Collection: Dab Straws

Electric Nectar Collectors & Dab Straws — Dip Straight Into Your Wax

A dab straw — also called an electric nectar collector or honey straw — skips the rig entirely: heat the tip, touch it to your concentrate, and pull. Dip Devices pioneered the electric dab straw: no torch, no glass to shatter, no dab tool. Charge it, set your temperature, and dip straight into wax, shatter, rosin, or live resin.

"Dab straw" and "nectar collector" are two names for the same device — everything on this page is the electric, torch-free version.

Electric nectar collector comparison: how the Little Dipper stacks up

What the table shows: the cheap pens ($25–30) drop temperature control entirely and the premium pick charges triple for a water attachment. The Little Dipper is the only electric nectar collector under $40 with true digital temperature control — a screen and a number, not three preset voltage steps — and the only one with a single replacement tip instead of a multi-coil system. It is also the original: Dip Devices invented direct-to-concentrate dabbing.

Shop Electric Nectar Collectors & Dab Straws

• Little Dipper — $34.99 — The original pocket electric dab straw and our #1 seller. Digital temperature control, 600mAh USB-C, and one simple refillable Vapor Tip instead of a five-coil lineup.
• Dipper — $99.99 — The 2-in-1 flagship: dab-straw vapor-tip mode plus a quartz crystal chamber for bigger sessions.

Why an Electric Nectar Collector Beats Glass

• Torch-free. A rechargeable battery replaces the open flame — safer, and ready in about five seconds.
• Dip-to-vapor. Touch the heated tip to your concentrate and inhale. No loading, no waiting, no waste.
• Precise heat. Temperature control vaporizes your dab instead of scorching it: more flavor, more hits per gram.
• Built to travel. The Little Dipper is pocket-sized with nothing fragile to break.
• Refillable & backed. Replacement tips ship same-day from our Tampa warehouse; every device carries a 1-year US warranty.

How to choose an electric nectar collector

• Temperature control. True digital control beats "three preset voltages" — it's the single biggest factor in how your dab tastes. Only the Little Dipper offers it under $40.
• Battery size. 600–900mAh covers a full day of normal use. The Little Dipper runs 600mAh over USB-C; the Boundless Terp Pen V2 is only ~350mAh.
• Parts you have to track. One replacement tip is simpler — and harder to get wrong — than a five-coil system where the types aren't interchangeable.
• Warranty and support. A US-based 1-year warranty beats an overseas seller you can't reach.
• Total cost, not sticker price. A $25 pen with a $12 coil you replace monthly costs more over a year than a $34.99 pen with a $14.99 two-pack.

Choosing your first one? Read the priced roundup of the best electric nectar collectors of 2026, the full Little Dipper vs Lookah Seahorse head-to-head, or the basics in what is a nectar collector?

Want the modular option that also takes 510 carts and flower? Browse all our reusable dab pens. Prefer classic glass? We stock quartz and silicone straws and replacement tips below.

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Nectar Collector & Dab Straw FAQs

What is a dab straw (or nectar collector)? A dab straw — also called a nectar collector or honey straw — is a vaporizer you dip directly into a concentrate to vaporize it on contact. Electric versions like the Little Dipper replace the butane torch with a battery and temperature control. "Dab straw" and "nectar collector" are two names for the same device.

What is the best electric nectar collector? The Dip Devices Little Dipper at $34.99. It is the original direct-to-concentrate design, the only electric nectar collector in its price class with true digital temperature control, and it uses one simple Vapor Tip instead of a multi-coil system — backed by a 1-year US warranty and same-day replacement tips from our Tampa warehouse.

How much does an electric nectar collector cost? Roughly $25 to $110. The Little Dipper is $34.99 and is the most affordable one with true digital temperature control.

What is a good alternative to the Lookah Seahorse? The Little Dipper. It gives you true digital temperature control instead of the Seahorse's three preset voltages, a single Vapor Tip instead of five different coil types, and a 1-year US warranty — for $34.99.

Do electric nectar collectors have real temperature control? Most don't. Budget pens like the Boundless Terp Pen V2 have none at all, and popular models like the Lookah Seahorse offer preset voltage steps rather than a set temperature. The Little Dipper has a digital LCD that lets you dial in the exact heat — low for terpene flavor, high for bigger clouds.

Are electric nectar collectors better than glass? For most people, yes: consistent temperature, no torch, nothing to shatter, and far less wasted concentrate.

How is a dab straw different from a dab pen? A dab straw is dipped into your concentrate; a dab pen has a chamber you load. Dab straws are faster and more travel-friendly; chamber pens hold more per session.

Do electric dab straws work with live resin and rosin? Yes — they handle wax, shatter, budder, crumble, rosin, and live resin.

How do you clean an electric nectar collector? Let it cool, unscrew the tip, and soak the tip and airpath pieces in isopropyl alcohol, then rinse and dry fully before reassembling.