MolassesGrasses
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I got my blemished cricket 2 weeks ago and it is by far my favorite concentrate device I have ever used. I have been dabbing around a decade now from back in the days when people didn't know better and used red hot bangers, to thermometers and terp timers for dabs, to the HVT sai on a pico box mod, hunibadgers, puffco proxy and peaks, freight train fusion head for double deckers, and now the cricket.
Of all the devices and methods above the cricket gives you the most high off the smallest amount. A large bb sized dab has made me green out on this device once before which I have not done in years because I was not expecting or respecting the hit it gave me. I have now read every page of this thread because I was weighing getting one or not then looking for the files for the software and people's updates on it and here are my tips on how I have found the best way to use and maintain this device:
Temps- I enjoy 470-555 degrees F for turning your trench-load into 2 impactful dab hits.
Draw speed- Draw slow but it's more about drawing gentle not forcing air + dabs up into it like a straw if it is whistling especially loudly you are going too fast chill act like you are taking deep long relaxed breaths but you don't have to worry too much it works fine on medium draw speeds too just chill out some people don't realize they inhale ridiculously hard every pull and that has been consistent across all types of smoking and vaping over the decades these people likely canoe blunts and joints from pulling like a beast not a gentleman/lady lol.
Cleaning - RELAX. This is the easiest concentrate device I have ever had to clean come on people the last few pages are contrived unnecessary steps likely from stoner paranoia that waste time and energy and materials. I never use ISO unless the device is horribly unusably clogged which is 100% on user error and I did once before. When this happens you take the cap off remove the silicone holder for the glass chimney and the chimney itself which I use the loading tool in the device to GENTLY dislodge which works fine if you suck at that use papertowels to cushion it then push it through behind the towel cushion and you will be fine.
If you clog the glass chimney with dabs what you need to do is simply take the top off, put it in your mouth like you are hitting it, and then blow through it like shooting a blow gun or something and all, or over 95% of the dabs will shoot out of it so make sure you are holding it in your other hand with a paper towel to catch the wax spray. This works 100% of the time I have tried it 100s of times now it is incredibly easy to do you just have to right after a dab while it is still warm. Do this before cleaning the rest of it and if you are using the cricket right you will seldom need to blow to clear the chimney it's really not hard I don't know why people are having such a difficult time cleaning it they are probably over concerned about getting it 100% clean with wax devices they will get like 95-99% clean if you clean them quick and that is 100% ok it won't stink up past your pocket or anything chill the heck out imo.
For daily and weekly all standard use I only use paper towels. I tried q tips, q tips in iso, paper towels in iso, fuck all of them right after you finish your dab and the device is warm take half a paper towel, bunch it up or fold it and wipe the top lid first while it's still warm to remove any wax on it. Then the top of the trench and around the tightening knobs, then inside the trench jam some paper towel in there and wipe that too if you need do it all upside down and pulse the heat for like 1 second and it will remove the wax better than either q tips or Iso wiping will with less mess. Once you get practiced at it it takes less than 3 seconds to clean the device to near spotless and you can wait until the end of a session after 4 or 5 dabs to wipe clean if you want I do all the time.
I got mine for $250 and regret it 0% I made an account after lurking on this site for years to post this because people being so nitpicky about dabbing and paranoid about cleaning or breaking stuff because they do stuff in some super peculiar way is holding back the dry herb and dab device industries and imo dab culture in general by making people think they need some rediculous industrial torch plus terp slurper setup to use them vs this large Juul looking pocketable modern American made thing. I am obviously a big fan of this company now but you can find my reddit posts on u/molassesgrasses and i'm on Troy and Jerry's discord if anyone wants to talk for proof i'm not a shill because i'm sure me cleaning this in a normal efficient way without problem will convince some people on here I work for their company, I don't I just homegrow and press my own rosin and wanted to let people know they don't need and imo shouldn't be shoving plastic down their glass to clean it when you can just blow it loose and the hot dabs run like liquid coating the bottom which you then wipe clean.
Edit- I forgot to mention that the Troy and Jerry show on it is what convinced me to grab one! Jerry did a great job of showing from a user who prefers being efficient the most high from the least material possible how this thing is ideal for us. It isn't for people trying to down a whole half gram dab at once it's for someone who wants one normal sized dab in a 5 to 10 second window including a quick clean wipe down or 3 seconds if you dont give af. Since grabbing this thing I have built up a surplus of allotment in my state's medical system which prior to this for over a year I had maxed out every month.
