guy.
Whats the next planned research and review?
Of the two I reckon the cream is stronger and probably the nicer stone. I'd still choose the apple as it's just lovely to smoke though.
I've no idea what is next. I wrote a piece up the other week about my old raving days and a legendary spliff name from that era that's not referenced anywhere online. I might tidy that up if it's interesting when I read it back and post it as a topic. I've also got some bits from KIG that might be interesting to write up - and another GC order on the way (I hope).
I've no idea what is next. I wrote a piece up the other week about my old raving days and a legendary spliff name from that era that's not referenced anywhere online. I might tidy that up if it's interesting when I read it back and post it as a topic. I've also got some bits from KIG that might be interesting to write up - and another GC order on the way (I hope).
Chasing bloomingcorns. Nonsense. Haberdashery. Britscotti b.
One part of that made sense.
One part of that made sense.
Try a punt on Radar Breeders Britcscotti. The cheeky cheap 7g option. Id love to hear your muses.
Thanks man. I'll have a look. I was going to get the RB blue cheese recently but they ran out before I got an order in. Generally they have some decent bits though.
Being a savage savant, a severe svengali of the sativa, a participator of the pukka. Have you tried the best value weed on the bluniverse?
Loved the review of the strains. I'm in the same boat of "Stick with what you know and trust" kind of attitude which stops me from trying new strains and vendors.
I'm currently in a loop with Radar Breeder and TheHashCollective simply because they have strains I have tried before and can trust the quality. Always got some Stardawg from RB as my "safe" strain and if THC got a strain that doesn't require me to dig through multiple websites to find out if the effects are for me, then i'll give a new strain a try.
Posts like these get my hopes up to try new strains and vendors again.
I'm currently in a loop with Radar Breeder and TheHashCollective simply because they have strains I have tried before and can trust the quality. Always got some Stardawg from RB as my "safe" strain and if THC got a strain that doesn't require me to dig through multiple websites to find out if the effects are for me, then i'll give a new strain a try.
Posts like these get my hopes up to try new strains and vendors again.
Thanks for your kind words man. Honestly means a lot. I think it's easy to get stuck in a purchase loop. Supermarkets move all their stuff around just to shake up our buying patterns. We are creatures of habit.
RB & THC are both solid vendors. Maybe roll the dice on their top ratings or a favoured review or something. Let me know how you get on.
Oddly, after writing this my next order was decided in seconds as there was a couple of bits I fancied straight away so it's felt like a good exercise.
RB & THC are both solid vendors. Maybe roll the dice on their top ratings or a favoured review or something. Let me know how you get on.
Oddly, after writing this my next order was decided in seconds as there was a couple of bits I fancied straight away so it's felt like a good exercise.
I got a couple of cuts from cali some mad ones, going to try these out and see what comes of it
I read cuts as bits as I hadn't fully woken up this morning when I replied. I'd love to have my own grow. I've not got the space and it'd be a poor location anyway. What are the strains you have? I'm mostly asking - are there any orange ones?!
I got the list at the spot I can’t remember off top of my head some weird names
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BigRoo
Purple Prettiness & Other Cheapies
by
BigRoo
Purple Prettiness & Other Cheapies
Its hard to imagine better budget weed than Green Cat pump out on repeat.
Delivery is usually fast and generally I'm looking at the buds in my grinder two days after ordering. Stealth is spot on and the buds arrive in perfect condition.
The three strains I've just picked up are great examples of the bang you get for your buck at GC.
Let's start with the Purple Mazar
This is a bargain $55 QTR / $105 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Ug0GEM
Mazar is half of one of my favourite strains - Skywalker - so we're halfway there before starting.
Firstly it must be noted that this is the prettiest weed I've had in a long time. It's actually purple. In the grinder you get a beautiful mixture of the outer purple and inner green leaving a grind of highlighted purple hues with an old school smell. The pre-smoke appeal alone makes me glad to have bought it and it's the reason I decided to start writing.
To smoke it's like a musty kush. I meant that in a more positive way than it sounds. It's got the Mazar twang. An odd high note that laces the overall Afghanish taste much like it does to the main blueberry flavour in my favoured Skywalker. It's like a tinge of stale red wine. Is this making it sound better or worse? I like it, I'm just struggling to describe it.
The stone is pretty chilled. It's a lovely essy smoke and definitely amongst the best value bits I've had on LB.
Mcflurry is next.
This is $60 QTR / $115 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/bpau6d
I'm going through these in price order. This came as two buds, one weighed over 5 grams - one of the biggest buds I've had in ages. As expected from the name it's a sweetshop candy flavour with a pretty strong kush style stone to boot.
This is what I often refer to as an 'easy' stone. As in it gently arrives as you're smoking and doesn't demand much from you. It tends to be at the relaxed and euphoric end of the high spectrum. That's not to say it's weak, it's not, but it is easy to smoke. I can see why so many popular strains fit this subset like Runtz or gelato.
That's the Mcflurry.
For five bucks more than the purple you get more flavour and a stronger hit but it's not as pretty. It's a flavour you've had in a hundred other strains but there's a reason it's so popular.
Zowah
This is $65 QTR / $120 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/2f8E2P
Mmmmm.... Zowahh. Even in the grinder you know you're in for a treat.
This is an absolutely delicious smoke. Much like the Mcflurry it's a sweetshop flavour but so much more so. This has thick sweetly gassy clouds of smoke and a full flavour exhale. It tastes devine this stuff.
It's heritage includes zkittles and sour diesel which is evident in the mixed flavour profile as it's sweetly sour and gassy all at once.
The stone is both an early chilled buzz with a follow up sedative hit that keeps rolling for a while.
So this is easily the best smoke of the three. The extra five bucks again buys you an upgrade.
The Zowah is a really lovely smoke and a perfect mix of flavours (although no orange).
So what does all this prove?
You pay more, you get better weed. To be honest I didn't expect it to work out like this. I wanted to show the opposite of this. Many times I've ordered a few bits from GC it's turned out to be one of the cheaper bits that was the best. That was what I expected to write up when I started this. It was supposed to be a bombshell piece but really it's blown up in my face.
I guess life is like a box of cannabis. You never know what you're going to get.
Thanks
Thanks as always for stopping by and reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I really appreciate everyone who reads my words and I'd love it if you'd be so kind to upvote it if you like this stuff and get involved in the discussion in the comments. It really helps share it with other folk on LB. Thanks.
Delivery is usually fast and generally I'm looking at the buds in my grinder two days after ordering. Stealth is spot on and the buds arrive in perfect condition.
The three strains I've just picked up are great examples of the bang you get for your buck at GC.
Let's start with the Purple Mazar
This is a bargain $55 QTR / $105 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Ug0GEM
Mazar is half of one of my favourite strains - Skywalker - so we're halfway there before starting.
Firstly it must be noted that this is the prettiest weed I've had in a long time. It's actually purple. In the grinder you get a beautiful mixture of the outer purple and inner green leaving a grind of highlighted purple hues with an old school smell. The pre-smoke appeal alone makes me glad to have bought it and it's the reason I decided to start writing.
To smoke it's like a musty kush. I meant that in a more positive way than it sounds. It's got the Mazar twang. An odd high note that laces the overall Afghanish taste much like it does to the main blueberry flavour in my favoured Skywalker. It's like a tinge of stale red wine. Is this making it sound better or worse? I like it, I'm just struggling to describe it.
The stone is pretty chilled. It's a lovely essy smoke and definitely amongst the best value bits I've had on LB.
Mcflurry is next.
This is $60 QTR / $115 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/bpau6d
I'm going through these in price order. This came as two buds, one weighed over 5 grams - one of the biggest buds I've had in ages. As expected from the name it's a sweetshop candy flavour with a pretty strong kush style stone to boot.
This is what I often refer to as an 'easy' stone. As in it gently arrives as you're smoking and doesn't demand much from you. It tends to be at the relaxed and euphoric end of the high spectrum. That's not to say it's weak, it's not, but it is easy to smoke. I can see why so many popular strains fit this subset like Runtz or gelato.
That's the Mcflurry.
For five bucks more than the purple you get more flavour and a stronger hit but it's not as pretty. It's a flavour you've had in a hundred other strains but there's a reason it's so popular.
Zowah
This is $65 QTR / $120 Half oz
https://littlebiggy.net/link/2f8E2P
Mmmmm.... Zowahh. Even in the grinder you know you're in for a treat.
This is an absolutely delicious smoke. Much like the Mcflurry it's a sweetshop flavour but so much more so. This has thick sweetly gassy clouds of smoke and a full flavour exhale. It tastes devine this stuff.
It's heritage includes zkittles and sour diesel which is evident in the mixed flavour profile as it's sweetly sour and gassy all at once.
The stone is both an early chilled buzz with a follow up sedative hit that keeps rolling for a while.
So this is easily the best smoke of the three. The extra five bucks again buys you an upgrade.
The Zowah is a really lovely smoke and a perfect mix of flavours (although no orange).
So what does all this prove?
You pay more, you get better weed. To be honest I didn't expect it to work out like this. I wanted to show the opposite of this. Many times I've ordered a few bits from GC it's turned out to be one of the cheaper bits that was the best. That was what I expected to write up when I started this. It was supposed to be a bombshell piece but really it's blown up in my face.
I guess life is like a box of cannabis. You never know what you're going to get.
Thanks
Thanks as always for stopping by and reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I really appreciate everyone who reads my words and I'd love it if you'd be so kind to upvote it if you like this stuff and get involved in the discussion in the comments. It really helps share it with other folk on LB. Thanks.
Another great post Roo, love how this one got away from you lol
GC is among my most trusted vendors and the range he has between great budget and pricier A grade provides a fantastic menu with something for everyone IMHO.
On GC's top budget cant ignore the Gold Seal Squidgey and the Cookie Dawg. Always great value for the money.
Ive never been a fan of Skywalker, always feels like all THC and no terpenes to me. But I was on the fence on the Mazar and despite my feelings on OG Sky I always appreciate your opinion so will deffo grab a half of it now thanks Roo!
I love how I like a lot of flowers descended from the strains I dont particularly like so hoping the Mazar is one of them.
Do me a favour please Roo if you go on a Lemon binge let me know your picks for me to try out. Big lemon lover lol
GC is among my most trusted vendors and the range he has between great budget and pricier A grade provides a fantastic menu with something for everyone IMHO.
On GC's top budget cant ignore the Gold Seal Squidgey and the Cookie Dawg. Always great value for the money.
Ive never been a fan of Skywalker, always feels like all THC and no terpenes to me. But I was on the fence on the Mazar and despite my feelings on OG Sky I always appreciate your opinion so will deffo grab a half of it now thanks Roo!
I love how I like a lot of flowers descended from the strains I dont particularly like so hoping the Mazar is one of them.
Do me a favour please Roo if you go on a Lemon binge let me know your picks for me to try out. Big lemon lover lol
Thanks man. Yeah I thought it'd work out differently. Can't win them all.i guess!
Aye, you don't go far wrong with GC. The squidgy black is a lovely nostalgia smoke. I'd been buying the LA Mousse (US version) for a while though as I like that as a basic hash.
I'm pretty unlikely to dive down a lemon haze rabbit hole. I used to like the lemon but locally it was the default for so many years I went off it. I'd have to be really significantly curious to order some lemon.
Aye, you don't go far wrong with GC. The squidgy black is a lovely nostalgia smoke. I'd been buying the LA Mousse (US version) for a while though as I like that as a basic hash.
I'm pretty unlikely to dive down a lemon haze rabbit hole. I used to like the lemon but locally it was the default for so many years I went off it. I'd have to be really significantly curious to order some lemon.
Honestly there is nowhere I would ever read up a review that big, except for big roo. Literary genius brother you must be a journo or something. Either way always a pleasure and always insightful so thank you Roo.
Stay blessed biggas
Stay blessed biggas
Thanks man. I really appreciate your kind words. I enjoy the challenge of trying to explain a smell, a taste and a feeling. I also feel that the overall cannabis experience is more than just the sum of these component parts so I like to explore it and see if I can describe the overall experience and convey my own excitement about it. I'm always happy to hear that it resonates with some readers here on LB and that I'm not alone in my thoughts.
For the record though I'm definitely not a journalist. I'll settle for a 'something'.
For the record though I'm definitely not a journalist. I'll settle for a 'something'.
Why I’m I so drawn to that stale red wine 😂
Tidy write up mate, gonna grab me some purps.
How would you say they stack up against the staples of the skywalker and silver bubble or cookie dawg as that’s the cheapest iirc?
Shout out to green cat too, never had a shit bit from them, been rapid in delivery too.
Tidy write up mate, gonna grab me some purps.
How would you say they stack up against the staples of the skywalker and silver bubble or cookie dawg as that’s the cheapest iirc?
Shout out to green cat too, never had a shit bit from them, been rapid in delivery too.
The Skywalker is (apart from one batch) a lovely example and just how it's meant to be. The silver bubble is fantastic value as you get a lot of old school flavour at a bargain price. So you've picked possibly two of the best strains at those prices to compare to. I liked the cookie dawg I had too.
The Mcflurry certainly stacks up. I was probably a wee bit unkind as it's such a typical flavour now but it's a nice smoke. The purple has more of an old style taste that I'm still struggling to describe. It's not muted but it's not as full on. If you buy some see if you can better describe the taste. It's really distinct and recognisable from Skywalker.
The Zowah is bloody lovely.
Thanks man.
The Mcflurry certainly stacks up. I was probably a wee bit unkind as it's such a typical flavour now but it's a nice smoke. The purple has more of an old style taste that I'm still struggling to describe. It's not muted but it's not as full on. If you buy some see if you can better describe the taste. It's really distinct and recognisable from Skywalker.
The Zowah is bloody lovely.
Thanks man.
Always worth a read. GC for consistency, quality, menu variation and stealth as a total package isn't topped by many
Thanks man. Aye, GC have the full package are on a fairly short list of vendors I routinely use.
Rightly so Roo, hoping I can get on this zowaah while its there but always something on the menu for all budgets, and perfect mix of UK and import for me. Enjoy the wares!
This topic was from a while back. The zowahh isn't available I don't think. There's a lot to choose from at 65 bucks a quarter though. Ozk or Mimosa (if you like orange) are both lovely.
Nice work BigRoo. Always a pleasure to read your reports. Love how descriptive you are with the flavours. Don't suppose you used to be a wine taster?
BIgRoo, frankly sir, I hugely enjoyed the last review, but im a bit concerned about whether your neck returned after the transmutation.
A concerned reader.
A concerned reader.
Hehehe - I'd forgotten about that one - it was the sweet retreat wasn't it? Was lovely stuff. I am back to vaguely human shaped. Hopefully.
Thanks man, I've not written a weed review in a while. I probably should add a new one.
Thanks man, I've not written a weed review in a while. I probably should add a new one.
Absolutely you should BigRoo they are always a good read, a valued resoùrce and brighten my day!
And yes it was sweet retreat my interest piqued.
And yes it was sweet retreat my interest piqued.
31 posts
+68 votes
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BigRoo
I Made Cookies With Vaped Weed
by
BigRoo
I Made Cookies With Vaped Weed
Is This a Thing?
I don't know if this is a common thing or not but I've decided to make vaped weed cookies.
My Vaped Weed
The weed that's been through my vape has had about 6 mins of vape time. Usually around 180c-200c. I don't vape much and when I do I'm still a flavour chaser so don't vape it that long - I guess. I've been stockpiling it for a short while so there's a wide mixture of bits in there. I weighed it up at a very handy and familiar number of 3.5g of browny coloured strands and dust.
The Theory
So the theory is that locked away in my vaped weed is THC that I've paid for but not enjoyed yet. And that I shall be able to extract it using nothing but heat and margarine. That's the science here.
Preparation
Yes. Preparation. You need more of this than I did. I wrote the steps below on the fly then wrote this introduction afterwards. I guess it's a very Tarantino way to deliver a topic but it will make sense if you read through.
Firstly, you probably want to make sure you actually have enough cookie mixture before you start. More on that later. Also required are a cheesecloth or other strainer, a pan, a baking tray, greaseproof paper, vaped weed, and an oven which needs preheating to 190c or whatever your cookie mix packet tells you to. And some margarine or butter.
Step 1
I melted a couple of spoons of margarine in a stainless steel pan until it was hot but not bubbling. A strong start.
Step 2
Then I chucked the vaped weed in. I kept it hot but removed it from the heat if it bubbled. Then put it back on the heat. Over and over. I did that until I got bored. Probably just a few minutes. I stirred it a bit too.
I figure, and I'm happy to be corrected, that the hot oil in the marg will likely mop up THC and other compounds quite rapidly. But please chime in if you know the science around this.
Step 3
Then I let it cool off slightly as I think boiling margarine will probably be quite hot to touch. This is a safety step. If you do happen to burn yourself doing this then maybe cookery ain't for you. Don't blame me. We are all adults here.
Step 4
I ordered cheesecloth from eBay. To be fair I did this in advance. If you wait until step 4 before doing this it probably won't go so well. If you don't have cheese cloth then use what you do have like a sieve or put pin holes in tinfoil. I'll write an introduction so this is less of a surprise.
The cheesecloth actually works well and I got most the liquid margarine, which is now a nice dark colour, squeezed out of by twisting it and squishing it with my fingers. I also got loads on my hands and lots of other places. It's a messy process. At least for me.
Step 5
Now it's time to mix the (cooled) margarine with the cookie mix. At this point I hit a wee snag. I don't have enough cookie mix. I'll definitely add a paragraph at the beginning of this about what you need to prepare - or what I should have prepared.
The mixture is now brown liquidy stuff. No chance of making cookies from it. It has not gone well. In the cupboard I do have a brownie mix so I added this to rescue this project and bulk it out into a dough.
You'll know when you have the consistency right as it'll be like sticky dry breadcrumbs. Once it's like that you can grab some in your hands and roll it into a ball of dough in your palms. I have a mixture of brownies and cookies. Brookies.
Step 6
I took my two brookie dough balls and popped them onto greaseproof paper on a baking tray. The oven was another thing I'd prepared in advance by switching it on. It is becoming clear that I shall never have my own cooking channel. The brookies went into the oven for 8 minutes. They probably needed a minute less or less heat.
Step 7
You need to remove them from the oven. Again, anyone who needs to be informed of this should probably stick to deliveroo for meals. Don't try eating hot cookies off a baking tray with your head in a 190 degrees oven folks. Oh... I probably should have mentioned the temperature earlier. I'll definitely add all this in. I didn't choose the temperature specifically though. I'm sure the packet probably has better instructions than me so follow most of that.
Anyway, remove them from the oven and then let them settle. If you mess with cookies straight out the oven they tend to disintegrate. Once cooled a bit they will solidify into biscuits.
Step 8
I have two vaped weed brookies. Now I've got to eat one. I've no idea if it's going to blow my head off or just be a bad tasting biscuit. Maybe both. But we won't know until later.
Let's See If This Was A Good Idea
It's actually a tasty biscuit. Either the vaped taste is covered or just not massive. No terrible aftertaste either. It's not like a brownie or a cookie and more like a cheap chocolate biscuit. It's how you'd expect a biscuit to taste if nesquick made them. At least it's edible. Now all I can do is wait. I'll be back in a bit and hope that it's not just to tell you to ignore the previous 8 steps.
Nothing Yet But My Weedy Sense Is Tingling
I'm impatient. I think that the brookie is starting to take effect as I've squinty eyes and a little cheeky grin forming for no reason at all. That could just be as I'm pleased with my own stupidity. Give me half an hour and I'll be back.
One Hour In
Okay. An hour is generally enough to judge and I've got a pretty solid heady buzz and a sedate effect from the brookies. It's not crazy strong but I'm definitely aware that I've had some edibles.
There's a part of me that feels my Grandma, who never lost her war-time habit to save, economise, and maximise everything, would feel proud of this moment. I have extracted some added value from something. This is a happy day. I also believe I'm getting incrementally stoned as time progresses too. I'll check back later. Although not on poor old Grandma. She's been buried for years now. The brookies would really need to be bloody powerful to change that.
90 mins in
Space. The final frontier. Nah - that's where I thought I might be headed but while there's no doubt proof of residual unused and perfectly decarbed THC in my vaped weed, it's not put me in a crazy place where I'm pacing back and forth in my garden only stopping to sigh.
My house really smells of weed. I'm used to making RSO edibles and vaping in the house but this process has really made my whole house smell like a cannabis factory. I'm definitely quite stoned too. It's a dopey hit. Clumsy and heady too. I need tea.
However I'm also eating the other one. You know the drill. Give me an hour and I'll be back. Unlike poor old Grandma. Perhaps she wouldn't be so proud of me picking on her for this topic. I don't usually find this subject so funny so there's undeniable happiness in this cost-cutting and money saving exercise to maximise your vaped weed into edibles. This is probably how she felt about saving lard from the Sunday roast.
Few Hours Later
I got a bit sidetracked. I had a few absolutely massive headrushes and was a bit stoned as I pottered around some basic tasks. Overall the vaped weed has done well. It's not as strong nor as long lasting as my favoured RSO but as a little bonus from existing vaped weed I'd say this was a winner. The buzz isn't as clean either and the best way I can describe it is as clumsier with unexpected headrushes.
It Works
So it works. I guess if you vape your weed til its charred then it probably won't. But for me, there's clearly enough goodness left in my vaped weed for a little bonus. Does anyone do this routinely?
Thanks
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Let me know if you've tried or will try the vaped weed cookies.
I don't know if this is a common thing or not but I've decided to make vaped weed cookies.
My Vaped Weed
The weed that's been through my vape has had about 6 mins of vape time. Usually around 180c-200c. I don't vape much and when I do I'm still a flavour chaser so don't vape it that long - I guess. I've been stockpiling it for a short while so there's a wide mixture of bits in there. I weighed it up at a very handy and familiar number of 3.5g of browny coloured strands and dust.
The Theory
So the theory is that locked away in my vaped weed is THC that I've paid for but not enjoyed yet. And that I shall be able to extract it using nothing but heat and margarine. That's the science here.
Preparation
Yes. Preparation. You need more of this than I did. I wrote the steps below on the fly then wrote this introduction afterwards. I guess it's a very Tarantino way to deliver a topic but it will make sense if you read through.
Firstly, you probably want to make sure you actually have enough cookie mixture before you start. More on that later. Also required are a cheesecloth or other strainer, a pan, a baking tray, greaseproof paper, vaped weed, and an oven which needs preheating to 190c or whatever your cookie mix packet tells you to. And some margarine or butter.
Step 1
I melted a couple of spoons of margarine in a stainless steel pan until it was hot but not bubbling. A strong start.
Step 2
Then I chucked the vaped weed in. I kept it hot but removed it from the heat if it bubbled. Then put it back on the heat. Over and over. I did that until I got bored. Probably just a few minutes. I stirred it a bit too.
I figure, and I'm happy to be corrected, that the hot oil in the marg will likely mop up THC and other compounds quite rapidly. But please chime in if you know the science around this.
Step 3
Then I let it cool off slightly as I think boiling margarine will probably be quite hot to touch. This is a safety step. If you do happen to burn yourself doing this then maybe cookery ain't for you. Don't blame me. We are all adults here.
Step 4
I ordered cheesecloth from eBay. To be fair I did this in advance. If you wait until step 4 before doing this it probably won't go so well. If you don't have cheese cloth then use what you do have like a sieve or put pin holes in tinfoil. I'll write an introduction so this is less of a surprise.
The cheesecloth actually works well and I got most the liquid margarine, which is now a nice dark colour, squeezed out of by twisting it and squishing it with my fingers. I also got loads on my hands and lots of other places. It's a messy process. At least for me.
Step 5
Now it's time to mix the (cooled) margarine with the cookie mix. At this point I hit a wee snag. I don't have enough cookie mix. I'll definitely add a paragraph at the beginning of this about what you need to prepare - or what I should have prepared.
The mixture is now brown liquidy stuff. No chance of making cookies from it. It has not gone well. In the cupboard I do have a brownie mix so I added this to rescue this project and bulk it out into a dough.
You'll know when you have the consistency right as it'll be like sticky dry breadcrumbs. Once it's like that you can grab some in your hands and roll it into a ball of dough in your palms. I have a mixture of brownies and cookies. Brookies.
Step 6
I took my two brookie dough balls and popped them onto greaseproof paper on a baking tray. The oven was another thing I'd prepared in advance by switching it on. It is becoming clear that I shall never have my own cooking channel. The brookies went into the oven for 8 minutes. They probably needed a minute less or less heat.
Step 7
You need to remove them from the oven. Again, anyone who needs to be informed of this should probably stick to deliveroo for meals. Don't try eating hot cookies off a baking tray with your head in a 190 degrees oven folks. Oh... I probably should have mentioned the temperature earlier. I'll definitely add all this in. I didn't choose the temperature specifically though. I'm sure the packet probably has better instructions than me so follow most of that.
Anyway, remove them from the oven and then let them settle. If you mess with cookies straight out the oven they tend to disintegrate. Once cooled a bit they will solidify into biscuits.
Step 8
I have two vaped weed brookies. Now I've got to eat one. I've no idea if it's going to blow my head off or just be a bad tasting biscuit. Maybe both. But we won't know until later.
Let's See If This Was A Good Idea
It's actually a tasty biscuit. Either the vaped taste is covered or just not massive. No terrible aftertaste either. It's not like a brownie or a cookie and more like a cheap chocolate biscuit. It's how you'd expect a biscuit to taste if nesquick made them. At least it's edible. Now all I can do is wait. I'll be back in a bit and hope that it's not just to tell you to ignore the previous 8 steps.
Nothing Yet But My Weedy Sense Is Tingling
I'm impatient. I think that the brookie is starting to take effect as I've squinty eyes and a little cheeky grin forming for no reason at all. That could just be as I'm pleased with my own stupidity. Give me half an hour and I'll be back.
One Hour In
Okay. An hour is generally enough to judge and I've got a pretty solid heady buzz and a sedate effect from the brookies. It's not crazy strong but I'm definitely aware that I've had some edibles.
There's a part of me that feels my Grandma, who never lost her war-time habit to save, economise, and maximise everything, would feel proud of this moment. I have extracted some added value from something. This is a happy day. I also believe I'm getting incrementally stoned as time progresses too. I'll check back later. Although not on poor old Grandma. She's been buried for years now. The brookies would really need to be bloody powerful to change that.
90 mins in
Space. The final frontier. Nah - that's where I thought I might be headed but while there's no doubt proof of residual unused and perfectly decarbed THC in my vaped weed, it's not put me in a crazy place where I'm pacing back and forth in my garden only stopping to sigh.
My house really smells of weed. I'm used to making RSO edibles and vaping in the house but this process has really made my whole house smell like a cannabis factory. I'm definitely quite stoned too. It's a dopey hit. Clumsy and heady too. I need tea.
However I'm also eating the other one. You know the drill. Give me an hour and I'll be back. Unlike poor old Grandma. Perhaps she wouldn't be so proud of me picking on her for this topic. I don't usually find this subject so funny so there's undeniable happiness in this cost-cutting and money saving exercise to maximise your vaped weed into edibles. This is probably how she felt about saving lard from the Sunday roast.
Few Hours Later
I got a bit sidetracked. I had a few absolutely massive headrushes and was a bit stoned as I pottered around some basic tasks. Overall the vaped weed has done well. It's not as strong nor as long lasting as my favoured RSO but as a little bonus from existing vaped weed I'd say this was a winner. The buzz isn't as clean either and the best way I can describe it is as clumsier with unexpected headrushes.
It Works
So it works. I guess if you vape your weed til its charred then it probably won't. But for me, there's clearly enough goodness left in my vaped weed for a little bonus. Does anyone do this routinely?
Thanks
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Let me know if you've tried or will try the vaped weed cookies.
I made mahjoun with mine once. Just the contact high was enough I could feel it. Literally passed out on the kitchen floor 45 minutes after eating one.
Cut the next few a little smaller.
Cut the next few a little smaller.
Hi, AVB is wonderful the lower the vape temperature, the better, or a lot of it works even at higher temperatures. I saw you used margarine lol. Some people say coconut oil or MTC oil is a better option.
Something like
Putting AVB into a jar with coconut oil using the double boil method for 1-4 hours works very well if you keep the lid on it limits smell. Use a thermometer to make sure you are within the perfect temperature range this is important.
If you are lazy like me, get a Milk Frother Handheld Mixer Wand. Makes mixing it much easier
When it’s time to strain, using a Finum Permanent Filter Brewing Basket is much less messy, and once the AVB is strained into the brewing basket, it’s ready to use. I bet you threw your strained material into the bin?
Something like
Putting AVB into a jar with coconut oil using the double boil method for 1-4 hours works very well if you keep the lid on it limits smell. Use a thermometer to make sure you are within the perfect temperature range this is important.
If you are lazy like me, get a Milk Frother Handheld Mixer Wand. Makes mixing it much easier
When it’s time to strain, using a Finum Permanent Filter Brewing Basket is much less messy, and once the AVB is strained into the brewing basket, it’s ready to use. I bet you threw your strained material into the bin?
I already had margarine in my fridge and I'm used to making edibles using it as a base. I've had feco in MTC oil which worked really well. I did throw the material away. It'd been used twice so I figured it'd be done by then.
Next time you strain it, if you add it back to 200-300ml of hot milk for 2-3 mins and then strain again, you will see how much goes into the milk. If you drink it, make sure you have nothing to do for the next 12 hours.
Done similar in the past and like you found the buzz and effects quite light. However passed it on to a few of my non smoking/ex smoking buddies and they had a great ol giggly time. it's all about that tolerance level at the end of the day.
I do have a fairly high tolerance as I'm used to doing RSO cookies and have been smoking for years. It was an interesting experiment though.
I did used to dry vape bud roo but all my devices are defunct. I tend to make cinnamon, nutmeg and hash flapjacks. You can make them with ground up bud too, as the cooking process is set up to clone the decarb process, eliminating that step. ABV is super worth working with. Definately a different specrum high.
Always enjoys your muses brother. They brighten my day.
Always enjoys your muses brother. They brighten my day.
Thanks man. My favourite edibles are with RSO. Or a mix of rso and d9. My house definitely smells less cooking those and it's still a full / wide spectrum high.
Great read as always BigRoo, I am expecting your cookbook to be released in time for Christmas.
All of my AVB goes in to making FECO but I have been squishing most of my bud lately so I am building a nice collection of rosin pucks up for a future project.
Do you use the glass mouthpiece and dosing cap technique with the xmax. A fellow bigga put me on to it and it really does improve it massively.
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All of my AVB goes in to making FECO but I have been squishing most of my bud lately so I am building a nice collection of rosin pucks up for a future project.
Do you use the glass mouthpiece and dosing cap technique with the xmax. A fellow bigga put me on to it and it really does improve it massively.
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Thanks man. Free binder with part one!
I've got the dosing cap but the mouthpiece is ceramic I think.
Do you have the proper press or have you adapted something?
I've got the dosing cap but the mouthpiece is ceramic I think.
Do you have the proper press or have you adapted something?
Definitely worth buying the glass mouthpiece mate, if you get it just dispose of the fitted screen and use the dosing cap as the chamber, it keeps clean easier and the taste and vapour is massively improved.
I use the water adapter on it for hash through the bong, and I got the rocket stem for rosin.
I got myself a proper press as I wanted good temperature control and some consistency to the results.
I use the water adapter on it for hash through the bong, and I got the rocket stem for rosin.
I got myself a proper press as I wanted good temperature control and some consistency to the results.
I'll check this out mate. The dosing caps are great though. Makes it really simple to use and clean. I've only got one - I should buy a set. Maybe I'll treat my vape on payday.
Great read!
I'm encountering the same scenario myself as a newly transformed volcano user - there's just so much potential waste from the AVB but saving it has led to me now having ~30g in a jar and idk what to do with it
I suspect the "foggy high" was a result of already vaping most of the goodness out of the weed, leaving you with bud containing little THC but high in CBN. My thoughts were that these would be optimum for natural sleeping pills
Opting for gummies as they seem more shelf stable but also considering tinctures as they can be made way more concentrated. Will report back once I bite the bullet and actually go through with it haha
I'm encountering the same scenario myself as a newly transformed volcano user - there's just so much potential waste from the AVB but saving it has led to me now having ~30g in a jar and idk what to do with it
I suspect the "foggy high" was a result of already vaping most of the goodness out of the weed, leaving you with bud containing little THC but high in CBN. My thoughts were that these would be optimum for natural sleeping pills
Opting for gummies as they seem more shelf stable but also considering tinctures as they can be made way more concentrated. Will report back once I bite the bullet and actually go through with it haha
The high was different for sure. It didn't make me that sleepy - although nothing really does. It'd be interesting to run a test on the vaped weed to see what it did contain.
Apologies in advance if my black mark wrecks your posts vis but I’ve done this loads so thought I’d pass on tips.
6 mins total vape time is that for all of it combined? A vape in my mighty lasts a minute max if I’m sipping it. Ball vape seconds 😂
Mine is a very pale brown mostly not dark.
I’d use 7g-28g of vaped herb per block of butter. Clarified if I can be bothered.
I’d water cure / rinse the avb using cheese clothes and water. Till the water is not brown and stinking anymore..
Drain and the steep in butter for as long as I can be bothered, sometimes hours on low heat 😂
Coo in fridge and then get rid of any water residue at bottom when set.
6 mins total vape time is that for all of it combined? A vape in my mighty lasts a minute max if I’m sipping it. Ball vape seconds 😂
Mine is a very pale brown mostly not dark.
I’d use 7g-28g of vaped herb per block of butter. Clarified if I can be bothered.
I’d water cure / rinse the avb using cheese clothes and water. Till the water is not brown and stinking anymore..
Drain and the steep in butter for as long as I can be bothered, sometimes hours on low heat 😂
Coo in fridge and then get rid of any water residue at bottom when set.
Buy the butter already clarified is easier or just use coconut oil no residue when set.
I have also found that less is always better unless you plan on eating the whole block of butter 😂😂
I have also found that less is always better unless you plan on eating the whole block of butter 😂😂
I have an x-max vape. Much smaller than the mighty. It has timed sessions and it's set on 6min. It takes about a minute warming up til it vapes properly. I'd probably get a mighty if I was upgrading but currently I don't vape enough.
Aaaahhhhh the 360 cycle 😇😇 haven't heard of this for years. I thought it was a bit of a forgotten craft!
There was a good few years i lived by this religiously! The simpler times I call them. For a while I was heavy into cannabis activism, and one of my associates through this put me onto it and swore by it. I don't actually remember why I stopped.
I will say i didnt vape my buds for as long as 6 mins though? So maybe try a lighter smoke on some more buds? And personally I only make edibles with a minimum of 7g 😅 but obviously this presents the problem of either double the smoking or a longer time in between baking?
Light and guidance ✌🏻💚
Thanks for a great read 😇😇
There was a good few years i lived by this religiously! The simpler times I call them. For a while I was heavy into cannabis activism, and one of my associates through this put me onto it and swore by it. I don't actually remember why I stopped.
I will say i didnt vape my buds for as long as 6 mins though? So maybe try a lighter smoke on some more buds? And personally I only make edibles with a minimum of 7g 😅 but obviously this presents the problem of either double the smoking or a longer time in between baking?
Light and guidance ✌🏻💚
Thanks for a great read 😇😇
My vape is an x-max. It seems rather underpowered compared to the mighty. It takes about a minute to heat up properly. It's much cheaper than the mighty as well though.
Thanks man.
Thanks man.
I’ve read that it is mostly CBC that remains after vaping. I used to save my vaped weed (had jam jars full of it), and make banana bread every once in a while with a good helping of vaped bud. It just used to send me into a deep sleep, and I’d wake up with the worst weed hangover known to man. So I stopped, it wasn’t worth the faff in the end.
The idea of the extraction was to avoid eating the bud and getting the hangover. Which to be fair does seem to have worked. I was alright this morning. The buzz was different to the edibles I make usually so perhaps what you read is correct though. I'd be interested to get a sample tested to see what was left in it.
I have 10ML of D9 For you make some cookies with this and let them know the feedback thanks. PM us!
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The Pink Runtz That Bamboozled Me
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BigRoo
The Pink Runtz That Bamboozled Me
Loving The Pink
I'm loving the Pink Runtz I have at the moment but I can't quite place the flavour. As I'm an old pothead, usually when I smoke a particular strain, I can taste the component parts. These strains have grown up with me so I've usually been through the component flavours over the years. Basically, most new strains - I used to know their Granddads.
I'm rarely surprised if I Google the strain lineage as it usually confirms what my taste buds already suspected. As I'm sure we are all aware, I particularly like doing these write ups by following that exact flavour journey.
Runtz Got Me
This Runtz has bamboozled me, although it's given me the chance to use the word bamboozle in a sentence. Twice now in fact. I might add it into the title for the hat trick. From your perspective this has probably already happened and was in fact amongst the first words that you read but I usually write the title last as I don't know what I've said until the end. I'm pretty excited with this opportunity to use a fancy word. I'm running with it. Where was I...
Order and Delivery
The Pink Runtz in question is from The Wizard Of Oz. It really must be noted how bloody quick these guys work. Comms, stealth, speed, delivery - these guys have one of the slickest operations on LB. This is $120 on the half oz with free postage, although I ordered a mix n match deal. But that's a great price for this quality.
I ordered about 10pm. Order was marked as processed and sent later that night. Arrived, not the next day (obviously as it'd only be picked up by postie then) but the day after. Every order I've had from Twoz has been incredibly fast so I'd just like to flag the solid service. That must take effort and it is appreciated.
Back to the Runtz
It's a really lovely smoke with a flavour that I'm really enjoying and it tastes very familiar but I can't quite place it. I shall however try to explain.
The Runtz has a main flavour layer that's exactly what you expect. It's a sweetshop strain and has many of the generic traits you'd expect of this type of weed. But it's got another layer of deliciousness and it's this that I'm struggling to identify.
Genetics
The internet says it's likely a cross between Zkittles and Gelato as Pink Runtz is simply a pheno of Runtz that turned out a wee bit pinker. There's other suggestions that Pink Panties was included in the mix. But it's of course impossible to know which seeds the grower got and what the real genes I'm experiencing are.
However there's certainly a flavour layer that easily agrees with the Z x G cross. A sweetshop and ice cream flavour mixed together would explain the main layer. Plus there's something else. And it's the something else that I'm struggling to place so easily.
Grinding
In the grinder I'd guess at a sherbet or slurricane from the smell. It's a sickly sweet underlying scent I feel I know. Except it's not either of those. The sunset sherbet does have Pink Panties in the lineage though so perhaps this variant includes those genes and that's the simple answer to the mystery. But I'm not sure by any means.
Smoking
It's got a particular sort of thick and smooth sweet vanilla musk under the sweetshop flavour which gives a super satisfying inhale. Blue Nerds when grown well has a similar duality where it's blue tasting but it carries a backnote with a little silvery musk which delivers a wide ranging taste mixture. This is like that blend but with all the flavour parts replaced with sweetshop flavouring.
Unique Taste
Perhaps this Pink Runtz has the rare quality of actually being a unique taste marker that I'll refer to in future. I've had other Runtz strains which tended to tick the more expected sweetshop flavour box of a Zkittles or Gelato descendant but that weren't the full wide band of flavouring that Pinkie here is delivering.
Stone
It's an easily delivered stone that ultimately does get you blazed but leaves you still capable of achieving basic human tasks. Basically a nice balanced feeling where there's enough head stone to be thoughtful but not enough to be panicky and there's enough body buzz to be chilled without feeling like someone has nailed your feet to the floor.
And it's all gently delivered as you smoke so you don't have a sudden bang of a stone like with some of my favoured strains that are like being shot by a thc shotgun ten minutes after you stub.
What Are Your Thoughts?
Have you had the Pink Runtz? How was your bit? I'd be curious to know.
Thanks for Reading
As always thanks for taking time out of your day to read through my rambling. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I appreciate the votes and comments if you like this type of content. Let me know your thoughts on Pinkie. I have a Rainbow Zkittles currently too so I might write that up later.
Thanks people.
I'm loving the Pink Runtz I have at the moment but I can't quite place the flavour. As I'm an old pothead, usually when I smoke a particular strain, I can taste the component parts. These strains have grown up with me so I've usually been through the component flavours over the years. Basically, most new strains - I used to know their Granddads.
I'm rarely surprised if I Google the strain lineage as it usually confirms what my taste buds already suspected. As I'm sure we are all aware, I particularly like doing these write ups by following that exact flavour journey.
Runtz Got Me
This Runtz has bamboozled me, although it's given me the chance to use the word bamboozle in a sentence. Twice now in fact. I might add it into the title for the hat trick. From your perspective this has probably already happened and was in fact amongst the first words that you read but I usually write the title last as I don't know what I've said until the end. I'm pretty excited with this opportunity to use a fancy word. I'm running with it. Where was I...
Order and Delivery
The Pink Runtz in question is from The Wizard Of Oz. It really must be noted how bloody quick these guys work. Comms, stealth, speed, delivery - these guys have one of the slickest operations on LB. This is $120 on the half oz with free postage, although I ordered a mix n match deal. But that's a great price for this quality.
I ordered about 10pm. Order was marked as processed and sent later that night. Arrived, not the next day (obviously as it'd only be picked up by postie then) but the day after. Every order I've had from Twoz has been incredibly fast so I'd just like to flag the solid service. That must take effort and it is appreciated.
Back to the Runtz
It's a really lovely smoke with a flavour that I'm really enjoying and it tastes very familiar but I can't quite place it. I shall however try to explain.
The Runtz has a main flavour layer that's exactly what you expect. It's a sweetshop strain and has many of the generic traits you'd expect of this type of weed. But it's got another layer of deliciousness and it's this that I'm struggling to identify.
Genetics
The internet says it's likely a cross between Zkittles and Gelato as Pink Runtz is simply a pheno of Runtz that turned out a wee bit pinker. There's other suggestions that Pink Panties was included in the mix. But it's of course impossible to know which seeds the grower got and what the real genes I'm experiencing are.
However there's certainly a flavour layer that easily agrees with the Z x G cross. A sweetshop and ice cream flavour mixed together would explain the main layer. Plus there's something else. And it's the something else that I'm struggling to place so easily.
Grinding
In the grinder I'd guess at a sherbet or slurricane from the smell. It's a sickly sweet underlying scent I feel I know. Except it's not either of those. The sunset sherbet does have Pink Panties in the lineage though so perhaps this variant includes those genes and that's the simple answer to the mystery. But I'm not sure by any means.
Smoking
It's got a particular sort of thick and smooth sweet vanilla musk under the sweetshop flavour which gives a super satisfying inhale. Blue Nerds when grown well has a similar duality where it's blue tasting but it carries a backnote with a little silvery musk which delivers a wide ranging taste mixture. This is like that blend but with all the flavour parts replaced with sweetshop flavouring.
Unique Taste
Perhaps this Pink Runtz has the rare quality of actually being a unique taste marker that I'll refer to in future. I've had other Runtz strains which tended to tick the more expected sweetshop flavour box of a Zkittles or Gelato descendant but that weren't the full wide band of flavouring that Pinkie here is delivering.
Stone
It's an easily delivered stone that ultimately does get you blazed but leaves you still capable of achieving basic human tasks. Basically a nice balanced feeling where there's enough head stone to be thoughtful but not enough to be panicky and there's enough body buzz to be chilled without feeling like someone has nailed your feet to the floor.
And it's all gently delivered as you smoke so you don't have a sudden bang of a stone like with some of my favoured strains that are like being shot by a thc shotgun ten minutes after you stub.
What Are Your Thoughts?
Have you had the Pink Runtz? How was your bit? I'd be curious to know.
Thanks for Reading
As always thanks for taking time out of your day to read through my rambling. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I appreciate the votes and comments if you like this type of content. Let me know your thoughts on Pinkie. I have a Rainbow Zkittles currently too so I might write that up later.
Thanks people.
Not going to lie BigRoo sometimes i want to send you strains just to see a write up like these on them 🤣
I love stopping to read your bits n pieces, always brings a sense of comfort and a smile, with all the info a weed nerd like me could want. Appreciate you dude 🙏
I love stopping to read your bits n pieces, always brings a sense of comfort and a smile, with all the info a weed nerd like me could want. Appreciate you dude 🙏
Thanks man. I appreciate your kind comment. I find writing up my experience an interesting process to go through when I get bits in that excite me for one reason or another. I always hope I'm adding something to LB with these pieces and that as we all go through our own little processes, rituals, comparisons etc so that other people will relate to it.
Always a great read BigRoo, and might I say in depth.
Appreciate your custom and support as always BigRoo, and hopefully many more years to come 😊
Lets get bamboozled!
Appreciate your custom and support as always BigRoo, and hopefully many more years to come 😊
Lets get bamboozled!
Thanks twoz. The Pink Runtz was much more interesting than I expected. I had fun thinking it through and doing the write up.
Their delivery times are brilliant, never had any messing around from them. Only ever ordered the edibles and d9, I do keep looking at their bud menu though, some nice looking bits on there.
They had some white widow a while back that was lovely too at the same price. I bought quite a bit of it. I've had a few really lovely bits from Twoz. I've been getting RSO here too as it's usually so strong. In fact now I've mentioned it I'll do some cookies tonight. I prefer the full spectrum spaced-out vibe from RSO edibles although overdoing it can be a wee bit heady. And yeah man the order process is on fire.
I'm going to have to give them a go soon I think for flower. I tend to try the home grown stuff when it pops up and have some nice OG Kush from MKK2020 at the moment and some BSS from Franz, and waiting on an order of Super Buff Cherries (super boof cross for you there BigRoo) as I've been wanting to try Trop Cherries for a while and this is the closest I've seen (TGT). Truly feel like a kid in a sweet shop with the choice on here, beats the old days of waiting hours for a bag of whatever.
Ah - I've heard good things about Franz BSS. The druids do some fantastic small style grows if you've not tried them. I missed out last time as it crossed when I'd just bought a load of Mimosa Punch. I'd not seen the Super Buff Cherries so might check that out - there's too many options and too few coins sometimes for sure! .
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Super Silver Haze from LazyDaze
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BigRoo
Super Silver Haze from LazyDaze
I thought about making the whole topic rhyme like the title but luckily it was just a phase. Now, a point I'd like to raise, about LazyDaze, is the parcel was wrapped up in many ways, so opening it felt like navigating a maze. At least the postman couldn't smell haze. Fine, I'll stop (and end this craze). Before you begin to feel unneeded malaise. Let's get onto the Super Silver Haze as it's what we're all actually here to appraise.
Phew. Glad That's Over. We Probably All Are.
Stealth was really good. It's best never to detail this in reviews but the maze part above is a fair description - you can trust me on that - people have cracked safes more easily - but yes rhyming was not needed. I got carried away because I was excited.
The vendor is super friendly and replies to comms. It's a small operation with a few delicious looking strains on offer and both a high rating and a seemingly elite following of well known faces on LB.
A Haze I Like
Although I'm mostly haze averse there are a few that tick my boxes and super silver haze is on that very short list.
A Classic
Much like with pop music, you can never tell at the time which strains will go on to be the classics in years to come. Super Silver Haze, I guess, is like the Rick Astley of strains in that respect as it seems we're never gonna give it up. I wonder which current strain will be the Taylor Swift equivalent that we can't shake off in the year 2055? Probably gelato.
Grinding
In the grinder it reminds me of silver bubble as I think the northern lights genes immediately shine through. It's also got a clear citrus smell in there.
Smoking
Lighting up it's definitely an old school flavour with a very clean, slightly musky backnote that edges toward a lemon. In some ways it's not actually the full musk silver flavour I have been looking for and in another way it's cleaner and probably much nicer.
Head High
The haze buzz is there but it's nice and clean without the dizzying cerebral head trauma that some hazes deliver. It's pleasantly strong and leads to a little face sweat. It is a head high but not an unbalanced one. I feel thoughtful but not panicking because I need to pop to the supermarket. Although I'm still stoned enough to forget the main thing I went in for and buy munchies instead.
Overall
So overall, while it's not the exact flavour that I was looking for, it is absolutely lovely to smoke and probably a better example of the strain than the one I would like to find.
The Silver I Seek
There was a silver / super silver haze sold round here years ago with a deep musky backnote that I found irresistible. It's that musk that I usually describe as the silver taste. It's not unlike the lynx musk deodorant of the 90s - although don't try smoking that. Does this sound familiar to some of you old school pot heads out there? Let me know.
Silver Lining
This variant has a hint of that musk but the taste is much fresher, more like a citrusy northern lights. I don't want to say lemon as it's not a lemon haze and I don't want you to dismiss it as such but it's that end of citrus in flavour note.
It's not dissimilar to silver bubble in many ways. The silver lining is there, often on the exhale, but not as pronounced as the old strain I'd like to rediscover - which may be more typical of a silver instead of a super silver. The terms were largely interchangable locally so it's hard to know which strain I was really getting.
Lovely Haze
It is however a fantastic example of an old school haze, grown and cured perfectly, that delivers a nicely balanced flavour and high and is a joy to smoke. It had an unfortunate poetic side effect but if you don't mind a few desperately crowbarred rhymes you'll be good with this.
Thanks
A special thanks to anyone who made it this far and forgave the early rhyming section. Love you guys. I appreciate you staying with me. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know if you remember the musk I described.
Phew. Glad That's Over. We Probably All Are.
Stealth was really good. It's best never to detail this in reviews but the maze part above is a fair description - you can trust me on that - people have cracked safes more easily - but yes rhyming was not needed. I got carried away because I was excited.
The vendor is super friendly and replies to comms. It's a small operation with a few delicious looking strains on offer and both a high rating and a seemingly elite following of well known faces on LB.
A Haze I Like
Although I'm mostly haze averse there are a few that tick my boxes and super silver haze is on that very short list.
A Classic
Much like with pop music, you can never tell at the time which strains will go on to be the classics in years to come. Super Silver Haze, I guess, is like the Rick Astley of strains in that respect as it seems we're never gonna give it up. I wonder which current strain will be the Taylor Swift equivalent that we can't shake off in the year 2055? Probably gelato.
Grinding
In the grinder it reminds me of silver bubble as I think the northern lights genes immediately shine through. It's also got a clear citrus smell in there.
Smoking
Lighting up it's definitely an old school flavour with a very clean, slightly musky backnote that edges toward a lemon. In some ways it's not actually the full musk silver flavour I have been looking for and in another way it's cleaner and probably much nicer.
Head High
The haze buzz is there but it's nice and clean without the dizzying cerebral head trauma that some hazes deliver. It's pleasantly strong and leads to a little face sweat. It is a head high but not an unbalanced one. I feel thoughtful but not panicking because I need to pop to the supermarket. Although I'm still stoned enough to forget the main thing I went in for and buy munchies instead.
Overall
So overall, while it's not the exact flavour that I was looking for, it is absolutely lovely to smoke and probably a better example of the strain than the one I would like to find.
The Silver I Seek
There was a silver / super silver haze sold round here years ago with a deep musky backnote that I found irresistible. It's that musk that I usually describe as the silver taste. It's not unlike the lynx musk deodorant of the 90s - although don't try smoking that. Does this sound familiar to some of you old school pot heads out there? Let me know.
Silver Lining
This variant has a hint of that musk but the taste is much fresher, more like a citrusy northern lights. I don't want to say lemon as it's not a lemon haze and I don't want you to dismiss it as such but it's that end of citrus in flavour note.
It's not dissimilar to silver bubble in many ways. The silver lining is there, often on the exhale, but not as pronounced as the old strain I'd like to rediscover - which may be more typical of a silver instead of a super silver. The terms were largely interchangable locally so it's hard to know which strain I was really getting.
Lovely Haze
It is however a fantastic example of an old school haze, grown and cured perfectly, that delivers a nicely balanced flavour and high and is a joy to smoke. It had an unfortunate poetic side effect but if you don't mind a few desperately crowbarred rhymes you'll be good with this.
Thanks
A special thanks to anyone who made it this far and forgave the early rhyming section. Love you guys. I appreciate you staying with me. I hope that it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Let me know if you remember the musk I described.
Hey Budd sorry it took me time to respond to your post, been a bit occupied!
I see there’s a poet in you budd, either that or you do a bit of rap in your spare time 😂. It rhymes nicely!!
Thankyou for a lovey description on the super silver haze.
I feel like it’s a forgotton strain nowaways as people are mad about so called “Cali weed”
You give a vivid picture of why super silver haze still bangs, and it’s clear you got an appreciation like I do towards it ❤️.
I know the musky earthy taste you’re talking about budd, that lingers in your mouth after exhaling .
I don’t if it was because of this particular seed brand or the way it was grown, but the musk did play a big part in the overall taste and making the strain stand out because of it.
Thankyou again budd it was a joy to read ❤️
I see there’s a poet in you budd, either that or you do a bit of rap in your spare time 😂. It rhymes nicely!!
Thankyou for a lovey description on the super silver haze.
I feel like it’s a forgotton strain nowaways as people are mad about so called “Cali weed”
You give a vivid picture of why super silver haze still bangs, and it’s clear you got an appreciation like I do towards it ❤️.
I know the musky earthy taste you’re talking about budd, that lingers in your mouth after exhaling .
I don’t if it was because of this particular seed brand or the way it was grown, but the musk did play a big part in the overall taste and making the strain stand out because of it.
Thankyou again budd it was a joy to read ❤️
I think the 'cali' strains have narrowed the genes we pick from. It drives us down a samey route where every bud needs to be solid enough to bang nails in with and taste like something from a pick n mix sweet bag. So while we have more strains than ever, I swear it's from a narrower genetic spread. There's probably commercial growing reasons behind lots of it. I know some strains don't yield much and some are more likely to rot so I guess big growers bank on a cash crop that is easy to grow. Probably hence so much skittles and gelato.
But, returning to my original point, I fully believe that some lovely old genes sit outside that and don't get the love they deserve. I've had white widow that on paper wasn't mentally strong but it blew my head off as I think I'd just not had those genes for so long. And the green crack (skunk 1 x skunk 1) was similar. It hit like a new strain lthough tasted like skunk.
I'm guessing the more musky version of silver is either a particular pheno that happened to be cloned and mass produced in that era. I expect yours is the truer / cleaner silver you'd have got from Dam back in the day. You can really taste the component strains much like a well grown silver bubble. Also it hit as a haze but not in the horrible way some haze strains feel to me now. I can't stand lemon haze for example. Yours felt much more balanced and delivered a head high that was clean and nice with some energy.
So we're definitely lost some pieces from the past and it's good that you and a handful of vendors do keep it alive. I was excited recently reviewing the super Boof as it's a modern strain but they've pulled some very old genes into that - and it's a recent cup winner. The modern generation, when offered up these old flavours, actually like them.
Thanks man. Keep up the good stuff.
But, returning to my original point, I fully believe that some lovely old genes sit outside that and don't get the love they deserve. I've had white widow that on paper wasn't mentally strong but it blew my head off as I think I'd just not had those genes for so long. And the green crack (skunk 1 x skunk 1) was similar. It hit like a new strain lthough tasted like skunk.
I'm guessing the more musky version of silver is either a particular pheno that happened to be cloned and mass produced in that era. I expect yours is the truer / cleaner silver you'd have got from Dam back in the day. You can really taste the component strains much like a well grown silver bubble. Also it hit as a haze but not in the horrible way some haze strains feel to me now. I can't stand lemon haze for example. Yours felt much more balanced and delivered a head high that was clean and nice with some energy.
So we're definitely lost some pieces from the past and it's good that you and a handful of vendors do keep it alive. I was excited recently reviewing the super Boof as it's a modern strain but they've pulled some very old genes into that - and it's a recent cup winner. The modern generation, when offered up these old flavours, actually like them.
Thanks man. Keep up the good stuff.
I think I see what you mean,
All the Cali strains derives from the parents of an old school strain, and there is a standard, that is required in order for it to quality as a Cali strain or a uk Cali strain. ! So we can narrow it down with the quality and the linage it's coming from!!
Hmmm youv got quite a bit of budd insight and history. That makes sense about why there was a musk taste remaining back in the days when the super silver haze was popular then. and not now as a small independent grower .
That dirt was part of the nostalgia; a feeling and now a memory- a taste of what once was!
It's nice that the new generation are still into old school strains, so as long as you can grow it with love and care give it the attention it deserves , it will still be a beautiful budd to smoke !!
All the Cali strains derives from the parents of an old school strain, and there is a standard, that is required in order for it to quality as a Cali strain or a uk Cali strain. ! So we can narrow it down with the quality and the linage it's coming from!!
Hmmm youv got quite a bit of budd insight and history. That makes sense about why there was a musk taste remaining back in the days when the super silver haze was popular then. and not now as a small independent grower .
That dirt was part of the nostalgia; a feeling and now a memory- a taste of what once was!
It's nice that the new generation are still into old school strains, so as long as you can grow it with love and care give it the attention it deserves , it will still be a beautiful budd to smoke !!
That's my theory. Like many stoned thoughts though it might not be accurate. I'm definitely glad to see many of the old strains given new life in a modern grow though. Like fashion and music the future is often the past. Progression is more cylindrical than linear.
Hehehe... I'll never detail anyone's stealth but Professor Rubik would have scratched his head about where to start with that. It's most definitely not a complaint. That's probably top of the list of absolute must get right.things.
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White Widow Just Landed
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BigRoo
White Widow Just Landed
The past is the future:
Yes. I've gone down another nostalgic rabbit hole. Twoz had some of the White Widow and since I'd not seen it for years I simply couldn't resist.
When I were a lad...
I remember White Widow was the top of all the menus in Amsterdam on my third trip out there. That'd be around 1994 / 1995. Back then each visit would introduce me to a new cutting edge strain that we could only dream about in the UK. I can remember looking in wonder at the glistening white crystal coating on the Widow and seeing how it'd earned its name.
Genetics:
White Widow was created from two very old strains so we're diving into some of the original source code of cannabis genetics. This is a cross between a Brazilian Sativa (landrace) x South Indian Indica from over thirty years ago originally.
Purchase & Delivery
I grabbed a two strain deal from The Wizard of Oz here and bagged an extra gram on both quarters with the extended bank holiday offer. The other bit was the Blue Diesel which I've not tried yet but it smells fantastic.
It's also worth noting the speed at which Twoz operate at. Weed was delivered within 24 hours again. I imagine they put some effort in to be as quick as they are so it's worth flagging up the excellent service - not least as there's many folk on LB who find themselves with a level of unplanned urgency and love a speedy parcel.
Out the bag:
First of all it's been grown nicely but it is scrappier than the furry pebbles we're used to seeing from modern gelato style crosses with their large dense nugs. This is not necessarily a bad thing and some of the best tasting buds I've had have been a wee bit scrappy.
It's also a little sticky but grinds into a lovely fluffy texture ready for sprinkling and doesn't glue the grinder together. It's not damp, it's sticky and resinous.
How's it smell?
It smells amazing. It's like a very heady alcoholic fuel that hints towards diesel but with a less deeply sour / sweetshop undertone - although there is a old fruit note. Maybe like a gassy northern lights would be. It's a bit harder to describe than when I usually write these as it's not leaning on relatable ancestry that I can easily pick out. It smells like White Widow!
What's the taste like?
Upon lighting it up, a puff of the widowy goodness takes me back to the past faster than Doctor Who could. The flavour is less overstated than the smell but is joyously old school in taste and brings back memories. It's like a lightly sweet skunky taste.
I don't drink coffee anymore but I'm craving that mixed cappuccino (pre-latte era) and cannabis smell wafting into the streets from those early coffee shops in Dam.
The weed burns lovely and smokes nice and thick with smooth resiny clouds. I like it.
How strong is it?
The stone is moderate to begin with but with a hefty follow up oomph a short while later as the buzz kicks in. It's not a full sofa zombie and has a more energetic but cerebrally spacy high. Although thankfully it is more balanced than a crazy haze. So while it's old, it's no weakling and holds its own against newer varieties.
Verdict
I'm glad I bought it and I'm enjoying smoking it. It's unlike modern strains so its a bit of a the change from the norm. Arguably it doesn't quite stand up to the amount of rich flavour breeders have squeezed from modern weed but it's got a lovely old school taste and it's not completely outclassed by its younger relatives at all.
If you remember it from back in the day there's a good chance you'll like it again now.
If you don't remember it from back in the day here's a chance to experience something different that's not crossed with gelato. It'll probably be a whole new experience.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way at least.
Let me know in the comments if you've had the White Widow and what old school strains you would love to see available on LB?
Yes. I've gone down another nostalgic rabbit hole. Twoz had some of the White Widow and since I'd not seen it for years I simply couldn't resist.
When I were a lad...
I remember White Widow was the top of all the menus in Amsterdam on my third trip out there. That'd be around 1994 / 1995. Back then each visit would introduce me to a new cutting edge strain that we could only dream about in the UK. I can remember looking in wonder at the glistening white crystal coating on the Widow and seeing how it'd earned its name.
Genetics:
White Widow was created from two very old strains so we're diving into some of the original source code of cannabis genetics. This is a cross between a Brazilian Sativa (landrace) x South Indian Indica from over thirty years ago originally.
Purchase & Delivery
I grabbed a two strain deal from The Wizard of Oz here and bagged an extra gram on both quarters with the extended bank holiday offer. The other bit was the Blue Diesel which I've not tried yet but it smells fantastic.
It's also worth noting the speed at which Twoz operate at. Weed was delivered within 24 hours again. I imagine they put some effort in to be as quick as they are so it's worth flagging up the excellent service - not least as there's many folk on LB who find themselves with a level of unplanned urgency and love a speedy parcel.
Out the bag:
First of all it's been grown nicely but it is scrappier than the furry pebbles we're used to seeing from modern gelato style crosses with their large dense nugs. This is not necessarily a bad thing and some of the best tasting buds I've had have been a wee bit scrappy.
It's also a little sticky but grinds into a lovely fluffy texture ready for sprinkling and doesn't glue the grinder together. It's not damp, it's sticky and resinous.
How's it smell?
It smells amazing. It's like a very heady alcoholic fuel that hints towards diesel but with a less deeply sour / sweetshop undertone - although there is a old fruit note. Maybe like a gassy northern lights would be. It's a bit harder to describe than when I usually write these as it's not leaning on relatable ancestry that I can easily pick out. It smells like White Widow!
What's the taste like?
Upon lighting it up, a puff of the widowy goodness takes me back to the past faster than Doctor Who could. The flavour is less overstated than the smell but is joyously old school in taste and brings back memories. It's like a lightly sweet skunky taste.
I don't drink coffee anymore but I'm craving that mixed cappuccino (pre-latte era) and cannabis smell wafting into the streets from those early coffee shops in Dam.
The weed burns lovely and smokes nice and thick with smooth resiny clouds. I like it.
How strong is it?
The stone is moderate to begin with but with a hefty follow up oomph a short while later as the buzz kicks in. It's not a full sofa zombie and has a more energetic but cerebrally spacy high. Although thankfully it is more balanced than a crazy haze. So while it's old, it's no weakling and holds its own against newer varieties.
Verdict
I'm glad I bought it and I'm enjoying smoking it. It's unlike modern strains so its a bit of a the change from the norm. Arguably it doesn't quite stand up to the amount of rich flavour breeders have squeezed from modern weed but it's got a lovely old school taste and it's not completely outclassed by its younger relatives at all.
If you remember it from back in the day there's a good chance you'll like it again now.
If you don't remember it from back in the day here's a chance to experience something different that's not crossed with gelato. It'll probably be a whole new experience.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way at least.
Let me know in the comments if you've had the White Widow and what old school strains you would love to see available on LB?
As always, a great read BigRoo!
It was a great feeling reading your review, especially since it came as a surprise. The team and I are really glad you had an overall positive experience.
You're a great presence here at LB, always giving us something enjoyable to read when we’re lighting up.
As always, all the best and have a great evening BigRoo!
It was a great feeling reading your review, especially since it came as a surprise. The team and I are really glad you had an overall positive experience.
You're a great presence here at LB, always giving us something enjoyable to read when we’re lighting up.
As always, all the best and have a great evening BigRoo!
Thanks man. I was in two minds about buying the widow due to its age but I just couldn't resist trying it out. I wasn't sure how well it'd stand up to more modern strains. I'm genuinely glad I did though. It's all I've smoked since it arrived.
You guys are either naturally gifted parcel senders - like the Mozart of the postal world - or, as I suspect, you put continual effort into the logistical process. Every parcel from you so far has been sent quickly and arrived within 24 hours. People are very quick to rant when a package is late so efficient service should be shouted about too.
You guys are either naturally gifted parcel senders - like the Mozart of the postal world - or, as I suspect, you put continual effort into the logistical process. Every parcel from you so far has been sent quickly and arrived within 24 hours. People are very quick to rant when a package is late so efficient service should be shouted about too.
Good service paired with good quality products is what we strive for BigRoo.
We try our very best 😊 always
We try our very best 😊 always
You're doing a fine job. I'll start on the blue diesel later today. I'm looking forward to that.
That not crossed with gelato comment gave me a good chuckle. Thanks for the read roo 😂👍
Thanks man. Honestly I smiled at that when I wrote it. I actually like a gelato cross but the widow was a reminder to me that some of the forgotten flavours are still interesting.
Just reading your ramblings takes me back and puts a big grin on my face, thank you.
I do like a bit of white widow, always a bit of a creeper I thought. Like yourself I first experienced it in the dam... it'd be about the same time too. It blew me away....growing up in the middle of nowhere I'd only heard rumours of this strain but it was now my new favorite!
I may have to purchase when the coin allows now I've read this.
Top job BigRoo 👏
I do like a bit of white widow, always a bit of a creeper I thought. Like yourself I first experienced it in the dam... it'd be about the same time too. It blew me away....growing up in the middle of nowhere I'd only heard rumours of this strain but it was now my new favorite!
I may have to purchase when the coin allows now I've read this.
Top job BigRoo 👏
This stuff definitely fits the creeper pattern. Much like my favoured Orange Bud I like it when it creeps up and batters you.
The gap between the Amsterdam weed and the UK weed was massive back then. In the coffee shops I'd watch as an English person walked in for first time, bought one of everything, got a quarter way through their first smoke and lulled into a spaced out borderline catatonic state that can only be described as English person on first day in Amsterdam. Obviously, I was that person once too. The difference in weed now is much less I expect so I guess that's a more a thing from our teenage era that people don't go through the same now.
Thanks man for your kind words.
The gap between the Amsterdam weed and the UK weed was massive back then. In the coffee shops I'd watch as an English person walked in for first time, bought one of everything, got a quarter way through their first smoke and lulled into a spaced out borderline catatonic state that can only be described as English person on first day in Amsterdam. Obviously, I was that person once too. The difference in weed now is much less I expect so I guess that's a more a thing from our teenage era that people don't go through the same now.
Thanks man for your kind words.
🤣🤣🤣 yep we've all been there. I remember buying so much the first time....a bit like when I discovered LB....I had to stash it in my girlfriends bra ...brought nearly an oz back, weed & hash....I think I actually pooed a little going through customs! No problems though, straight through. Nothing quite like people watching in the dam, there is nowhere quite like it...or should I say like it was. A friend has just got back and he said it's died right down.. even the grasshopper...everyone's first time stop...is just a plain old coffee shop now. Alot less " coffee shops" than before...and they're only supposed to sell you 5g max. Still nice stuff around just a bit harder to find. Shame really
I'm gonna get a little bit of widow ...and the diesel..on the 3.5 deal...just waiting on my coin.
I'm gonna get a little bit of widow ...and the diesel..on the 3.5 deal...just waiting on my coin.
I'm glad to have experienced those days when I did and before everyone carried a camera device in their pockets too. I'd probably be a meme by now otherwise.
I've not been out there in over fifteen years now. I know they wanted to get away from it being the the hot spot for getting completely spangled. Hilariously they created an anti-waster advert which showed wasted English people falling into canals and stuff. It was meant a to put those people off going. Bookings went up!
I've not tried the diesel yet but based on my sniff test I don't think there'll be a problem. Reckon it'll be lovely.
I've not been out there in over fifteen years now. I know they wanted to get away from it being the the hot spot for getting completely spangled. Hilariously they created an anti-waster advert which showed wasted English people falling into canals and stuff. It was meant a to put those people off going. Bookings went up!
I've not tried the diesel yet but based on my sniff test I don't think there'll be a problem. Reckon it'll be lovely.
Ditto BigRoo. I went out there for new years 1998, that was messy ... a story for another day. 2008 was the last time I went...smoking tobacco alternative everywhere and rooms with massively powerful extractor fans. Didn't enjoy it quite as much and never been back.
Ordered my nice bits from the wizard ...Happy days.
Have a splendid weekend sir💨💨
Ordered my nice bits from the wizard ...Happy days.
Have a splendid weekend sir💨💨
Maybe it's more like 19 years since I went. Around 2006. You could still smoke tobacco at that point.
Thanks man - enjoy your Twoz order. Let me know what you think.
Thanks man - enjoy your Twoz order. Let me know what you think.
Wizards landed this morning .. excellent service. Dived in the man shed , to have a quick sniff and that was it, 11am and I was on it...just couldn't resist once i'd smelt that sweet smell. Haven't had widow this good in a long while. Nice cure on the buds, not to dry but grinds nice. Smells and tastes spot on..really quite sweet in fact. Burns really clean. Hits like it should, nice heady high...one where you don't realize quite how stoned you are until you try to do something! That was me by 11.30...Nice.
Not tried the diesel yet...went to about an hour ago , ground up about a gram , paper and glass tip at the ready and proceeded to drop my grinder on the floor!! Ground weed everywhere ffs! I came in the house in disgust. It smells bloody lovely too... really smell the blueberry side of things. I'll try again tomorrow.
Not tried the diesel yet...went to about an hour ago , ground up about a gram , paper and glass tip at the ready and proceeded to drop my grinder on the floor!! Ground weed everywhere ffs! I came in the house in disgust. It smells bloody lovely too... really smell the blueberry side of things. I'll try again tomorrow.
Glad you got on well with the widow. I've just lit one myself. I think it's a lovely smoke. As you say it's a creeper that sneaks up on you. I like that. It's one of my favourite characteristics of my favoured orange bud too although OB is less cerebral.
The blue diesel is decent. Hits pretty hard and has blue and sour notes. It's a lovely smoke. But it didn't inspire me to jump on LB and ramble about it to everyone like the widow did. It's quite possibly the better smoke. At least if you don't throw it on the floor!
We've all done that mate. I can remember years ago I couldn't get anything. I had one smoke left. My last bit. It was going to be a perfect last smoke. Everything was set out. Put the last of the weed in the grinder. Then I fumbled it while grinding like a dickhead. I saw it pop open in the air and the last of my freshly ground weed scattered and rained down into the carpet. Obviously I attempted to recover it but got all sorts of crap and plastic fibres with it. I've had magnetic grinders ever since.
The blue diesel is decent. Hits pretty hard and has blue and sour notes. It's a lovely smoke. But it didn't inspire me to jump on LB and ramble about it to everyone like the widow did. It's quite possibly the better smoke. At least if you don't throw it on the floor!
