
āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
James Wilson
Cannabis Culture Writer
āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āϝāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ, āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻžāύā§āĻĻāύāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāϏ, āĻĄā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āύāĻāĻļāĻž (āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āĻĸāĻžāĻāύāĻž, āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻļā§āϰā§āώ), āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ (āϏā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āϏ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ), āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāύāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰāĻ āĻļā§āϞā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ-āĻāĻĒ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻāύ āĻĸāĻžāĻāύāĻž āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻš āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻ
Wind
The biggest outdoor enemy. According to the āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻā§āϤā§āϝāĻ, āĻ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤ āϞāĻžāĻāĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻĢā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Solutions:
- āĻāĻā§āĻ-āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āϰ āύāĻāĻļāĻž (3+ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ)
- āĻĸāĻžāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϰ
- āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§āϞ
- āĻāĻāύāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ
Weather
āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§, āĻā§āĻŖā§āϝ āϏā§āϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āϰā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Solutions:
- āύāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āϤ (āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻāĻļāĻž)
- āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ/āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻŽāĻĄā§āϞ
- āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
- āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āĻāύā§āύ
Aesthetics
āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ - āĻā§ā§āϏāĻŋāϤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Solutions:
- āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āϏ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ
- āĻāϞāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
- āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āϝ⧠āϰāĻ
- āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻāĻĒ āĻŽāĻĄā§āϞ
āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ ashtrays āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ
āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻāĻĒ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§
āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϞ-āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ 30-40 āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĨ¤
Pros:
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϏ āύā§āĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž
- āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻļā§āϰā§āώ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§
- āϝā§āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ
Cons:
- āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ ($30-100)
- āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϏ āύāĻŋāύ
- āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āĻāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ
Best for: Dedicated outdoor smoking areas, commercial spaces, patios with limited table space.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§āϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§
āϏā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āϏ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ ashtrays are perfect for outdoor use - durable, weather-resistant, and easy to clean.
Pros:
- āĻāϰāĻ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝā§āϰ ($10-40)
- Portable
- āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻļā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ
- āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āĻāύāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ
Cons:
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ
- āĻā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĢā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ
Best for: Covered patios, outdoor dining tables, portable needs.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ-āĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§
āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āύ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Pros:
- āĻā§āύ āĻŽā§āĻā§/āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ
- āĻāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āύāĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻā§
- āϏāĻšāĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ
Cons:
- āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύāϏā§āĻāϞā§āĻļāύ
- āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏā§āϏāϝā§āĻā§āϝ
- āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ
Best for: Near entrances, small balconies, commercial properties.
āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
āϏā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āϏ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ.
- āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§
- āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§
- UV stable
- āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ
- āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āϧāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ
Tip: Look for 304 or 316 grade stainless for maximum rust resistance.
Aluminum
āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻāĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĨ¤
- Won't rust
- āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž (āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ)
- āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§
- Affordable
- āĻ āύā§āĻ āϰāĻ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ
Note: Needs weighted base to prevent tipping.
Cast Iron
āĻāĻžāϰā§-āĻļā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ.
- āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ (āĻāĻžāϰā§)
- āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž
- Durable
Cons:
- āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϞā§āĻĒ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰā§
- āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž-āϞā§āĻĒāĻž āϧāĻžāϤā§
āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
- āĻ āύā§āĻ āϰāĻ
- āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
- Affordable
Cons:
- āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ/āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ
āĻāϞāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§-āĻļā§āϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĨ¤
- āĻ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ
- āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĢā§āĻ
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž
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āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: Excellent - almost no ash escapes.
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āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: Good - works for moderate wind.
Flip Lids
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āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž: 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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