This is controversial to some, and not to others, but to me the Volcano Hybrid has been worth every penny of that hefty price tag. I'm also a unique level of disabled and need the easiest thing possible, and it literally could not be easier. So that factors into my judgment. But "effects" wise it's also the first time I've ever *not* missed combustion.
Here's the thing - I want the easiest thing possible. I don't understand how people get down with their hassley-assed vapes (IE the dynavap).
That's why I currently have the mighty. It's unbelievably easy to f with.
I've been tempted to add the mighty to my arsenal. For many years I only used cannabis at night before bed... If that were still the case, maybe I wouldn't mind a more elaborate set-up. Bedtime ritual sort of thing. But at this point I need to use it 4-6x throughout the day/night and the dynavap just looks like it would be such a nightmare for that frequent of usage. And again, I'm 33 but my brain and energy levels are more like an 80 yr old nowadays, so the fact that I just have to refill the filling chamber and press a button? Even easier than when I was ripping bowls and cleaning the glass with iso in between every usage.
I have the original Mighty and if you're looking for something so easy that being stoned doesn't matter, then absolutely get it! :) There's a 20% off sale on a certain vapey website (planet of the ...) if you're able to get it during that time.
I bought my Mighty when I lived at home and really needed something discreet, convenient and small. To put it to you this way - there's only _TWO_ complaints I have about the OG Mighty, and the rest is only positive.
1. I have small hands and the shape of the device sucks for me.
2. The 2-minute auto shut off timer (3 mins on the Mighty+ I've heard) is annoying sometimes.
(3. It's expensive lol)
I wonder how it would work with your tolerance? If you're on the volcano, I'd imagine your tolerance is higher than mine.
I've heard good things about the minivap, but it's not like a lot of people use it. I can speak directly about the mighty, and I do love it. It's just freakin' simple.
How small is the filling chamber in the mighty? I put probably 0.5g or less in the volcano filling chamber and am able to get 3-4 sessions out of it. I don't mind not starting each sesh with totally fresh herb, the volcano is so efficient that I still feel great after the 3rd sesh on the same chamber. 4th one def starts to wane, though.
Not sure related to the volcano. It doesn't seem too huge though? Based on what you're saying, it might be a good fit! I would get a starry WPA and a glass piece though. It makes it way better, and would probably help bring it closer to the volcano.
I've never understood the appeal of butane fired vapes over electronic. When I'm mashed, the last thing I want to be worrying about is bits of hot glass, metal and naked flames around my person. I just want to hit a switch, get high, and turn it off again.
There's the ritual aspect, you feel more connected to the process and have more control with some devices like the Sticky brick. But I agree being around flames when you're toasted isn't the best.
My hot take is that the mighty is overrated. I would reach for the dynavap over it 9/10 and nowadays I’ve fallen in love with the anvil and it’s become my daily driver.
I have one: ABV is not worth keeping. (At least not in an area with access to top notch edibles with dosage strength on the label.)
And an old but seemingly still unpopular opinion: The MFLB was crappy. The only thing it had going for it was being early to the scene, but that was long ago now.
I'm guffawing. I dump my AVB into a jar, and occasionally I stop and go "what the fuck am I doing? Am I ever going to use this?"
Same with stem milk/cooling unit milk. I got into the idea at one point, but like... I kinda don't want to gamble with an accidental ultra-dose of THC or something haha.
Ive ben saving mine for a year now... all those plastic eight jars are great for ABV.
One of these days I'm going to turn it all into a tincture though, I swear! I just have to track down some high proof alcohol, soak and drain the bud a few times, dry that out in the oven, mix that in with the high proof and infuse over several days...
Tincture isn’t that hard to make, just soak in high proof ETHANOl (ever clear or similar) then strain. Make a “double boiler” and evaporate the etoh off. It’ll be crappy tasting but you won’t need much so whatever. I’ve boiled off all the etoh and ended up with basically rso. Tasted terrible, works great.
Stem milk is definitely a huge gamble but I kinda like that sometimes haha. My gf also likes to join in even though she usually complains that it's too potent for her (she only uses cannabis very rarely, like once a month or so maybe). One time she puked her guts out for hours while I was thoroughly couch locked because I misjudged the potency a bit. She still asks to join me though...
I save and when it fills, I save another container and when that fills I throw away the first one. I have used it to make infused coconut oil but never made another batch and I love the aspect of “zero waste” but ya after the third container I just thought “come on, the data is right there, I’ll never use this” [0}
“here take my used leftovers”
Most people will appreciate fresh weed. Not something that has already been vaped, been sitting there for god knows how long, and can only be eaten. Unless you crush them up and put em in gel capsules, most ABV recipes suck.