Of all the devices and methods above the cricket gives you the most high off the smallest amount. A large bb sized dab has made me green out on this device once before which I have not done in years because I was not expecting or respecting the hit it gave me. I have now read every page of this thread because I was weighing getting one or not then looking for the files for the software and people's updates on it and here are my tips on how I have found the best way to use and maintain this device:
Temps- I enjoy 470-555 degrees F for turning your trench-load into 2 impactful dab hits.
Draw speed- Draw slow but it's more about drawing gentle not forcing air + dabs up into it like a straw if it is whistling especially loudly you are going too fast chill act like you are taking deep long relaxed breaths but you don't have to worry too much it works fine on medium draw speeds too just chill out some people don't realize they inhale ridiculously hard every pull and that has been consistent across all types of smoking and vaping over the decades these people likely canoe blunts and joints from pulling like a beast not a gentleman/lady lol.
Cleaning - RELAX. This is the easiest concentrate device I have ever had to clean come on people the last few pages are contrived unnecessary steps likely from stoner paranoia that waste time and energy and materials. I never use ISO unless the device is horribly unusably clogged which is 100% on user error and I did once before. When this happens you take the cap off remove the silicone holder for the glass chimney and the chimney itself which I use the loading tool in the device to GENTLY dislodge which works fine if you suck at that use papertowels to cushion it then push it through behind the towel cushion and you will be fine.
If you clog the glass chimney with dabs what you need to do is simply take the top off, put it in your mouth like you are hitting it, and then blow through it like shooting a blow gun or something and all, or over 95% of the dabs will shoot out of it so make sure you are holding it in your other hand with a paper towel to catch the wax spray. This works 100% of the time I have tried it 100s of times now it is incredibly easy to do you just have to right after a dab while it is still warm. Do this before cleaning the rest of it and if you are using the cricket right you will seldom need to blow to clear the chimney it's really not hard I don't know why people are having such a difficult time cleaning it they are probably over concerned about getting it 100% clean with wax devices they will get like 95-99% clean if you clean them quick and that is 100% ok it won't stink up past your pocket or anything chill the heck out imo.
For daily and weekly all standard use I only use paper towels. I tried q tips, q tips in iso, paper towels in iso, fuck all of them right after you finish your dab and the device is warm take half a paper towel, bunch it up or fold it and wipe the top lid first while it's still warm to remove any wax on it. Then the top of the trench and around the tightening knobs, then inside the trench jam some paper towel in there and wipe that too if you need do it all upside down and pulse the heat for like 1 second and it will remove the wax better than either q tips or Iso wiping will with less mess. Once you get practiced at it it takes less than 3 seconds to clean the device to near spotless and you can wait until the end of a session after 4 or 5 dabs to wipe clean if you want I do all the time.
I got mine for $250 and regret it 0% I made an account after lurking on this site for years to post this because people being so nitpicky about dabbing and paranoid about cleaning or breaking stuff because they do stuff in some super peculiar way is holding back the dry herb and dab device industries and imo dab culture in general by making people think they need some rediculous industrial torch plus terp slurper setup to use them vs this large Juul looking pocketable modern American made thing. I am obviously a big fan of this company now but you can find my reddit posts on u/molassesgrasses and i'm on Troy and Jerry's discord if anyone wants to talk for proof i'm not a shill because i'm sure me cleaning this in a normal efficient way without problem will convince some people on here I work for their company, I don't I just homegrow and press my own rosin and wanted to let people know they don't need and imo shouldn't be shoving plastic down their glass to clean it when you can just blow it loose and the hot dabs run like liquid coating the bottom which you then wipe clean.
Edit- I forgot to mention that the Troy and Jerry show on it is what convinced me to grab one! Jerry did a great job of showing from a user who prefers being efficient the most high from the least material possible how this thing is ideal for us. It isn't for people trying to down a whole half gram dab at once it's for someone who wants one normal sized dab in a 5 to 10 second window including a quick clean wipe down or 3 seconds if you dont give af. Since grabbing this thing I have built up a surplus of allotment in my state's medical system which prior to this for over a year I had maxed out every month.