We've all done that mate. I can remember years ago I couldn't get anything. I had one smoke left. My last bit. It was going to be a perfect last smoke. Everything was set out. Put the last of the weed in the grinder. Then I fumbled it while grinding like a dickhead. I saw it pop open in the air and the last of my freshly ground weed scattered and rained down into the carpet. Obviously I attempted to recover it but got all sorts of crap and plastic fibres with it. I've had magnetic grinders ever since.
Thanks for your kind words sir, I did contemplate getting on the floor...then I took one look at the man shed floor and just thought naaaarrrrggghh! I do have a magnetic grinder but it was whilst I was separating said parts that disaster struck!
I tried again yesterday and boy you're right, it hits pretty hard. I do like the taste...it tastes as good as the smells.
Thanks for the recommendations BigRoo. I'm gonna try and grab some more widow when I can
I tried again yesterday and boy you're right, it hits pretty hard. I do like the taste...it tastes as good as the smells.
Thanks for the recommendations BigRoo. I'm gonna try and grab some more widow when I can
I'd avoid it on my shed floor too. It'd have all sorts of dust and crap in it. Although it'd probably end up tasting like an authentic 90s hash!
I've been thinking about topping up on the widow. GC have a load of new strains in though and some look pretty tasty. I fancy the gorilla butter. I don't like the original GG so it's an odd choice but my sixth sense tells me I'll like it. As always massive choice / limited funding.
Twoz have done well though as a new vendor. Really made a mark. I've had 3 orders, all decent quality and fast delivery.
I've been thinking about topping up on the widow. GC have a load of new strains in though and some look pretty tasty. I fancy the gorilla butter. I don't like the original GG so it's an odd choice but my sixth sense tells me I'll like it. As always massive choice / limited funding.
Twoz have done well though as a new vendor. Really made a mark. I've had 3 orders, all decent quality and fast delivery.
Yes, definitely can't fault there service or there bud... I'll defo be going back.
See I like GG, it's one of those marmite flavours, you definitely know what it is straight from the off. I'd spotted the butter on GCs , I've had it a couple of times...last was from greenteam and it was very nice.Nice balance of original gg and peanut butter breath Gorilla cookies is another good one. They're quite heavy hitters but that's what I like. I reckon you'll enjoy it.
I'm afraid like you , my basket is bigger than my budget ....as usual
See I like GG, it's one of those marmite flavours, you definitely know what it is straight from the off. I'd spotted the butter on GCs , I've had it a couple of times...last was from greenteam and it was very nice.Nice balance of original gg and peanut butter breath Gorilla cookies is another good one. They're quite heavy hitters but that's what I like. I reckon you'll enjoy it.
I'm afraid like you , my basket is bigger than my budget ....as usual
All the GG versions I've tried have been strong but at the expense of everything else. A lot of people rate it highly. I don't hate it like I do with stardawg but it's never had the taste for me. For some reason this bit appealed although I've not ordered anything yet.
I've looked at a few bargain options this month. Radar breeder has a cheapie mix bag, skuda has orange sherbet half ounce bars, and GC have the Skywalker shake. I've always been pretty curious how some of the cheapie bits pan out and my wallet would thank me.
I've looked at a few bargain options this month. Radar breeder has a cheapie mix bag, skuda has orange sherbet half ounce bars, and GC have the Skywalker shake. I've always been pretty curious how some of the cheapie bits pan out and my wallet would thank me.
Hazzar I'm not only one who hates stardawg... dare I say it's just too strong...I don't like having a weed hangover next day and that does that to me.
I've always liked the taste of all the GG's I've had over the years...a mate used to get some really nice Glue strain but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
I would recommend GCs Skywalker trim...I'm on it now! Full of little popcorn's and nice trim. I would say the only thing different to the bud is the smell. It tastes, smokes and hits like it should. If someone passed you a spliff of it you wouldn't know the difference imo. To be honest it's probably a bit strong for daytime but I'm not working today so why not. For $51 delivered , you will not be disappointed.
I've always liked the taste of all the GG's I've had over the years...a mate used to get some really nice Glue strain but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
I would recommend GCs Skywalker trim...I'm on it now! Full of little popcorn's and nice trim. I would say the only thing different to the bud is the smell. It tastes, smokes and hits like it should. If someone passed you a spliff of it you wouldn't know the difference imo. To be honest it's probably a bit strong for daytime but I'm not working today so why not. For $51 delivered , you will not be disappointed.
My mate has had every version of stardawg imaginable. Every time I've bought a bit I've skinned up the first one, smoked it, thought it was well alright and couldn't understand my own aversion to it. Then I have a second and it's just dead to me. Seems to taste awful and have little effect. I don't know why but I just don't get on with it. I'm also averse to lemon haze (had it too many times and it's too heady) and thin mint cookies (no idea what they were thinking there).
I've just ordered a couple of bits from the wizards as I was late to it and they're a solid bet to get it to me by the weekend.
I've just ordered a couple of bits from the wizards as I was late to it and they're a solid bet to get it to me by the weekend.
How strange...total opposite to me...nothing else mongs me out like dawg. I'm don't smoke any hazey strains anymore because the lack of effect
Enjoy your new bits ...pretty sure the wizards will come through for the weekend. Have a good one
Enjoy your new bits ...pretty sure the wizards will come through for the weekend. Have a good one
I once got some Widow in the early noughties that was one of those freak white out grows - dripping in trichomes, unbelievably good.
Couch lock so hard, we ordered pizza, from our upstairs flat, but were too mashed to go and get it when the doorbell rang.
Feel terrible for the delivery guy. And we got blacklisted from dominos.
Couch lock so hard, we ordered pizza, from our upstairs flat, but were too mashed to go and get it when the doorbell rang.
Feel terrible for the delivery guy. And we got blacklisted from dominos.
Too mashed for pizza! That's really something man. At least you're still in the clear with Papa Johns. White widow tends to have a secondary kick which I really like.
Another of Roo's rambling reviews where he spends more time reminiscing about the past than talking about the weed itself.
Another excellent review, I always enjoy the backstory, I too am often on the hunt for the weed I smoked back in my youth, I seem to remember it hitting like a train and could get your evening ruined off of 1 big silver skin joint shared between 5 of us, though it was never a named strain and always came in a bag.
Could anyone on here think of a strain that's familiar to what I used to smoke as a teen? It definitely wasn't an indica, what was kicking around in the mid 2000's? We always heard rumours it was "AK-47" or White Widow as Roo is sampling here.
Another excellent review, I always enjoy the backstory, I too am often on the hunt for the weed I smoked back in my youth, I seem to remember it hitting like a train and could get your evening ruined off of 1 big silver skin joint shared between 5 of us, though it was never a named strain and always came in a bag.
Could anyone on here think of a strain that's familiar to what I used to smoke as a teen? It definitely wasn't an indica, what was kicking around in the mid 2000's? We always heard rumours it was "AK-47" or White Widow as Roo is sampling here.
I do like a ramble! Thanks man, yeah a trip down nostalgia lane can be a great experience.
I'm not sure about your mystery strain. For a few years here we got cheap random unnamed skunk types, usually grown with little care and sold in a panic while not fully dried and cured. I doubt they were all the same strain.
I'm not sure about your mystery strain. For a few years here we got cheap random unnamed skunk types, usually grown with little care and sold in a panic while not fully dried and cured. I doubt they were all the same strain.
Nice to read a lot if U got time but can U please show us actually how your White widow Looks like??? I had a blue cheese from the Oz and the quality was below what I expected for the price..I had a white widow it was actually white and that made me white and I would never forget that
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Super Boof - Could It Be My New Favourite Orange Bud?
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BigRoo
Super Boof - Could It Be My New Favourite Orange Bud?
What A Lovely Thing
I was sent some Super Boof and other bits to test from Cannabis Cannibals as they wanted my opinion on the orangeness of the boof before listing it. I'm really down with the concept of being an orange approver. Like I should have an orange stamp or something.
So I thought I'd write up my day and share it with you nice folk on LB as I was very excited by it all.
Packing and Delivery
Starting with the basics, all these buds were carefully sealed without squashing and were placed in sensible multilayered packaging. Everything arrived in perfect condition and was neatly print labelled. This was all spot on.
Super Boof
This weed is badly named. If it was named Super Dank Orange I'd likely have tried it already.
Why The Name?
I googled it as I had to know why. Apparently it was originally named Blockberry and was changed by a grower who found it amusing to call it Super Boof (with the meaning of low quality weed - not 'that' Boof - hence why it is ironically funny. Or was funny to them at least). Bloody stoners. I swear none of us can be trusted to take anything seriously.
The Promise of Orange
Immediately, in the grinder, the orange smell is teasing me. Even at this point I'd bet a pound against a penny that this is going to be a lovely orange bud.
And orange is exactly what is fully delivered in the smoke. Bloody hell it's a nice orange bud. It's got a rich dank complex deep orange note lined with citrus. It's not lemony citrus but a much deeper and a multi-layered, thick, fruit note with a deliciously orange inhale and more complex flavour as you breathe out that reminds me of sweet twangs of diesel.
True Orange Buzz
The strength is there too and delivered in true orange fashion. You get a relatively mild and intriguing buzz while smoking then a short while after the rest of it catches up with a much heavier hit.
Orange Fans
I honestly cannot imagine any orange fan ordering this and being disappointed in anything other than the name. I've just rolled a second to confirm my thoughts and I'm even more sure that this is a supremely nice orange bud. It may even be the orangest bud available on LB right now. Maybe.
Genetics
The Super Boof is a mixture of Black Cherry Punch and Tropicana Cookies. The latter is mildly orange as cookies tends to dominate the flavour in my experience. I've not had the black cherry so can't comment on how punchy it is. This cross though is distinctly orange.
Orange is Always a Winner
I note the Super Boof has won a few accolades including Leafly Strain of the Year 2024 so perhaps there are more orange flavours are on the way than I'd realised - not least because the word Boof doesn't make me think of something that smells like orange.
I guess I don't really care what costume the orange bud wears, I'm just glad to see the flavour sneak back into the mainstream
Conclusion
I'll be buying some Super Boof and actively seeking it out for the foreseeable future. This is the orange bud I've been looking for.
[Note - Since first writing this I have ordered some Super Boof from CC. Most of what they had left in fact. I fully put my money where my mouth is. I believe the bud is being restocked this weekend but prerolls are available - check the link. Message CC to secure your bit.]
Next We Have Tangerine Dream
After all that excitement comes the Tangerine Dream. This is a mixture of g13 haze, Nevilles Haze and Afghani so it doesn't have any actual orange bud genetics despite hinting at such with its name.
Arguably, everything we smoke is essentially derived from about 10 or 15 original landraces so pretty much everything is linked somewhere along the chain.
But, back to my point, the Super Boof is parentally linked to my hallowed orange bud but the Tangerine Dream isn't. By name alone this is difficult to tell but I assure you that it's true.
Haze Fans
If however you're a haze fan, particularly a g13 haze fan, then I suspect you'll absolutely, completely love this.
It is a citrusy and fruity taste and it is far better balanced than a pure g13 but it's that end of the flavour spectrum from its parents. It's also pretty strong in effect like a g13.
Head Haze
The effects are more typical of a haze than any orange bud too as it's head-hazy and hits fast. I know some creatives love this about haze. It's not a flighty buzz like a pure g13 where I'd feel like manically doing a hundred things at once for twenty eight seconds before hiding in a dark corner and hoping no one notices me. It's much more enjoyable than that but definitely a cerebral high.
Conclusion
So I guess that's my ultimate conclusion. It's a really nice, high-end, well balanced, haze. Much more user-friendly to smoke and flavourful than a lemon or a g13 but still at the hazey end of the smoking world.
It'd make more sense to have called it Tangerine Haze. Yes this is the second strain I've tried to rename in this topic. I make no promises about number three.
Finally the Pineapple Runtz
In the grinder I can smell the pineapple immediately and that's the taste delivered upon sparklng up too. It's less sourly complex than an orange bud which will likely mean some people will prefer it. It's a sweeter fruit note but still zesty and not so much of the weed-candy sweetshop flavouring the runtz name suggests.
The stone is easy going and is delivered gently while smoking then develops into a nicely balanced high that carries on lifting after you stub. It demands very little from you.
It's a really nice, enjoyable smoke. If you like real fruit flavours but don't put orange buds at the top of your list then this is likely a bit of you. It's just very easy to smoke. I don't feel the need to rename this one either.
So To Conclude
To wrap up what turned into a much more extensive piece than I'd intended to write - the Super Boof is a fantastic orange strain, the Tangerine Dream is more hazy and the Pineapple Runtz is an easy fruit stoner. It's also been a great day and I'm really quite stoned.
Thanks
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Have you tried the Super Boof? Orange fans - I swear you'll love it. If not let me know why.
I was sent some Super Boof and other bits to test from Cannabis Cannibals as they wanted my opinion on the orangeness of the boof before listing it. I'm really down with the concept of being an orange approver. Like I should have an orange stamp or something.
So I thought I'd write up my day and share it with you nice folk on LB as I was very excited by it all.
Packing and Delivery
Starting with the basics, all these buds were carefully sealed without squashing and were placed in sensible multilayered packaging. Everything arrived in perfect condition and was neatly print labelled. This was all spot on.
Super Boof
This weed is badly named. If it was named Super Dank Orange I'd likely have tried it already.
Why The Name?
I googled it as I had to know why. Apparently it was originally named Blockberry and was changed by a grower who found it amusing to call it Super Boof (with the meaning of low quality weed - not 'that' Boof - hence why it is ironically funny. Or was funny to them at least). Bloody stoners. I swear none of us can be trusted to take anything seriously.
The Promise of Orange
Immediately, in the grinder, the orange smell is teasing me. Even at this point I'd bet a pound against a penny that this is going to be a lovely orange bud.
And orange is exactly what is fully delivered in the smoke. Bloody hell it's a nice orange bud. It's got a rich dank complex deep orange note lined with citrus. It's not lemony citrus but a much deeper and a multi-layered, thick, fruit note with a deliciously orange inhale and more complex flavour as you breathe out that reminds me of sweet twangs of diesel.
True Orange Buzz
The strength is there too and delivered in true orange fashion. You get a relatively mild and intriguing buzz while smoking then a short while after the rest of it catches up with a much heavier hit.
Orange Fans
I honestly cannot imagine any orange fan ordering this and being disappointed in anything other than the name. I've just rolled a second to confirm my thoughts and I'm even more sure that this is a supremely nice orange bud. It may even be the orangest bud available on LB right now. Maybe.
Genetics
The Super Boof is a mixture of Black Cherry Punch and Tropicana Cookies. The latter is mildly orange as cookies tends to dominate the flavour in my experience. I've not had the black cherry so can't comment on how punchy it is. This cross though is distinctly orange.
Orange is Always a Winner
I note the Super Boof has won a few accolades including Leafly Strain of the Year 2024 so perhaps there are more orange flavours are on the way than I'd realised - not least because the word Boof doesn't make me think of something that smells like orange.
I guess I don't really care what costume the orange bud wears, I'm just glad to see the flavour sneak back into the mainstream
Conclusion
I'll be buying some Super Boof and actively seeking it out for the foreseeable future. This is the orange bud I've been looking for.
[Note - Since first writing this I have ordered some Super Boof from CC. Most of what they had left in fact. I fully put my money where my mouth is. I believe the bud is being restocked this weekend but prerolls are available - check the link. Message CC to secure your bit.]
Next We Have Tangerine Dream
After all that excitement comes the Tangerine Dream. This is a mixture of g13 haze, Nevilles Haze and Afghani so it doesn't have any actual orange bud genetics despite hinting at such with its name.
Arguably, everything we smoke is essentially derived from about 10 or 15 original landraces so pretty much everything is linked somewhere along the chain.
But, back to my point, the Super Boof is parentally linked to my hallowed orange bud but the Tangerine Dream isn't. By name alone this is difficult to tell but I assure you that it's true.
Haze Fans
If however you're a haze fan, particularly a g13 haze fan, then I suspect you'll absolutely, completely love this.
It is a citrusy and fruity taste and it is far better balanced than a pure g13 but it's that end of the flavour spectrum from its parents. It's also pretty strong in effect like a g13.
Head Haze
The effects are more typical of a haze than any orange bud too as it's head-hazy and hits fast. I know some creatives love this about haze. It's not a flighty buzz like a pure g13 where I'd feel like manically doing a hundred things at once for twenty eight seconds before hiding in a dark corner and hoping no one notices me. It's much more enjoyable than that but definitely a cerebral high.
Conclusion
So I guess that's my ultimate conclusion. It's a really nice, high-end, well balanced, haze. Much more user-friendly to smoke and flavourful than a lemon or a g13 but still at the hazey end of the smoking world.
It'd make more sense to have called it Tangerine Haze. Yes this is the second strain I've tried to rename in this topic. I make no promises about number three.
Finally the Pineapple Runtz
In the grinder I can smell the pineapple immediately and that's the taste delivered upon sparklng up too. It's less sourly complex than an orange bud which will likely mean some people will prefer it. It's a sweeter fruit note but still zesty and not so much of the weed-candy sweetshop flavouring the runtz name suggests.
The stone is easy going and is delivered gently while smoking then develops into a nicely balanced high that carries on lifting after you stub. It demands very little from you.
It's a really nice, enjoyable smoke. If you like real fruit flavours but don't put orange buds at the top of your list then this is likely a bit of you. It's just very easy to smoke. I don't feel the need to rename this one either.
So To Conclude
To wrap up what turned into a much more extensive piece than I'd intended to write - the Super Boof is a fantastic orange strain, the Tangerine Dream is more hazy and the Pineapple Runtz is an easy fruit stoner. It's also been a great day and I'm really quite stoned.
Thanks
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Have you tried the Super Boof? Orange fans - I swear you'll love it. If not let me know why.
Love reading your detailed smoke reports mate! We gonna have to make a "BigRoo Approved" stamp for you! :)
I was unsure if I should put these on my menu but after your super detailed feedback I'm confident that people gonna love them.
Enjoy the weekend my friend and thank you for spending the time trying and reviewing my buds! :)
I was unsure if I should put these on my menu but after your super detailed feedback I'm confident that people gonna love them.
Enjoy the weekend my friend and thank you for spending the time trying and reviewing my buds! :)
I bought most the buds myself after trying the tester. Genuinely put my money where my mouth was. There's more coming at the weekend I believe.
Thanks man. That was a pretty fun one to put together. They were all really nice smokes in their own way. Hopefully I've done them justice in my piece. I genuinely believe orange fans will like the Boof, haze fans will like the tangerine and sweet fans will like the pineapple. I hope I'm right!
Another great review wroth reading BigRoo thank you
Shame its a Haze head high, not what I look for. More of a lemon guy myself
Shame its a Haze head high, not what I look for. More of a lemon guy myself
The tangerine dream is a mix of two hazes and Afghan so no surprise it's turned out a hazy strain. The super Boof is super orangey though. I think orange fans will love it.
I note the full bud listing is live now - and orange fans are already on it as I've had dm's. Hope you all like it.. I can't leave it alone.
See personally I was one of the risk taskers with Thai lands superboof. And since smoking that no other cut has matched it for me. Clean ash, clean orange flavour and smell (so orangey it almost smells like tuna 🤣 only way I can describe it) and at around £60 an oz shipped?! Miss those guys!
P.s Thai-lands if you see this...you're a legend
P.s Thai-lands if you see this...you're a legend
I didn't order from them - nor have ordered from any exporter. I remember the pricing though as it had me considering it.
This one is a UK grow I believe. No idea how it stacks up against the Thai orange but it's definitely extraordinarily orangy but also definitely more than £60 an Oz.
This one is a UK grow I believe. No idea how it stacks up against the Thai orange but it's definitely extraordinarily orangy but also definitely more than £60 an Oz.
Hey BigRoo great write up as always mate, 3 in one review, you really put yourself through the mill for us. I think this topic deserved a rocky style training montage with an 80's power ballad soundtrack and alternating shots of rolling, lighting, smoking, and docking.
You got me tempted to try some superboof now 💚
You got me tempted to try some superboof now 💚
Thanks man. If ever I do video reviews that's how I'll do them.
I think you'll like the Super Boof. There's a few versions about but I don't know if they're all routinely so orange.
I think you'll like the Super Boof. There's a few versions about but I don't know if they're all routinely so orange.
Send them a message from their profile (linked). I believe they have more stock arriving at the weekend.
3 Roo posts in a week, and two of them are orange related? Are we witnessing the second coming of Christ, Or has Roo become the Stamp of Orange Approval?
I went to order some after seeing your write up and I must have forgotten the bit where you said you'd bought it all. Drat, I guess I'll be waiting on the weekend!
I went to order some after seeing your write up and I must have forgotten the bit where you said you'd bought it all. Drat, I guess I'll be waiting on the weekend!
Like buses. None for ages then three at once.
JC could turn any bud orange. That stamp wouldn't be safe in his hands. I reckon I'm qualified for this. Smoking pot is pretty much my whole CV.
Honestly mate the bit I got was delicious. I didn't plan to write about it until I opened the bag up. I'd seen super Boof about a couple of times. I'd always overlooked it. I figured I'd not be the only one. I was genuinely excited by how modern a strain it was and how strongly orange leaning it was. Perhaps a new era.
JC could turn any bud orange. That stamp wouldn't be safe in his hands. I reckon I'm qualified for this. Smoking pot is pretty much my whole CV.
Honestly mate the bit I got was delicious. I didn't plan to write about it until I opened the bag up. I'd seen super Boof about a couple of times. I'd always overlooked it. I figured I'd not be the only one. I was genuinely excited by how modern a strain it was and how strongly orange leaning it was. Perhaps a new era.
I've had a thought about that chap, JC.
If he's capable of turning Skunk into Super Boof then I wonder what he'd do with 5 Green rizla's, 2G of Thai brick weed and a Woodstock full of stoners?
Great write up again. 10/10 from me.
And CC, When you restock it I think I'll be grabbing some. I may have to start questioning random posties on streets and begin sniffing their mail for the scent of orange if it becomes that long of a wait.
If he's capable of turning Skunk into Super Boof then I wonder what he'd do with 5 Green rizla's, 2G of Thai brick weed and a Woodstock full of stoners?
Great write up again. 10/10 from me.
And CC, When you restock it I think I'll be grabbing some. I may have to start questioning random posties on streets and begin sniffing their mail for the scent of orange if it becomes that long of a wait.
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BigRoo
RB Super Cheap Mixed Bargain Bucket Review
by
BigRoo
RB Super Cheap Mixed Bargain Bucket Review
A Promise is a Promise
I mentioned in my previous review of the lovely Mimosa from Radar Breeder that I'd also got a bit of the mixed bargain bucket and I'd review it if anyone was interested. Here's a review as promised.
Let's Check Out the Cheapie
Before reading any further it's important to note that this stuff is stupidly cheap. $82 for half ounce, $48 a quarter. That's delivered. I'll post a photo below in the comments. It's listed as grade B buds. Let's all set our expectations to realistic.
First Smoke
I picked the biggest bud and started with that. Cracking it open didn't release much smell. The grinder released some smell though and it was skunky or maybe hazy. Sweet, skunky, hazy. Could be a lot of things.
The flavour is a little muted and there's a bit of a green taste in there. Smoke is thick and while it's not as smooth as some of the nice bits I have in, it's not desperately harsh either. It's got a bit of a stone to it though. Seems a bit heady so I'll guess some kind of haze derivative like the ammie haze but not too sure on this.
It's not a bad smoke but it's probably priced about right.
Bud Two
This was one of the really small airy buds. In the grinder it is setting off my orange alarm. Either some Mimosa terps were leftover in my grinder or this is an orange flavour.
Smoking it, the flavour is again a bit muted. It's definitely an orange flavour or a derivative though like a tropicana. It smokes nicely and the effect suggests even more that it's an orange bud of some kind. Again, it's not a bad smoke but probably deserved its place in the bargain bucket.
Bud Three
This was one of the little nuggets. Again hard to tell by smell until it went in the grinder. Once ground up I'm pretty sure this is a silver haze.
Smoking it, it's not quite as musky as I expected but I'd still guess a silver haze. Of the three buds I've tried this is probably the nicest smoke of them. I quite fancy buying some high quality silver haze now. Silver is the one of the only hazes I really like.
Conclusion
It is what it says. It's a bargain bucket of grade B buds at a cheap price. It gets you stoned but you're not getting dispensary grade bud at pound shop prices. Sadly. Does anyone do that?
For the money it's completely fair quality in my opinion. I like detecting what I think each bud is so it's like cannabis cluedo. Although if RB or anyone who's ordered them is reading this they maybe chuckling at how wrong I am.
Gets You Stoned
The three smokes I had got me pretty stoned which is the core aim of course. I think it's partly as there's a mixed cocktail stone effect from multiple strains going on.
However -
It's got to be noted that you don't have to go up the price scale very much further to better the quality here. I've bought half ozs for about $13 more plus postage that were a much nicer smoke. That's of course around 22% more in total price so is significant for anyone on a budget. That extra chunk of cash plus postage counts of course.
For me personally I'm glad I've tried it. I'll use it as a daytime or starter smoke and I'll enjoy guessing at what each bit is. It might also vape alright if that's your thing as that tends to bring out more flavour.
Upgrade
But I'd be more likely to order a more expensive bit as while my budget is tight it's not quite that tight yet. The extra bucks are worth it to me.
That's my personal opinion but is in no way a slight on Radar Breeders bargain bucket nor anyone who doesn't have the extra (at least) 19 bucks for a half oz. Also worth noting RBs full priced buds are lovely.
Final Conclusion
Matched price for price I'd expect it's hard to beat. It's definitely much better than having no weed to smoke and definitely gets you stoned whilst sending you on a magical mystery tour. But personally I'd rather upgrade.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know what your goto low priced bargains on LB are. I'm genuinely interested as money is tight.
I mentioned in my previous review of the lovely Mimosa from Radar Breeder that I'd also got a bit of the mixed bargain bucket and I'd review it if anyone was interested. Here's a review as promised.
Let's Check Out the Cheapie
Before reading any further it's important to note that this stuff is stupidly cheap. $82 for half ounce, $48 a quarter. That's delivered. I'll post a photo below in the comments. It's listed as grade B buds. Let's all set our expectations to realistic.
First Smoke
I picked the biggest bud and started with that. Cracking it open didn't release much smell. The grinder released some smell though and it was skunky or maybe hazy. Sweet, skunky, hazy. Could be a lot of things.
The flavour is a little muted and there's a bit of a green taste in there. Smoke is thick and while it's not as smooth as some of the nice bits I have in, it's not desperately harsh either. It's got a bit of a stone to it though. Seems a bit heady so I'll guess some kind of haze derivative like the ammie haze but not too sure on this.
It's not a bad smoke but it's probably priced about right.
Bud Two
This was one of the really small airy buds. In the grinder it is setting off my orange alarm. Either some Mimosa terps were leftover in my grinder or this is an orange flavour.
Smoking it, the flavour is again a bit muted. It's definitely an orange flavour or a derivative though like a tropicana. It smokes nicely and the effect suggests even more that it's an orange bud of some kind. Again, it's not a bad smoke but probably deserved its place in the bargain bucket.
Bud Three
This was one of the little nuggets. Again hard to tell by smell until it went in the grinder. Once ground up I'm pretty sure this is a silver haze.
Smoking it, it's not quite as musky as I expected but I'd still guess a silver haze. Of the three buds I've tried this is probably the nicest smoke of them. I quite fancy buying some high quality silver haze now. Silver is the one of the only hazes I really like.
Conclusion
It is what it says. It's a bargain bucket of grade B buds at a cheap price. It gets you stoned but you're not getting dispensary grade bud at pound shop prices. Sadly. Does anyone do that?
For the money it's completely fair quality in my opinion. I like detecting what I think each bud is so it's like cannabis cluedo. Although if RB or anyone who's ordered them is reading this they maybe chuckling at how wrong I am.
Gets You Stoned
The three smokes I had got me pretty stoned which is the core aim of course. I think it's partly as there's a mixed cocktail stone effect from multiple strains going on.
However -
It's got to be noted that you don't have to go up the price scale very much further to better the quality here. I've bought half ozs for about $13 more plus postage that were a much nicer smoke. That's of course around 22% more in total price so is significant for anyone on a budget. That extra chunk of cash plus postage counts of course.
For me personally I'm glad I've tried it. I'll use it as a daytime or starter smoke and I'll enjoy guessing at what each bit is. It might also vape alright if that's your thing as that tends to bring out more flavour.
Upgrade
But I'd be more likely to order a more expensive bit as while my budget is tight it's not quite that tight yet. The extra bucks are worth it to me.
That's my personal opinion but is in no way a slight on Radar Breeders bargain bucket nor anyone who doesn't have the extra (at least) 19 bucks for a half oz. Also worth noting RBs full priced buds are lovely.
Final Conclusion
Matched price for price I'd expect it's hard to beat. It's definitely much better than having no weed to smoke and definitely gets you stoned whilst sending you on a magical mystery tour. But personally I'd rather upgrade.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know what your goto low priced bargains on LB are. I'm genuinely interested as money is tight.
I’m smoking it just now, blast in a bong it’s all good🤣. Worth the cash for sure, and smoked with a little 1g extract at the weekend, happy days. Some of the expensive smoke is well overrated in my opinion. Just back from Amsterdam, purchased a pre roll, not house pre but a doughnut ( designer🤣). Rubbish. €65. I won’t name the shop as I’m not about that. 🤣
It's great value, completely agree. There's not many places will deliver weed at that price. Some of the expensive bits aren't worth it I agree, some are really nice though. I rarely buy top shelf stuff but some of it is fantastic as are some of the bargain bits I've had. That's the beauty of LB - there's so many options.
Exactly, the choice is plenty!! I started on here for some bud, now am smoking/vaping/eating everything 🤣. Happy days😎
That's a good point. My consumption is now much more varied. I buy various hash, extracts RSO, D9 and vapes as well as buds. I had tried various things previously but never had a reliable supply of oddities until LB.
I ended up getting the truffles in the dam, been a few year since I tried the old Tripp. 🤣
It's been about twenty years for me. Sometimes I fancy a little dabble when I see certain things on here. Maybe one day.
I’m just the same, throughly enjoyed them. 🤣. Wasn’t sure what to expect, 2g and guy says eat them within half hour but take your time, make sure to crunch open before swallowing. That was me, off I went. 🤣
Had a friend try the chocolate, he said the the visual was fantastic, colours ect, but also very clean not so much the head if you get me?.😁
I think I'm going to grab a bit this month at some point. I like the deep musky note you get on a nice silver.
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much appreciated everyone
we just added more strains to mix bucked
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much appreciated everyone
we just added more strains to mix bucked
one love
radar breeder
Thanks BigRoo a joy to read as always. I now want to play cannabis cluedo... brilliant. Someone should market a version of that...copywrite it quick.
RBs mixed bucket looks and sounds like a good buy...I may partake when I next order.
Smoking neat weed i tend to smoke alot of shake so im all about a bargain ...and GCs sliver bubble trim/shake is banging stuff for $51 an Oz delivered .
Also Your Natural Medicine have a good selection of quality shake... about 14 different varieties. They sell it in 1/2 Ozs . You can get an Oz for $64.95 plus delivery and you can mix and match varieties. I've not been disappointed by any I've had yet...which is about 8 so far!
RBs mixed bucket looks and sounds like a good buy...I may partake when I next order.
Smoking neat weed i tend to smoke alot of shake so im all about a bargain ...and GCs sliver bubble trim/shake is banging stuff for $51 an Oz delivered .
Also Your Natural Medicine have a good selection of quality shake... about 14 different varieties. They sell it in 1/2 Ozs . You can get an Oz for $64.95 plus delivery and you can mix and match varieties. I've not been disappointed by any I've had yet...which is about 8 so far!
Thanks man for your kind words. I'm thinking about heading in the same direction. I was going to buy GC Skywalker shake last month but they sold out. Does the shake interfere with bud flavour when you mix them?
It depends how good the shake is really. Tbh I dont tend to mix quality bud with shake ...hash yes, I mix that in sometimes.... again tbh the shake /trim is so good you don't need to. GCs silver bubble is a perfect example, yes no bag appeal but it smells..and smokes just as good as bud. Expect a few small twigs but lots of pop corns and I even got a couple of nice nugs in mine this time. I honestly think you'll be surprised....and it sure gets you stone.
Ah - I thought you used it like tobacco. I need to finally quit the nicotine so need to try a few things out.
Maybe try some other herb mixes with the flower? Seeing as you're used to mixing, it'll still give the feeling, without using as much bud? https://www.alchimiaweb.com/blogen/herbs-mix-cannabis/
Only when I was trying to save money, used Chamomile. Was nice, no complaints, but I don't smoke baccy, so I rarely roll a j. I primarily vape, bong, pipe.
Its pretty common that people add in other herbs when trying to kick the baccy
Its pretty common that people add in other herbs when trying to kick the baccy
Yeah it's a terrible habit really. Very hard to give up though. I'll have to try a few things out and find a new balance.
Taper in CBD bud for the nicotine, gradually? Eventually it's 100% cannabis and then you may as well be vaping. Budget CBD bud (smalls, mixed, or heavy discount etc) make it affordable. Happy to make some recco's if you like
I've never tried the CBD buds at all - nor any other CBD product. I noticed someone was selling some on here though.
I found the best way to give up the baccie is to just stop. I tried various different ways to consume my greens after and found smoking shake suits me . Like you BigRoo I thought I would be using the cheap stuff as a filler and mixing the good stuff in but ive been pleasantly surprised by the quality of trim.and shake. Yes there is some rubbish out there but ive found about 3 good suppliers of good trim/shake and stick with them now. Also it makes me question why have i not been smoking this before.
I have to say ace, you've got me thinking. I've been aggro anti-shake (aka trim round here) since tbh my first and only experience. From TGT, no shade, but it was fucking awful - mildewy-mushroomy hay-smelling misery - but I was naïve and knew no better so sucked it up and rode the quite gnarly headband high until I could next get something better. Assumed I should have known better than to expect a genuine bargain, and learned just to avoid the stuff like the plague... but, honestly, whenever I spy a profusion of fat milky trichomes on a sugar leaf I wonder whether just maybe I'm missing a trick?
Maybe I should try the bubble huh?
What's the feel like?
Maybe I should try the bubble huh?
What's the feel like?
I think you should fateharder...you won't go wrong with GCs trim. I have never had a bad bit of trim/shake off the cat . It hits just like it should. .quite hard behind the eyes but quite uplifting and you can.get shit done! Plus i.find it hits quite hard because you're smoking it neat ...a single normal rizla blunt does me for a good couple of hour....i've been smoking 40 years so a pretty high tolerance
I started smoking it as my daytime smoke when.i packed up the baccie and it was costing me a fortune smoking neat bud. I get through about an oz a week plus 8th to 1/4 of good bud. Costs me about a 3rd of what i was spending...and I dont feel like I'm on a tight budget if that makes sense.
I started smoking it as my daytime smoke when.i packed up the baccie and it was costing me a fortune smoking neat bud. I get through about an oz a week plus 8th to 1/4 of good bud. Costs me about a 3rd of what i was spending...and I dont feel like I'm on a tight budget if that makes sense.
1. Big Roo - legend of the lil biggy, whose milkshake bars bring to the boys (and gals) to the yard. Honestly pal you make this place worth checking into even when you've got nothing to spend, and for that alone the respect on the name is plain.
2. Thoroughly approve of the sort of tidied up train of thought style - it's very engaging, very natural, so it pulls you along super organically. It's lovely, because often ganja reviews feel weirdly out of step with the vibe of consuming and enjoying cannabis: aspiring to rigid convention with the deployment of numeric ratings - which, frankly, mean fuck all - and segmenting the review into the arenas of aroma, flavour, and effect (my favourite is aesthetic. Like, yes, I can see it too. There are pictures. It's good for the blind though so I do support the inclusion. And tbf pictures get sent back to 2008 here so descriptions can be helpful) - each of which frequently get equal weighting and word count.... As if effects aren't fundamentally all that matter?? I've bought plenty of bud that smelled and tasted glorious, but did close to fuck all.... idfk.
3. As a budget bugger I feel seen, which is kinda uncommon and therefore pleasant. And I would too concur that +£10-14 is a worthwhile investment for 14g of good vs 14g of, naturally, very mixed quality product. Not that a mystery bucket isn't a fucking bucket of fun, because it is, especially if you enjoy the aromatic aspects but don't mind digging deep to unearth a terp or two.
4. I'd also suggest that specifically these kinds of takes are really important to share here: it's tricky for any one of us to get a read on the market, unless you have endless $ to pitch. It's all too easy to make disappointing decisions when seeking to scrimp a little, because you can only really know the level of quality you can achieve at differing price brackets by dropping hot wads of cash moneys, repeatedly. And even then you can probably never really know anything - phenotypes; 6x potency variance in tops vs bottoms, etc etcetc - but any little guidance is better than unprotected prodding at unknown orifices. Or, and I'm just saying... Or, those with sincerely-considered reference points referring to them in their reviews. Rather than the ultra-casual, oblique and fucking ambiguous "good shit", et al - just tell me what you know! Is it better or worse than similarly priced gear? That's the gold right there - and Big Roo digged it up. What a good egg.
5. And, lo! An authentic, not-uncritical review! The holy fucking grail. Another feather in your cap matey.
6. I'd support (emotionally if not especially financially... soz) a Big Roo Review Fund to enable more (and tbqh longer, still) reviews (- I'd read em!)
Come on boys and girls, get him back down the review mines - deep in the dank, where he belongs!!
❤️️
2. Thoroughly approve of the sort of tidied up train of thought style - it's very engaging, very natural, so it pulls you along super organically. It's lovely, because often ganja reviews feel weirdly out of step with the vibe of consuming and enjoying cannabis: aspiring to rigid convention with the deployment of numeric ratings - which, frankly, mean fuck all - and segmenting the review into the arenas of aroma, flavour, and effect (my favourite is aesthetic. Like, yes, I can see it too. There are pictures. It's good for the blind though so I do support the inclusion. And tbf pictures get sent back to 2008 here so descriptions can be helpful) - each of which frequently get equal weighting and word count.... As if effects aren't fundamentally all that matter?? I've bought plenty of bud that smelled and tasted glorious, but did close to fuck all.... idfk.
3. As a budget bugger I feel seen, which is kinda uncommon and therefore pleasant. And I would too concur that +£10-14 is a worthwhile investment for 14g of good vs 14g of, naturally, very mixed quality product. Not that a mystery bucket isn't a fucking bucket of fun, because it is, especially if you enjoy the aromatic aspects but don't mind digging deep to unearth a terp or two.
4. I'd also suggest that specifically these kinds of takes are really important to share here: it's tricky for any one of us to get a read on the market, unless you have endless $ to pitch. It's all too easy to make disappointing decisions when seeking to scrimp a little, because you can only really know the level of quality you can achieve at differing price brackets by dropping hot wads of cash moneys, repeatedly. And even then you can probably never really know anything - phenotypes; 6x potency variance in tops vs bottoms, etc etcetc - but any little guidance is better than unprotected prodding at unknown orifices. Or, and I'm just saying... Or, those with sincerely-considered reference points referring to them in their reviews. Rather than the ultra-casual, oblique and fucking ambiguous "good shit", et al - just tell me what you know! Is it better or worse than similarly priced gear? That's the gold right there - and Big Roo digged it up. What a good egg.
5. And, lo! An authentic, not-uncritical review! The holy fucking grail. Another feather in your cap matey.
6. I'd support (emotionally if not especially financially... soz) a Big Roo Review Fund to enable more (and tbqh longer, still) reviews (- I'd read em!)
Come on boys and girls, get him back down the review mines - deep in the dank, where he belongs!!
❤️️
Thanks man. I appreciate your kind words. I've tried to make my reviews reflect the smoking process and hopefully step readers through my own experience. It's really difficult to describe a taste, a smell and a feeling so I like the challenge. Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm communicating what I want to or not so I appreciate your detailed reply here.
I actually sincerely agree about the challenge! I'm a dog for terpene profiles - I love how evocative the aroma and flavour of good ganja can be (not to mention how significantly both can impact the subsequent physical/psychoactive experience)
As onesuch recent example, I had some of the larfy buds from Rozzyexpress' Violet Face grow - understandably not thc-rich, but even these were absolutely abundant in not only a really medicinal-feeling array (ratio?) of cannabinoids but also a fascinating collection of terpenes and terpenoids (and flavanoids too, I guess?) that elicited a memory of freshly dug allotment carrots down by the sea, transporting me back a hatful of decades with every new bowl.
So no, I was just being hotheaded. Aroma and flavour are essential categories of assessment. Really - it would seem - I just wish more users had a knack for describing the ephemeral! I wish I did too...
I do practice, though, as part of a general reverence and gratitude to the plant for the medical problems it (at least provisionally) remediates.
I'd be pretty lost without it, so love everything about it.
As onesuch recent example, I had some of the larfy buds from Rozzyexpress' Violet Face grow - understandably not thc-rich, but even these were absolutely abundant in not only a really medicinal-feeling array (ratio?) of cannabinoids but also a fascinating collection of terpenes and terpenoids (and flavanoids too, I guess?) that elicited a memory of freshly dug allotment carrots down by the sea, transporting me back a hatful of decades with every new bowl.
So no, I was just being hotheaded. Aroma and flavour are essential categories of assessment. Really - it would seem - I just wish more users had a knack for describing the ephemeral! I wish I did too...
I do practice, though, as part of a general reverence and gratitude to the plant for the medical problems it (at least provisionally) remediates.
I'd be pretty lost without it, so love everything about it.
Definitely agree. The smell and flavour are critical to the overall cannabis experience. It's not just aromatherapy either but more entwined than that. Some of my favourite smokes are not the strongest ones but the tastiest.
I've got another topic to post from notes at the weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to read through it later and post it up. It's the most flavour excitement I've had in ages.
I've got another topic to post from notes at the weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to read through it later and post it up. It's the most flavour excitement I've had in ages.
Well, to pressure drop, I should probably mention I meant sensational as in, of the senses...!
But I left a deliberately vague lure... and caught a big one!
But I left a deliberately vague lure... and caught a big one!
Great review,
I love the mix. Shame about the price hike though. Still good value.
I love the mix. Shame about the price hike though. Still good value.
That said I would rather see the quality stay consistent and the price rise over diminishing quality and a static price.
Welcome to Britain 2025 folks.
Welcome to Britain 2025 folks.
Here I was comparing a half oz at $101. 95 + 6 postage. Hence 20% more cost than the bucket. I've had a few half oz at that price that have been really decent smoke.
hi pal I've been smoking radar breeders shake his stardawg and silver haze both the best I've had on here and a lovely price too. there's never any mess about with them highly recommend them top service ❤️☮️👍
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BigRoo
I Have a New Mimosa. I May Be Excited
by
BigRoo
I Have a New Mimosa. I May Be Excited
I got orange buds. Yes if there's one thing that is irresistible to me it's orange flavoured buds. Regular readers of my topics may have picked up on this very subtle theme.
Sniff Test
I knew this Mimosa from Radar Breeder ticked my boxes as soon as I opened the bag. I didn't have to smoke any to know for sure I was in for some orange loveliness. The smell of magic was there.
What's the Vendor Like?
I'd not ordered from RB for ages. The combination of newly added free t24 postage and orangeness plus a recommendation landing in my dm's teased me into ordering.
Delivery was quick, appropriately stealthy and it reached me in two days in great condition.
In the Bag
There's a couple of bigger buds and several smaller nuggety ones. I'll post a photo in the comments. They're Dutch apparently but they seem to be speaking my language.
Side Note
I also took a punt on the RB super cheap mixed bucket - although I didn't buy a bucket full. There's some interesting looking buds in there that might be worth investigating. Let me know in the comments if anyone is interested in me writing up a super cheapie session.
The Mimosament of Truth
Upon lighting up the Mimosa I was pleased to find out I was completely correct about its orange credentials. I'd had the message about this bud but they couldn't tell me how orange it was as it was their first orange. I sensed that it'll not be their last taste. So I felt pretty certain I was on safe ground even before ordering. Thanks for the recommendation fella.
Distinctly Orange
The smoke is thick and distinctly orange. It's not a massively heavy hitter initially but it's got a decent strength via the typical delayed delivery stone synonymous with orange buds - it's a mild smoke until shortly after when you realise it's sneaked up on you and you're actually pretty stoned. I'm grinning and have achey cheeks.
I don't know what it is about the orange flavours that I like so much. On paper it's the opposite to most the other weed I buy. It's a sativa dominant whereas I buy Indicas. It's more of a head buzz whereas I prefer a body buzz. It's sour whereas I prefer sweeter flavours. On paper I should hate it. But I just love that thickly sour citrus flavour followed by a predatory stone that stalks you a while before leaping on you and lighting up your grin cheeks.
Is It The Best Orange Bud Ever?
No. But it is bloody nice. Of the Mimosas I've had from LB this is a pretty nice one. I'd not hesitate to order it again. It gets my orange stamp of approval.
What Is The Best Orange Bud Ever?
I'm not sure which was my favourite orange bud ever. KIG had Orangina which I really loved although from memory I think they preferred the Evo themselves. I've had an orange glue from a local in the past that was a pretty powerful and tasty orange variant. I'm happy to keep on searching for the perfect orange bud. That's a journey so good that I hope I never reach the destination.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Thanks LB.
Let me know if there is any interest about the cheapie in the comments and whether you're also an orange fan.
Sniff Test
I knew this Mimosa from Radar Breeder ticked my boxes as soon as I opened the bag. I didn't have to smoke any to know for sure I was in for some orange loveliness. The smell of magic was there.
What's the Vendor Like?
I'd not ordered from RB for ages. The combination of newly added free t24 postage and orangeness plus a recommendation landing in my dm's teased me into ordering.
Delivery was quick, appropriately stealthy and it reached me in two days in great condition.
In the Bag
There's a couple of bigger buds and several smaller nuggety ones. I'll post a photo in the comments. They're Dutch apparently but they seem to be speaking my language.
Side Note
I also took a punt on the RB super cheap mixed bucket - although I didn't buy a bucket full. There's some interesting looking buds in there that might be worth investigating. Let me know in the comments if anyone is interested in me writing up a super cheapie session.
The Mimosament of Truth
Upon lighting up the Mimosa I was pleased to find out I was completely correct about its orange credentials. I'd had the message about this bud but they couldn't tell me how orange it was as it was their first orange. I sensed that it'll not be their last taste. So I felt pretty certain I was on safe ground even before ordering. Thanks for the recommendation fella.
Distinctly Orange
The smoke is thick and distinctly orange. It's not a massively heavy hitter initially but it's got a decent strength via the typical delayed delivery stone synonymous with orange buds - it's a mild smoke until shortly after when you realise it's sneaked up on you and you're actually pretty stoned. I'm grinning and have achey cheeks.
I don't know what it is about the orange flavours that I like so much. On paper it's the opposite to most the other weed I buy. It's a sativa dominant whereas I buy Indicas. It's more of a head buzz whereas I prefer a body buzz. It's sour whereas I prefer sweeter flavours. On paper I should hate it. But I just love that thickly sour citrus flavour followed by a predatory stone that stalks you a while before leaping on you and lighting up your grin cheeks.
Is It The Best Orange Bud Ever?
No. But it is bloody nice. Of the Mimosas I've had from LB this is a pretty nice one. I'd not hesitate to order it again. It gets my orange stamp of approval.
What Is The Best Orange Bud Ever?
I'm not sure which was my favourite orange bud ever. KIG had Orangina which I really loved although from memory I think they preferred the Evo themselves. I've had an orange glue from a local in the past that was a pretty powerful and tasty orange variant. I'm happy to keep on searching for the perfect orange bud. That's a journey so good that I hope I never reach the destination.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Thanks LB.
Let me know if there is any interest about the cheapie in the comments and whether you're also an orange fan.
You should be writing for High Times or something BigRoo, excellent smoke/ bud/ vendor review. Your love of orange flavored weed knows no bounds. I would be interested in a BigRoo review on the mixed bucket ...as I'm on a tight budget these days and always looking for a bargain!
Thanks once again, your writing always brings a smile
Thanks once again, your writing always brings a smile
Thanks man for your very kind words. That'd be a great writing gig. I'm open to offers!
I'll break open the bargain bag at some point and write something up. I'm on a budget too at the minute.
I'll break open the bargain bag at some point and write something up. I'm on a budget too at the minute.
Here you go mate - a wee write up of the bargain bucket for you.
If I see a Roo post I hit the upvote button before I've even read it. A true poet with words, I am sure Shakespeare is proud.
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Mimosa is the sun"
I am now awaiting review of the mixed bucket. I always appreciate your opinion.
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Mimosa is the sun"
I am now awaiting review of the mixed bucket. I always appreciate your opinion.
Thanks man for your kind words. "For never was there a story of less woe than this of Bigroo and his Mimoseo"
I'm testing the mixed bucket now. I'll write something up as promised.
I'm testing the mixed bucket now. I'll write something up as promised.
Great write up mate, RB is always stocking quality bud, and top comms too. The mix bucket is excellent value and I think of it like the Jellybelly beans of weed, some times one bud at a time and sometimes just a few random buds ground together as a cocktail.
I have been getting my orange hits from hash lately, working my way through the orange options.
Not sure if you have tried it but if you want quality orange hash then so far I highly recommend the WPFF Orange Canoli from RealD (linked) it is not the cheapest but well worth the price IMO.
I have been getting my orange hits from hash lately, working my way through the orange options.
Not sure if you have tried it but if you want quality orange hash then so far I highly recommend the WPFF Orange Canoli from RealD (linked) it is not the cheapest but well worth the price IMO.
Thanks mate. I've not shopped at RB for ages. I think it used to be a signed service (from memory). I'm looking forward to seeing what's in the mix bucket and wondering how many flavours I can pick out.
Most my hash buying sits in two categories. Tasty daytime commercials or mind-blowing evening expensive bits. I've not had the wpff orange but I've considered it a number of times.
Most my hash buying sits in two categories. Tasty daytime commercials or mind-blowing evening expensive bits. I've not had the wpff orange but I've considered it a number of times.
Great read Big Roo, gonna have to try some! Got another Mimosa tip you! These are fantastic!!
https://littlebiggy.net/item/r8WGjJZ7YODZbYvJEC3PQimc/view/p
Hope you're well Big Roo!
https://littlebiggy.net/item/r8WGjJZ7YODZbYvJEC3PQimc/view/p
Hope you're well Big Roo!
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+60 votes
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BigRoo
Green Crack & Sweet Retreat: Is Twice the Price Twice as Nice?
by
BigRoo
Green Crack & Sweet Retreat: Is Twice the Price Twice as Nice?
It All Started With a Bonus Extra
Green Cat sent me a little unexpected sweet treat of Sweet Retreat alongside the other much cheaper strains I ordered - which included the wonderfully named Green Crack. There's no better price than free for a premium bud when I'm on a tight budget so it was very much appreciated.
Is Twice the Price Twice as Nice?
The Sweet Retreat is almost twice the price of the Green Crack on the menu ($50 for 3.5g / $55 for 7g) so I thought it might be fun to explore both and consider whether the fancy weed earns the fancy price tag.
Let's start with the cheapie.
Green Crack. The Promise of Skunky Goodness
https://littlebiggy.net/link/v25R2d
Green Crack is a back crossed skunk #1 so has a bunch of old school genetics in there. This cheapie from GC is very good value at $55 quarter.
Really Skunky
It delivers thick skunky smoke and a decent stone. As someone who routinely looks for some old school bits to accompany the various modern kush / gelato derivatives strains that are the norm now, this firmly ticks a box for me.
When I Were a Lad
I can still remember my first smoke of skunk and this flavour takes me back to the memory. It was completely unlike anything I'd had up to that point and it absolutely blew my mind.
I often think about kids starting smoking now and instantly being exposed to mind melting quality weed from day one. I wonder whether I'd have loved it the same or more or not at all.
Is My Smoking Rose Tinted by Nostalgia?
I don't know if it's all nostalgia or that you really need to dip into the past to get weed with really different genetics. It feels like there's a sort of feedback loop of modern cannabis that shrinks in an ever decreasing circle of genes while spitting out more strains than ever. I'm interested on people's thoughts on this.
What Was I Here For?
It's probably just as I'm old and set in my ways that I seek out old familiar things. Where was I? Where are my glasses? What did I even come into the kitchen for?
Ah yes, the Green Crack. I'm enjoying it. For a skunky cheapie it's really quite lovely to smoke; lovely deep skunky taste and a easy-hitting stone that creeps up into a nice little buzz.
Reboot Old Strains
TV and cinema have dived fully down the nostalgia route of late and it'd be interesting if the cannabis market did the same and rebooted classic strains.
I really enjoyed the White Widow I had from Twoz the other week too. I guess with modern growing equipment and techniques those older genetics could get a new lease of life. Maybe start with the old orange bud...!
Anyway, Green Crack is a winner. I like it. Absolute bargain of skunky loveliness.
Sweet Retreat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/tON5Zo
GC are renowned for decent quality lower cost and bargain strains like the Green Crack but this one comes in at $95 a quarter. That's a shelf higher than I usually reach for.
Notable Quality
The extra quality is immediately notable. It's a perfectly formed and pretty little compact bud. It smells a little like Permanent Marker with a distinct fumey essence. Maybe like a new piece of electrical equipment when you unbox it. That sort of solventy release.
Well Named
Upon lighting up it delivers thick smoke filled with hints of cherry candy. It's well named with some really sweet notes. It's a thick, creamy, silky sort of smoke with a modern sweetshop flavour tone. There's a tiny musk note amongst the fruityness making it a complex taste.
It is of course the very genetics I was questioning just a few paragraphs earlier that I'm now thoroughly enjoying. The stone is really pretty strong and arrives quickly. I have a strong dislike of thin mint cookies which are close relatives of this but I'm happy to report I'd not have picked that up from smoking it.
I'm Definitely Stoned
It's a heavy muscle relaxing stone making it feel like my head is too heavy for my neck and that it's amazing it took me until now to notice this basic human design flaw. It will be solved soon as my head finishes slowly sinking into my body until I finally have no neck left at all. I didn't expect to evolve into a blob-like species smoking this stuff I must admit. I have a bit of a brow sweat too. Although it could just be I'm nervy about the transformation into my new neckless human existence. I will need to sell all my scarfs. There's a lot to consider and adjust to.
Yup. Stoned.
Okay, reading that back I can immediately tell that the stone is really pretty good as it's the first bit of weed I've expressed as transmutational. I think it's fair to say it's doing its job very well.
Is it Worth (almost) Twice the Price of the Green Crack?
That really is the question isn't it. It's stronger, tastier, cleaner and I wish I had more. There's also an awful lot of other options at the price point to consider if I was opening my wallet up that wide.
Honestly, if money was no object I'd probably still have ordered the Green Crack to try its skunky goodness and I'd still enjoy it just the same. But, I will admit if my wallet was bigger I might well shop from a higher shelf more frequently. The Sweet Retreat really is a very nice smoke.
What About The Genetics I Questioned ?
They're lovely aren't they?! While I do believe my base point is somewhere close to being valid, I can see why we tend to drive down a narrowing route.
It Depends On Your Budget
So ultimately, the question as to whether it's worth it or not depends entirely upon how much your wallet bulges. Sadly life isn't fair and equal so, if, like me, you need to budget your cash then such things remain a little treat. Although the quality of the cheaper bits from GC is so bloody good I'm not desperately sad about it.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks, as always, for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way at least.
What Do You Think?
Let me know in the comment section if you think the pricier buds are well worth it and what expensive bits you've bought yourself.
Green Cat sent me a little unexpected sweet treat of Sweet Retreat alongside the other much cheaper strains I ordered - which included the wonderfully named Green Crack. There's no better price than free for a premium bud when I'm on a tight budget so it was very much appreciated.
Is Twice the Price Twice as Nice?
The Sweet Retreat is almost twice the price of the Green Crack on the menu ($50 for 3.5g / $55 for 7g) so I thought it might be fun to explore both and consider whether the fancy weed earns the fancy price tag.
Let's start with the cheapie.
Green Crack. The Promise of Skunky Goodness
https://littlebiggy.net/link/v25R2d
Green Crack is a back crossed skunk #1 so has a bunch of old school genetics in there. This cheapie from GC is very good value at $55 quarter.
Really Skunky
It delivers thick skunky smoke and a decent stone. As someone who routinely looks for some old school bits to accompany the various modern kush / gelato derivatives strains that are the norm now, this firmly ticks a box for me.
When I Were a Lad
I can still remember my first smoke of skunk and this flavour takes me back to the memory. It was completely unlike anything I'd had up to that point and it absolutely blew my mind.
I often think about kids starting smoking now and instantly being exposed to mind melting quality weed from day one. I wonder whether I'd have loved it the same or more or not at all.
Is My Smoking Rose Tinted by Nostalgia?
I don't know if it's all nostalgia or that you really need to dip into the past to get weed with really different genetics. It feels like there's a sort of feedback loop of modern cannabis that shrinks in an ever decreasing circle of genes while spitting out more strains than ever. I'm interested on people's thoughts on this.
What Was I Here For?
It's probably just as I'm old and set in my ways that I seek out old familiar things. Where was I? Where are my glasses? What did I even come into the kitchen for?
Ah yes, the Green Crack. I'm enjoying it. For a skunky cheapie it's really quite lovely to smoke; lovely deep skunky taste and a easy-hitting stone that creeps up into a nice little buzz.
Reboot Old Strains
TV and cinema have dived fully down the nostalgia route of late and it'd be interesting if the cannabis market did the same and rebooted classic strains.
I really enjoyed the White Widow I had from Twoz the other week too. I guess with modern growing equipment and techniques those older genetics could get a new lease of life. Maybe start with the old orange bud...!
Anyway, Green Crack is a winner. I like it. Absolute bargain of skunky loveliness.
Sweet Retreat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/tON5Zo
GC are renowned for decent quality lower cost and bargain strains like the Green Crack but this one comes in at $95 a quarter. That's a shelf higher than I usually reach for.
Notable Quality
The extra quality is immediately notable. It's a perfectly formed and pretty little compact bud. It smells a little like Permanent Marker with a distinct fumey essence. Maybe like a new piece of electrical equipment when you unbox it. That sort of solventy release.
Well Named
Upon lighting up it delivers thick smoke filled with hints of cherry candy. It's well named with some really sweet notes. It's a thick, creamy, silky sort of smoke with a modern sweetshop flavour tone. There's a tiny musk note amongst the fruityness making it a complex taste.
It is of course the very genetics I was questioning just a few paragraphs earlier that I'm now thoroughly enjoying. The stone is really pretty strong and arrives quickly. I have a strong dislike of thin mint cookies which are close relatives of this but I'm happy to report I'd not have picked that up from smoking it.
I'm Definitely Stoned
It's a heavy muscle relaxing stone making it feel like my head is too heavy for my neck and that it's amazing it took me until now to notice this basic human design flaw. It will be solved soon as my head finishes slowly sinking into my body until I finally have no neck left at all. I didn't expect to evolve into a blob-like species smoking this stuff I must admit. I have a bit of a brow sweat too. Although it could just be I'm nervy about the transformation into my new neckless human existence. I will need to sell all my scarfs. There's a lot to consider and adjust to.
Yup. Stoned.
Okay, reading that back I can immediately tell that the stone is really pretty good as it's the first bit of weed I've expressed as transmutational. I think it's fair to say it's doing its job very well.
Is it Worth (almost) Twice the Price of the Green Crack?
That really is the question isn't it. It's stronger, tastier, cleaner and I wish I had more. There's also an awful lot of other options at the price point to consider if I was opening my wallet up that wide.
Honestly, if money was no object I'd probably still have ordered the Green Crack to try its skunky goodness and I'd still enjoy it just the same. But, I will admit if my wallet was bigger I might well shop from a higher shelf more frequently. The Sweet Retreat really is a very nice smoke.
What About The Genetics I Questioned ?
They're lovely aren't they?! While I do believe my base point is somewhere close to being valid, I can see why we tend to drive down a narrowing route.
It Depends On Your Budget
So ultimately, the question as to whether it's worth it or not depends entirely upon how much your wallet bulges. Sadly life isn't fair and equal so, if, like me, you need to budget your cash then such things remain a little treat. Although the quality of the cheaper bits from GC is so bloody good I'm not desperately sad about it.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks, as always, for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining in some way at least.
What Do You Think?
Let me know in the comment section if you think the pricier buds are well worth it and what expensive bits you've bought yourself.
Hey BigRoo, great read mate. I think I would have to go for the cheaper option. TBF I would probably smash through the tasty stuff faster unless it knocked me out. If I was an occasional smoker I could maybe justify the pricier stuff, but if I am buying bud it is bang for buck that takes priority.
I think everyone is nostalgic for that weed they smoked when they had just started smoking, but just built up enough tolerance not to whitey. I am sure this will be the same for young stoners today but they will be nostalgic for Candycookiegelato77 or something.
Maybe it's a cycle and the old strains will become fashionable again but it seems a lot of breeders are more interested in high thc and sweet flavour strains.
Long live the orange terps 🧡
Keep up the good work mate
I think everyone is nostalgic for that weed they smoked when they had just started smoking, but just built up enough tolerance not to whitey. I am sure this will be the same for young stoners today but they will be nostalgic for Candycookiegelato77 or something.
Maybe it's a cycle and the old strains will become fashionable again but it seems a lot of breeders are more interested in high thc and sweet flavour strains.
Long live the orange terps 🧡
Keep up the good work mate
Good write up and views mate 🤜
I think green cats offerings are a good range of price vs quality.
The cheaper ones like cookie, silver and skywalker are solid staples for anyone’s smoke box.
I’ve had. Few of the pricier options and I think they edge the cheapest on flavours alone and that of course is subjective.
Myself I’m drooling over skywalker terps 😂
Others hate the stuff.
I think green cats offerings are a good range of price vs quality.
The cheaper ones like cookie, silver and skywalker are solid staples for anyone’s smoke box.
I’ve had. Few of the pricier options and I think they edge the cheapest on flavours alone and that of course is subjective.
Myself I’m drooling over skywalker terps 😂
Others hate the stuff.
Thanks man. Skywalker is a favourite of mine too when it's the bluey version. I'm surprised I like the cookie dawg as I'm not a huge fan of cookies strains but it's a solid cheapie and I've bought it several times. The silver I had was nice too. Very old school flavourings with hints of the northern lights and less musk than you often get with a silver - although to be fair I like that flavour. I've had some remarkable cheapies from GC over time. I remember getting what I guess was end of bag Pink Certz smalls at like 50 bucks a Q.
I must admit not every time I've gone for a higher priced bit has it really been worth it. And some of the cheapies I've had have been really nice. It's a real mixed bag and like you say lots of it is personal tastes.
I must admit not every time I've gone for a higher priced bit has it really been worth it. And some of the cheapies I've had have been really nice. It's a real mixed bag and like you say lots of it is personal tastes.
The pricy stuff was stronger but I guess you'd go through it at the same rate. There's also a lot of options in between those two prices. If money was no object I'd probably buy some more expensive bits. However I'm not fortunate enough to know for sure. I'd like to try out wealthiness to see how it'd be. Reckon I'd be good at it. I'd give it a good go anyway.
It'll be interesting to know which recent strains will be the future classics for the current generation. Perhaps strains are too fleeting now as they're crossed and back crossed into new strains so fast.
Aye, flared trousers have been all the rage two or three times in my life. Perhaps everything works in these cycles and orange flavours will be cool again.
Thanks man.
It'll be interesting to know which recent strains will be the future classics for the current generation. Perhaps strains are too fleeting now as they're crossed and back crossed into new strains so fast.
Aye, flared trousers have been all the rage two or three times in my life. Perhaps everything works in these cycles and orange flavours will be cool again.
Thanks man.
Great write up Big Roo. You make me go all nostalgic about smoking, which is something I do very rarely these days. But I'm content to enjoy smoking vicariously through you!
Thanks man. I appreciate your kind words. One day before long I'll knock it on the head and move to vapes. But not today.
I switched to a dry herb vape to wean myself off joints. Never really got on with the liquids. Unfortunately there comes a time when the lungs just can't take any more
I'm definitely approaching that point. I also prefer a dry herb vape to the vape liquids which tend to make me cough more than smoking does.
Another write-up, another read.
I have a feeling that the more Old school strains are making a comeback, Maybe not as the entree but more like a subtle undertone in the background. Much like classical music being played at a high end restaurant, You feel it but maybe aren't as aware of it?
Anyway, You may have twisted my arm into some Green Crack.
I have a feeling that the more Old school strains are making a comeback, Maybe not as the entree but more like a subtle undertone in the background. Much like classical music being played at a high end restaurant, You feel it but maybe aren't as aware of it?
Anyway, You may have twisted my arm into some Green Crack.
Maybe - I read about a jungle boys strain after I wrote this topic, called divorce cake. It's a white widow / wedding cake cross. Maybe we're stepping backwards one step at a time until we reach those tier one strains again - and then they will present them as new.
I like the Green Crack. It's really Skunky. For the price I think it's pretty decent. Let me know what you think if you pick some up.
I like the Green Crack. It's really Skunky. For the price I think it's pretty decent. Let me know what you think if you pick some up.
Great reviews dude. Ordered 1/2 of the Sweet Retreat as I've had some recently for probably 50% over that price from another vendor, and I can't say I was as impressed as I should be by it. Typing that I realise I'm not necessarily a sensible or rational person.
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BigRoo
Orange Fans: The Love is Spreading
by
BigRoo
Orange Fans: The Love is Spreading
As a keen follower of the orange products available on LB, I've noted an uprising. Like a cult movement. The orange love is rising up like a wave washing through the LB vendor menus.
I wished for 2025 to be the year of the orange flavours and that dream is slowly starting to become reality. This is it folks.
Let's start with the Mimosa. It does seem to be the one most people love. A sort of Goldilocks mid-point of orangeness that people have deemed to be just right. Not too much or too little orange flavour. And to be fair it's a good compromise point. I like it despite it not being my number one orange strain - but I believe we can do better.
Tasty Mimosa Variants
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SOTL has a Mimosa Evo:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/VlmRH0
I've not had this one but I've had the strain before and it's a lovely variety. SOTL are a super top reliable vendor with next level stealth. Like military bomber levels of stealth.
MJ has a Mimosa x Orange Punch:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OvIuwt
I've not ordered weed here before but if something is going to tempt me to then it's this. If this is available on payday I'll likely order. Double orange. Hard to go wrong with orange genes on all sides. Part of me has to know has this tastes. Could it be my new number one? Plus I'll get a live resin cart I suspect as the menu here looks pretty good.
Tangerine Dreams (of Being More Orange)
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The Cannibals have an entry here with their Tangerine Dream:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/0hVlKB
Tangerine isn't my favourite orange strain but it's welcome at my party for at least wanting to be orange - and I like those cannibal guys.
Orange Bud Descendants
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GAW has a descendant strain from the original Orange Bud with their Passion Fruit:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/R5Jpqh
I had this ages ago. It was nicer than some reviews suggest with hints of the old orange flavours.
On that same note, my favoured weed vendor GC do also have a descendent strain from the hallowed California Orange Bud in the form of Tropical Cherry:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/bIx7EM
It's not a hugely strong orange flavour, as the name would also suggest by virtue of it being called cherry. But you can taste the orange linage.
And More Orange
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TGFB is bringing up the rear, so to speak, with an Orange Tree grow with a few seeds in. Not perfect but discounted.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/EheuGk
I've not had this and I don't know the strain but I've always liked their enthusiasm on LB.
Worthy of note are the bud bars by SK.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JobMLq
I've not had these but I'm tempted to see how orangey they are for a budget item. They seem to review well and the price is great. I might jump in this month and see if it's a bargain smoke. Anyone had these?
Fancy Orange Hash
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As a fan of fancy hashes there's a couple of orange versions worthy of being on this list. I don't expect they'd bring so much orange flavour to the party but I think they're worth noting.
Firstly the Orange Cannoli WPFF from RD:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/UQW5hY
Expensive bit of hash but I remember Mr Rux stating one of the WPFF hashes was the strongest thing he'd smoked so if you're rich or celebrating then maybe it's worth a little treat to see if it's the full space rocket variety.
Next up is Orangina from BS:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/EbFlLp
Another fancy hash at less of a fancy price than the WPFF.
While I doubt they would add much of that dank sour orange flavour, they are orange in spirit so are welcome additions to my list. Who doesn't like a fancy hash - I know I definitely do!
A Short List
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Okay, so it was a short list. What I described as a wave of orange was in fact just a few items. More of a splash than a wave.
Become an Orangetarian
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If we all jump in though the splash will grow and before you know it every vendor will offer an orange option to satisfy our cult desire for that old sour dank orange flavour of the past.
Back in the 80s they didn't have vegetarian options in every restaurant but after enough people adopted the diet choice they are offered everywhere now. We need to be proud of our Orangetarian status.
Mystery Disappearing Orange Strain
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There was another nice looking orange strain from a well known vendor on here - Agent Orange - but both it and they seem to have disappeared from LB. I've no idea what happened there but overall I hope to see more people get on board and ride the orange train with more orange on more menus as the year rolls on.
More Orange to Follow
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I bought a small mimosa treat from TGS recently and I believe there's more of it incoming next week. I might do a separate write up of the nice bits I'm accumulating.
We can make it happen folks. Buy orange, support the cause and help liberate the orange flavour from oppression. Become an Orangetarian.
Thanks LB Folks
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Thanks as always for reading my topic, I hope the links are useful for you to have your own orange party, and if not I hope it was entertaining to read at least.
I'll see you orangetarians in the next topic.
I wished for 2025 to be the year of the orange flavours and that dream is slowly starting to become reality. This is it folks.
Let's start with the Mimosa. It does seem to be the one most people love. A sort of Goldilocks mid-point of orangeness that people have deemed to be just right. Not too much or too little orange flavour. And to be fair it's a good compromise point. I like it despite it not being my number one orange strain - but I believe we can do better.
Tasty Mimosa Variants
-----
SOTL has a Mimosa Evo:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/VlmRH0
I've not had this one but I've had the strain before and it's a lovely variety. SOTL are a super top reliable vendor with next level stealth. Like military bomber levels of stealth.
MJ has a Mimosa x Orange Punch:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OvIuwt
I've not ordered weed here before but if something is going to tempt me to then it's this. If this is available on payday I'll likely order. Double orange. Hard to go wrong with orange genes on all sides. Part of me has to know has this tastes. Could it be my new number one? Plus I'll get a live resin cart I suspect as the menu here looks pretty good.
Tangerine Dreams (of Being More Orange)
-----
The Cannibals have an entry here with their Tangerine Dream:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/0hVlKB
Tangerine isn't my favourite orange strain but it's welcome at my party for at least wanting to be orange - and I like those cannibal guys.
Orange Bud Descendants
-----
GAW has a descendant strain from the original Orange Bud with their Passion Fruit:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/R5Jpqh
I had this ages ago. It was nicer than some reviews suggest with hints of the old orange flavours.