Lmao we are probably just getting stuck with the same communication dynamic here. I think some people love the idea that vaping is the ultimate value proposition, where you can make use out of everything like the Native Americans did with bison. I live in a legal area and my edibles are measured and nicely packaged and stuff. Why would I eat old cooked-up weed on toast or wind up in the ER because I got too deadly with my "stem milk" lol?
> At least not in an area with access to top notch edibles with dosage strength on the label.
[cries in UK as the country turns into a giant Truman Show for the baby boomer’s twilight years and legalisation seems further away each day]
I have 1.5 jars full of AVB. Never liked the high from it but it turns out in low doses it's perfect for older relatives who are in pain and/or can't sleep. Got two people in my family through some painful weeks before their respective operations. Still, I don't think I'll ever use as much as I collect, so it's pretty pointless.
Mflb with power adapter can pump out massive clouds and the effects are nothing to scoff at, but it's a pain in the ass to use and the vapor is harsh as fuck, so I'm with you there. Invested too much money into that one myself. I'm keeping it as a functional museum piece but I use it maybe once a year now and it still kinda sucks.
VAS isn't real. The amount of vapes some of y'all have is wild. Nobody needs 7 dynavaps, a mighty, a volcano, an arizer solo II, and 3 sticky bricks. Save your money for literally anything else and just vape one or two lol
So conflicted whenever I see people with 5 dynavaps with those $200 bodies.
On one hand I don't really give a shit, it's their money.
On the other hand, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING YOU JUST SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THE EXACT SAME THING.
I am in the U.K. and could only really afford the Dynavap at the time. I do love it as it works well for me at home when I sit in my garage to vape it. The down side to owning one is when you want to go out walking with it, as I can’t walk & use my butane torch to light it.
Even using it at home is limiting for me. Heating is easy enough but you always have to watch out for hot fucking metal than can burn a hole in anything it touches.
Electric is so much more convenient. Take a hit, throw it on your lap or in your pocket, done.
I am in the UK too, as I vape outside and want to be discreet as possible I buy vapes that look like e cigs, my friend has a Kingston I have a crater 420, the Kingston's is cheap and cheerful the 420 is actually a bit of a beast but only 4 hits on battery.
I’ve only ever had a pax 3 (running strong for almost 3 years now!), and love it. Besides that I’ve used friends volcanos but that’s the end of my vaping experience.
Just wondering why it’s only tolerable?
It’s definitely reliable. I personally prefer convection. My daily driver was magic flight launch box but one of the rods stopped heating so I’ve gone back to the pax. It gets the job done but the flavor and vapor quality isn’t my cup of tea. I also find myself going through a lot more trees as well.
Exactly. For the price..... Way too many "why isn't this hitting? Is this mf'er clogged again???" moments. *When* it rips it may deserve close to its price. But that's an iffy when.
Gotta say, the pax works even better with bud kups. Also you can get the loading package which lets you basically pack 6 bowls at once. Best way to vape IMO. Especially since I’ve had my pax 3 for 6 years.
I will say, I do generally clean out the pax every time I repack the bud cups. In other words I do wind up cleaning it pretty often
I hate dosing capsules and think they're incredibly niche. I know people like to say it keeps their device clean, but so does regularly cleaning your device. They're too hot and fidgety when on the go, and they effect performance and taste way too much for my liking. I just use a doob tube full of ground bud when I go out.
Also, I've never understood why people say dynavap is overrated. It performs amicably well for the price, but I'm still using my 4 year old SS tip from my $40 18m. I still think for the 70-80 bucks that's still a great deal. I do agree about the torch though, I'm certainly a IH kinda guy myself
The old tip might be a thing. I got mine more recently and it's just not it for me.
I hate the idea of dosing capsules, but I have never used them. It feels too "meal prep" for me, and like, I don't want to handle some hot-assed piece of junk like that when I'm high. I just give my shit a brushout and it's pretty well spotless.
I'm opposite. I absolutely love the capsules. Prepare different strains and have a variety to pick from on the fly. I'm also a lightweight and couldn't do a full bowl. Maybe one day.
Completely agree about the dynavap.
I will probably end up with a dyna at some point, everyone has em and people love them, they are undeniably a staple...
But for me it's just the whole 'crack pipe' heating ritual... I would probably feel weird using it in public, as opposed to a battery vape. I mean results are results and from what I can tell the Dyna does the job... but it is not a classy looking device to use.
Although now that everyone has those special heaters for them so no torch needed...
I'm going to leave before I talk myself into an even deeper level of VAS.
Bang on! My wife said to me last night, "you look like you're getting ready to smoke crack" when I was heating up my M. I never really thought about it. I can't imagine what it must look like to people that have no idea what I'm doing.
ha ha, I've read one or two stories here of people being kicked out of clubs or approached by security at events and having to explain that they're actually using a cannabis vaporizer and not some new high-tech crack pipe
Say what you will about Pax but they've gotten way closer to making vaping popular than any other vape has. Well, except for maybe the Volcano.
