{"id":1354,"date":"2021-09-21T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/seven10\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2023-11-20T18:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:14:00","slug":"the-stoner-starter-kit-tools-of-the-trade-a-to-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/seven10\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"The Stoner Starter Kit: Tools of the Trade (A to Z)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every avid stoner will tell you their must-have items for optimal marijuana smoking sessions. Each recreational marijuana enthusiast and medical cannabis consumer has go-to marijuana gear that enhances their cannabis experience. Creating your own kit for weed prep can be a lot of fun, especially if you continue to add new items over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This post serves as a guide for marijuana newbies and a refresher for seasoned stoners. Take a peek into our all-encompassing stoner starter kit for our favorite tools of the trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking accessories to include in your stoner starter kit:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ashtray &#8211; A place to contain the ashes from smoking marijuana. Even a beginner\u2019s stoner kit should have at least one of these!<\/li><li>Blunt &#8211; A blunt is made from a tobacco leaf wrapper and either pre-rolled or manually rolled with marijuana. Cannabis blunts appear similar to a cigar.<\/li><li>Bowls &#8211; This is where the marijuana flower goes in a bong or pipe until it\u2019s ready to be smoked.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cartridge &#8211; For vape pens and vaporizers, cartridges contain cannabis concentrate or oil and get heated by a heating element.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Chapstick &#8211; Keep a nice moisturizing lip balm in your weed accessories kit so your lips don\u2019t get too dry while smoking.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Dabber &#8211; A long tool used when dabbing marijuana concentrates. The sharp point on one end of the dabber helps users carefully grab marijuana concentrate to apply to the heated area on a dab rig.<\/li><li>Dab mat &#8211; Usually made of silicone, a dab mat is used under a dab rig to keep the dab rig from sliding around. It also protects surfaces from stickiness.<\/li><li>Dab rig &#8211; Similar to the bowl that holds the cannabis in a marijuana bong, a dab rig is a chamber where marijuana is held in a glass pipe.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Dugout &#8211; A container to store your marijuana and your one-hitter pipe so they are conveniently ready to light up.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Eye drops &#8211; The smoke from cannabis can affect people\u2019s eyes, especially those with contacts or allergies.<\/li><li>Filters &#8211; Act as a barrier to your mouth and the joint you are smoking. A benefit of using filters is that any of the chemicals or tar from cannabis can be caught by the filter.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Grinder &#8211; A fundamental piece of equipment for cannabis connoisseurs, a grinder is used to grind up the marijuana flower to make into oil for cannabis edibles or to use when rolling joints or blunts.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Gum &#8211; Stash away a pack of gum to freshen your breath after a smoke.<\/li><li>Hand sanitizer &#8211; When smoking or rolling joints, use hand sanitizer to get rid of the stickiness and smell associated with cannabis.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Hemp Wick &#8211; A butane lighter burns exceedingly hot. <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/blog\/hemp-wick-worth-it-or-gimmick\">Hemp wick<\/a> burns at a lower temperature and allows you to better enjoy your flower when you light up your joint or blunt.<\/li><li>Isopropyl Alcohol &#8211;&nbsp; A good cleaning agent for <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zHxYt3EzVTvW_Bj3BESymzrT6g5-d9KVvqtox6hecso\/edit?usp=sharing\">cleaning your bong<\/a>, dab rig, pipe, and other cannabis equipment. This powerhouse cleaner cuts through the resin left behind from the sticky icky.<\/li><li>Joints &#8211; Similar to a blunt, joints are smaller in size and easy for on-the-go toking. Think of joints as a cannabis cigarette with marijuana instead of tobacco.<\/li><li>Kief catchers &#8211; Used when grinding marijuana flowers, cannabis trichomes will collect in the kief catcher. Kief increases the potency of your experience when added to joints, edibles, or blunts. Read our article, <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/blog\/the-411-on-kief-and-why-you-should-keep-it\">The 411 on Kief and Why You Should Keep It<\/a>.<\/li><li>Lighter &#8211; As one of the quintessential tools for smoking weed, lighters come in all different shapes and sizes and are even fun to collect on their own.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/cannabis\/products\">Marijuana products<\/a> from your favorite dispensary such as <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/\">EarthMed<\/a> &#8211; flower, tinctures, topicals, edibles, extracts, vapes, and pre-rolls.