On that same note, my favoured weed vendor GC do also have a descendent strain from the hallowed California Orange Bud in the form of Tropical Cherry:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/bIx7EM
It's not a hugely strong orange flavour, as the name would also suggest by virtue of it being called cherry. But you can taste the orange linage.
And More Orange
-----
TGFB is bringing up the rear, so to speak, with an Orange Tree grow with a few seeds in. Not perfect but discounted.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/EheuGk
I've not had this and I don't know the strain but I've always liked their enthusiasm on LB.
Worthy of note are the bud bars by SK.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JobMLq
I've not had these but I'm tempted to see how orangey they are for a budget item. They seem to review well and the price is great. I might jump in this month and see if it's a bargain smoke. Anyone had these?
Fancy Orange Hash
-----
As a fan of fancy hashes there's a couple of orange versions worthy of being on this list. I don't expect they'd bring so much orange flavour to the party but I think they're worth noting.
Firstly the Orange Cannoli WPFF from RD:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/UQW5hY
Expensive bit of hash but I remember Mr Rux stating one of the WPFF hashes was the strongest thing he'd smoked so if you're rich or celebrating then maybe it's worth a little treat to see if it's the full space rocket variety.
Next up is Orangina from BS:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/EbFlLp
Another fancy hash at less of a fancy price than the WPFF.
While I doubt they would add much of that dank sour orange flavour, they are orange in spirit so are welcome additions to my list. Who doesn't like a fancy hash - I know I definitely do!
A Short List
-----
Okay, so it was a short list. What I described as a wave of orange was in fact just a few items. More of a splash than a wave.
Become an Orangetarian
-----
If we all jump in though the splash will grow and before you know it every vendor will offer an orange option to satisfy our cult desire for that old sour dank orange flavour of the past.
Back in the 80s they didn't have vegetarian options in every restaurant but after enough people adopted the diet choice they are offered everywhere now. We need to be proud of our Orangetarian status.
Mystery Disappearing Orange Strain
-----
There was another nice looking orange strain from a well known vendor on here - Agent Orange - but both it and they seem to have disappeared from LB. I've no idea what happened there but overall I hope to see more people get on board and ride the orange train with more orange on more menus as the year rolls on.
More Orange to Follow
-----
I bought a small mimosa treat from TGS recently and I believe there's more of it incoming next week. I might do a separate write up of the nice bits I'm accumulating.
We can make it happen folks. Buy orange, support the cause and help liberate the orange flavour from oppression. Become an Orangetarian.
Thanks LB Folks
-----
Thanks as always for reading my topic, I hope the links are useful for you to have your own orange party, and if not I hope it was entertaining to read at least.
I'll see you orangetarians in the next topic.
I fear I may have become a victim of the mystery disappearing orange strain.... if it doesn't appear tomorrow I'm pretty sure the agent has gone undercover!
I was interested myself - ironically, it was what originally sparked me to write this topic but when I searched for it, it was gone. I hope yours appears. I've no idea what happened there.
*Update, I've received a message from Dopey providing a tracking number, that storm has obviously hampered logistics, fingers crossed for an orange Monday
Glad to hear it. I'd actually love to know what that bit is like so please let me know. It was fully hyped on the sales page but it looked pretty good - like it might live up to it.
Will do mate, looking at the tracking deets it's a fair punt at the best of times but it's in the area so should drop tomorrow
Really nice bit of weed, good sized fresh buds, grinds perfectly, really smooth smoke and a nice kinda zoned out high. It doesn't scream of orange, there are definite notes of citrus but I'll be honest if it was a blind test I wouldn't necessarily say it was a predominantly orange strain. That said I have absolutely no complaints and would say yes, it's worth it for the price. I'm away to buy a can of Fanta to wash it down, that'll deffo bring it up to a ten!
Really nice bit of weed, good sized fresh buds, grinds perfectly, really smooth smoke and a nice kinda zoned out high. It doesn't scream of orange, there are definite notes of citrus but I'll be honest if it was a blind test I wouldn't necessarily say it was a predominantly orange strain. That said I have absolutely no complaints and would say yes, it's worth it for the price. I'm away to buy a can of Fanta to wash it down, that'll deffo bring it up to a ten!
It does look really good in the photo I must admit. Glad it came through all good. Thanks for the write up man.
Here are an extra couple from Radar Breeder:
Mimosa:
https://littlebiggy.net/item/brHxac4IhveLQMxb1DKXJ2Hg/view/p
I had a q of this in the summer, i’m not an orangetarian, but this was some of the orangeyest bud i’ve had, it smelled like fresh orange peel. Lovely.
Clementine 73u hash:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/4QaasZ
Pricey, unreviewed, but RB is a name we trust.
Mimosa:
https://littlebiggy.net/item/brHxac4IhveLQMxb1DKXJ2Hg/view/p
I had a q of this in the summer, i’m not an orangetarian, but this was some of the orangeyest bud i’ve had, it smelled like fresh orange peel. Lovely.
Clementine 73u hash:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/4QaasZ
Pricey, unreviewed, but RB is a name we trust.
I've had some nice bits from RB in the past. Thanks for adding these. The hash looks amazing. Pricey stuff but bet it's proper strong. I think I'll try the MJ Mimosa cross if still listed on payday. That's got my curiosity but I've not had their weed before.
Hey BigRoo as a fellow member of the orange terps fan club, I would be glad to see more orange options. I have not been buying much lately as I am on the homegrown but I am really tempted by the fancy hashes you named so I think a treat might be in order.
As soon as my current grow is finished I will be trying another orange bud in my next crop, the last one was disappointing but I always live in hope. 🧡
Keep up the good work
As soon as my current grow is finished I will be trying another orange bud in my next crop, the last one was disappointing but I always live in hope. 🧡
Keep up the good work
I figure the more we talk about the orange, the more people will try it and the more vendors will stock it. Every time I post about orange flavours there's a few more fans jump in. I hope for a moment like the Greggs vegan sausage roll which broke open the vegan market so wide that that even Kentucky now do a vegan option. We need that but on LB and orange flavoured; An orange product so universally polarising that's it's all anyone can talk about and vendors struggle to hold it in stock. Could be this year man.
The hash collective have some lovely looking (but not orange) stuff in at the min. Very spendy but looks the nuts. I'm hoping to have some piatella from them on payday too.
I guess it's all about picking a strain that'll grow well in your setup. Although from memory I think you said you had some excess heat last time. I'd love my own setup to grow a few bits I like. Hopefully one day.
The hash collective have some lovely looking (but not orange) stuff in at the min. Very spendy but looks the nuts. I'm hoping to have some piatella from them on payday too.
I guess it's all about picking a strain that'll grow well in your setup. Although from memory I think you said you had some excess heat last time. I'd love my own setup to grow a few bits I like. Hopefully one day.
I am definitely struggling with ventilation in my current setup but hopefully getting something better sorted this year.
You will have to do a write up on the piatella if you get some, I was fortunate enough to get some Cosmic Gelato from myconauts and it is really nice and a cut above, but I still struggle with the price.
You will have to do a write up on the piatella if you get some, I was fortunate enough to get some Cosmic Gelato from myconauts and it is really nice and a cut above, but I still struggle with the price.
It's hard to know what I'll think of it ahead of time but I expect that I'll come to that same conclusion. I've got some crumble wax at the min which is lovely at 35 bucks a g and some apple hash rosin at 25 bucks a g - that stuffs amazing in the dab pen. So the piatella would need to be about 4x as good as having both of these for it to be the same value for money.
I'm excited to try it though and I'll keep an open mind til I've tried smoking it a few different ways and see if I love it that little extra bit that makes the price seem okay.
I'm excited to try it though and I'll keep an open mind til I've tried smoking it a few different ways and see if I love it that little extra bit that makes the price seem okay.
That is a great selection. I love orange strains too, especially in the summer.
Would love to see a good version of Orange Bud make a come back. Miss that strain!
Loved Superboof recently though 👍
Would love to see a good version of Orange Bud make a come back. Miss that strain!
Loved Superboof recently though 👍
The Orangina is pretty full on orange bud flavour. I've only had it once. I think orange has a more marmite effect than other strains so is more of a gamble for growers and vendors. That's why I keep pumping these posts out in the hope a trend will start!
Superboof is noted. Not had it before but will try it for sure.
Superboof is noted. Not had it before but will try it for sure.
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+87 votes
by
BigRoo
The Humble Spliff: A Celebration
by
BigRoo
The Humble Spliff: A Celebration
Once Upon A Time
The year was 1987. Margaret Thatcher won a historic third term of bossing the country about and Rick Astley dominated the pop charts with Never Gonna Give You Up. One did not inspire the other as far as I know. Also a very young BigRoo scored some basic Moroccan hash at school and had to learn how to roll up.
It's Harder Than It Looks
My first spliff was of course a disaster. I ended up getting a mate to re-roll it for me. This was very inconvenient so ultimately I had to overcome my clunky uncoordinated fingers and learn myself. I can now roll a joint in a semi-conscious state with my eyes shut and broken fingers so it's hard to imagine that it was once a tricky skill I had to perfect. But I genuinely used to look at proficient joint rollers with wide magic-filled eyes like Paul Daniels had just turned a handkerchief into a flower on TV.
It's Like Fricking Magic
This must be something we've all been through at some point. Not the watching of 80s magician Paul Daniels but the fumbling of a joint roll so badly it seemed only possible to accomplish by magic.
Three Greens and a Yelp
At first I started rolling using golden Virginia tobacco, the basic hash of the time and three green rizlas. The middle rizla held the other two together and creating a thick blanket of paper. Gradually I got the hang of turning this chunky mixture of tobacco and badly crumbled hash into a viable paper cylinder to smoke.
The next thing I had to perfect was crumbling the hash so that millions of hot rocks didn't suddenly fall out and give me pin burns that both ruined my clothes and forced me to leap up from my chilled seated position yelping and flapping at small skin burns to the amusement of everyone else in the room. Everyone from this era will relate to this I believe.
It Was A Simpler Time
Even with this rolling technique nailed it wasn't really that great. It's worth pointing out that rolling material options were not as plentiful as they are now and you couldn't just bowl into Tesco and buy ocb's. The internet hadn't been invented yet so no LB to order from. Pagers were still cool. On the plus side most towns had a dodgy backstreet pub that accepted that most the regulars were pot heads and so you could skin up and smoke in the pub. Very civilised - even without fancy rolling papers or internet connection.
Rizla Bonfire
Rolling with three thick green rizlas created a harsh smoke that smelled like you're lighting a bonfire with newspaper. So next was the lick, dab and peel method where you use just the sticky bit from the third rizla to stick the other two together into a long paper but dispose of the joining paper itself. Man this seemed clever at the time. Like beating the system.
Houston, We Have a Problem
Over time this was improved by using the thinner small blue rizla instead of greens. Every so often that clever join would let go while you were smoking it and it'd partly unravel. An Apollo 13 style rescue would ensue with a lot of moving parts, limited materials and a ticking clock until it was too late to save it. "How we gonna fill a round hole with a square peg?"
Bedsheet Sized King Skins
The larger king size rizla were ridiculously wide at the time and not available everywhere. They were much wider than large papers are now. I've since realised they were likely designed for reverse rolling (back strapping) but I didn't know such a thing existed then so using them for a regular roll wrapped up your joint in more paper than a chippy uses on your fish.
Fancypants Papers
In specialist shops things like rips were available. These came in a roll which you ripped to size, hence the name. The shop local to me also did rainbow coloured rolling papers for students who smelled of patchouli oil. At least they were the only people who bought them from what I could tell.
Channel 4 Cannabis Night
In the 90s I watched the channel 4 cannabis night. I've mentioned it before but for anyone who doesn't know we used to only have 3 channels on TV. Channel 4 was launched to challenge the musty, stagnant traditional channels with something more edgy and youth focused.
Amongst the many events on the channel during its experimental phase was a cannabis night. This showed all sorts of interesting and supportive Cannabis content all night long. Like a channel takeover. Cannabis was universally never addressed as a fun or positive thing in any mainstream media. I truly believe that this single night of viewing was culturally transformative for the UK and gave the mainstream media of the time a shake up.
It was like the cannabis version of the Sex Pistols seminal 1976 gig in Manchester where almost everyone who attended went on to start a band.
As years passed after the show, cannabis smoking turned from hash to fancy weed, rolling paper options increased, and it became common to find a range of smoking products in both local corner shops and big supermarkets. I think much of this early progress was born on channel 4 pot night as so many of us carried that with us as we grew.
Reverse Rolling
During this culturally important TV show I discovered reverse rolling (back strapping) was a thing and very popular in Holland where the cannabis scene was very different at the time. I didn't learn reverse rolling right there and then but that's when I wanted to learn it. I'd try every so often but would usually make a total mess of it and would find myself back on Paul Daniels territory thinking it was another magic trick.
The Sexiest Way to Roll
It was a while later when I met someone who could do it properly that I finally learned. Even then I had to relentlessly force myself to do it over and over with a much higher failure rate than I had on my regular rolls of the time.
But I gradually got it and that's how I still roll to this day. I like that you get a neat single piece of thin paper wrapped around your precious ingredients with just a small seam running along the length just like a tailor made cigarette or a pinup girls stockings. Basically back strapping is sexy.
Newfangled Cannabis Consumption
I'm totally down with what all you crazy kids get up to these days. Together you have further transformed the way we buy and consume cannabis here in the UK. I like my herb vape and I dabble with dabs with my little pen. I make my own edibles with RSO or D9 and I've got a live resin vape cartridge thing. Sometimes I get my pipe or bong out to smoke hash.
But... You Cannot Beat The Humble Spliff
Despite the myriad of smoking options, the one thing I return to over and over, is the simple, humble, basic spliff. I like the slow burning, gentle relaxation of gradually consuming a nice joint. It's thoughtfully ponderous and mentally resetting for me. Long term I'll likely migrate away from combustion for health reasons and I tip my hat to everyone who has - but for now I just can't resist puff after puff of thick flavourful smoke from a slow burning joint of a premium weed.
The Joint Rolling Ritual
Rolling a joint is ritualistic and an important part of the overall cannabis experience. You get to savour the freshly ground smell of the weed before undertaking a very personal and artisan rolling process that borders on the strictness of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Basically it's smoking foreplay to ready and excite you before sparking it up.
My Current Roll
These days I set out a brown OCB on my rolling tray. I still use tobacco and roll with a token amount of American Spirit. On top of that I add a pretty healthy amount of weed. Probably about a 0.4g. But I don't weigh it or particularly measure it. Might be 0.3. Could be 0.5. Somewhere around that though.
I then reverse roll it into a slight cone and stick it before tearing the excess paper off. I never burn this off as I see some people do as this has not worked well for me. Fire and me don't get along.
I roach it after rolling. I've never got rolling with the roach in place dialled as it seems to mess it up for me and either flair the end or turn it into a matchstick.
Then I light and enjoy. This was loads more words than I'd planned to write about rolling a joint. I got a wee bit carried away. If you're still reading you deserve a prize. You won't actually get one but really you should. I appreciate you sticking with me here.
Thanks
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I'd love to hear about the personal rituals you go through and how you roll your perfect spliff.
The year was 1987. Margaret Thatcher won a historic third term of bossing the country about and Rick Astley dominated the pop charts with Never Gonna Give You Up. One did not inspire the other as far as I know. Also a very young BigRoo scored some basic Moroccan hash at school and had to learn how to roll up.
It's Harder Than It Looks
My first spliff was of course a disaster. I ended up getting a mate to re-roll it for me. This was very inconvenient so ultimately I had to overcome my clunky uncoordinated fingers and learn myself. I can now roll a joint in a semi-conscious state with my eyes shut and broken fingers so it's hard to imagine that it was once a tricky skill I had to perfect. But I genuinely used to look at proficient joint rollers with wide magic-filled eyes like Paul Daniels had just turned a handkerchief into a flower on TV.
It's Like Fricking Magic
This must be something we've all been through at some point. Not the watching of 80s magician Paul Daniels but the fumbling of a joint roll so badly it seemed only possible to accomplish by magic.
Three Greens and a Yelp
At first I started rolling using golden Virginia tobacco, the basic hash of the time and three green rizlas. The middle rizla held the other two together and creating a thick blanket of paper. Gradually I got the hang of turning this chunky mixture of tobacco and badly crumbled hash into a viable paper cylinder to smoke.
The next thing I had to perfect was crumbling the hash so that millions of hot rocks didn't suddenly fall out and give me pin burns that both ruined my clothes and forced me to leap up from my chilled seated position yelping and flapping at small skin burns to the amusement of everyone else in the room. Everyone from this era will relate to this I believe.
It Was A Simpler Time
Even with this rolling technique nailed it wasn't really that great. It's worth pointing out that rolling material options were not as plentiful as they are now and you couldn't just bowl into Tesco and buy ocb's. The internet hadn't been invented yet so no LB to order from. Pagers were still cool. On the plus side most towns had a dodgy backstreet pub that accepted that most the regulars were pot heads and so you could skin up and smoke in the pub. Very civilised - even without fancy rolling papers or internet connection.
Rizla Bonfire
Rolling with three thick green rizlas created a harsh smoke that smelled like you're lighting a bonfire with newspaper. So next was the lick, dab and peel method where you use just the sticky bit from the third rizla to stick the other two together into a long paper but dispose of the joining paper itself. Man this seemed clever at the time. Like beating the system.
Houston, We Have a Problem
Over time this was improved by using the thinner small blue rizla instead of greens. Every so often that clever join would let go while you were smoking it and it'd partly unravel. An Apollo 13 style rescue would ensue with a lot of moving parts, limited materials and a ticking clock until it was too late to save it. "How we gonna fill a round hole with a square peg?"
Bedsheet Sized King Skins
The larger king size rizla were ridiculously wide at the time and not available everywhere. They were much wider than large papers are now. I've since realised they were likely designed for reverse rolling (back strapping) but I didn't know such a thing existed then so using them for a regular roll wrapped up your joint in more paper than a chippy uses on your fish.
Fancypants Papers
In specialist shops things like rips were available. These came in a roll which you ripped to size, hence the name. The shop local to me also did rainbow coloured rolling papers for students who smelled of patchouli oil. At least they were the only people who bought them from what I could tell.
Channel 4 Cannabis Night
In the 90s I watched the channel 4 cannabis night. I've mentioned it before but for anyone who doesn't know we used to only have 3 channels on TV. Channel 4 was launched to challenge the musty, stagnant traditional channels with something more edgy and youth focused.
Amongst the many events on the channel during its experimental phase was a cannabis night. This showed all sorts of interesting and supportive Cannabis content all night long. Like a channel takeover. Cannabis was universally never addressed as a fun or positive thing in any mainstream media. I truly believe that this single night of viewing was culturally transformative for the UK and gave the mainstream media of the time a shake up.
It was like the cannabis version of the Sex Pistols seminal 1976 gig in Manchester where almost everyone who attended went on to start a band.
As years passed after the show, cannabis smoking turned from hash to fancy weed, rolling paper options increased, and it became common to find a range of smoking products in both local corner shops and big supermarkets. I think much of this early progress was born on channel 4 pot night as so many of us carried that with us as we grew.
Reverse Rolling
During this culturally important TV show I discovered reverse rolling (back strapping) was a thing and very popular in Holland where the cannabis scene was very different at the time. I didn't learn reverse rolling right there and then but that's when I wanted to learn it. I'd try every so often but would usually make a total mess of it and would find myself back on Paul Daniels territory thinking it was another magic trick.
The Sexiest Way to Roll
It was a while later when I met someone who could do it properly that I finally learned. Even then I had to relentlessly force myself to do it over and over with a much higher failure rate than I had on my regular rolls of the time.
But I gradually got it and that's how I still roll to this day. I like that you get a neat single piece of thin paper wrapped around your precious ingredients with just a small seam running along the length just like a tailor made cigarette or a pinup girls stockings. Basically back strapping is sexy.
Newfangled Cannabis Consumption
I'm totally down with what all you crazy kids get up to these days. Together you have further transformed the way we buy and consume cannabis here in the UK. I like my herb vape and I dabble with dabs with my little pen. I make my own edibles with RSO or D9 and I've got a live resin vape cartridge thing. Sometimes I get my pipe or bong out to smoke hash.
But... You Cannot Beat The Humble Spliff
Despite the myriad of smoking options, the one thing I return to over and over, is the simple, humble, basic spliff. I like the slow burning, gentle relaxation of gradually consuming a nice joint. It's thoughtfully ponderous and mentally resetting for me. Long term I'll likely migrate away from combustion for health reasons and I tip my hat to everyone who has - but for now I just can't resist puff after puff of thick flavourful smoke from a slow burning joint of a premium weed.
The Joint Rolling Ritual
Rolling a joint is ritualistic and an important part of the overall cannabis experience. You get to savour the freshly ground smell of the weed before undertaking a very personal and artisan rolling process that borders on the strictness of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Basically it's smoking foreplay to ready and excite you before sparking it up.
My Current Roll
These days I set out a brown OCB on my rolling tray. I still use tobacco and roll with a token amount of American Spirit. On top of that I add a pretty healthy amount of weed. Probably about a 0.4g. But I don't weigh it or particularly measure it. Might be 0.3. Could be 0.5. Somewhere around that though.
I then reverse roll it into a slight cone and stick it before tearing the excess paper off. I never burn this off as I see some people do as this has not worked well for me. Fire and me don't get along.
I roach it after rolling. I've never got rolling with the roach in place dialled as it seems to mess it up for me and either flair the end or turn it into a matchstick.
Then I light and enjoy. This was loads more words than I'd planned to write about rolling a joint. I got a wee bit carried away. If you're still reading you deserve a prize. You won't actually get one but really you should. I appreciate you sticking with me here.
Thanks
In all seriousness, thanks for reading, as always I hope that this has been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Please click the up arrow and get involved in the comments if you like seeing this type of content. It helps share it with others on LB.
I'd love to hear about the personal rituals you go through and how you roll your perfect spliff.
I absolutely loved reading this. You're fantastic at setting the scene and creating vivid imagery with your words.
Nearly every fecking comment I leave on this site turns into an essay, so I can absolutely appreciate that
Stoned thoughts are a bonus to being on this site. It's nice to have a place to communicate them.
😂 we’re of the same generation, I remember those rock burns. All my fleece tops and joggers were covered in them!
And the days before rizla made the blue slims we had to make 2 sheeters with the paper that was so much thicker.
We used gold bennys for the baccy. My poor lungs
And the days before rizla made the blue slims we had to make 2 sheeters with the paper that was so much thicker.
We used gold bennys for the baccy. My poor lungs
That takes me back - scraping together 70 pence to buy ten bennies to roll up with. That dry crusty tobacco. It's no wonder it took me ages to learn to roll. I think as prices went up I moved onto the Lambert & Desperate, not least for the hilarity of asking for it in shops and them knowing exactly what you meant. I've used American Spirit now for about 20 years I think.
Oh god yeah L&Bs, they had bits of bark in them!
I’m a dry herb vape and oil guy now
I do miss the whole ceremony of skinning one up.
I might blag a ciggy off a mate and make one for old times sake.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
I’m a dry herb vape and oil guy now
I do miss the whole ceremony of skinning one up.
I might blag a ciggy off a mate and make one for old times sake.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
That's where I'd like to get to myself. While I've written a topic heralding the mighty spliff I know it's something that ultimately needs to be replaced in my life with a healthier alternative. Thanks man.
Finally got round to reading this, as I always enjoy your topics BigRoo!
Great read as always, and back strapping has been a game changer for me. It also helps the joint burn evenly as there isn't excess paper wrapped around.
I also recall the days where those green rizla would be stuck together, in my day we would call an L roll 😆
Although there was also flaff about having the right materials to roll up, i.e. a grinder, I always made do with what was available, and most times that was cigerette from the corner store called a single, blue slim rizla (if I were lucky) and my good old fingers to crumble partially wet weed which wasn't dried properly.
Still, simpler times nonetheless 😄
Great read as always, and back strapping has been a game changer for me. It also helps the joint burn evenly as there isn't excess paper wrapped around.
I also recall the days where those green rizla would be stuck together, in my day we would call an L roll 😆
Although there was also flaff about having the right materials to roll up, i.e. a grinder, I always made do with what was available, and most times that was cigerette from the corner store called a single, blue slim rizla (if I were lucky) and my good old fingers to crumble partially wet weed which wasn't dried properly.
Still, simpler times nonetheless 😄
I don't want to tempt fate but I've not had a stuck rizla cascade for years.
I can remember my mate turning up with the first grinder I'd seen many years ago. I used scissors or just picked at it to roll so I laughed at his silly expensive paraphernalia buying. Then used his grinder all evening and bought myself one the next day. Was turned around on the subject very quickly.
Thanks man. I had the widow and diesel turn up today - with the bonus offer. Thanks. Not tried it yet but a brief sniff suggests all is good.
I can remember my mate turning up with the first grinder I'd seen many years ago. I used scissors or just picked at it to roll so I laughed at his silly expensive paraphernalia buying. Then used his grinder all evening and bought myself one the next day. Was turned around on the subject very quickly.
Thanks man. I had the widow and diesel turn up today - with the bonus offer. Thanks. Not tried it yet but a brief sniff suggests all is good.
Great bit of writing and so very familiar. Loved it.
First joint in 87 also. 12 yrs old. Picking up my Dad and his mates joint butt's after they vacated where they usually sat and smoked a big fat homegrown doofers after a surf. Bit of a grotty intro but we managed to roll a single, badly, and got so stoned on the cliff. It was magic and love at first puff.
I've never tried this fandangled back strapping. Might have to give it a go as I hate too much paper on a joint.
I always L-plated, tore off the spare half and then licked the back to transfer the glue to the torn off edge. Nowadays it back to my roots and strong single skins.
Thanks for bringing out some memories.
First joint in 87 also. 12 yrs old. Picking up my Dad and his mates joint butt's after they vacated where they usually sat and smoked a big fat homegrown doofers after a surf. Bit of a grotty intro but we managed to roll a single, badly, and got so stoned on the cliff. It was magic and love at first puff.
I've never tried this fandangled back strapping. Might have to give it a go as I hate too much paper on a joint.
I always L-plated, tore off the spare half and then licked the back to transfer the glue to the torn off edge. Nowadays it back to my roots and strong single skins.
Thanks for bringing out some memories.
Thanks man for your kind words. Once you backstrap you'll never go back! It's really nice ending up with a single wrap of paper with a neat seam. It tends to burn better and more evenly as well as you smoking less paper.
Basically,.you start with the sticky on the outside and facing you on nearest side. Literally the opposite to how you'd normally set up. You roll as usual but you have to make sure you roll perfectly as the first bit you tuck in is the sticky (don't lick it yet) and will become the seam. This is where a slightly sloppy rolling technique over the years will show up the most. Once you get the neat perfect roll you just need to keep hold of it, look at where the sticky seam is, then lick it through the papers to wet it. Hold it a short while so it's stuck then tear off the excess while the seam is wet and the paper will tear easily and exactly along it. That's why the initial roll has to be (near) perfect. You tear away from the direction it was rolled in if that makes sense so you don't rip the joint open. Hardcore back strappers can set fire to the excess and leave a perfect seam but this has never panned out well for me. I'm sure there are YouTube tutorials that explain it better. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. I'd genuinely like to know and I promise if you persevere it'll be worth it.
Basically,.you start with the sticky on the outside and facing you on nearest side. Literally the opposite to how you'd normally set up. You roll as usual but you have to make sure you roll perfectly as the first bit you tuck in is the sticky (don't lick it yet) and will become the seam. This is where a slightly sloppy rolling technique over the years will show up the most. Once you get the neat perfect roll you just need to keep hold of it, look at where the sticky seam is, then lick it through the papers to wet it. Hold it a short while so it's stuck then tear off the excess while the seam is wet and the paper will tear easily and exactly along it. That's why the initial roll has to be (near) perfect. You tear away from the direction it was rolled in if that makes sense so you don't rip the joint open. Hardcore back strappers can set fire to the excess and leave a perfect seam but this has never panned out well for me. I'm sure there are YouTube tutorials that explain it better. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. I'd genuinely like to know and I promise if you persevere it'll be worth it.
This is brilliant. Did you not start with a rolling machine though? I learned to roll in earnest when older friends would skin up for me and spark it first. That definitely wasn't continuing.
Just sparked a joint of Cherry Runtz from DrShroom rolled with my standard 3 small silver Rizlas, and I can't see me changing at this point. I also roach after rolling as I don't understand how it works otherwise.
Just sparked a joint of Cherry Runtz from DrShroom rolled with my standard 3 small silver Rizlas, and I can't see me changing at this point. I also roach after rolling as I don't understand how it works otherwise.
I made more of a mess with a rolling machine if memory serves me correctly. I tried a reed mat too. I guess like most things it's mostly practice. Ultimately I got it and became the default person in the middle of an acid trip that people would hand rizlas and hash too knowing I'd still put it together into something we could smoke.
I've not met a three skinner for years though and I must admit it seems an odd habit to keep considering there's now about fifty thousand different pot rolling papers in the local corner shop. Do you not get on with a single sheet roll? Or just set on your ways?
I'm with you on the roach though. Whatever I do it messes with my roll if I put it in first. Probably all true connoisseurs do this in a two step process for perfection. It's worth the additional time.
I've not met a three skinner for years though and I must admit it seems an odd habit to keep considering there's now about fifty thousand different pot rolling papers in the local corner shop. Do you not get on with a single sheet roll? Or just set on your ways?
I'm with you on the roach though. Whatever I do it messes with my roll if I put it in first. Probably all true connoisseurs do this in a two step process for perfection. It's worth the additional time.
I don't get on with a single sheet roll dude. I'm mocked about it by stoner friends, obviously.
If that's how you roll it's how you roll man. No need for anyone to gatekeep getting stoned. If it works for you, it works. I'd never mock it.
Honestly, the truth of the matter is I had to dig deep to write that. And not least as I had to delete two potential phrases your mates may might mock you with that I really thought were great until reading them back. I may have just grown up. Damn that happened when I expected it the least.
Honestly, the truth of the matter is I had to dig deep to write that. And not least as I had to delete two potential phrases your mates may might mock you with that I really thought were great until reading them back. I may have just grown up. Damn that happened when I expected it the least.
It's been a few years since I sat down with a humble joint and had a nice long relaxing smoke, normally it's home, switch the Volcano on and get about .5 of the 'erb in there, grab a bottle of coke and that'll normally do me about 2 hours, then I'll give the bowl a clean, reload and repeat. Probably up to 3-4 times a night dependant on how I am feeling, maybe even a cheeky high temp run at the end of a night to sort myself for bed, to repeat it all the next day.
Though it's been that long I may not be able to finish a joint in one sitting. I normally share a joint with a friend once every now and again and I can just about manage to get through it (Though I have a feeling this is down to his tobacco of choice, as I was a GV smoker back in the day and Amber leaf tastes like I'm sucking on a bottle of disinfectant to me)
On the bit about rituals, It's always the same for me, it adds a bit of calmness into what is a hectic life, and just the thought of getting in, getting my boots off and turning the volcano on means I can power through another day. It's the small things in life that gives us the power to go on sometimes. Cannabis and I have a mutually beneficial agreement, I agree to vape it and it agrees to help quieten my thoughts down a bit and allows me to be able to relax, and I would hate for that agreement to not follow it's usual ritual.
Another excellent post Roo, Now I am just waiting for you to review GC's Gelonade as I am always curious to the difference in stone from vaping Vs smoking.
Though it's been that long I may not be able to finish a joint in one sitting. I normally share a joint with a friend once every now and again and I can just about manage to get through it (Though I have a feeling this is down to his tobacco of choice, as I was a GV smoker back in the day and Amber leaf tastes like I'm sucking on a bottle of disinfectant to me)
On the bit about rituals, It's always the same for me, it adds a bit of calmness into what is a hectic life, and just the thought of getting in, getting my boots off and turning the volcano on means I can power through another day. It's the small things in life that gives us the power to go on sometimes. Cannabis and I have a mutually beneficial agreement, I agree to vape it and it agrees to help quieten my thoughts down a bit and allows me to be able to relax, and I would hate for that agreement to not follow it's usual ritual.
Another excellent post Roo, Now I am just waiting for you to review GC's Gelonade as I am always curious to the difference in stone from vaping Vs smoking.
Your routine is probably more sustainable than mine. I still do a lot of sport so tobacco is not helpful. Eventually it has to go. I also have a stressful and hectic life - you know - no one warned us it was gonna be this hard - so I like the punctuate the end of my day with a smoke to draw a line under it all. Divide the mentally draining bit from my own section of time. So when I get up the next day to do it all again I feel I've had a break. I guess most our chill rituals fit a similar pattern.
UK amber leaf is awful. Oddly the imported stuff is totally different and not too bad. I've long since used American Spirit. It doesn't have the same additives and comes almost dry to start with. It burns nicely and the taste is very mild so the weed dominates the flavour.
Didn't I reply to you about the Melonade? It was a decent bit with a nice diesely flavour. I've still got a 3.5 left I think. Might break it out this afternoon.
UK amber leaf is awful. Oddly the imported stuff is totally different and not too bad. I've long since used American Spirit. It doesn't have the same additives and comes almost dry to start with. It burns nicely and the taste is very mild so the weed dominates the flavour.
Didn't I reply to you about the Melonade? It was a decent bit with a nice diesely flavour. I've still got a 3.5 left I think. Might break it out this afternoon.
So you did, and yes, It was Melonade not Gelonade (apologies, I did go through it fairly quickly though).
I think a ritual is a good thing. We all partake in daily rituals, so why not have one for relaxing in the evening? I doubt your method is any less sustainable than mine, maybe on a health point yes, but your ritual is your ritual, You do what works for you.
I will always advocate vaping though hopefully without getting too preachy, solely for the fact it doesn't stink my office out to high heaven, Though I do keep a small glass piece clean for if I decide to combust, but no tobacco.
Have you looked into something like a Ruby Twist running through glass? It looks complicated but is pretty easy to set up. Great extraction and running it through glass brings back some sort of familiarity.
I think a ritual is a good thing. We all partake in daily rituals, so why not have one for relaxing in the evening? I doubt your method is any less sustainable than mine, maybe on a health point yes, but your ritual is your ritual, You do what works for you.
I will always advocate vaping though hopefully without getting too preachy, solely for the fact it doesn't stink my office out to high heaven, Though I do keep a small glass piece clean for if I decide to combust, but no tobacco.
Have you looked into something like a Ruby Twist running through glass? It looks complicated but is pretty easy to set up. Great extraction and running it through glass brings back some sort of familiarity.
Yeah man it's the tobacco that really has to go first. Nicotine is probably the only drug I regret trying. I only smoke it in joints but it's still detrimental to my health.
Aye - as my grandma used to say, "a little of what you fancy does you good."
It's definitely good to break away from the stressful parts of life for a while. Even if all the same problems are there when you get back you can at least look upon them with fresher eyes.
I've no idea what a Ruby Twist is - I'll Google it later on.
I'm not against vaping. I do enjoy a little vape but usually as a top up. I also make vaped weed cookies which are surprisingly strong. Possibly as I don't vape the weed enough.
Aye - as my grandma used to say, "a little of what you fancy does you good."
It's definitely good to break away from the stressful parts of life for a while. Even if all the same problems are there when you get back you can at least look upon them with fresher eyes.
I've no idea what a Ruby Twist is - I'll Google it later on.
I'm not against vaping. I do enjoy a little vape but usually as a top up. I also make vaped weed cookies which are surprisingly strong. Possibly as I don't vape the weed enough.
Brilliant BigRoo. Still can't bloody back strap to this day!
Your first paragraph basically summed me up but it was 85 for me. I was 15 ( 9 days before I turned 16!) Village junior school bikesheds. Red seal
I did love a good spliff
The biggest change for me was giving up tobacco 15 months ago. This was forced...I needed an operation on my stump ( I'm an amputee) and they wouldn't do it until I'd stopped smoking for 3 months! I refused to give up the weed so we agreed on vaping. Didn't help at all in the end but I never went back to tobacco. I really don't enjoy vaping so now I'm on blunts...gets me really stoned but is costing a fortune! I'm now up to an oz a week ...used to be about half that.
I have found I don't enjoy hash as much. I smoke hash through the bong or vape now and It tastes awful unless it's really top notch hash.
Thanks BigRoo for putting a smile on my face this early on a Saturday morning 👍
Your first paragraph basically summed me up but it was 85 for me. I was 15 ( 9 days before I turned 16!) Village junior school bikesheds. Red seal
I did love a good spliff
The biggest change for me was giving up tobacco 15 months ago. This was forced...I needed an operation on my stump ( I'm an amputee) and they wouldn't do it until I'd stopped smoking for 3 months! I refused to give up the weed so we agreed on vaping. Didn't help at all in the end but I never went back to tobacco. I really don't enjoy vaping so now I'm on blunts...gets me really stoned but is costing a fortune! I'm now up to an oz a week ...used to be about half that.
I have found I don't enjoy hash as much. I smoke hash through the bong or vape now and It tastes awful unless it's really top notch hash.
Thanks BigRoo for putting a smile on my face this early on a Saturday morning 👍
I should give up the tobacco too. It's definitely detrimental to my health now and I don't just brush it off like when I was a teenager. I've tried a few times. Every time I get ill I quit smoking and go onto edibles / vaping. I figure it's the perfect time to see it through and quit. But it never lasts for me. Once I'm back to normal I just go back to smoking. I guess I have a complete lack of commitment and willpower. I suppose you had the additional motivation of the op you needed which forced the issue and it's making me think I probably shouldn't wait for something similar and should take control now. I like the taste from vaping. I don't smoke tobacco inside my house so quite often have a few blasts on dry herb vape if I'm watching a film or something. It's quite nice and chilled but it's not the full hit I crave. Might try rolling a couple of pure spliffs later and see how it is and how long I last.
Thanks man for your kind words as always.
Thanks man for your kind words as always.
Hehehe - you're not alone on this thread. I'm still on the road to hell though it seems - and there's a hell of a lot of traffic.
It's worth a try BigRoo. I've got to admit I wasn't happy at the time..being told what to do, I'm an anarchist don't you know. I'm with you...nothing really hits like a spliff. I stuck to the vaping til after my op but then the bong creeped in....hits better but made me cough something rotten. Then I started experimenting with blunts and different filters. I've tried various filters but OCB Activ carbon filters are very good, they stop alot of the crap getting through. Some say they ruin the taste but personally I think they have a marginal effect. The last few months tho I have been experimenting with various glass tips and I'm preferring them more and more. They take nothing away from taste/hit...they sometimes add a bit when you suck some grind through but usually this is just the first drag ...but you can also get some with glass beads in that stop all that..I just tend to find them to big and you have to roll a big bifter to accommodate. I prefer the slim ones...about 7 mm diameter for a blunt....just right I think. Now the only trouble with smoking neat is the cost ..I'm buying more and more shake to smoke and just a few nice bits for the weekend. I know some don't like messing about with shake...I was one...but I've had some banging stuff off LB for like £40\ £50 an oz... GCs is very good shake and i had some fantastic skunk no1 last week off Oro verde ....but all of it gets you stoned ....really stoned sometimes and then you wonder why your buying stuff at £200 oz!
You will cough to start with but it gets better...I only cough when I actually smoke now....not from dawn til dusk like before. Worth a try mate
You will cough to start with but it gets better...I only cough when I actually smoke now....not from dawn til dusk like before. Worth a try mate
If you haven't tried it yet you should get some 'professor herb premium hemp blend', it is basically a pouch of ground up CBD bud. I used to buy it from flawlesscbd.co.uk and it is kinder to the budget, throat and tolerance than shake.💚
I'll look into it mate. I've got a glass blunt thing in the cupboard I'd forgotten about. It's sort of like a syringe. So you pack a tube full of weed, light it at the end, and then you can keep pushing the weed along the tube so the smouldering bit is at the open end so it keeps burning. Like a glass Spliff - at least that's how it's sold I used it before when I quit tobacco and it was pretty good. The drawback, like you've mentioned, was it cost a fortune to fill up. I tried using vaped weed as tobacco with fresh weed on top in spliffs. That got me proper stoned but had an unenjoyable taste for me. I will find a better balance as I move forward as the tobacco definitely has to end at some point. I'm still at a point where it's not hugely detrimental and I still enjoy it but that balance is shifting fast as I age.
That thing sounds interesting...never seen or heard of such a thing...I will now be searching! Any recollection of where your acquired said glass blunt thing?
I think.you should think about getting some shake/trim to try as a tobacco alternative...honestly I have been truly blown away by the quality of shake around.. just took delivery of an oz of Skywalker of GC.. $51 delivered on a Sunday. It's full of popcorn buds, stinky and once ground up it's not far of the bud and I'm smoking it neat and far to stoned for a Tuesday afternoon....naaaarrrrggghh!
Tbh I definitely smoke more now, it used to be about 1/2 a week. Now it's as least 3/4 probably nearer a 1ner but saying that I don't smoke as often because I get alot more stoned when I do....if that makes sense? If I'm at home all day it's probably 6 to 8 blunts a day instead of a spliff every hour or so...when I'm working and only toking in the evening it's 2 to 3 at most. I still like my nice bits but I buy alot less 1 to 2 8ths a fortnight now and I only get 4-5 blunts per 8th if I stretch it so that's why I switched to shake for weekday/ all day smoke. I can also say I've been more surprised by the shake than disappointed...and there's quite a bit of choice out there too.
Hope you had a good bank holiday btw 👍
I think.you should think about getting some shake/trim to try as a tobacco alternative...honestly I have been truly blown away by the quality of shake around.. just took delivery of an oz of Skywalker of GC.. $51 delivered on a Sunday. It's full of popcorn buds, stinky and once ground up it's not far of the bud and I'm smoking it neat and far to stoned for a Tuesday afternoon....naaaarrrrggghh!
Tbh I definitely smoke more now, it used to be about 1/2 a week. Now it's as least 3/4 probably nearer a 1ner but saying that I don't smoke as often because I get alot more stoned when I do....if that makes sense? If I'm at home all day it's probably 6 to 8 blunts a day instead of a spliff every hour or so...when I'm working and only toking in the evening it's 2 to 3 at most. I still like my nice bits but I buy alot less 1 to 2 8ths a fortnight now and I only get 4-5 blunts per 8th if I stretch it so that's why I switched to shake for weekday/ all day smoke. I can also say I've been more surprised by the shake than disappointed...and there's quite a bit of choice out there too.
Hope you had a good bank holiday btw 👍
The last time I got shake I made some hash from it. I've often thought about picking some up again so probably will after payday and see how I go. I've linked a similar glass blunt thing. When searching for it I saw you can get better ones with corkscrew action. It did work pretty well though. I should dig it out again.
Thanks BigRoo, I think i will have to purchase one...I'm intrigued.
It's worth a go and it's not loads to lay out if you don't enjoy it... and there's always hash or edibles for leftovers.
I do feel healthier....whether I am or not I don't really know but I definitely cough less.
Thanks again for the link 👍
It's worth a go and it's not loads to lay out if you don't enjoy it... and there's always hash or edibles for leftovers.
I do feel healthier....whether I am or not I don't really know but I definitely cough less.
Thanks again for the link 👍
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BigRoo
Mmmm... Mimosa Punch
by
BigRoo
Mmmm... Mimosa Punch
Orange Fetish
It's no secret that I have a wee thing for orange flavours and also for Green Cat. So when GC added a Mimosa Punch to the menu I was all over it. What a perfect combination of vendor and product. I'll probably be smoking it all month now as I bought extra.
So what's it like?
Mmmmm... It's bloody lovely and orange that's what it's like. It's got a very old school orange flavour. There's hints of other vintage strains in the smell. It's almost a bit northern lights, a hint of skunk, but mostly it's a lovely deep citrus orange.
Stamp of Approval
It gets my orange stamp of approval. It smokes lovely and is definitely very pleasantly orange. The main stone is nicely delayed and kicks in late. It's not a massively heavy hitter but it's getting me pretty stoned so I imagine it'll work out for many other LB folks. I've just hammered two fatties on the bounce and have a little face sweat and will be super happy to eat dinner soon.
Genetics
Mimosa Punch is a cross of Mimosa and Orange Punch. Basically it's double orange and I suppose double punch too as Mimosa has purple punch parentage. Both strains have a link back the original old orange bud. It's the perfect orange storm.
I Reckon You'll Like It
In short, if you like a bit of orange then jump on the GC train and get yourself some Mimosa Punch. I'm pretty sure you'll like it. Orange fans may also like the Forbidden Fruit too which I have bought too but I've not smoked yet as I'm Mimosaring my way through the evening.
Thanks for Reading
As always thanks for reading, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Are you an orange fan too? Get involved in the comments section and let me know.
It's no secret that I have a wee thing for orange flavours and also for Green Cat. So when GC added a Mimosa Punch to the menu I was all over it. What a perfect combination of vendor and product. I'll probably be smoking it all month now as I bought extra.
So what's it like?
Mmmmm... It's bloody lovely and orange that's what it's like. It's got a very old school orange flavour. There's hints of other vintage strains in the smell. It's almost a bit northern lights, a hint of skunk, but mostly it's a lovely deep citrus orange.
Stamp of Approval
It gets my orange stamp of approval. It smokes lovely and is definitely very pleasantly orange. The main stone is nicely delayed and kicks in late. It's not a massively heavy hitter but it's getting me pretty stoned so I imagine it'll work out for many other LB folks. I've just hammered two fatties on the bounce and have a little face sweat and will be super happy to eat dinner soon.
Genetics
Mimosa Punch is a cross of Mimosa and Orange Punch. Basically it's double orange and I suppose double punch too as Mimosa has purple punch parentage. Both strains have a link back the original old orange bud. It's the perfect orange storm.
I Reckon You'll Like It
In short, if you like a bit of orange then jump on the GC train and get yourself some Mimosa Punch. I'm pretty sure you'll like it. Orange fans may also like the Forbidden Fruit too which I have bought too but I've not smoked yet as I'm Mimosaring my way through the evening.
Thanks for Reading
As always thanks for reading, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Are you an orange fan too? Get involved in the comments section and let me know.
Evening BigRoo, As someone who has never tried orange strains, How would you say the stone is? I've had a couple of bits from GC before and have all been absolutely top notch, I may order the Mimosa Punch next.
Generally a good orange bud stone will be a fairly gentle hit to start but with a much more solid but delayed follow up hit. So you have a bit of a high first but then a heavier stone sneaks up and kicks in. That's the sign of good orange genes. The Mimosa Punch is a really decent stone but not a massively heavy hitter. I've got several strains at the min and am only smoking the mimosa though. I've got a melonade I've not even opened. That says a lot.
I am vaping away on the Melonade right now, I rate it highly (though I don't carry much weight around here), And I'd be very interested to hear your opinion on it. Though I am new I have read most of your reviews and have been toking a little while now before I found LB.
The melonade is lovely. A fruity twisted diesel flavour. It's a good strength with thick smoke. I like it.
A sentiment I echo, it's packed with flavour and goes nicely in the Volcano too. Just curious, and I'm not getting preachy (You do you man), but have you ever tried a DHV? Not cheap shit, a good one? I haven't smoked for years and struggle with a good old joint. I understand the "cleaner" stone might not be everyone's cup of tea, I'll be honest, it took a while to get used to.
I've got an Xmax which is alright for my occasional vaping. My mates got the mighty which is excellent but I think he probably goes through more weed. Every so often I quit spliffs and use my vape and also my dab pen. I always go back to smoking joints. I miss the slow burn chill of a simple joint. If you've not tried extracts through some sort of dab rig or pen then that's a pretty good experience. They go a long way in a pen too.
I may also own a Proxy for extracts. I'm glad you've done what a lot of my friends have done, which is try a DHV. I feel as though cannabis is a journey for some of us and it is all about trying new experiences.
I'll dig a bit out tomorrow and have it as my first one. My review now would just be "it's not orange" as I've already started on the Mimosa.
Thanks for reading my stuff man. No one's opinion is more important than anyone else's though. Our cannabis consumption is a personal thing and I'm sure we all have our unique needs. You're the best judge of your own needs so your opinion is just as valid as mine. You may also find there are more people like you here than me. So your opinion has every chance of speaking to more people than I do. Your voice likely has more weight than you realise.
A good example is that I haven't vaped any of this weed. And quite often you'll find things that smoke well don't always vape so well - and vice versa. So even within the remit of this chat you have some knowledge I don't (yet). This places you as the vape expert within this conversation.
Thanks for reading my stuff man. No one's opinion is more important than anyone else's though. Our cannabis consumption is a personal thing and I'm sure we all have our unique needs. You're the best judge of your own needs so your opinion is just as valid as mine. You may also find there are more people like you here than me. So your opinion has every chance of speaking to more people than I do. Your voice likely has more weight than you realise.
A good example is that I haven't vaped any of this weed. And quite often you'll find things that smoke well don't always vape so well - and vice versa. So even within the remit of this chat you have some knowledge I don't (yet). This places you as the vape expert within this conversation.
Hey BigRoo, you have got me very tempted to try this one. I would love to buy enough to press some and get some orange rosin but I spent all my coin on hash again.💚
I wish I needed to restock! Still got lots of Skywalker og and pink certz, didn't have that in stock when I purchased.
Skywalker OG is one of my favourites when you get the really blue tasting versions. I had pink certz smalls which was probably the best bargain bit I've had on LB. Really lovely smoke that.
Honestly I'm over stocked at min as I ordered twice in just a few days - and I've not got the money for the druids new crop which I'd probably have dived into. I guess life is all about choices.
Honestly I'm over stocked at min as I ordered twice in just a few days - and I've not got the money for the druids new crop which I'd probably have dived into. I guess life is all about choices.
Lol. Yes mines quite blue it's very nice, very strong flavor in the vape. The pink certz is very candy like. I've just bought 3 live resin vapes so don't need more bud 😅
I'm not familiar with the druid, who's this?
I'm not familiar with the druid, who's this?
The druids are a small grower that produce really old school natural buds with tons of flavour once per season. Their latest batch went live and sold a couple of strains out straight away. I'm not surprised. It's really nice weed - and very different to the commercially grown furry pebbles we're more used to. I've not had any of this recent lot so can't say how it is but I expect it's lovely. Worth keeping on your radar. Linked to their profile.
Thank you! Know what you mean about furry pebbles. I love a pungent flavoursome flower that's got nice structure not like a rock. Just checked out druid and looks like they have nice bud for sale now.
Snap it up while it's there if you've got the coins. So long as you're expecting a more wispy natural grow with lots of old school flavour notes I think you'll be happy with it. I can see why they sell out fast as it's a lot different to most commercial buds here - aside from a few other small growers - so is a standout product. Damn it I want some too now...
I've over spent early though so am committed to an orange month. I've got last bit of jungle juice, forbidden fruit and double helping of mimosa. The druids are due a new crop sometime soon so will be a shame if I miss out through cash flow thoughtlessness.
I'm with you on the cash flow front , I'm smoking shake at the mo...all my good buds gone on gardening chores this weekend and the coin man says no more til payday too. I,ve got about an ounce to go through and I just looked st GCs menu and i have just enough coin to get an oz of his Skywalker trim. Gonna be a lean couple of weeks.
Druids look like they've got a couple of nice bits coming through...fingers crossed til.payday
Druids look like they've got a couple of nice bits coming through...fingers crossed til.payday
Looked at Druids again last night and couldn't resist trying Wham Boom...so the trims out the window now!
After reading this topic I jumped in on the Wham Boom too. Never had driuds stuff before. Can't wait. Thanks guys.
Damnit.... Everyone has the druids weed but me. Might have to scrape it together for an order. Let us know how you get on with it.
Will do .. i changed my mind on the 7g of wham.boom and went 3.5 wham boom and 3.5 fosters ...the other strain they had on ..they got some frozen black cherry coming through soon
Good choice. I'd have done exactly the same. Might wait til the black cherry. I'll mull it over later and make a decision.
I'll let you know how it goes
There were no reviews on these two strains so might be around a little while
There were no reviews on these two strains so might be around a little while
Thanks mate. I'll be interested to know. The druids stuff doesn't usually hang around for long though.
Well the druids landed today, I must say it's impeccable service from these guys...when I message to change my order I had an immediate reply. Never had that happen on LB before.
The bud, they really do stink, both have a skunky edge to the smell. I've only tried the Foster so far...so glad I changed my order! Sticky icky buds, light in weight and take a bit of grinding coz of the stickiness..smells so good tho...even though I think that grinding buds knocks the flavour/ taste ..a discussion for another day that. Still it tastes divine, and a quick draw on the blunt before lighting takes you back 30 odd years , beautiful taste. Smokes and burns clean,no harshness at all . The high hits fairly quick In the eyes but the head takes a little longer but it keeps coming and coming....I has my first blunt around lunchtime, 12ish...had another about 2ish and still felt stoned when I had tea at 6 ish ..never touched anything else til after tea. Bloody lovely.
If you can, grab some mate ...you won't regret it.
Wham boom tomorrow 👍
The bud, they really do stink, both have a skunky edge to the smell. I've only tried the Foster so far...so glad I changed my order! Sticky icky buds, light in weight and take a bit of grinding coz of the stickiness..smells so good tho...even though I think that grinding buds knocks the flavour/ taste ..a discussion for another day that. Still it tastes divine, and a quick draw on the blunt before lighting takes you back 30 odd years , beautiful taste. Smokes and burns clean,no harshness at all . The high hits fairly quick In the eyes but the head takes a little longer but it keeps coming and coming....I has my first blunt around lunchtime, 12ish...had another about 2ish and still felt stoned when I had tea at 6 ish ..never touched anything else til after tea. Bloody lovely.
If you can, grab some mate ...you won't regret it.
Wham boom tomorrow 👍
That's the druids experience! Top vendor. I felt just the same when I got my first order. Took me back to early Dam days.
Apologies for the delay... Wham boom, another beautiful smelling offering from Druids.... sweeter smelling bud this, definitely get vanilla and a bit nutty too but my nose isn't the best! Again sticky buds, a bit denser than the foster too. Smokes super clean and smooth, can taste the vanilla aswell on the inhale a bit ...slightly spicy exhale, not unpleasant at all. The hit comes on pretty quick to the head, quite uplifting straight away...then after 20min ish the body starts to catch up and everything starts to relax. All in all pretty well balanced imo.
Again I have no hesitation in recommending it...but if you have to pick one I'd go for the foster...so happy I changed my mind and got some of both.
Have a good weekend BigRoo
Again I have no hesitation in recommending it...but if you have to pick one I'd go for the foster...so happy I changed my mind and got some of both.
Have a good weekend BigRoo
Damnit. Feel like I missed out. Druids always pop out unusual strains grown to perfection. Am jealous. I can't justify ordering though as got a few bits left still. I'm smoking the blue lemon from GC at the min. Was silly cheap but is actually pretty nice to smoke and tastes much as the name suggests. I've got some RS11 for later on. One of my favourite strains. Seems to taste of something different each puff. I've still got some mimosa tucked away. Will go back to it once I'm desensitised to the orangeness.
GC has had quite a few nice cheap bits lately . Never tried the blue lemon tho.
Roll on the end of the month! Have a good one sir
Roll on the end of the month! Have a good one sir
Yeah GC cheapies are generally really good for the price. It's hard to justify spending more sometimes. Thanks man.
Always a pleasure reading your posts. As an Orange terp fan myself, it's nice to have confirmation when there is something tasty on the wall.
The last Mim punch I had, was from MJConcentrates. It was spectacular and something I will go out of my way to experience again.
Much appreciated
The last Mim punch I had, was from MJConcentrates. It was spectacular and something I will go out of my way to experience again.
Much appreciated
Thanks man for your kind words. I had the mimosa punch from MJ too which was lovely. This is a bit different to that, the buds don't have those dark little leafy bits like on the MJ version so it's not as pretty. But it's a stinky old school flavoured double orange bud to smoke for sure. Price is cheap too.
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BigRoo
Join Me For Star Wars Day
by
BigRoo
Join Me For Star Wars Day
Welcome to Star Wars Day. For the uninitiated it is like 420 for geeks and there's no better year to start as it's a bank holiday tomorrow. It was only a year ago I realised other stoners actually celebrate star wars day. I went to the shop to buy a couple of packs of ocb's and the fella asked me what was going on as he'd already sold two boxes that morning. Then I realised that a load of us plan to blast off into space for the day.
- How to Celebrate Star Wars Day
Get stoned and watch Star Wars. It's really pretty simple. It's the sort of multitasking I'm sure we can all handle. There's now a massive amount of viewing options available as there's various films, series and cartoons to choose from.
Basically there's a Star Wars suitable for virtually everyone. To help us celebrate they're dropping Tales of the Underworld today as six brand new short animated episodes focusing on some of the bad guys which might be pretty fun to watch as a starter.
Some local cinemas will show the movies depending upon how cool and trendy an area you live in and LB has a range of edibles and mushrooms that'd make it a cinema trip to remember. The core point is to get fully hyper spaced and absorb Star Wars content. I don't think Disney particularly push this angle but I'm pretty sure it is correct route to take.
- Believe in Your Dreams
The extended star wars world really is a testament to just how fully you can realise your creative dreams if you believe in them enough.
The first film very nearly didn't make it all the way through production. Even many people involved in the film had little hope of it doing well. George clung to what he could to get it across the line and in to the cinemas.
And here we are, almost fifty years later, and we're not only still celebrating the film series but the story is still growing. Admittedly not always quite as brilliantly as the original concept set up but growing nonetheless. New generations will grow up loving Star Wars just as much as I do. The story will likely outlive me and I find that oddly comforting.
- I've Got Some Good Bits In
I've got a few bits stashed including some crumble wax extracts from Dr D and the last of the Piatella I had from THC plus I have just picked up a couple of lovely looking new strains for the day.
- Jungle Juice from The Wizard of Oz 420
https://littlebiggy.net/link/L86xh4
First up we have the jungle juice from Twoz. I ordered some of their RSO too but to be honest it was only as Dr D had sold out. However it's really a decent grade for using in my cookies. The syringe comes in a extra little protective tube so it's in perfect condition and the strength is very floaty, clean and wide ranging. Actually it's really strong stuff. I really like edibles with RSO as it tends to completely nail me and this did not let me down. Anyway, on with the jungle juice.
- Is It Orangy?
The jungle juice appealed to me as it's Animal Cookies crossed with Tangie. The Tangie has a direct link to my favoured Orange Bud. Opening the bag definitely promises some orangeness is on the way. Smoking it however doesn't deliver the full dank orange flavour like a Mimosa would but it's fresh and citrusy with the delayed stone that creeps up and batters you that's typical of orange strains. Tastewise it probably leans towards a citrusy cookies flavour although a cookies fan may tell you the opposite. It's a lovely smoke in it's own right though and I wouldn't want my orange fetish to put you off ordering it.
- Half Breed Strains
I guess this is often the case with many crosses. You assume it's a 2 for 1 flavour bomb whereas it's a 50/50 flavour mix. You get half of each. The Jungle Juice is a really nice balanced smoke, lovely flavour and a hard hitter, but it's just not as tremendously orange as my expectations were. At least my reputation for supporting new orange related strains is fully in tact.
- Twoz's Vendoring
Twoz seem like a solid vendor to me and must be one of the fastest vendors on LB. I've ordered twice now and the service has been great, fast and the weed very decent for the price. Both times it's reached me inside of 24 hours so they're a good bet if you're in a hurry.
- RS11 from Green Cat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/77Qg9B
The next strain I couldn't resist was the RS11 from GC. I also ordered a few cheapies as they've had some unreal cheap bits of late plus more of the American LA Mousse. That's a lovely daytime fresh tasting hash. I'm really liking smoking it. Easy to roll with and clean to smoke. The Italian Ice is my favourite variation although with some orange in its genetics that's no surprise. It's also no secret that GC are my favourite vendor on LB. I can't recommend them highly enough.
They've just dropped all sorts onto the menu including Mimosa Punch, Forbidden Fruit and Blue Nerds plus lots of other bargains. So it's a great time to dive in and buy one of everything much as I intend to later today. I really ordered at the exact wrong time in all honesty.
- Back to the RS11
I've had RS11 a few times from other sellers. When it's done well the flavour is incredible. It seems to taste like one of everything from the sweetshop. Will this one go all the way up to 11?
Oh yes. First few puffs and I'm immediately unable to place the flavour as it's every flavour. It produces sweet, rich, thick smoke that is a new flavour every puff. It's sweet, it's sour, it's blue, it's musky, it's citrusy. It's like the mambo number five for flavour sensations. The stone doesn't hit you with the powerhouse thump of some strains but it is no weakling. It's more of a gentle hit where you don't fully realise the stone until it's crept up and is sweating from your brow.
I can definitely recommend the RS11. I've just rolled a second one. First puff like blueberries, second puff a sour candy, third puff cherries. It's a great example of the strain but in all honesty GC have so many nice options right now that you'll struggle to choose.
- I've Let Myself Down
I've missed an obvious trick by not ordering any Skywalker OG. It's a favourite strain of mine and I often get it. This would have been the perfect moment to order that and a bunch of other space related strains too like the cosmic gelato and starburst. Man, don't you hate hindsight. I did not think this event through thoroughly. Let's make a plan for next year. Space strains and Star Wars - who's in?
- Happy Star Wars Day
May the Fourth Be With You - Always. Well, not always. Once per year is fair. You can still get stoned and watch Star Wars on other days though. It's not only allowed it's fully recommended.
- Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining. I also hope I've encouraged some of you to join me in space today. I wouldn't want to 'force' anybody though.
Let me know if you're joining in and how you plan to spend the day.
- How to Celebrate Star Wars Day
Get stoned and watch Star Wars. It's really pretty simple. It's the sort of multitasking I'm sure we can all handle. There's now a massive amount of viewing options available as there's various films, series and cartoons to choose from.
Basically there's a Star Wars suitable for virtually everyone. To help us celebrate they're dropping Tales of the Underworld today as six brand new short animated episodes focusing on some of the bad guys which might be pretty fun to watch as a starter.
Some local cinemas will show the movies depending upon how cool and trendy an area you live in and LB has a range of edibles and mushrooms that'd make it a cinema trip to remember. The core point is to get fully hyper spaced and absorb Star Wars content. I don't think Disney particularly push this angle but I'm pretty sure it is correct route to take.
- Believe in Your Dreams
The extended star wars world really is a testament to just how fully you can realise your creative dreams if you believe in them enough.
The first film very nearly didn't make it all the way through production. Even many people involved in the film had little hope of it doing well. George clung to what he could to get it across the line and in to the cinemas.
And here we are, almost fifty years later, and we're not only still celebrating the film series but the story is still growing. Admittedly not always quite as brilliantly as the original concept set up but growing nonetheless. New generations will grow up loving Star Wars just as much as I do. The story will likely outlive me and I find that oddly comforting.
- I've Got Some Good Bits In
I've got a few bits stashed including some crumble wax extracts from Dr D and the last of the Piatella I had from THC plus I have just picked up a couple of lovely looking new strains for the day.
- Jungle Juice from The Wizard of Oz 420
https://littlebiggy.net/link/L86xh4
First up we have the jungle juice from Twoz. I ordered some of their RSO too but to be honest it was only as Dr D had sold out. However it's really a decent grade for using in my cookies. The syringe comes in a extra little protective tube so it's in perfect condition and the strength is very floaty, clean and wide ranging. Actually it's really strong stuff. I really like edibles with RSO as it tends to completely nail me and this did not let me down. Anyway, on with the jungle juice.
- Is It Orangy?
The jungle juice appealed to me as it's Animal Cookies crossed with Tangie. The Tangie has a direct link to my favoured Orange Bud. Opening the bag definitely promises some orangeness is on the way. Smoking it however doesn't deliver the full dank orange flavour like a Mimosa would but it's fresh and citrusy with the delayed stone that creeps up and batters you that's typical of orange strains. Tastewise it probably leans towards a citrusy cookies flavour although a cookies fan may tell you the opposite. It's a lovely smoke in it's own right though and I wouldn't want my orange fetish to put you off ordering it.
- Half Breed Strains
I guess this is often the case with many crosses. You assume it's a 2 for 1 flavour bomb whereas it's a 50/50 flavour mix. You get half of each. The Jungle Juice is a really nice balanced smoke, lovely flavour and a hard hitter, but it's just not as tremendously orange as my expectations were. At least my reputation for supporting new orange related strains is fully in tact.
- Twoz's Vendoring
Twoz seem like a solid vendor to me and must be one of the fastest vendors on LB. I've ordered twice now and the service has been great, fast and the weed very decent for the price. Both times it's reached me inside of 24 hours so they're a good bet if you're in a hurry.
- RS11 from Green Cat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/77Qg9B
The next strain I couldn't resist was the RS11 from GC. I also ordered a few cheapies as they've had some unreal cheap bits of late plus more of the American LA Mousse. That's a lovely daytime fresh tasting hash. I'm really liking smoking it. Easy to roll with and clean to smoke. The Italian Ice is my favourite variation although with some orange in its genetics that's no surprise. It's also no secret that GC are my favourite vendor on LB. I can't recommend them highly enough.
They've just dropped all sorts onto the menu including Mimosa Punch, Forbidden Fruit and Blue Nerds plus lots of other bargains. So it's a great time to dive in and buy one of everything much as I intend to later today. I really ordered at the exact wrong time in all honesty.
- Back to the RS11
I've had RS11 a few times from other sellers. When it's done well the flavour is incredible. It seems to taste like one of everything from the sweetshop. Will this one go all the way up to 11?
Oh yes. First few puffs and I'm immediately unable to place the flavour as it's every flavour. It produces sweet, rich, thick smoke that is a new flavour every puff. It's sweet, it's sour, it's blue, it's musky, it's citrusy. It's like the mambo number five for flavour sensations. The stone doesn't hit you with the powerhouse thump of some strains but it is no weakling. It's more of a gentle hit where you don't fully realise the stone until it's crept up and is sweating from your brow.
I can definitely recommend the RS11. I've just rolled a second one. First puff like blueberries, second puff a sour candy, third puff cherries. It's a great example of the strain but in all honesty GC have so many nice options right now that you'll struggle to choose.
- I've Let Myself Down
I've missed an obvious trick by not ordering any Skywalker OG. It's a favourite strain of mine and I often get it. This would have been the perfect moment to order that and a bunch of other space related strains too like the cosmic gelato and starburst. Man, don't you hate hindsight. I did not think this event through thoroughly. Let's make a plan for next year. Space strains and Star Wars - who's in?
- Happy Star Wars Day
May the Fourth Be With You - Always. Well, not always. Once per year is fair. You can still get stoned and watch Star Wars on other days though. It's not only allowed it's fully recommended.
- Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and if not I hope it's been entertaining. I also hope I've encouraged some of you to join me in space today. I wouldn't want to 'force' anybody though.
Let me know if you're joining in and how you plan to spend the day.
Hello there!
Keen to get your insight on your favourite hybrids and their effects. I'm in search of an elusive mix of 'creativity' head buzz but with a gentle body stone. Help bring balance to my force.
Keen to get your insight on your favourite hybrids and their effects. I'm in search of an elusive mix of 'creativity' head buzz but with a gentle body stone. Help bring balance to my force.
I once watched 9 movies back to back in chronological order (as Lucas suggests), 5 on a Saturday and 4 on the Sunday... that was all of them at the time...
You'd need to spend weeks to consume all the films and series now. And would likely need a guide to get them into chronological order. I assume someone's mapped it out though.
I'm doing the Obi Wan series today. 6 episodes. Will do the new tales cartoons later on tonight. Am getting slowly baked too. RSO cookies later. Thought it best not to start on those for breakfast.
Happy Star wars day Polly.
I'm doing the Obi Wan series today. 6 episodes. Will do the new tales cartoons later on tonight. Am getting slowly baked too. RSO cookies later. Thought it best not to start on those for breakfast.
Happy Star wars day Polly.
The chronological order of the Star Wars movies is: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker. 🤓👌
11 movies. With series at various points in that time line. I think some of the series cross over too. We're 3 episodes into Obi Wan now and just had first of the RSO cookies.
May the 4th be with you once a year (beep-boop-beep/lightsaber sounds)
I am taking some Galaxy Runtz for a walk to enjoy with a cold hoppy IPA - Brewdog Fruit Twist 🌞🥦🍻
Enjoy your weekend 👍
I am taking some Galaxy Runtz for a walk to enjoy with a cold hoppy IPA - Brewdog Fruit Twist 🌞🥦🍻
Enjoy your weekend 👍
Thanks man. Happy Star Wars Day. I'm just settling in for the rest of the day. Gonna get spaced.
May the fourth brother. Count me in for next year and getting cosmic. Still remember queueing down the flicks to see the first film in 77.
Likewise I'm on some of GCs menu... mimosa punch...Nice, Melonade... hard hitting for the coin 👌 and my personal favorite at the mo Snowman Og [ reload ]. Also some Static shock shake and Tangie 120 hash from Dapper . It's a good day
Have a good one everyone 💨💨
Likewise I'm on some of GCs menu... mimosa punch...Nice, Melonade... hard hitting for the coin 👌 and my personal favorite at the mo Snowman Og [ reload ]. Also some Static shock shake and Tangie 120 hash from Dapper . It's a good day
Have a good one everyone 💨💨
I'll get organised ahead of time for next year. I'm ordering mimosa & forbidden today. I got the snowman - lovely old skunky flavour. I've got melanade too but haven't tried it yet.
What's the Tangie hash like? I've never ordered from Dapper.
What's the Tangie hash like? I've never ordered from Dapper.
You'll definitely like the mimosa punch... glad you like the snowman, nice looking buds too. Melonade is quite hard hitting imo and tastes nicer than it smells. VGood value for money.
Again I think you'd like the tangie hash...lots of orangey terps going on and a nice mellow stone...good for listening to some music. Never had a problem with Dapper. Good stealth and comms, postage is usually 2-3days on the tracked but no sig ... altho I think some of the delay is RM last couple from GC have been 2 and 3 days....surprising how quickly we get used to super fast here In 16 hours deliveries
Again I think you'd like the tangie hash...lots of orangey terps going on and a nice mellow stone...good for listening to some music. Never had a problem with Dapper. Good stealth and comms, postage is usually 2-3days on the tracked but no sig ... altho I think some of the delay is RM last couple from GC have been 2 and 3 days....surprising how quickly we get used to super fast here In 16 hours deliveries
I hope I like the Mimosa. I've ordered extra as orange strains are pretty rare and tend to sell out so I thought I'd get a bit extra to stash.
GC have been 3 days from ordering for me too of late. Some of the cheapies have been amazing lately though.
I'll check out Dappers hash at some point. I've currently got the American LA Mousse as a daytime puff. It's not that strong but it's a nice smoke.
GC have been 3 days from ordering for me too of late. Some of the cheapies have been amazing lately though.
I'll check out Dappers hash at some point. I've currently got the American LA Mousse as a daytime puff. It's not that strong but it's a nice smoke.
What did you think of the mimosa mate? Mines all gone now.
Yeah.not sure what's going on with RM at the mo....everything seems to take a minimum of 3 days no matter what postage I buy. So long as it keeps getting here that's all that counts.