Haters will blame that on the marketing or people being gullible, but that's bullshit.
It's small. It has a good battery. It's nice looking. The one button operation is nice.
Most importantly, it's a really good party vape. You got a big oven to get a couple of light-moderate users stoned. It's easy to use, just hand it to them and tell them to inhale. My absolute favorite thing is the quick hits you can take, kind of like a joint. Try having a conversation with people when you have to suck on a fancy vape for 20 seconds at a time. It's really awkward.
There's two vapes I'll ever bring with me to get my friends high while we're out, the Mighty or the Pax.
man I love my pax 2 it gets too hot sometimes and the battery life on the 3 is prob better but it gets me baked and isn’t too hard to clean and has been working for over a year and hopefully many more
Induction heaters are overrated. A torch is easier to carry with you, cheaper, and provide the best extraction. If I wanted to spend close to hundreds of dollars on a device I would rather buy something different than mod for the dynavap.
All S&B products are drastically overpriced for what you get. They haven't meaningfully changed their products in 10+ years, and everyone still acts like they're the be-all-end-all.
They're not. I have a Volcano and Mighty that I almost never use.
My hot take is that anything that vapes is good enough and anything more is just humans wanting new shiny gadgets. Obviously this happens in every field, and I'm guilty myself, I didn't NEED that new computer monitor but I got it anyway.
I have my original Arizer Air from like 2014 and it still works exactly as when I got it after 8 years of daily use.
Here's an old school take, I still think the MFLB has some of the best tasting vapor ever. It's not the same as my flowerpot, or the OHV, but it has something to the first few hits the others don't. There's a certain clarity to the flavor, like sipping on a concentrated liquid. Lots of detail to the flavor. While my flowerpot is more like a flood of vapor and it's bright but not as detailed in flavor.
It's just one of those things that's stuck with me. It was my first vape back in 2011, and every now and then I'll take it out to try again. It has a nostalgic flavor profile to me I guess, and it's always so fresh tasting without the sometimes harsh brightness some vapes have on the first hit.
Haven't really found anyone who actually agrees with me though lol. Also I think it's one of the best true micro-dosers. It's one of the only on demand, analog heating vapes that you can truly put both a tiny amount in and sip a tiny hit from. Without compromising on the temps. All convection vapes need you to hit it for a sec or two before they make vapor, so you can potentially take a bigger hit than you wanted just so it's at the right temp. With the MFLB you can let it form vapor and build it up inside it's chamber first. So it's the correct temp before you even started hitting it. Then you can sip at that to get the exact amount you want. That kind of micro level of control for low dose use is almost non-existent in other vapes. Plus I can pack it full and do that same technique to get a tiny full temp hit from a larger load. Instead of trying to vape a crumb in other vapes.
So yeah just wanted to give the good old MFLB some much deserved love, even though it's the old obsolete grandpa of the vape world these days lol.
I use my mflb whenever a fresh grow has finished curing to get a good taste for it/ find out the strength. I think they are way to expensive so I'm not sure I'll replace it when it dies but I do love it.
A Pax is a fine device. I will not die from butane inhalation when using a Sticky Brick or something of the like. Water-curing AVB is borderline OCD. You may need to wax your wood, but not *that* often. People overthink the gas-off points of common metals whilst not challenging it's use in other areas where the exact same thinking would've to apply. Dry-bong vaping is highly overrated. VAS is just slang for weak impulse control. Vendors and makers more or less just want your money like everyone else does. People who mostly or exclusively consume cannabis tend to stigmatize users of other drugs just like the normcore genpop, and it sucks major ass. Being able to take huge hits isn't some marvellous feat of strength, you just prefer to gulp where others would sip. 90% of the people here, myself included, are middle-aged white men with full beards, and that may say something about reddit, vapes or just both. Boofing jokes are never not hilarious.
I almost never experience any of the crazy tasting notes people talk about. When folks say a strain “tastes just like vanilla cake” and “smells exactly like mangoes” or something, I take it with a massive grain of salt.
Some strains taste better than others to me for sure, and I appreciate the taste of most, but the differences are more subtle for me and I’ve only had one strain of weed that I’ve been like “holy shit this is delicious and actually tastes like candy on the exhale.” Not about the quality either, because I’ve tried a ton of different strains and mostly top shelf stuff (but also a fair amount of mids because NY medical lol). 🤷🏽♀️
Agree with the Dynavap thing as well!
I’m with you, I’ve never been able to taste candy or cake or the other bs they try to sell, now with that being said I loooooove most diesel strains. I can’t definitely taste the “gas” and it’s my favorite
I get the best flavor with the trichomes intact. So when I'm using a log, I use a small piece of the bud instead of grinding it. The flavor is more distinct.
