How To Use A Dual Use Vaporizer (Got Vape Crew Tips)

It seems today that everywhere you look you have to pick a side. From Team Jacob vs. Team Edward, all the way to viral debates on the pronunciation of “gif”, there’s no shortage of crossroads we have to navigate on the day to day.

This even bleeds into the world of vaporizers, with most generally forcing you to choose between dry herbs or concentrates.

That’s where dual use vaporizers arrive to break the ice and let you enjoy the versatility to enjoy dry herbs and concentrates all within a single, high-performing vape.

As a result, Got Vape wanted to provide you all with a definitive resource breaking down how to use a dual-use vaporizer with ease and enjoy your clouds with the best possible flavor, potency, and overall level of satisfaction, no matter which material you load up.

Follow along as we share our 20+ years of vaporizer knowledge and show you that you don’t need complicated tricks or expensive accessories to get the best vapor, but instead just a little bit of inside information.

This step-by-step dual-use vaporizer guide walks you through the process from start to finish, imparting all of our Got Vape Crew wisdom and giving you helpful tips that can turn your hybrid sessions around in no time.

Table of Contents:

1. Charge Your Dual-Use Vaporizer
2. Prepare Your Material & Choose The Right Insert
3. Load The Chamber Correctly
4. Turn On Your Dual-Use Vaporizer
5. Choose The Right Temperature For Your Material
6. Wait For Full Pre-Heat
7. Take Slow, Steady Draws
8. Clean The Oven & Mouthpiece Regularly
9. Store Your Dual-Use Vaporizer Properly
Got Vape Crew Dual Use Vaping Tips
Easy Dual-Use Vaping

1. Charge Your Dual-Use Vaporizer

Before getting started, it’s important to remember that to get this ball rolling you’ll need your dual use vaporizer all charged up and ready to go.

Because heating ground flower and reaching hot concentrate vaporization temperatures requires significant battery power, you’re going to need to break out the charger to light the spark on your clouds.

Charging Tips:

• Only use the charging cable that came with your dual-use vaporizer
• Always stay present while charging
• Promptly unplug your dual-use vaporizer once at full battery
• Never charge overnight
• Avoid high-amp fast chargers unless specified by the manufacturer
• Charge in safe locations away from heat, moisture, or other extremes

While one of the easiest steps to using a dual use vape, it’s one that can often get overlooked in your day to day rush, leading to the disappointment of sitting down ready to sesh, only to realize your battery is rocking a bit fat 0% battery charge.

So always do your future self a favor and double-check before heading out that everything is all charged, this way you have time to give things a refresh and you’re never stuck with an untimely dead battery mid-session.

Always exercise caution while charging your dual-use vaporizer and keep an eye on it while plugged into any power source. This helps protect yourself and those around you, all while ensuring your vaporizer gets back to 100% capacity as safely as possible.

2. Prepare Your Material & Choose The Right Insert

One of the most important parts of getting them most out of a dual use vape is both preparing your materials and your vaporizer to accommodate them.

Because dry herbs and concentrates require completely different heating environments, switching setups properly is an essential skill you’ll need to learn in order to properly enjoy both dry herbs and wax to their fullest.

Preparing your setup prevents sticky wax from ruining dry herb chambers, protects heating coils, and ensures proper vaporization no matter what you’ve loaded into your dual use vaporizer.

Configuring For Your Session:

• For Dry Herb Sessions: Use the ceramic or stainless steel oven. Grind your dry herb to a medium consistency and make sure to fill till around 80% full.
• For Concentrate Sessions: Insert the specialized concentrate pad, liquid capsule, or quartz/ceramic wax cup provided with your device. Never drop wax directly into a bare dry herb oven unless specified!

For more detailed information on the intricacies of each material type, check out our respective breakdowns on using a dry herb vaporizer and using a concentrate vaporizer here. These will give you a bit more knowledge on each specific material so you can get the most out of them quickly.

3. Load The Chamber Correctly

With your material prepared and correct insert loaded into your dual use vape, now’s the time to fill your chamber. Depending on whether you’re loading dry herbs or concentrates, your technique will differ significantly for optimal results.

Loading Dry Herb:

• Fill the oven evenly to about 80% capacity.
• Tamp down lightly so the herb sits flat, but leave enough room for steady airflow.
• Avoid packing too tightly, which blocks air pathways and causes uneven heating.

Loading Concentrates:

• Load a small, manageable amount (a piece roughly the size of a grain of rice) onto the concentrate pad, capsule, or cup.
• Keep concentrate centered away from side air vents to prevent hot oil from running into internal components.
• Don’t overfill, excess wax will pool and cause sticky clogs.

In our experience, learning how to pack a dual-use vaporizer based on the material type is one of the biggest factors in getting consistent results. When in doubt, start with smaller loads to keep airflow unrestricted and avoid messy spillover.

4. Turn On Your Dual-Use Vaporizer

With your chamber properly loaded, now you can move onto powering up your device. Most portable dual-use vapes power on by pressing the main button five times quickly (5x).

When correctly input, most vapes will light up their screen, flash indicator LEDs, or vibrate (haptic feedback) to let you know they are active.

Once on, you can now move onto selecting your heat levels. Remember that controls vary by brand, with some dual use vapes utilizing three clicks to cycle modes, while others feature full digital displays or smart smartphone app controls.

Always consult your instruction manual or head online to the brands pages, as these will help you out when in doubt and point you in the right direction with specific manufacturer recommendations on what to do.

5. Choose The Right Temperature For Your Material

Once you’ve got everything loaded, it’s time for you to review the various temperature choices and make a decision on how you’d like to heat your materials.

Most dual-use vaporizers feature wide temperature ranges (or dedicated material modes) so you can fine-tune heat to match whatever you’re vaping with precision and enjoy the best possible vapor results.