Yeah.not sure what's going on with RM at the mo....everything seems to take a minimum of 3 days no matter what postage I buy. So long as it keeps getting here that's all that counts.
I've not had it turn up yet. Ordered Mimosa & Forbidden Fruit on Sunday before bank holiday. Hopefully will be in the post today and with me soon.
5 posts
+15 votes
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BigRoo
I Made The Paranoia List But I Am Only Me!
by
BigRoo
I Made The Paranoia List But I Am Only Me!
- I Am Only Me
Not that it really needs addressing but as the same conspiracy is flying around LB again and I'm now on the list, I'd just like to state for the record that I am only me. I am not an alt for any vendor. I am just your basic old pothead looking to get stoned and interact with the LB community.
- The Paranoia List
I've no idea why I've made the paranoia list. It gets more ridiculous every time it's posted and the list of vendors and buyers is now so long it is fast reaching the point where there would only be one person on LB who is every vendor and every buyer. How any of this is meant to make sense is beyond me. Both me and the main vendor I order from are on the list.
I guess there's some irony around the fact the paranoia king has personally had more LB accounts than any of the people on their list.
- How to Report It
If you spot this stuff on LB you can open a message to Cleanup Borg and send them the link. Just go to chats, open a new chat and type 'clean' into the to box. You'll see the option to select the Cleanup Borg. The faster this nonsense is deleted the better for everyone here. We all have our part to play keeping this community rolling along and under the radar.
- Goodbye
I hope whoever keeps wasting their time creating endless accounts to post this nonsense seeks the help they clearly need. They should probably lay off the weed too.
- Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic.
Not that it really needs addressing but as the same conspiracy is flying around LB again and I'm now on the list, I'd just like to state for the record that I am only me. I am not an alt for any vendor. I am just your basic old pothead looking to get stoned and interact with the LB community.
- The Paranoia List
I've no idea why I've made the paranoia list. It gets more ridiculous every time it's posted and the list of vendors and buyers is now so long it is fast reaching the point where there would only be one person on LB who is every vendor and every buyer. How any of this is meant to make sense is beyond me. Both me and the main vendor I order from are on the list.
I guess there's some irony around the fact the paranoia king has personally had more LB accounts than any of the people on their list.
- How to Report It
If you spot this stuff on LB you can open a message to Cleanup Borg and send them the link. Just go to chats, open a new chat and type 'clean' into the to box. You'll see the option to select the Cleanup Borg. The faster this nonsense is deleted the better for everyone here. We all have our part to play keeping this community rolling along and under the radar.
- Goodbye
I hope whoever keeps wasting their time creating endless accounts to post this nonsense seeks the help they clearly need. They should probably lay off the weed too.
- Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic.
I did notice your name on there...made me laugh tbh....the guy seriously needs to seek help tho.
Thanks for putting up the cleanup borg instructions, I didn't know how that worked. I will be doing that in future
Thanks for putting up the cleanup borg instructions, I didn't know how that worked. I will be doing that in future
I'm not quite sure how or why I've been included in the list. I posted just in case anyone had seen it as I don't want to be associated with all that. I figured more people would report it sooner if they knew how. On LB it's not always so clear how stuff works so hopefully it'll be helpful info. Possibly the only actual useful topic I've created to date!
12 posts
+39 votes
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BigRoo
Vacuum packing - does it change bud quality?
by
BigRoo
Vacuum packing - does it change bud quality?
Is this a me thing? I've had a couple of vendors tightly vacuum pack buds. I fully get the need for stealth and have been impressed by the variety of solutions to this. Probably best not to discuss that too deeply online I guess.
It seems to me that the buds don't quite recover until they've had a day in a small jar. Like, straight out the vacuum pack there's much less smell & flavour than develops over the next day or so. Like it's been suffocated and can breathe again.
Is it a known thing? Or like many things, just in my mind?
It seems to me that the buds don't quite recover until they've had a day in a small jar. Like, straight out the vacuum pack there's much less smell & flavour than develops over the next day or so. Like it's been suffocated and can breathe again.
Is it a known thing? Or like many things, just in my mind?
Its a bit of a shame and not really necessary but as you say the buds will bounce back quick and I don't think it harms them. Getting them straight into glass (preferably UV) quickly is important. I do like Bovedas packs for longer term storage, I even have some with humidity indicators lol!
I guessed it was most cost efficient stealth from a budget vendor and completely forgivable, as you say, the buds do recover. I'm just glad I'm not imagining it!
Yes, I've always been opposed to over sealing, whether it's shake or buds. Sealing it more will not make it smell any less. Certain vendors will also use a much cheaper plastic meaning it can stick to the bud too.
If you have good overall packaging, there's no need to strain the pack and if it really came to it, just seal one pack over another.
If you have good overall packaging, there's no need to strain the pack and if it really came to it, just seal one pack over another.
I guess cheaper vendors can't blow huge numbers on packing but need to meet a stealth requirement. I got a bit yesterday that was disappointing. Today it's fine. Certain vendors do it exceptionally well and everything arrives perfect and ready to roll. I guess it's all cost & speed. But at least other people agree so it's not me imagining it.
I think it doesn't change anything. It preserves it better tho. Think of all your food products that are vacuum sealed.
Buds exposed to air are constantly degrading slowly. Same as if you left some clear distillate opened exposed to air/oxigen it will turn dark yellow and brown eventually. Same will happen to buds even if they are in a jar. The thc oxidises, degrades and loses most of its terpenes.
Vacuming buds just ensures safe delivery and fresh product.
It is absolutely necessary for safety.
I prefer to be safe than sorry.
Buds exposed to air are constantly degrading slowly. Same as if you left some clear distillate opened exposed to air/oxigen it will turn dark yellow and brown eventually. Same will happen to buds even if they are in a jar. The thc oxidises, degrades and loses most of its terpenes.
Vacuming buds just ensures safe delivery and fresh product.
It is absolutely necessary for safety.
I prefer to be safe than sorry.
I've never needed to from one of your bits but thanks for the top tip. The only bit I've had from you where the packaging could have been better was a bit of hash that was so sticky it stuck to the bag so I had to cut it out. No harm done and seconds to rectify. But it'd have been happier in greaseproof paper. You guys are generally spot on with your packing & your whole service. I'll be back for more of that hash after payday.
Thank you for the feedback.
We have never vac sealed any of our products as we are able to achieve sublime stealth with other methods.
The greaseproof paper on the sticky hash is a recommendation we will be putting into place :)
We have never vac sealed any of our products as we are able to achieve sublime stealth with other methods.
The greaseproof paper on the sticky hash is a recommendation we will be putting into place :)
I'd guess that particular hash sweats in plastic while in the post. It's a very minor gripe and quite likely not seen at your end. It might have been exposed to heat in the post for example. Your service has been amazing on repeat. Thanks TGT.
I used to get 4oz of weed in flat packs from canada. And when I say flat packs... they were FLAT.
I only ordered a few of them, I used to smoke the weed too quickly as it was very compressed, you'd end up putting 1-2g in a joint without realising.
I don't think a tight vacuum seal will ruin the quality, but it may make you use more than you would normally.
I only ordered a few of them, I used to smoke the weed too quickly as it was very compressed, you'd end up putting 1-2g in a joint without realising.
I don't think a tight vacuum seal will ruin the quality, but it may make you use more than you would normally.
35 posts
+102 votes
by
BigRoo
Happy E420ster Folks
by
BigRoo
Happy E420ster Folks
- The Best 420 / Easter - Ever?
Hello folks of LB. Hope you are all having the best 420 Easter celebration there's ever been in the history of humankind. I'd like to wish you a Happy Easter or Happy 420 depending on which your religion is.
- Hoarding Weed
I've saved a bit of everything I've bought for a while so I've got loads of different bits to pick my way through over Easter. Added to that I've got extracts, various hash, rosin and all sorts in my stash.
- Kid in a Sweetshop
Basically I'm at a point where I've been ordering more than I actually smoke just because I wanted to try various stuff and I need to use up what I have and stop being Mr Greedy. Not least as I'm skint. I wonder if these two things are connected? It seems I am not fully past the kid in a sweetshop phase of LB membership.
- Fellow Potheads
Anyway I'd like to take a moment to reflect and to say I'm glad I found LB. First off, aside from a few nutters, you're a good bunch and I appreciate the interactions with my fellow potheads here. It's a real release from trudging through the monotonous drudgery of the real world each day. I've had lots of good advice and I've learned a lot. So thanks to the strong community of supportive LB folk.
- LB is a Winner
The obvious core amazing thing on LB though is being able to get decent great value weed delivered to my door. It's a world away from the procedure I used to go through.
- Pleasure from Pain
I only discovered LB while I was injured. That's a whole other story but it wasn't so easy to get about town. I really wanted someone to deliver me some weed so I spent the sofa time searching online until I found this place.
- The LB Feeling
I'm so glad I found LB. The products and service offered here is incredible. Often I order regular retail stuff coincidentally on same day as an LB order and almost every time the LB order beats the retail order to my door by days.
- It Blows My Mind
It's the selection of products that really blows my mind though. This has led me to buy and try all sorts of new stuff leading to my current overstocked situation. Which I'm not moaning about - it's much better than not having enough. As they say: weed will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no weed.
- Selections
Being able to carefully select what I like is such a luxury compared to my old late night scramble for whatever random bits matey had picked up. Yes, there's a lack of orange strains - I believe I've mentioned this before?! But overall there's such a great choice that I (almost) forgive the lack of some basic orange options. Especially nice is being able to order the hashes, extracts, RSO and D9 which are all luxury items to accompany and enhance my regular smoking but I love having them in my stash.
- I Am Lucky
I'm glad they built LB with a community feel too as it's nice to read through the recommendation topics by other people happy to share their thoughts and help guide others towards a great product. I feel lucky to be here.
- Thanks
Anyway I'll wrap up by saying thanks for reading this to anyone who still is. It's hard to imagine it's been informative but if it has that's a win for us all and if not I hope it's been entertaining at least. Thanks people. Enjoy the bank holidays.
Hello folks of LB. Hope you are all having the best 420 Easter celebration there's ever been in the history of humankind. I'd like to wish you a Happy Easter or Happy 420 depending on which your religion is.
- Hoarding Weed
I've saved a bit of everything I've bought for a while so I've got loads of different bits to pick my way through over Easter. Added to that I've got extracts, various hash, rosin and all sorts in my stash.
- Kid in a Sweetshop
Basically I'm at a point where I've been ordering more than I actually smoke just because I wanted to try various stuff and I need to use up what I have and stop being Mr Greedy. Not least as I'm skint. I wonder if these two things are connected? It seems I am not fully past the kid in a sweetshop phase of LB membership.
- Fellow Potheads
Anyway I'd like to take a moment to reflect and to say I'm glad I found LB. First off, aside from a few nutters, you're a good bunch and I appreciate the interactions with my fellow potheads here. It's a real release from trudging through the monotonous drudgery of the real world each day. I've had lots of good advice and I've learned a lot. So thanks to the strong community of supportive LB folk.
- LB is a Winner
The obvious core amazing thing on LB though is being able to get decent great value weed delivered to my door. It's a world away from the procedure I used to go through.
- Pleasure from Pain
I only discovered LB while I was injured. That's a whole other story but it wasn't so easy to get about town. I really wanted someone to deliver me some weed so I spent the sofa time searching online until I found this place.
- The LB Feeling
I'm so glad I found LB. The products and service offered here is incredible. Often I order regular retail stuff coincidentally on same day as an LB order and almost every time the LB order beats the retail order to my door by days.
- It Blows My Mind
It's the selection of products that really blows my mind though. This has led me to buy and try all sorts of new stuff leading to my current overstocked situation. Which I'm not moaning about - it's much better than not having enough. As they say: weed will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no weed.
- Selections
Being able to carefully select what I like is such a luxury compared to my old late night scramble for whatever random bits matey had picked up. Yes, there's a lack of orange strains - I believe I've mentioned this before?! But overall there's such a great choice that I (almost) forgive the lack of some basic orange options. Especially nice is being able to order the hashes, extracts, RSO and D9 which are all luxury items to accompany and enhance my regular smoking but I love having them in my stash.
- I Am Lucky
I'm glad they built LB with a community feel too as it's nice to read through the recommendation topics by other people happy to share their thoughts and help guide others towards a great product. I feel lucky to be here.
- Thanks
Anyway I'll wrap up by saying thanks for reading this to anyone who still is. It's hard to imagine it's been informative but if it has that's a win for us all and if not I hope it's been entertaining at least. Thanks people. Enjoy the bank holidays.
I love LB! It's like a stoned facebook 🤣 interesting reads, interactions with other users. The occasional grab a brew beef on the topic page 👀 some absolutely wonderful people on here! Each brings their own uniqueness to the table!
Hope you have a wonderful easter/420!
P.s easter is technically the celebration of the one and only recorded zombie! 🤣👀🐣
Hope you have a wonderful easter/420!
P.s easter is technically the celebration of the one and only recorded zombie! 🤣👀🐣
Thanks man. Zombie Jesus made me laugh. Aye, LB is a great place to hang out with some interesting characters for sure. I've learned a lot and laughed a lot. It's part of my escape from the general pressure of regular life. Happy Easter / 420. I'm already working on getting slowly baked.
Happy E420ster All!
Hope the cookies went well for you Roo, that is the way dosage should be done!
Hope the cookies went well for you Roo, that is the way dosage should be done!
I well overdid it yesterday. Was still completely spaced out this morning. I fully ticked the 420 box. Was a good practice for Star Wars day in a few weeks time. Happy E420ster!
Happy Easter 420. I was making cookies using an RSO syringe on Good Friday. Was aiming for a fair 250mg. The syringe stuck then suddenly unstuck under a wee bit of pressure and I unloaded the entire lot into warm butter. So I've had to make 4 cookies at about 250mg each. As we spoke before they don't store well. The last remaining cookie could be used to knock nails in. There's lots to be said for ordering in proper edibles man. I really should keep some of your stuff in my stash.
Happy Easter 420 to you too! That’s a proper Good Friday miracle—RSO cookie style. Sounds like the syringe had a mind of its own and just said, “Nah, you’re getting the whole gram, mate.” Four 250mg cookies is wild though—definitely a “clear your schedule” kind of bake. I feel you on the texture going from chewy to “construction-grade.” Honestly, that last cookie could probably survive a nuclear winter.
And yeah, it’s always handy having a stash of proper edibles on standby—measured, smooth, and no risk of accidental overkill. I’ve got you covered anytime you want to restock the munchies drawer.
And yeah, it’s always handy having a stash of proper edibles on standby—measured, smooth, and no risk of accidental overkill. I’ve got you covered anytime you want to restock the munchies drawer.
I do definitely like the idea of edibles with a longer shelf life. You could paint this cookie up and make Captain America a new shield with it.
I've never had that happen with a syringe before. Must have been slightly stuck or fused where it'd been left a while. Then very suddenly unstuck.
What do you use for your edibles? It's feco isn't it?
I've never had that happen with a syringe before. Must have been slightly stuck or fused where it'd been left a while. Then very suddenly unstuck.
What do you use for your edibles? It's feco isn't it?
Haha yes! Captain Canna-merica—defending the world one 250mg cookie at a time. Honestly though, it’s impressive it didn’t crumble under its own potency.
Sounds like that syringe had a crusty bit near the tip from sitting too long—bit of stickage, bit of pressure, and boom: butter bomb. Classic RSO drama.
Yeah, I usually use FECO for my infusions. It gives a stronger, more full-spectrum effect than distillate, and it’s a bit more predictable than straight-up RSO in terms of dosing and flavor. I’ll mix it into warm butter or coconut oil using a low-temp double boiler to make sure it blends evenly, then go from there depending on what I’m baking or making. Helps a lot with consistency and shelf life too.
I could sort you with a few long-lasting treats for the stash—stuff that keeps its potency and doesn’t end up doubling as home improvement gear.
Sounds like that syringe had a crusty bit near the tip from sitting too long—bit of stickage, bit of pressure, and boom: butter bomb. Classic RSO drama.
Yeah, I usually use FECO for my infusions. It gives a stronger, more full-spectrum effect than distillate, and it’s a bit more predictable than straight-up RSO in terms of dosing and flavor. I’ll mix it into warm butter or coconut oil using a low-temp double boiler to make sure it blends evenly, then go from there depending on what I’m baking or making. Helps a lot with consistency and shelf life too.
I could sort you with a few long-lasting treats for the stash—stuff that keeps its potency and doesn’t end up doubling as home improvement gear.
Cannavengers would be the superhero film dreams are made from. Captain Cannamerica, The Hemp and Rizlaman save the world from tainted hash and low grade buds.
I definitely prefer full spectrum edibles to D9. Your Doritos were fantastic. I had a wee moment where I had to talk my brain round into functioning again as the strength surprised me. I do use D9 but usually only when I need to be up and at it the following day as it's an easier ride. RSO tends to hit harder and linger longer I find for me.
What do you recommend?
I definitely prefer full spectrum edibles to D9. Your Doritos were fantastic. I had a wee moment where I had to talk my brain round into functioning again as the strength surprised me. I do use D9 but usually only when I need to be up and at it the following day as it's an easier ride. RSO tends to hit harder and linger longer I find for me.
What do you recommend?
Haha yesss, Cannavengers needs to happen immediately. Captain Cannamerica with a pre-roll shield and Rizlaman swinging in with terp-infused wisdom? Iconic.
Totally feel you on the edibles front — my millions are strictly for the heavy hitters. The kind that sneak up like a friendly freight train. My gummies tend to be the slow realisers, you know the type — chill at first, then suddenly you're deep in conversation with your own thoughts about the texture of sound.
RSO is a beast, definitely has that "strap in, we're going for a ride" energy. D9’s nice for daytime — lighter on the mind and less couch-locky, especially when there's stuff to do. But yeah, when it’s time to fully tune out, full spec or RSO every time
Totally feel you on the edibles front — my millions are strictly for the heavy hitters. The kind that sneak up like a friendly freight train. My gummies tend to be the slow realisers, you know the type — chill at first, then suddenly you're deep in conversation with your own thoughts about the texture of sound.
RSO is a beast, definitely has that "strap in, we're going for a ride" energy. D9’s nice for daytime — lighter on the mind and less couch-locky, especially when there's stuff to do. But yeah, when it’s time to fully tune out, full spec or RSO every time
A belated happy Easter Big fella! Hope you had a good one. It always makes me smile that over two thousand years after a man was nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to each other for a change (to paraphrase the immortal words or the sadly all too mortal Douglas Adams), we celebrate this by worshipping a magical bunny who miraculously produces chocolate eggs!
Thanks man. This has reminded me that I should re-read all the DA stuff. It's been years. I've still got well used books on my shelf somewhere.
Happy Belated 420 one and all.
Good read sir...I've been on here 3 years and still feel like a kid in a sweet shop 😀...and there's just never enough coin to go round !
Like yourself, LB is a revelation to the old days ...chasing half way round the country for a dirty daughter. Now it's delivered to my door....brilliant!
The funny thing is , over the years 3 of my plugs have been postmen. 🙆♂️
Good read sir...I've been on here 3 years and still feel like a kid in a sweet shop 😀...and there's just never enough coin to go round !
Like yourself, LB is a revelation to the old days ...chasing half way round the country for a dirty daughter. Now it's delivered to my door....brilliant!
The funny thing is , over the years 3 of my plugs have been postmen. 🙆♂️
Thanks man. Yeah there's so many things to try and I only have limited funding. LB requires a wee bit more planning ahead around bank hols like Easter or Xmas but is so much more convenient. I've had bud land within 18 hours. I've spent longer than that chasing matey round the corner in the past.
😅😅 been there man.
I have to limit my LB time else I'd be bankrupt! Everytime I come on I find something new I want.
I'm always amazed at how quickly some orders get delivered, ive had similar experience to youself...even deliveries on a Sunday!
LB has definitely been liberating
I have to limit my LB time else I'd be bankrupt! Everytime I come on I find something new I want.
I'm always amazed at how quickly some orders get delivered, ive had similar experience to youself...even deliveries on a Sunday!
LB has definitely been liberating
The Sunday deliveries were an eye opener for me too. I didn't even know they worked on a Sunday. As payday comes round I usually have a cart full and have to delete three quarters of it. My eyes are bigger than my wallet.
🤣🤣🤣I've taken to not adding things to my cart until I have coin at the end of the month , like yourself. This way I have forgotten half of what I've seen and hence spend less of the hard earned. Doesn't always work tho....way over spent this last month 🤦
Having to order in advance tends to make me overestimate what I really need. Especially when we have bank holidays. I don't want to get caught short. I'm not quite as bad as when I first joined though - I'll buy one of them, and one of them, and two of those, and woah, not seen that for years - one of them.. etc.
That was my problem this month....didn't factor in easter!
My other short fall is bargains...can't resist. Talking of bargains, have you tried GC's Snowman og....bloody banging old school skunky high.
There you go $55 a daughter... bargain
My other short fall is bargains...can't resist. Talking of bargains, have you tried GC's Snowman og....bloody banging old school skunky high.
There you go $55 a daughter... bargain
Aye, I can't resist a bargain. I've not had the snowman but I've had some bloody lovely bits from the GC 55 dollar range. Had Pink Certz smalls in my last order and that was phenomenally good for the price. I'll not be ordering again til month end though. Waiting on payday. in theory anyway.
Agreed the $55 range are banging...missed the Pink Certz tho...it wasn't around long. Hopefully there will be some snowman around when you next order...I highly recommend it
I think the Pink was probably end of bag sale so limited amounts. If GC still has the Snowman I'll definitely order it to see if I end up walking in the air and get to see Santa.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/xLaJLw
Hopefully that works. A BigRoo inspired edible... looks killer tbf. Domutwo I think is the guy who invented it
Hopefully that works. A BigRoo inspired edible... looks killer tbf. Domutwo I think is the guy who invented it
I found it. Has made my day. Thanks for flagging it up to me.
No worries. It made me chuckle . I might have worked it back in the day but not now. I'd be asleep on the sofa with the Mrs moaning I'm doing to much 🙆♂️
Great info!
I really enjoyed the Banana Runtz from TGT, and I'm looking forward to getting some more this Friday. The flavour is so moreish and it vapes beautifully and smooth.
I'm also looking to try some products from The Good Stuff. Particularly, the Pineapple Frozen or the Sour Diesel x Purple Punch.
There is also the Fruit 3x Filtered from Babstar
https://littlebiggy.net/link/tyj69i
and the Apple Runtz from Dr Green Thumb
https://littlebiggy.net/item/kL32tcaauSJqM8U2pttCd1JQ/view/p
I wonder if you have any experience with these sellers or products.
Long live LB ✊
I really enjoyed the Banana Runtz from TGT, and I'm looking forward to getting some more this Friday. The flavour is so moreish and it vapes beautifully and smooth.
I'm also looking to try some products from The Good Stuff. Particularly, the Pineapple Frozen or the Sour Diesel x Purple Punch.
There is also the Fruit 3x Filtered from Babstar
https://littlebiggy.net/link/tyj69i
and the Apple Runtz from Dr Green Thumb
https://littlebiggy.net/item/kL32tcaauSJqM8U2pttCd1JQ/view/p
I wonder if you have any experience with these sellers or products.
Long live LB ✊
The hash from the good stuff is amazing. The pineapple frozen is lovely stuff. However the last two orders I had from TGS were wrong and it took ages to get the right products through the post. So, the hash is amongst the best on LB but the service not always as good. Maybe they've got it running better now so might be worth looking through the recent reviews to see how many days it's taking for orders.
I've not ordered from Babbstar or Green thumb but I'd expect you'll get something decent there.
I've not ordered from Babbstar or Green thumb but I'd expect you'll get something decent there.
Happy 420/Easter everyone! 💚
P.S, i see what you did there with caption BigRoo 👌
P.S, i see what you did there with caption BigRoo 👌
14 posts
+36 votes
by
BigRoo
420 Promos Are Live On LB But What is 420 All About?
by
BigRoo
420 Promos Are Live On LB But What is 420 All About?
- Surely Star Wars Day is the Big One?
For me, my big stoner day is usually Star Wars day on May 5th. It's the perfect day for me to get fully spaced and I fully recommend the experience. This year it's a Sunday before a bank holiday. The perfect year to start.
- 420 Growing
I see that 420 has grown year on year both in scale and culture. Many vendors cite 420 in their names and people are gearing up for it here so I thought it might be fun to explore it as I don't actually know that much about it. Perhaps I could use it as a practice run for May 5th.
- 420 Origin Story
A small amount of 'research' online suggests that it started when a small group of teenagers in California (of course) during the 70s would go in search of a rumoured abandoned cannabis grow after school each day. They'd meet at 4.20pm. I suppose if digital watches had been popular earlier then we might now be calling it 16:20. Anyway 420 became their slang for the weed search and then afterwards for weed in general. I've no idea if they ever found that grow but something else grew from their slang.
- It's Not What You Know But Who
One of the group was friends with someone connected to the band The Grateful Dead. They're a fantastic band of stoners if you've not checked them out; very spangly guitars; Friend of the Devil is a brilliantly written song.
The Grateful Dead followers were referred to as Deadheads and they picked up the 420 slang for weed and spread it amongst other potheads.
It's a beautifully simple origin of something now set solidly in the calendar as a cannabis celebration.
- The First 420
The first 420 celebration was in the early 1990s in - guess where - yup - California. The 20th April has been chosen for 420 as Americans write dates the wrong way round like 4/20.
- Should We Make It British?
I suppose we should really call the British version 204 to be true to ourselves. The rapper Fifty Cent should probably also be called Thirty Seven Pence over here - or I suppose Zero Point Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Five Eight on LB. This is why no one puts me in charge of anything. Where was I....
- So what's on offer for 420 (UK 204) on LB?
I've noted a few 420 promos launching in the last week or so hence writing this topic.
- Bargain Extracts
First up we have a bargain crumble from Ganja. $45 for 3.5g is a bargain extract. The reviews look good. It looks like a good deal to me. I've never ordered from Ganja so can't comment on them as a vendor.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7Tfs4u
- Bargain Distillate
Taking 420 very seriously Ganja have another promo live on their distillate. This one must be one of the biggest bargains on LB as they have 10ml for just $45. That's like $4.50 per 1ml for anyone really bad at maths. That's a fantastic deal if the distillate is good and clean. Has anyone ordered this?
https://littlebiggy.net/link/AEgde9
- Bargain Trainwreck Weed
Next up we have a promo from a new vendor looking to make a mark for 420. Herb has some Trainwreck at just $25 per 3.5g. Trainwreck is an old school favourite that crops up in the genetics all sorts of lovely strains. It's a solid choice for a 420 celebration. I've not used Herb before and it's rare that I'll use newer vendors but the bargain is there should you choose it.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/DGnUR8
- Bargain Price Edibles
Following this we have a deal on some brilliantly named edibles from SilentHippoIV. Family High, a play on the popular cartoon name, are currently being sold at $45 for two packs (1200mg) plus a bonus sweet all to set us up for 420. This is another vendor I've not personally used before but the reviews look good. Always do your own due diligence though folks.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/rvuLLx
- Bargain All-in Bundle
And the final deal I've found comes from the lovely folks at Cannabis Cannibals and it's 420 bundles so you've everything you need for your stoner session in one pack. This is the only listing here that's not $45 with the bundles ranging from $80 - $360 with a mix of ready rolls, hash and edibles. Nice work CC.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Qrmykf
- Get Involved in 420
I'm sure loads more deals will go live after I post this topic and I expect I've missed some out because I'm a lazy stoner. That being so please post links up in the comments to any 420 specific deals that you see to share them with me and the LB community.
- What Are You Doing For 420?
As always thanks for reading my topic, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Please upvote this if you like this content and get involved in the comments as it helps to share it on LB.
Let me know what your plans are for 420 and if you'll be using these deals or buying something special. Thanks LB.
For me, my big stoner day is usually Star Wars day on May 5th. It's the perfect day for me to get fully spaced and I fully recommend the experience. This year it's a Sunday before a bank holiday. The perfect year to start.
- 420 Growing
I see that 420 has grown year on year both in scale and culture. Many vendors cite 420 in their names and people are gearing up for it here so I thought it might be fun to explore it as I don't actually know that much about it. Perhaps I could use it as a practice run for May 5th.
- 420 Origin Story
A small amount of 'research' online suggests that it started when a small group of teenagers in California (of course) during the 70s would go in search of a rumoured abandoned cannabis grow after school each day. They'd meet at 4.20pm. I suppose if digital watches had been popular earlier then we might now be calling it 16:20. Anyway 420 became their slang for the weed search and then afterwards for weed in general. I've no idea if they ever found that grow but something else grew from their slang.
- It's Not What You Know But Who
One of the group was friends with someone connected to the band The Grateful Dead. They're a fantastic band of stoners if you've not checked them out; very spangly guitars; Friend of the Devil is a brilliantly written song.
The Grateful Dead followers were referred to as Deadheads and they picked up the 420 slang for weed and spread it amongst other potheads.
It's a beautifully simple origin of something now set solidly in the calendar as a cannabis celebration.
- The First 420
The first 420 celebration was in the early 1990s in - guess where - yup - California. The 20th April has been chosen for 420 as Americans write dates the wrong way round like 4/20.
- Should We Make It British?
I suppose we should really call the British version 204 to be true to ourselves. The rapper Fifty Cent should probably also be called Thirty Seven Pence over here - or I suppose Zero Point Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Five Eight on LB. This is why no one puts me in charge of anything. Where was I....
- So what's on offer for 420 (UK 204) on LB?
I've noted a few 420 promos launching in the last week or so hence writing this topic.
- Bargain Extracts
First up we have a bargain crumble from Ganja. $45 for 3.5g is a bargain extract. The reviews look good. It looks like a good deal to me. I've never ordered from Ganja so can't comment on them as a vendor.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7Tfs4u
- Bargain Distillate
Taking 420 very seriously Ganja have another promo live on their distillate. This one must be one of the biggest bargains on LB as they have 10ml for just $45. That's like $4.50 per 1ml for anyone really bad at maths. That's a fantastic deal if the distillate is good and clean. Has anyone ordered this?
https://littlebiggy.net/link/AEgde9
- Bargain Trainwreck Weed
Next up we have a promo from a new vendor looking to make a mark for 420. Herb has some Trainwreck at just $25 per 3.5g. Trainwreck is an old school favourite that crops up in the genetics all sorts of lovely strains. It's a solid choice for a 420 celebration. I've not used Herb before and it's rare that I'll use newer vendors but the bargain is there should you choose it.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/DGnUR8
- Bargain Price Edibles
Following this we have a deal on some brilliantly named edibles from SilentHippoIV. Family High, a play on the popular cartoon name, are currently being sold at $45 for two packs (1200mg) plus a bonus sweet all to set us up for 420. This is another vendor I've not personally used before but the reviews look good. Always do your own due diligence though folks.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/rvuLLx
- Bargain All-in Bundle
And the final deal I've found comes from the lovely folks at Cannabis Cannibals and it's 420 bundles so you've everything you need for your stoner session in one pack. This is the only listing here that's not $45 with the bundles ranging from $80 - $360 with a mix of ready rolls, hash and edibles. Nice work CC.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Qrmykf
- Get Involved in 420
I'm sure loads more deals will go live after I post this topic and I expect I've missed some out because I'm a lazy stoner. That being so please post links up in the comments to any 420 specific deals that you see to share them with me and the LB community.
- What Are You Doing For 420?
As always thanks for reading my topic, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Please upvote this if you like this content and get involved in the comments as it helps to share it on LB.
Let me know what your plans are for 420 and if you'll be using these deals or buying something special. Thanks LB.
Thanks for the shout brother!
This topic got me thinking.
Is 420 the only day celebrating a medicine/drug? It would make it just a little more special :)
This topic got me thinking.
Is 420 the only day celebrating a medicine/drug? It would make it just a little more special :)
I don't know but it's likely it is. I'll take it. Hard to imagine coke day or smack day being able to sail the same fine line between popular tolerance and illegality.
I think it was a year ago I recieved my 4oz order from Thai lands. The boofscotti. Absolute bargain for 4 oz and so glad it turned up. Best 420 ever. This year I've been done out of $160 buy a new vendor currently only got a couple of Gs of radars mix bucket left and praying the local pulls through with some 10/10 wedding cake 🤣. Swings and roundabouts I guess 😬
I was always tempted by Thai lands but I've never done an import buy before. I've read on here your 160 is to do with one of the vendors I've linked. I apologise about that mate. I looked at the product and reviews when doing this topic but didn't check out the vendors thoroughly to see they were involved in a spat. I just saw they were new. Did you get a dispute through okay?
Hey BigRoo, I have heard a few origin stories over the years but that one always persists. If you haven't seen it Long Strange Trip is a Grateful Dead documentary which is a really good watch and shows how their fans were such a big community.
I think my 420 treat budget will be going to RealD this year, the only offers I have been tempted by and you missed them out so I added a link. I haven't bought from them before but that Orange Canoli has been on my wanted list for a while now🧡
4/20 is Easter Sunday 🐣 so plenty of chocolate eggs to munch on but don't forget the bank holidays.💚
I think my 420 treat budget will be going to RealD this year, the only offers I have been tempted by and you missed them out so I added a link. I haven't bought from them before but that Orange Canoli has been on my wanted list for a while now🧡
4/20 is Easter Sunday 🐣 so plenty of chocolate eggs to munch on but don't forget the bank holidays.💚
I'll check out the documentary. I think I've seen a clip as the Grateful Dead tour bus driver was Neal Cassidy who Jack Kerouac based the character of Dean Moriarty on in the novel On The Road.
I just checked out Real D. They've got their static on offer too. I didn't see this as it's not listed as 420 specific. Real D are highly regarded and I've ordered from them a while ago myself so hard to imagine you'll have any issues there.
I just checked out Real D. They've got their static on offer too. I didn't see this as it's not listed as 420 specific. Real D are highly regarded and I've ordered from them a while ago myself so hard to imagine you'll have any issues there.
Yeah I am tempted by the static too, I think the offer was posted on the wall last week. I have no concerns about ordering off them, I think it has just always been above budget, but this is a special occasion😂
It's a great price for a static hash. I'm pretty tempted myself. It's highly rated over a long period of time. I need to put an order through today for some bits n bobs for the weekend. I'll probably just get weed though.
I may be wrong but i am fairly sure the 420 thing started from a legislative effort in the 90's called "proposition 420" and all other 420 related things, like the date, 420 basically becoming slang for weed etc spawned from that
That's what I'd expected to find when I started researching it but the 420 name is much older than that. The story presented here has been in the Huffington Post and also in High Times. There's also interviews online with members of the group who started it.
I'd heard something totally different years ago and that's what I had in mind when I searched for it. The story presented here is referenced and published in the news. Of course that doesn't make it true but I did check sources to try to be factual and this seems the most likely to be correct - I think. Thanks man.
10 posts
+28 votes
by
BigRoo
La Mousse Vs L.A. Mousse. International Hash Challenge
by
BigRoo
La Mousse Vs L.A. Mousse. International Hash Challenge
- Mousse Challenge -
When I saw that Green Cat had both the Moroccan La Mousse and the American L.A. Mousse I thought it'd be an interesting comparison to pitch them against each other and see what the differences were.
- Moroccan Roll -
La Mousse:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/3azIcS
We're going to start with the Moroccan La Mousse. This type of hash is super popular these days. I've had it a few times elsewhere and it's usually a mild hash that's very crumbly and dry.
So the first thing with the GC Moroccan La Mousse is that it's not quite like that. It's more solid and it doesn't touch crumble the way I've known La Mousse to usually. It seems oilier too.
- Internet Research -
Yes, I'm using the term 'research' very loosely but looking online there's a few different methods of creating a La Mousse as it's either dry sifted or ice water extracted before being dried and whipped into a crumbly texture. This hash has come out more solid than I've had with previous la mousse. I would be happy to learn more about this from any hash heads out there.
- Smoking La Mousse -
It's a nice hash to smoke with some thick hashy clouds forming on each puff. It's got that traditional Moroccan spiced flavour in there but is a fresher smoke than something like an old rocky. It's smooth to smoke too with no cheese grater throat going on.
As a cheeky daytime hash this is spot on. I'm glad I bought it. In a blind test I'd guess this as a commercial Moroccan hash from that expected spice note, possibly even from the smell of it burning before I even took a drag, but it's still a pretty nice hash with an easy stone that demands little from you.
- From The Land of the Free -
So the big question I had is did the Americans take this hash staple and improve it?
Los Angeles Mousse (L.A. Mousse)
https://littlebiggy.net/link/fBdJSp
I've no idea how Green Cat packed the American L.A. Mousse and got it to me in mostly one piece. Captain Kirk would genuinely have had trouble beaming it somewhere and landing it there in one piece. It is a testament to the care GC must take. It disintegrated as soon as I touched it. Touch crumble is an understatement for this hash. It's more like the consistency of yesterday's sand castle. That does make it awkward to handle but simple to use. I have the Italian Ice variant of the L.A. Mousse.
- Fresh Smelling -
When you roll with it it leaves you with slightly sticky fingers and a very fresh cannabis smell. It's not so much like the spiced piney dry hash smell of the Moroccan La Mousse and has retained more of a fresh floral profile. That doesn't follow through as much on taste as you'd hope but it is there and it's a smooth and fresh hash for sure. I'm enjoying smoking it. I'm getting nice lightly flavoured clouds of smooth fresh smoke. It's not as strong tasting as the Moroccan nor as floral as the smell first teases it might be but I'm enjoying it more I think.
- Power and Strength -
Neither of the hashes are desperately strong for me as you'd expect from a commercial grade. It is probably the Moroccan that wins on both strength and flavour but it leans more on the traditional hash spice taste and heady stone. I think because of that I'm favouring the American version as a daytime puff. There's just something very fresh and clean about smoking it that I seem to enjoy more and it eases into a gentle stone.
- How Does it Compare to a Triple Filtered Hash? -
Banana Runtz Triple Filtered Hash:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Prui70
Let's chuck a curve ball in and compare both to a triple filter hash also from Green Cat as I happen to have some. I thought that despite it being a bit more expensive that'd it'd be a good fit for this review. I've had a few triple filtered hashes that would have been a decent comparison to the Moroccan La Mousse I have here. However, typically for Green Cat, this 3x filter hash is loads nicer than I expected it to be.
- Mmmmm... Gassy -
This has smells of gassy fresh resin and pleasantly squidges into fluffy pieces as you crumble it. The smell is one I know but I can't place it. I think it might touch on an original kush smell. It's zesty but not my favourite sort of orange. Perhaps it's the banana smell in there. It's nice and fruit-fresh though like an extract smell but not at that hyper strength level.
- Flavour -
Flavour-wise it's well ahead of either Mousse and the same goes for its strength which is an easier stone than smoking weed but still provides a solid hit. The smoke is thick and oily. This hash is much nicer and much fresher than I expected.
Much like the American L.A. Mousse there's a lack of the typical old spiced hash flavour in lieu of something much fresher but with this it's much more so.
- I Am Surprised -
I'm genuinely surprised by this hash. It's not that it's the best hash I've ever had. But it's so much nicer and fresher than any of the triple filters I've had before I'm questioning if they were even genuine. The stone from this too is a decent level and a notch above either Mousse. I actually regret introducing it into this topic and the point I thought I was going to make about it having similar flavour traits to the Moroccan La Mousse has fallen apart instantly. It doesn't in any way.
- So Which La Mousse is Best? -
If I was to buy a Mousse again, of the two here, I'd buy the American L.A.
If flavour and strength were plotted onto a graph this decision may not make sense on paper but I know that given those two I currently reach for the L.A. Maybe it's a novelty value. I expect fans of the original rocky / soap strains will like the old spice of the Moroccan and tell me how wrong I am.
- However -
Where my hash money will actually be going is on the triple filtered banana runtz as it's a really bloody nice hash and has completely surprised me. I want more of it. It costs more than the Mousse but is worth it.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Please get involved in the comments and upvote the post if you like reading this stuff.
When I saw that Green Cat had both the Moroccan La Mousse and the American L.A. Mousse I thought it'd be an interesting comparison to pitch them against each other and see what the differences were.
- Moroccan Roll -
La Mousse:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/3azIcS
We're going to start with the Moroccan La Mousse. This type of hash is super popular these days. I've had it a few times elsewhere and it's usually a mild hash that's very crumbly and dry.
So the first thing with the GC Moroccan La Mousse is that it's not quite like that. It's more solid and it doesn't touch crumble the way I've known La Mousse to usually. It seems oilier too.
- Internet Research -
Yes, I'm using the term 'research' very loosely but looking online there's a few different methods of creating a La Mousse as it's either dry sifted or ice water extracted before being dried and whipped into a crumbly texture. This hash has come out more solid than I've had with previous la mousse. I would be happy to learn more about this from any hash heads out there.
- Smoking La Mousse -
It's a nice hash to smoke with some thick hashy clouds forming on each puff. It's got that traditional Moroccan spiced flavour in there but is a fresher smoke than something like an old rocky. It's smooth to smoke too with no cheese grater throat going on.
As a cheeky daytime hash this is spot on. I'm glad I bought it. In a blind test I'd guess this as a commercial Moroccan hash from that expected spice note, possibly even from the smell of it burning before I even took a drag, but it's still a pretty nice hash with an easy stone that demands little from you.
- From The Land of the Free -
So the big question I had is did the Americans take this hash staple and improve it?
Los Angeles Mousse (L.A. Mousse)
https://littlebiggy.net/link/fBdJSp
I've no idea how Green Cat packed the American L.A. Mousse and got it to me in mostly one piece. Captain Kirk would genuinely have had trouble beaming it somewhere and landing it there in one piece. It is a testament to the care GC must take. It disintegrated as soon as I touched it. Touch crumble is an understatement for this hash. It's more like the consistency of yesterday's sand castle. That does make it awkward to handle but simple to use. I have the Italian Ice variant of the L.A. Mousse.
- Fresh Smelling -
When you roll with it it leaves you with slightly sticky fingers and a very fresh cannabis smell. It's not so much like the spiced piney dry hash smell of the Moroccan La Mousse and has retained more of a fresh floral profile. That doesn't follow through as much on taste as you'd hope but it is there and it's a smooth and fresh hash for sure. I'm enjoying smoking it. I'm getting nice lightly flavoured clouds of smooth fresh smoke. It's not as strong tasting as the Moroccan nor as floral as the smell first teases it might be but I'm enjoying it more I think.
- Power and Strength -
Neither of the hashes are desperately strong for me as you'd expect from a commercial grade. It is probably the Moroccan that wins on both strength and flavour but it leans more on the traditional hash spice taste and heady stone. I think because of that I'm favouring the American version as a daytime puff. There's just something very fresh and clean about smoking it that I seem to enjoy more and it eases into a gentle stone.
- How Does it Compare to a Triple Filtered Hash? -
Banana Runtz Triple Filtered Hash:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/Prui70
Let's chuck a curve ball in and compare both to a triple filter hash also from Green Cat as I happen to have some. I thought that despite it being a bit more expensive that'd it'd be a good fit for this review. I've had a few triple filtered hashes that would have been a decent comparison to the Moroccan La Mousse I have here. However, typically for Green Cat, this 3x filter hash is loads nicer than I expected it to be.
- Mmmmm... Gassy -
This has smells of gassy fresh resin and pleasantly squidges into fluffy pieces as you crumble it. The smell is one I know but I can't place it. I think it might touch on an original kush smell. It's zesty but not my favourite sort of orange. Perhaps it's the banana smell in there. It's nice and fruit-fresh though like an extract smell but not at that hyper strength level.
- Flavour -
Flavour-wise it's well ahead of either Mousse and the same goes for its strength which is an easier stone than smoking weed but still provides a solid hit. The smoke is thick and oily. This hash is much nicer and much fresher than I expected.
Much like the American L.A. Mousse there's a lack of the typical old spiced hash flavour in lieu of something much fresher but with this it's much more so.
- I Am Surprised -
I'm genuinely surprised by this hash. It's not that it's the best hash I've ever had. But it's so much nicer and fresher than any of the triple filters I've had before I'm questioning if they were even genuine. The stone from this too is a decent level and a notch above either Mousse. I actually regret introducing it into this topic and the point I thought I was going to make about it having similar flavour traits to the Moroccan La Mousse has fallen apart instantly. It doesn't in any way.
- So Which La Mousse is Best? -
If I was to buy a Mousse again, of the two here, I'd buy the American L.A.
If flavour and strength were plotted onto a graph this decision may not make sense on paper but I know that given those two I currently reach for the L.A. Maybe it's a novelty value. I expect fans of the original rocky / soap strains will like the old spice of the Moroccan and tell me how wrong I am.
- However -
Where my hash money will actually be going is on the triple filtered banana runtz as it's a really bloody nice hash and has completely surprised me. I want more of it. It costs more than the Mousse but is worth it.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Please get involved in the comments and upvote the post if you like reading this stuff.
I've no idea quite what the video is showing. The American LA Mousse is a pretty nice smoke though.
I couldn't quite grasp what was going on. Like I couldn't watch that and go and make la mousse hash. It wasn't like 1. Grow plants. 2. Cut plants. 3... Etc... it looked like they were mixing up some weird stuff but without explanation I don't know what it was or why. I'll look into it some more when I get some down time.
Thanks for this good read
Was going to try some of the American stuff but you’ve just convinced me otherwise. Will stop being so tight and get something with a bit more power
Was going to try some of the American stuff but you’ve just convinced me otherwise. Will stop being so tight and get something with a bit more power
I'd have the American again but only as a chilled daytime smoke I suspect. Much like the PK black I've got stashed it'll come out from time to time. For me it's not going to fill my full stoned requirements. But that's also true of pretty much every other commercial hash I've tried too. It depends how much money you want to spend but there's a hash at pretty much every price point on LB - and some of them are crazy strong.
Can u mention some crazy strong hash ?? When I see the prices for some hash here what the f happened..? Green Cat prices are ok..but I'm still had not tried a hash from here better in effects on myself than El chapo black hash that radar breeder had in year 2019. over priced expensive hash gives u nothing but a feeling of wanting more plus tolerance grows with every use .. so not recommended unless u like the addiction feeling in your chest.. Tropicana la mousse good hash and strong, cheesecake mild but super relaxing and just ordered Italian ice will see how is that... But the main problem of all hashish are the strains that people create and what they create is same genetics all too many times crossed... Bless
Some of the hashes like wpff, some statics, stuff like the Barz LA or cold cured jungle boys are crazy strong compared to a commercial hash. Stuff like the Piatella is crazy priced too. I quite like a fancy hash as a top up smoke from time to time though.
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+94 votes
by
BigRoo
Who's on top? Why do some products cling to the top spot on the wall?
by
BigRoo
Who's on top? Why do some products cling to the top spot on the wall?
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" (Oscar Wilde)
Something I find oddly reassuring is looking at the items wall. Perhaps it's like gazing up at the stars. Staring into endless infinity of space peppered with the light from stars that spent millions of years travelling before meeting our eyes. It tightly frames our little place in the universe in a reassuringly small but optimistic way.
Looking at the thousand plus products on the LB items wall reassures me similarly that I'm just a tiny part of a massive overall picture and as a result of the scale of it all, I'm unlikely to run out of weed or hash. It's where I find an element of peace of mind in my life. My LB zen.
- Wall Stalker -
I'm often browsing the wall, wondering if certain products or strains are available. I routinely check for orange strains of course and I'm routinely disappointed by the (lack of) results but this isn't yet another orange rant so I won't jump down that rabbit hole.
I also like to check for certain oldies like White Widow or Durban Poison or just cruise around seeing what's what.
I've watched with keen interest as a very small number of products seem to hold the top spot as I routinely hit the items wall.
- First Up -
When I joined it was the static hash listing by Real D in our consistent top spot. I've not had this hash yet but nearly bought it a couple of times when they had an offer on. Real D are a solid vendor although I've not ordered there for ages. The hash flavours have changed slightly but I remember the Blue Dream being available and I've always fancied it even when the orange variants are on offer.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JX9Q0Q
- Another Winner -
I can't remember what exactly replaced Real D but I remember for some time The Spacemen held the top spot with their bargain listing. I've seen all sorts of lovely looking bargain bits fly through that post over time. But again I've not ordered from their top listing although The Spacemen also provide a great service with loads of great quality bits.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/P9pt1M
- Most Recent Top Spot -
It seems there is another consistent winner recently as it's been all about Don Loco and their Top Shelf listing taking the top spot on LB. And once again I can't comment as I've not only not ordered this number one wall product, I've never ordered anything from Don Loco. Although they seem a good sort by reputation and often have bits in that I quite fancy.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OUvkd2
- Conclusions -
I'm not sure what conclusions to draw from this but it's kind of odd that I've not ordered any top spot product. It's also interesting that they're all multi variant listings that remain in place with just the product details changing. Perhaps the algorithm here loves a long term listing over a freshie. And perhaps we buyers do too as I assume there's some logic to how it all works.
- Top of The Buds -
Have you had any of the top product listings? Do you see the wall like a 'Top of the Buds' kind of pop chart?
Can we get someone to smoke through the top 40 products on a Sunday evening?
Man that's an entertaining show waiting to happen. I'd like to see someone reviewing Don Locos top shelf after 17 other types of bud, 12 different hashes, 7 vape pens and 3 lots of edibles. That's a weekly show we'd all be down with surely.
Cannabis curation is something that interests me greatly since joining LB. Maybe the top ten is more realistic to do?
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way at least. Please get involved in the comments and upvote the topic if you like reading this stuff.
Something I find oddly reassuring is looking at the items wall. Perhaps it's like gazing up at the stars. Staring into endless infinity of space peppered with the light from stars that spent millions of years travelling before meeting our eyes. It tightly frames our little place in the universe in a reassuringly small but optimistic way.
Looking at the thousand plus products on the LB items wall reassures me similarly that I'm just a tiny part of a massive overall picture and as a result of the scale of it all, I'm unlikely to run out of weed or hash. It's where I find an element of peace of mind in my life. My LB zen.
- Wall Stalker -
I'm often browsing the wall, wondering if certain products or strains are available. I routinely check for orange strains of course and I'm routinely disappointed by the (lack of) results but this isn't yet another orange rant so I won't jump down that rabbit hole.
I also like to check for certain oldies like White Widow or Durban Poison or just cruise around seeing what's what.
I've watched with keen interest as a very small number of products seem to hold the top spot as I routinely hit the items wall.
- First Up -
When I joined it was the static hash listing by Real D in our consistent top spot. I've not had this hash yet but nearly bought it a couple of times when they had an offer on. Real D are a solid vendor although I've not ordered there for ages. The hash flavours have changed slightly but I remember the Blue Dream being available and I've always fancied it even when the orange variants are on offer.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JX9Q0Q
- Another Winner -
I can't remember what exactly replaced Real D but I remember for some time The Spacemen held the top spot with their bargain listing. I've seen all sorts of lovely looking bargain bits fly through that post over time. But again I've not ordered from their top listing although The Spacemen also provide a great service with loads of great quality bits.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/P9pt1M
- Most Recent Top Spot -
It seems there is another consistent winner recently as it's been all about Don Loco and their Top Shelf listing taking the top spot on LB. And once again I can't comment as I've not only not ordered this number one wall product, I've never ordered anything from Don Loco. Although they seem a good sort by reputation and often have bits in that I quite fancy.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OUvkd2
- Conclusions -
I'm not sure what conclusions to draw from this but it's kind of odd that I've not ordered any top spot product. It's also interesting that they're all multi variant listings that remain in place with just the product details changing. Perhaps the algorithm here loves a long term listing over a freshie. And perhaps we buyers do too as I assume there's some logic to how it all works.
- Top of The Buds -
Have you had any of the top product listings? Do you see the wall like a 'Top of the Buds' kind of pop chart?
Can we get someone to smoke through the top 40 products on a Sunday evening?
Man that's an entertaining show waiting to happen. I'd like to see someone reviewing Don Locos top shelf after 17 other types of bud, 12 different hashes, 7 vape pens and 3 lots of edibles. That's a weekly show we'd all be down with surely.
Cannabis curation is something that interests me greatly since joining LB. Maybe the top ten is more realistic to do?
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way at least. Please get involved in the comments and upvote the topic if you like reading this stuff.
As I like to drone-on about "buying the seller", I only use the Wall if I need to search for something specific.
I suppose it would be nice to see more variety, but given my approach to buying, I doubt it would influence purchases.
Given the recent doxings and related hoo-ha, I'm even less likely to be buying from (and therefore giving my details to) anyone new.
I suppose it would be nice to see more variety, but given my approach to buying, I doubt it would influence purchases.
Given the recent doxings and related hoo-ha, I'm even less likely to be buying from (and therefore giving my details to) anyone new.
I see your point and I'm very much the same. I mostly stick to a small number of vendors. However certain products like orange bud will get me to roll the dice. Although I still look for a vendor that looks to meet my core criteria. I guess the newer you are the more influence the wall has though as you'll not have made those loyalty choices yet.
One every twelve minutes for eight hours straight. I'll watch. Someone needs to run betting on this.
Out of the 3 vendors you mentioned, ive ordered from 2 of them previously, Don Loco is a tip top vendor imho. No idea what influences why/who stays on the top of the wall though. After using the site for a while you know who you generally want to buy from; whether thats down to cost, quality or service. I guess new buyers are more likely to rely on the wall to guide their purchases. From what I can tell some vendors dont want to appear there and are happy with their customer base...
I generally use the same people but I guess the wall had an effect on who they were to begin with. I still routinely scroll it though just to see what's new. It'd be handy for me if I could set up alerts for certain strains.
Hey Bigroooo,
It’s great to see you rallying round the community getting people together to discuss our shared passion for MaryJane, talking bollocks and tunnock’s tea cakes.
I’ve also wondered how the items/topics wall works. I assumed it was an algorithm, but it seems to be the same for everyone so maybe theres some borgs in the background manually hiding topics and moving things around on the wall? Surely not, not in 2025. Maybe it’s linked to reputation? Interaction? God knows.
I had an 1/8 of the lemon cherry gelato from the good DonLoco, top vendor, great stealth. The bud was nice and really strong but it wasn’t my cup of tea, the terps were a bit sickly for me. For others i’m sure it would have been a 10/10, and you can’t argue with the price!
I’m taking a bit of a T break atm, so perusing the items wall and filling a cart full of delicious product is as close to a high as I can get. I’m holding out for 420 deals, think i’m gunna treat myself to some top end hash when the time comes.
It’s great to see you rallying round the community getting people together to discuss our shared passion for MaryJane, talking bollocks and tunnock’s tea cakes.
I’ve also wondered how the items/topics wall works. I assumed it was an algorithm, but it seems to be the same for everyone so maybe theres some borgs in the background manually hiding topics and moving things around on the wall? Surely not, not in 2025. Maybe it’s linked to reputation? Interaction? God knows.
I had an 1/8 of the lemon cherry gelato from the good DonLoco, top vendor, great stealth. The bud was nice and really strong but it wasn’t my cup of tea, the terps were a bit sickly for me. For others i’m sure it would have been a 10/10, and you can’t argue with the price!
I’m taking a bit of a T break atm, so perusing the items wall and filling a cart full of delicious product is as close to a high as I can get. I’m holding out for 420 deals, think i’m gunna treat myself to some top end hash when the time comes.
Thanks man. I've no idea how the algo works but I'd assumed some measure of popularity would be involved. Perhaps combined with reputation. I'm guessing there's some logic behind it anyway.
T break is sensible. I usually only have breaks when I'm ill but generally appreciate it all the more for a bit of time off. I should do it more.
I've never done a 420. On star wars day I went to pick up some rolling papers at the shop last year and the fella said he'd already sold two boxes and asked me what's going on. That's my spaced out day - and apparently many others too.
T break is sensible. I usually only have breaks when I'm ill but generally appreciate it all the more for a bit of time off. I should do it more.
I've never done a 420. On star wars day I went to pick up some rolling papers at the shop last year and the fella said he'd already sold two boxes and asked me what's going on. That's my spaced out day - and apparently many others too.
And May 4th this year is a Sunday rolling into a bank holiday - yayy!!
Who is the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him after he's cherried the whole bowl?
- Quote by Obi Skins-Kenobi
Who is the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him after he's cherried the whole bowl?
- Quote by Obi Skins-Kenobi
Perfect. No early Monday limiting my behaviour. I'm looking forward to it already. Might buy something special for it.
Hey BigRoo, great read mate.
The item wall seemed like a wonderland to get lost in when I first found this place
When I look at it now I usually use keywords to find an item or vendor, or scroll way down and work my way back up. I just wish it had a filter tab to narrow the range of items/vendors.
I have noticed that if a topic on an item is getting a lot of chatter and upvotes it flies up the item wall.
If a vendor puts a competition on an item and the topic gets attention it has a positive impact on the item. If the competition can't be won easily and keeps rolling on the algorithm sees it as interest and it seems to boost the item.
Keep up the good work 💚
The item wall seemed like a wonderland to get lost in when I first found this place
When I look at it now I usually use keywords to find an item or vendor, or scroll way down and work my way back up. I just wish it had a filter tab to narrow the range of items/vendors.
I have noticed that if a topic on an item is getting a lot of chatter and upvotes it flies up the item wall.
If a vendor puts a competition on an item and the topic gets attention it has a positive impact on the item. If the competition can't be won easily and keeps rolling on the algorithm sees it as interest and it seems to boost the item.
Keep up the good work 💚
I still routinely scroll the wall to see what's what although generally I'm looking for specifics to order. Am with you on the filter - that'd be bloody useful at narrowing results. As would having a favourite vendors list or a save for later option.
Someone posted a link elsewhere in this topic to the plus / minus effect of different types of vendor posts. It's interesting what LB likes / dislikes.
Thanks man.
Someone posted a link elsewhere in this topic to the plus / minus effect of different types of vendor posts. It's interesting what LB likes / dislikes.
Thanks man.
In your attached link it states:
Each commercial topic remains on the wonderwall for 3 days +/-
-2 days if gross or cheesy
Gross or cheesy?
Now that's open to a wide degree of interpretation! So, for instance, don't mention The Orange Fart or Lone Skum. 😁
Each commercial topic remains on the wonderwall for 3 days +/-
-2 days if gross or cheesy
Gross or cheesy?
Now that's open to a wide degree of interpretation! So, for instance, don't mention The Orange Fart or Lone Skum. 😁
In your attached link to the wonderwall, it states:
Each commercial topic remains on the wonderwall for 3 days +/- also:
-2 days if gross or cheesy
Gross or cheesy? Now that's open to a wide degree of interpretation, so we can't mention The Orange Fart or Lone Skum, for instance? 😁
Each commercial topic remains on the wonderwall for 3 days +/- also:
-2 days if gross or cheesy
Gross or cheesy? Now that's open to a wide degree of interpretation, so we can't mention The Orange Fart or Lone Skum, for instance? 😁
Lovely post dude!
I started off with The Spacemen as a new biggy. Then went with TGD and Radar as my main for a while.
Kinda stepped away from TGD and TSM. Purely for me because after getting my buys up I felt more confident expanding to some other vendors. The buds I god from both TSM AND TGD were always decent, but after shopping around a bit I mean no disrespect by it at all, I started to prefer vendors with smaller stocks, bit like going from tesco to the local farm shop to me. (I repeat, though the buds i had from them were always good!)
These days, I mostly stick to Yourmumshouse. I adore their UK offerings of bud, some real bangers for 160ozs is a hard deal to turn away (The dia runtz, Skywalker, Biscotti were my favs so far, the OG kush was close behind). If I see Franz's BSS I'll shit my pants and make sure il get some of that whenever I can, I only had the one batch which was the one people said wasn't as good and I really loved the flavour, so any new batches are instantly in my cart. Then I don't use them as much anymore but Radar Breeder are always someone I sneak back to sometimes. Always had a fantastic experience, great comms and the budget offerings are still as much as a good smoke as the cali ones. (The small buds/shake listing is also one of my favs on biggy)
I don't really ever see YMH on the main page, which is wild. Franz's edibles I see quite often though!
I do try and avoid new vendors though, just purely for the worry of doxxing and/or
a faff honestly. I would love to support some new guys that come in with good looking offerings, I just have a horrid fear of being burnt and disputes going wrong lol.
I started off with The Spacemen as a new biggy. Then went with TGD and Radar as my main for a while.
Kinda stepped away from TGD and TSM. Purely for me because after getting my buys up I felt more confident expanding to some other vendors. The buds I god from both TSM AND TGD were always decent, but after shopping around a bit I mean no disrespect by it at all, I started to prefer vendors with smaller stocks, bit like going from tesco to the local farm shop to me. (I repeat, though the buds i had from them were always good!)
These days, I mostly stick to Yourmumshouse. I adore their UK offerings of bud, some real bangers for 160ozs is a hard deal to turn away (The dia runtz, Skywalker, Biscotti were my favs so far, the OG kush was close behind). If I see Franz's BSS I'll shit my pants and make sure il get some of that whenever I can, I only had the one batch which was the one people said wasn't as good and I really loved the flavour, so any new batches are instantly in my cart. Then I don't use them as much anymore but Radar Breeder are always someone I sneak back to sometimes. Always had a fantastic experience, great comms and the budget offerings are still as much as a good smoke as the cali ones. (The small buds/shake listing is also one of my favs on biggy)
I don't really ever see YMH on the main page, which is wild. Franz's edibles I see quite often though!
I do try and avoid new vendors though, just purely for the worry of doxxing and/or
a faff honestly. I would love to support some new guys that come in with good looking offerings, I just have a horrid fear of being burnt and disputes going wrong lol.
I'm pretty sure I've seen Franz BSS recently on the wall. I'd heard good things about it but never ordered. Same for YMH but noted they had a great looking deal on. TSM have decent bits and good pricing. I mostly don't order there due to signed delivery only. Never ordered from TGD. I mostly avoid new vendors too. I did break this rule to try out TWOZ and the bud and service was great. They weren't exactly new by the time I ordered though. I've had a faff with some newbies so usually steer clear same as you.
Yeah I saw they just listed a new batch earlier, its already in my cart for payday early next week! They are the first vendor I have used that are grow to door. Heard great things about BB and DM for homegrown bits too which I don't think are on the wall or often.
I will say TWOZ have seemed to start off on the right foot and have had lots of good praise from the community. Have debated giving them a try but I just want another couple months safety net before I give em a go!
I will say TWOZ have seemed to start off on the right foot and have had lots of good praise from the community. Have debated giving them a try but I just want another couple months safety net before I give em a go!
I've ordered from DM before and written a topic on it. Very good service and lovely weed. They're due to do their new listings later this month I believe. Guessing by what you like I'd expect DM to be a good fit. BB I don't know. KIG have some nice grows too that might be up your street. I think TWOZ are here to stay. They seem engaged with the community and cool headed. Service was good, weed was good. I think they'll likely build a solid reputation.
Do you always use the same vendors? I mostly stick to the same people but I like seeing what's about in case I might want to try something new.
I don't think there's any vendor who does all my bits n bobs as I order weed, RSO, D9, hash and extracts. But yours is probably the safer strategy and gets top marks for loyalty too.
This went straight out of date as Ganja now have a top performing crumble at a bargain 420 price. Gotta admit I'm tempted myself.
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+3 votes
by
BigRoo
THC Cannabis Chocolate Easter Eggs?
by
BigRoo
THC Cannabis Chocolate Easter Eggs?
- Easter Edibles -
I saw some cannabis advent calendars around at Christmas and I wondered does anyone do Easter specific edibles like cannabis Easter eggs or chocolate bunnies or something? I'm not particularly after them, it was more a curiousity.
- Hash Eggs -
A search for Easter yields no results and a search for eggs shows just a couple of hash eggs on LB. I am actually curious about them, not least if they've been shaped as such for intimate transportation, but either way they're not Easter themed.
- Comparison to Supermarkets -
It's an interesting comparison, I guess, as the supermarkets have been hammering Easter treats non stop for weeks now with the novelty stuff flying off the shelves as we accumulate an oddly shaped chocolate stash.
The chocolate makers ovoidify and repackage their core products then sell them for more money than is usually possible. From a sellers point of view stuff like Easter is a boom time. But not so much here.
- Why Are We Different? -
Why don't we go nuts for novelty seasonal items here the way we do in other shops?
Do any of the edibles sellers have any plans to do Easter Eggs?
I saw some cannabis advent calendars around at Christmas and I wondered does anyone do Easter specific edibles like cannabis Easter eggs or chocolate bunnies or something? I'm not particularly after them, it was more a curiousity.
- Hash Eggs -
A search for Easter yields no results and a search for eggs shows just a couple of hash eggs on LB. I am actually curious about them, not least if they've been shaped as such for intimate transportation, but either way they're not Easter themed.
- Comparison to Supermarkets -
It's an interesting comparison, I guess, as the supermarkets have been hammering Easter treats non stop for weeks now with the novelty stuff flying off the shelves as we accumulate an oddly shaped chocolate stash.
The chocolate makers ovoidify and repackage their core products then sell them for more money than is usually possible. From a sellers point of view stuff like Easter is a boom time. But not so much here.
- Why Are We Different? -
Why don't we go nuts for novelty seasonal items here the way we do in other shops?
Do any of the edibles sellers have any plans to do Easter Eggs?
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+54 votes
by
BigRoo
The Wizard of Oz Scooby Do'd Me
by
BigRoo
The Wizard of Oz Scooby Do'd Me
- It Started With Tropicana Cookies -
This story starts with an urge to buy Tropicana Cookies. Finally the relatively new vendor the wizard of Oz had a bud I simply couldn't resist ordering. With close relatives of orange bud via it's Tangie ancestry and Durban poison via the cookies, it seemed it might just sit exactly where I like my flavour profile. Added to the fact I've not had it before, I felt I needed to check it out. It takes a lot to draw me away from my favourite vendors but orange flavourings are like my kryptonite.
- The Wizard of Oz -
Twoz aren't exactly a new looking vendor now with hundreds of positive reviews and a menu with more different options than a subway sandwich but it was only a few months back they were heckling for their first sales. The list of products is growing impressively fast and I suspect they'll be a big go-to vendor on LB if they're not already.
- LB Fans -
They're very involved in the lb community and seem to largely set a good and positive tone with their contributions and interactions. It's the exact sort of level-headed personal quality that makes a vendor appealing to trade with.
- They Have My Order -
So I've put my order in and am now in the waiting phase. We've all been here. Our mind salivating at the potential delivery but simultaneously fearing the worst.
- Fast Delivery... But Not the World's Smartest Postie -
I didn't wait long. Delivered in one day. The postie left it outside so I can't tell you the exact time but it was within 24 hours. If there's a single occupation where you'd expect an employee to almost instinctively understand that something smaller than a letterbox can easily be posted, it'd be a postman. On this occasion it'd seem their spatial analysis failed them. Stealth was all good without detailing it for obvious reasons. Aside from the postman's decision making process, this is all going well so far.
- Unboxing -
That moment has arrived. We all love it. We all live it. Time to open my parcel. Will my dreams be met or my nightmare realised?
Upon opening the bag I have my order plus I have a free mystery gram folks. This topic was meant to be me reviewing the Tropicana Cookies but that's been pushed to one side and Scooby Do mode has been engaged. I have a mystery to solve here people. We could be going to a creepy abandoned fun fair. I don't know where the clues will lead but let's get this solved first.
- Mystery Bag -
The mystery bag is two small half g buds. One of them looks like it's got the foxtail trait. Both are compact and glistening. Cutting the vacuum bag open I'm immediately getting orange vibes. Twoz ran a post looking for sensible suggestions a while back. I flippantly suggested free orange bud with every order because I'm a stoner and I don't do sensible stuff that often. I'm getting a sense of being called out on that here. That's what this smell is. This vendor has been paying close attention. I have a stalker.
- Matching Profiles -
The obvious match from their menu is Miami. But the bud looks more like Neck Bones. That has diesel in its lineage which I think I'd pick out better by smell but the compactness and shape of the bud is a better visual match. As I write this I'm waiting to hear back what it was from Twoz. I'm betting on Miami but I genuinely don't know. It's a really lovely smoke and definitely has an orange twang from somewhere making me feeling confident on my bet but not a hundred percent. Their menu is big now. A lot can be ruled out but there's a few options might catch me out. It is of course an added bonus to my order no matter what it is.
- Lessons from Scooby Do -
I was meant to be writing about the Tropicana Cookies. But if there's one single thing that Scooby Do taught us as kids it's that human beings of any age simply cannot resist a mystery. I'm hoping Twoz reply to my message soon so I can get on with my life.
- Mystery Solved -
The culprit has been unmasked and true to the mystery genre my initial prediction was correct but with enough seeds of doubt cast that it was still a surprise to find out the answer for sure. It is the Miami. Twoz are fantastic at communication fortunately so this didn't drag on like a netflix drama and I knew my answer within the first episode. No cliff hangers. Arguably writing it on the bag with a Sharpie would also have solved this. I had fun though. I hope we all did.
- For the Doubters -
Anyone who doesn't believe this was the exact process here and I've added it for drama please feel free to message Twoz to confirm the story unfolded precisely as above. All my posts are written out as they happen. So what was I actually writing about?
- Finally the Cookies -
Tropicana Cookies. Here we go at last. I really should have started with this. You can smell the heritage in the bag but the Miami has already stolen the orange show.
I can taste the sweet Durban nature of the cookies and it's a nice smoke, with thick clouds and hints of old flavours. It's got a zest of old orange thickening up the sweetened cookie smoke with a citrus note which is a lovely mix. It's not drippingly orange like a mimosa nor as pronounced as the Miami but the hints are there. I definitely approve of the flavour but it's not on my orange list. It is a nice cookies variant and props up the sweet doughy flavour with a zesty overlay.
- Finally -
The bud I got weighed at 7.2g for a quarter and were all fair sized buds - plus I got a scooby surprise. At $60 a quarter it's hard to fault on quality or service. I expected good things from The Wizard of Oz and I'm glad that expectation was met.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading, I hope this topic has been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'm aiming to do a few reviews this month as I bought a few bits and bobs which I thought might be interesting to write up as I unpack them.
If you enjoyed reading this please upvote the post and get involved in the comments as it helps share it with the LB community and I like chatting with you lovely people. Thanks.
This story starts with an urge to buy Tropicana Cookies. Finally the relatively new vendor the wizard of Oz had a bud I simply couldn't resist ordering. With close relatives of orange bud via it's Tangie ancestry and Durban poison via the cookies, it seemed it might just sit exactly where I like my flavour profile. Added to the fact I've not had it before, I felt I needed to check it out. It takes a lot to draw me away from my favourite vendors but orange flavourings are like my kryptonite.
- The Wizard of Oz -
Twoz aren't exactly a new looking vendor now with hundreds of positive reviews and a menu with more different options than a subway sandwich but it was only a few months back they were heckling for their first sales. The list of products is growing impressively fast and I suspect they'll be a big go-to vendor on LB if they're not already.
- LB Fans -
They're very involved in the lb community and seem to largely set a good and positive tone with their contributions and interactions. It's the exact sort of level-headed personal quality that makes a vendor appealing to trade with.