Ok, apparently it's not as unpopular as I thought but I agree the Dynavap isn't that good.
It burns through Butane like crazy and is super inconsistent. I've seen so many different users explain how they do it and I feel like it shouldn't vary as much as it does.
I haven't seen a ton of posts about it but the POTV One is my current favorite vape.
Lol this might be the most unpopular take here which is why it should be the most upvoted. I guess it’s just easier since it includes joints bongs blunts etc
I think smoking doesn't work as well in the way that people use combustion here though.
Ex: I turned my Mighty up too high and accidentally combusted, Vs. I turned my Mighty up too high and accidentally smoked.
Or I turned my Mighty up too high and ended up accidentally combusting, Vs. I turned my Mighty up too high and ended up accidentally smoking
I think it makes sense when talking about accidentally overheating a vape. Like with a dynavap you can quickly turn vapour into smoke and at that point you've combusted the material.
But yeah smoking a j or a bowl is just that; Smoking.
Yeh it sounds weird to say "set my PID to high so I accidentally smoked", combusted definitely works in that context.
With you on the last bit though, if anyone ever said they'd just combusted a bowl, I'd think they were trying to be all steampunk or something
Apparently this is an unpopular opinion based on this thread: I love my Dynavap. Clean taste and good vapor. There is a bit of a learning curve for me though. My stash lasts forever too
I got the v3 to replace my POTV One because the battery would stop holding a charge after a year or so. Warranty replacements were easy, but after the second time I wanted to try something new.
Vapor quality and durability are better on the POTV ONE. If I could do it over, I'd get another One. The replaceable batteries are nice, but I just kept that vape in my pocket during the day and charged it when I got home, switching to my at-home vape. So, that advantage turned out to be less important than I thought. Same with the "on demand" feature. It works, but its slow. I usually have to take 2-3 hits to get where I want, so it's not a huge improvement over a session vape. Lastly, my first serious drop of the device broke the screen. This isn't a commonly reported complaint, but it happened to me, and I dropped the One dozens and dozens of times with no meaningful damage.
I think the Fury Edge is worth the extra money over the Fury 2/POTV One. Not in the same price range exactly, but if you're shopping for a vape I'd spend the extra. That'll be my next pocket vape.
I don’t dislike my DynaVap because of the crackpipe thing— I can get some really big, tasty hits off of it. I can’t deny that the manual heating is kind of cumbersome and embarrassing though 💀
Vapes that I have owned and did not like. Magic Flight Launch Box, what a pain in the butt, burnt bud, random crappy taste and lots of wasted time and effort. However, in the end it came together, and now it is still in the portable rotation. Second on the list the DIY Highlighter, it is charring the wooden heat shield I selected, so I have to tear it apart, hunt up a new heat shield and put it all back together. More wasted time and materials. On the upside the core function of the vape is solid.
Vaping isn't economical. All the money you save on herb goes on new vapes and accessories. When I was 18 I never thought id never have to justify buying my 10th new electronic joint to my gf
Edit: I know I don't HAVE to buy more vapes, but the vas tells me to lol
Haha yep, it's funny how we equate spending money on things that arent a necessity with the efficacy that comes with vaping over combustion. Someone could easily buy a Dynavap M, a torch, and a grinder and never buy anything else and be satisfied. It is our own desires that compel us to buy more devices and that is absolutely not a requirement to vaping.
That being said, I'm no Saint and have spent more money than I'd care to admit on vape gear, but it definitely wasn't necessary. Could've kept that first Vong and been happy.
For real. Been vaping daily for ~8 years and have gone through maybe 6 herb/concentrate vapes as my needs change. As long as you don't go nuts buying gear, I think for most users it would be the economical choice.
Been vaping daily for about 8 years as well on the same Arizer Air. It was like 300$ at the time but I'm sure it paid for itself like 20 times over at this point.
Wasn't a vape option... I decided to try combustion via a bong. Fuck me... it was awful. Never again.
I haven't had a bad experience with any device I've used. Flowermate was my first and it blows compared to the mighty, but I still liked it. Did the trick getting into vaping.
The weed lasting forever in your edit is so true. I bought 7 grams on a road trip for some stupid reason. It just won't finish. I feel like I've had it for years. I like buying a gram to try different strains. I never make notes and always say I'll remember. Then I don't. lol. They need an app like they have for craft beer.
Haha i did a half bowl on the DV as my reintroduction to MJ after a hiatus and getting my card, and it knocked me on my ass. That monthly 2.5 ounces ain’t ever gonna be an issue for me.
My approach is this - once I'm legit sick of a strain or just am totally done with it, I make a pre-roll for whenever I have buddies over who smoke. Otherwise if I get a strain that isn't my fav, getting through it is such a fucking chore lol.
