There's something meditative about going through the actions of actually packing a bowl or rolling a joint. It's methodical, let's you get into a good headspace. It's more a full body experience.

Using a cart or even hitting a dab rig, you're using more tech, there can be more of a convience to it, but you lose out on the time spent with yourself. You lose out on the ritual, the spirit of it. Sometimes it's nice, but sometimes, nah, I want that nice practice, the ritual of preparation my way.

[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You definitely lose "the journey" and get right to the destination with vaping. But I've found that journey again with the first few hits of a fresh packed dosing cart. The flavor is just something else. After that it's just like you said, a means to an end, strictly business kind of thing.

[–] Thorned_Rose@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can't ever go back to combustion after vaping - the taste with vaping is just phenomenal. I love starting with a terpene hit.

I don't feel like I've lost anything - maybe it's because I use a Dynavap so it's vaguely joint shaped, still has a burning hot end you have to be careful with, and it requires some amount of skill if you're using a torch. So I have the ritual of getting out my weed container. Packing the bowl. Then lighting the flame and turning turning till the clicks.... Still feels very satisfying to me. And I still use it with a bong.

That and how much higher I can get from vaping with less bud too.

EDIT: Oh and let's not forget AVB!

[–] tox_solid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I couldn't have said this any better. It's nice to have the convenience of a cart when I'm out and about but if I can afford to take my time, I'm grinding, packing and smoking and I'm not in a hurry about it.