- They Have My Order -
So I've put my order in and am now in the waiting phase. We've all been here. Our mind salivating at the potential delivery but simultaneously fearing the worst.
- Fast Delivery... But Not the World's Smartest Postie -
I didn't wait long. Delivered in one day. The postie left it outside so I can't tell you the exact time but it was within 24 hours. If there's a single occupation where you'd expect an employee to almost instinctively understand that something smaller than a letterbox can easily be posted, it'd be a postman. On this occasion it'd seem their spatial analysis failed them. Stealth was all good without detailing it for obvious reasons. Aside from the postman's decision making process, this is all going well so far.
- Unboxing -
That moment has arrived. We all love it. We all live it. Time to open my parcel. Will my dreams be met or my nightmare realised?
Upon opening the bag I have my order plus I have a free mystery gram folks. This topic was meant to be me reviewing the Tropicana Cookies but that's been pushed to one side and Scooby Do mode has been engaged. I have a mystery to solve here people. We could be going to a creepy abandoned fun fair. I don't know where the clues will lead but let's get this solved first.
- Mystery Bag -
The mystery bag is two small half g buds. One of them looks like it's got the foxtail trait. Both are compact and glistening. Cutting the vacuum bag open I'm immediately getting orange vibes. Twoz ran a post looking for sensible suggestions a while back. I flippantly suggested free orange bud with every order because I'm a stoner and I don't do sensible stuff that often. I'm getting a sense of being called out on that here. That's what this smell is. This vendor has been paying close attention. I have a stalker.
- Matching Profiles -
The obvious match from their menu is Miami. But the bud looks more like Neck Bones. That has diesel in its lineage which I think I'd pick out better by smell but the compactness and shape of the bud is a better visual match. As I write this I'm waiting to hear back what it was from Twoz. I'm betting on Miami but I genuinely don't know. It's a really lovely smoke and definitely has an orange twang from somewhere making me feeling confident on my bet but not a hundred percent. Their menu is big now. A lot can be ruled out but there's a few options might catch me out. It is of course an added bonus to my order no matter what it is.
- Lessons from Scooby Do -
I was meant to be writing about the Tropicana Cookies. But if there's one single thing that Scooby Do taught us as kids it's that human beings of any age simply cannot resist a mystery. I'm hoping Twoz reply to my message soon so I can get on with my life.
- Mystery Solved -
The culprit has been unmasked and true to the mystery genre my initial prediction was correct but with enough seeds of doubt cast that it was still a surprise to find out the answer for sure. It is the Miami. Twoz are fantastic at communication fortunately so this didn't drag on like a netflix drama and I knew my answer within the first episode. No cliff hangers. Arguably writing it on the bag with a Sharpie would also have solved this. I had fun though. I hope we all did.
- For the Doubters -
Anyone who doesn't believe this was the exact process here and I've added it for drama please feel free to message Twoz to confirm the story unfolded precisely as above. All my posts are written out as they happen. So what was I actually writing about?
- Finally the Cookies -
Tropicana Cookies. Here we go at last. I really should have started with this. You can smell the heritage in the bag but the Miami has already stolen the orange show.
I can taste the sweet Durban nature of the cookies and it's a nice smoke, with thick clouds and hints of old flavours. It's got a zest of old orange thickening up the sweetened cookie smoke with a citrus note which is a lovely mix. It's not drippingly orange like a mimosa nor as pronounced as the Miami but the hints are there. I definitely approve of the flavour but it's not on my orange list. It is a nice cookies variant and props up the sweet doughy flavour with a zesty overlay.
- Finally -
The bud I got weighed at 7.2g for a quarter and were all fair sized buds - plus I got a scooby surprise. At $60 a quarter it's hard to fault on quality or service. I expected good things from The Wizard of Oz and I'm glad that expectation was met.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading, I hope this topic has been informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'm aiming to do a few reviews this month as I bought a few bits and bobs which I thought might be interesting to write up as I unpack them.
If you enjoyed reading this please upvote the post and get involved in the comments as it helps share it with the LB community and I like chatting with you lovely people. Thanks.
Great read BigRoo as always, and not to seem biased on this occasion!
It is always nice to hear great feedback, therefore I'd like to thank you for giving us a try 😊
As I’ve mentioned before, your positivity is a great addition to the LB community. We can only hope that LB continues to grow and improve with that same energy 🙌
It is always nice to hear great feedback, therefore I'd like to thank you for giving us a try 😊
As I’ve mentioned before, your positivity is a great addition to the LB community. We can only hope that LB continues to grow and improve with that same energy 🙌
Thanks man. Same to you. Not every vendor is able to keep cool and remain positive but those like you that do are much more appealing to trade with. I'm sure I'll be back in the future but right now I'm pretty much stocked til payday. Your service was bang on point from order to delivery. I'm sure you'll thrive here on LB.
Great read as always BigRoo. Have checked their menu several times but never committed....I feel i need to revisit it!
Is your postie a stoner🤭
Is your postie a stoner🤭
Thanks man. My old postie was definitely a stoner. He'd sign packages for me and post them anyway. This newer one clearly never mastered the shape game as a baby. Fella needs training up.
I'm the same mate - seen many times on the wall but had never committed. Based on this this one order though all looks good. They tick all the boxes a good vendor should. The Miami is really decent quality and the cookies completely fair for the lower price. I expect these guys are here to stay.
I'm the same mate - seen many times on the wall but had never committed. Based on this this one order though all looks good. They tick all the boxes a good vendor should. The Miami is really decent quality and the cookies completely fair for the lower price. I expect these guys are here to stay.
😅😅 you'll have to do it without him realising....bit how women train us men!
All sounds good with the Wizard. They do have some interesting strains on their menu... neck bones, Tokyo something and a couple of others. The mix and match offers look good too. I will definitely have to give them a whirl in the near future
All sounds good with the Wizard. They do have some interesting strains on their menu... neck bones, Tokyo something and a couple of others. The mix and match offers look good too. I will definitely have to give them a whirl in the near future
I fancy the neck bones too to see how diesely it is. I'm stocked til payday at the minute though and I've got a couple of hash reviews I'd like to do this week.
A great read, as always. Highlights a bugbear of mine with strains not being at least identified by initials on the bags.
Vendors: you may be only sending 1 thing, but you're sending it to stoners who may open 5 packages at once, then not realise what they've opened and from whom. Happened to me near the start of my journey on here, and I was much more methodical afterwards.
Vendors: you may be only sending 1 thing, but you're sending it to stoners who may open 5 packages at once, then not realise what they've opened and from whom. Happened to me near the start of my journey on here, and I was much more methodical afterwards.
Thanks man. To be fair to the vendor, the strain I bought was print labelled and packed in a nice bag. It was only the freebie that was a mystery - and I genuinely wonder if it was off the back of my "free orange bud with every order" comment a while ago and this unlabeled bit was aimed specifically aimed at me due to that. Basically calling me out in the loveliest way possible. Or maybe they don't own a Sharpie.
Maybe it was all a test and in a short time I'll be invited to an exclusive and secret stoners club run by a multimillionaire with too much time on their hands and who gives free weed out, but only to those who can identify it from a scratch and sniff test. I've put a lot of time and money into educating myself up to cannabis bloodhound level. I believe it's about to pay off Mr Rux.
Maybe it was all a test and in a short time I'll be invited to an exclusive and secret stoners club run by a multimillionaire with too much time on their hands and who gives free weed out, but only to those who can identify it from a scratch and sniff test. I've put a lot of time and money into educating myself up to cannabis bloodhound level. I believe it's about to pay off Mr Rux.
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How Do You Write Reviews?
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BigRoo
How Do You Write Reviews?
- Powerful Tool -
The review system on LB is one of the powerful tools LB gives us consumers. A bad product or vendor has a short life on LB because of the reviews and ratings system as well as being able to create topics like this. Its one of the ways in which vendors are held accountable for their products and services.
- Share Your Experience -
We have the power to share our product knowledge and experience of vendors to help steer other LB purchases. I've seen bad products removed pretty fast off the back of the community response. Equally I've seen people rush to buy vendor products driven by positive content here.
- No Guidelines -
However, there's not a set way to do reviews so we all make it up as we go along. This leaves a mixed quality and lots of discussions around what is correct.
I review the overall deal - product, value, stealth & service. I'm likely to give a ten assuming everything went well and the weed matches the photo and description as well as being good value for the price paid. I start dropping points off for poor quality, delays, mistakes etc.
How do you do yours?
- We Have a Voice -
Looking at new vendors as a way of estimating review rates, it looks like a fairly small number of people write reviews - maybe 25%. I'd be interested if anyone has any accurate numbers around this in case I've got it completely wrong. It's a shame though as in many aspects of life we don't have a voice. We do here.
- Mixed Quality -
While many reviews here are great and contribute to the lb community, there's some reviews which are not nearly as useful.
This is a discussion so please chime in if you believe I'm wrong about any of these or have something to add. I have rewritten the below reviews as examples of the bad review genre so as not to directly quote anyone's actual review. It's not a witch hunt. This isn't aimed at anyone personally but is a discussion about writing reviews that will benefit everyone.
- Review Examples That Could Improve -
Top of the list of course is:
"I haven't tried it yet. 10/10."
- Unless you're Nostradamus maybe wait til you do try it. It could be an 8 or lower by then. I've had weed that looked and smelled just right from my favourite vendors but was so-so to smoke. I've also had iffy batches of stuff I'd ordered previously. Proof is in the pudding. Also writing a review closes the dispute window so if the product has a problem you'll have to jump through more hoops to open a dispute after reviewing it.
Next are this type:
"Amazing. So stoned. Huge glistening purple buds. Overweight. Pure white smoke. Perfect oil ring. Probably the best weed I've ever had. And they sent me a freebie too. 6/10."
- I get it. You're difficult to please. High standards are good and you want to leave some ranking margin at the top for better stuff. Or maybe there was another issue like stealth or delivery time that you marked down from a ten. It'd be good to the reasoning for marking down here.
The one and done:
"1/10"
- If it's a 1 out of 10 we need to know why, especially on a product page of 10s. What went wrong for you - give us the heads up. Tell us your story.
That's also because of these:
"Terps and stone amazing. Incredible stuff. I'm ordering this again. 1/10"
- Clearly a mistake and likely a mix up on delivery time and rating or fat fingering the zero on a ten. I wonder how many one and done reviews had meant to leave it as a positive.
Expecting miracles:
"Ordered on Christmas eve next day delivery but it took 3 days to arrive. Weed was good though. 2/10"
- Set your expectations to realistic. The only person who delivers that fast at Christmas is Santa. And then only if you've been good. Have you? I fully understand the disappointment. Rolling papers at the ready and the postman walks straight past to your neighbours. We've all been there. At time of writing this, I am there now. But before you leave a low score do question, was this the vendors fault, or royal mail.
New vendor first reviews:
"Great. 7/10"
- You're the bold adventurer to roll the dice and place an order with a new vendor and we need to know more about how they operate. Stealth, delivery, product, communication. How did they do? Should we all drop everything and order here immediately? Spending a few mins here helps out the buyers and the vendor. Often new vendors have some great bargains but do we want to risk it - you know the answers.
On a multi product listing:
"It was amazing. 10/10"
- Which of the options did you buy? Often naming the product is unnecessary but on multi product or multi variant listings it's a useful habit that helps us know which are the good options and which to avoid - rather than blanketing multiple differing products with the same rating. Your 10/10 may have sold out days ago.
- My Ideal Review -
"[Product name] was a great example of the strain with strong [flavour] taste and strength. Big nugs. Perfectly cured. Thoughtful stealth and fast delivery. Vendor is awesome, I order here all the time. 10/10"
- Here we're ticking off the key points that make us trust the product listing and the vendor. Equally, if any of these points fall short then flag it up to the LB community. There's a thousand products here so give us a steer. If you read reviews to inform your own choices then please equally contribute by reviewing the products you buy. Your opinion counts.
- Negative Reviews -
Of course not all reviews are positive and where the value, weed, vendor, service or stealth is not up to scratch, that's the point where constructively explaining that to your fellow buyers in the reviews helps the whole community.
Negative reviews can have a powerful impact and help us make good choices about where to spend our coins. Give the vendors a chance to achieve their ten but if they're not up to the job in hand or you've had a terrible experience then sharing it helps us all.
- We Are Lucky -
Basically we're a bunch of lucky folk buying great quality cannabis products at decent prices with our payments protected by escrow.
Spending a few mins and doing our bit on the reviews helps the community thrive and the good products fly - as does creating or interacting with topics and recommendations. Equally steering us around poor service helps us avoid the problems you have had. It's these things that make LB more than just a marketplace but make it our community.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Please upvote this topic if you like reading this stuff as it really helps to share it and get involved in the comments to let us know how you do your reviews.
The review system on LB is one of the powerful tools LB gives us consumers. A bad product or vendor has a short life on LB because of the reviews and ratings system as well as being able to create topics like this. Its one of the ways in which vendors are held accountable for their products and services.
- Share Your Experience -
We have the power to share our product knowledge and experience of vendors to help steer other LB purchases. I've seen bad products removed pretty fast off the back of the community response. Equally I've seen people rush to buy vendor products driven by positive content here.
- No Guidelines -
However, there's not a set way to do reviews so we all make it up as we go along. This leaves a mixed quality and lots of discussions around what is correct.
I review the overall deal - product, value, stealth & service. I'm likely to give a ten assuming everything went well and the weed matches the photo and description as well as being good value for the price paid. I start dropping points off for poor quality, delays, mistakes etc.
How do you do yours?
- We Have a Voice -
Looking at new vendors as a way of estimating review rates, it looks like a fairly small number of people write reviews - maybe 25%. I'd be interested if anyone has any accurate numbers around this in case I've got it completely wrong. It's a shame though as in many aspects of life we don't have a voice. We do here.
- Mixed Quality -
While many reviews here are great and contribute to the lb community, there's some reviews which are not nearly as useful.
This is a discussion so please chime in if you believe I'm wrong about any of these or have something to add. I have rewritten the below reviews as examples of the bad review genre so as not to directly quote anyone's actual review. It's not a witch hunt. This isn't aimed at anyone personally but is a discussion about writing reviews that will benefit everyone.
- Review Examples That Could Improve -
Top of the list of course is:
"I haven't tried it yet. 10/10."
- Unless you're Nostradamus maybe wait til you do try it. It could be an 8 or lower by then. I've had weed that looked and smelled just right from my favourite vendors but was so-so to smoke. I've also had iffy batches of stuff I'd ordered previously. Proof is in the pudding. Also writing a review closes the dispute window so if the product has a problem you'll have to jump through more hoops to open a dispute after reviewing it.
Next are this type:
"Amazing. So stoned. Huge glistening purple buds. Overweight. Pure white smoke. Perfect oil ring. Probably the best weed I've ever had. And they sent me a freebie too. 6/10."
- I get it. You're difficult to please. High standards are good and you want to leave some ranking margin at the top for better stuff. Or maybe there was another issue like stealth or delivery time that you marked down from a ten. It'd be good to the reasoning for marking down here.
The one and done:
"1/10"
- If it's a 1 out of 10 we need to know why, especially on a product page of 10s. What went wrong for you - give us the heads up. Tell us your story.
That's also because of these:
"Terps and stone amazing. Incredible stuff. I'm ordering this again. 1/10"
- Clearly a mistake and likely a mix up on delivery time and rating or fat fingering the zero on a ten. I wonder how many one and done reviews had meant to leave it as a positive.
Expecting miracles:
"Ordered on Christmas eve next day delivery but it took 3 days to arrive. Weed was good though. 2/10"
- Set your expectations to realistic. The only person who delivers that fast at Christmas is Santa. And then only if you've been good. Have you? I fully understand the disappointment. Rolling papers at the ready and the postman walks straight past to your neighbours. We've all been there. At time of writing this, I am there now. But before you leave a low score do question, was this the vendors fault, or royal mail.
New vendor first reviews:
"Great. 7/10"
- You're the bold adventurer to roll the dice and place an order with a new vendor and we need to know more about how they operate. Stealth, delivery, product, communication. How did they do? Should we all drop everything and order here immediately? Spending a few mins here helps out the buyers and the vendor. Often new vendors have some great bargains but do we want to risk it - you know the answers.
On a multi product listing:
"It was amazing. 10/10"
- Which of the options did you buy? Often naming the product is unnecessary but on multi product or multi variant listings it's a useful habit that helps us know which are the good options and which to avoid - rather than blanketing multiple differing products with the same rating. Your 10/10 may have sold out days ago.
- My Ideal Review -
"[Product name] was a great example of the strain with strong [flavour] taste and strength. Big nugs. Perfectly cured. Thoughtful stealth and fast delivery. Vendor is awesome, I order here all the time. 10/10"
- Here we're ticking off the key points that make us trust the product listing and the vendor. Equally, if any of these points fall short then flag it up to the LB community. There's a thousand products here so give us a steer. If you read reviews to inform your own choices then please equally contribute by reviewing the products you buy. Your opinion counts.
- Negative Reviews -
Of course not all reviews are positive and where the value, weed, vendor, service or stealth is not up to scratch, that's the point where constructively explaining that to your fellow buyers in the reviews helps the whole community.
Negative reviews can have a powerful impact and help us make good choices about where to spend our coins. Give the vendors a chance to achieve their ten but if they're not up to the job in hand or you've had a terrible experience then sharing it helps us all.
- We Are Lucky -
Basically we're a bunch of lucky folk buying great quality cannabis products at decent prices with our payments protected by escrow.
Spending a few mins and doing our bit on the reviews helps the community thrive and the good products fly - as does creating or interacting with topics and recommendations. Equally steering us around poor service helps us avoid the problems you have had. It's these things that make LB more than just a marketplace but make it our community.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Please upvote this topic if you like reading this stuff as it really helps to share it and get involved in the comments to let us know how you do your reviews.
10/10 great read, will definitely read future topics👌
Good points well made as always mate I think you need to add a tip jar to your account🤑
For my reviews I will usually have a quick test when I get it and put a number score 10/10 if all is as advertised, and then I go back to add comments if I think it is worth mentioning.
If I am marking down for anything I will always put a comment but luckily I have very few bad experiences on here.
If there is an issue with the order but it is a genuine mistake and is dealt with in a decent manner I won't necessarily mark down but I will mention how it was handled in the review💚
Good points well made as always mate I think you need to add a tip jar to your account🤑
For my reviews I will usually have a quick test when I get it and put a number score 10/10 if all is as advertised, and then I go back to add comments if I think it is worth mentioning.
If I am marking down for anything I will always put a comment but luckily I have very few bad experiences on here.
If there is an issue with the order but it is a genuine mistake and is dealt with in a decent manner I won't necessarily mark down but I will mention how it was handled in the review💚
That made me laugh mate. Nice work. Glad I got a ten! Maybe I should set a tip jar up. You're not the first person to ask me.
Completely agree with what you're saying about review stance. I've had a mistake rectified and still gave a 10 due to the way it was handled. I noted it in the review too. I think it's important to be fair. Some vendor services do slide over time though so it is worth flagging. A buyer who can see a row of problems in the reviews may choose to shop elsewhere.
Completely agree with what you're saying about review stance. I've had a mistake rectified and still gave a 10 due to the way it was handled. I noted it in the review too. I think it's important to be fair. Some vendor services do slide over time though so it is worth flagging. A buyer who can see a row of problems in the reviews may choose to shop elsewhere.
I added a tip jar. If nothing else it's interesting to see the seller interface. I can't imagine anyone will use it to be honest but we'll see.
I am sure a few biggas will wanna pass you a joint mate you put the work in and keep the conversation going.
just to say i'm really keen to participate in this discussion (but i wont be around too much until the weekend).
much about the reviews system that i've been mulling over too...
personally i think it's busted and needs work (like how many buyers actually know that vendors don't get to see the usernames of their reviewers? almost nobody leaves negative reviews, which is a blight tbh, there are plenty of dodgy products which are nevertheless rated 10/10 with not a bad word said in reviews, and that harms customer confidence, or at least it does mine)
and although i fully subscribe to the idea that providing some kind of a rough format for people to follow, in order to best help them provide everyone with an illuminating review, i also wonder how many even have the time for that shit.
i feel like there's a few of us though that might aspire to provide helpful, comprehensive reviews, and so maybe we coalesce loosely - like a so-called coalition of the willing, to coin a fucking phrase lads.
i'd be interested either way to keep exploring the art of cannabis reviewing, because i think the zeitgeist too is kinda busted. one such reason being that there's rarely any affordance for the context surrounding the given experience of a product, which i feel should be given primacy, like a framing device for any review. e.g. i was exhausted at work but this buzzy little bud got me through the final hours, or i was so high after a night out i thought i'd never sleep but this hash sent me to fairyland, or i use this every day as it keeps my mood up, but prefer something more potent for evenings and weekends, etc. that way i know immediately which reviews are relevant to me.
anyway, it's very cool you made this thread. i've also been thinking about doing the same, because the review system as is just isn't producing the kind of value it should for it's users. it could be a goldmine.
much about the reviews system that i've been mulling over too...
personally i think it's busted and needs work (like how many buyers actually know that vendors don't get to see the usernames of their reviewers? almost nobody leaves negative reviews, which is a blight tbh, there are plenty of dodgy products which are nevertheless rated 10/10 with not a bad word said in reviews, and that harms customer confidence, or at least it does mine)
and although i fully subscribe to the idea that providing some kind of a rough format for people to follow, in order to best help them provide everyone with an illuminating review, i also wonder how many even have the time for that shit.
i feel like there's a few of us though that might aspire to provide helpful, comprehensive reviews, and so maybe we coalesce loosely - like a so-called coalition of the willing, to coin a fucking phrase lads.
i'd be interested either way to keep exploring the art of cannabis reviewing, because i think the zeitgeist too is kinda busted. one such reason being that there's rarely any affordance for the context surrounding the given experience of a product, which i feel should be given primacy, like a framing device for any review. e.g. i was exhausted at work but this buzzy little bud got me through the final hours, or i was so high after a night out i thought i'd never sleep but this hash sent me to fairyland, or i use this every day as it keeps my mood up, but prefer something more potent for evenings and weekends, etc. that way i know immediately which reviews are relevant to me.
anyway, it's very cool you made this thread. i've also been thinking about doing the same, because the review system as is just isn't producing the kind of value it should for it's users. it could be a goldmine.
To highlight your "context" comment, I have recently seen this review from GASSED's Edibles:
"1/10
Sorry but zero effect from this I tried 3 days in row today on empty stomach and nothing and me tolerance is low"
Now, Edibles are very contentious on LB but this sort of review doesn't help. These Edibles have a 9.9 rating from 2,270 reviews - so surely these DO contain THC? (I have personally sampled and, yes, they do.)
Has this reviewer had success with edibles in the past?
What is "low" tolerance for this person? And are we talking smoking or edible tolerance?
What time of day did they take them?
How high were they before taking the edible?
How much had they indulged in for the past few days?
If edibles usually work for them, was it a dodgy batch maybe? Have they been in touch with the vendor?
Maybe a fuller stomach, or at least having a fatty snack, would help kickstart the edible. I don't think gummies have any fat in them - not sure?
I know it is disappointing when a product doesn't work but after exploring all the avenues with the vendor if I was still to leave a bad review, I would make sure to give more details. Especially a 1/10 on a product that is rated highly.
You could say just ignore it but I am intrigued to know why such a low score, there may be a genuine gripe.
Even if there was an overhaul of the review system with lots of criteria to score, we still need written comprehensive information to explain those scores.
"1/10
Sorry but zero effect from this I tried 3 days in row today on empty stomach and nothing and me tolerance is low"
Now, Edibles are very contentious on LB but this sort of review doesn't help. These Edibles have a 9.9 rating from 2,270 reviews - so surely these DO contain THC? (I have personally sampled and, yes, they do.)
Has this reviewer had success with edibles in the past?
What is "low" tolerance for this person? And are we talking smoking or edible tolerance?
What time of day did they take them?
How high were they before taking the edible?
How much had they indulged in for the past few days?
If edibles usually work for them, was it a dodgy batch maybe? Have they been in touch with the vendor?
Maybe a fuller stomach, or at least having a fatty snack, would help kickstart the edible. I don't think gummies have any fat in them - not sure?
I know it is disappointing when a product doesn't work but after exploring all the avenues with the vendor if I was still to leave a bad review, I would make sure to give more details. Especially a 1/10 on a product that is rated highly.
You could say just ignore it but I am intrigued to know why such a low score, there may be a genuine gripe.
Even if there was an overhaul of the review system with lots of criteria to score, we still need written comprehensive information to explain those scores.
Hard to know what happened there. Perhaps it's one of the review scammers trying to leverage extras off the vendor "or else I won't change my 1/10 review". But then maybe it's genuine and there was a quality control issue. Working with the vendor is first base to solve it I'd recommend but maybe they dived straight for a 1/10 out of anger.
Hard for me to judge without seeing it or having tried the product. One of the strongest extracts I've had was from Gassed though so I'd be surprised if they did poor quality stuff.
I usually make my own cookies with mix of rso and D9. I eat them after dinner. That definitely works out pretty well for me. I do have a pack of the cannabis Doritos to try which is an interesting novelty.
Hard for me to judge without seeing it or having tried the product. One of the strongest extracts I've had was from Gassed though so I'd be surprised if they did poor quality stuff.
I usually make my own cookies with mix of rso and D9. I eat them after dinner. That definitely works out pretty well for me. I do have a pack of the cannabis Doritos to try which is an interesting novelty.
The review system could do with some work. That's true of many reviews systems on other sites too. There's the technical headache of updating it in such a way to keep legacy ratings too. IE if you change a x/10 into a yes/no it's not obviously migratable for long term vendors to hold their rating.
I've not really thought hugely about context to be fair. I have a fairly high tolerance as I'm a long term pot head. So if it nails me, it'd blow a newbie or occasional user into space. I do try to add some details into my reviews although often when there's lots saying the same I'll keep it short.
Here, on LB, I feel that we can work as a community, support each other, and hold vendors to account for their products and service as well as helping the great products and vendor services reach a bigger audience.
I agree we could squeeze better value out of the systems we have in place here which is where this topic was born. I wondered if it was a me thing but it feels like it's a big subject. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts mate.
I've not really thought hugely about context to be fair. I have a fairly high tolerance as I'm a long term pot head. So if it nails me, it'd blow a newbie or occasional user into space. I do try to add some details into my reviews although often when there's lots saying the same I'll keep it short.
Here, on LB, I feel that we can work as a community, support each other, and hold vendors to account for their products and service as well as helping the great products and vendor services reach a bigger audience.
I agree we could squeeze better value out of the systems we have in place here which is where this topic was born. I wondered if it was a me thing but it feels like it's a big subject. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts mate.
I’m just wondering - I’m sure there are valid reasons - but why are reviews anonymous? Start any subject matter in a Topic, not anonymous. Comment freely, not anonymous. Leave a review, and shhh, quiet, wasn’t me, hide my identity, the world falls apart if my username is attached…
Would it help with the integrity (or lack of) of the review if there was an option to show/hide username? By actually adding your username to a review you will be held more accountable. Anonymous reviews could then be taken with a pinch of salt? I dunno…
Would it help with the integrity (or lack of) of the review if there was an option to show/hide username? By actually adding your username to a review you will be held more accountable. Anonymous reviews could then be taken with a pinch of salt? I dunno…
If reviews weren't anonymous they'd nearly all be 10/10. While I'd probably still have my say anyway (quote - "happy is he who passionately defends that which they believe in") a lot of people probably just want a quiet life and wouldn't want hassle with a vendor who has their address. The anonymous review allows someone to complain and walk off hassle free.
You can now click to see the ratio of the reviews people leave which I think is a cool feature. Probably my favourite part of the recent upgrade.
You can now click to see the ratio of the reviews people leave which I think is a cool feature. Probably my favourite part of the recent upgrade.
The current review system is far too broad to give anything more than a general idea of how you can expect things to go.
- How does "your" 7/10 compare to my 7/10? What does 7/10 even mean?
This could be drastically reduced (the majority of reviews are either 10/10 or 1/10). EG Would you buy this product again: y/n; would you buy from this vendor again: y/n.
- How many days... from when you ordered... from when you got the "sent" notification... from the next working day?
Given the different postal services available and the unreliability of all of them, perhaps more useful would be "dispatched on time?"
And then we have the issue of reviews being gamed (in both directions) and vendors issuing "sent" notifications at 2:00am on a Sunday morning...
Finally, even the best tools are useless if you don't know how or want to use them. 9/10 for +1,000 sales over four years, is quite different to 9/10 for ten sales over four months.
How many "scammed help!!!" threads do you read, check the vendor and conclude that no amount of reviews, ratings & red flags can help some people.
"BUY THE SELLER"
- How does "your" 7/10 compare to my 7/10? What does 7/10 even mean?
This could be drastically reduced (the majority of reviews are either 10/10 or 1/10). EG Would you buy this product again: y/n; would you buy from this vendor again: y/n.
- How many days... from when you ordered... from when you got the "sent" notification... from the next working day?
Given the different postal services available and the unreliability of all of them, perhaps more useful would be "dispatched on time?"
And then we have the issue of reviews being gamed (in both directions) and vendors issuing "sent" notifications at 2:00am on a Sunday morning...
Finally, even the best tools are useless if you don't know how or want to use them. 9/10 for +1,000 sales over four years, is quite different to 9/10 for ten sales over four months.
How many "scammed help!!!" threads do you read, check the vendor and conclude that no amount of reviews, ratings & red flags can help some people.
"BUY THE SELLER"
Love the suggestion of 'dispatched on time'. Its ideal for items checked in a post office. But with normal stamps and tracked24/48 put straight in the mailbox, hard to know when it was posted.
Though I do worry how many would rate correctly. Despite having a manifesto dictating when items are posted, every day I'll be asked when the item will be posted.
Though I do worry how many would rate correctly. Despite having a manifesto dictating when items are posted, every day I'll be asked when the item will be posted.
Being as a lot of people seem to think the "D" in "NDD" means delivery, you're probably right to be concerned.
I did see a recent post from TGT, who have created some sort of post-bot: they add details (bar code scanner perhaps), customer looks-up via post code.
But like you say, some services don't detail the date of dispatch, so that could still be gamed.
Hey-ho...
I did see a recent post from TGT, who have created some sort of post-bot: they add details (bar code scanner perhaps), customer looks-up via post code.
But like you say, some services don't detail the date of dispatch, so that could still be gamed.
Hey-ho...
It's better than nothing and is useful despite the vagueness but I agree it could be tailored better. However what would happen to historical reviews if the system radically changed? If it changed from x/10 to yes/no how would a vendor hold their ratings? A tech team will have to merge fields that don't match. Approx 20 years ago eBay did this and just killed off ratings prior to their update as it was either a technical issue or they wanted a reset.
So to improve it would take some careful technical tiptoeing to not level vendors with a solid history and new vendors to the same rating.
I agree - buy the seller. It's why I tend to stick to the same people. That being said I've had half an order delivered almost two weeks ago and it's still not sorted out despite assurances from the seller. Will probably end up as my first dispute.
So to improve it would take some careful technical tiptoeing to not level vendors with a solid history and new vendors to the same rating.
I agree - buy the seller. It's why I tend to stick to the same people. That being said I've had half an order delivered almost two weeks ago and it's still not sorted out despite assurances from the seller. Will probably end up as my first dispute.
I didn't mean to suggest what we have is worthless, nor was I particularly advocating for change.
But I have gone-off on something of a rant...
And yes, "past performance..." etc etc.
I don't have your history, but to date (just ordered from TGD, so I think I'm safe) I've only had one deal I've been unhappy with and I didn't get ripped-off as such.
Curiously, that's the only buy I didn't review.
But I have gone-off on something of a rant...
And yes, "past performance..." etc etc.
I don't have your history, but to date (just ordered from TGD, so I think I'm safe) I've only had one deal I've been unhappy with and I didn't get ripped-off as such.
Curiously, that's the only buy I didn't review.
I've not ordered from TGD before but have noticed they have lots of quality looking stuff.
The reviews could use some work - as you correctly say, and I said something similar in the original piece - there's no exact guidelines. So it's down to interpretation. How they'd make a huge change on the format work technically though I don't know.
I always review my orders. Most are 10/10. But I've done a couple of well deserved low ratings before.
The reviews could use some work - as you correctly say, and I said something similar in the original piece - there's no exact guidelines. So it's down to interpretation. How they'd make a huge change on the format work technically though I don't know.
I always review my orders. Most are 10/10. But I've done a couple of well deserved low ratings before.
My comment about TGD was firmly tongue-in-cheek.
Having thought about it some more, I really can't think of an objectively good ratings system, perhaps because ratings are inherently subjective?
Ordinarily I review, but it was a slightly complicated situation to explain and in these situations I prefer to vote with my feet: "Money talks and mine just told you goodbye!"
Having thought about it some more, I really can't think of an objectively good ratings system, perhaps because ratings are inherently subjective?
Ordinarily I review, but it was a slightly complicated situation to explain and in these situations I prefer to vote with my feet: "Money talks and mine just told you goodbye!"
You were probably along the right lines by simplifying it and making it specific to product / service / delivery. How they'd migrate the current ratings would be the question mark there. I suppose eventually instead of reading through ratings we'll just get an AI summary at the top which will highlight delivery or quality issues across all the reviews. Much as certain Google results already do. That's where we're headed I guess.
That’s a solid write up, and I agree with the points you’ve made. Reviews are one of the most powerful tools we have as a community, and the more detailed and accurate they are, the better they serve everyone buyers and vendors alike.
The examples you gave of weak reviews really highlight how much misinformation or missed opportunities exist in the review system. A simple rating with no context doesn’t help anyone, and reviews that are misleading (whether intentional or accidental) can cause unnecessary confusion.
I especially like your take on realistic expectations. People sometimes forget that external factors, like postal delays, aren’t the vendor’s fault, and it’s unfair to punish them for it. Similarly, a vague or overly harsh review without explanation can hurt a vendor who may have otherwise provided a great service.
Your “ideal review” template is a great example of what buyers should aim for detailed, balanced, and helpful. It’s also a reminder that we all benefit when the community actively participates in sharing honest and well-thought-out experiences.
Overall, great post.Thanks a lot Roo! Hopefully, more people take this approach, so reviews become more useful across the board.
The examples you gave of weak reviews really highlight how much misinformation or missed opportunities exist in the review system. A simple rating with no context doesn’t help anyone, and reviews that are misleading (whether intentional or accidental) can cause unnecessary confusion.
I especially like your take on realistic expectations. People sometimes forget that external factors, like postal delays, aren’t the vendor’s fault, and it’s unfair to punish them for it. Similarly, a vague or overly harsh review without explanation can hurt a vendor who may have otherwise provided a great service.
Your “ideal review” template is a great example of what buyers should aim for detailed, balanced, and helpful. It’s also a reminder that we all benefit when the community actively participates in sharing honest and well-thought-out experiences.
Overall, great post.Thanks a lot Roo! Hopefully, more people take this approach, so reviews become more useful across the board.
I think it's important to be fair. A vendor can't ask more than that. I've given vendors a ten who messed my order up but subsequently rectified it. I've noted it in the review and in the days to delivery. I believe that's fair. I've given very few really low scores and each and every one was fully deserved by the seller.
It's particularly important to new vendors. If I gave a vendor with 20000 sales a 1/10 it'd barely be noticeable and would bury itself quickly anyway due to sales volume. A newer vendor trying to hit their first hundred sales would feel that. Now some new vendors may deserve the bad rating if they've not got it together yet of course but either way being fair is the way forward for the whole community.
It's particularly important to new vendors. If I gave a vendor with 20000 sales a 1/10 it'd barely be noticeable and would bury itself quickly anyway due to sales volume. A newer vendor trying to hit their first hundred sales would feel that. Now some new vendors may deserve the bad rating if they've not got it together yet of course but either way being fair is the way forward for the whole community.
Couldn't agree more BigRoo!
Reviews are a great way for the LB community to find the right products and vendor for them.
For vendors/customers, it can be a make or break, so it goes without saying that customers should always take care when writing them by covering the 3 points you mentioned, whether they be good or bad, constructive or just general criticism.
As always, the positivity you spill onto the LB community doesn't go unnoticed.
Reviews are a great way for the LB community to find the right products and vendor for them.
For vendors/customers, it can be a make or break, so it goes without saying that customers should always take care when writing them by covering the 3 points you mentioned, whether they be good or bad, constructive or just general criticism.
As always, the positivity you spill onto the LB community doesn't go unnoticed.
If you read reviews prior to purchase it's only fair to contribute back to that system. It's important to be fair to vendors but I write my reviews for other buyers. I've done very few low ratings. Each one was deserved though and explained so that other people on LB can make their own minds up. I believe that to be fair and that is all anyone can ask.
You've held a good rating over a growing number of sales now so must be doing something right. The reviews helps differentiate you from some other new vendors who've struggled to get to grips with vending here. That's useful knowledge to us as buyers.
Thanks man.
You've held a good rating over a growing number of sales now so must be doing something right. The reviews helps differentiate you from some other new vendors who've struggled to get to grips with vending here. That's useful knowledge to us as buyers.
Thanks man.
One of my pet peeves on multi-choice listing's is the lack of letting us know which one!
I try to be thorough with my reviews. I usually consume a blunt and then provide my review. For new vendors when I do branch out on my vendor list then I tend to comment on stealth and comms etc..
I leave more in detail reviews here than I have ever done on Amazon!
I do like leaving in detail reviews on trip advisor though 🤣🤣 can be quite fun if you're stoned to bone!
Big love Roo!
I try to be thorough with my reviews. I usually consume a blunt and then provide my review. For new vendors when I do branch out on my vendor list then I tend to comment on stealth and comms etc..
I leave more in detail reviews here than I have ever done on Amazon!
I do like leaving in detail reviews on trip advisor though 🤣🤣 can be quite fun if you're stoned to bone!
Big love Roo!
This is the way forward man. It'd be handy if lb tagged the option you chose on a multi listing. With new vendors I'm aware of the additional responsibility and I'll also mention more about the service than someone who's sent thousands of orders out.
I usually write the review as I first sample the product so I'm fair to it. I also try to make sure its my first of the day but that's not always possible. Either way I try to communicate the key points to lb buyers. On products with 1000s of reviews I tend to write less as it's not needed. I guess the core point is to leave the review you wish had been at the top of the page prior to you ordering it.
I usually write the review as I first sample the product so I'm fair to it. I also try to make sure its my first of the day but that's not always possible. Either way I try to communicate the key points to lb buyers. On products with 1000s of reviews I tend to write less as it's not needed. I guess the core point is to leave the review you wish had been at the top of the page prior to you ordering it.
As always a well thought out, constructive and interesting post. I would have given it 10/10, but the internet is playing up here and the page took a while to load, so I'm afraid I can only give it an 8. If Virgin Media sort their act out I will of course consider revising my rating.
But seriously, you make some great points here. As a new vendor myself I know it takes a while to build up some reviews that will give more people confidence in your products and service, and that these reviews can be really important to getting business moving. Patience is the key here.
I also think it's interesting that people tend to leave either 1/10 or 10/10 and not much in-between, but I guess that's just human nature.
Also I know that vendors can interpret anything other than 10/10 as being a negative review. Whereas I would have thought that the whole point of having a one to ten rating system is to be able to add a bit of nuance, rather than just being either perfect or rubbish. So an 8/10 is still a really good result in my books, and not the disaster some think.
But you are right an honest review system is one of the things that makes LB a great place to be bothered a customer and a seller.
Oh and finally I always love the classic "The postman left the package behind the bin and I didn't find it for 2 days and then it was wet 1/10". Perhaps we should have a separate Royal Mail review section?
But seriously, you make some great points here. As a new vendor myself I know it takes a while to build up some reviews that will give more people confidence in your products and service, and that these reviews can be really important to getting business moving. Patience is the key here.
I also think it's interesting that people tend to leave either 1/10 or 10/10 and not much in-between, but I guess that's just human nature.
Also I know that vendors can interpret anything other than 10/10 as being a negative review. Whereas I would have thought that the whole point of having a one to ten rating system is to be able to add a bit of nuance, rather than just being either perfect or rubbish. So an 8/10 is still a really good result in my books, and not the disaster some think.
But you are right an honest review system is one of the things that makes LB a great place to be bothered a customer and a seller.
Oh and finally I always love the classic "The postman left the package behind the bin and I didn't find it for 2 days and then it was wet 1/10". Perhaps we should have a separate Royal Mail review section?
Hehehe. I really have just asked for the LB community to rate me haven't I?!
Most of my reviews are 10s now as I mostly stick to same vendors. But even my favourites slip up and I'll notch them down fairly in the reviews with an explanation so that my fellow stoners can make an informed choice. I've done very few low scores but each of them would have been thoroughly earned by the vendor in question.
Most of my reviews are 10s now as I mostly stick to same vendors. But even my favourites slip up and I'll notch them down fairly in the reviews with an explanation so that my fellow stoners can make an informed choice. I've done very few low scores but each of them would have been thoroughly earned by the vendor in question.
Not read any of this yet 10/10.
I did read some of this vendor’s posts previously. They did not get me stoned and left black ink on my fingers afterwards with a harsh taste in my throat. But rather than take pictures to bolster my case it went straight IN THE BIN. Avoid this scam artist, l’m right, ignore the other 4,637 10/10 reviews…
😀😂🤪😁
Good read as always matey. My problem is trying to remember each nuance of the product whilst partaking, think I then have a really good detailed review to write but inevitably get too stoned and write: yeah all good 10/10.
I blame the products on here. They all seem to make me feel funny, like a drug or something…
Cheers :)
I did read some of this vendor’s posts previously. They did not get me stoned and left black ink on my fingers afterwards with a harsh taste in my throat. But rather than take pictures to bolster my case it went straight IN THE BIN. Avoid this scam artist, l’m right, ignore the other 4,637 10/10 reviews…
😀😂🤪😁
Good read as always matey. My problem is trying to remember each nuance of the product whilst partaking, think I then have a really good detailed review to write but inevitably get too stoned and write: yeah all good 10/10.
I blame the products on here. They all seem to make me feel funny, like a drug or something…
Cheers :)
I import all my words direct from LA and test them at home in conversation before using them in a topic dude. They burn clean and bright. I also sent a batch of replacement words out to this reader folks. Other writers beware!!
Thanks man and I know what you mean about the reviews. Some sellers are at such a volume of sales it's hard to add something to the many already positives.
However, if you read reviews to help steer your purchases you gotta give back man. The yin and the Yang. Karma. The general balance of the universe. It all pivots on us giving what we hope to receive. Like at Christmas when Santa judges your worthiness.
Thanks man and I know what you mean about the reviews. Some sellers are at such a volume of sales it's hard to add something to the many already positives.
However, if you read reviews to help steer your purchases you gotta give back man. The yin and the Yang. Karma. The general balance of the universe. It all pivots on us giving what we hope to receive. Like at Christmas when Santa judges your worthiness.
Replacement words? Hah! I’ve read 50 books a day, from all over the world, for the past 92 years so I know what I’m talking about. This joker sent me some “top gear” turned out to be about Mats and Cats which sit upon them. Had better from my local poet, and that was generic Stephen King.
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From There to Here: A Cannabis Ramble.
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BigRoo
From There to Here: A Cannabis Ramble.
The Beginning
When I started smoking pot, the UK options were various types of commercial hash or basic landrace weeds.
The mainstay hash was usually a Rocky which I believe was nicknamed from Moroccan and was a heat n crumble hash. Often we'd get a Slate which as per the name came in thin slabs which fluffed up when heated and crumbled - anyone know what the origin of that was? Squidgy Black of various but often low grades would often be available. We'd usually get red seal but gold seal and other stamps did turn up. It'd roll into snakes. Plus we'd get other basic, and often poor quality, hashes with some variations like soap bar or double zero. Often you'd find hash cut with something unpleasant like henna or plastic. Although equally you'd sometimes get a lovely treat like a temple ball.
Weed tended to be Thai sticks or similar dry stuff with more seeds and sticks in it than weed. I'd hear about sensimelia but I didn't ever see any in my town. It was all pretty basic.
This was universally true across life in that period. Channel 4 was brand new and edgy and digital watches still seemed like a pretty neat idea. It was a simpler time. You couldn't even buy fancy long rizla at Tesco.
Original 90s Hash
Honestly, if you bought the cheapest rock solid hash on LB, wrapped it in plastic, smashed it up with a hammer, then stuck it back together so the plastic was on the inside, you'd be a long way towards creating an authentic 90s hash. I don't recommend it but the option is there if you'd like to experience it. I'm hoping some old stoners will confirm to the younglings that I'm not making this up.
The Dam
During my first trip to Amsterdam my eyes were opened to a new world of cannabis. Which was ironic considering they were half shut for much of the trip. I think many of us brought back a piece of Dam with us (quite literally in my case) and the sharing of those experiences seemed to progress everything forwards. We wanted to be more Dutch.
I loved the weed out there of course but it was more than that. It was the open and tolerant culture that allowed it all to happen that really hit home for me.
Slow Progress
Although the four channel options on TV and digital watches seeming a pretty neat idea persisted for some time, we gradually got better at growing weed here until we reach the point today where we're comparable to much of the rest of the world - and now smart watches seem like a pretty neat idea instead of the digital ones.
In between then and now I've had a wide range of oddly grown weed and lack of flavours. Even as we made a bit of progression, for long periods, everyone would seem to have the same grow.
It'd be cheese, then blue cheese, with lemon haze phases, then stardawg. Variety, as a concept, seemed to take a while to bed in. There were of course highlights and exceptions but the mainstay weed was very samey for years - at least locally - and definitely below the quality and variety abroad. This period developed my loathing of lemon haze. I've simply had it one too many times.
LB Quality
Now, all these years later, I'm ordering high quality buds delivered to my door from a menu of a thousand products. The difference in the cannabis now to then is almost immeasurable.
We've got strong, tasty and exotic weed with new strains on a regular basis. We've got fresh frozen hashes and powerful extracts. We've got vapes and dab pens. We have clean D9 edibles and decarb products. It's a golden age of cannabis consumption with a bigger crowd of us than ever before. I'm excited by it - by all you loons in the LB community.
While attitudes have certainly progressed, we're still a wee bit behind when compared to the tolerant attitude to cannabis use we're seeing in the US and parts of Europe.
Channel 4 Cannabis Night
The afore mentioned Channel 4 once did a cannabis night back when they were still keen to be edgy. All night they showed a stream of cannabis TV shows which sent shockwaves through the mainstream UK of the time but was of course dynamite viewing for my generation. It felt like part of a culture shift. A line in the sand between the stagnant and repressed old folks versus the new, dynamic and hedonistic youth.
In one of the programmes it showed how a legal cannabis future might look. I remember that it showed designer prerolls in professional looking cigarette looking packets. Funnily enough even our cigarette packets don't look like that any more! It'd be an interesting clip to watch again actually.
As a 80s/90s stoner I don't think I'd have predicted how the cannabis market looks now. Firstly the sweetshop flavour names and youth-styled graphics on the packs are a naming convention and style that's a world beyond stuff like skunk and white widow. But also the products available expanded far further than I could ever have imagined. It all leaves me as wide eyed as Charlie was stepping foot into the chocolate factory.
I don't know where we go from here but it'll be fun to find out. I hope the UK will ultimately find a more tolerant and legal status for our favourite plant just like many of our friends abroad have.
Thanks
As always, thanks for reading my topic, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I Stole it.
And yes, for the astute Douglas Adams fans, I did steal one of his lines for this piece. Twice in fact - to try and get good value from it. My grandma would be proud.
When I started smoking pot, the UK options were various types of commercial hash or basic landrace weeds.
The mainstay hash was usually a Rocky which I believe was nicknamed from Moroccan and was a heat n crumble hash. Often we'd get a Slate which as per the name came in thin slabs which fluffed up when heated and crumbled - anyone know what the origin of that was? Squidgy Black of various but often low grades would often be available. We'd usually get red seal but gold seal and other stamps did turn up. It'd roll into snakes. Plus we'd get other basic, and often poor quality, hashes with some variations like soap bar or double zero. Often you'd find hash cut with something unpleasant like henna or plastic. Although equally you'd sometimes get a lovely treat like a temple ball.
Weed tended to be Thai sticks or similar dry stuff with more seeds and sticks in it than weed. I'd hear about sensimelia but I didn't ever see any in my town. It was all pretty basic.
This was universally true across life in that period. Channel 4 was brand new and edgy and digital watches still seemed like a pretty neat idea. It was a simpler time. You couldn't even buy fancy long rizla at Tesco.
Original 90s Hash
Honestly, if you bought the cheapest rock solid hash on LB, wrapped it in plastic, smashed it up with a hammer, then stuck it back together so the plastic was on the inside, you'd be a long way towards creating an authentic 90s hash. I don't recommend it but the option is there if you'd like to experience it. I'm hoping some old stoners will confirm to the younglings that I'm not making this up.
The Dam
During my first trip to Amsterdam my eyes were opened to a new world of cannabis. Which was ironic considering they were half shut for much of the trip. I think many of us brought back a piece of Dam with us (quite literally in my case) and the sharing of those experiences seemed to progress everything forwards. We wanted to be more Dutch.
I loved the weed out there of course but it was more than that. It was the open and tolerant culture that allowed it all to happen that really hit home for me.
Slow Progress
Although the four channel options on TV and digital watches seeming a pretty neat idea persisted for some time, we gradually got better at growing weed here until we reach the point today where we're comparable to much of the rest of the world - and now smart watches seem like a pretty neat idea instead of the digital ones.
In between then and now I've had a wide range of oddly grown weed and lack of flavours. Even as we made a bit of progression, for long periods, everyone would seem to have the same grow.
It'd be cheese, then blue cheese, with lemon haze phases, then stardawg. Variety, as a concept, seemed to take a while to bed in. There were of course highlights and exceptions but the mainstay weed was very samey for years - at least locally - and definitely below the quality and variety abroad. This period developed my loathing of lemon haze. I've simply had it one too many times.
LB Quality
Now, all these years later, I'm ordering high quality buds delivered to my door from a menu of a thousand products. The difference in the cannabis now to then is almost immeasurable.
We've got strong, tasty and exotic weed with new strains on a regular basis. We've got fresh frozen hashes and powerful extracts. We've got vapes and dab pens. We have clean D9 edibles and decarb products. It's a golden age of cannabis consumption with a bigger crowd of us than ever before. I'm excited by it - by all you loons in the LB community.
While attitudes have certainly progressed, we're still a wee bit behind when compared to the tolerant attitude to cannabis use we're seeing in the US and parts of Europe.
Channel 4 Cannabis Night
The afore mentioned Channel 4 once did a cannabis night back when they were still keen to be edgy. All night they showed a stream of cannabis TV shows which sent shockwaves through the mainstream UK of the time but was of course dynamite viewing for my generation. It felt like part of a culture shift. A line in the sand between the stagnant and repressed old folks versus the new, dynamic and hedonistic youth.
In one of the programmes it showed how a legal cannabis future might look. I remember that it showed designer prerolls in professional looking cigarette looking packets. Funnily enough even our cigarette packets don't look like that any more! It'd be an interesting clip to watch again actually.
As a 80s/90s stoner I don't think I'd have predicted how the cannabis market looks now. Firstly the sweetshop flavour names and youth-styled graphics on the packs are a naming convention and style that's a world beyond stuff like skunk and white widow. But also the products available expanded far further than I could ever have imagined. It all leaves me as wide eyed as Charlie was stepping foot into the chocolate factory.
I don't know where we go from here but it'll be fun to find out. I hope the UK will ultimately find a more tolerant and legal status for our favourite plant just like many of our friends abroad have.
Thanks
As always, thanks for reading my topic, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
I Stole it.
And yes, for the astute Douglas Adams fans, I did steal one of his lines for this piece. Twice in fact - to try and get good value from it. My grandma would be proud.
Oh 😯 Man thanks for sharing 😁🙏 90s hash was spot on review 😄😂 wouldn't come back to it but such a ride 😉 dude 😎
Thanks man. I buy a bit of old school hash from time to time. I've currently got gold seal from green cat. Lovely stuff. Much better than back in the day but still got the nostalgic flavour. Best of both worlds!
I've been seeing a few posts about the gold seal creating a bit of nostalgia and was wondering if the high was reminiscent of old school hash too and not just the smell and taste.
It's not going to blow your mind the same way that a cold cured jungle boys or barz LA would of course but it's a decent stone. Arguably much nicer than back in the day. I've been rolling it with a cheapie weed.
Douglas loved a good digital watch
Can confirm spent the 90's.picking plastic out of soap bar
And when "smells of diesel" ment shipped in lorry fuel tanks
Can confirm spent the 90's.picking plastic out of soap bar
And when "smells of diesel" ment shipped in lorry fuel tanks
That diesel ref made me laugh man. People too often look back at the past with a rose tinted view. Lots of it was shit.
Since joining LB, your New Year's topic was the first i read and I must say it isn't going to be the last 😆
Always a great read your topics!
Thanks BigRoo!
Always a great read your topics!
Thanks BigRoo!
Thanks man. I've noticed your shop has weed flying out by the looks of it and some great reviews. I'll look forward to watching you grow and I'll have to sample your menu at some point.
Great post, Roo - definitely takes me back. My local plug had some very mediocre squidgy black for ages in the mid-90's and couldn't seem to get anything else. I was actually excited when he told me there was some soapbar on the way.
I remember the first time I got some good homegrown too, it was a revelation. Silver Haze, knocked my socks off with half a j.
I still have a soft spot for hash, maybe because it's all I could get for so long, but there are so many more choices now as you say. I do love a nice bit of clean blonde 'pollen' hash though, can't beat that for a nostalgic daytime smoke. 🫠
I remember the first time I got some good homegrown too, it was a revelation. Silver Haze, knocked my socks off with half a j.
I still have a soft spot for hash, maybe because it's all I could get for so long, but there are so many more choices now as you say. I do love a nice bit of clean blonde 'pollen' hash though, can't beat that for a nostalgic daytime smoke. 🫠
Thanks man. I mostly smoke weed but I'm very partial to a hash smoke for a bit of variety. I still often buy commercial or fancy hash and I'm fascinated with the process of making it. I favour the dark squidgy stuff now - the opposite to 90s Roo. I'll have to do another hash run and write up at some point.
Great read mate took me right back, "Pot Night" on channel 4 most of it is on YouTube if you need a rabbit hole to fall down. I remember watching it all and then thinking, why is this illegal 🤔 30 years later and I still don't have a reasonable answer.
Picking plastic out of the hash was just part of the process of skinning up, I don't miss that.
We had slate bars that would split like slate stone does, we also had some flat pressed hash that was called slate but didn't split like slate stone and smoked like rocky.
Who knows where we go from here as far as progress but I can imagine if I had seen a rosin press and had a dab of hash rosin in the 90's, my mind would have literally been blown🤯.
Picking plastic out of the hash was just part of the process of skinning up, I don't miss that.
We had slate bars that would split like slate stone does, we also had some flat pressed hash that was called slate but didn't split like slate stone and smoked like rocky.
Who knows where we go from here as far as progress but I can imagine if I had seen a rosin press and had a dab of hash rosin in the 90's, my mind would have literally been blown🤯.
Thanks man. I'll have to have a look through YouTube one night and relive it. I can remember watching it at the time and it felt like potheads were going mainstream. Big enough for TV!
While I definitely enjoy modern products I do often have nostalgia smokes. Currently I have the gold seal from green cat that's genuinely one of my favourite current lb products. It's not that strong although it is decent. But it's that old distinct flavour that I've been loving rolled up with some weed. I'm going to buy more with my next order.
I've just ordered some hash rosin for my dab pen. It's a world away from picking plastic out of hash!
While I definitely enjoy modern products I do often have nostalgia smokes. Currently I have the gold seal from green cat that's genuinely one of my favourite current lb products. It's not that strong although it is decent. But it's that old distinct flavour that I've been loving rolled up with some weed. I'm going to buy more with my next order.
I've just ordered some hash rosin for my dab pen. It's a world away from picking plastic out of hash!
Super solid read
Could never have imagined the cannabis market to be the way it is now also. Youthful and comic
DD
Could never have imagined the cannabis market to be the way it is now also. Youthful and comic
DD
Thanks man. I guess the legalisation in the US has taken the lead on how it looks. I quite like the sweetshop names and cheeky packaging - I just didn't see it coming.
Your right it’s quite appealing as a consumer rather than having clinical packaging like that of medical marijuana from Canada / Cali just blew it all up
Only concern is attraction to young people who should spend more time studying and less time smoking
Only concern is attraction to young people who should spend more time studying and less time smoking
Aye. That's a fair point. I don't think anyone wants the youngsters future going up in a puff of smoke. I believe that statistically speaking, since legalisation in the US, the main group of people to increase smoking pot have been an older generation. And it looks like many either replace or supplement other pain or stress meds. So I'm not sure that in a real world situation the candy floss marketing has drawn kids in. But it's fair to say it's the exact sort of thing that's asking for more trouble than it's probably worth.
Your right actually kids will be kids and they’re will always be a bunch of them who want to try things whether cigarette packaging is in colour or not. Good bit of sociology and psychology convo here
Very interesting read mate, thanks for sharing. It has many many similarities to my smoking journey.... your weed and hash descriptions are spot on!! Amsterdam when I was 18 (in my early 50's now!) was unreal, I can remember my 1st visit like it was yesterday. Not been for about 10 years now. Cheers mate
Thanks man. I'm thinking about heading out again as a lot has changed since my last visit. I wonder if I'd still know my way round.
How did you smoke your hash in the 90's ? We used 3L bottles for buckets also home made bongs from drain pipes and a socket for the gauze no expenes spared.
I wrote about hotknives and buckets a while back - linked. We used to make coke can pipes and leaky bongs from bottles. I've got a nice glass pipe and a bong tucked away. I might dig them out. Not tried them out for years.
Ah man, can relate to all you’ve said apart from the Dam - missed out on that experience regrettably. 90’s hash with bits of plastic/cellophane - tick. Channel 4 night - tick. Seems daft now but as you say me and a few mates felt all subversive and excited to be watching WEED on TV? Oh yeah! I remember it had a few US PSA clips from the 60/70’s? Something along the lines of: “Remember kids, too much pot and you risk wasting the most precious time of your life” said in a long drawn out way by the long haired, half eyes closed, rictus grinned, stoned to the rafters, sideburned youth. Without any irony!
The attached image is copy of Face magazine from 93. Unlike prevalence nowadays any stories/pictures of weed had to come from magazines. Oh the innocence!
The attached image is copy of Face magazine from 93. Unlike prevalence nowadays any stories/pictures of weed had to come from magazines. Oh the innocence!
The channel 4 night felt definitive. I bet it influenced all sorts of folk who went on to be the movers and shakers of the cannabis market. I first went to Dam in 1989 I think as a teenager. It still had the gilder so everything was super cheap due to exchange rate. It was all about the skunk weed back then and you'd get a green skuff hash. I keep thinking about heading out again to see how it's changed.
Back in the 90's I worked with Heineken and we would go out to the Dam regularly on business. On the very first trip they put the meeting back to the afternoon so to kill time we ventured into a cafe for a brownie and coffee. On arrival at the brewery they decided to orientate us by putting us on their famous London red double decker bus that they used for tourists. Off our noodles this quickly became the most surreal of experiences. I was convinced I wasn't in the Dam at all and that I was on my way to school (having taken a red bus twice a day back then). The fact that I was wearing a collar and tie reinforced this for me. A colleague was freaking out because he couldn't work out why he was so high up (top deck) and kept asking if he was floating or flying? Another was convinced he ws somehow going to fall off and was gripping the seat edges so tightly I still remember how white his knuckles were!
Those were the days!!
Those were the days!!
There's nothing like your first visit to Dam. I guess the quality gap is no longer the same so tourists don't experience it the same. On my first trip I remember it was a super busy street on the way to the coffee shop. I was battling my way through crowds Couple of hours later I bowled out and after walking a short way I became aware I had the middle of the street to myself. Everyone was loitering at the sides. Then I realised it was absolutely pelting it down with rain. I was the only person stupid enough not to realise and stand in the middle of it completely oblivious. I then had to find my hotel, at which point I was soaked through and realised how lost I was. But I didn't want anyone to know I was lost so I carried on walking confidently like I knew where I was going because that made sense to me.
Man, the Dam! Very early 2000's for me and three mates: within an hour of arriving, buying Purple Haze, Crystal and Afghan Black from the booth at the front of a dark and narrow bar, the name of which I forgot, forgive me, because a further hour later I was flat on my arse outside said establishment after learning that a 'cocktail' of the three in one joint is not a viable trip! 'Whitey' anyone? God, yes no please, never again, my first and my hardest!
But Day 2 and we slowed our pace: this time, in the basement room of one of the three Bulldog cafes at the time, my mind expanded to discover that I was able to suddenly understand Dutch-dubbed Con Air playing on the TV! I didn't even need the English subtitles. Or were they dutch subs and English language? Either way, I was now fully native.
And then, oh my God, then, magic mushrooms from a lovely young lady in The Greenhouse Effect (I think?), subsequently rolling around the street in giggling fits and recognising other fellow magic people, voodoo people, doing the same amongst the straight shadows of normal people. Finishing the night watching the harlequin diamonds race across our hostel room ceiling, drifting off to sleep at the edge of the universe.
Fuck, good times! Three long days melding into the greatest weekend of my young life.
But Day 2 and we slowed our pace: this time, in the basement room of one of the three Bulldog cafes at the time, my mind expanded to discover that I was able to suddenly understand Dutch-dubbed Con Air playing on the TV! I didn't even need the English subtitles. Or were they dutch subs and English language? Either way, I was now fully native.
And then, oh my God, then, magic mushrooms from a lovely young lady in The Greenhouse Effect (I think?), subsequently rolling around the street in giggling fits and recognising other fellow magic people, voodoo people, doing the same amongst the straight shadows of normal people. Finishing the night watching the harlequin diamonds race across our hostel room ceiling, drifting off to sleep at the edge of the universe.
Fuck, good times! Three long days melding into the greatest weekend of my young life.
I've been to Dam quite a few times but not for years. You find yourself looking for English folk on their first day. Always go wild like a kid in a sweet shop only to find themselves ten minutes later with a thousand yard stare and slowly sinking into the table. You laugh but not mockingly because you know you were once them. You're laughing at yourself. "I did that on day one"
It's lost on the current generation as they just get good weed anyway. The quality leap between here and Dam is no longer so big.
It's lost on the current generation as they just get good weed anyway. The quality leap between here and Dam is no longer so big.
I wish I could've visited again in the interim years, especially since I've learnt Dam is a culturally rich place with many other attractions too.
But yes, this generation, have to pity them in many ways, 'they don't know they're born!' but also, many other things have gotten worse. So the good weed is consolation. Speaking of which, I'm about to indulge in my Skywalker OG from Green Cat for the first time (and first time in about 15 years) since receiving it earlier this week. I'm WFH tomorrow so if I pass out on the sofa as I expect, I'm not expected anywhere tomorrow. Going to start with the smallest of joints. (...it looks like a toothpick, maan...').
Incidentally, this convo and you mentioning Ch4's Pot Night got me watching it on YouTube earlier - really good! It makes you want to go again. I'd missed it first time round in '95 - I was still a good boy in high school back then!
But wish me luck on my trip, hope I land back down safely.
But yes, this generation, have to pity them in many ways, 'they don't know they're born!' but also, many other things have gotten worse. So the good weed is consolation. Speaking of which, I'm about to indulge in my Skywalker OG from Green Cat for the first time (and first time in about 15 years) since receiving it earlier this week. I'm WFH tomorrow so if I pass out on the sofa as I expect, I'm not expected anywhere tomorrow. Going to start with the smallest of joints. (...it looks like a toothpick, maan...').
Incidentally, this convo and you mentioning Ch4's Pot Night got me watching it on YouTube earlier - really good! It makes you want to go again. I'd missed it first time round in '95 - I was still a good boy in high school back then!
But wish me luck on my trip, hope I land back down safely.
Skywalker OG is a solid choice. GC had one batch that wasn't the full jedi but generally they have one that's strong with the force. I've bought it many times. It's one of my favourite strains as it leans heavily on the blueberry flavour but with a much more significant stone.
I keep meaning to dig into the pot night on YouTube to see what memories it brings back. I remember staying up all night at the time. It created a wave of change here.
I keep meaning to dig into the pot night on YouTube to see what memories it brings back. I remember staying up all night at the time. It created a wave of change here.
Am I just old and cynical or was TV just a bit edgier back in the 90's. Or have we just seen it all now as middle-aged men?Watching Pot Night threw up another Dispatches video about mail order weed, I've got to watch that too, I might learn a thing or two, lol!
But anyway, I think I'm going to have to write a little review for GC and that Skywalker - these are the buds you are looking for! You're going to laugh at how low my tolerance is but I guaged it perfectly: I used about half the size of the nail of my little finger, so imagine about a 5mm bud, in a regular roll up with a filter. And it came on slow, didn't knock me off my feet. Felt it in my face first, which surprised me for an indi dom, but then slowly imbued the rest of my limbs and made me lie down. Mellow but firm stone, with merely a flash of anxiety at the start, just a second or two but then it went and I was chill.
For Skywalker itself as a flower, I'm no expert or cultured connoisseur like yourself, far from it but that musty, mossy, mild earthy smell isn't my favourite but I like that it isn't overpowering and pungent, not acrid. I'm surprised to hear you describe it as blueberry cos I wouldn't have made that association. That said, my only recent comparison is some THCa Gelato I bought and was disappointed by before discovering Little Biggy. I loved the 'candy' smell of it, and had really high hopes but utterly disappointed to learn what 'medicinal' cannabis was, lol!
Getting back to the Skywalker, I'm tempted to try it in a bong but worried I'm going to get too much of a hit. I'm curious to try it neat and filtered like that, to really taste it, as opposed to in a joint with tobacco. Something interesting that someone said on one of the Pot Night videos was that tobacco is 'male' and weed is 'female' and so seems contradictory to mix the two, but I don't know if there's further evidence and a basis for that opinion.
I also remember when watching City of God for the first time and being amazed at them rolling fat blunts with just pure bud, but since learned a lot of people smoke it 'neat' like that. I know I won't be trying that but realise now when reading a lot of reviews that many are using it like that and hence the descriptions of 'taste'.
I'm also curious to try a sativa now, and see if and how a head high helps creativity - I want to do some writing and so am naturally curious to see if it does 'enlighten'. Feel free to drop me a recommendation for a good sativa, I'd be interested to hear your experience and thoughts.
But anyway, I think I'm going to have to write a little review for GC and that Skywalker - these are the buds you are looking for! You're going to laugh at how low my tolerance is but I guaged it perfectly: I used about half the size of the nail of my little finger, so imagine about a 5mm bud, in a regular roll up with a filter. And it came on slow, didn't knock me off my feet. Felt it in my face first, which surprised me for an indi dom, but then slowly imbued the rest of my limbs and made me lie down. Mellow but firm stone, with merely a flash of anxiety at the start, just a second or two but then it went and I was chill.
For Skywalker itself as a flower, I'm no expert or cultured connoisseur like yourself, far from it but that musty, mossy, mild earthy smell isn't my favourite but I like that it isn't overpowering and pungent, not acrid. I'm surprised to hear you describe it as blueberry cos I wouldn't have made that association. That said, my only recent comparison is some THCa Gelato I bought and was disappointed by before discovering Little Biggy. I loved the 'candy' smell of it, and had really high hopes but utterly disappointed to learn what 'medicinal' cannabis was, lol!
Getting back to the Skywalker, I'm tempted to try it in a bong but worried I'm going to get too much of a hit. I'm curious to try it neat and filtered like that, to really taste it, as opposed to in a joint with tobacco. Something interesting that someone said on one of the Pot Night videos was that tobacco is 'male' and weed is 'female' and so seems contradictory to mix the two, but I don't know if there's further evidence and a basis for that opinion.
I also remember when watching City of God for the first time and being amazed at them rolling fat blunts with just pure bud, but since learned a lot of people smoke it 'neat' like that. I know I won't be trying that but realise now when reading a lot of reviews that many are using it like that and hence the descriptions of 'taste'.
I'm also curious to try a sativa now, and see if and how a head high helps creativity - I want to do some writing and so am naturally curious to see if it does 'enlighten'. Feel free to drop me a recommendation for a good sativa, I'd be interested to hear your experience and thoughts.
It's possibly the kush side overriding it in your batch. I roll with a fair amount in each Spliff I guess. My tolerance is pretty high but you don't have to go far on LB to find people with higher tolerance than me. Just be you man it's not a race.
Sativa is a mixed bag for me. Certain hazes make me ansy so I tend to avoid them. I prefer Indica or hybrid weed generally speaking. But yes a strong sativa will tend to deliver both a more immediate high and it be much more cerebral. I guess it depends on your personality type how much you want to ride that out. For me, I prefer the slower chilled buzz from an Indica or hybrid as it demands less from me. But saying all that I also like making strong RSO cookies which absolutely blow your mind and leave you pacing around the garden at 3am.
Sativa is a mixed bag for me. Certain hazes make me ansy so I tend to avoid them. I prefer Indica or hybrid weed generally speaking. But yes a strong sativa will tend to deliver both a more immediate high and it be much more cerebral. I guess it depends on your personality type how much you want to ride that out. For me, I prefer the slower chilled buzz from an Indica or hybrid as it demands less from me. But saying all that I also like making strong RSO cookies which absolutely blow your mind and leave you pacing around the garden at 3am.
Haha, nah, I can do without the pacing manically! I knew I was going to be indica-leaning, but I'm just curious about sat, cos reading a lot of descriptions on Leafly, its always the sat's that are described as encouraging creativity, but if you know of an indi that does the same, give me a shout.
I guess the more cerebrally manic high of a sativa is considered to encourage creativity more than the lazy kickback high of an indica. I'm honestly not sure if I have a creativity sparking weed preference though. I suppose if anything I'm calming the already manic nature of my mind. So maybe it's all down to your starting point as to what will work best for you.
Fair enough man, I appreciate your honesty brother. I'll reading and researching and give something a go that sounds enticing. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes, but for now, I've plenty of SOG to keep me busy!
I've not had the sog for a while. Blue Nerds is ticking the blue box for me currently. Hope you find what you're looking for man.
Lovely reading mate. I'd saved this for Sunday night. I started in the early nineties, bad hash still big then. Stitching you mate up with the biggest bowl, though bucket or bottle bag. Now I've just finished yoga and taken some tincture. Spend the night topping up with vape cart made from top extract. The world has changed alright, and it seems I've become a cunt.
Thank you for the read big man.
Cheers G
Thank you for the read big man.
Cheers G
I just stumbled onto this guide of cannabis types from 1990-1997. We were still 2/3 hash smokers. The document lists out the hash and weed available.