• Low Temperature: Best for flavor and smoothness. Low intensity vapor that tastes great and goes down easily.
• Medium Temperature: The best of both worlds. Enjoy strong flavor output and leveled up potency, all without too much harshness.
• High Temperature: Best for potency. High intensity vapor that hits like a truck but also brings with it harsher vapor.

If you’re switching between materials, always remember to adjust your temperature settings so that you have them matching your dry herb or concentrate preferences.

6. Wait For Full Pre-Heat

Dual use vaporizers rely on sophisticated conduction or convection heating systems to warm materials evenly. Because of this, allowing the battery / chamber to reach its full operating temperature before vaping is absolutely essential.

This is because when you start vaping before you’ve reached temperature, you end up preventing proper vaporization and instead will get a more muted stream of vapor that leaves you disappointed.

Luckily, most dual-use vapes typically heat up within 15 to 45 seconds, meaning you don’t have to wait too long to start enjoying your regularly scheduled vaping. Many feature a solid LED light indicator or a vibration prompt to alert you when the oven has reached your selected setting.

Allowing the chamber to fully pre-heat gives your dry herb time to heat through evenly and lets concentrate pads warm up enough to liquify concentrates cleanly.

So always leave plenty of time for your dual use vape to reach heat, and never attempt to rip it before the initial warm up cycle is complete. Trust us when we say being patient for those extra few seconds pays off massively with stronger vapor and better sessions.

7. Take Slow, Steady Draws

One of our favorite Got Vape Crew tips applies to both flower and concentrate sessions alike: draw speed makes or breaks your clouds.

Drawing From A Dual Use Vape:

• Inhale slowly and steadily from the mouthpiece
• Avoid fast, aggressive ripping
• Think of it as “sipping” hot tea
• Keep draws long and relaxed (4 to 8 seconds)

Unlike traditional pipes or rigs, vaporizers perform best with gentle airflow. Pulling too hard cools down the heating chamber faster than it can reheat, resulting in wispy vapor and pulling unheated concentrates or loose herb scooby snacks up into the airway (yuck!).

Over time, you’ll naturally dial in your ideal draw speed. So try not to over think things and instead focus on slow steady sipping from your vaporizer in order to maximize your cloud production.

8. Clean The Oven & Mouthpiece Regularly

Because dual-use vaporizers handle sticky concentrates and dry herbs, regular maintenance is required to keep your trust battery working at 100% and ensure that you keep your vapor ripping well.

Leaving residue inside for extended periods can:

• Stick mouthpieces and lids shut
• Clog fine airflow screens
• Ruin pure flavor profiles with burnt aftertastes
• Seep past seals into internal electronics

Routinely brush out dry herb dust after flower sessions and soak removable metal screens, concentrate inserts, and glass mouthpieces in isopropyl alcohol every week or two. Keeping connections clean ensures your hybrid vape lasts for years to come.

For concentrates we recommend swabbing out your chamber after every session and for dry herbs to empty all left overs once done. This way you don’t come back to a dirty vape and are far more likely to pick it up for another trip down vapor lane.

Learn more about maintenance with our guide to how often you should clean your vaporizer here, as we breakdown how to clean all types of batteries and keep your device rocking for years to come.

9. Store Your Dual-Use Vaporizer Properly

Lastly, you need to store your dual-use vaporizer properly to protect your investment, preserve battery life, and avoid sticky leaks from ending your session fun prematurely.

When you’re finished vaping:

• Turn the device off completely (5x clicks)
• Empty leftover dry herb or swab out warm concentrate residue
• Allow the oven to cool down fully
• Store the device strictly upright
• Keep somewhere cool and dry, protected from extreme temperatures

Because residual wax or natural herb oils liquify when warm, storing your vape on its side or upside down can cause residue to run into the mouthpiece or internal battery housing. Keeping it standing upright saves you tons of deep cleaning hassle later.

Additionally we recommend finding a safe spot you can regularly access to store your dual use vaporizer, as this way you avoid leaving it in any dangerous spots and are never left scratching your head trying to find where you’ve left your battery.

Got Vape Crew Dual Use Vaping Tip

Now that you have a much better idea on how to use your dual-use vaporizer to the fullest, we consulted with the Got Vape Crew to give you some rapid fire tips on getting the most out of your clouds.

Here are a few of our favorite Got Vape Crew Tips after more than two decades working with vaporizers:

• Always use concentrate inserts when vaping wax, never drop wax into a bare herb chamber or mix up with your dry herbs!
• Keep a stash of cotton swabs, alcohol wipes, and a stir tool in your travel kit
• Adjust your temps: low for flavor, high for clouds, and higher for concentrates
• Clean your mouthpiece screens often to prevent airflow restriction
• Charge your battery before long outings, as hybrid heating draws solid power
• Store your device upright whenever possible to prevent warm wax from running into air paths

Simple habits often make the biggest difference. Keep these tips in mind the next time you fire up your dual-use vaporizer, and we guarantee you’ll enjoy smooth, flavorful, and versatile sessions every time.

Easy Dual-Use Vaping

At the end of the day, using a dual use vaporizer isn’t really that complicated. With the right preparation, slow draw speeds, and routine chamber care, you’ll enjoy seamless transitions between flower and wax without missing a beat.

This leaves you free to enjoy both worlds of vaping to the fullest, without needing to carry multiple vapes in your pocket or compromise on performance. Rip your clouds when you want, how you want, and with whatever material you want, only with a dual-use vaporizer.

Have any more questions? The Got Vape Resource Center is ready to help with more step-by-step guides just like this. Thanks for stopping in with the Got Vape Crew, and be sure to rip some clouds out there for us!