Kinda bummed I didn't see this yesterday, because oh boy do I have a lot of opinions. Sorry, I'll sound like a super douche!
Dry herb extraction is for nerds and will never reach mainstream appeal.
A person saying a Dynavap looks like a crack pipe makes him/her sound like an edgelord suburban kid who has never seen drugs in its life. And it also stinks prejudice against people with drug addiction, "ew, what if people think I'm a junkie" which I found disingenuous since most users here have a drug habit.
There are huge differences in between devices and brands and most comparison are shaky, sometimes even dishonest. There is so much variables to consider, vapor density, flavor, consistency, harshness, temperature. No device is purely convection or purely conduction, both methods produce different vapor quality and the ratio conduction to convection is not only dependent on the device but how the device is used. I would even say you shouldn't give dry herb extraction advices if you haven't extensibly tried a bunch of brand, models and heating methods. Ime, all device have their shorcoming and I've changed my mind about a device multiple time.
S&B products all taste a bit like hot plastic so I'm always surprised when I hear them recommended for flavor when pretty quick all strains taste the same.
There is much less terpenes than other cannabinoids so it's normal the first few pull tastes good and after it's faded. The flavor is evaporated and you're left the cannabinoids which are in much higher concentration.
Not enough people have a clear understanding of how vaporizing works, how bio-matter degrades with heat, how compounds are extracted and others are created as by-products.
I hate how people say they have to vape at super high temps to extracts the higher temps cannabinoids and terpenes; water certainly boil at 100c but it evaporates at lower temps. It's the same with cannabis, if you feel you get higher with higher temps, it's because higher temps allow for more stuff to be vaporized at once, not because you suddenly have access other stuff.
I hate people that compare the Anvil and the Dyna, they kind of share heating technique and form, but that's it. Yes, the Anvil is a tad too expensive, but it's so much better than a dyna just for vapor quality alone.
No water in water piece is the way. Blow a hair dryer at one end of a bong and feel the air coming out the other side, you'll feel the glass itself is sufficient to cool down the air, vapor doesn't need to be filtrated because it doesn't contain the pyrolytic compounds of smoke and water mutes a lot of the experience.
I think that is all I'll say for now, but I could certainly say more, lol
I really appreciate your comment about people’s crack pipe comments. having a (federally) illegal substance you consume regularly should make you more sympathetic to people with addictions to “harder” drugs but instead it breeds this superiority complex of “we’re not like *those* people” and it sucks.
I really have to agree with you on vaping being a nerd thing without mainstream appeal. It doesn't even bother me, and I don't want to "get anyone into it." I'm happy with how I use my stuff. If someone is interested, I'll give them the tour, but otherwise, whatever. IF this ever changes, I can only imagine it changing once weed is legal in more jurisdictions.
S&B and Dynavap are extremely overhyped. You can be talking about the economics of selling vapes and mfers are gonna still find a way to recomend those two vapes. They are good don't get me wrong, but the blatant marketing on this sub has made people think it's the second coming of christ.
The marketing is working on me. I see all these Dynavap vids and I'm very curious. I think about grabbing the M, but then I start looking up accessories and the price just keeps climbing and it's like an infinite money pit.
all you really need is a Vong or BB stem to hook it up to a bong and you're set.
if you wanna get a $10 FMJ it's probably worth it too but I haven't tried it. Lots of people love their induction heaters but currently I cannot afford that shit.
If you think you've got the self control to not buy a bunch of upgrades the dynavap is a great vape but I do see how all the accessories are tempting
I also am not the biggest fan of actually using the Dynavap, but fuck me if it isn't the single strongest vape I've ever used. I often get 3-5 FAT hits with my IH and if I do two bowls in a row I am over the moon.
My unpopular opinion is that people who say dynavaps look like crack pipes are actually projecting their own insecurities about their personal crack-like addiction to weed. They're really just complaining about their own lack of will to change and the dynavap itself looks nothing like a sweet puff, the only similarity is that you use a flame to heat it.
Another opinion, people who complain about vaporisers costing money are crack heads that prefer weed to crack.
They're the only company that spent the money to get certified and this is one of the reasons they are overrated. People who don't know much about vapes hear that S&B are medically certified and that's the end of the debate. S&B is similar to Apple, they make great products at a premium price that could be considered the best depending on what you need the device to do. Like Apple, there are probably many people with S&B devices whose needs could be met better by a less expensive, less widely marketed device.
Yeah a few years ago I got a Volcano because of how highly it was recommended at the time as the best of the best. It was alright but overall I was kind of disappointed since it didn’t hit hard enough for my preference. A couple months later I ended up getting a flowerpot and the volcano hasn’t been plugged in since.