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Cleaning My Grinder: A Story With Questions
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BigRoo
Cleaning My Grinder: A Story With Questions
- The Dirty Grinder Problem -
My grinder is a few years old. It's a metal one that screws together in separate layers for grinding, ground, and kief. It has never been meaningfully cleaned. I've poked and chipped at it a bit when it got stuck. The kief catcher has been blocked for ages although I was never sure I wanted my kief caught in anything other than what I'm currently smoking in the first place. Its become more of a masher than a grinder as compacted dark resin coats much of its once sharp teeth.
- New Grinder Dreams -
I was thinking of buying a new grinder when I decided I should probably clean the current one up first to see how much that helped. One of the grinder teeth snapped off years ago and it actually really improves how the grinder works. That gap is where your bit of weed starts. If I made grinders I'd engineer a weed gap something like this in. If I bought a new grinder I'd be tempted to break a tooth off. I'm sure several people will tell me why I'm wrong about this but it's a hill I shall die on.
- I Need Alcohol -
So first thing I reached for was our good friend alcohol. That age old tale like it's the solution to all of life's problems - but it quickly became clear that poking a bit of alcohol around was inadequate for this.
Obviously more alcohol was needed. That age old tale...So the whole grinder went in for an iso bath. Cleaning it with a sacrificial toothbrush after a good soak brought it back to factory levels of cleanliness pretty quickly with all that compacted resin dissolved into the alcohol. But it had one flaw. It was now a super sticky solution. A film of glue-like stickiness had settled across every surface of the grinder. After you touched it, the same is true for you. We are back in sticky Spiderman fingers territory. More wiping with alcohol didn't seem to clean it so much as smear it onto more surfaces.
- Saving New York -
So before I started using my sticky fingers to climb buildings and save New York City from crime, I went for possibly not the best solution, but for the one within the easiest reach of my Spidey fingers. Cif cream cleaner.
- The Lemon Problem -
This dispersed the stickiness with ease using the same ex-toothbrush. I think it more thoroughly cleaned the grinder too. The problem now wasn't stickiness, it was lemonness. And not the nice lemonness one might have in their grinder. The bad lemonness that you don't want. It'd be like smoking a yellow block from a urinal if I put weed through it.
- The Wet Problem -
After some more rinsing and cleansing the problem was no longer lemonness. It was wetness. The kief mesh and the many nooks and crannies hide water away. This was a better problem to have but still a problem. After much careful patting and some hairdryering I decided some resting time was needed for full dryness.
- The Outcome -
A while later I tried it out and it's essentially like a new grinder. It twists super smoothly with ease, evenly grinding buds into useful little pieces and once more my kief is being caught.
- Kief or Thief -
Although I'm still questioning if saving kief is better than having it now. Is it robbing me under the guise of future reward? Like daylight savings when the clocks change back. We don't ever get an extra hour in bed. Merely what was once already ours has been returned. If someone stole a tenner out of your wallet in spring then gave it back to you in Autumn you would not thank them for it. So is it a kief catcher a kief thief? I'm intrigued to know people's thoughts on this one.
- New And Improved -
The grinder basically works like new but with the added toothless gap that seems to improve function for me anyway and feels like a design feature. It's my hill - my hill folks.
- Fresh and Clean -
It may not be completely radical news to many people out there but cleaning stuff makes it better. My grinds are now fresher than a brand new pair of underpants.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way at least.
Please upvote the post of you like reading this stuff and get involved in the comments to let me know how or if you clean your grinder - or what the cool kids use to grind with these days - and whether it's a kief or thief device? Thanks.
My grinder is a few years old. It's a metal one that screws together in separate layers for grinding, ground, and kief. It has never been meaningfully cleaned. I've poked and chipped at it a bit when it got stuck. The kief catcher has been blocked for ages although I was never sure I wanted my kief caught in anything other than what I'm currently smoking in the first place. Its become more of a masher than a grinder as compacted dark resin coats much of its once sharp teeth.
- New Grinder Dreams -
I was thinking of buying a new grinder when I decided I should probably clean the current one up first to see how much that helped. One of the grinder teeth snapped off years ago and it actually really improves how the grinder works. That gap is where your bit of weed starts. If I made grinders I'd engineer a weed gap something like this in. If I bought a new grinder I'd be tempted to break a tooth off. I'm sure several people will tell me why I'm wrong about this but it's a hill I shall die on.
- I Need Alcohol -
So first thing I reached for was our good friend alcohol. That age old tale like it's the solution to all of life's problems - but it quickly became clear that poking a bit of alcohol around was inadequate for this.
Obviously more alcohol was needed. That age old tale...So the whole grinder went in for an iso bath. Cleaning it with a sacrificial toothbrush after a good soak brought it back to factory levels of cleanliness pretty quickly with all that compacted resin dissolved into the alcohol. But it had one flaw. It was now a super sticky solution. A film of glue-like stickiness had settled across every surface of the grinder. After you touched it, the same is true for you. We are back in sticky Spiderman fingers territory. More wiping with alcohol didn't seem to clean it so much as smear it onto more surfaces.
- Saving New York -
So before I started using my sticky fingers to climb buildings and save New York City from crime, I went for possibly not the best solution, but for the one within the easiest reach of my Spidey fingers. Cif cream cleaner.
- The Lemon Problem -
This dispersed the stickiness with ease using the same ex-toothbrush. I think it more thoroughly cleaned the grinder too. The problem now wasn't stickiness, it was lemonness. And not the nice lemonness one might have in their grinder. The bad lemonness that you don't want. It'd be like smoking a yellow block from a urinal if I put weed through it.
- The Wet Problem -
After some more rinsing and cleansing the problem was no longer lemonness. It was wetness. The kief mesh and the many nooks and crannies hide water away. This was a better problem to have but still a problem. After much careful patting and some hairdryering I decided some resting time was needed for full dryness.
- The Outcome -
A while later I tried it out and it's essentially like a new grinder. It twists super smoothly with ease, evenly grinding buds into useful little pieces and once more my kief is being caught.
- Kief or Thief -
Although I'm still questioning if saving kief is better than having it now. Is it robbing me under the guise of future reward? Like daylight savings when the clocks change back. We don't ever get an extra hour in bed. Merely what was once already ours has been returned. If someone stole a tenner out of your wallet in spring then gave it back to you in Autumn you would not thank them for it. So is it a kief catcher a kief thief? I'm intrigued to know people's thoughts on this one.
- New And Improved -
The grinder basically works like new but with the added toothless gap that seems to improve function for me anyway and feels like a design feature. It's my hill - my hill folks.
- Fresh and Clean -
It may not be completely radical news to many people out there but cleaning stuff makes it better. My grinds are now fresher than a brand new pair of underpants.
- Thanks -
As always thanks for reading, I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way at least.
Please upvote the post of you like reading this stuff and get involved in the comments to let me know how or if you clean your grinder - or what the cool kids use to grind with these days - and whether it's a kief or thief device? Thanks.
I need to clean mine again.
I just stick it in a pot of water and boil it, everything basically falls off at that point!
I just stick it in a pot of water and boil it, everything basically falls off at that point!
I didn't think that would work as water never washes resin off your hands. Part of why I'd put it off for so long. Might try that first next time.
I keep it simple a cheap plastic grinder that comes out of the dishwasher completely pristine.
Reading this brought back memories using these hand grinders. My 2 cents is they are a great budget/starter solution but if you're a hardcore daily smoker like me take my advise and get a cheap ninja, nutribullet or kenwood blender for like 30 quid that comes with a smaller jug for nuts etc. Then take your daily buds (3-7g?) grind them for a second or 2 and you have your weed ground for the day just need to roll them. Do this and the walls of the jug will staticly attract and build up kief and every month or 2 you will harvest an oz or more kief that you can turn into hash or press the rosin from it.
The missing "stashed" kief is not noticeable in your joints as I'm sure you could tell by experience using a kief catcher grinder where you will lose plenty of it stuck to the teeth and the walls of it anyways.
So having an oz or so kief as a reward or cashback every month or so is 100% worth it when you light a fat one up boosted with your own hash or rosin!
Thank me later ;)
The missing "stashed" kief is not noticeable in your joints as I'm sure you could tell by experience using a kief catcher grinder where you will lose plenty of it stuck to the teeth and the walls of it anyways.
So having an oz or so kief as a reward or cashback every month or so is 100% worth it when you light a fat one up boosted with your own hash or rosin!
Thank me later ;)
I tend to flick between different flavours all day so only grind one or two spliffs worth at a time. The last grinder I bought was actually downsized from previous so is the mini type I guess. I'm not at your level mate where you need industrial electrical hardware for your bud volumes!
I wouldn't call a kitchen blender industrial level hardware but even when I grind 1g I use that it just more convenient, same goes for having pre ground weed the kief is just a bonus really that builds up over time.
That's what I mean, I been there. I know what's it like to grind as you go. Done that for nearly 2 decades and I felt stupid when I started using the blender for not doing it sooner. Just saves me hand grinding everytime I want to roll a joint and having ground weed in a tupperware for a couple days is perfectly fine for me, I often had 3-4 flavours pre ground but these days I only have 1 or sometimes 2 strains pre ground for the day.
I can still remember my mate turning up with the first grinder I'd seen years ago. Thought it was stupid and unnecessary at first glance. About 3 minutes later after seeing it used, "can I borrow your grinder mate" I still like a grind and sniff as part of my rolling ritual. Might be an interesting topic to discuss rolling rituals - yours has clearly evolved. One of my mates always rolls 3 at once for example, lights one and pockets the other two for later.
Yeah I also do that often, having a few pre rolled if I'm out for a while or just a couple in advance ready to go while busy. Call it lazy or convenient I guess to me it just became to repetative grinding each joint one at a time.
I never think that far ahead. I'm wondering now if I rolled a batch up if it'd be convenient and save time or I'd just blitz through weed much quicker by chaining my rolls.
Just having them pre ground already saves me a lot of time.
The rolling part only takes few seconds but having them ready to go certainly helps.
The rolling part only takes few seconds but having them ready to go certainly helps.
Great read, as usual mate. Iso should work if you cover it and leave it for ages. Mine looked like swamp water when I last tried this. Felt like I was wasting all the goodness though, so my mate suggested boiling it in milk next time. Yeah, don't do that. What a mess, and I threw the pan away. That's probably more a me issue and not paying attention. The grinder, however was fine, eventually.
I've had (and am having) very solid service from a Herb Ripper grinder, which is available in both kief stealing and non varieties. I went with the stealing version and it blocked up. It always blocks up.
I've had (and am having) very solid service from a Herb Ripper grinder, which is available in both kief stealing and non varieties. I went with the stealing version and it blocked up. It always blocks up.
I've decided when I do finally get another grinder it'll be a no kief thief. It's not just a choice but a lifestyle. Life on the edge man. No kief reserves. That's like a pension scheme for trichomes. All or nothing grinding is the way forward.
I go for the cheap plastic grinders buy 4 for £5 off amazon and just bin them when they are too gunked up😬.
I use a keif box with a 100ų screen for all of my bud so it collects nice clean keif
I use a keif box with a 100ų screen for all of my bud so it collects nice clean keif
I used to get The Original Grinder Company ones out the local shop. Were a few quid but nice to know the convenience store understands its customer base by getting in quality plastic grinders. They sell blunt papers too. I don't know what they are but have seen the crazy kids buying them. Since then though I've aimed to use as little plastic as possible. I figured a metal grinder would last a long time and it's fully recyclable once I'm done. It has lasted ages and now clean is really like new. I'll buy another one but will choose more carefully next time now I know the level of time commitment I'm making.
I remember every so often I'd have a kief smoke before it blocked. It'd be strong as was such a blend of bits and bobs. But each saved bit and each saved bob must be robbed from me now. I was considering not getting the same thing on my next grinder.
I remember every so often I'd have a kief smoke before it blocked. It'd be strong as was such a blend of bits and bobs. But each saved bit and each saved bob must be robbed from me now. I was considering not getting the same thing on my next grinder.
Love reading your stuff man, please keep it up, and it was on your reco that I picked GreenCat for my first purchase - no regrets whatsoever. So thank you for that.
To the matter at hand though, you've channeled one of my secret penchants - that for cleaning. I believe a clean is the cheapest repair. And for anything involving organic compounds such as food and the good bud, I have to say, anything inorganic is just, well, grinding me up the wrong way, much like a bad bud broaching device, brother.
So, can I suggest following an organic cleansing ritual for your toothless wonder: firstly, splash liberally or dunk shallowly in some (white) vinegar and then sprinkle with some bicarb (not baking soda) and watch the fizzy, oooh. This should cut through some of the resin, but maybe not all cos it is a sticky goo. Maybe have another go, cos yeah, bicarb fizzy cool. Not once, not twice, but trichome's the charm.
Then, you do need some natural acid to cut a little further: slishe a lemon in two, and press and grind. I wonder if this could also inadvertently be the start of some wonderful concentrated edible tincture, the lemon juice and the goo, I don't know. I'll let someone else try, but maybe you could start with this method and follow up with the vinegre, if you're so inclined.
But then, finally, as some other good fellow suggested, boil it: just water and again, squeezed lemon or that white vinegar. All natural, all clean, because you're worth it, my bro.
And following the organic theme, if it plugs in the wall, it takes away some of that soul. Cos after all, we are green, we spice up life with the herb, a flower, a blooming bud and in that, there's no need for a machine.
I do hope you concur and may the good times continue to roll.
To the matter at hand though, you've channeled one of my secret penchants - that for cleaning. I believe a clean is the cheapest repair. And for anything involving organic compounds such as food and the good bud, I have to say, anything inorganic is just, well, grinding me up the wrong way, much like a bad bud broaching device, brother.
So, can I suggest following an organic cleansing ritual for your toothless wonder: firstly, splash liberally or dunk shallowly in some (white) vinegar and then sprinkle with some bicarb (not baking soda) and watch the fizzy, oooh. This should cut through some of the resin, but maybe not all cos it is a sticky goo. Maybe have another go, cos yeah, bicarb fizzy cool. Not once, not twice, but trichome's the charm.
Then, you do need some natural acid to cut a little further: slishe a lemon in two, and press and grind. I wonder if this could also inadvertently be the start of some wonderful concentrated edible tincture, the lemon juice and the goo, I don't know. I'll let someone else try, but maybe you could start with this method and follow up with the vinegre, if you're so inclined.
But then, finally, as some other good fellow suggested, boil it: just water and again, squeezed lemon or that white vinegar. All natural, all clean, because you're worth it, my bro.
And following the organic theme, if it plugs in the wall, it takes away some of that soul. Cos after all, we are green, we spice up life with the herb, a flower, a blooming bud and in that, there's no need for a machine.
I do hope you concur and may the good times continue to roll.
Thanks man. Green cat was the first vendor I ordered from too. I then tried loads of different vendors before returning again. I'll get a few bits and bobs elsewhere but the price and quality at GC is solid.
My grinder is some kind of aluminium alloy. Doesn't aluminium react with sodium?
My grinder is some kind of aluminium alloy. Doesn't aluminium react with sodium?
Ah! Of course, dissolution precipitation, it would just melt away if you left it long enough. Apologies, it hadn't occured to me it might be aluminium, the missing tooth should've given it away. Well, I'm glad one of us is still lucid enough!
I gave up on my trusty plastic grinder when i heard about all the microplastic stuff
had a metal one since it had the kief catcher but i removed the screen section so now im smoking the full shabang 😄
had a metal one since it had the kief catcher but i removed the screen section so now im smoking the full shabang 😄
I was thinking I'd get a very technical description back but this sounds simple enough for me to do. I'll have a look at mine later.
I guess targeted grinder vandalism over a kief storage indecision is, on a world scale, a nice problem to have.
This makes me think about the time I went to Amsterdam for a quick trip, and purchased a fairly cheap, if not reasonable plastic grinder for my time there.
One thing I must say though, that grinder, of course being new was just a joy to use. It weren't like those plastic grinders you get here from the poundshop which starts making screeching noises after a couple spins 😂
Nonetheless, I lost that grinder on the last day and now I'm here rolling a joint using my 5 year old metal grinder that needs WD-40 and doesn't spin without giving my biceps a little workout 😆
Always a good read as always Big Roo!
One thing I must say though, that grinder, of course being new was just a joy to use. It weren't like those plastic grinders you get here from the poundshop which starts making screeching noises after a couple spins 😂
Nonetheless, I lost that grinder on the last day and now I'm here rolling a joint using my 5 year old metal grinder that needs WD-40 and doesn't spin without giving my biceps a little workout 😆
Always a good read as always Big Roo!
Thanks man. My grinder is lovely and smooth again now it's clean. I've also seemed to become the Barry Scott of LB without realising it.
yo buy some 99.99% isopropyl (pure alcohol) from amazon, soak your grinder in a tiny amount for 2 mins and it will be as good as new. im still on my very first grinder I bought in 2001
Brilliant read that....and I thought it was just me with the kief dilemma. I have a metal Cheech and Chong grinder...never seen a good cleaning apart from emtying the kief catcher...i have several little pots of kief laying around, I'd rather that had been in my blunt ... so definitely thief. Yes I could still smoke it.. or try and make some hash but I dont need this dilemma
I have thought about one of these here fancy electrical/battery operated grinders but I just imagine them to get constantly bunged up...and i would feel disloyal to my trusty C&C
I have thought about one of these here fancy electrical/battery operated grinders but I just imagine them to get constantly bunged up...and i would feel disloyal to my trusty C&C
I doubt I'll go electric but my next grinder will have no kief thief. I like the look of the Santa Cruz 3 piece shredder. Pretty spendy but it'll last a long time I guess.
Yep, not going down that route again. Not seen the Santa Cruz one. I will take a peek ...if it lasts as long as my C&C one I'd be very happy.
Another commenter said the anodising chips off over time. My grinder is only coloured on the outside so doesn't suffer from that. I'll keep looking I think. Flag up any good ones you find mate.
No paint on the inside either. I did see quite a nice 3 piece one today per chance...can't for the life of me remember the name but it was $79 ...metal and not painted. I'll see if I can find it again mate
It's a lot of money but for something that's used several times a day and will last years it's probably worth paying a bit out for.
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BigRoo
Druids Magic - First Order
by
BigRoo
Druids Magic - First Order
Highly Recommended Vendor
I've had so many people recommend the weed and service of Druids Magic that it is unreal. It's like the vendors really are druids and actually cast a magic spell on their buds prior to posting them which hypnotises people into commenting 'Druids Magic' everywhere that bud or vendor recommendations are discussed. It's also possible I don't know a huge amount about druids, magic or hypnosis. Either way It felt important to me that I investigate this hot topic and test it out for myself because while I may not know much about druidism, what I do know a fair bit about is smoking weed.
Will I come out of the experience zombiefied and only able to slowly mutter the words "Druids Magic" as an answer to every question? Let's find out.
Who Are Druids Magic?
As far as I know DM are a home grower and small vendor on LB. They have limited stock and limited options as they sell off their own grows. As such, any time I'd looked at their menu they appeared to be sold out or to be in between grows.
I Swiped Right:
This time I dropped them a message and true to reputation they were super keen to help me out with a couple of strains they had via a custom order. This is the way forward here.
The communication level was off the charts even before I ordered. After I pressed go, every state of the order was documented to me via message. There are surgeons who operate in less detail than this.
That's all very reassuring but I'm now at the waiting stage which is the worst bit of LB. Where's my weed?
Waiting:
"He waits. That's what he does. And I'll tell you what. Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick...... "
But what didn't follow was my weed. Not yet.
I'd hoped for RM efficiency but I also hope for world peace. I'm basically a dreamer. There is always tomorrow.
Day 1:
It's so far only been one working day so please don't read my impatience as a delay. I'm excitable and just really want to try this stuff out. I believe if there is one single thing that everyone on LB can relate to it's waiting for a weed delivery.
The postal folks do not understand the significance of what is happening here or the utter importance they are tasked with. Oh - hang on - that's actually the aim isn't it!
The Red Van:
Postman Pot has been. Dreams have been delivered. I ordered on Saturday and my parcel was delivered on Tuesday. That's a good service. Let's see what it is all about.
Stealth:
Stealth is thoughtful enough without me deep diving the details. It ticks my boxes and the buds arrived in good condition without leaving a bisto trail of stench in their wake.
Big Bags:
I ordered 7g and Druids sent me about 9g in total across two strains. One half is the Candy Kush and the other is the Coco Jambo. I've no idea if this extra weight is typical but it is of course appreciated.
Tis a Stinker:
First impressions upon opening the bag of cosmic - bloody hell that's a smell from somewhere deep in my memories. I had to take several sniffs. It's a pungent sweet old skunky aroma that instantly makes me think of my early 1990s trips to Amsterdam. This was back in the days where Dam weed was so far superior to UK stuff that it may as well have been a different drug. That's the smell here - of something long lost but welcome to return. It reminds me a bit of the original old bubblegum in Dam too.
The Grow:
I don't know enough about grows to adequately understand the production here but basically this stuff isn't the commercially produced furry pebbles. These are large natural looking buds that are looser than is typical from a modern commercial grow.
The buds are a little sticky and will benefit from being in a jar to even out. That might just be from travel as some buds don't seem to love being sealed up in the postal process. It's perhaps part of the reason for the tendancy to produce furry pebbles commercially as they do travel well.
The cosmic grinds fine though and it's not like you've just poured glue into your grinder. The bud is not wet but it just wants some love and care to hit perfection. I hope I'm explaining this correctly. Much delightful smell was released in the grinding process.
Cosmic Kush Family:
Cosmic Kush is a mix of Trainwreck (constructed of some very old genetics) and Kush which is still of course a mainstay of many vendors menus.
Smoking it I feel I'm getting more of the Trainwreck than the Kush and it's that end of the scale my nose instantly seemed to recognise when opening the bag too.
Although arguably much of the power probably has come from the kush I've no idea how to quantify that. Not least as I'm blazing a smoke while writing this.
It's a lovely smoke though, that much I can verify for sure. Smooth, clean, with a floral sweetness. It has an initial hit and a follow up stone with some smells and tastes that are deep rooted into my own cannabis history being enjoyed by my senses in the process.
You People Make Me Do This:
I suppose I'm going to have to test the Coco now too. You LB folk have twisted my arm. Basically forced me into it. I've already had a few of the Cosmic and I'm nicely stoned. Very clean buzz and a lovely smoke. But there's no point only having half an adventure. Let's see if the Coco stands up.
Coco Jambo:
The smell of the Coco Jambo is familiar too. It's cherry-like and teasing my favoured orange smell. It's all in there but it's more complexly mulled together. The smell is less prominent than the Cosmic but still definitely familiar. I had to Google the strain and it looks like it's Tropical Burst x Coconut Milk. So I guess I'm picking up on the tropical genetics which has orange cookies in its lineage. The coconut milk side feels like it contributes less but is probably subtly balancing the flavour which is why I felt it was mulled.
Pepsi Challenge:
Of the two weeds, going by the name, then going by the smell, I'd have bet on the Cosmic Kush being my favoured strain. I'm not sure that's true at all though smoking them.
While the Cosmic is the more lairy and definitely has some wonderful old flavours in there, the Coco Jumbo seems more refined. It seems to give me more of a head high but not in a hazy paranoid ansy horrible way and it eases into a nice stone. It is another really nice smoke. I think I'll have another one of these and ramble my way to the end of this topic.
So What's The Verdict on Druids Magic:
Yes folks. I get it. Thanks for the recommendation. The whole experience has been lovely. The smokes I've had this evening have been very much enjoyed and definitely different from a typical commercial grow from a high volume seller. This weed feels very well cared for and thoughtfully produced. It's powerful in both strength and flavour.
I guess comparing the service of Druids Magic to a high volume vendor is like putting your local Aunties cafe in a cage fight against a branch of Subway. Yes, Auntie knows your name and does a fine cheese and pickle sarnie and Victoria sponge cake but often you crave the mindboggling choices and size of a Subway footlong followed by more cookies than any human should consume in one session.
Would I Recommend Druids Magic?
The simple answer is yes I would. Drop them a message, try out some strains, the entire experience will be lovely from the first message to the first smoke - if your experience is anything like mine.
You'll end up with some lovely stinky weed that gets you completely stoned. If that's not an ideal transaction on LB I don't know what is.
Have The Druids Cast a Spell On Me?
I have had nothing but a lovely experience with the druids and their weed is a lovely natural product made with care. But....
I'm sure we all know my love for Green Cat remains borderline creepy. I really like caressing my way through the many strains on their menu and making the hard choices and doing research is part of the experience I enjoy. While I do return to old favourites I tend to explore new flavours every week.
I'll Be Back Though:
I will however be visiting Druids Magic as they get their new grows done and seeing what's what. This is especially true if they put an orange strain up. Now that could be a very interesting proposition from this grower. Something like the Orangina or a Tangie. So I've been glad of the introduction and thanks to the really impressively large number of people who recommended the Druids to me. I can see why you are super fans.
Thanks For Reading:
As always I hope this topic was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Thanks for reading. Please get involved in the comments and if you like reading this stuff please upvote it to help share it with the community. I'll see you in the next topic.
I've had so many people recommend the weed and service of Druids Magic that it is unreal. It's like the vendors really are druids and actually cast a magic spell on their buds prior to posting them which hypnotises people into commenting 'Druids Magic' everywhere that bud or vendor recommendations are discussed. It's also possible I don't know a huge amount about druids, magic or hypnosis. Either way It felt important to me that I investigate this hot topic and test it out for myself because while I may not know much about druidism, what I do know a fair bit about is smoking weed.
Will I come out of the experience zombiefied and only able to slowly mutter the words "Druids Magic" as an answer to every question? Let's find out.
Who Are Druids Magic?
As far as I know DM are a home grower and small vendor on LB. They have limited stock and limited options as they sell off their own grows. As such, any time I'd looked at their menu they appeared to be sold out or to be in between grows.
I Swiped Right:
This time I dropped them a message and true to reputation they were super keen to help me out with a couple of strains they had via a custom order. This is the way forward here.
The communication level was off the charts even before I ordered. After I pressed go, every state of the order was documented to me via message. There are surgeons who operate in less detail than this.
That's all very reassuring but I'm now at the waiting stage which is the worst bit of LB. Where's my weed?
Waiting:
"He waits. That's what he does. And I'll tell you what. Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick...... "
But what didn't follow was my weed. Not yet.
I'd hoped for RM efficiency but I also hope for world peace. I'm basically a dreamer. There is always tomorrow.
Day 1:
It's so far only been one working day so please don't read my impatience as a delay. I'm excitable and just really want to try this stuff out. I believe if there is one single thing that everyone on LB can relate to it's waiting for a weed delivery.
The postal folks do not understand the significance of what is happening here or the utter importance they are tasked with. Oh - hang on - that's actually the aim isn't it!
The Red Van:
Postman Pot has been. Dreams have been delivered. I ordered on Saturday and my parcel was delivered on Tuesday. That's a good service. Let's see what it is all about.
Stealth:
Stealth is thoughtful enough without me deep diving the details. It ticks my boxes and the buds arrived in good condition without leaving a bisto trail of stench in their wake.
Big Bags:
I ordered 7g and Druids sent me about 9g in total across two strains. One half is the Candy Kush and the other is the Coco Jambo. I've no idea if this extra weight is typical but it is of course appreciated.
Tis a Stinker:
First impressions upon opening the bag of cosmic - bloody hell that's a smell from somewhere deep in my memories. I had to take several sniffs. It's a pungent sweet old skunky aroma that instantly makes me think of my early 1990s trips to Amsterdam. This was back in the days where Dam weed was so far superior to UK stuff that it may as well have been a different drug. That's the smell here - of something long lost but welcome to return. It reminds me a bit of the original old bubblegum in Dam too.
The Grow:
I don't know enough about grows to adequately understand the production here but basically this stuff isn't the commercially produced furry pebbles. These are large natural looking buds that are looser than is typical from a modern commercial grow.
The buds are a little sticky and will benefit from being in a jar to even out. That might just be from travel as some buds don't seem to love being sealed up in the postal process. It's perhaps part of the reason for the tendancy to produce furry pebbles commercially as they do travel well.
The cosmic grinds fine though and it's not like you've just poured glue into your grinder. The bud is not wet but it just wants some love and care to hit perfection. I hope I'm explaining this correctly. Much delightful smell was released in the grinding process.
Cosmic Kush Family:
Cosmic Kush is a mix of Trainwreck (constructed of some very old genetics) and Kush which is still of course a mainstay of many vendors menus.
Smoking it I feel I'm getting more of the Trainwreck than the Kush and it's that end of the scale my nose instantly seemed to recognise when opening the bag too.
Although arguably much of the power probably has come from the kush I've no idea how to quantify that. Not least as I'm blazing a smoke while writing this.
It's a lovely smoke though, that much I can verify for sure. Smooth, clean, with a floral sweetness. It has an initial hit and a follow up stone with some smells and tastes that are deep rooted into my own cannabis history being enjoyed by my senses in the process.
You People Make Me Do This:
I suppose I'm going to have to test the Coco now too. You LB folk have twisted my arm. Basically forced me into it. I've already had a few of the Cosmic and I'm nicely stoned. Very clean buzz and a lovely smoke. But there's no point only having half an adventure. Let's see if the Coco stands up.
Coco Jambo:
The smell of the Coco Jambo is familiar too. It's cherry-like and teasing my favoured orange smell. It's all in there but it's more complexly mulled together. The smell is less prominent than the Cosmic but still definitely familiar. I had to Google the strain and it looks like it's Tropical Burst x Coconut Milk. So I guess I'm picking up on the tropical genetics which has orange cookies in its lineage. The coconut milk side feels like it contributes less but is probably subtly balancing the flavour which is why I felt it was mulled.
Pepsi Challenge:
Of the two weeds, going by the name, then going by the smell, I'd have bet on the Cosmic Kush being my favoured strain. I'm not sure that's true at all though smoking them.
While the Cosmic is the more lairy and definitely has some wonderful old flavours in there, the Coco Jumbo seems more refined. It seems to give me more of a head high but not in a hazy paranoid ansy horrible way and it eases into a nice stone. It is another really nice smoke. I think I'll have another one of these and ramble my way to the end of this topic.
So What's The Verdict on Druids Magic:
Yes folks. I get it. Thanks for the recommendation. The whole experience has been lovely. The smokes I've had this evening have been very much enjoyed and definitely different from a typical commercial grow from a high volume seller. This weed feels very well cared for and thoughtfully produced. It's powerful in both strength and flavour.
I guess comparing the service of Druids Magic to a high volume vendor is like putting your local Aunties cafe in a cage fight against a branch of Subway. Yes, Auntie knows your name and does a fine cheese and pickle sarnie and Victoria sponge cake but often you crave the mindboggling choices and size of a Subway footlong followed by more cookies than any human should consume in one session.
Would I Recommend Druids Magic?
The simple answer is yes I would. Drop them a message, try out some strains, the entire experience will be lovely from the first message to the first smoke - if your experience is anything like mine.
You'll end up with some lovely stinky weed that gets you completely stoned. If that's not an ideal transaction on LB I don't know what is.
Have The Druids Cast a Spell On Me?
I have had nothing but a lovely experience with the druids and their weed is a lovely natural product made with care. But....
I'm sure we all know my love for Green Cat remains borderline creepy. I really like caressing my way through the many strains on their menu and making the hard choices and doing research is part of the experience I enjoy. While I do return to old favourites I tend to explore new flavours every week.
I'll Be Back Though:
I will however be visiting Druids Magic as they get their new grows done and seeing what's what. This is especially true if they put an orange strain up. Now that could be a very interesting proposition from this grower. Something like the Orangina or a Tangie. So I've been glad of the introduction and thanks to the really impressively large number of people who recommended the Druids to me. I can see why you are super fans.
Thanks For Reading:
As always I hope this topic was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Thanks for reading. Please get involved in the comments and if you like reading this stuff please upvote it to help share it with the community. I'll see you in the next topic.
Great review BigRoo,
And your bang on..DM does kinda cast a spell!
I've never been disappointed and get proper excited when a new crop is available.
Hope they read this and you never know, an orange strain may come along.
And your bang on..DM does kinda cast a spell!
I've never been disappointed and get proper excited when a new crop is available.
Hope they read this and you never know, an orange strain may come along.
Thanks man. I hope so. I think there's a niche orange fandom that'd lap it up. I guess it depends what the druids like smoking themselves and I've also no idea how hard it is to grow.
Love this kind of review BigRoo, really well thought out, and the Coco Jambo sounds amazing. I had the pleasure of some Smashberry Fumez, you can absolutely tell theres love and attention to their grows.
Both are lovely but the Coco is a little more balanced for me. I'll definitely be back to check on their grows to see what's cooking. I completely agree - can see a lot of love went into their crop.
Nice one BigRoo. Have seen them around but never tried their wares. I'm just gonna pop off and check their menu out now. I like the sound of that kush.
Thank you for sharing your musings 👍
Thank you for sharing your musings 👍
I think you'll need to message them for a custom order same as I had to as stock is (or was) low. Thanks man, as they're recommended so often as a vender, after ordering, I thought it'd be fun to diarise the experience.
Managed to bag a little schnifter of that Kush. Let's hope the postie does his thing right for the weekend 🤞
Top comms from Druids too
Top comms from Druids too
Postie has let me down on one today. Thought I'd have some magic level hash this weekend. Seems it's not to be. Hope yours is more efficient.
I'll be interested to know what you think and if it matches my description. I particularly find it challenging to describe smells, flavours and feelings so always hope I've communicated it well.
I'll be interested to know what you think and if it matches my description. I particularly find it challenging to describe smells, flavours and feelings so always hope I've communicated it well.
I have everything crossed. I'll definitely let you know BigRoo... when i read sweet skunky aroma and memories of 1990s coffee shops in the Dam in your review, I was salivating and heading straight for their page. Just got in in time before they shut til April .DMs service has been exemplary so far. Fingers crossed your postie comes through tomorrow 🤞
I think you're going to be pretty content with what you get. Hope so anyway. Hopefully RM will be bringing the magic to us both.
Postie arrived but order was incomplete. So my luck was better but didn't hit the top of the podium of lucky people opening their post today. Vendor is sorting so that's good. Still bit frustrating but at least it's being sorted.
Bummer! I gotta feeling they'll be a few of us this weekend. Even my GC order took 2 days this week and that's not happened for a while. I'm far from dry ...just looking forward to a new strain🙆♂️ I'm guessing the bit you were looking forward to most was the missing part. Glad to.hear it's being sorted quickly tho
Exactly that! One good priced bit, one fancy bit. Fancy bit was missing. The good priced bit was top notch though. I'm also far from dry so I've not got my knickers in a twist or anything and vendor is sorting it so can't say fairer than that I guess. But still..I wanted my fancy bit.
Lol...it's always the way. I feel your pain dude.... But glass half full and all that, you had a pleasant surprise with the bit you received and it's gonna be a fine start to the week....for both of us
I'll save the fancy bit til the weekend once it arrives I suspect. Although quality control may need a wee tester.
Postie came through yesterday....yay! It was worth the weight. As soon as you open the pack you're hit by some old school sweet Skunky smells.. I swear I got a hint of cheese! These are definitely some nice light airy buds...looks way more than a garden gate here. I agree that the trainwreck side is the most dominant....but the kush side comes through when you're nice and mellow imo. An excellent day time smoke...i cant leave it alone...All in all I'm glad I followed your recommendation....can't wait to see what April brings!
Glad it landed mate. Cheese is a skunk #1 that went rogue (if legend is true) so it does dip right back into those original old strains everything was created from. The smell of weed history! Enjoy.
Oh, most definitely and you might need to test it the next day too...for comparison purposes
Glad you managed to get some ;)
I couldnt get enough of both.
You rate Green Cat? Havent tried them yet but have been tempted.
I big +1 on the tangie though.. i havent had a me.orable orange strain in years.
I couldnt get enough of both.
You rate Green Cat? Havent tried them yet but have been tempted.
I big +1 on the tangie though.. i havent had a me.orable orange strain in years.
Yeah man both are lovely natural smokes. I look forward to seeing what they grow next. I like the range of bargains and keenly priced nice bits at GC. Lots are imported although often the UK stuff is great. It's pretty rare to get a bit that doesn't feel good value for the price - and I do like a bargain.
Cool, thanks ill give them a go next time im shopping about. Im the similar as long as i feel its good value for money im a happy guy.
It’s always such a pleasure to read these posts on here. Thanks BigRoo.
I’ve still got a bit of their Bola Mints stashed. It’s one of my special occasion treats that comes out now and again. 🙏👍
I’ve still got a bit of their Bola Mints stashed. It’s one of my special occasion treats that comes out now and again. 🙏👍
Thanks man for your kind words. I've got bits in jars for same reason. Have a couple here and there. Lovely stuff. Looking forward to getting in early next time the new strains hit the menu.
The Druid’s are magic! I was lucky enough to get some future planets and high Mars from them and it was my most favourite weed of all time!
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+59 votes
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BigRoo
Blue Cheese Yes Please
by
BigRoo
Blue Cheese Yes Please
I've Had a Lot of Blue Cheese:
In the past I've had a lot of blue cheese. I really mean a lot. For a period - probably years - it was about all you could get locally and, generally speaking, the weed strains that have saturated the local market I have grown completely averse to.
I honestly don't care if I ever see another bit of lemon haze or stardawg ever again. I had those so often I began to question whether I even liked smoking weed. I once felt a little like that about the blue cheese. My shoulders would sag and I'd sigh after knocking round at mateys flat only to be informed the menu consisted of blue cheese, blue cheese or a cheese that was blue.
However it seems I've gotten over it because as soon as I saw that Green Cat had some I was straight onto it. Nostalgia is a mixed up thing there's no mistake about it. Maybe there's hope for the lemon yet.
The Smell of The Past:
As I opened the bag the smell of the past wafted over me like time travel aromatherapy. I bought a few bits from GC as usual but I was super excited to jump straight onto the blue cheese. The buds are huge and the price is a bargain $55 a quarter. It's probably a bit drier than bud perfectionists might demand but the buds still squidge and aren't crispy or dusty.
Blue Favourites:
The blue flavour is dominant in a number of my favourite strains - I don't exclusively like orange despite the rumours. Things like the Skywalker OG are repeatedly irresistible to me. One of the first blue strains I could get on repeat though was the blue cheese so I suppose that my love of the blue taste comes more from the blue cheese than from the blueberry or any other blue strain.
The Original Blueberry:
I've had original blueberry several times. Only twice was it actually nice. Although to be fair those two bits were the holy grail of flavour at the time. I assume it's hard to grow well. It'd be interesting to see someone do a modern grow as I've not seen it for years and I'd be curious how the original strain stacked up when grown to perfection. The blue cheese was clearly a much more reliable strain hence - I assume - its booming popularity over a long period of time.
Cheese Was Cool Once Dude
The original cheese was also a breakthrough of its time and quickly was what everyone was asking for. Interestingly I'm not so bothered about getting cheese again. Perhaps I should.
What's The Blue Cheese Like To Smoke?
Mmmmmm.... Blue cheese... It's a blend of two flavours. Obviously there's the deep blueberry flavour that's banked as a solid base for a number of tasty strains. But it's interlaced with an old pungent thick and original sickly sweet skunky taste. If you liked it back in the day I expect you'll like this little trip down memory lane. This is a decent level blue cheese.
The stone is solid with both an immediate hit and a little follow up. Despite being a weed of the past it sits pretty nicely in my stash and I'm happy I bought it to dip into. I'm going to have another blast from the past right now. I suspect the novelty will wear off and I'll probably stash a bit away for the future but right now I'm loving the blue cheese.
Thanks:
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'll see you next time. Let me know if you remember the blue cheese of the past.
In the past I've had a lot of blue cheese. I really mean a lot. For a period - probably years - it was about all you could get locally and, generally speaking, the weed strains that have saturated the local market I have grown completely averse to.
I honestly don't care if I ever see another bit of lemon haze or stardawg ever again. I had those so often I began to question whether I even liked smoking weed. I once felt a little like that about the blue cheese. My shoulders would sag and I'd sigh after knocking round at mateys flat only to be informed the menu consisted of blue cheese, blue cheese or a cheese that was blue.
However it seems I've gotten over it because as soon as I saw that Green Cat had some I was straight onto it. Nostalgia is a mixed up thing there's no mistake about it. Maybe there's hope for the lemon yet.
The Smell of The Past:
As I opened the bag the smell of the past wafted over me like time travel aromatherapy. I bought a few bits from GC as usual but I was super excited to jump straight onto the blue cheese. The buds are huge and the price is a bargain $55 a quarter. It's probably a bit drier than bud perfectionists might demand but the buds still squidge and aren't crispy or dusty.
Blue Favourites:
The blue flavour is dominant in a number of my favourite strains - I don't exclusively like orange despite the rumours. Things like the Skywalker OG are repeatedly irresistible to me. One of the first blue strains I could get on repeat though was the blue cheese so I suppose that my love of the blue taste comes more from the blue cheese than from the blueberry or any other blue strain.
The Original Blueberry:
I've had original blueberry several times. Only twice was it actually nice. Although to be fair those two bits were the holy grail of flavour at the time. I assume it's hard to grow well. It'd be interesting to see someone do a modern grow as I've not seen it for years and I'd be curious how the original strain stacked up when grown to perfection. The blue cheese was clearly a much more reliable strain hence - I assume - its booming popularity over a long period of time.
Cheese Was Cool Once Dude
The original cheese was also a breakthrough of its time and quickly was what everyone was asking for. Interestingly I'm not so bothered about getting cheese again. Perhaps I should.
What's The Blue Cheese Like To Smoke?
Mmmmmm.... Blue cheese... It's a blend of two flavours. Obviously there's the deep blueberry flavour that's banked as a solid base for a number of tasty strains. But it's interlaced with an old pungent thick and original sickly sweet skunky taste. If you liked it back in the day I expect you'll like this little trip down memory lane. This is a decent level blue cheese.
The stone is solid with both an immediate hit and a little follow up. Despite being a weed of the past it sits pretty nicely in my stash and I'm happy I bought it to dip into. I'm going to have another blast from the past right now. I suspect the novelty will wear off and I'll probably stash a bit away for the future but right now I'm loving the blue cheese.
Thanks:
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'll see you next time. Let me know if you remember the blue cheese of the past.
I had some of the exodus blue and squidgy black from TGT in my xmas stash this year. Can’t beat the nostalgia! ❤️
I loved the pk black. There's a topic about it on my page here. I've still got a bit left and keep rolling the odd one here and there. The silver bubble is (or was) a lovely bit. Not as musky as some but with a northern lights twang so a real old school bit. I've not had the exodus. Might have a dabble next time. There's nothing like memory lane weed. I love the new stuff of course but dipping into the past on LB is awesome.
I love a drop of northern lights , going down memory lane . That takes me straight back to amsterdam 96 ish . Absolutely lawless the place , but best times . Not a fan of the cheese strain , unless i got plenty of neurofen on me . Too head strong the cheese 😂👍👍 roll me a northern lights any day
I think the original cheese was just a rogue skunk #1 plant so is the same genes essentially. It was cloned and spread from there. So it's probably got it's flighty buzz from that. There's a lot of modern strains with much better balanced high for sure. I'm pretty haze averse for similar reasons. I loved the original old orange bud in Dam. Was never top of the menu but the locals smoked it.
Am a fan of the Original Cheese (been hunting without any luck) not the Blue Cheese kinda makes me a little Nauseated the taste.
However, in my endeavors to find the Real Cheese; which I am hearing I will never Get (Waaaa ... a little cry) ..... I ended up getting some Blue Cheese from THC23 during Xmas ... Probably one of the best smokes that I have had of the Blue Cheese albeit it still makes me a little "Ergh" with the taste & Smell ... The bud, the structure and the whole shabang was actually Primo Quality ... The Buzz was extremely Euphoric and was one of the strongest smokes of any Cheese and The quality was defo 10/10-Cali+ Standards
If THC23 Ever puts it out ... I would say worth trying it for Sure ... But they are always a bit Pricey. But well worth it if you are a fan of Blue Cheese.
However, in my endeavors to find the Real Cheese; which I am hearing I will never Get (Waaaa ... a little cry) ..... I ended up getting some Blue Cheese from THC23 during Xmas ... Probably one of the best smokes that I have had of the Blue Cheese albeit it still makes me a little "Ergh" with the taste & Smell ... The bud, the structure and the whole shabang was actually Primo Quality ... The Buzz was extremely Euphoric and was one of the strongest smokes of any Cheese and The quality was defo 10/10-Cali+ Standards
If THC23 Ever puts it out ... I would say worth trying it for Sure ... But they are always a bit Pricey. But well worth it if you are a fan of Blue Cheese.
Does the Exodus Cheese not match the old cheese that everyone had back in the day? I remember once jumping on the train to score and getting my first bit of cheese. On the way back I became rather aware I had stunk out the entire train carriage. It was the stinkiest stuff I'd had at the time. I only had a quarter or something.
Exodus isn't even close, has the smell but tastes horrible to me, reminds me of burnt matches. I've not found anything close to that original "baby sick" funk. Tried GC, C&C weed factory and a few others.
Back when I was a youth real cheese was literally the only thing available for a year then it was gone never to seen again.
Back when I was a youth real cheese was literally the only thing available for a year then it was gone never to seen again.
Burnt matches is definitely not what you want. I remember the cheese phase well though. Hope you find it one day. I know I've been super excited when finding old flavours from the past.
mine has just been confirmed as sent, I'm looking forward to it even more now after reading your review!! Cheers
If you like a blue cheese, and I assume as you ordered it that you do, I reckon you'll like this. It might not be the best blue cheese I've ever had but that'd be a high bar to hit considering I've had something like eighteen thousand, six hundred and thirty seven different varieties of it previously. For the price I'd say it's bang on and you'll be a happy toker.
Got my BC yesterday...not left it alone since! This Q is not gonna last long! Like you say BigRoo...not the best but a very good effort. I will be ordering more.
Yeah man I've been loving it. I've started on the BC today already. My big bud did even out a bit in a jar overnight so it may have been an unhappy traveller. It's great stuff though. Taste of nostalgia and a solid stone at pretty much the same price I paid all those years ago.
Yes, it definitely appreciates a bit of breathing space... and tbh some of the nicest tasting BC I've had in a very long time....Best hitting too.
I'm always looking out for old school strains/ flavours and this definitely didn't disappoint. Also that Static shock of dapperdanks is well worth a punt. Can taste the white widow mostly and pretty strong...not quite as hard hitting as this BC but nice. Arrived next day ,good stealth and coms too
I'm always looking out for old school strains/ flavours and this definitely didn't disappoint. Also that Static shock of dapperdanks is well worth a punt. Can taste the white widow mostly and pretty strong...not quite as hard hitting as this BC but nice. Arrived next day ,good stealth and coms too
I'm always wary of new vendors as I've had a faff in the past with a couple. I was tempted by the static shock though as I've not seen any white widow in years. Glad to hear dapper had a good service.
I hear you on that but the temptation was to much and luckily all worked out well. Riley packs used to have a bit of white widow when I first started using lb a couple of years ago but not seen any since
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+82.8 votes
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BigRoo
Some Interesting Newbie Vendor Products
by
BigRoo
Some Interesting Newbie Vendor Products
Okay. Before we start it's probably worth noting that I rarely order from new vendors and I've not tested any of these out. I have dabbled with new vendors in the past with mixed success rates. Some were great, some definitely weren't and many of them now don't exist on LB. Generally I order from the same reliable vendors unless I'm specifically looking for something special or something exclusive happens to catch my eye.
I guess it's also worth noting that even some usually reliable and long established vendors have either hiccups or just fall to pieces over time. So age isn't always a complete guarantee of success and happiness either.
Newbie vendors often make their mark by offering us some interesting products and wonderful bargains to tempt us away from our mainstay vendors. Some of these newbies will of course be the big vendors of the future while some will possibly not get the hang of LB.
So please remember we're all grown-up here (hard as it is to believe) and make your own choices. I admire the people who routinely roll the dice on a new vendor. Your payment is protected via escrow of course but, for me, you have to kiss too many frogs to find the prince. If you do like kissing frogs though here's some stuff that might be princely.
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The Wizard of Oz.
Only a month or so in and already flying. I have noted a few interesting bits passing through here and they seem very engaged with the community.
Amongst the loveliness would be this new batch of Blue Nerds. This strain is beautiful when done correctly. A mixed blue / silver flavour that's just divine. And this looks likely to be done to perfection. I've not tried it though. It's a pricey bit but will it be princely - see what you think.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/a5yFhz
They also have an RS 11 that looks spot on in the photos. This is one of my favourite strains as well. It's got a wild mix of sweet flavours when done right.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/cQhysC
A lot of the bud here looks great on the photos and reviews well. I'll have to dive in at some point. They certainly have some tempting options and fantastic looking buds.
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Dapper Dank
There are some interesting products on the menu but the one that's super tempting to me personally is the White Widow x Skunk #1. I definitely wonder what old school flavours may lurk in there. Very tempting to find out I must admit. These are two very familiar strains to me from the early Dam days. I can almost smell the coffee shops just from thinking about ordering it.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/zjU0gT
They've made an enthusiastic start on LB so I hope it all goes well.
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Zaza
Another colourful addition to LB. I noticed they had the L.A. Mousse hash.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/XiAYsv
It's a sort of fancy packaged American version of the familiar Moroccan hash we all know. This has my curiosity as to whether it'll be better or just the same and the price seems very fair to try. While I mostly smoke buds I do like to try various hash out. They have a few nice looking products on the menu.
That's All Folks:
Anyway, that's my quick roundup of some of the newbies that tempt me to be disloyal to GC. It's of course up to you where you order from. Basically don't blame me if it all goes wrong. Currently the vendors listed have a short trail of positivity behind them but as we all know that can change fast. For the bold adventurer there's some interesting bits out there to try.
If I've missed any new vendors off this list it's not personal. These are simply vendors I've come across while looking for bits and bobs. Please feel free to add yourself in the comments so I know you exist.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. I'll see you in the next topic.
I guess it's also worth noting that even some usually reliable and long established vendors have either hiccups or just fall to pieces over time. So age isn't always a complete guarantee of success and happiness either.
Newbie vendors often make their mark by offering us some interesting products and wonderful bargains to tempt us away from our mainstay vendors. Some of these newbies will of course be the big vendors of the future while some will possibly not get the hang of LB.
So please remember we're all grown-up here (hard as it is to believe) and make your own choices. I admire the people who routinely roll the dice on a new vendor. Your payment is protected via escrow of course but, for me, you have to kiss too many frogs to find the prince. If you do like kissing frogs though here's some stuff that might be princely.
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The Wizard of Oz.
Only a month or so in and already flying. I have noted a few interesting bits passing through here and they seem very engaged with the community.
Amongst the loveliness would be this new batch of Blue Nerds. This strain is beautiful when done correctly. A mixed blue / silver flavour that's just divine. And this looks likely to be done to perfection. I've not tried it though. It's a pricey bit but will it be princely - see what you think.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/a5yFhz
They also have an RS 11 that looks spot on in the photos. This is one of my favourite strains as well. It's got a wild mix of sweet flavours when done right.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/cQhysC
A lot of the bud here looks great on the photos and reviews well. I'll have to dive in at some point. They certainly have some tempting options and fantastic looking buds.
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Dapper Dank
There are some interesting products on the menu but the one that's super tempting to me personally is the White Widow x Skunk #1. I definitely wonder what old school flavours may lurk in there. Very tempting to find out I must admit. These are two very familiar strains to me from the early Dam days. I can almost smell the coffee shops just from thinking about ordering it.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/zjU0gT
They've made an enthusiastic start on LB so I hope it all goes well.
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Zaza
Another colourful addition to LB. I noticed they had the L.A. Mousse hash.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/XiAYsv
It's a sort of fancy packaged American version of the familiar Moroccan hash we all know. This has my curiosity as to whether it'll be better or just the same and the price seems very fair to try. While I mostly smoke buds I do like to try various hash out. They have a few nice looking products on the menu.
That's All Folks:
Anyway, that's my quick roundup of some of the newbies that tempt me to be disloyal to GC. It's of course up to you where you order from. Basically don't blame me if it all goes wrong. Currently the vendors listed have a short trail of positivity behind them but as we all know that can change fast. For the bold adventurer there's some interesting bits out there to try.
If I've missed any new vendors off this list it's not personal. These are simply vendors I've come across while looking for bits and bobs. Please feel free to add yourself in the comments so I know you exist.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. I'll see you in the next topic.
Yep, can certainly vouch for the WizardofOZ (had some great flower at a great price) and ZAZA (some blinding L.A hash).
Also, props to cmdMAK for some beautifully grown Shining silver Haze, and Lushbitzandbuds for a nice range of really clean hash.
Still so many more new vendors to sample, though. New edibles sellers next, methinks!
Keep up the good work and great recommendations, Roo!
Also, props to cmdMAK for some beautifully grown Shining silver Haze, and Lushbitzandbuds for a nice range of really clean hash.
Still so many more new vendors to sample, though. New edibles sellers next, methinks!
Keep up the good work and great recommendations, Roo!
Thanks man. Yeah even after a year on LB I'm still basically like a kid in a sweet shop. Too many choices! I always make my own cookies using D9 or RSO or often a mix of both. It works out super cheap to do with a premix cookie pack out of Tesco. I usually make just one or two at a time.
I can vouch for dapperdank, received an order from them last week. Great promo offers available atm, the hash is really good for the price point. Stealth spot on, they’re gunna do well on here 👍
Medicatedmunchies sent me a pack of millionsbites as a competition winner. Again stealth spot on and they have some interesting edibles (hot chocolate and doritos). Check them out:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/BRIN1G
Medicatedmunchies sent me a pack of millionsbites as a competition winner. Again stealth spot on and they have some interesting edibles (hot chocolate and doritos). Check them out:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/BRIN1G
I'm genuinely really tempted by those old school flavours so I might dive in. I've picked a few bits up for now though.
Spotted that " Static shock " from Dapperdank myself and had exactly the same thoughts as you BigRoo. Old school goodness I hope 🤞 Just trying to justify another order this week!
I've also already got a few bits n bobs to keep me ticking over - including two types of mimosa. So I'm also finding it hard to justify diving into any of the options I've listed above. The static shock - I expect will be a pretty rare find.
Well I've slept on it and decided ..f*ck it I might not see it again. So just ordered a bit. Like you, makes me feel disloyal to GC but the temptation of some old school is to great.... talking of GC, have you tried the Ice cream Sunday? If not you must ..it's a beauty imo.Having some more of that when I next order ...if it's not gone 🤞
I've not had the ICS but I'll add to my next order if still available. And yeah I doubt you'll see many old school bits like that. I'm still annoyed at missing out on the Durban Poison a while back.
Bugger I didn't see that about! I did have something called Ice Age last year...that was some real old school flavors.. should be some more coming soon ...from Oro Verde...he grows it himself and let's have a good 3 month curing. Keep your eye out for that mate, it's worth it
I delayed ordering, by the time I decided I would, everyone had snapped it all up. I think it was the spacemen had it but maybe wrong. I've not ordered from Oro but have noted them for future reference.
Zaza is great first order with him was a 3.5 of the l.a mouse great hash just crumbles nice clean taste off it too, 1 day it took to come. Domutwo also mentions cmdmak which I had the opportunity to try his lovely smoke which is still the cheapest oz I’ve had he was great the smoke was great I’m excited to see what’s next from him ❤️❤️
Seconded on Zaza, got 7gs of the Cherry Ripple last week. Lovely tight little nuggets fruity with a good hit, i'll definitely be back on this
I wrote a topic on new vendors a while back as zaza and others had caught my attention. I've not ordered there but glad to hear people are getting a good service. It's reassuring if I do dive into their menu.
Oh - it's this topic. I hadn't realised this had cycled round as I have another more recent vendor topic.
I was really tempted by the L.A. Mousse they had. If it hadn't of sold out by my pay day I'd probably have ordered a bit to try. It was the tropical version I think from memory. I hope they get more.
I had some of the LA tropicana hash, it was nice although quite similar to the pilon/blonde that LV has listed cheaper. I also tried the LA jealousy hash from TGT which was a lot nicer.
I'd heard mixed reviews about it but I'm always curious about new hash. Maybe I should buy a good la mousse and and an L.A. Mousse and have a mousse-off between them. You think the L.A. is worth it?
Appreciate it BigRoo 💚
Always a great read no matter the topic!
And the Blue Nerdz is a beauty 😆
Always a great read no matter the topic!
And the Blue Nerdz is a beauty 😆
66 posts
+190 votes
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BigRoo
What Does a Top Vendor on LB Do Differently?
by
BigRoo
What Does a Top Vendor on LB Do Differently?
I started to wonder what are the best qualities for a vendor to have. We all have our favourite vendors who we rely on and use on repeat. But what put them there into that top spot holding the gold medal? There's over a hundred vendors and over a thousand products at the time of writing this. What separates them?
I would likely drill it down to these main pillars of great vending from my own experiences. This is what I like vendors to exceed at.
- Great products
- Reasonable prices
- Good communication
- Fast delivery
- Thoughtful stealth
- Reliable service
I'll pick through these one at a time below.
- Great products -
All of these probably speak for themselves. But primarily we want to smoke, vape and eat great quality cannabis products. We don't want to be rolling up ditch weed in a bus ticket. I personally like vendors with relentless quality controls; Where the vendor name feels like a stamp of approval. So whatever I order there is very likely to be of good quality. This is number one on the list for a reason.
- Reasonable prices -
No one likes being rinsed for their coins. One of the key appeals of LB is the great value compared to buying from a local. While I'm sure we all appreciate that a bag of imported jungle boys is more costly than a bag of shake, feeling we are paying a fair price is definitely the winner.
- Good communication -
This is not as relevant when everything has gone perfectly. But eventually, if you order enough, something goes awry so good communication is a must for me.
I'm not looking for a new best mate but knowing we're in some way together in this until the deal is complete reassures me that you'll deliver. I have stopped using a couple of vendors who are unable to tick this box. I understand that vendors can't reply in 5 mins and that their shop is a business so they deserve their work-life balance as much as anyone. But timely replies to valid questions or issues are a must for me.
- Fast delivery -
"I've ordered some lovely looking bits - get them to me right now!" We're all excited when we order but need to apply an appropriate amount of patience and face the reality of logistics. I've had orders delivered inside of one day but generally you can't rely on that level of service particularly as RM is a piece of the puzzle.
However, what I do like to see is vendors routinely hitting the service level they state on their profile and getting orders sent out in decent time, particularly when you fluster your way through moving coins to hit their stated cut off points. I appreciate that I won't be rolling up five minutes after my payment clears but the faster and more reliable a vendors process is, the more likely they'll get repeat orders from me. The main vendors I order from have their order process completely dialled in. I also prefer tracked to signed deliveries as that requires less commitment on my part.
- Thoughtful stealth -
Here's an area where even some of the big vendors could do with improvement. I'm not going to detail anyone's stealth for the obvious reason. I guess ultimately it needs to hit a few key points. Professional / No smell / No touching / What if someone else opens it. The vendors concerned about all these are the ones I trust the most.
- Good service level / rating -
This really follows on from good communication. If a problem has occurred I don't just want a nice chat about it, I want a simple solution. There are vendors I've had problems with that both communicated well and solved the problem that I'd still happily use and recommend. Vendors ticking all these boxes should naturally attain a high rating.
- Community interaction -
It's good to see vendors interact with the LB community. I'm glad they're involved. Often they can shine a light on things us punters know little about and knowing they are here is reassuring for many of the reasons I've mentioned such as service and communication.
However this isn't as essential as the other elements to get me to order weed. If a vendor runs multiple channels and is super busy just by nature of being a great vendor then I'm cool with that. After all it's that volume of sales that give us the great pricing. Some of the core vendors I use don't interact huge amounts with the LB community and I'm fine with that so long as they tick my other boxes. Being quietly fast and reliable while not wanting to draw attention or whip up controversy are all positive traits considering the nature of the purchase we're all trying to make anyway.
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My core vendors:
It's no secret that Green Cat are my core vendor for weed currently.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/9GReqt
They tick all my boxes on repeat and once delivered me an order about 18 hours after I paid for it.
The weed range and price is exactly what I'm after (with the exception of orange flavours) with some top bits and a bunch of bargains. Service is fast. If I have questions they're answered. I've not had a big problem to sort but I'm sure that GC would be all over it if I did. The GC logo is a quality stamp. Trust in the cartoon cat.
I've just ordered some more blue nerds there which is one of my favourite strains. Marked as sent already.
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Dr Distillate would be next on my list:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7JrVXL
A quietly reliable vendor. I order most of my RSO, D9 and extracts here. I trust the Dr and they've proved reliable. I'm a fan of the crumble waxes too. Very good value and a superbly smooth and flavourful smoke in my dab pen. I've also had orders from here inside of 24 hours.
I quite fancy trying a cart from here when I next need one. Probably a live resin version.
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Other vendors:
I've used loads of other vendors of course and many of them have a tip top service too. I've detailed many before in other topics like the one linked and I still love you all and will be back to buy again in the future. Two recent stand out services though were:
The Hash Collective provided me a brilliant service recently over the Piatella order.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/oQQ9WB
They held me a bit until payday for my birthday treat. They kept their word and so did I. There's very few online shops outside of this world that would do this usually I imagine. It was a great, if bloody expensive, transaction.
They also have really fancy special glass pots. Very posh and carefully selected. One of the best pots I've had on LB. Probably the second best pots in fact :-) What isn't second best though is the range of fancy hash products. Lots have a price tag that will make your eyes water long before any of the smoke hits them but they've got some real posh stuff going on that's worth exploring for a special treat or if you smoke like a gangsta.
The Good Stuff proved themselves a committed vendor to me as well recently.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/LqYu0Y
They went the extra bit to rectify a small mistake that's not worth detailing as I wouldn't want this to be taken as a negative. Unless you've never made a single mistake then please never judge a vendor on their single mistake - judge them on what they do next. Their response showed they truly cared about their service level and reputation. They subsequently did precisely what they said they would to fix it. Top notch stuff. And while we'd all rather have no mistakes ever, knowing the vendor has your back is a powerful indicator of service and engagement with customers. I'll order there again. Not least as they've got a fantastic range of really nice hash at great prices including some very fancy looking static. The bargain mimosa I had previously was lovely and orangey.
Great Vendors:
Going the extra mile to satisfy customers requests or taking the time to fix orders shows a service level that barely exists outside of a platform like this. It elevates us and strengthens us as a community and makes me proud of my little part here in buying and smoking as much weed as I can to help everyone out.
Let Us Know About Your Best Vendors:
If you feel a vendor you use hits all these pillars of great vending or they have gone the extra mile for you then please flag them up to me and others on LB by replying to this topic. Or if you feel there are other key indicators of a great vendor that I've not thought about let me know.
Thank You:
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I would likely drill it down to these main pillars of great vending from my own experiences. This is what I like vendors to exceed at.
- Great products
- Reasonable prices
- Good communication
- Fast delivery
- Thoughtful stealth
- Reliable service
I'll pick through these one at a time below.
- Great products -
All of these probably speak for themselves. But primarily we want to smoke, vape and eat great quality cannabis products. We don't want to be rolling up ditch weed in a bus ticket. I personally like vendors with relentless quality controls; Where the vendor name feels like a stamp of approval. So whatever I order there is very likely to be of good quality. This is number one on the list for a reason.
- Reasonable prices -
No one likes being rinsed for their coins. One of the key appeals of LB is the great value compared to buying from a local. While I'm sure we all appreciate that a bag of imported jungle boys is more costly than a bag of shake, feeling we are paying a fair price is definitely the winner.
- Good communication -
This is not as relevant when everything has gone perfectly. But eventually, if you order enough, something goes awry so good communication is a must for me.
I'm not looking for a new best mate but knowing we're in some way together in this until the deal is complete reassures me that you'll deliver. I have stopped using a couple of vendors who are unable to tick this box. I understand that vendors can't reply in 5 mins and that their shop is a business so they deserve their work-life balance as much as anyone. But timely replies to valid questions or issues are a must for me.
- Fast delivery -
"I've ordered some lovely looking bits - get them to me right now!" We're all excited when we order but need to apply an appropriate amount of patience and face the reality of logistics. I've had orders delivered inside of one day but generally you can't rely on that level of service particularly as RM is a piece of the puzzle.
However, what I do like to see is vendors routinely hitting the service level they state on their profile and getting orders sent out in decent time, particularly when you fluster your way through moving coins to hit their stated cut off points. I appreciate that I won't be rolling up five minutes after my payment clears but the faster and more reliable a vendors process is, the more likely they'll get repeat orders from me. The main vendors I order from have their order process completely dialled in. I also prefer tracked to signed deliveries as that requires less commitment on my part.
- Thoughtful stealth -
Here's an area where even some of the big vendors could do with improvement. I'm not going to detail anyone's stealth for the obvious reason. I guess ultimately it needs to hit a few key points. Professional / No smell / No touching / What if someone else opens it. The vendors concerned about all these are the ones I trust the most.
- Good service level / rating -
This really follows on from good communication. If a problem has occurred I don't just want a nice chat about it, I want a simple solution. There are vendors I've had problems with that both communicated well and solved the problem that I'd still happily use and recommend. Vendors ticking all these boxes should naturally attain a high rating.
- Community interaction -
It's good to see vendors interact with the LB community. I'm glad they're involved. Often they can shine a light on things us punters know little about and knowing they are here is reassuring for many of the reasons I've mentioned such as service and communication.
However this isn't as essential as the other elements to get me to order weed. If a vendor runs multiple channels and is super busy just by nature of being a great vendor then I'm cool with that. After all it's that volume of sales that give us the great pricing. Some of the core vendors I use don't interact huge amounts with the LB community and I'm fine with that so long as they tick my other boxes. Being quietly fast and reliable while not wanting to draw attention or whip up controversy are all positive traits considering the nature of the purchase we're all trying to make anyway.
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My core vendors:
It's no secret that Green Cat are my core vendor for weed currently.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/9GReqt
They tick all my boxes on repeat and once delivered me an order about 18 hours after I paid for it.
The weed range and price is exactly what I'm after (with the exception of orange flavours) with some top bits and a bunch of bargains. Service is fast. If I have questions they're answered. I've not had a big problem to sort but I'm sure that GC would be all over it if I did. The GC logo is a quality stamp. Trust in the cartoon cat.
I've just ordered some more blue nerds there which is one of my favourite strains. Marked as sent already.
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Dr Distillate would be next on my list:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7JrVXL
A quietly reliable vendor. I order most of my RSO, D9 and extracts here. I trust the Dr and they've proved reliable. I'm a fan of the crumble waxes too. Very good value and a superbly smooth and flavourful smoke in my dab pen. I've also had orders from here inside of 24 hours.
I quite fancy trying a cart from here when I next need one. Probably a live resin version.
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Other vendors:
I've used loads of other vendors of course and many of them have a tip top service too. I've detailed many before in other topics like the one linked and I still love you all and will be back to buy again in the future. Two recent stand out services though were:
The Hash Collective provided me a brilliant service recently over the Piatella order.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/oQQ9WB
They held me a bit until payday for my birthday treat. They kept their word and so did I. There's very few online shops outside of this world that would do this usually I imagine. It was a great, if bloody expensive, transaction.
They also have really fancy special glass pots. Very posh and carefully selected. One of the best pots I've had on LB. Probably the second best pots in fact :-) What isn't second best though is the range of fancy hash products. Lots have a price tag that will make your eyes water long before any of the smoke hits them but they've got some real posh stuff going on that's worth exploring for a special treat or if you smoke like a gangsta.
The Good Stuff proved themselves a committed vendor to me as well recently.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/LqYu0Y
They went the extra bit to rectify a small mistake that's not worth detailing as I wouldn't want this to be taken as a negative. Unless you've never made a single mistake then please never judge a vendor on their single mistake - judge them on what they do next. Their response showed they truly cared about their service level and reputation. They subsequently did precisely what they said they would to fix it. Top notch stuff. And while we'd all rather have no mistakes ever, knowing the vendor has your back is a powerful indicator of service and engagement with customers. I'll order there again. Not least as they've got a fantastic range of really nice hash at great prices including some very fancy looking static. The bargain mimosa I had previously was lovely and orangey.
Great Vendors:
Going the extra mile to satisfy customers requests or taking the time to fix orders shows a service level that barely exists outside of a platform like this. It elevates us and strengthens us as a community and makes me proud of my little part here in buying and smoking as much weed as I can to help everyone out.
Let Us Know About Your Best Vendors:
If you feel a vendor you use hits all these pillars of great vending or they have gone the extra mile for you then please flag them up to me and others on LB by replying to this topic. Or if you feel there are other key indicators of a great vendor that I've not thought about let me know.
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As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Please, if you like reading this stuff do upvote the stuff that makes you happy and comment as it really helps. Thanks.
excellent post as always, bigroo! you're truly a credit to this community.
I've had a smooth service from the goodstuff, and their statics are unreal.
I'd like to give a particular shout out to the following vendors who are a joy to deal with and who make the whole experience feel a bit special:
odin's
rocketdogronnie
druid's magic
psychonauts
keep the articles coming BR, they are a joy 😁
I've had a smooth service from the goodstuff, and their statics are unreal.
I'd like to give a particular shout out to the following vendors who are a joy to deal with and who make the whole experience feel a bit special:
odin's
rocketdogronnie
druid's magic
psychonauts
keep the articles coming BR, they are a joy 😁
Druidsmagic, ive not experienced anyone better so far. From bud to comms they are top notch. Its smaller scale own grown they really know what theyre doing.
If youve not tried i cant recommend enough
If youve not tried i cant recommend enough
I wish there was a notification system on LB so I'd get notified when Druids (and a handful of other smaller operators) had bits in. They've been recommended a lot and the buds look lovely on the photos people post up.
We do around £20-35k a month in sales, so we must be doing something right here :)
It must be something to do with having decent product and replying to messages quickly. Also getting all parcels shipped out quickly.
It must be something to do with having decent product and replying to messages quickly. Also getting all parcels shipped out quickly.
I've only heard good things about your products and service so must be doing something right for sure! Sounds like you do a fair volume of sales.
the vendors I keep going back to are the ones that don't fuck up. Spaceman, Eagle Bakery and Eddie are the only three on that list for me
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. I definitely do. If one of those three vendors slipped up would you not forgive them if they communicated well and fixed the problem? Or would that be them done?
let me put it another way, I don't go back to vendors that fuck up and then piss about with shitty excuses and take ages to resolve an issue. everyone makes mistakes, it's how you handle them that makes the man
Your topics are always a good read BigRoo. The following are what I look for
1] value for money
Goes without saying really
2] stealth
All you said BigRoo...some vendors have been very creative over the years. Pretty sure my postie knows what the package is now...he always puts it through the letter box rather than leave it in the post box outside
3] comms
I think I've been lucky coz I've never had any real problems. But if I did I would expect a reply with 24h
4] delivery
Again I've learnt patience over the years. When I order I work on the basis it's gonna take the full 3 days... I usually go for the 1-3 day tracked no signature...if turns up on day 1 , happy days. If it's not turned up by day 4 then I start to panic
Green Cat is my goto and he smashes all of the above imo.
