Trim bags, are they any good?

[Vador]

Has anyone tried using one of these trim bags? Tempted to get one.
Looks like it could save hours each harvest.
This one seems to be made by the same people that make those trim bins, really expensive though @ £270+, there are knock offs for about £150 which are probably just the same.


Probably wouldn't be hard to make something similar. I'm guessing its just one of those pop up garden bins with a mesh divider making two compartments, bud stays one side while trim falls through the mesh? It's a lot of money for what it is really.

Anyone use one of these bags or made one yourself?

[biosynthetic]

Looks like you would lose a lot of kief if the buds dry already

[Vador]

Looks like you would lose a lot of kief if the buds dry already

Thats not too much of a problem as I use all the trim anyway, If it saves lots of time and the end product still gets me stoned then its a win win in my eyes. I always end up with a massive pile of trichomes after trimming anyway.
Biggest problem for me is the pain it causes sat in the same spot for hours on end, get bad backs anyway but harvest time is a killer, not to mention looking down all the time and the neck pains associated with that.
Definitely going to give it a try, found these couple of diy methods. both dead simple but really effective.
im thinking a mixture of the two methods will work, chicken wire cage inside a bucket with 1" clearance around the walls and ends. Bud goes in the cage and trim falls into the 1" void.

[Stickylemonz]

Looks like you would lose a lot of kief if the buds dry already

Thats not too much of a problem as I use all the trim anyway, If it saves lots of time and the end product still gets me stoned then its a win win in my eyes. I always end up with a massive pile of trichomes after trimming anyway.
Biggest problem for me is the pain it causes sat in the same spot for hours on end, get bad backs anyway but harvest time is a killer, not to mention looking down all the time and the neck pains associated with that.
Definitely going to give it a try, found these couple of diy methods. both dead simple but really effective.
im thinking a mixture of the two methods will work, chicken wire cage inside a bucket with 1" clearance around the walls and ends. Bud goes in the cage and trim falls into the 1" void.

Please make one and bring to polly tunnel for next year hahaha

[Vador]

I want one ready for next harvest lol, need it built and ready for action in 10 weeks time ish.

Could use a cement mixer with the chicken wire cage idea inside it too

[Vador]

Raffle ticket machine

[mrming]

May i ask - i thought we are supposed to be gentle with the buds so as not to break the trichs off??

[MommaB]

I personally haven’t tried them I like my trichomes to much trim bin has been a great purchase tho

[Greenthirteen]

I’m not a fan as it makes everything all rounded off like pebbles. No shape to any flowers. Feels rough.

It is clever and it does work I’m just not a fan for indoor flower. Defiantly saves a huge amount of time but I think it lowers quality.

[Vador]

I don’t disagree that youll lose a bit of potency on the buds.
My thought process at the moment is whats more important having crystal covered buds and terrible pains for days to follow. or slightly less crystal covered bud but no pains, a whole couple of days of time saved and a nice pile of kief to press for rosin or turn to hash.
I do like the look of those trim bins, in fact that search was what led me to the trim bag. Scissor cramp is a big thing for me too, border line arthritis kicking in i think. Need to make life easier for myself.. if that means a slightly bigger pile of trichomes at the end of each harvest then so be it.
So thats where im at at the moment anyway, ill give the cage in a bucket a test run and see how it goes, if it doesnt work out then hey ho