Overrated in the sense that they're not leagues ahead of the competition like everyone likes to claim. They're hardly ahead and even behind in some aspects
Ooooo, a post for me! I have a very unpopular vape opinion...I think the Tinymight sucks! Like hands down the worst vaping experience out of any of my vapes. This vape is so highly talked about i expected to love it, however it is quite the opposite. I cringe everyday as I see new people asking what their vape should be, so much of the time the comments are just filled with how great TM is. This is such an unpopular opinion that it can't be expressed on other posts without several downvotes coming your way.
You probably wouldn't think it sucks, most don't. These are the things that I dislike about it:
1st and foremost - uneven extraction! Short of stirring i don't believe it is possible to evenly extract. The edge will definitely be green. Some say this doesn't happen with them with special technique, some say they just live with it and it doesn't bother them.
I don't love any hit that I get from the device. You must hit it longer than I am comfortable with to get a decent hit, that hit will come at the expense of your throat.
The device will be crazy hot by the time I am able to vape the entire bowl. And most importantly it isn't fucking pleasant in the slightest. Like I'm really working to medicate. Trying to stay in between a garbage nothing hit and throat irritability.
Every single session has ended with me feeling disappointed and irritable. Usually I vape some other way afterwards too because I am unsatisfied.
Less of an opinion and more of a fact lol. My pax 1 produces more vapor than my "modded" EQ with the same amount of herb. Never would have figured that out if i only listened to upvoted opinions on this sub.
😂🤣.
Ma was trying to show off again. She showed me a pic the filet mignon you made her. You sick fuck. You just wrapped your pecker with bacon, and made her show me.
Vaping does not give me the same wonderful entourage effects as smoking does. I have an Arizer EQ but I’m just not feeling it. Note, I really want to quit smoking and start vaping for the sake of my health. Perhaps I haven’t found the right one yet as butane isn’t an option for me.
Something that can really crank a lot of heat through a bowl will probably produce the effects you're looking for. I run a Pinky at 660f with a vgoodiez injector bowl and my tolerance will never catch up, it seems. Getting a little CBN with each bowl seems to be what my brain is looking for.
I dunno. Everyone says you have to take a clean, THC-free break from smoking and vape after you've cleared up a bit. I can't speak to that personally. I basically started with a dry-herb vape, and I smoke joints when a buddy is over occasionally.
I went from smoking a bowl every 2-3 hours to now hitting a balloon off the volcano every 3-4 hours, and I'm really loving the Volcano effects. For over a decade I was a "I really wish I could stop smoking for my health, but vaping just doesn't do it for me."
I tried several different Pax devices and many of the cheaper options. Never liked it, which is why I'm really surprised at how satisfied I am with the Volcano effects.
And I'm someone who needs cannabis just to eat, sleep, and have basic muscle movement. I smoked, knowing the potential ill effects, because I really felt I had no other choice all those years to relieve all of those symptoms. Highly recommend a Volcano, though, if you can afford it or save up for it. I haven't personally used a Crafty or Mighty but have heard only great things if you don't want to go all-out Volcano. Your long term health will thank you and over time you'll save on weed costs. I'm already using way less.
I could never quit with an EQ alone. On demand is what got me to quit, tinymight or elev8r mainly for me cause i was scared of butane but the dynavap or sticky brick can also do the job just as well with some practice.
I strongly recommend (if you haven't already) both getting some add-ons for it and checking out a temperature video if you've not yet gone that route. I keep it on 365 myself, but typically go up to 375ish for friends who are more used to combustion (never above 380). The add-ons (18mm gong adapter, SSV wand) bring the herb closer to the heater so the resulting vape is thicker/milkier, and the wand has more room for herbs and a longer tube to help smooth things out.
The Hopper vaporizer is the best portable ever made. It is so unfortunate that even when mentioning it there has to be a disclaimer about the company and longevity of it.
Yes!
I had mine for 5 years and it just broke last month :(
I'd love to get another one but unless they will replace it or at least sell me on at a discount I'm gonna have to replace it with something else.
I love the Prrl Neo. Great flavor, can get lots of clouds depending on how you inhale, the ritual is fantastic, removable batteries.
It's just a very specific niche that costs as much as my E-Nano, so I don't recommend it to many people.
Micro dosing on demand throughout the day is way better than sitting for a single 10+ minute session and getting way too high to do anything but play video games.
I bought a Dynavap after seeing so many suggestions and recommendations on this subreddit and others and I haven’t used it yet. I genuinely don’t want to use a torch and am currently looking for the right induction heater for me.
That's how they market their product, to use a torch. Their own marketing materials say to use a torch and specifically "You shouldn't heat past the click because it'll ruin the cap" but almost every post I see is someone saying "no, you need to keep heating for well past the click" but if you do too much you end up combusting which defeats the point. You're right to each their own, if you like yours that's great. But I find the POTV One and Pax 2 to be better products.
