Articles
Setup instructions, gear overviews, comparisons and general musing from the Ritual Colorado team. We hope you enjoy the content and please let us know if there are any topics you want us to dive into!
Getting Started
May 11, 2024
Cold vs. Hot Start Dabs: What's the Difference
In the world of concentrates, two main methods of dabbing stand out: "cold start dabs" and "hot start dabs". These methods offer different benefits to enjoying concentrates, and understanding the basics can help you make a more informed decision and choose the best method that aligns with your preferences and needs.
Sep 30, 2023
Intro to Dabbing & Concentrates
What exactly are concentrates, and what are they made of?
Cannabis plants are covered in microscopic, mushroom-shaped...
Sep 9, 2023
Intro to Water Pipes & Glass
Given the awkward state of cannabis legalization across the U.S. it comes as no surprise that information on weed consumption is hard to come by. This intro piece is intended to explain the glass landscape and help you understand why so many different shapes and styles of water pipes exist. We hope this helps your ganja discovery journey and please let us know if there is anything you want us to talk about more!
Jul 19, 2022
Intro to Dry Herb Vaporization
For some personal history, Ritual’s founder Patrick originally tried a dry herb vaporizer while living in Texas in the mid-2010s. It was from a well-known company who continues to dominate head shop display cases. However, the device itself tasted like burnt popcorn at best and melted plastic at worst and was a poor enough experience to turn Patrick off of the industry for a decade. After experiencing some health issues, he rediscovered thermal extraction technologies and was astounded at the incredible progress made both in terms of device performance and safety.
Best of 2024
Aug 2, 2024
Best Dab Gear 2024
Dabbing technology moves fast and being located in Colorado we're right in the heart of the advancements. To help you keep up with the latest, here is our favorite dab gear of 2024! Let us know what you’re currently enjoying and as always if you ever have any questions. Happy dabbing!
Jun 22, 2024
Glass 'Lympics 2024
Welcome one, welcome all to The Glass 'Lympics 2024! As you already know, every four years the world gathers to watch the Ritual Colorado team take some rips and give you our feedback on our wonderful glass pieces. It's that wonderful time of year again, the eternal incense is lit, and we've got lots of info updates on our Everyday glass offerings! Throw on your Team Borosilicate jersey and tune in here for all the excitement!!
Mar 16, 2024
Best Desktop Dry Herb Vapes 2024
Dry herb vaporization technology moves fast, in fact we started Ritual Colorado because we felt that Denver wasn’t keeping up with the awesome developments. To help you keep up with the latest, here is our favorite desktop dry herb vapes of 2024!
Mar 13, 2024
Best Portable Dry Herb Vapes 2024
Dry herb vaporization technology moves fast, in fact we started Ritual Colorado because we felt that Denver wasn’t keeping up with the awesome developments. To help you keep up with the latest, here is our favorite portable dry herb vapes of 2024!
Ball Vape Articles
Aug 24, 2023
Dialing-In Your New Ball Vape
As you get ready for the most fun part of any new device, testing, you suddenly feel woefully unprepared and intimidated by the cords and wires in front of you. Not to fear! This guide is intended to help get you comfortably situated with your ball vaporizer of choice. We cover finding your Optimal Temperature Settings, Cleaning & Maintenance and lots of fun Tips & Tricks.
Jun 8, 2023
The Insane Taroma 360!
With the introduction of the 360 Series the game has changed! How? To start the extra-long coil and new bowl designs means that your herbal material sits in the middle of the heater vs. below it. This means you're getting heat from 360 degrees during your hit leading to previously unseen efficiency of extraction from a ball vaporizer.
Nov 2, 2022
The Ball Vape Revolution
There was a time when the only concern I had for flavor was when I'd open up a bag for the first time and take a good long whiff...before setting the stuff ablaze, flavor be damned. The Qaroma has spoiled me and turned me into a cannabis corksniffer. There's nothing quite like savoring a new strain with what feels like a magnifying glass spotlighting every nuance of taste and highlighting different terpene flavors at different temperatures.Â
Dabbing Articles
Oct 19, 2024
The Difference Between Nails and Bangers for Dab Rigs
In the end, both nails and bangers are for dabbing your favorite cannabis concentrates, regardless of consistency. Because of the differences between the two, it really boils down to your personal preferences. If you love rich flavor and quick dabs, go for the banger. However, if you’re looking for durability, a titanium nail will be right up your alley.
