Concentrate Vaporizers: Dab Pens & E-Rigs

A dab pen, also called a wax pen, is a pen-sized device for your pocket, for example the Norddampf Dab Pen Mini, the Yocan Pocket 2 or the Puffco Pivot. An e-rig, also called an electric dab rig, is larger and made more for home use, usually with a glass attachment and a water filter, for example the Puffco New Peak, the AUXO Cenote or the Dr. Dabber Switch². In between are modular devices such as the Puffco New Proxy.

An e-nail is an electrically heated nail for a water pipe you already own. The G Pen Hyer is attached using the 14 mm adapter, heats electrically and holds the temperature you select. You no longer need a torch, and your water pipe takes care of the filtering.

The Norddampf Dab Pen Mini is kept deliberately simple and is the most affordable way to start. The Puffco Pivot gets by with one button and four fixed levels and vibrates when it is ready. If you want to vape at home with a water filter, the Puffco New Peak is also operated with just one button.

Low temperatures bring out the flavor, higher ones give denser vapor. The middle range is a good place to start, and from there you work your way up in small steps. The ranges differ from device to device: the Yocan Pocket 2 works from 204 to 304 °C, the Puffco New Peak in four levels from 254 to 310 °C, and the Dr. Dabber Switch² to the degree from 121 to 343 °C.

A small amount is enough. Use the dab tool or a hot knife to place it in the chamber or on the nail. How the vapor turns out also depends on the amount, the consistency and your draw technique.

No. Water cools the vapor, but it is not required. The Puffco New Peak and the AUXO Cenote come with their own water filter, and the G Pen Hyer uses the water pipe you already have. With the Puffco New Proxy you can add a glass attachment or bubbler. The pens and the glass-free Puffco Proxy Core Kit are built for use on the go.

Quartz, as in the G Pen Hyer, is neutral in taste, retains heat well and is easy to clean. Ceramic chambers, as in the Yocan Pocket 2 or the nail of the AUXO Cenote, heat all around and need neither a wick nor cotton. With the induction of the Dr. Dabber Switch², a magnetic field heats the quartz insert contact-free, and an infrared sensor keeps adjusting. Puffco's 3D chambers heat the base and the side walls at the same time.

Wipe out the chamber with a cotton swab after use. The Yocan Pocket 2 and the Puffco New Proxy are wiped out while the chamber is still warm, the G Pen Hyer and the Dr. Dabber Switch² after they have cooled down. Clean glass parts with isopropyl alcohol. The base with the electronics must never go into water.

For the Norddampf Dab Pen Mini we carry the replacement atomizer, and for the AUXO Cenote the ceramic nails in a pack of 6 and the glass recycler. According to the product information, one nail lasts up to 100 sessions. On the other devices, too, the chamber or insert is a wear part. Ask us if you need a replacement.

Some can with an insert, a capsule or a pad, for example the AirVape Legacy Pro 2 with the concentrate pad, or the PAX 3 and PAX Plus with the concentrate insert. It does not work the other way around: the devices on this page are built for concentrates and not for dry herbs.