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Medical marijuana card &#8211; You can save lots of money by shopping for medical marijuana. Find out if you\u2019re eligible for an <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/patient-information\/get-your-medical-marijuana-card\">Illinois medical marijuana<\/a> card today.<\/li><li>Mints &#8211; Keep mints in your stoner starter kit to refresh your breath after a hit.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Munchies &#8211; Storing a stash of candy or junk food is always handy to satisfy the associated craving that comes with getting high from your supply.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Napkins &#8211; Keeping napkins around for cleaning your smoking accessories is a must. Whether you are blowing out a one-hitter or cleaning or a bowl piece, napkins help.<\/li><li>One-hitter pipe &#8211; A portable way to get an instant high. One-hitter pipes help users conserve their stash of weed. Read our previous blog post, <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/blog\/conserve-while-you-consume-stretch-the-high-from-your-supply\">Conserve While You Consume: Stretch the High From Your Supply<\/a>.<\/li><li>Ozium spray &#8211; Use Ozium spray to cover up the smell of marijuana. It is also a smoke eliminator and one of the 27 ways to mask that weed smell when you smoke marijuana.<\/li><li>Poking tool &#8211; Having a good poker is a must for stirring bowls and getting the freshest hit from your pipes.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Q-Tips &#8211; Paired with rubbing alcohol cotton swabs, Q-Tips are stoner essentials that are great for keeping your sticky smoking tools nice and clean.<\/li><li>Roach clip or joint holder &#8211; If you don\u2019t want to waste the last bit of your cannabis joint or blunt, or risk burning yourself, investing in a roach clip or joint holder for the end of your joint or blunt may be ideal.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Rolling machine &#8211; An easy and convenient way to roll blunts and joints in just a few steps so you are ready to smoke.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Rolling papers &#8211; Paper that is made to wrap cannabis blunts and joints that you\u2019ll smoke. Always try to have a few handy to carry around in your weed travel kit.<\/li><li>Rolling trays &#8211; This is a designated place to prepare your rolled joints or blunts. If you have multiple, keep one in your weed-smoking kit for when you\u2019re on the go.<\/li><li>Scale &#8211; Measure the amount of weed you are consuming or double-check the amount from the dispensary.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Spiky pipe cleaners &#8211; Used to clean all types of smoking accessories, spiky pipe cleaners are a must-have in every kit for weed.<\/li><li>Tincture &#8211; Placed under the tongue, cannabis tinctures are alcohol-based extracts that provide for easy, smokeless marijuana consumption.&nbsp;<\/li><li>User-friendly cones &#8211; Perfect for stoners who don\u2019t like rolling joints, cones are easy to fill and smoke just like a joint.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Vaporizer &#8211; A device used in combination with heat to vaporize the marijuana flower or concentrate.<\/li><li>Water Pipe or Bong &#8211; A must-have for all stoners. A bong or a water pipe is a smoking device that uses water to filter smoke from weed. You can choose from glass, plastic, or silicone.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>X-Men (or any other movie) &#8211; Watching movies is fun to do when you are under the influence of cannabis. Grab your munchies and enjoy!<\/li><li>YouTube &#8211; An excellent resource for cannabis culture, you can find tutorials for almost anything weed-related you can think of on the streaming behemoth.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Zip-up, smell-proof bag &#8211; This is where you\u2019ll store your marijuana equipment. It also makes for easy travel.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems there are always new weed products that \u201cevery stoner needs,\u201d so there\u2019s no shame in adding to your weed kit every once in a while. Once you\u2019ve purchased and gathered all of your essential smoking supplies and equipment, grab your stoner starter kit, and take it with you wherever you go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit one of our dispensaries, including <a href=\"https:\/\/earthmed.com\/locations\">our dispensary near Chicago O&#8217;Hare airport<\/a>, to get everything else you need for your kit. You\u2019ll be ready to smoke, consume, or vape in the comfort of your home or a friend\u2019s place. Your stoner starter kit will have everything you need to enjoy that high.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you keep in your sesh kit? Hit me up on <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/cannaranda\">social media<\/a>, and let\u2019s spark up a conversation about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what cannabis gear &#038; equipment is essential for avid weed users &#038; marijuana newbies. 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