OG Crippy Gas Makes A Big Comeback In A Market Heavily Dominated By Runtz

Starting 2024 off making big waves, our Gas Head menu continues our popular Crippy line, which is an OG-dominant cultivar. We have a lot of customers coming to us for this strain alone, from all over the world. OG Kush has been around for a long time so a lot of people have a particular terp and effect in mind when looking for a good one, and once crosses are grown out, our customers report it’s just what they remember and haven’t been able to find for decades. They also tell us they’re never letting it out of their life again.

With Runtz and Sunset Sherbet crosses dominating the market for the past few years, we have noticed OG making a comeback, with increased demand from both homegrowers and facility owners. 808 Genetics has steadily been working OG lines like Crippy because it is one of our favorite strains of all time. As hard as we try to have a constant seed stock of it, it’s one of the menus that we have to remake each year just to accomplish that goal. 

We have a lot of customers coming to us for this strain (Crippy) alone, from all over the world

This lineage will produce OG-dominant strains with increased potency and phenomenal pain relief, ideal for those who suffer from insomnia or those needing an appetite stimulator. Our Crippy mother has tested at an impressive 7% terpenes, so when paired with other terpy strains like Cherry Pie or GMO, something truly special can be found.

The Stud

The selected male for this breeding project was absolutely beautiful with high resin content, great structure, and always considered, a pungent terpene profile of OG gas and lemon lime pinesol. We were excited about this male. I know, it seems like we say that a lot, but there are certain plants that just stand out and this was one of them. We enjoy hunting our own gear because it is so easy to find keepers in every pack. While we may hunt through more seeds than needed, it is simply to not only test our gear, germ rates, etc, but to really see what kind of phenotypes exist within the line.

Check out the structure and yield on this Gas Head male

As we work certain strains into a BX4, BX5, and beyond, we are able to see certain traits passed from generation to generation based on the selection process and knowing what traits to look for when preserving a line. As we focus on making backcrosses that resemble the original mother plant, we are able to create genetic lineages that not only look identical to the mother, but are easier to grow and more vigorous. 

Our Gas Head male was coated in thick layers of sparkling resin

Crippy is a perfect example of a strain that needs to be backcrossed for the average consumer, to take away some of the challenges, like water and light sensitivity, that newer growers may experience when working with strains like Crippy in their gardens. With the work put into our lines, a beginner grower can find success with a more advanced variety like this one while an experienced grower can find phenos that fit exactly what they’re looking for.

Stand Out Strains

A must-have strain from this menu will be The Green Monster, a Crippy BX6. Some other noteworthy strains from this menu will be:

  • Frankenstein = Crippy BX3 x Crippy BX5
  • The Incredible Hulk = Crippy BX4 x Crippy BX5
  • Blue Oyster = Sherb N Runtz #7 x Crippy BX5
  • Da Doo Doos = GMO x Crippy BX5
  • Boo Boo Kitty Funk = Haole Girl BX x Crippy BX5
  • Gorilla Gas = GG#4 x Crippy BX5
  • Guava Gas = Sherb N Runtz #33 x Crippy BX5

However, anything crossed to this male will be incredible, it all depends on what you like and what you’re looking for. 

If you haven’t tried Crippy or a good OG Kush variety yet, now is your chance to experience what makes this such an iconic strain

The Best Of The Best

As 2024 came to a close, Blue Oyster was the fourth most popular strain of the year. We have been receiving great feedback about the Gas Head line with reports describing unmatched potency, next level terps, and all around great plants to grow. While a lot of this menu quickly went out of stock, we have already selected a Green Monster male that is special enough that we may keep him around for multiple breeding projects instead of hunting through the next generation. While almost looking more OG than the original mother, displaying 3 finger leaves, variegation, and somewhat viney branching, we are planning to make a menu with him in the next few months (end of 2025). 

With big-name brands like Trulieve out of Florida growing our Crippy crosses, we know this line will continue to put smiles on faces and cement itself as one of the best strains in the world. If you haven’t tried Crippy or a good OG Kush variety yet, now is your chance to experience what makes this such an iconic strain.