Brimlo: Limited Fall Drop
November 20th, 2008 by Alex
Fitted cap maker Brimlo tipped us off to their newest, extremely limited, fall release pack. It’s no secret that I’m a hat addict, and I try not to drop them on the site too much, but these materials and styles are definitely different than the run of the mill logo + black 5950 approach.
Plus, Brimlo manufactures their own hats, which only a handful of companies do.
To quote Brimlo themselves:
New Limited Release, Available 11/18 in our online store only. This pack features two new hats and is the smallest run of Brimlo hats ever available to the public. One hat features an Italian wool crown and Japanese silk under brim with cherry blossoms embroidered on it. The second hat is an Italian blend crown with Geisha print under brim. All fabric for this project was hand picked. Only 15 of each were created.
I think the Cherry Blossom cap is calling my name, now I need to go check my bank balance…
Check out 4 detailed pics after the jump.
CandySkunk: 10 Baggie Alternatives
November 19th, 2008 by Alex
Our boy over at CandySkunk dropped a solid post on storage options for medical buds.
If you’re still using Ziploc or sandwich baggies, get with the damn times and treat your herbature with some respect. Exposure to air has multiple negative affects, including loss of potency and added harshness when smoking.
CandySkunk’s article covers both budget (i.e. - free) and brand name options for all grades of smoker. Everything from mason jars to stash cans are covered.
So go check the post and see what options work for you.
Hello Neighbor: Vanilla Nut
February 1st, 2007 by Tim
Back in college, I lived in a dorm and had a tough time smoking in my room without everyone on my floor catching wind. I’d try different things like standing near my window or taking a laundry sheet, stuffing in a toilet paper roll and exhaling out of that. Too bad none of those tricks worked. So every time I wanted to smoke, I’d have to go to the car and hotbox or leave school grounds (which was a bitch.)
| theFreshScent Product Recap | |
|---|---|
| Category | Products > Other |
| Company | Hello Neighbor |
| Made In | N/A |
| Pros | Tastes decent |
| Cons | Doesn’t work well |
| Price | $7.00 |
| tFS Rating | 2.5/10 |
This chapstick-sized device has a pink tip on its end. In standard conditions, the Hello Neighbor works decently. It dissipates the strong scents of tobacco and marijuana as you exhale but doesn’t get rid of the odors completely. At first, the vanilla nut smell is there but it fades very quickly and is non-existent for the majority of the odor neutralizer’s life.
I think it’s funny that a product like this even exists when there’s not one, but two sources of smoke and odor that need to be successfully removed. Sure, its aim is the smoke you exhale, but what about the smoke rising from your blunt or cherry in the bowl? This basically defeats any purpose the Hello Neighbor serves in the first place.
Overall, this product is pointless, whatever you’re smoking will give off a scent or smell. If you really need to be that low key, just go for a walk and take some of the stress out from smoking. Just don’t count on this thing to be stealthy.
Wagner Heat Gun is NOT a Vaporizer
January 30th, 2007 by Alex
Every once in a while you’ll come across a deal that seems almost too good to be true. As the saying goes, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
Wiser words have rarely been spoken and they get reinforced daily through lessons learned the hard way. Our product that seems too good to be true is the Wagner HT 400 Heat Gun.
Now, your first question is probably, “Why the hell is theFreshScent reviewing a heat gun?” The answer is simple, because some shady headshops are trying to pass off these Home Depot glue warmers as ‘vaporizer lighters.’
They’ll look you straight in the eye and say that this gun is perfect for use with your pipe or bong and will make the smoking experience much healthier. In a word - wrong.
| theFreshScent Product Recap | |
|---|---|
| Category | Products > Other |
| Company | Wagner |
| Made In | USA |
| Pros | None |
| Cons | Doesn’t work |
| Price | $60.00 |
| tFS Rating | 1.0/10 |
So, other than the temperature being wrong and the air pushed out of the HT 400 preventing it from working, is it at least cheap? No (again). Well, maybe if you buy it for the actual retail price of $33 from a Home Depot or Lowe’s. Instead, certain headshops are trying to sell this heat gun for $60 a pop - nearly doubling the price of the item. Strike three.
This is by far and away the worst product tFS has ever reviewed. So bad, we had to give it a 1.0 out of 10 rating. The only way it could score worse than that is if a staff member was injured while trying to review the damn thing.
As a vaporizer lighter the HT 400 doesn’t work, it’s expensive and it just plain sucks. It’s designed for construction and arts & crafts oriented work, which it excels at.
If you ever see one of these things at your local headshop, be aware that they’re willing and able to rip you off without a second thought.
Bongs Not Bombs
December 18th, 2006 by Alex
Here’s a cool piece of apparel for the ladies. Printed on American Apparel stock, some might call this hippie gear. I call it awesome.
Looks like it might be an old design, but you can still get the shirt in size medium. Hopefully, a re-print will happen soon enough.
Marijuana “Street Terms” Poster
December 8th, 2006 by Tim
LA Pop Art is selling an exclusive marijuana leaf poster created by using the official U.S. Government list of 647 marijuana “street terms”.
As described by LA Pop Art:
So you think you have heard every name out there for Marijuana?? Some are funny, some creative and some are out there - but what people dont know is that the United States Government keeps an official list of all these names. And surprisingly enough over the years, this official list has grown to a shocking 647 official “street terms” for Marijuana.
Upon discovering this list, we here at LA Pop Art felt that we had a “responsibility” to you - our customers - to turn this list into a big ass Marijuana leaf. Enjoy!!
The poster is currently offered at 24″ x 30″ with a $13.99 price tag. Not a bad investment if you commonly find yourself staring at blank walls and going crazy with eye-bleeding boredom.
A novelty item like this will definitely jazz up some of that bleakness. Plus, if you have parents, it’s an educational tool. Right?
