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āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāσāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ

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James Wilson

James Wilson

Cannabis Culture Writer

āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāσāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ

āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ, āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ“āϏ, āĻĄā§‡āĻ•, āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝ⧇āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž (āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž, āĻŦāĻž āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ), āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ (āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āϏ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϞ, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ), āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ“āϜāύāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āϰāĻ• āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ-āφāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ“ āϏāĻš āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧇āϟāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāĨ¤


āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ

Wind

The biggest outdoor enemy. According to the āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•, āĻ…āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύāϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤ āϞāĻžāχāϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻžāχ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĢ⧁āρ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Solutions:

  • āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž (3+ āχāĻžā§āϚāĻŋ)
  • āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ
  • āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āφāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ
  • āĻ“āϜāύāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϘāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ

Weather

āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇, āϘ⧃āĻŖā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Solutions:

  • āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāĻļāύ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ (āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž)
  • āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ/āĻ˜ā§‡āϰāĻž āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ
  • āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ
  • āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāύ⧁āύ

Aesthetics

āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ - āĻ•ā§ā§ŽāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Solutions:

  • āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ
  • āφāϞāĻ‚āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
  • āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϰāĻ‚
  • āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āφāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ


āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ ashtrays āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āφāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇

āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‹āϞ-āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ 30-40 āχāĻžā§āϚāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĨ¤

Pros:

  • āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž
  • āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁
  • āϝ⧇āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻšāϜ āύāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϞ
  • āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

Cons:

  • āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ ($30-100)
  • āĻĢā§āϞ⧋āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏ āύāĻŋāύ
  • āϚāϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āϟāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāϞ

Best for: Dedicated outdoor smoking areas, commercial spaces, patios with limited table space.

āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧇āϟāĻĒ āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§€āϞ ashtrays are perfect for outdoor use - durable, weather-resistant, and easy to clean.

Pros:

  • āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ ($10-40)
  • Portable
  • āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ
  • āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāύāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ

Cons:

  • āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ
  • āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĢ⧁āρ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āωāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ

Best for: Covered patios, outdoor dining tables, portable needs.

āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āϰ-āĻŽāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇

āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤

Pros:

  • āϕ⧋āύ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡/āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ
  • āϟāĻŋāĻĒ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž
  • āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āφāϛ⧇
  • āϏāĻšāϜ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ

Cons:

  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ⧇āĻļāύ
  • āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ
  • āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

Best for: Near entrances, small balconies, commercial properties.


āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§€āϞ

āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ.

  • āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀
  • āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • UV stable
  • āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ
  • āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ
  • āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ

Tip: Look for 304 or 316 grade stainless for maximum rust resistance.

Aluminum

āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāχāϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤

  • Won't rust
  • āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž (āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ)
  • āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀
  • Affordable
  • āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϰāĻ‚ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ

Note: Needs weighted base to prevent tipping.

Cast Iron

āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀-āĻļ⧁āĻ˛ā§āĻ• āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ.

  • āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ (āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀)
  • āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž
  • Durable

Cons:

  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧇āĻĒ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀
  • āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻž-āϞ⧇āĻĒāĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύāĨ¤

  • āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϰāĻ‚
  • āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
  • Affordable

Cons:

  • āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āωāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

āĻ•āĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϟ/āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ

āφāϞāĻ‚āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀-āĻļ⧁āĻ˛ā§āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤

  • āĻ…āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•
  • āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĢ⧁āρ
  • āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž
  • āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀

Cons:

  • Very heavy
  • āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϜ-āĻĨāĻžāĻ“āϤ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āĻ›āĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ


āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ

āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ-āφāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžāχ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: Excellent - almost no ash escapes.

āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•

āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžāχ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: Good - works for moderate wind.

Flip Lids

āĻ›āĻžāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžāχ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĨ¤

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: Very good - combines access with protection.

Weighted Bases

Heavy bottoms that prevent tipping. Look for at least 2-3 lbs for tabletop, more for standing.

Effectiveness: Prevents tipping, doesn't stop ash from blowing out of open designs.


Setup Tips for Outdoor Smoking Areas

Location Matters

  • Near seating: Within arm's reach of chairs
  • Downwind: Position so smoke blows away from main seating
  • Protected: Near walls or under overhangs when possible
  • Away from doors: Smoke doesn't drift inside

Multiple Ashtrays

For larger patios or groups:

  • One per 2-3 people
  • Spread around seating areas
  • Consider one stand-up near entrance

Consider Neighbors

  • Position away from neighbor's windows
  • Use covered/enclosed designs to reduce visible smoke
  • Keep area clean to avoid odor complaints


Seasonal Considerations

Summer

  • High use season
  • Empty frequently
  • Keep in shade to prevent metal heating
  • Watch for fire hazards in dry conditions

Fall

  • Watch for falling leaves catching fire
  • Empty more often
  • Consider bringing inside during storms

Winter

  • Ash freezes in water = hard to clean
  • Use enclosed designs that keep water out
  • Consider portable option to bring inside

Rainy Season

  • Water-filled ashtrays are gross
  • Use covered designs
  • Empty after rain
  • Consider wall-mounted under eaves


Maintenance

Regular Emptying

Outdoor ashtrays need more frequent emptying:

  • Rain adds moisture
  • Wind can fill with debris
  • Bugs are attracted to ash

Frequency: Every 1-2 days during active use.

Cleaning

Weekly:

  • Dump contents
  • Rinse with water
  • Wipe down exterior

Monthly:

  • Deep clean interior
  • Check for rust spots
  • Clean drainage holes if present
  • Inspect for damage

Winterizing

If storing for winter:

  • Clean thoroughly
  • Dry completely
  • Store in garage/shed
  • Cover if leaving outside


Budget Guide

Under $20

  • Basic tabletop aluminum
  • Simple designs
  • Functional but not fancy

$20-50

  • Quality tabletop with wind guard
  • Small standing ashtrays
  • Better materials

$50-100

  • Premium standing ashtrays
  • Decorative designs
  • Commercial-grade quality

$100+

  • Designer pieces
  • Commercial standing ashtrays
  • Premium materials


DIY Options

Weighted Container

  • Heavy ceramic pot with sand in bottom
  • Place smaller container inside for ash
  • Weight keeps it stable

Mason Jar in Sand

  • Fill decorative pot with sand
  • Press mason jar (open end up) into sand
  • Jar catches ash, sand provides weight

Terracotta Pot

  • Place upside down
  • Use drainage hole as opening
  • Heavy and stable

Note: DIY options work but lack wind protection features of purpose-built ashtrays.


This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

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