The Nectar Collector was conceived in the backwoods of Oregon as a tool to simplify the process of using concentrates in the rugged conditions of mountain life. In its most humble beginnings, the first Nectar Collectors were simple straws; glass pipettes purchased from the chemistry supply shop. In summer 2011, Jefe Z presented this at the time novel way of consuming concentrates to world class glass pipe maker Kristian Merwin and the original Honey Badger dab straw was born. Several months later and after some serious R&D the design for an in-line, water cooled, spill proof vertical unit came to Kristian like a lightning bolt from above. Kristian immediately began the process of applying for a patent using the very exciting name of HANDHELD WATERPIPE WITH SPILL RESISTANT CHAMBER and was granted a patent # US 9,445,628 B2 on Sep. 20, 2016.