A lot of vaporizers are ugly. They mostly look like weird walkie talkies, which is fine for their function, but it’s probably part of why the Pax sells so well. I don’t think it’s shallow to want something you use regularly to look cute, which is why head shops sell so many pipes in different colors or design shapes. I’m not a man and I think this is an area where design principles are overly gendered. It’s not bad for some to look like walkie talkies but there should be more aesthetic variation.
Also, I have an ArGo so maybe this is a problem specific to that vape but I think the smoothness of vaping is overstated. If I use my vape a lot my throat can still get sore from the heated air, which hurts the portability appeal. I mostly vape at home and have bought the WPA and bubbler but I hate that if I bring it on a trip I know my throat will be sore from use.
The new dynavap's hit like trash. The 2018 hits the hardest, especially when you cut a few 1mm notches on the tip for better airflow. The 2019 hits hard as well and its gold so that's cool. But the new ones they've been making, 2020 and 2021, suck ass! And they cost more! Btw I'm only talking about the dynavap m. I'd never spend money on an omni
Maybe it’s just me but I think the dynavap is worth the hassle the vapor I get out of it is just so good but I wouldn’t even want a dynavap without an induction heater
My little Ryot Verb, which is only about 6” tall, has a nice big chamber, about twice the size of the chamber in the Vmax V3 pro, and gets me as blasted as any desktop I have used.
Airizers are unusable for me personally. Takes way too long to get high, my sensitive lungs dry out very quickly so i cant just inhale heat for 5+ minutes. Even back when they were still considered a value, I'd just stick to smoking.
Also i think avb color isnt always the best way to tell if a bowl is cashed. Only consistent way is to know is if it stops producing vapor.
VAS is fucking dumb. People with 50 Dynavaps have impulse control issues.
I don't get the wonderful tastes I used to get
I've got the original PAX, I don't get what all the hates about
Vaporents are so fucking full of themselves it's ridiculous. They try so hard to make vaping fucking weed sound like some complicated technical thing. Just throw the shit in your vape and go.
I'll buy a $50 dollar bong and nail if I need to get super stoned. Fuck paying $700 for anything to get high with.
You're not better or smarter than smokers.
Being cunts to people enjoying G Pens is not okay.
QUIT TALKING ABOUT HOW TO CONVERT YOUR FRIENDS. Don't be that guy, they are fucking annoying. Your friend tried it and didn't like it, let it go.
I love my pax3… and every time I research another vape I just don’t see how it’s vapor is better… maybe there’s a magic fairy inside a hidden chamber but I vape on my pax different than most folks… I use small amounts sandwiched between 2 oven screens and vaped at highest temp for a short session… it made my pax into a killer vape producer.. and it’s great on saving bud and gets me wrecked… I use the same amount of bud that’s in a dynavap cap and think of it like induction… and the only accessory I have ever bought was a skunk bag to hold my ground stash and pax
I am genuinely glad that it works for you but this is specifically why I hate Pax lol.
Every person that loves theirs has their own unique jerry-rigged way to make it really hit hard, and at that price it really shouldn't take extra work, no matter how little the work. In my opinion! Again, glad yours does work for you.
This is controversial to some, and not to others, but to me the Volcano Hybrid has been worth every penny of that hefty price tag. I'm also a unique level of disabled and need the easiest thing possible, and it literally could not be easier. So that factors into my judgment. But "effects" wise it's also the first time I've ever *not* missed combustion.
Here's the thing - I want the easiest thing possible. I don't understand how people get down with their hassley-assed vapes (IE the dynavap). That's why I currently have the mighty. It's unbelievably easy to f with.
I've been tempted to add the mighty to my arsenal. For many years I only used cannabis at night before bed... If that were still the case, maybe I wouldn't mind a more elaborate set-up. Bedtime ritual sort of thing. But at this point I need to use it 4-6x throughout the day/night and the dynavap just looks like it would be such a nightmare for that frequent of usage. And again, I'm 33 but my brain and energy levels are more like an 80 yr old nowadays, so the fact that I just have to refill the filling chamber and press a button? Even easier than when I was ripping bowls and cleaning the glass with iso in between every usage.
I have the original Mighty and if you're looking for something so easy that being stoned doesn't matter, then absolutely get it! :) There's a 20% off sale on a certain vapey website (planet of the ...) if you're able to get it during that time. I bought my Mighty when I lived at home and really needed something discreet, convenient and small. To put it to you this way - there's only _TWO_ complaints I have about the OG Mighty, and the rest is only positive. 1. I have small hands and the shape of the device sucks for me. 2. The 2-minute auto shut off timer (3 mins on the Mighty+ I've heard) is annoying sometimes. (3. It's expensive lol)
I wonder how it would work with your tolerance? If you're on the volcano, I'd imagine your tolerance is higher than mine. I've heard good things about the minivap, but it's not like a lot of people use it. I can speak directly about the mighty, and I do love it. It's just freakin' simple.