I would also recommend
Oro Verde ... small batch home grown weed. V small menu but worth the wait for his weed .
Eddys ....if I want some nice hash
Also worth a mention
Cannabis Cannibals
DapperDank
Dr Greenthumb
The Greenteam
1] value for money
Goes without saying really
2] stealth
All you said BigRoo...some vendors have been very creative over the years. Pretty sure my postie knows what the package is now...he always puts it through the letter box rather than leave it in the post box outside
3] comms
I think I've been lucky coz I've never had any real problems. But if I did I would expect a reply with 24h
4] delivery
Again I've learnt patience over the years. When I order I work on the basis it's gonna take the full 3 days... I usually go for the 1-3 day tracked no signature...if turns up on day 1 , happy days. If it's not turned up by day 4 then I start to panic
Green Cat is my goto and he smashes all of the above imo.
I would also recommend
Oro Verde ... small batch home grown weed. V small menu but worth the wait for his weed .
Eddys ....if I want some nice hash
Also worth a mention
Cannabis Cannibals
DapperDank
Dr Greenthumb
The Greenteam
I’ve used cannabis cannibals too a couple of times and was impressed. (Thanks for the reminder about them, I’ll have to go back)
Cannabis cannibals are top people. Love those guys. I don't order nearly enough to show my support but they've jumped in and helped with a number of my projects and are really here and involved with the community. I've mentioned them on my linked post and many times previously. For my main post here I didn't want to have to ramble through a full rundown of every vendor I used and just focused on my most recent examples.
Thanks man. I thought I'd replied to this. I've heard good things about Oro but not tried them yet. Will have to soon. All good recommendations there mate.
Love this post, agree with all your factors. For me it’s consistency and comms; which is why I stick to vendors I trust for the most part
Top list of sellers too, a couple I haven’t tried yet but will now. Thanks
Top list of sellers too, a couple I haven’t tried yet but will now. Thanks
Thanks man. I went in a big circle on vendors and ended up back ordering at GC as they tick all my boxes for weed. I had no idea this post would go quite as far as it did. Some newer vendors have looked at it as a guide which I never expected.
That’s good because they should, it’s a really well put together manifesto mate. Exactly what all vendors should aspire to be providing.
Theyre not like dealers I’ve had to deal with for 25 years, they’re vendors and I like that distinction. Your ideals pretty much determine the difference imho and the more vendors new and old alike that read this and take it in the better for them, us and the whole community here on LB
With you all the way GC is my go to for most things, absolutely brilliant vendor all round. Also love Green Avenger Warrior for all the same reasons and Hashman_UK too but he’s MIA right now for some reason.
Hope as many people as possible get to see this 👊
Theyre not like dealers I’ve had to deal with for 25 years, they’re vendors and I like that distinction. Your ideals pretty much determine the difference imho and the more vendors new and old alike that read this and take it in the better for them, us and the whole community here on LB
With you all the way GC is my go to for most things, absolutely brilliant vendor all round. Also love Green Avenger Warrior for all the same reasons and Hashman_UK too but he’s MIA right now for some reason.
Hope as many people as possible get to see this 👊
I know there's a fair few vendors that have aligned values to this. A lot of them I don't order from simply as it's signed delivery and I lack the commitment to be home. So while they don't match my exact needs I know they do a great service generally. GAW I've ordered from a few times. They get a good commercial hash in as well as some orangy strains.
They are still dealers but are more accountable due to the LB platform. I might do a topic about that in the future. I think it's always worth remembering they're not set up like Amazon and are having to take numerous cautious steps for both ours and their benefit to send us our parcels.
They are still dealers but are more accountable due to the LB platform. I might do a topic about that in the future. I think it's always worth remembering they're not set up like Amazon and are having to take numerous cautious steps for both ours and their benefit to send us our parcels.
Yeah very true, far from Amazon. But it does have an early days of eBay vibe thanks to being ran well, the good many good vendors and having a positive, active community. Maryjane finally coming out of the shadows after decades of political stupidity 🙏
I remember eBay essentially solving the same issue of remote trust in their early platform too. LB does a great job in the same ways by adding accountability. Simple but brilliant really. The fact they've also managed to build up a community is something eBay never quite managed in the same way. The UK I expect will choose to remain politically dumb on this subject for some time though despite progress in much of Europe and the US.
Agree with all of the above.
Main thing for me is Comms & Stealth. (After Quality of course) 3 Years on here now & tried a lot of the bigger sellers & several smaller ones.
The two I have settled on are RealD and Green Cat both of whom have always delivered quality, reliability & great service.
Main thing for me is Comms & Stealth. (After Quality of course) 3 Years on here now & tried a lot of the bigger sellers & several smaller ones.
The two I have settled on are RealD and Green Cat both of whom have always delivered quality, reliability & great service.
Fair comment on both RD and GC. Both are vendors whose name is like a quality stamp of approval. I use Green Cat all the time as the service is spot on. I only usually stray away if I'm looking for orange buds or certain random things.
I am new to LB, I have 13 buys, all have gone well, and I have received 2 great subs. The one thing I would suggest, is that sellers clearly mark their packs with the strain. The reason I say this, is due to the subs being an unknown strain, and I don't know what to reorder in future. I am happy to be here, and I look forward to trying more products from as many recommended sellers as possible.
I stopped using a vendor for subbing stuff yet the listing stayed live. I'd rather pay a couple of bucks more and get exactly what I expected to. All the sellers I buy from currently mark the packs so you know what's what. I tend to order quite a few bits at once and while I'd likely be able to identify them by smell I'd definitely get the hump if I actually had to.
As a new seller there is some great intel here - many thanks 🙏🏽
You've definitely saved me a bunch of time and effort researching exactly what people are looking for and what is important to customers.
I've been gradually getting my products listed up and getting my logistics sorted out. Once that is all done I'll be running the obligatory competition/giveaway to try and get a bit more traction, but know that it takes time and patience to build up a solid reputation. Onwards and upwards!
You've definitely saved me a bunch of time and effort researching exactly what people are looking for and what is important to customers.
I've been gradually getting my products listed up and getting my logistics sorted out. Once that is all done I'll be running the obligatory competition/giveaway to try and get a bit more traction, but know that it takes time and patience to build up a solid reputation. Onwards and upwards!
Thanks man. It didn't really occur to me it'd be useful for new vendors. It must be hard to make your mark as a vendor. You need to build trust up first and get your first few super fans. Good luck with your shop.
Integrity and attitude is what makes a good vendor.
My favourite vendors are Shroom Of The Loom (he goes above and beyond, great relations with this guy), TheGoodStuff (made two mistakes out of 20 orders, rectified them no questions asked) and FungalCate (was willing to accommodate a special request for me). All 3 have good stealth (TGS has the worst but it's not bad at all). And they all have good comms.
Vendors that use their own products are the ones you can trust the most imo, and I know these 3 vendors do.
Dr Distillate and Greencat are also two vendors I trust, Greencat can be hit and miss but generally gets decent stuff. I'm going to go against the grain here and say, I wouldn't recommend druids magic. Sure they are lovely people, but it's overpriced homegrown sadly. The terps I had from the two strains I sampled were nice but the weed was not even that strong, I wasn't impressed considering the £10 a gram price.
The worst vendors are the ones peddling questionable hash and then getting extremely defensive over it. They make the borgs money though so nothing will ever be done :)
My favourite vendors are Shroom Of The Loom (he goes above and beyond, great relations with this guy), TheGoodStuff (made two mistakes out of 20 orders, rectified them no questions asked) and FungalCate (was willing to accommodate a special request for me). All 3 have good stealth (TGS has the worst but it's not bad at all). And they all have good comms.
Vendors that use their own products are the ones you can trust the most imo, and I know these 3 vendors do.
Dr Distillate and Greencat are also two vendors I trust, Greencat can be hit and miss but generally gets decent stuff. I'm going to go against the grain here and say, I wouldn't recommend druids magic. Sure they are lovely people, but it's overpriced homegrown sadly. The terps I had from the two strains I sampled were nice but the weed was not even that strong, I wasn't impressed considering the £10 a gram price.
The worst vendors are the ones peddling questionable hash and then getting extremely defensive over it. They make the borgs money though so nothing will ever be done :)
I like SOTL although not ordered there for a while. Used to like the Tommy Shelby shatter. Stealth+1 delivery style. Tgs are getting some nice products at not huge money.
Dr D & GC are my core vendors as they generally get it right on repeat. Very reliable and trustworthy services. GC get some lovely bits in that are great value. The blue nerds variant they had previously was incredible. I've just bought a bag of the new one but not tried it yet. Was delivered on a Sunday too.
I've just ordered from druids magic to see for myself what it's like. The order process was very friendly. Will see what the buds are like. Was same price as the White Gummies I just got from GC - $75 QTR.
Fake hash is a contentious issue. I've seen comments saying hash was fake that I'd bought and known for sure was good. I have had one bad bit from LB though. I've kept it just to show people.
Dr D & GC are my core vendors as they generally get it right on repeat. Very reliable and trustworthy services. GC get some lovely bits in that are great value. The blue nerds variant they had previously was incredible. I've just bought a bag of the new one but not tried it yet. Was delivered on a Sunday too.
I've just ordered from druids magic to see for myself what it's like. The order process was very friendly. Will see what the buds are like. Was same price as the White Gummies I just got from GC - $75 QTR.
Fake hash is a contentious issue. I've seen comments saying hash was fake that I'd bought and known for sure was good. I have had one bad bit from LB though. I've kept it just to show people.
Hey BigRoo great read as always. Hit the nail on the head with what's hoped for.
I have to give Radar Breeder a shout out as I have never had an issue with an order and they meet the expectations on all fronts. Loads of other great vendors mentioned here already.
Another issue for me is subs. If a vendor is going to sub one of my products I would prefer a message to let me know or ask what would be preferred. If I look at their store and they still have a listing for something they tell me is out of stock I won't use them again. If it's disappeared or been marked out of stock then I can accept it was an innocent mistake.
I have to give Radar Breeder a shout out as I have never had an issue with an order and they meet the expectations on all fronts. Loads of other great vendors mentioned here already.
Another issue for me is subs. If a vendor is going to sub one of my products I would prefer a message to let me know or ask what would be preferred. If I look at their store and they still have a listing for something they tell me is out of stock I won't use them again. If it's disappeared or been marked out of stock then I can accept it was an innocent mistake.
I've ordered from RB before. Think I had a cheapie that was really lovely. Looked scrappy but was a joy to smoke. Really gassy. Can't remember why I stopped unless they're special delivery which I mostly avoid due to a lack of commitment on my part.
Subs is a good shout and I should have considered that writing the topic. I fully get that lb sales system leaves vendors with tricky inventory handling. But I agree that the solution is communication. That's a whole logistical pickle for a vendor to hit smoothly at volume though and would slow deliveries. Which in turn would trigger another subset of more urgent customers. I imagine it's a juggling act at the vendor end. However I do agree that getting a sub of something you don't like when you ordered something you love is a right kick in the nuts. And even more so when the listing doesn't disappear as you know that up and down the UK folks are smoking the weed you want but don't have. Lucky bastards! I'll always forgive the odd mistake especially when compensated but agree regular subs is goodbye from me.
Subs is a good shout and I should have considered that writing the topic. I fully get that lb sales system leaves vendors with tricky inventory handling. But I agree that the solution is communication. That's a whole logistical pickle for a vendor to hit smoothly at volume though and would slow deliveries. Which in turn would trigger another subset of more urgent customers. I imagine it's a juggling act at the vendor end. However I do agree that getting a sub of something you don't like when you ordered something you love is a right kick in the nuts. And even more so when the listing doesn't disappear as you know that up and down the UK folks are smoking the weed you want but don't have. Lucky bastards! I'll always forgive the odd mistake especially when compensated but agree regular subs is goodbye from me.
Also worth noting GC subbed half of one of my bits before and upgraded me simply as they felt I'd like the other bit better. And were completely correct. I was skint so bought the cheapest so the part upgrade was a lovely thought to make my week better. So not all subs are bad. There's a good way to do it!
Been on here a little while now off n on. More of a vaper these days but I can vouch for
ULC
Dr Terpy
Canadian imports
Druids
Others worth a check still maybe:
Green Cat - though not used in a while now, when he started out he was on it
Radar breeder, drugs Inc (now natural medicine I think) were pretty good but delivery took a little longer
ULC
Dr Terpy
Canadian imports
Druids
Others worth a check still maybe:
Green Cat - though not used in a while now, when he started out he was on it
Radar breeder, drugs Inc (now natural medicine I think) were pretty good but delivery took a little longer
Druids are on everyone's list it seems. I'll definitely have to get onto that when they've got new stock in.
I'd say message ASAP just now bud, the candy kush is absolutely stunning. Think everything else from the latest crop is low or sold out. Catch it while you can, and everything you mention on your list will be more than met.
Great article, enjoyed reading and the comments👍
Great article, enjoyed reading and the comments👍
They only have tincture on their page currently. I missed out by looks of it. This was same last time loads of people recommended them. I could do with an alert notification system on LB.
They update their store page regularly so it’s a good idea to bookmark it and check often. Just drop them a DM, if they have anything available they will sort you a custom order at any time. Great people!😍
I've just done that very thing. Hopefully will sort something out with them. They've got a solid fan base here though for sure.
Yes - I've got two strains heading my way for next week. Am looking forward to seeing what the score is there. Seems like a nice vendor. If the weed matches the communication I'll be blown away.
Haha amazing, look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Yes, absolutely mint vendor, really cares..as your finding out..
Enjoy and glad your getting to sample😁
Yes, absolutely mint vendor, really cares..as your finding out..
Enjoy and glad your getting to sample😁
I had it come through yesterday. I wrote my typical blow-by-blow diary style blog topic as I was testing it but had some stuff get in the way of me proofing and finishing it. I'll post it up in the next couple of days. Thanks man.
Great post mate.
Well done
DonLoco provides an absolutely faultless service in all areas.
Especially stealth and speed of answering queries.
Topfella
Well done
DonLoco provides an absolutely faultless service in all areas.
Especially stealth and speed of answering queries.
Topfella
I've not ordered from Don. They usually have some good looking bits on the menu though. I'll dive in one day.
Definitely not us atm 🤦♂️ but for me personally, I have to give a shout out to Your Mums House and The Spacemen.
Never had an issue when I used to be a customer and never had a bad strain. What I loved most about them was their consistency.. I had full faith that my last min orders would make it out that day and that I'd be smoking on it the next.
They set the bar for our store and service.. and now with our recent cancelled orders fiasco, I appreciate their long running service to this platform even more. Props where props are due!
Great post too, Roo 🏆
Never had an issue when I used to be a customer and never had a bad strain. What I loved most about them was their consistency.. I had full faith that my last min orders would make it out that day and that I'd be smoking on it the next.
They set the bar for our store and service.. and now with our recent cancelled orders fiasco, I appreciate their long running service to this platform even more. Props where props are due!
Great post too, Roo 🏆
Thanks man. Just read through your issues. Hope you get your operational stuff running smooth. I note you had some good reviews for your stuff previously. Good luck with it.
Have to recommend Green Avenger Weed. Free next day delivery and a lot of the time they chuck in a freebie too. Reasonably priced and their stealth is always on point.
I've not ordered from them for a while but always had a great service when I did. And they often get orange leaning strains too.
This is a formidable post Bigroo!
I’ve used this intensively recently to apply to my page.
Big up to you brother this site wouldn’t be as successful without peers Involved such as you!
Thanks for your info man I really appreciate it
I’ve used this intensively recently to apply to my page.
Big up to you brother this site wouldn’t be as successful without peers Involved such as you!
Thanks for your info man I really appreciate it
We do pretty well to check those tick boxes
We’re quite new here but we are most definitely here to stay
Think the worst think we have done is question a vendor about there been a discount and them not changing the price just said it’s the same price as before just disliked my comment 😕
Hope you biggas have a nice weekend
We hope to get to the top of the leaderboard some day 💚
We’re quite new here but we are most definitely here to stay
Think the worst think we have done is question a vendor about there been a discount and them not changing the price just said it’s the same price as before just disliked my comment 😕
Hope you biggas have a nice weekend
We hope to get to the top of the leaderboard some day 💚
It's must be tough for a new vendor. Trust and reliability are core and you can only build that up over time. Have to keep plugging away at it. . However I note big vendors do change on LB so some of the current newbies will be the big teams of the future. I think most customers are looking at the values I've listed and like me hope to find a reliable vendor they can use on repeat. I'm sure you'll build a base of superfans who'll elevate you to the next level. Good luck with your vending.
I think that’s effectively the humbling aspect of this all at the end of the day I had a bad start on here family problems and what not but essentially in the short time that I’ve done this consistently I’ve seen two repeat customers if not only great business but also Great relationship and connection!
It's a cliche but all businesses are about relationships. Even the big brands we like, we form a sort of relationship with. And like all relationships there's a key factor of trust. People trust based on feeling. And creating that feeling is what it's all about.
Already have a couple people coming back been ducking buzzing
Just have to keep the ball Rolling ty bigroo💚
Just have to keep the ball Rolling ty bigroo💚
That's the thing man, deliver great products reliably, in good time, with minimal fuss and you'll soon build up your repeats. Because why gamble when you've got a solid vendor meeting your needs. Keep on keeping on.
I think we tick most of the boxes apart from when Royal Mail want to be a pain in the ass
I tend to agree - I've ordered from you guys in the past and you've been fast at processing the order and delivered great products at great prices. There's no accounting for RM of course but we all rely on them.
Thank u mate allways good to see positive feedback from are customers yes I definitely agree with that on the Royal Mail subject but what can we do
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Piatella Review: is it the hash dreams are made from?
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Piatella Review: is it the hash dreams are made from?
I finally got Piatella folks. I am very excited. Let's go check it out. But first - what actually is Piatella and why am I interested in it?
Hash Making Fascination:
I am fascinated with the hash making process. I really love how someone's been through the smarty pants thought process of extracting and isolating the loveliness from our favourite plant and how the process has been refined and improved repeatedly over the years. I have often spoken about lusting after the fine and rare hash called Piatella.
It's a truly artisan hash and the amount of care that's gone into creating it completely intrigues me. Making basic hash is easy. Making good hash is much harder. Piatella, with its detailed production methodology, is meant to be at the cutting edge of how well it's possible to make a hash and I suspect a super hard method to perfect.
The Official Piatella:
Piatella is a product name by Uncles Farm, I believe, although similar methods are used by other fancy hash makers such as LA Barz. I got told last time I mentioned the subject that for authenticity it needs to be Uncles version.
How to Make Piatella:
The process of making Piatella, in short, avoids oxidisation through avoiding contact with heat, light and air. It replaces these with lots of love and care.
Regular hash is darker due to oxidising. Piatella has avoided this which creates a different hash composition. Pretty high tech stuff going down I think we can all agree. Like, the people making this are probably in a clinical environment of brightly lit stainless steel surfaces, wearing lab coats and glasses while doing calculations on clear perspex with marker pens. This is sciencey stuff.
Fresh Frozen:
It's made with fresh frozen weed which is processed much like a frozen hash would be initially. I guess they're probably pretty fussy about the starter product and the filtering to make sure they only capture the trichomes they need to work with and not any plant material. I suspect a lot of care has been taken with the starter weed before any hash making even starts.
Freeze Dried:
The wet hash is dried in a freeze drier then wrapped and cold cured without air or heat getting to it. The upshot is the terps are meant to dissolve inwards and create a perfect solventless extract. This keeps all the strength and flavour locked in. At least according to the internet. This however is the first time I've had it for real. The question is will it live up to the hype?
It's Expensive Stuff:
The Piatella I have is Cap Junky from TheHashCollective. It was $60 for half a gram. Huge thanks to THC23 for kindly saving it for me 'til payday. That's a vendor that's working with the community right there and great service is always worth flagging up for all to see. However grateful I am for them saving it, it must of course be noted that this is really expensive stuff. It's not just champagne prices, it is the Dom Perignon. Will it have me in a fizz or leave me flat? Let's find out.
In the Pot:
It's very pretty looking stuff as you can see in the photo and it's homed in a fancy little black glass pot. It's not the nicest pot I've had from LB but we are in premium pot territory for sure It's got a fragrant floral scent laced with fresh resin. My nose and eyes tell me there is the potential for magic here.
In a Spliff:
To roll up with it's sticky but workable. I've kept it in my fridge to keep it cold and fresh. It crumbles into sort of fluffy wisps leaving my fingers a little tacky and smelling of fresh resin. Very satisfying. It's not like when you roll up with shatter and you find you've accidentally glued yourself to a packet of rizlas, a pair of scissors, two paper clips and a frying pan.
As I light up the joint I'm quickly met with thick yet light and clean clouds of fruity smoke with a slight hint of a hashy aroma set amongst a more gassy smell. In a blind test you'd know this was a form of hash as that baseline Moroccan hashy taste is in there amongst the flavour but it's not dry and pasty like with a commercial - it's much fresher.
Effects are pretty fast with it immediately making me aware of it's potency. It smokes like what it is I guess - a fantastically clean and perfectly produced cannabis extract. The effects continue to creep up as I plough through this joint. It's pretty powerful stuff but well balanced as a stone. It seems smoother than smoking a shatter extract and more akin to a wax or rosin but with a less pronounced flavour. It's probably not the strongest thing I've smoked although I must admit it is very pleasant and certainly not weak. Twas a very enjoyable if horrifically expensive joint.
In the Dab Pen
For the canna tech heads my dab pen is utillian 2. A small and basic device that's been really reliable and handy. I'll upgrade it eventually as the one thing I don't like is it's hard to clean. Other than that though it's a great little device.
Okay, it's actually pretty strong in the dab pen. Like really noticeably and immediately. I always write these reviews on the fly as I try stuff out and I had to pause a second or two there to compose myself and eat hula hoops before writing again. Two packets of BBQ Beef (suitable for vegetarians). Onwards.
While in some ways it's similar to a hash rosin in smoke and aroma, the sudden immediate stone is notable in the dab pen. In terms of exhale to headrush this is probably the fastest of anything I've smoked. My face and body feel warm seconds after dabbing it with a little europhic wave happily following - probably skipping along with flowers in its hair. So it really does have the pop and fizz of a champagne level hash with hipster overtones when you dab it.
I'm not sure it's actually stronger than my other extracts but it seems faster and a wee bit peaky. The flavour isn't as pronounced as with some extracts and it does have a hashy aroma. It's pretty smooth but not the smoothest stuff I've had through my dab pen and it definitely gives my lungs more of a tickle than my favoured extracts do.
Is it the Best Hash Ever?
Probably not. It is however really bloody good. And the effects feel markedly quicker for some reason. I'm not sure if it's the strain or the product itself or simply my imagination but that's how it felt to me. Like a rocket hash.
The Nitty Gritty:
While it's definitely a really exceptional product, it's not the god of all extracts and not least because of the cost. Perhaps it's because I'm on a budget but it's the cost that I just can't quite get to grips with.
So What Other Extracts Could You Buy for $60?
I currently have a diesel crumble wax that was $35 a gram and a apple hash rosin which was $25 a gram. So 2g's of pretty lovely and varied extract. I love both in my dab pen and for the same price as the Piatella I got four times as much product. I've not had an extract I prefer to the diesel for flavour and smoothness. While it's not the strongest I've had it's just really nice to dab and filled with flavour. I can chug along happily for ages with that stuff.
Conclusion:
I'm glad I've tried the Piatella after seeing it online and reading about it so much. Life is all about experiencing new things. While it was spendy I don't feel like I've been rinsed for the money as I'll get a fair few goes on the dab pen for the sixty bucks and it's a nice smoke. I expect I'd buy it again in the future for a special occasion - maybe. I don't feel like I'm missing out on a Rock Star stoner lifestyle by not being able to either afford or source a steady supply of it. It did feel like a treat which is exactly what I wanted but it's difficult to say it's in any way good value for the money.
Thanks:
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Did it convince you to try the Piatella? Or the opposite? Have you tried it? What was yours like? I'd love to hear about what expensive treats you feel are worth spending out on in the comments. Thanks.
Hash Making Fascination:
I am fascinated with the hash making process. I really love how someone's been through the smarty pants thought process of extracting and isolating the loveliness from our favourite plant and how the process has been refined and improved repeatedly over the years. I have often spoken about lusting after the fine and rare hash called Piatella.
It's a truly artisan hash and the amount of care that's gone into creating it completely intrigues me. Making basic hash is easy. Making good hash is much harder. Piatella, with its detailed production methodology, is meant to be at the cutting edge of how well it's possible to make a hash and I suspect a super hard method to perfect.
The Official Piatella:
Piatella is a product name by Uncles Farm, I believe, although similar methods are used by other fancy hash makers such as LA Barz. I got told last time I mentioned the subject that for authenticity it needs to be Uncles version.
How to Make Piatella:
The process of making Piatella, in short, avoids oxidisation through avoiding contact with heat, light and air. It replaces these with lots of love and care.
Regular hash is darker due to oxidising. Piatella has avoided this which creates a different hash composition. Pretty high tech stuff going down I think we can all agree. Like, the people making this are probably in a clinical environment of brightly lit stainless steel surfaces, wearing lab coats and glasses while doing calculations on clear perspex with marker pens. This is sciencey stuff.
Fresh Frozen:
It's made with fresh frozen weed which is processed much like a frozen hash would be initially. I guess they're probably pretty fussy about the starter product and the filtering to make sure they only capture the trichomes they need to work with and not any plant material. I suspect a lot of care has been taken with the starter weed before any hash making even starts.
Freeze Dried:
The wet hash is dried in a freeze drier then wrapped and cold cured without air or heat getting to it. The upshot is the terps are meant to dissolve inwards and create a perfect solventless extract. This keeps all the strength and flavour locked in. At least according to the internet. This however is the first time I've had it for real. The question is will it live up to the hype?
It's Expensive Stuff:
The Piatella I have is Cap Junky from TheHashCollective. It was $60 for half a gram. Huge thanks to THC23 for kindly saving it for me 'til payday. That's a vendor that's working with the community right there and great service is always worth flagging up for all to see. However grateful I am for them saving it, it must of course be noted that this is really expensive stuff. It's not just champagne prices, it is the Dom Perignon. Will it have me in a fizz or leave me flat? Let's find out.
In the Pot:
It's very pretty looking stuff as you can see in the photo and it's homed in a fancy little black glass pot. It's not the nicest pot I've had from LB but we are in premium pot territory for sure It's got a fragrant floral scent laced with fresh resin. My nose and eyes tell me there is the potential for magic here.
In a Spliff:
To roll up with it's sticky but workable. I've kept it in my fridge to keep it cold and fresh. It crumbles into sort of fluffy wisps leaving my fingers a little tacky and smelling of fresh resin. Very satisfying. It's not like when you roll up with shatter and you find you've accidentally glued yourself to a packet of rizlas, a pair of scissors, two paper clips and a frying pan.
As I light up the joint I'm quickly met with thick yet light and clean clouds of fruity smoke with a slight hint of a hashy aroma set amongst a more gassy smell. In a blind test you'd know this was a form of hash as that baseline Moroccan hashy taste is in there amongst the flavour but it's not dry and pasty like with a commercial - it's much fresher.
Effects are pretty fast with it immediately making me aware of it's potency. It smokes like what it is I guess - a fantastically clean and perfectly produced cannabis extract. The effects continue to creep up as I plough through this joint. It's pretty powerful stuff but well balanced as a stone. It seems smoother than smoking a shatter extract and more akin to a wax or rosin but with a less pronounced flavour. It's probably not the strongest thing I've smoked although I must admit it is very pleasant and certainly not weak. Twas a very enjoyable if horrifically expensive joint.
In the Dab Pen
For the canna tech heads my dab pen is utillian 2. A small and basic device that's been really reliable and handy. I'll upgrade it eventually as the one thing I don't like is it's hard to clean. Other than that though it's a great little device.
Okay, it's actually pretty strong in the dab pen. Like really noticeably and immediately. I always write these reviews on the fly as I try stuff out and I had to pause a second or two there to compose myself and eat hula hoops before writing again. Two packets of BBQ Beef (suitable for vegetarians). Onwards.
While in some ways it's similar to a hash rosin in smoke and aroma, the sudden immediate stone is notable in the dab pen. In terms of exhale to headrush this is probably the fastest of anything I've smoked. My face and body feel warm seconds after dabbing it with a little europhic wave happily following - probably skipping along with flowers in its hair. So it really does have the pop and fizz of a champagne level hash with hipster overtones when you dab it.
I'm not sure it's actually stronger than my other extracts but it seems faster and a wee bit peaky. The flavour isn't as pronounced as with some extracts and it does have a hashy aroma. It's pretty smooth but not the smoothest stuff I've had through my dab pen and it definitely gives my lungs more of a tickle than my favoured extracts do.
Is it the Best Hash Ever?
Probably not. It is however really bloody good. And the effects feel markedly quicker for some reason. I'm not sure if it's the strain or the product itself or simply my imagination but that's how it felt to me. Like a rocket hash.
The Nitty Gritty:
While it's definitely a really exceptional product, it's not the god of all extracts and not least because of the cost. Perhaps it's because I'm on a budget but it's the cost that I just can't quite get to grips with.
So What Other Extracts Could You Buy for $60?
I currently have a diesel crumble wax that was $35 a gram and a apple hash rosin which was $25 a gram. So 2g's of pretty lovely and varied extract. I love both in my dab pen and for the same price as the Piatella I got four times as much product. I've not had an extract I prefer to the diesel for flavour and smoothness. While it's not the strongest I've had it's just really nice to dab and filled with flavour. I can chug along happily for ages with that stuff.
Conclusion:
I'm glad I've tried the Piatella after seeing it online and reading about it so much. Life is all about experiencing new things. While it was spendy I don't feel like I've been rinsed for the money as I'll get a fair few goes on the dab pen for the sixty bucks and it's a nice smoke. I expect I'd buy it again in the future for a special occasion - maybe. I don't feel like I'm missing out on a Rock Star stoner lifestyle by not being able to either afford or source a steady supply of it. It did feel like a treat which is exactly what I wanted but it's difficult to say it's in any way good value for the money.
Thanks:
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way. Did it convince you to try the Piatella? Or the opposite? Have you tried it? What was yours like? I'd love to hear about what expensive treats you feel are worth spending out on in the comments. Thanks.
Totally with you mate amazing stuff but I can't get past the price.
I had the myconauts cosmic gelato which is half the price of this one, but I still can't bring myself to pay it.
I noticed how fast it hit too, I described it as hitting fast like an extract but with the full body hit and stone of a bubble hash.
Myconauts extracts are definitely worth trying , I think the Pink Goo was probably my favourite.
I just got an order from TheGoodStuff and his menu is 🤯ATM
I had the myconauts cosmic gelato which is half the price of this one, but I still can't bring myself to pay it.
I noticed how fast it hit too, I described it as hitting fast like an extract but with the full body hit and stone of a bubble hash.
Myconauts extracts are definitely worth trying , I think the Pink Goo was probably my favourite.
I just got an order from TheGoodStuff and his menu is 🤯ATM
This bit was for a treat so I let the price slide. But for me it wasn't worth the extra dollars except for the prestige of trying it and understanding it in real terms. It did however pack an extra punch for sure.
I ordered from myco previously but last time I looked they had a lucky dip. I usually get a crumble wax from Dr distillate along with my RSO and D9 order currently.
Tgs I noticed have a static range that looks great at the min. I'll probably pick up another treat bit come payday.
I ordered from myco previously but last time I looked they had a lucky dip. I usually get a crumble wax from Dr distillate along with my RSO and D9 order currently.
Tgs I noticed have a static range that looks great at the min. I'll probably pick up another treat bit come payday.
The statics are definitely worth getting mate I have the apple fritters and the mac, stunning terps on both, beautiful hash and great value👌
I've got my eye on that for payday. I had the apple hash rosin from tgs which I thought was lovely in my dab pen. Such a great hash flavour and really smooth. I might pick up another bargain mimosa too as that was great value.
Thanks man. Appreciate you guys being true to your word and saving it for me. And despite me whining about the price I'm grateful you sourced it for LB folk to try. I do understand the price is high for you too - hopefully that's clear in the topic.
No problem with that mate. We understand we're on the pricier side, but we feel its justified.
Only qualm is the comment on the jars.
We use miron violetglass. Considered the best for storing your wares. More info here
https://www.miron.com/discover-violetglass
Only qualm is the comment on the jars.
We use miron violetglass. Considered the best for storing your wares. More info here
https://www.miron.com/discover-violetglass
I did say it was a premium pot and I am keeping it! But yes I have had what I thought was a fancier one. Externally it's cubic but inside it's parabolic. Made from some kind of white ceramic I think.
Solventless extracts are more expensive. Cap junky is a strong strain and hits hard. Alot of these crumbles and resins now are crc'd to shit i just don't trust them anymore.
I appreciate the extra price reflects the extra effort put in. I guess it's hard to know the full process a crumble has been through. I've had a bad extract too which made me more cautious about them full stop. Not least because of the effort to clean it back out my dab pen coil.
wonderful review mate. precisely what LB needs from the buyer side. appreciate you taking the time out roo, keep them coming!
currently working my way through your fine works good sir. its big help whittling the list (going to plunge on some GC PK asap!) and hoping (once i've got something worth saying) to add some comparable reviews of my own. hats off
Thanks man. I'll look forward to reading your stuff when you post it up. I'm sure everyone has something worth saying mate. Just be yourself. The PK black is a lovely hash. Not crazy strong of course but it's just lovely to smoke. It's sticky so pop it in the fridge for ten mins and it'll be easier to handle. Especially out of a plastic pack.
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Who remembers buckets & hot knives?
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BigRoo
Who remembers buckets & hot knives?
I'm currently looking at different products like the mighty and the ace cup. The bottle of the latter product made me think of what we'd do back in the day to maximise our low strength hash by using a bottle and a bucket or a bottle and hot knives.
For those who have no idea what I'm on about:
Buckets:
A bucket would use a bucket of water - hence the name which I guess shows a lack of creativity of the period - with a large coke bottle with the bottom cut out in it and with a tin foil gauze on top of the open screw thread. There was a knack to lifting the bottle while you held a lighter to the hash to get it burning and fill the bottle with smoke as the water sucks air as you lift the bottle. It was possible to screw this up and have a hash eruption that would fire hot rocks in all directions over your mates parents carpet. Assuming you'd avoided that, you'd remove the gauze and put your mouth over the end of the bottle. Then inhale the smoke as you push the bottle back down into the bucket. This would fill your lungs with thick hash smoke.
Hot knives:
This involves another bottle with no bottom. Best to use glass - like a milk bottle. You'd raid the cutlery drawer and heat up two knives in a gas burner flame until really hot but not red hot. And yes the naming convention was still very much, 'it does what it says on the tin'. There were no ace hot knives or a mighty bucket as far as I'm aware. You'd pick up a tiny bit of hash with the hot knives and squeeze them together inside the bottle. It instantly turned most of the hash into thick smoke which you'd inhale from the bottle.
Other ways of heating the knives involved wedging them into all sorts of electrical appliances where knives probably should not be wedged.
Does anyone still do these? I've not even heard them mentioned for years. Seems a pretty basic and brutal process compared to the fancy devices you can get now. The ace cup looks so civilised in comparison. Like comparing an iPhone to two yoghurt pots on a length of string.
For those who have no idea what I'm on about:
Buckets:
A bucket would use a bucket of water - hence the name which I guess shows a lack of creativity of the period - with a large coke bottle with the bottom cut out in it and with a tin foil gauze on top of the open screw thread. There was a knack to lifting the bottle while you held a lighter to the hash to get it burning and fill the bottle with smoke as the water sucks air as you lift the bottle. It was possible to screw this up and have a hash eruption that would fire hot rocks in all directions over your mates parents carpet. Assuming you'd avoided that, you'd remove the gauze and put your mouth over the end of the bottle. Then inhale the smoke as you push the bottle back down into the bucket. This would fill your lungs with thick hash smoke.
Hot knives:
This involves another bottle with no bottom. Best to use glass - like a milk bottle. You'd raid the cutlery drawer and heat up two knives in a gas burner flame until really hot but not red hot. And yes the naming convention was still very much, 'it does what it says on the tin'. There were no ace hot knives or a mighty bucket as far as I'm aware. You'd pick up a tiny bit of hash with the hot knives and squeeze them together inside the bottle. It instantly turned most of the hash into thick smoke which you'd inhale from the bottle.
Other ways of heating the knives involved wedging them into all sorts of electrical appliances where knives probably should not be wedged.
Does anyone still do these? I've not even heard them mentioned for years. Seems a pretty basic and brutal process compared to the fancy devices you can get now. The ace cup looks so civilised in comparison. Like comparing an iPhone to two yoghurt pots on a length of string.
Remember them? I made a little bucket the other week! I fancied a bit of nostalgia so I used an old bucket from the garden, a cut up 2L bottle and a bit of foil on the top, just to keep it classic. A few lung-busting hits and I was flying!
I also made a lung a while back. For anyone who doesn't know, it's the same concept as a bucket, you cut a 2L bottle at the bottom and tape a carrier bag to it. When you burn the weed at the top, usually on tin foil, you pull the carrier bag out and it draws all the smoke in. You then take the foil off, inhale until the bag is back in, cough a lung out and get high as all hell!
Maybe this week I'll get my grubby wee mitts on some hash and put the blowtorch to the butterknife! Every time I've done hot knives I've whitey'd so wish me luck! Haha
I also made a lung a while back. For anyone who doesn't know, it's the same concept as a bucket, you cut a 2L bottle at the bottom and tape a carrier bag to it. When you burn the weed at the top, usually on tin foil, you pull the carrier bag out and it draws all the smoke in. You then take the foil off, inhale until the bag is back in, cough a lung out and get high as all hell!
Maybe this week I'll get my grubby wee mitts on some hash and put the blowtorch to the butterknife! Every time I've done hot knives I've whitey'd so wish me luck! Haha
Yes, along with drainers, and bottle bags. I mate of mine, had a bucket set up in his shed, well into his 30s. I think the bottle bag was the most elaborate, and used to try and fuck up your friends as much as possible (Stitching). Large Bottle, cut of bottom sellotape bread bag round the bottom, pushed up inside, pull the bag down to draw through the bowl in the top of the bottle. Horrific. God I miss the nineties. G
Think we called that a lung. Was like a bucketless bucket. Seems ridiculous now. Yet I guess there was beauty to the dedication and innovative nature of it all.
Yeah, I have heard it called a lung. But more of an innovative name for something made from a bottle, and a bag. 😂
Bottle bag is much more fitting name for the time period. Perhaps they started calling it a lung, not based on the mechanics of the device but on what you sacrifice to use it.
Used to have a bucket as a permanent fixture in my bedroom when I was about 18/19, along with a 4/5 litre Robinsons squash bottle in it, used to have 2 or 3 before I went to work everyday, fucking mental times, proper lung fuckers!!
Ah. You are that guy! I used to visit someone who called their bucket a bouquet like on the TV show. "anyone want a bouquet?" Kinda quaint now but happy times. I guess the availability of the original skunk removed the need to chase the extra hit.
Traffic or police cones in a bath of water used to properly fuck us up, would struggle to inhale a 1L bottle of smoke these days though!! If only I was 20yrs old again,lol
I'd actually not heard of that - what a brilliant mental image I've got now though. That's absolutely the spirit I'm referring to. I'd turn my lungs inside out if I was to attempt a bucket now.
I remember Stonehenge 81 and Glasto of that era, hot knife stands all over. 20p for a hit, great times.
Before my time but I remember back when it seemed like no one really cared about it being around. I used to go to a pub where everyone smoked openly. Cheap beer, crap local bands, openly available pot. A formative place to be as a youngster.
Christ I used to transfuse the blades in my old nanna's kitchen with grandad kenny!
circa 92'
Thanks for reminding me BigRoo!
XpeaceX
circa 92'
Thanks for reminding me BigRoo!
XpeaceX
Get a 2 litre plastic soft drink bottle and empty it (keep the cap). Make a small hole near the very bottom at the side (we favoured burning it). Get a sturdy foil milk bottle cap (thick foil works but isn't as good) and poke loads of holes in it with a pin. Plug hole with finger and fill with cold tap water. Careful position the foil on top, add hash, light hash and as it starts to flame release the water so the smoke fills the bottle. When there's still some water left plug the hole, take the foil off, cover the top with your palm, shake the cold water through the smoke, inhale smoke. Probably cough. Helps if you have a dextrous friend, or 4 arms. When finished, scrunch up bottle, add cap, discard.
Names must have travelled by mouth back then. Like someone got talking on a train to someone from London or Newcastle where waterfalls were a thing and migrated the concept. In the internet era that can happen in minutes. Yet regionally we still can't agree the name of a bread roll. Bap, cob etc.
🤣 Takes me back first way I ever smoked weed, used to call it a "death bong" and it absolutely killed me that night🤣
Youngish guy here my friend was all about theses called them gravity bongs that was when i was 16 damn good times
I don't recall ever trying one of these but can vaguely remember hearing about them. I'd forgotten about the nice quality tinfoil of the old milk bottle tops too. Simple times man.
Everytime I roll my sleeves up, I remember hot knives...
Probably forty-odd years ago now, this patchouli oil drenched greebo who was peripheral to our "gang" asked me if I knew hot knives could burn twice.
The very stoned, slightly intimidated, teenage me replies "no"; at which point he lays one of the recently used knives on my forearm...
How we laughed!
Not quite as loudly as when we threw his bike off the mulit-storey car park.
Or when I saw him in a club and took all the shrooms he was flogging and gave them away.
Buckets? Well, there was this time...
Probably forty-odd years ago now, this patchouli oil drenched greebo who was peripheral to our "gang" asked me if I knew hot knives could burn twice.
The very stoned, slightly intimidated, teenage me replies "no"; at which point he lays one of the recently used knives on my forearm...
How we laughed!
Not quite as loudly as when we threw his bike off the mulit-storey car park.
Or when I saw him in a club and took all the shrooms he was flogging and gave them away.
Buckets? Well, there was this time...
That's a dangerous trick to play when you've got a glass bottle in easy reach! Would probably deserve it just for the oil. I'd forgotten about that stuff. Usually sold in shops with the purple velvet scales in the window and worn by people who'd visited the head shop and bought one of everything. They'd sit rolling up with rainbow rips, in a rolling mat, with special roach card.
I never really got the whole hot knives thing, it seemed really gnarly to me.
2 or 3 litre buckets though - totally classy ;-)
i feel a bit ashamed to admit that i used to revel in giving weed virgins immensely strong buckets as their first introduction to cannabis, and then sit back and watch them lose their minds. (i was 15 - not old enough to know better?)
wondering if anyone else indulged in this kind of terrible behaviour?
2 or 3 litre buckets though - totally classy ;-)
i feel a bit ashamed to admit that i used to revel in giving weed virgins immensely strong buckets as their first introduction to cannabis, and then sit back and watch them lose their minds. (i was 15 - not old enough to know better?)
wondering if anyone else indulged in this kind of terrible behaviour?
They definitely did! I was personally not bad for this. I'm basically like an angel obviously. But I can remember a few places I hung out would set people up with a sizeable bucket and then watch them melt to some Floyd or something spacey. Simpler times. Although the weeds much better now of course.
Back in the mid 90’s a mate of mine worked the night shift at the local Jet petrol station, one slow Sunday night he emptied one of the forecourt spillage buckets to get blasted and ended up passing out in the back, the dickhead lol
A guy I used to buy off had the bucket in the shed always ready to go. He would do half g buckets all day long until he ended up with popcorn lung and it fucked him up big time.
Know your limits, too much is too late in some cases.
Nothing hits like 2 litres of dank smoke though😶🌫️
Know your limits, too much is too late in some cases.
Nothing hits like 2 litres of dank smoke though😶🌫️
Smoking copious amounts of anything will not do anyone any favours. I guess we all try to balance that. My lungs are definitely not as happy as if I didn't smoke. Up until recently I managed to keep a good level of fitness which I guess helped.
My first try of an extract made me feel like a teenager who'd just sat back from their first hotknife. I guess that's what the crazy kids aim for these days.
My first try of an extract made me feel like a teenager who'd just sat back from their first hotknife. I guess that's what the crazy kids aim for these days.
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The Battle of the 2 Mimosas
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BigRoo
The Battle of the 2 Mimosas
Orange Fan:
I am a huge fan of orange leaning strains. You only need to scroll my profile page to see how true this is if you're not aware already. So I won't repeat myself too much.
This month I picked up a couple of Mimosa variations. So I've decided to put them head to head and see which I like best. Like a Mimosa bake off. Which is the Mimosta and which is the Mimonster?
The Two Contenders:
Ladies and Gentlemen, in the orange corner, from MJ Concentrates flower range we have -
Mimosa x Orange Punch
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OvIuwt
This was $70 for a qtr
And in the other also orange corner, arriving fresh from The Good Stuff it is -
Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/1f8PCz
This is an utter bargain at $55 a quarter.
Ready for Battle:
Mimosa gets it's orangeness from the Clementine > Tangie > Orange Bud line.
Orange punch is, I think, created from Orange Bud x Grandaddy Purple. The internet was a wee bit mixed on this so if you know please comment. I'm taking it that the mimosa cross is a double oranger.
Either way both strains have a solid family connection to the original orange genetics we know and love and aren't simply orange by name like many options. I think this will be fun.
- Ding Ding Ding Round 1.
Mimosa x Orange Punch by MJ
The buds are dark, purple, natural leafy buds. Not solid boulders like many bits now. That's okay. Not every bit of weed needs to look like a small furry pebble you could skim across a lake. You can smell the orange immediately. It's a very distinctive aroma. In fact this bud is so nicely coloured you can probably smell it from the photograph.
The buds are a little sticky and as such didn't love the vacuum pack or postal process. That's a shame but not huge amounts of harm done and resting in a jar for a couple of days has made it happier. In the grinder the scent is unleashed and the promise of a good orange smoke is made.
The promise is delivered upon as I take my first few puffs. We are in orange country. This is a very grownup and evolved orange flavour - like a posh dark chocolate orange bar as you inhale the luxurious thick smoke.
One of the core effects I like of the original orange strains, other than the buckets of dank sour flavour, is the creeping stone. It sneaks up on you. And this is a sneaker. After you stub a follow up stone is delivered over the next fifteen mins or so. It's ticking many of my orange boxes as we progress.
Testing the same bit in the vape it's really nice with tons of flavour coming through. I'm not a huge vaper but this is working for me.
Before I get carried away with this bit I should test the other Mimosa out.
- Ding Ding Ding Round 2
Mimosa by TGS
The buds here look a little bit more scrappy. The colouring and trim are not nearly as impressive. Judged by your eyes alone it's not an amazing bud. It's lucky we have a nose too which immediately tells my eyes they are wrong. In the grinder this is confirmed as oily orange aromas are set free to stink out your whole house.
Taste wise this is beautiful. Really deep citrus sour orange flavour comes through in every puff. The smoke is not as thick and chocolatey as the Mimosa x Orange but it tips it on that original dank flavour note by a small margin. It's like dunking your head in a barrel of oranges with deep sour notes that seem to pop up and slap you in the face like the old tango advert fella.
Strength wise it's comparable and may actually be a fraction ahead on initial stone than the punch cross. Will it have the follow up orange thump of its orange crossed cousin though?
[I waited 15 mins but you don't have to]
It does but not to the same degree. More strength was delivered initially but the follow up hit was not as ramped as with the cross. The orange punch side lives up to its name by giving you an extra whack.
In the vape the pure mimosa may have a little more strength but a little less flavour. Hard for me to call. Not least as I've been blazing orange buds all day.
-
The Decision Goes to Points:
There's no clear winner here except for me. I am stoned on orange buds. Other than bag appeal which the Mimosa x Orange Punch easily took despite being squished, there were arguable positives for both in every part of my hugely scientific and thoroughly measured and conducted orange test.
The pure mimosa did edge ahead on a few core points despite looking the scrappier bud and being the cheaper option. I guess, if I had to declare a winner, I'd have to say that it edged it ahead of its prettier cousin not least due to it being a lot of orange for a bargain price.
Although if I primarily vaped I may say the opposite. Also the follow up stone on the punch cross was like the warm feeling of an old friend visiting unexpectedly. This is a very difficult choice to make.
Which Orange Strain Should I Buy?
If you truly want my advice as to which orange strain you should buy, my final words on the subject are simple. You should buy both of them of course!
Both these vendors provided a decent service and both of these strains are great and will make you happy and orangey if you buy them. You've already picked a winner simply by choosing Orange as your strain flavour. Thank you to both MJ and TGS.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and has further persuaded you to go orange. If not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'll see you in the next topic.
I am a huge fan of orange leaning strains. You only need to scroll my profile page to see how true this is if you're not aware already. So I won't repeat myself too much.
This month I picked up a couple of Mimosa variations. So I've decided to put them head to head and see which I like best. Like a Mimosa bake off. Which is the Mimosta and which is the Mimonster?
The Two Contenders:
Ladies and Gentlemen, in the orange corner, from MJ Concentrates flower range we have -
Mimosa x Orange Punch
https://littlebiggy.net/link/OvIuwt
This was $70 for a qtr
And in the other also orange corner, arriving fresh from The Good Stuff it is -
Mimosa
https://littlebiggy.net/link/1f8PCz
This is an utter bargain at $55 a quarter.
Ready for Battle:
Mimosa gets it's orangeness from the Clementine > Tangie > Orange Bud line.
Orange punch is, I think, created from Orange Bud x Grandaddy Purple. The internet was a wee bit mixed on this so if you know please comment. I'm taking it that the mimosa cross is a double oranger.
Either way both strains have a solid family connection to the original orange genetics we know and love and aren't simply orange by name like many options. I think this will be fun.
- Ding Ding Ding Round 1.
Mimosa x Orange Punch by MJ
The buds are dark, purple, natural leafy buds. Not solid boulders like many bits now. That's okay. Not every bit of weed needs to look like a small furry pebble you could skim across a lake. You can smell the orange immediately. It's a very distinctive aroma. In fact this bud is so nicely coloured you can probably smell it from the photograph.
The buds are a little sticky and as such didn't love the vacuum pack or postal process. That's a shame but not huge amounts of harm done and resting in a jar for a couple of days has made it happier. In the grinder the scent is unleashed and the promise of a good orange smoke is made.
The promise is delivered upon as I take my first few puffs. We are in orange country. This is a very grownup and evolved orange flavour - like a posh dark chocolate orange bar as you inhale the luxurious thick smoke.
One of the core effects I like of the original orange strains, other than the buckets of dank sour flavour, is the creeping stone. It sneaks up on you. And this is a sneaker. After you stub a follow up stone is delivered over the next fifteen mins or so. It's ticking many of my orange boxes as we progress.
Testing the same bit in the vape it's really nice with tons of flavour coming through. I'm not a huge vaper but this is working for me.
Before I get carried away with this bit I should test the other Mimosa out.
- Ding Ding Ding Round 2
Mimosa by TGS
The buds here look a little bit more scrappy. The colouring and trim are not nearly as impressive. Judged by your eyes alone it's not an amazing bud. It's lucky we have a nose too which immediately tells my eyes they are wrong. In the grinder this is confirmed as oily orange aromas are set free to stink out your whole house.
Taste wise this is beautiful. Really deep citrus sour orange flavour comes through in every puff. The smoke is not as thick and chocolatey as the Mimosa x Orange but it tips it on that original dank flavour note by a small margin. It's like dunking your head in a barrel of oranges with deep sour notes that seem to pop up and slap you in the face like the old tango advert fella.
Strength wise it's comparable and may actually be a fraction ahead on initial stone than the punch cross. Will it have the follow up orange thump of its orange crossed cousin though?
[I waited 15 mins but you don't have to]
It does but not to the same degree. More strength was delivered initially but the follow up hit was not as ramped as with the cross. The orange punch side lives up to its name by giving you an extra whack.
In the vape the pure mimosa may have a little more strength but a little less flavour. Hard for me to call. Not least as I've been blazing orange buds all day.
-
The Decision Goes to Points:
There's no clear winner here except for me. I am stoned on orange buds. Other than bag appeal which the Mimosa x Orange Punch easily took despite being squished, there were arguable positives for both in every part of my hugely scientific and thoroughly measured and conducted orange test.
The pure mimosa did edge ahead on a few core points despite looking the scrappier bud and being the cheaper option. I guess, if I had to declare a winner, I'd have to say that it edged it ahead of its prettier cousin not least due to it being a lot of orange for a bargain price.
Although if I primarily vaped I may say the opposite. Also the follow up stone on the punch cross was like the warm feeling of an old friend visiting unexpectedly. This is a very difficult choice to make.
Which Orange Strain Should I Buy?
If you truly want my advice as to which orange strain you should buy, my final words on the subject are simple. You should buy both of them of course!
Both these vendors provided a decent service and both of these strains are great and will make you happy and orangey if you buy them. You've already picked a winner simply by choosing Orange as your strain flavour. Thank you to both MJ and TGS.
Thanks
As always thanks for reading my topic. I hope it's been informative and has further persuaded you to go orange. If not I hope it was entertaining in some way. I'll see you in the next topic.
7 posts
+31 votes
by
BigRoo
PK Gold Seal Squidgy Black
by
BigRoo
PK Gold Seal Squidgy Black
A fella asked earlier for tasty hash recommendations and I suggested this. Then it got me thinking about writing about why. So here we are.
The PK Gold Seal, which I've routinely been calling Afghan Gold Seal for some reason, has been one of my favourite hashes on LB. I've bought this about 4 times now which makes it all the more remarkable I didn't remember the name correctly. I've not been able to resist a little side order of this nostalgic but hard to name hash with my regular main weed order from GC.
Solid Body Stone:
While it's a better grade of hash than many of the commercial hashes available, it's not LA Barz. It's not the Piatella. You've not found a secret cheap rocket fuel hash. It does however have a solid stone that slowly wraps itself around you like a comfort blanket and a beautiful exotic flavour of the past.
In terms of power and effect, while it's nicer than many basic commercials, you wouldn't have to go that far to find something that benchmarks much better.
Why Do I Love It?
So what's the deal here? Why am I loving this apparently average hash? Why has this been one of my most popular products? What am I getting from this?
I don't exactly know all the answers. I do know that it's the exact hash that I'd been searching for though because since I first tried it I've ordered it on repeat. I've been through a lot of cheap commercial grade hashes to get to this point. So let's explore together. I'm going to roll one up to start figuring things out as we go.
Cannabis Stress Putty:
It's very satisfying to roll up with. As it's squidgy it's quite therapeutic to tease into a snake. Like a cannabis stress putty. This leaves your fingers smelling of spice and herbs as though you were a chef or you worked in a medicinal herb garden. It's not super sticky so you don't end up with fingers like Spiderman like with some fancy hash.
It takes me back to some of the first hashes I bought. We usually got red seal and it usually wasn't really that good. The quality here is a long way from how it was back then but it definitely pulls at the nostalgia strings and makes me think back to simpler times (digital watches etc).
Ready For Action:
The pre-smoke rolling phase is important. Well, not important like world peace, but core to the overall ritual of smoking. And with this gold seal I feel well prepped and smelling like a spice farmer who's finished a tough day, erm, farming spices and is going to sit and have a cuppa. This is a strong pre-roll phase. I'm excited before I even light up. No I don't know much about either farming or spices. I got out of my depth very quickly there I'll give you that.
I'm rolling the gold seal up with some Cherry weed and a small bit of tobacco. The cherry adds a fair bit of the power but I find hash is a bit crap rolled in joints on its own. This is a lovely combo with the added contentment of rolling the hash snake so it'll be nicely nestled in weed and tobacco and take a nice central position like a hotdog in a roll.
Back to the Future:
This smokes like a dream. The hash boils into clouds of distinctive tasting smoke that you only seem to get from a handful of traditional old hashes. This vastly overpowers the cherry weed flavour. You don't tend to get a red glowing fire snake poking out the front as the hash all burns away cleanly into smoke. It really is lovely stuff. The unique taste is medicinal, like a Victorian cough remedy or a botanical drink. It's dandelion and burdock but as a smoky medicine. A really truly divine flavour that simultaneously takes me back to the past and forward to the future.
Flavour Craver:
It's arguably got some strength - it is cannabis after all - although I feel it's the slow burning taste I'm loving the most. This is a flavour-craver. It's not just THC going into my bloodstream. I could achieve that with tablets. This is why I smoke. It's a whole multi-sensory experience.
Indiana Jones Scent Vision
(yes really, stay with me here):
Certainly, every one of the gold seal smokes I've rolled I've enjoyed immensely. Hence why I keep buying it. The aroma as it smoulders away is incredible.
As I inhale and absorb that spicy scent, I'm instantly transported to a bustling market built on sand in some exotic place with a blistering climate. People are haggling over prices of carpet and pottery. If Indiana Jones rocked up he'd not look out of place inside of my scent vision. Although I might leave at that point. I have seen the movies. Shit will kick off.
I've not had any commercial level of hash that I love as much as this or that I could write about at this length or that would make me invoke Indiana Jones as part of a vision of how great it is. This is like the holy grail of cheap retro flavoured hash. Maybe. I've not tried them all to be fair. It's nice though.
Spliffs / Pipes / Bongs
I've had this hash in my pipe and my bong as well. They had been in storage for years but I couldn't resist trying this out as it just burns so clean and tasty. It's lovely with thick smooth clouds of smoke.
Finally:
So there we have it. If a hash induced Indiana Jones scent vision is what you're after then you'll likely love this hash too.
I hope as always this topic was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.
Lastly....
Hash Buyer Top Tip:
If you buy a soft sticky hash like this and it's stuck in plastic, pop it in the fridge for a while and then it's easy to peel off.
The PK Gold Seal, which I've routinely been calling Afghan Gold Seal for some reason, has been one of my favourite hashes on LB. I've bought this about 4 times now which makes it all the more remarkable I didn't remember the name correctly. I've not been able to resist a little side order of this nostalgic but hard to name hash with my regular main weed order from GC.
Solid Body Stone:
While it's a better grade of hash than many of the commercial hashes available, it's not LA Barz. It's not the Piatella. You've not found a secret cheap rocket fuel hash. It does however have a solid stone that slowly wraps itself around you like a comfort blanket and a beautiful exotic flavour of the past.
In terms of power and effect, while it's nicer than many basic commercials, you wouldn't have to go that far to find something that benchmarks much better.
Why Do I Love It?
So what's the deal here? Why am I loving this apparently average hash? Why has this been one of my most popular products? What am I getting from this?
I don't exactly know all the answers. I do know that it's the exact hash that I'd been searching for though because since I first tried it I've ordered it on repeat. I've been through a lot of cheap commercial grade hashes to get to this point. So let's explore together. I'm going to roll one up to start figuring things out as we go.
Cannabis Stress Putty:
It's very satisfying to roll up with. As it's squidgy it's quite therapeutic to tease into a snake. Like a cannabis stress putty. This leaves your fingers smelling of spice and herbs as though you were a chef or you worked in a medicinal herb garden. It's not super sticky so you don't end up with fingers like Spiderman like with some fancy hash.
It takes me back to some of the first hashes I bought. We usually got red seal and it usually wasn't really that good. The quality here is a long way from how it was back then but it definitely pulls at the nostalgia strings and makes me think back to simpler times (digital watches etc).
Ready For Action:
The pre-smoke rolling phase is important. Well, not important like world peace, but core to the overall ritual of smoking. And with this gold seal I feel well prepped and smelling like a spice farmer who's finished a tough day, erm, farming spices and is going to sit and have a cuppa. This is a strong pre-roll phase. I'm excited before I even light up. No I don't know much about either farming or spices. I got out of my depth very quickly there I'll give you that.
I'm rolling the gold seal up with some Cherry weed and a small bit of tobacco. The cherry adds a fair bit of the power but I find hash is a bit crap rolled in joints on its own. This is a lovely combo with the added contentment of rolling the hash snake so it'll be nicely nestled in weed and tobacco and take a nice central position like a hotdog in a roll.
Back to the Future:
This smokes like a dream. The hash boils into clouds of distinctive tasting smoke that you only seem to get from a handful of traditional old hashes. This vastly overpowers the cherry weed flavour. You don't tend to get a red glowing fire snake poking out the front as the hash all burns away cleanly into smoke. It really is lovely stuff. The unique taste is medicinal, like a Victorian cough remedy or a botanical drink. It's dandelion and burdock but as a smoky medicine. A really truly divine flavour that simultaneously takes me back to the past and forward to the future.
Flavour Craver:
It's arguably got some strength - it is cannabis after all - although I feel it's the slow burning taste I'm loving the most. This is a flavour-craver. It's not just THC going into my bloodstream. I could achieve that with tablets. This is why I smoke. It's a whole multi-sensory experience.
Indiana Jones Scent Vision
(yes really, stay with me here):
Certainly, every one of the gold seal smokes I've rolled I've enjoyed immensely. Hence why I keep buying it. The aroma as it smoulders away is incredible.
As I inhale and absorb that spicy scent, I'm instantly transported to a bustling market built on sand in some exotic place with a blistering climate. People are haggling over prices of carpet and pottery. If Indiana Jones rocked up he'd not look out of place inside of my scent vision. Although I might leave at that point. I have seen the movies. Shit will kick off.
I've not had any commercial level of hash that I love as much as this or that I could write about at this length or that would make me invoke Indiana Jones as part of a vision of how great it is. This is like the holy grail of cheap retro flavoured hash. Maybe. I've not tried them all to be fair. It's nice though.
Spliffs / Pipes / Bongs
I've had this hash in my pipe and my bong as well. They had been in storage for years but I couldn't resist trying this out as it just burns so clean and tasty. It's lovely with thick smooth clouds of smoke.
Finally:
So there we have it. If a hash induced Indiana Jones scent vision is what you're after then you'll likely love this hash too.
I hope as always this topic was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.
Lastly....
Hash Buyer Top Tip:
If you buy a soft sticky hash like this and it's stuck in plastic, pop it in the fridge for a while and then it's easy to peel off.
Wonderful write up mate it must be some good stuff 😂 Sounds exactly what im looking for. Cheers paul
That is a lovely take on things, Roo. Whilst the modern tech hashes are expertly crafted, beautifully clean and flavourful with often euphoric highs, sometimes a modern or updated take on the classics can really whip you back in time twenty or thirty years.
Nostalgia hash is powerful stuff : )
Nostalgia hash is powerful stuff : )
I've got a few bits of hash and extract at the min but I keep dipping into the gold seal. It's a really nice smoke with a unique and unmistakable smell and flavour. Perhaps representing something lost in modern hash making beyond just nostalgia.
Nostalgia is the word my friend, takes me back gone 20 years for gold seal. Puts me back in college..Had my eye on this one a while, good price and you might have convinced me
12 posts
+47 votes
by
BigRoo
If hash were a religion would Piatella be its god?
by
BigRoo
If hash were a religion would Piatella be its god?
Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to worship hash mastery at its finest. There is Spanish Piatella hash available on LB (linked).
Look at the divine fudgy goodness & rich fawny colouring. Just looking at it, every cell in my body yearns to have its stoney and spiritual wonders racing around inside and filling all my senses with joy. Will it submerge my brain with the bliss it looks to my eyes?
Someone has put an awful lot of time and care into an artisan process to produce this stuff. And it's a long haul process from what I've read with a number of key stages that really need to go right.
It's hard for me to justify the spend on this at five times the cost of the best hash I've ever had, I have to admit. Literally I have to admit it before I spend what I can't afford. Don't do that folks. If I was a rock star or had more disposable income I'd be all over it though. Unless my lottery ticket is luckier than it usually is there'll not be a new BigRoo review incoming for this.
Please can one of the LB high rollers out there buy some - take the pilgrimage on behalf of us all - and write an in depth review so I (we) may live vicariously through your thoughts, words & feelings. Thank you.
Look at the divine fudgy goodness & rich fawny colouring. Just looking at it, every cell in my body yearns to have its stoney and spiritual wonders racing around inside and filling all my senses with joy. Will it submerge my brain with the bliss it looks to my eyes?
Someone has put an awful lot of time and care into an artisan process to produce this stuff. And it's a long haul process from what I've read with a number of key stages that really need to go right.
It's hard for me to justify the spend on this at five times the cost of the best hash I've ever had, I have to admit. Literally I have to admit it before I spend what I can't afford. Don't do that folks. If I was a rock star or had more disposable income I'd be all over it though. Unless my lottery ticket is luckier than it usually is there'll not be a new BigRoo review incoming for this.
Please can one of the LB high rollers out there buy some - take the pilgrimage on behalf of us all - and write an in depth review so I (we) may live vicariously through your thoughts, words & feelings. Thank you.
A few thoughts:
Piatella is a brand name, like Iphone or BMW, not all cars are BMWs, not all cold cure water hash is piatella, only Uncles Farm can call their hash piatella, it's essentially a trademark.
Cold cure water hash is probably the best form of hash as it doesn't loose anything in the heat/press like rosin does, it doesn't contain lots of particulate and plant material like flower rosin does.
The only thing that stops cold cure from being the top dawg for me is that it's not full melt, meaning it leaves quite a bit of residue in your dab device.
If we can get to the place where we get nitrogen fresh frozen, -40 degree ice wash, cold cure full melt hash then I think we will have reached the peak of what is humanly possible with resin.
Also I think Rux has splashed on some so you should get that review soon, this Jedi isn't quite ready to splash yet.
Piatella is a brand name, like Iphone or BMW, not all cars are BMWs, not all cold cure water hash is piatella, only Uncles Farm can call their hash piatella, it's essentially a trademark.
Cold cure water hash is probably the best form of hash as it doesn't loose anything in the heat/press like rosin does, it doesn't contain lots of particulate and plant material like flower rosin does.
The only thing that stops cold cure from being the top dawg for me is that it's not full melt, meaning it leaves quite a bit of residue in your dab device.
If we can get to the place where we get nitrogen fresh frozen, -40 degree ice wash, cold cure full melt hash then I think we will have reached the peak of what is humanly possible with resin.
Also I think Rux has splashed on some so you should get that review soon, this Jedi isn't quite ready to splash yet.
Thanks. Informative reply. Even if I had spare coins I'd struggle to justify the cost here... Maybe... . Mr Rux - I'm needing you to deep dive this experience.
Yeah, okay. Unfortunately I'll be working from Wednesday to Saturday so may need time to consider it. It's a hard life, isn't it?
Yeah. Sounds rough. I'm lucky I've not got any artisan hash to burden me. Thoughts and prayers.
Personally thought it was overrated each time I gave it go. And it was real deal “Piatella” I found it strong and flavourful but nothing close to worth what it goes for. It is excellent stuff no doubt but no way is it 100+ a g excellent.
When we next stock some piatella, we'll give a discounted gram so you can give us a review.
That would be an awesome thing to happen. I'll be more than happy to sit & write how I feel as I test it. I've liked doing the few reviews I've written previously. Thanks THC. This is how Charlie felt when he pulled out that golden ticket.
15 posts
+43 votes
by
BigRoo
My New Year's Resolution for 2025 is -
by
BigRoo
My New Year's Resolution for 2025 is -
As we reflect upon the past year and countdown to the new one it's customary to get completely spangled and propose a radical shift in your life that you have no real long term intention of committing to once your brain is back at it's regular capacity to function. This year though I think I've come up with something manageable.
So, in the style of a reality TV show announcement, my new years resolution for 2025 is... [add tense music] [extensive pause] is... [additional long pause] is... [one more pause for added tension] is... [deep breath] is... to keep getting stoned. We have a winner.
It's predictably more business as usual than an actual resolution but I like smoking weed and it helps with pain. I'd like to claim it's medicinal use only but I definitely enjoy blazing far too much to fully convince anyone of that. However, as resolutions go, I've a high chance of sticking to this one.
So What's for 2025?
I'll likely keep picking at Green Cats bud menu. It's hard to fault price or quality with some truly exceptional bits popping up regularly.
Orange is Nice
However, the one flaw in the GC menu, as well as many other vendors offerings, is a lack of Orange flavours. There's Gelato or Kush crossed with everything but, in my opinion, a lack of Orange.
I get that I'm quite lonely in my Orange Bud Fanclub but I'm not completely alone. There are others. Mimosa is not the only orange strain either so LB vendors please open your hearts and your shops to the orangeness ticket. List it and they will come. Possibly. Don't quote me on that. They might not come. I'm copying a line from a film. It's probably a poor indicator for weed vending. Blame Kevin if in fact they don't come.
What Else?
I missed getting Piatella from The Hash Collective at Xmas as I'd overspent already when it came online so I'd hope to pick some of that up and some top spec WPFF hash as well later in the year - is it the strongest stuff ever? It's a question worth exploring.
I Am Old
I've really enjoyed having some old school gold seal over Xmas from GC for that taste of nostalgia. It's a perfect example of that old sticky black hash and probably much nicer than back in the day while retaining the essential essence of the past. Yes, it won't hit you like a cold cure jungle boys hash or a barz LA but it's still a lovely enjoyable smoke. So I expect some further old school sessions throughout the year when I see an old man's product listed and can't help but take a stumble down stoner memory lane.
You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
I'll likely update my dabbing equipment and also my vape this year. I'm liking these modern devices and chilling out like a cool kid. I'll probably try some other carts this year too although I'm less convinced by these.
More Extracts
I'll be on the lookout for the tastiest and smoothest extracts at decent prices of course. I still like a bargain. Currently I favour wax in my dab pen but I should probably experiment more.
What About Edibles?
I'll definitely continue on with my RSO and D9 cookies. That's the theme this evening in fact. It's hard to beat when you really want to be blasted into space. Which I do.
I've actually got a new recipe for cookies that I'll likely write about in the new year. It started when I didn't have a cookie mix packet so I listed the stuff I did have in the cupboard onto Chat GPT and asked it how to make cookies with it. So AI can even help you get baked it turns out. It really will take over the world one day.
Happy New Year - 2025
So that's it, happy new year LB folks. This has been my first year on LB. I like it. Cheap quality weed and a community of potheads; what more could you want?!
I hope, just like a stereotypical Miss World contestant, for world peace in '25. Try to enjoy whatever you are doing - this is good advice all year round not just tonight. Let's make 2025 awesome.
Thank You
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. I appreciate all the interaction with you fellow stoners throughout the year and look forward to three hundred and sixty five more days of it before another post like this.
I'd love to hear your stoner plans for NYE and for 2025 so jump into the comments below and gimme the good stuff.
HNY.
So, in the style of a reality TV show announcement, my new years resolution for 2025 is... [add tense music] [extensive pause] is... [additional long pause] is... [one more pause for added tension] is... [deep breath] is... to keep getting stoned. We have a winner.
It's predictably more business as usual than an actual resolution but I like smoking weed and it helps with pain. I'd like to claim it's medicinal use only but I definitely enjoy blazing far too much to fully convince anyone of that. However, as resolutions go, I've a high chance of sticking to this one.
So What's for 2025?
I'll likely keep picking at Green Cats bud menu. It's hard to fault price or quality with some truly exceptional bits popping up regularly.