Sep 25, 2024
The Lowdown on Ruby & Sapphire Terp Pearls
These are the real deal! 100% pure, AAA quality, lab-grown rubies that shine with a rich red color. Yes, the exact same mineral that has been beloved in jewelry and design for centuries is now available to enhance your cannabis experience. The lab grown variants are not just perfectly uniform, they’re also available at a much more attractive price than the wild foraged variety. And if that wasn’t enough, you don’t have to burden your conscience with the inconvenient reality of the conditions many “foragers” endure.
May 28, 2024
Dab Pens vs Traditional Rigs
Whether you’re looking for a classic rig or a digital pen, or you have no clue what the differences are, Ritual Color...
Jan 13, 2023
The Love of Dabbing
At its worst a dab can leave you coughing, wheezing, drooling, and unreasonably high. That is many people’s first dab experience, but it doesn’t have to be that way. A little bit of education and conservative dosing can lead to a pleasant concentrated experience for just about every user. The benefits of dabbing are much more evident; low residual odor, rapid uptake, and a uniquely mentally “clean” high all make dabbing a helpful consumption method for medical and recreational users alike.
Glass Articles
Jun 24, 2024
Cleaning and Maintaining Your Smoke Products
Cleanliness equals fresher puffs, and fortunately for our fellow dabbers, vapers, and glass enthusiasts, keeping your...
Mar 19, 2024
The Art Of Glass: Exploring Unique Glass Pipe Designs
At Ritual Colorado, our hand-blown glass artistry is blurring the lines between peak performance and museum-worthy sh...
Dry Herb Articles
Mar 1, 2024
How to Save Money on Weed
For me personally when I switched from 6-8 bong bowls per day to dry herb vaporization it was crazy how far my flower stretched. I did start with a Dynavap which is one of the most efficient devices available, but also had a more powerful desktop to ensure I wasn’t tempted to go back out to the garage for a bowl. The most beautiful part of the conversion process was that I never felt the need to restrict my consumption.
Feb 22, 2024
A Beginner’s Guide to Dry Herb
Liberating the precious cannabinoids and terpenes from your favorite flower can be achieved without torching the herb...
Apr 6, 2022
Device Loading - "The Straw Method"
Efficient extraction requires consistent airflow through your ground herbal material. One of our favorite ways to ens...
General Articles
Oct 30, 2024
Treat Yourself to Our Halloween Vaping Safety Guide
If you love parties, Halloween is an excellent time of year, with special Halloween-themed parties on almost every night of the week. However, this comes with some challenges when you just want to find a quiet place to quickly hit your vape or smoke some flower. Hopefully your party is 420-friendly, but if not make sure you're being discrete about your consumption and not bothering others. This is a big reason we're fans of dry herb vapes, while they aren't smell-free, they're also a lot less intense of a smell so you can sneak a couple hits!
Oct 11, 2024
Ritual Colorado Sits Down with the Team from High Minded
“I just love what you’re doing. You have the best quality glass presented, just really clean, and I feel like you don’t really mess around with any products that aren’t worth your time,” McCarter said.
“Yeah, so, we have a pretty strict policy that it doesn’t go on the store shelves if I would not actually smoke out of it myself,” Bitting replied.
Jul 31, 2024
The Science of Vaporization: How Herb Vaporizers Work
The pursuit of mindful and flavorful enjoyment powers our innovative lineup at Ritual Colorado. If you’ve been search...
Jul 1, 2024
Enjoying Denver with Ritual Colorado
At Ritual Colorado, we believe there’s no reason to have a less-than-perfect trip because you are unsure how to transport a device that helps you reach a higher experience. We want you to enjoy your new dab rig, vaporizer, or water pipe and not worry about how to get it home.
Jun 28, 2024
Cannabis and Vaping – A Better Way To Enjoy Cannabinoids with Ritual Colorado
Cannabis use and the way people enjoy cannabis has come a long way in a short period of time, but for many people, unaware of the advances in technology, there’s a whole new world of cannabis consumption available to them, vaping.
Recently, we sat down with Patrick Bitting, the founder and CEO of Ritual Colorado, to talk about Ritual Colorado and its mission to change the way people view cannabis, as well as the products and methods people use to enjoy it.
Apr 24, 2024
An Overview of Our Kits
Perhaps you already have a functional piece of glass, but do you lack the ideal dab or vaping kit to get the most out...