Orange is Nice
However, the one flaw in the GC menu, as well as many other vendors offerings, is a lack of Orange flavours. There's Gelato or Kush crossed with everything but, in my opinion, a lack of Orange.
I get that I'm quite lonely in my Orange Bud Fanclub but I'm not completely alone. There are others. Mimosa is not the only orange strain either so LB vendors please open your hearts and your shops to the orangeness ticket. List it and they will come. Possibly. Don't quote me on that. They might not come. I'm copying a line from a film. It's probably a poor indicator for weed vending. Blame Kevin if in fact they don't come.
What Else?
I missed getting Piatella from The Hash Collective at Xmas as I'd overspent already when it came online so I'd hope to pick some of that up and some top spec WPFF hash as well later in the year - is it the strongest stuff ever? It's a question worth exploring.
I Am Old
I've really enjoyed having some old school gold seal over Xmas from GC for that taste of nostalgia. It's a perfect example of that old sticky black hash and probably much nicer than back in the day while retaining the essential essence of the past. Yes, it won't hit you like a cold cure jungle boys hash or a barz LA but it's still a lovely enjoyable smoke. So I expect some further old school sessions throughout the year when I see an old man's product listed and can't help but take a stumble down stoner memory lane.
You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
I'll likely update my dabbing equipment and also my vape this year. I'm liking these modern devices and chilling out like a cool kid. I'll probably try some other carts this year too although I'm less convinced by these.
More Extracts
I'll be on the lookout for the tastiest and smoothest extracts at decent prices of course. I still like a bargain. Currently I favour wax in my dab pen but I should probably experiment more.
What About Edibles?
I'll definitely continue on with my RSO and D9 cookies. That's the theme this evening in fact. It's hard to beat when you really want to be blasted into space. Which I do.
I've actually got a new recipe for cookies that I'll likely write about in the new year. It started when I didn't have a cookie mix packet so I listed the stuff I did have in the cupboard onto Chat GPT and asked it how to make cookies with it. So AI can even help you get baked it turns out. It really will take over the world one day.
Happy New Year - 2025
So that's it, happy new year LB folks. This has been my first year on LB. I like it. Cheap quality weed and a community of potheads; what more could you want?!
I hope, just like a stereotypical Miss World contestant, for world peace in '25. Try to enjoy whatever you are doing - this is good advice all year round not just tonight. Let's make 2025 awesome.
Thank You
Thanks as always for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least. I appreciate all the interaction with you fellow stoners throughout the year and look forward to three hundred and sixty five more days of it before another post like this.
I'd love to hear your stoner plans for NYE and for 2025 so jump into the comments below and gimme the good stuff.
HNY.
Happy new year BigRoo hope 2025 is a good one for you and for all the other biggas out there.
Love an achievable resolution I am on board for getting stoned as much and as often as possible.💚
Love an achievable resolution I am on board for getting stoned as much and as often as possible.💚
Thanks man. You too. Happy New Year. I'll be readily applying myself to my resolution. I reckon I've got this! To be fair I actually do have stuff to achieve this year, I just don't tend to state it as a resolution on Nye as it cues you up to fail.
Hi BigRoo!
We're new here and just started to get settled here at LB.
Stumbled across your new year topic and love seeing the community we have here!
We want to wish you a happy new year, and wish many more great years to come!
As for your new year resolutions, I'm sure you'll smash it!
And we completely agree, as a smoker myself, I do miss having a sesh with a orange flavor joint lit up but hey, its something we can all work on here at LB.
All the best BigRoo, and we hope to see you around LB!
We're new here and just started to get settled here at LB.
Stumbled across your new year topic and love seeing the community we have here!
We want to wish you a happy new year, and wish many more great years to come!
As for your new year resolutions, I'm sure you'll smash it!
And we completely agree, as a smoker myself, I do miss having a sesh with a orange flavor joint lit up but hey, its something we can all work on here at LB.
All the best BigRoo, and we hope to see you around LB!
I just checked your page out. A lot of tasty looking buds there mate. Wish you guys all the best with your vending on LB. What's your RS11 like? Is it the full sweetshop flavour?
Appreciate it BigRoo.
As for your the RS11, I would say its sweet, but not as sweet as the Cherry Pie and Tropicana Cherry we have.
Hope this helps BigRoo!
As for your the RS11, I would say its sweet, but not as sweet as the Cherry Pie and Tropicana Cherry we have.
Hope this helps BigRoo!
Brother I think ur going to complete your New Years goal I like that it’s achievable my friend
For me as long as I do my bit keep myself busy make some progress it just makes smoking so much more enjoyable
My New Years goal is to do as much as I can think of if I need to do it and I can consider it done
I think that’s fair on myself
Big roo keep doing what your doing my friend I hope you have a great year my biggy brother 💚
For me as long as I do my bit keep myself busy make some progress it just makes smoking so much more enjoyable
My New Years goal is to do as much as I can think of if I need to do it and I can consider it done
I think that’s fair on myself
Big roo keep doing what your doing my friend I hope you have a great year my biggy brother 💚
The Big Roo Happy new year mate wishing you and your loved ones a year of good luck and health!
Nice write up my pleasure to be at your service I don’t normally big up my listings on peoples posts but I had to let you know the Tropical Cherry is maybe something your looking for.. Its flavour profile is like a Mimosa/Grapefruit vibe I think you’ll like it!
Nice write up my pleasure to be at your service I don’t normally big up my listings on peoples posts but I had to let you know the Tropical Cherry is maybe something your looking for.. Its flavour profile is like a Mimosa/Grapefruit vibe I think you’ll like it!
Thanks man. I had my eye on the ztarburst at the min. I've still got couple bits stashed away as I didn't know when everything would be running smoothly again with post backlog etc. I'll check out the cherry.
Just checked the cherry on leafly. Has the tangie / California orange genetics from the Tropicana. Reckon I'll be ordering some of that.
Completely just remembered... Orange flavor...
That is our Miami aka Miami Heat, it has a strong citrus orangey aroma to it, and one of my favorites out the bunch.
Think my new year resolution is going to be getting more Orange flavors from now on! :D
That is our Miami aka Miami Heat, it has a strong citrus orangey aroma to it, and one of my favorites out the bunch.
Think my new year resolution is going to be getting more Orange flavors from now on! :D
For me, it's an underused flavour. I think some people are really averse to Orange the way I avoid almost every haze though (silver bubble is an exception for some reason).
Miami looks interesting and is a bit of a mystery strain on leafly. Might be tempted in the future but I ordered some Cherry this morning from GC. Has direct genetic line through Tangie to California orange so -might- have my favoured orange flavouring in there.
Miami looks interesting and is a bit of a mystery strain on leafly. Might be tempted in the future but I ordered some Cherry this morning from GC. Has direct genetic line through Tangie to California orange so -might- have my favoured orange flavouring in there.
You're right, can't remember the last time I came across anything which is orange dominant.
Any reason for avoiding haze? I've personally always been a fan since I took my first trip to Amsterdam and brought Super Silver Haze.
Hope you enjoy the sesh with Cherry either way BigRoo!
Any reason for avoiding haze? I've personally always been a fan since I took my first trip to Amsterdam and brought Super Silver Haze.
Hope you enjoy the sesh with Cherry either way BigRoo!
There's been a couple on LB over the last year but it's very rare. There's some with hints of it like the Citrodelic Sunset that the Spacemen had for a while. I bought that a few times.
I think the haze thing is twofold. Firstly there was so much lemon haze about for so long that in the end I couldn't tell if it'd genuinely got worse or if I'd just started to hate it. I think the latter because the same was true of blue cheese but I'd have that again. The second thing is haze tends to make me a bit peaky. I don't get paranoid but smoking haze I can more easily understand why people do. My favoured weeds are nearly all indica or indica dominant hybrids. There are of course exceptions but I expect 90 percent of the weed I really love fits this pattern.
I think the haze thing is twofold. Firstly there was so much lemon haze about for so long that in the end I couldn't tell if it'd genuinely got worse or if I'd just started to hate it. I think the latter because the same was true of blue cheese but I'd have that again. The second thing is haze tends to make me a bit peaky. I don't get paranoid but smoking haze I can more easily understand why people do. My favoured weeds are nearly all indica or indica dominant hybrids. There are of course exceptions but I expect 90 percent of the weed I really love fits this pattern.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hi BigRoo!
We're new here and just started to get settled here at LB.
Stumbled across your new year topic and love seeing the community we have here!
We want to wish you a happy new year, and wish many more great years to come!
As for your new year resolutions, I'm sure you'll smash it!
And we completely agree, as a smoker myself, I do miss having a sesh with a orange flavor joint lit up but hey, its something we can all work on here at LB.
All the best BigRoo, and we hope to see you around LB!
We're new here and just started to get settled here at LB.
Stumbled across your new year topic and love seeing the community we have here!
We want to wish you a happy new year, and wish many more great years to come!
As for your new year resolutions, I'm sure you'll smash it!
And we completely agree, as a smoker myself, I do miss having a sesh with a orange flavor joint lit up but hey, its something we can all work on here at LB.
All the best BigRoo, and we hope to see you around LB!
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+14 votes
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BigRoo
Which vendors are staying open for Christmas 2024?
by
BigRoo
Which vendors are staying open for Christmas 2024?
I've got a stash. I'll likely be fine. I've got about 20 small bits of different weed stashed and some fancy frozen hash -hopefully- in the post. It's delayed but I've not given up hope yet.
Despite my stash, sometimes I get a wee bit carried away and I get ahead of my schedule so it would be useful to have a shortlist of vendors staying open.
If you are a vendor or know of a vendor who's staying open please let everyone know in the comments.
I know some people will have waited on payday or will have had a tough month budgeting for Xmas so will be looking to get some bits in. I believe it'd be a useful reference for the LB community.
Thanks for helping folks.
Despite my stash, sometimes I get a wee bit carried away and I get ahead of my schedule so it would be useful to have a shortlist of vendors staying open.
If you are a vendor or know of a vendor who's staying open please let everyone know in the comments.
I know some people will have waited on payday or will have had a tough month budgeting for Xmas so will be looking to get some bits in. I believe it'd be a useful reference for the LB community.
Thanks for helping folks.
Dk if carts are your thing brother but I’m posting things every day but 25-26th
Have a nice Christmas brother 💚
Have a nice Christmas brother 💚
I tried a 50/50 live resin cart a while back from another vendor. It was pretty useful to have but I've not rushed to buy another. I prefer to use a wax extract in my little dab pen now. Seems to me the best mix of flavour and hit. But thanks for commenting. I know vaping is huge now so I'm sure someone will need you. Happy Christmas mate.
Here for all your bud needs. Free pre roll for every first order.
Happy Christmas all!
Love Jimmy
Happy Christmas all!
Love Jimmy
Nice! It seems this post is bringing new vendors to my attention. The name Jimmy always makes me think of the song - "I wish I had a name like Jimmy recard...."
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+102.8 votes
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BigRoo
The vendors who mostly got me stoned in 2024
by
BigRoo
The vendors who mostly got me stoned in 2024
As the year draws to a close and we are knee deep in department stores brainwashing us with their visions of unfathomably wholesome Christmases in order to sell us more shit we don't need, it's nice to look back and reflect on the year. In this case I'm reflecting upon the lovely LB vendors that have ensured I have remained continually stoned.
Thank you to all the good people who keep this website running and make it what it is. That includes the devs, the vendors and the consumers who share their experiences and help us choose what to buy - and what to avoid. Thanks to all of you too for reading my stoned drivel on a regular basis. I genuinely appreciate it.
This vendor list is correct as of December 2024. If any or all of these vendors fall apart after this point please don't blame me. It's not my fault. I've written about my own experiences. Other experiences may differ but it doesn't mean I didn't get the service I've stated below.
Always look through ratings, recent reviews, and topics to see where a vendor is at and make your own decision.
If in doubt message the vendor. The response or lack of a response will probably be a good indication of whether you want to order from them or not.
However, do give vendors enough time to reply. They are selling weed, they're not your wife.
Here's my 2024 vendor list:
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Green Cat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/9GReqt
Overall:
It's no secret that my current favourite weed vendor is Green Cat. Trust in the cartoon cat. They've been super reliable and have always delivered decent quality stuff that matches the listing.
Products:
They have some high quality cheapies, some keenly priced imports, and overall offer great value. One of the best bits of weed I've had came from Green Cat. It was Blue Nerds and was a delicious blue / silver taste with a creeping and lengthy stone. The best value weed I've had also came from GC - the Cookie Dawg. Their menu isn't huge but does change frequently so there is something new to try.
I've not had any hash from GC yet but they often get a quality commercial in stock. I've actually got a bit of Gold Seal on order currently, mostly for a trip down memory lane rather than an expectation it'll be a face sweating hash.
Service and Delivery:
Stealth is on point, delivery tends to be fast and communication is good. $6 delivery cost for tracked 24. You won't go far wrong with GC.
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Dr Distillate
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7JrVXL
Overall:
My go-to vendor for distillates and RSO. Fantastic logo. Love the nutty science guy. I regularly buy extracts here too and they've always been lovely. I'm currently going through all the crumble waxes one at a time.
Products:
The product range extends beyond the distillate, RSO, and extracts I usually buy here into different weeds and other cannabis products. I can't vouch for the other products but what I buy is good quality and a fair price.
Service and Delivery:
Quietly reliable vendor that tends to deliver in good time. Delivery costs $5 for a tracked service.
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Eddy's Hashbar
https://littlebiggy.net/link/zui7Gg
Overall:
Lots of fancy hash. Fast and reliable with a wide range of products and special offers.
Products:
While hash is the focus there's a range of weed and extract too. I've not had weed from Eddy's so I can't comment but the hash and extracts are spot on. I picked at the sale priced jungle boys cold cure hash for 25 bucks a g for quite a few weeks. Really lovely stuff.
Service and Delivery:
Eddy's is very invested in LB and delivers fast and free. They have Hash Wednesday sales with a number of bargains and there's often a sale item listed. Super reliable top notch vendor with a solid reputation. Eddy's have great communication too.
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Shroom of the loom
https://littlebiggy.net/link/XjhiLB
Overall:
High quality vendor with high quality products.
Products:
Great quality weed and extracts - plus mushrooms which I don't do these days but are available so worth mentioning for the more adventurous folk looking to expand their minds. My mind is already big enough from previous expansions.
Alongside high quality weed they also have a few hash options. I've had the Rasta Mafia hash from here a few times and it's a fine bit of commercial hash. Certainly one of the better commercials.
I'd ordered the Tommy Shelby shatter a number of times previously but it's not available now. I was tempted by the red seal hash here but went for GC gold seal for a jaunt down memory lane.
Service and Delivery:
SOTL offers a great service with next level stealth. They're super strict on their quality control and take pride in what they do so you know you're getting something decent when you order here. Delivery is $5 tracked.
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Myconauts
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qXvcmh
Overall:
Great value extracts and I love a bargain - not much else to say. Seems like they're building a solid service.
Products:
They usually have a super cheap extract on sale amongst a small list of extracts & concentrates.
Service and Delivery:
They have been solidly reliable for me. I've not spoken to them so can't comment on comms but generally this is a good sign that things have always gone smoothly enough to not need a bit of a chat about anything. Delivery is $6.28
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Green Avenger Weed
https://littlebiggy.net/link/t1W3NF
Overall:
Some surprisingly decent bits of commercial hash with fast free delivery.
Products:
A mixture of interesting weed strains and commercial hash. I've ordered hash here a few times and it's been a decent level.
The Simpsons kush is a touch crumble with an old school rocky taste and a heavy kick. It really is better than you expect from the picture.
The titanic hash is dark and oily, needs a bit of heat, but smokes up a charm with an indica stone. It also exceeds the expectation of the picture.
I've not bought weed here for ages but they always have some interesting strains and often have orange leaning flavours.
The reviews have been a bit mixed recently but the bits I had previously were all good and delivered fast. I'm genuinely curious what their current bits are like if anyone's ordered recently?
Service and Delivery:
Personally I've always had my order delivered quickly and it's always been spot on. However it seems I've missed some logistical issues here. Looks like they've taken action in both acknowledging the issues and improving. Delivery is fast and free.
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Pistach
https://littlebiggy.net/link/b6VSPq
Overall:
Okay, this is probably a controversial final addition to this list and you certainly roll the dice ordering here but you do get super cheap bud delivered quickly... Usually. I've not ordered here for a while but I've had quite a few orders previously when money is tight.
Products:
A lot of super low cost weed & hash that's often pretty good. The weed tends to be decent for the price, if not always a perfect example of the strain. Quality does vary but if you want to get stoned fast and cheap there's something for you here.
Service and Delivery:
You don't have to go far to find complaints about this vendor. My own ratings have ranged from a 2 to a 10.
My experience though, to be fair, has been largely positive. The biggest frustration for me is sometimes getting poorly chosen substitutions or end of bag shake buds when the last time you ordered the same bit you got a large tasty solid bud.
Communication isn't that great but they've usually responded and sorted out any issues I've had.
If you're low on funds and want something delivered fast and free that'll get you stoned then a Pistach special can save the day.. Usually.
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Other Vendors
It's fair to say a number of other vendors here are also excellent but it just happens I don't order from them so much for one reason or another. I guess all of us over time repeat business with the people that fit our needs the best. I'd be interested to hear your own recommendations though in the comments.
Notable mentions would go to Real D who I should order from more often but generally I avoid signed services. TheGoodStuff who also have a great range of hash and products and TheHashCollective who've also got a great range of high quality hashes.
I don't order weed from The Spacemen very often as it's a signed service and costs 9 bucks so isn't the best fit for my life but I've had some lovely bits from them in the past such as the Citrodelic Sunset which was very nice with a lovely orange tang.
The Green Team are also notable and although I've not ordered from them in some time they always had a huge range at a decent price with free delivery and good communications.
Dr Green Thumb has one of the most enticing hash menus that I've never indulged in. One day I will though.
Cannabis Cannibals are a super friendly and interesting LB vendor with a mix of UK grown bits. I like those guys hence why I'm mentioning them.
There are probably other vendors I should mention but have forgotten about. I apologise to them but that's an unfortunate quirk of building your customer base from potheads.
We're Done Here
So that's my non-exhaustive and probably forgetting someone list of core vendors that I mostly ordered from this year. As always I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least.
Please remember to check out vendors yourself. Don't blame me if it goes wrong for you. We're all adults here - surprising as that is.
I'll see you in the next topic. Please jump into the comments and let me know your favourite vendors and experiences.
Thank you to all the good people who keep this website running and make it what it is. That includes the devs, the vendors and the consumers who share their experiences and help us choose what to buy - and what to avoid. Thanks to all of you too for reading my stoned drivel on a regular basis. I genuinely appreciate it.
This vendor list is correct as of December 2024. If any or all of these vendors fall apart after this point please don't blame me. It's not my fault. I've written about my own experiences. Other experiences may differ but it doesn't mean I didn't get the service I've stated below.
Always look through ratings, recent reviews, and topics to see where a vendor is at and make your own decision.
If in doubt message the vendor. The response or lack of a response will probably be a good indication of whether you want to order from them or not.
However, do give vendors enough time to reply. They are selling weed, they're not your wife.
Here's my 2024 vendor list:
-----
Green Cat
https://littlebiggy.net/link/9GReqt
Overall:
It's no secret that my current favourite weed vendor is Green Cat. Trust in the cartoon cat. They've been super reliable and have always delivered decent quality stuff that matches the listing.
Products:
They have some high quality cheapies, some keenly priced imports, and overall offer great value. One of the best bits of weed I've had came from Green Cat. It was Blue Nerds and was a delicious blue / silver taste with a creeping and lengthy stone. The best value weed I've had also came from GC - the Cookie Dawg. Their menu isn't huge but does change frequently so there is something new to try.
I've not had any hash from GC yet but they often get a quality commercial in stock. I've actually got a bit of Gold Seal on order currently, mostly for a trip down memory lane rather than an expectation it'll be a face sweating hash.
Service and Delivery:
Stealth is on point, delivery tends to be fast and communication is good. $6 delivery cost for tracked 24. You won't go far wrong with GC.
-----
Dr Distillate
https://littlebiggy.net/link/7JrVXL
Overall:
My go-to vendor for distillates and RSO. Fantastic logo. Love the nutty science guy. I regularly buy extracts here too and they've always been lovely. I'm currently going through all the crumble waxes one at a time.
Products:
The product range extends beyond the distillate, RSO, and extracts I usually buy here into different weeds and other cannabis products. I can't vouch for the other products but what I buy is good quality and a fair price.
Service and Delivery:
Quietly reliable vendor that tends to deliver in good time. Delivery costs $5 for a tracked service.
-----
Eddy's Hashbar
https://littlebiggy.net/link/zui7Gg
Overall:
Lots of fancy hash. Fast and reliable with a wide range of products and special offers.
Products:
While hash is the focus there's a range of weed and extract too. I've not had weed from Eddy's so I can't comment but the hash and extracts are spot on. I picked at the sale priced jungle boys cold cure hash for 25 bucks a g for quite a few weeks. Really lovely stuff.
Service and Delivery:
Eddy's is very invested in LB and delivers fast and free. They have Hash Wednesday sales with a number of bargains and there's often a sale item listed. Super reliable top notch vendor with a solid reputation. Eddy's have great communication too.
-----
Shroom of the loom
https://littlebiggy.net/link/XjhiLB
Overall:
High quality vendor with high quality products.
Products:
Great quality weed and extracts - plus mushrooms which I don't do these days but are available so worth mentioning for the more adventurous folk looking to expand their minds. My mind is already big enough from previous expansions.
Alongside high quality weed they also have a few hash options. I've had the Rasta Mafia hash from here a few times and it's a fine bit of commercial hash. Certainly one of the better commercials.
I'd ordered the Tommy Shelby shatter a number of times previously but it's not available now. I was tempted by the red seal hash here but went for GC gold seal for a jaunt down memory lane.
Service and Delivery:
SOTL offers a great service with next level stealth. They're super strict on their quality control and take pride in what they do so you know you're getting something decent when you order here. Delivery is $5 tracked.
-----
Myconauts
https://littlebiggy.net/link/qXvcmh
Overall:
Great value extracts and I love a bargain - not much else to say. Seems like they're building a solid service.
Products:
They usually have a super cheap extract on sale amongst a small list of extracts & concentrates.
Service and Delivery:
They have been solidly reliable for me. I've not spoken to them so can't comment on comms but generally this is a good sign that things have always gone smoothly enough to not need a bit of a chat about anything. Delivery is $6.28
-----
Green Avenger Weed
https://littlebiggy.net/link/t1W3NF
Overall:
Some surprisingly decent bits of commercial hash with fast free delivery.
Products:
A mixture of interesting weed strains and commercial hash. I've ordered hash here a few times and it's been a decent level.
The Simpsons kush is a touch crumble with an old school rocky taste and a heavy kick. It really is better than you expect from the picture.
The titanic hash is dark and oily, needs a bit of heat, but smokes up a charm with an indica stone. It also exceeds the expectation of the picture.
I've not bought weed here for ages but they always have some interesting strains and often have orange leaning flavours.
The reviews have been a bit mixed recently but the bits I had previously were all good and delivered fast. I'm genuinely curious what their current bits are like if anyone's ordered recently?
Service and Delivery:
Personally I've always had my order delivered quickly and it's always been spot on. However it seems I've missed some logistical issues here. Looks like they've taken action in both acknowledging the issues and improving. Delivery is fast and free.
-----
Pistach
https://littlebiggy.net/link/b6VSPq
Overall:
Okay, this is probably a controversial final addition to this list and you certainly roll the dice ordering here but you do get super cheap bud delivered quickly... Usually. I've not ordered here for a while but I've had quite a few orders previously when money is tight.
Products:
A lot of super low cost weed & hash that's often pretty good. The weed tends to be decent for the price, if not always a perfect example of the strain. Quality does vary but if you want to get stoned fast and cheap there's something for you here.
Service and Delivery:
You don't have to go far to find complaints about this vendor. My own ratings have ranged from a 2 to a 10.
My experience though, to be fair, has been largely positive. The biggest frustration for me is sometimes getting poorly chosen substitutions or end of bag shake buds when the last time you ordered the same bit you got a large tasty solid bud.
Communication isn't that great but they've usually responded and sorted out any issues I've had.
If you're low on funds and want something delivered fast and free that'll get you stoned then a Pistach special can save the day.. Usually.
-----
Other Vendors
It's fair to say a number of other vendors here are also excellent but it just happens I don't order from them so much for one reason or another. I guess all of us over time repeat business with the people that fit our needs the best. I'd be interested to hear your own recommendations though in the comments.
Notable mentions would go to Real D who I should order from more often but generally I avoid signed services. TheGoodStuff who also have a great range of hash and products and TheHashCollective who've also got a great range of high quality hashes.
I don't order weed from The Spacemen very often as it's a signed service and costs 9 bucks so isn't the best fit for my life but I've had some lovely bits from them in the past such as the Citrodelic Sunset which was very nice with a lovely orange tang.
The Green Team are also notable and although I've not ordered from them in some time they always had a huge range at a decent price with free delivery and good communications.
Dr Green Thumb has one of the most enticing hash menus that I've never indulged in. One day I will though.
Cannabis Cannibals are a super friendly and interesting LB vendor with a mix of UK grown bits. I like those guys hence why I'm mentioning them.
There are probably other vendors I should mention but have forgotten about. I apologise to them but that's an unfortunate quirk of building your customer base from potheads.
We're Done Here
So that's my non-exhaustive and probably forgetting someone list of core vendors that I mostly ordered from this year. As always I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining at least.
Please remember to check out vendors yourself. Don't blame me if it goes wrong for you. We're all adults here - surprising as that is.
I'll see you in the next topic. Please jump into the comments and let me know your favourite vendors and experiences.
Hey man great topic, the only vendors that I can see missing from my list this year would be Radar Breeder (linked) who has consistently high quality bud and always a massive selection.
Also Skuda deserves a shout for the budget bud bars, total lifesaver when the budget is tight.
Diamond Extracts have great value d9 which I got 20ml of to fill a load of carts with
I am smoking homegrown bud now so I got myself an advent calendar of assorted extracts from Myconauts and bubble hash from Eddy's which I am hoping will last me well into next year.
💚🎅All the best mate and to all biggas out there 💚
Also Skuda deserves a shout for the budget bud bars, total lifesaver when the budget is tight.
Diamond Extracts have great value d9 which I got 20ml of to fill a load of carts with
I am smoking homegrown bud now so I got myself an advent calendar of assorted extracts from Myconauts and bubble hash from Eddy's which I am hoping will last me well into next year.
💚🎅All the best mate and to all biggas out there 💚
Thanks man. RB is a good shout. I've not ordered there for ages but did have some nice bits. I've seen the bud bars but never tried one. They appeal to me to keep in stock for emergencies. What do they smoke like?
I just ordered the acai frozen top tier hash from Eddy's to stash for Nye. Got some RSO and D9 in and some bits of weed waiting. I'm looking forward to trying the gold seal although I expect it'll mostly be a nostalgia smoke. Perhaps now I'm on LB it'll become a tradition to search out something from my teenage years to smoke at xmas.
Thanks CN. All the best to you too mate.
I just ordered the acai frozen top tier hash from Eddy's to stash for Nye. Got some RSO and D9 in and some bits of weed waiting. I'm looking forward to trying the gold seal although I expect it'll mostly be a nostalgia smoke. Perhaps now I'm on LB it'll become a tradition to search out something from my teenage years to smoke at xmas.
Thanks CN. All the best to you too mate.
Definitely worth giving the bud bars a go mate they smoke really well and he usually has an orange variety on the menu.
My orange bud turned out a bit muted😞 but I have got a couple more seeds to try it again next year.
If you're looking to upgrade your extract pen, I just bought the xmax riggo (£63 amazon) and I am really pleased with it, have a look at some videos and see if it would be any good for you.
My orange bud turned out a bit muted😞 but I have got a couple more seeds to try it again next year.
If you're looking to upgrade your extract pen, I just bought the xmax riggo (£63 amazon) and I am really pleased with it, have a look at some videos and see if it would be any good for you.
I will likely get another dab pen as I do like it. I considered the Xmax as my vape is the same brand. I definitely want one that's easier to clean.
I'll pick up a bud bar in the new year and try it out.
Hope your next crop of orange goes well mate. Perhaps it's one of the awkward ones to grow well?
I'll pick up a bud bar in the new year and try it out.
Hope your next crop of orange goes well mate. Perhaps it's one of the awkward ones to grow well?
The big problem is the grow room I am using has limited ventilation so it gets a bit hot at times and it's a battle to keep them happy. I am hoping to get a more suitable space sorted next year which should give me a better chance🤞
It’s certainly been a good year Roo😍
I’ve probably had close to a dozen strains from the Druids and they would be my 🥇 for another year. Simply sensational in every sense.
A big new hit for me this year would be RocketDogRonnie who finally bust my shroom cherry with his great advice and hand crafted products. Crazy generous he is the epitome of what a biggy vendor should be…🚀
Green Cat’s Mimosa rocked my Mimosa Wednesdays…as did Eddys Mimosa Crumble…and that Mimozz from THC23!👏
SOTL’s Thomas Shelby Badder was possibly the best extract overall..🏆
And a very special mention goes to both RealD and SensiMart for sourcing the whole Barz LA range of amazing hash. Jeeez I’ve been flying!✈️👨✈️
Finally my competition win of a live resin mix cart from Diamond Extracts surprised me as to how good it was…😶🌫️
Another fantastic year- thank you to everyone and Long Live LB!❤️❤️
I’ve probably had close to a dozen strains from the Druids and they would be my 🥇 for another year. Simply sensational in every sense.
A big new hit for me this year would be RocketDogRonnie who finally bust my shroom cherry with his great advice and hand crafted products. Crazy generous he is the epitome of what a biggy vendor should be…🚀
Green Cat’s Mimosa rocked my Mimosa Wednesdays…as did Eddys Mimosa Crumble…and that Mimozz from THC23!👏
SOTL’s Thomas Shelby Badder was possibly the best extract overall..🏆
And a very special mention goes to both RealD and SensiMart for sourcing the whole Barz LA range of amazing hash. Jeeez I’ve been flying!✈️👨✈️
Finally my competition win of a live resin mix cart from Diamond Extracts surprised me as to how good it was…😶🌫️
Another fantastic year- thank you to everyone and Long Live LB!❤️❤️
I've not ordered from druids but have heard good things. I'll have to address that on the new year. Sensi mart is a good shout as I had the Barz LA from them a couple of times. I knew I'd forget someone!
Thanks so much for the mention mate, really glad you liked the citradellic! You're a big part of the community and it's post like this which really bring customers and vendors together. Have a great Christmas and here's to 2025!
The Citrodelic was a lovely bit - I am very partial to orange tasting strains. I had a few nice bits from you guys through the year. Looking forward to seeing what's on the menu in 2025. Thanks TSM.
brilliant write up glad green avenger got a shout for 2025 give odins devarb a shout its faultless transaction all the very best 👍🏻
Thanks for the shoutout Bigga Roo! I thought you must have forgotten about me but I'm glad I could contribute to your highness! :)
Nice to see a big write up like this and lots of different vendors get a shout out!
My go to this year has been the spacemen - always getting new strains in, super consistent in terms of quality, stealth, and delivery times (the holy trinity).
Got to mention thc23 as well for when I fancy something a bit special, always feel like they are proper connoisseurs who share their fine wares with us on LB.
Shout out to Canadian imports for having the tastiest vape I’ve ever tried (unicorn piss). So bloody good.
Plenty other vendors on here do an amazing job and it’s nice to see so many of them get the recognition for it.
My go to this year has been the spacemen - always getting new strains in, super consistent in terms of quality, stealth, and delivery times (the holy trinity).
Got to mention thc23 as well for when I fancy something a bit special, always feel like they are proper connoisseurs who share their fine wares with us on LB.
Shout out to Canadian imports for having the tastiest vape I’ve ever tried (unicorn piss). So bloody good.
Plenty other vendors on here do an amazing job and it’s nice to see so many of them get the recognition for it.
TSM have some lovely bits. The signed service isn't the best fit for me though. I'd heard a lot about the unicorn piss but didn't try. I might seek that out in the new year.
Great write up bud, definitely a few in there I have looked at before and never tried so may well give some a go in future👌
I was waiting for mention of druids magic 🧙♂️ but maybe you haven't tried yet?
Got to say, keep an eye for next crop of ladies and give it a go..promise you won't be disappointed, the whole experience from chat to order, delivery then smoke is next level..and genuinely the reason I very rarely buy bud anywhere else now..
If he made his own hash, he'd have to name it carlesburg😄
Cheers again though, good and interesting read👍
I was waiting for mention of druids magic 🧙♂️ but maybe you haven't tried yet?
Got to say, keep an eye for next crop of ladies and give it a go..promise you won't be disappointed, the whole experience from chat to order, delivery then smoke is next level..and genuinely the reason I very rarely buy bud anywhere else now..
If he made his own hash, he'd have to name it carlesburg😄
Cheers again though, good and interesting read👍
Thanks man. Druids have been mentioned a couple of times but I've not ordered there yet. Will be on my list for 2025 for sure.
Can't argue with any of your choice there BigRoo. The Cat is my goto of choice...never had a bad bit from him and the stealth is 👌
Have purchased of everyone on your list at some point . The only others I would add is The Gentleman dealers , always a big choice at all price levels and super fast delivery.. altho I must admit I've not had anything from them for a few months.
And Oro Verde ...only just discovered this guy, had 2 orders so far. He grows his own greens and by thunder is it good! Stealth is good aswell as comms.. Worth a look
Anyway I hope everyone has a fab Xmas and new year. Cheers 💨💨
Have purchased of everyone on your list at some point . The only others I would add is The Gentleman dealers , always a big choice at all price levels and super fast delivery.. altho I must admit I've not had anything from them for a few months.
And Oro Verde ...only just discovered this guy, had 2 orders so far. He grows his own greens and by thunder is it good! Stealth is good aswell as comms.. Worth a look
Anyway I hope everyone has a fab Xmas and new year. Cheers 💨💨
Thanks man. I've not ordered from either of them so I'll check them out in the new year. Have a great Christmas & New Year.
Thanks DD - your products are great & you're one of the quietly reliable vendors. I look forward to seeing what you get in stock for 2025.
Wow , thats some proper right up bigroo 👍 i got a very impatient other half , so very brief as ive only been on here 57 days , and used a good few vendors , and must say …. All the stuff I’ve ordered thus far has been banging , but will admit i stll get overly excited just seeing the postie and tend to chuck 10/10 scores with out even trying . So im not connoisseur when it comes to budd , just it turning up does me . But strawberry haze from tgt rocks my boat 🏆🏆 merry xmas 🤶
Thanks man. Yeah there's a lot of great vendors and products on here. Glad you're finding good stuff you like. Still lots to explore!
You should give our extract a go. We've had some very nice reviews on them all. We will be listing some new badder in 1g pots next year as well, so you'll be able to sample before purchasing a large amount :)
I usually only buy small bits. I'm not a big spender but a frequent spender. I was going to order one of your carts to try previously but ended up ordering something else. I'll check your page out though.
We purchase our product in huge bulk. 6LB+ at a time. If you're aware of wholesale prices in bulk, you'd know how it's financially viable.
Well if you don't know the wholesale prices, it will always be a mystery for you. 1lb of live resin can go for as cheap as $900-1500. That's 448 grams. You do the maths.
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Let's talk about buying your first electric dab wax pen extract thingymebob
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BigRoo
Let's talk about buying your first electric dab wax pen extract thingymebob
Dithering:
I'd been looking at options for dabbing concentrates for ages. Polly Puff had recommended an Ace Cup a while back but it didn't seem as portable as I wanted and also like it may make more vapour smoke than my little ol' lungs could handle. It's an expensive bit of kit to invest in if I ended up not liking it. So I did what I usually do when I'm unsure: Nothing. Nothing at all.
Commitment:
Recently I decided to finally commit to buying something cheap and simple to dab with just so I could see how it was. Crikey - it's a minefield. There is too much choice. Too many different options, all with a distinct angle on how dabbing should work electronically. There were more shapes and sizes than an Ann Summers catalogue. This also confusingly included a lot of differing technical terminology making direct comparisons tricky.
I think the pen I have is a wax pen. I have no idea if this is actually distinct from a dab pen and if it is, I've no idea why it is or what the difference is.
A wonderful discovery:
This shopping mission did however introduce me to a wonderful chunk of the internet that I didn't know existed. And that is the cannabis paraphernalia reviewers on YouTube.
I saw quite a few wonderful dab equipment reviews where the reviewer takes a few blasts on the device and becomes instantaneously too spangled to say anything useful about what has just happened.
You'd see their spaced out eyes staring through the camera calling out for help. But while their useful words were sparse, the frozen rabbit-in-headlights look was actually a good marker for equipment performance in this instance; their eyes so glazed over it reflected the dazed world they were in almost enough to see into it.
I probably shouldn't condemn them too much as most of my own topics probably read like that too for the exact same reasons.
What did I buy?
I ended up buying a Utillian 2 wax dab pen. The reviewer said, after taking a blast on it, "oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah," before taking a long pause to think carefully what he would add to this but still only managed to add another, "oh yeah." I couldn't help but want a device that could reduce my vocabulary to that of a 1980s Casio calculator and was sold immediately. Oh yeah.
Utillian 2 wax dab pen:
It's a little pen that comes in a storage box a bit bigger than the footprint of a credit card but much fatter, so it's easy to transport the pen without destroying it.
Inside the box, the pen is in two bits which magnetically stick together. It's all magnetic which is pretty cool and simple. There's a charger and dab tool in the box too.
It's got 4 different voltage / heat settings and uses two little coils in a chamber where the extracts go. Was 40 quid from a seed shop online. Did I do well?
In use:
In use, I like it. But I've nothing to compare it too. My lungs won't take a big hit on normal bongs or pipes these days so I only have little but constant puffs on the thing but even that can still be a bit harsh for me. It does get me super stoned though.
There's a bubbly attachment available for it so I might give that a go. It certainly makes extracts go a long way compared to rolling them in a joint.
Thanks:
Thanks for reading my topic. I doubt that you've learned anything because I largely failed to but hopefully it was briefly entertaining.
I would like to better understand dabbing extracts and the best equipment so if it's your bag please jump in and educate me and possibly other folk on LB.
LB Community Help:
What do you use for dabbing / smoking extracts?
I'd been looking at options for dabbing concentrates for ages. Polly Puff had recommended an Ace Cup a while back but it didn't seem as portable as I wanted and also like it may make more vapour smoke than my little ol' lungs could handle. It's an expensive bit of kit to invest in if I ended up not liking it. So I did what I usually do when I'm unsure: Nothing. Nothing at all.
Commitment:
Recently I decided to finally commit to buying something cheap and simple to dab with just so I could see how it was. Crikey - it's a minefield. There is too much choice. Too many different options, all with a distinct angle on how dabbing should work electronically. There were more shapes and sizes than an Ann Summers catalogue. This also confusingly included a lot of differing technical terminology making direct comparisons tricky.
I think the pen I have is a wax pen. I have no idea if this is actually distinct from a dab pen and if it is, I've no idea why it is or what the difference is.
A wonderful discovery:
This shopping mission did however introduce me to a wonderful chunk of the internet that I didn't know existed. And that is the cannabis paraphernalia reviewers on YouTube.
I saw quite a few wonderful dab equipment reviews where the reviewer takes a few blasts on the device and becomes instantaneously too spangled to say anything useful about what has just happened.
You'd see their spaced out eyes staring through the camera calling out for help. But while their useful words were sparse, the frozen rabbit-in-headlights look was actually a good marker for equipment performance in this instance; their eyes so glazed over it reflected the dazed world they were in almost enough to see into it.
I probably shouldn't condemn them too much as most of my own topics probably read like that too for the exact same reasons.
What did I buy?
I ended up buying a Utillian 2 wax dab pen. The reviewer said, after taking a blast on it, "oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah," before taking a long pause to think carefully what he would add to this but still only managed to add another, "oh yeah." I couldn't help but want a device that could reduce my vocabulary to that of a 1980s Casio calculator and was sold immediately. Oh yeah.
Utillian 2 wax dab pen:
It's a little pen that comes in a storage box a bit bigger than the footprint of a credit card but much fatter, so it's easy to transport the pen without destroying it.
Inside the box, the pen is in two bits which magnetically stick together. It's all magnetic which is pretty cool and simple. There's a charger and dab tool in the box too.
It's got 4 different voltage / heat settings and uses two little coils in a chamber where the extracts go. Was 40 quid from a seed shop online. Did I do well?
In use:
In use, I like it. But I've nothing to compare it too. My lungs won't take a big hit on normal bongs or pipes these days so I only have little but constant puffs on the thing but even that can still be a bit harsh for me. It does get me super stoned though.
There's a bubbly attachment available for it so I might give that a go. It certainly makes extracts go a long way compared to rolling them in a joint.
Thanks:
Thanks for reading my topic. I doubt that you've learned anything because I largely failed to but hopefully it was briefly entertaining.
I would like to better understand dabbing extracts and the best equipment so if it's your bag please jump in and educate me and possibly other folk on LB.
LB Community Help:
What do you use for dabbing / smoking extracts?
I love my Core! I have the Minion bubbler for it (not actual name) and the little bad boy really packs a wallop, it has 4 heat settings, reaches temp nice and quickly, there's a knack to keeping it clean for a whole session but its pretty easy to use and maintain once you figure that out, because of the shape of the chamber I would recommend getting a hot drop tool to use with it but i'd recommend that whatever you end up with, I got the Crossing mini HDT to use with mine💜💚
Hi BOW13, I keep looking at the Core but convince myself I don't need one as I only dab occasionally and my Lightning Pen does me fine. But. But... sometimes I wish I had the option to have a big rip bong style without breaking the bank.
Are there any other add ons/upgrades you would recommend for a first time buyer of the Core?
Are there any other add ons/upgrades you would recommend for a first time buyer of the Core?
Use code FUCKCOMBUSTION for a small discount 👌
If you join the divine tribe d/scord there’s a ton of info about their products and loads of pics from users showing their setups.
If you join the divine tribe d/scord there’s a ton of info about their products and loads of pics from users showing their setups.
That sort of thing can open a massive rabbit hole and kill the moths in my wallet! Thanks, though. I will have a look.
There are a few mate, Devine Tribe have some decent looking percs, bubblers and even a recycler for it but so far haven't felt like I need to upgrade from the Stargazer.
Thanks. I'm seeing a few thumbs up (thumbs ups?, thumb ups?...) er, recommendations for the Stargazer online. One to consider.
In fact, one of the reasons I have dismissed the Core in the past is the awful looking bubbler (not saying it's bad at what it does, it just looks like some sort of sample jar -"can you fill that up for me? What, from here?")
In fact, one of the reasons I have dismissed the Core in the past is the awful looking bubbler (not saying it's bad at what it does, it just looks like some sort of sample jar -"can you fill that up for me? What, from here?")
It's oddly reminiscent of a minion, r2d2, and the tardis centre panel. Perhaps there's a magic shape ratio at work. Nice looking bit of kit though. I think adding bubbles to my dab experience would be an improvement.
I think you might be right!
About to bust R2D2 out now, if only it could do that hover thing R2 does, I wouldn't have to move!
About to bust R2D2 out now, if only it could do that hover thing R2 does, I wouldn't have to move!
Just a quick photo of the AceCup in action for anyone who doesn’t know it. Not pocket size! I bought the Puffco Proxy for portability and sold it 2 weeks later- truly horrible piece of kit! (replacement atomisers are £60, AceCup £10). It’s worth noting that this has a 510 thread so you can screw any cart in and use that way. Believe me, chugging a glass of Unicorn 🦄 Piss is quite an experience!💥
Two things I like in that picture. DSOTM. I mean, Floyd, what else is there to say? Better than knickers on a washing line.
Secondly, is that Dawkins in the corner? A bit tough to read when stoned but taught me it’s the egg not the chicken, that came first. Oh yeah, back to topic, Ace Cup looking good may have to buy one someday! :)
Secondly, is that Dawkins in the corner? A bit tough to read when stoned but taught me it’s the egg not the chicken, that came first. Oh yeah, back to topic, Ace Cup looking good may have to buy one someday! :)
Hey CB!…yeah DSOTM has to be my Go To stoner album🤤…even after all this time….
There is The Blind Watchmaker by Dawkins on that shelf…certainly blows the noodle 🤯
Hope you are doing well mate?
There is The Blind Watchmaker by Dawkins on that shelf…certainly blows the noodle 🤯
Hope you are doing well mate?
Is there also The Selfish Gene or am I seeing things?
Yeah, I’m good pal. Don’t want to bloat another’s topic but let’s say I’ve had Mush fun this year! You good? :)
Yeah, I’m good pal. Don’t want to bloat another’s topic but let’s say I’ve had Mush fun this year! You good? :)
Er…no, that’s The Selfish Ape- good book though👍
Yeah, pretty good this end buddy- always cool to see you around😎
Yeah, pretty good this end buddy- always cool to see you around😎
Looks like you’ve taken that with a 42” tv 😂
Was always intrigued in how they worked them ace cups tbh. Would take a special bit of kit to drag me away from my puffco
Was always intrigued in how they worked them ace cups tbh. Would take a special bit of kit to drag me away from my puffco
Hehe…it’s a pretty straightforward atomiser but with a small pump that delivers the vapour into a glass or bubbler using a non return valve, so instead of drawing up vapour with your lungs you can sip or chug it at leisure. The process also means it’s much cooler so sweet on the lungs🤤
No honestly, it sounds really ideal. Do the terps tend to stay or do they burn off in there? Especially when sipping for a while..?
There are 4 cook temperatures and I go at the lowest for great terps. In reality the sipping happens pretty fast😜
I can see the attraction for 510 carts but how does this unit work for traditional dabbing? The cup seems so small that it would instantly fill before the dab has started to get going.
Tried to find some videos about it but really struggled to find any examples 🤷♂️ have you seen the nice dreamz fogger? Same type of fan assisted tech, I guess it could be used with a cup or bag too 🤔
Tried to find some videos about it but really struggled to find any examples 🤷♂️ have you seen the nice dreamz fogger? Same type of fan assisted tech, I guess it could be used with a cup or bag too 🤔
That’s really not a small cup! and you can fill it multiple times from a single dab. How would the vapour be produced before the dab “has started to get going”?…sorry if I’m being thick but I don’t really understand that….
Wouldn’t say it’s small in terms of liquid if you were drinking, but for vapour the only video I found the guy took a sip and the cup emptied instantly. Like when sucking an empty 500ml bottle it instantly collapses quicker than it would vs drinking it 🤷♂️ only video I could find on it though.
My e-dab sessions last 60-80 seconds with a 12-18 sec heat up time and then continuous heat the whole time for id say 4-5 good draws/clouds. If I took 1 hit when it got to temp took a hit and turned it off needing to reheat for the next draw, I feel the quality of subsequent draws would be lacking terps as they’ve been boiling off while you sip the cup? I thought that’s why session/auto fires were so important that people modded it onto their boxes and now all e-rigs seem to have this mode as standard now. Seems like it would take 20+ of those cups to clear it if I didn’t adjust to a much smaller dab, if you see the video linked in my last post that fogger could easily fill 2 volcano bags.
Just noticed it uses a quartz pad for dabs that can’t be cleaned between uses. That’s one of the things Roo and I disliked about coil pens, the inability to cotton swab properly after each dab for untainted flavour! Really crazy they did not make it a full wipeable chamber like the the peak etc. I suppose at only £10/atomiser you could buy a ton of them and switch it out everytime you switch strain, are the pads available separately too?
My e-dab sessions last 60-80 seconds with a 12-18 sec heat up time and then continuous heat the whole time for id say 4-5 good draws/clouds. If I took 1 hit when it got to temp took a hit and turned it off needing to reheat for the next draw, I feel the quality of subsequent draws would be lacking terps as they’ve been boiling off while you sip the cup? I thought that’s why session/auto fires were so important that people modded it onto their boxes and now all e-rigs seem to have this mode as standard now. Seems like it would take 20+ of those cups to clear it if I didn’t adjust to a much smaller dab, if you see the video linked in my last post that fogger could easily fill 2 volcano bags.
Just noticed it uses a quartz pad for dabs that can’t be cleaned between uses. That’s one of the things Roo and I disliked about coil pens, the inability to cotton swab properly after each dab for untainted flavour! Really crazy they did not make it a full wipeable chamber like the the peak etc. I suppose at only £10/atomiser you could buy a ton of them and switch it out everytime you switch strain, are the pads available separately too?
There is no continuous heat. Pressing the cup down initiates the cycle, and after a few seconds the cup starts to fill with vapour. You release the cup to end the cycle when you have added all the vapour you want. A full cup entirely fills my lungs, I couldn’t do more and I rarely chug for this reason. The bubbler content is less and is designed for single hits. You can repeat this cycle until no more vapour is produced, or go back to it later- but depending on the quality and amount added I’ve always found it good for 4-5 terpy jars minimum.
You can clean the atomisers by soaking them in iso but I don’t think it’s great- I prefer to have a new one with each of my extracts or extract type. Pads are built in. Obviously if you are using carts you don’t use the atomiser.
It’s just one piece of kit, sounds like you’ve got the right rig for you👍
You can clean the atomisers by soaking them in iso but I don’t think it’s great- I prefer to have a new one with each of my extracts or extract type. Pads are built in. Obviously if you are using carts you don’t use the atomiser.
It’s just one piece of kit, sounds like you’ve got the right rig for you👍
I bought one recently and agree about the ACE. Easy to use, easy to clean and a great delivery system.
Edit: I have tried soaking the glass mat in 100% iso. That seems to work but it's a good idea to take the O rings off as I've found that iso can degrade them.
Edit: I have tried soaking the glass mat in 100% iso. That seems to work but it's a good idea to take the O rings off as I've found that iso can degrade them.
Is the bubbler glass worth it? I bought an Ace Cup few months ago based on multiple here mentioning it, including you Polly. It looks like the vapour doesnt escape with the bubbler, or does it?
It actually escapes faster because of holes at the side needed to operate the bubbler so you hit it quick and hard. It’s worth it because it’s so different- you can sip or chug the cup, with the bubbler it’s one hit to empty it. Plus the water keeps it very cool so you can crank up the temps…
Does it run off a battery or needs to be plugged in? I'll probably end up with one of these.
Nice photo - I've not listened to that album for ages.
Nice photo - I've not listened to that album for ages.
Nice write up mate, I started with the AIO Coil King pen which looks quite similar to the one you’ve got. I enjoyed it at first but over time it was frustrating as you can’t clean it after each dab and the flavour while it started great quickly diminished.
The pen I got and the AceCup recommended by PP are made by the brand Crossing (Chinese manufacturer), which works in tandem with Divine Tribe (USA designer) to design amazing products and they have a direct UK supplier Recommended Vape Supplies. They offer a Lightning Pen that has a small chamber that is easy to clean between dabs and will provide a better experience, but I have skipped this tier and went to the Divine Tribe v5 atomiser which is used on a box mod (Pico25 I have in the pic) which is levels above the coil pens! This atomiser is used in their other all-in-one products like the Core 2.0/2.1 (their Puffco Peak) for people that prefer less customisation and more pick up and go.
You can then get a bottomless banger for this atomiser for use with any of your glass rigs, you can customise the fuck out of it with all sorts of bubbler attachments, different size cups and the list goes on… what a great rabbit hole to be stuck in 😮💨
Divine Tribe has an excellent d/iscord, a ton of information about the products and u can see how people are using them (check pinned comments in channels)
The pen I got and the AceCup recommended by PP are made by the brand Crossing (Chinese manufacturer), which works in tandem with Divine Tribe (USA designer) to design amazing products and they have a direct UK supplier Recommended Vape Supplies. They offer a Lightning Pen that has a small chamber that is easy to clean between dabs and will provide a better experience, but I have skipped this tier and went to the Divine Tribe v5 atomiser which is used on a box mod (Pico25 I have in the pic) which is levels above the coil pens! This atomiser is used in their other all-in-one products like the Core 2.0/2.1 (their Puffco Peak) for people that prefer less customisation and more pick up and go.
You can then get a bottomless banger for this atomiser for use with any of your glass rigs, you can customise the fuck out of it with all sorts of bubbler attachments, different size cups and the list goes on… what a great rabbit hole to be stuck in 😮💨
Divine Tribe has an excellent d/iscord, a ton of information about the products and u can see how people are using them (check pinned comments in channels)
I've already tried cleaning mine and can confirm it was near impossible to do properly. As you say it's constantly tainted with whatever the last extract was.
What's a bottomless banger? It's this exact sort of stuff that made me dive at what looked the simplest option!
Puffco I have heard of and noted their high end thing was top of most recommendations lists. That was too much cash for me as a starter system.
What's a bottomless banger? It's this exact sort of stuff that made me dive at what looked the simplest option!
Puffco I have heard of and noted their high end thing was top of most recommendations lists. That was too much cash for me as a starter system.
The Crossing Core 2.0/2.1 is only £150 and the replaceable parts are much cheaper than the puffco parts too!
A bottomless banger is something the atomiser would go in (via the open bottom) and attaches to a glass rig - in the picture I attached the yellow outlines a box mod (battery that powers the vaporiser, the orange/red outlines the atomiser and the white outlines the bottomless banger which lets vapour go into that glass rig.
The box mod I bought was £30 from France called a Pico25, the DT v5 atomiser itself was £53 but comes with an extra heating cup which can last a year or more.
A bottomless banger is something the atomiser would go in (via the open bottom) and attaches to a glass rig - in the picture I attached the yellow outlines a box mod (battery that powers the vaporiser, the orange/red outlines the atomiser and the white outlines the bottomless banger which lets vapour go into that glass rig.
The box mod I bought was £30 from France called a Pico25, the DT v5 atomiser itself was £53 but comes with an extra heating cup which can last a year or more.
Here it is with a “Hubble Bubble” bubbler for a smoother draw. Right now I’m using a vinyl tube/whip and it’s fine but most prefer it through water. I went with this option as I can have it discreet and portable (like my first pic next to dab pen) or I can hook it up to all sorts of gear in the house and it’s as good as any e-rig.
As you said all the info made you dive into the simplest option I would recommend the Crossing Core 2.0 or 2.1 (only difference is one has a rebuildable heater for cheaper maintenance) as they really are just great out of the box and requires no fiddling, very easy to clean and there is some customisation available when you are ready! The AceCup you’ve been recommended whilst good, is an older piece of tech compared to the v5 generation of products from Crossing.
As you said all the info made you dive into the simplest option I would recommend the Crossing Core 2.0 or 2.1 (only difference is one has a rebuildable heater for cheaper maintenance) as they really are just great out of the box and requires no fiddling, very easy to clean and there is some customisation available when you are ready! The AceCup you’ve been recommended whilst good, is an older piece of tech compared to the v5 generation of products from Crossing.
The ace cup is actually a newer device than the divine tribe stuff but I wouldn't recommend it for dabs only carts
Polly is edge case scenario on it
Polly is edge case scenario on it
What's the difference between the box mod and the 510 cart pen batteries I have? This thread is lengthening my Christmas wish list!
The Motar 3 is essentially very simple. A quartz bucket with an electric coil on the outside of the bottom. Meaning that all you concentrate is heated up in glass. There are terp pearls (see Google for a good explanation) and a mouthpiece. You set the box mod to deliver the right wattage (from the atomiser maker), drop a dab of wax, rosin, badder or really any concentrate in it, press the power button for up to 10 secs and a dose of THC vapour gets delivered to you. I've tried waxes works fine. Good quality rosin (for example from Eddy's Hash Bar) is excellent. Hash, in theory, is good, but in practice I find it too easy to overheat and then I get an off-flavour. To me, anyway . YMMV, of course 😉
Up to 10 seconds is crazy for dabbing. Check out mods that are compatible with ArcticFox/RedPanda for autofire and your experience will be much better!
While you can technically use any 510 battery with the v5 atomiser, you want access to specific settings to dial in your temps correctly. Based on the resistance of the heater cup (every one is slightly different) you will adjust some values to reach a specific temp, tested with a cotton bud where your product would be, colour of the cotton bud at the end determines if you need to increase or decrease settings - you only do this once per heater cup and as mentioned they can last a very long time.
The box mod I use (Pico25) is also compatible with an extremely convenient software that once loaded (plug into pc, run program, very simple instructions available) will provide you with an “auto fire” function that will keep the cup hot for a predetermined time so you can enjoy your dab without having to remember to press on for 10 seconds off for 2 and repeat 😂 it all sounds very complicated but honestly there are great tutorials and people available to help
The box mod I use (Pico25) is also compatible with an extremely convenient software that once loaded (plug into pc, run program, very simple instructions available) will provide you with an “auto fire” function that will keep the cup hot for a predetermined time so you can enjoy your dab without having to remember to press on for 10 seconds off for 2 and repeat 😂 it all sounds very complicated but honestly there are great tutorials and people available to help
https://recommendedvapesupplies.co.uk/products/lightning-pen?_pos=2&_sid=2aa2a3cb4&_ss=r
Best mini handheld as ceramic cup and easy to clean
https://recommendedvapesupplies.co.uk/products/tug-e-rig?_pos=3&_sid=2d5b046ae&_ss=r
Cheaper than the core still made my crossing still compatible with the divine tribe cups and works a treat
Best mini handheld as ceramic cup and easy to clean
https://recommendedvapesupplies.co.uk/products/tug-e-rig?_pos=3&_sid=2d5b046ae&_ss=r
Cheaper than the core still made my crossing still compatible with the divine tribe cups and works a treat
Oh man, I can relate to your Dithering paragraph. I always assume most people say to themselves: I want x so I will buy x right now today. I’m more like: I want x, x looks good… should I though? Yes go for it… but do I really need it?…no…yes…erm. Etc. repeat a million times. About 6 months later I end up buying it!
As I only dab occasionally I have a similar pen to you that’s already being mentioned, the Lightning Pen from RVS. Brilliant. Smooth tasty vapour. Easy to use/maintain. You say a bit harsh in the Utilian? Never tried but I find the LP really smooth.
One day I may upgrade but I’m happy with this set up for now. Enjoy your pen! Cheers :)
As I only dab occasionally I have a similar pen to you that’s already being mentioned, the Lightning Pen from RVS. Brilliant. Smooth tasty vapour. Easy to use/maintain. You say a bit harsh in the Utilian? Never tried but I find the LP really smooth.
One day I may upgrade but I’m happy with this set up for now. Enjoy your pen! Cheers :)
I'm definitely a ditherer. Not that it actually means I make better decisions, it mostly means I just take longer to make them.
Hey man, great read the dab paraphernalia really is more baffling than cryptocurrency. I found those YouTube reviews to be helpful when choosing a dry herb vape, it helps to find head to head comparison reviews otherwise the reviewers just seem to ramble about manufacturers specs.
As it turns out my first dhv has now become my hash and concentrate vape. I got the xmax v3 pro as an entry level dhv to see if I could get used to it, before buying a Tinymight2.
The beauty of the xmax is the little stainless steel dosing caps I can just load them up with a little bit of cotton bacon and the hash or concentrate of my choice and cleaning is just as easy, open the cap and throw out the used cotton, occasionally requires a wipe but otherwise low maintenance which suits me.
As it turns out my first dhv has now become my hash and concentrate vape. I got the xmax v3 pro as an entry level dhv to see if I could get used to it, before buying a Tinymight2.
The beauty of the xmax is the little stainless steel dosing caps I can just load them up with a little bit of cotton bacon and the hash or concentrate of my choice and cleaning is just as easy, open the cap and throw out the used cotton, occasionally requires a wipe but otherwise low maintenance which suits me.
I have the xmax too! I think it works well as a weed vape. I also like the dosing caps. I tried hash and concentrates with it but didn't think it was that great with those. Concentrates definitely hit much much harder from the wax pen.
I bought a dynavap b to use as a hash vape, got a load of hash in and was disappointed with it. I did a lot of testing different methods with what vapes I have, in cotton and with bud.
I have settled on the xmax in cotton bacon. Heated to 220°C (which I find too hot for the bud) and then left at temperature for at least 30 seconds to evenly heat before hitting it I think this keeping it at temperature part is why I struggle with the dynavap as I don't have an induction heater and if I hit it too soon I don't seem to get the full flavour.
I haven't done a lot of extracts with it yet but plan on getting a decent stash in for Christmas so I will have to do some more testing then.
You will have to put an update up in a month or 2 and let us know how the pen holds up or what you upgrade to 👍
I have settled on the xmax in cotton bacon. Heated to 220°C (which I find too hot for the bud) and then left at temperature for at least 30 seconds to evenly heat before hitting it I think this keeping it at temperature part is why I struggle with the dynavap as I don't have an induction heater and if I hit it too soon I don't seem to get the full flavour.
I haven't done a lot of extracts with it yet but plan on getting a decent stash in for Christmas so I will have to do some more testing then.
You will have to put an update up in a month or 2 and let us know how the pen holds up or what you upgrade to 👍
Shame about your DynaVap/hash experience. Hash wrapped in a bit of vape cotton using a YLL 2.0 induction heater works really well for me. Hash needs more heat cycles and using a lighter in this instance can be a pain! The initial downside is finding that £100ish for a heater. Honestly worth it though in the long run.
I am happy with the dynavap for bud which is what I mostly vape, and it came with a carry case so it will be handy for out and about and will get plenty of use. I don't think I can justify the cost of a decent induction heater since I am happy with the xmax for hash but I can tell it would make a massive difference for keeping the heat in the hash
Pop it on your wishlist. Look out for deals, Black Friday soon or 4/20 next year. Yeah it’s not vital, especially for bud but never say never! :)
I'll likely upgrade the pen around Christmas time. There's lots of options just on this topic now!
I started with a yocan evolve plus xl which is a cheap way to try. Not a bad device but quickly upgraded to a core 2.1 erig. World's apart the core is a workhorse, easy to use and keep clean and delivers every time.
Hi - I have played around with various pieces; here's my 2p worth... AFAIK the term dab pen and wax pen are interchangeable. I use a vapour cup (the Crossing ACE which is the same as the Tronian Omegatron). I wouldn't be too concerned about the vapour. You fill the cup, but it's up to you whether you spit or down it in one 🙂. I also have a Utillian 5 wax pen. With bubbler. This works well and the bubbler cools things down nicely. Good solid device with spares easily available. Coils seem to be long-lasting. Also a box mod with Motar3 vaporiser. This has a pure quartz cup so the element doesn't actually touch your concentrate. More info if you need it, just ask away 👍
Thanks for filling in some of the gaps. I remember I saw some attachments for box mods - so first question is, what's a box mod?
It's another name for a battery, generally with a 510 socket into which you can screw pretty much anything with a 510 connector. The thing about it is that you can set any voltage/wattage that you like. I have a geekvape - here it is with a Motar 3 vaporiser.
Hey BigRoo, how is the dab pen holding up, is it getting much use or has it been abandoned?
Is there an upgrade on the Christmas list?
Is there an upgrade on the Christmas list?
Hello mate. Am still using it. Might upgrade after Xmas though as it's hard to clean the coil. I've been getting crumble wax from Dr Distillate which works pretty nicely. Usually just have a few blasts as a top up while watching tv.
"I couldn't help but want a device that could reduce my vocabulary to that of a 1980s Casio calculator and was sold immediately. Oh yeah."
😂
That was a good read.
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That was a good read.
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BigRoo
Commercial Hash Labels - why are they mostly shite?
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BigRoo
Commercial Hash Labels - why are they mostly shite?
This has been a curiousity of mine for a while. How and why do the hash producers / distributors go to so much trouble to make the hash - literally an entire season of work - then wrap it in plastic with a shite label?
How, during that long season did one of them not think to download one of many graphics apps or ask their mum's friend's son's mate who's handy with computers?
Is it simply irrelevant to many hash producers what the label looks like? Perhaps it's the culture here where a fancy label adds to the price and how easy it is to sell many products as they form a brand or product identity.
Take the Titanic hash from GAW here.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/R9AeKG
This is actually a pretty nice basic commercial hash. Someone has put some love into producing it. Yet they slapped a crap picture of a sail boat onto it making it look like they'd not taken it seriously at all.
How does that titanic hash not end up with one of many easily sourced photos of the titanic on it? It's one of the finest examples of a mismatch between label and quality.
GAW actually have a few nice hashes but mostly with terrible graphics. I'm not picking on GAW though, if you look at Eddy's commercial hash listing here:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/5jWrj7
You'll see similar lackluster designs albeit more on point than the titanic. The BMW does have a BMW badge, and some have at least used easily sourced images. The super turtle in particular looks like someone put some effort in to create that label. It's an example of the sort of graphical embellishment that I believe hints at extra effort by the team.
This Rasta Mafia hash from SOTL has a nice quality graphic but still there's little love gone into the label. The image itself is a stock image that's unaltered. The hash again is a decent commercial but you'd not note the quality by the hastily prepared label.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/agse21
Green Cat have just dropped a New Zealand flag hash which I've not tried. The label is at least a collage of two photos so someone put some effort in but I've no idea what it's trying to say as it's hard to imagine what the NZ link is - although if someone knows please fill me in. I'd like to think the plant pictured is what the hash was made from but I suppose its likely as relevant as the flag is.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/HHNEIi
And to hammer home the point one last time below is a pineapple beldia from Pistach.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/k7oQau
I guess the pineapple sorta makes sense but it's not a graphic that inspires any faith in quality.
There are of course better examples of hash labels such as some of the hashes at Dr Green Thumb like this tropical nerds.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/mEEBYV
I'm not sure if it's a stock image or stolen or if they created it but it's a nicer looking label and the hash looks pretty nice too. It feels like in our culture that these go hand in hand.
As soon as you look at Cali hashes they instantly look good quality due to posh labelling and proud branding. My favourite Barz LA being a great example of something that looks high quality before you even see the hash. You know there's a team behind this that love what they do and want to proudly represent themselves. The label is like a stamp of approval.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/6HlEIN
And in this case the label ain't lying. This is a fantastic hash that's probably one of the nicest I've tried. It is of course also about four times as expensive as a commercial Moroccan hash. I'm unsure if this proves my point or if I've just started arguing against myself.
So to round this topic up, why have the Moroccan and Spanish hash producers / distributors seemingly failed to learn the basic marketing trick of a posh label and brand being a keen indicator of quality? It'd surely help both their sales and pricing to do that part well and it'd seem relatively straightforward to create a decent label if you're already committed to printing a bunch of colour labels anyway.
Chefs say it best: The first bite is with the eyes.
I'm genuinely interested in hash production so please do chime in with your own knowledge on the subject.
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope as always it was useful in some way and if not that it was at least entertaining.
I'll see you in the next topic.
Please share with me your best and worst hash labels plus feel free to educate me about hash production.
How, during that long season did one of them not think to download one of many graphics apps or ask their mum's friend's son's mate who's handy with computers?
Is it simply irrelevant to many hash producers what the label looks like? Perhaps it's the culture here where a fancy label adds to the price and how easy it is to sell many products as they form a brand or product identity.
Take the Titanic hash from GAW here.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/R9AeKG
This is actually a pretty nice basic commercial hash. Someone has put some love into producing it. Yet they slapped a crap picture of a sail boat onto it making it look like they'd not taken it seriously at all.
How does that titanic hash not end up with one of many easily sourced photos of the titanic on it? It's one of the finest examples of a mismatch between label and quality.
GAW actually have a few nice hashes but mostly with terrible graphics. I'm not picking on GAW though, if you look at Eddy's commercial hash listing here:
https://littlebiggy.net/link/5jWrj7
You'll see similar lackluster designs albeit more on point than the titanic. The BMW does have a BMW badge, and some have at least used easily sourced images. The super turtle in particular looks like someone put some effort in to create that label. It's an example of the sort of graphical embellishment that I believe hints at extra effort by the team.
This Rasta Mafia hash from SOTL has a nice quality graphic but still there's little love gone into the label. The image itself is a stock image that's unaltered. The hash again is a decent commercial but you'd not note the quality by the hastily prepared label.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/agse21
Green Cat have just dropped a New Zealand flag hash which I've not tried. The label is at least a collage of two photos so someone put some effort in but I've no idea what it's trying to say as it's hard to imagine what the NZ link is - although if someone knows please fill me in. I'd like to think the plant pictured is what the hash was made from but I suppose its likely as relevant as the flag is.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/HHNEIi
And to hammer home the point one last time below is a pineapple beldia from Pistach.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/k7oQau
I guess the pineapple sorta makes sense but it's not a graphic that inspires any faith in quality.
There are of course better examples of hash labels such as some of the hashes at Dr Green Thumb like this tropical nerds.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/mEEBYV
I'm not sure if it's a stock image or stolen or if they created it but it's a nicer looking label and the hash looks pretty nice too. It feels like in our culture that these go hand in hand.
As soon as you look at Cali hashes they instantly look good quality due to posh labelling and proud branding. My favourite Barz LA being a great example of something that looks high quality before you even see the hash. You know there's a team behind this that love what they do and want to proudly represent themselves. The label is like a stamp of approval.
https://littlebiggy.net/link/6HlEIN
And in this case the label ain't lying. This is a fantastic hash that's probably one of the nicest I've tried. It is of course also about four times as expensive as a commercial Moroccan hash. I'm unsure if this proves my point or if I've just started arguing against myself.
So to round this topic up, why have the Moroccan and Spanish hash producers / distributors seemingly failed to learn the basic marketing trick of a posh label and brand being a keen indicator of quality? It'd surely help both their sales and pricing to do that part well and it'd seem relatively straightforward to create a decent label if you're already committed to printing a bunch of colour labels anyway.
Chefs say it best: The first bite is with the eyes.
I'm genuinely interested in hash production so please do chime in with your own knowledge on the subject.
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope as always it was useful in some way and if not that it was at least entertaining.
I'll see you in the next topic.
Please share with me your best and worst hash labels plus feel free to educate me about hash production.
Isn't it because the bars aren't the retail unit?- very few people buy bars, they are immediately cut into portions so the vast majority would never see a label anyway, particularly on the street. Dealers need to tell one bar from another but customers don't in the same way. Just a thought....
That's mostly it.
Commercial hash isn't worth the effort to brand/market. Its about quickly moving quantity. Nobody considers the brand/strain.
Higher end products have better branding but even then the end buyers rarely getting full slabs.
A lot of high end brands or vendors are creating bespoke jars for sale of 1-2g.
Commercial hash isn't worth the effort to brand/market. Its about quickly moving quantity. Nobody considers the brand/strain.
Higher end products have better branding but even then the end buyers rarely getting full slabs.
A lot of high end brands or vendors are creating bespoke jars for sale of 1-2g.
From the original producers perspective the bar is the unit it's sold in. I'm guessing fancier labels don't sell more bars though. Maybe the buyers just sample / test the hash so the label is irrelevant.
Not sure how old this post is, but comms bars will have stickers on without any farm name, cos no one wants to put their name on that shite. They aren't made with single strains either it just moves quicker if it's called some fruity strain.
You can get clean comms, but it's rarer and rarer these days.
You can get clean comms, but it's rarer and rarer these days.