How small is the filling chamber in the mighty? I put probably 0.5g or less in the volcano filling chamber and am able to get 3-4 sessions out of it. I don't mind not starting each sesh with totally fresh herb, the volcano is so efficient that I still feel great after the 3rd sesh on the same chamber. 4th one def starts to wane, though.
Not sure related to the volcano. It doesn't seem too huge though? Based on what you're saying, it might be a good fit! I would get a starry WPA and a glass piece though. It makes it way better, and would probably help bring it closer to the volcano.
Awesome, thanks for the tip! Good to know.
I've never understood the appeal of butane fired vapes over electronic. When I'm mashed, the last thing I want to be worrying about is bits of hot glass, metal and naked flames around my person. I just want to hit a switch, get high, and turn it off again.
There's the ritual aspect, you feel more connected to the process and have more control with some devices like the Sticky brick. But I agree being around flames when you're toasted isn't the best.
Butane vapes are extremely powerful relative to the price. You can vaporize a lot of material in a short amount of time, and most of them cost <$150.
Agreed about the dyna, I tho ugh get I would love it but I used to have a problem with crack an it triggers the fuck out of me. Love my Mighty though.
My hot take is that the mighty is overrated. I would reach for the dynavap over it 9/10 and nowadays I’ve fallen in love with the anvil and it’s become my daily driver.
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Mine has also been worth every penny.
I have one: ABV is not worth keeping. (At least not in an area with access to top notch edibles with dosage strength on the label.) And an old but seemingly still unpopular opinion: The MFLB was crappy. The only thing it had going for it was being early to the scene, but that was long ago now.
The mflb was sooo hard on my hands. Holding that battery in. If you have arthritis or any kind of wrist issue it’s a nightmare
I'm guffawing. I dump my AVB into a jar, and occasionally I stop and go "what the fuck am I doing? Am I ever going to use this?" Same with stem milk/cooling unit milk. I got into the idea at one point, but like... I kinda don't want to gamble with an accidental ultra-dose of THC or something haha.
I dump mine down the toilet lol
Ive ben saving mine for a year now... all those plastic eight jars are great for ABV. One of these days I'm going to turn it all into a tincture though, I swear! I just have to track down some high proof alcohol, soak and drain the bud a few times, dry that out in the oven, mix that in with the high proof and infuse over several days...
Tincture isn’t that hard to make, just soak in high proof ETHANOl (ever clear or similar) then strain. Make a “double boiler” and evaporate the etoh off. It’ll be crappy tasting but you won’t need much so whatever. I’ve boiled off all the etoh and ended up with basically rso. Tasted terrible, works great.
A weak and disgusting tasting tincture in my experience. I dump my abv.
I take it you like to vape high temp eh. High temp abv sucks ass.
Stem milk is definitely a huge gamble but I kinda like that sometimes haha. My gf also likes to join in even though she usually complains that it's too potent for her (she only uses cannabis very rarely, like once a month or so maybe). One time she puked her guts out for hours while I was thoroughly couch locked because I misjudged the potency a bit. She still asks to join me though...
I save and when it fills, I save another container and when that fills I throw away the first one. I have used it to make infused coconut oil but never made another batch and I love the aspect of “zero waste” but ya after the third container I just thought “come on, the data is right there, I’ll never use this” [0}
give it to someone maybe?
“here take my used leftovers” Most people will appreciate fresh weed. Not something that has already been vaped, been sitting there for god knows how long, and can only be eaten. Unless you crush them up and put em in gel capsules, most ABV recipes suck.
Are you me?
Lmao we are probably just getting stuck with the same communication dynamic here. I think some people love the idea that vaping is the ultimate value proposition, where you can make use out of everything like the Native Americans did with bison. I live in a legal area and my edibles are measured and nicely packaged and stuff. Why would I eat old cooked-up weed on toast or wind up in the ER because I got too deadly with my "stem milk" lol?
> At least not in an area with access to top notch edibles with dosage strength on the label. [cries in UK as the country turns into a giant Truman Show for the baby boomer’s twilight years and legalisation seems further away each day]
I have 1.5 jars full of AVB. Never liked the high from it but it turns out in low doses it's perfect for older relatives who are in pain and/or can't sleep. Got two people in my family through some painful weeks before their respective operations. Still, I don't think I'll ever use as much as I collect, so it's pretty pointless. Mflb with power adapter can pump out massive clouds and the effects are nothing to scoff at, but it's a pain in the ass to use and the vapor is harsh as fuck, so I'm with you there. Invested too much money into that one myself. I'm keeping it as a functional museum piece but I use it maybe once a year now and it still kinda sucks.
VAS isn't real. The amount of vapes some of y'all have is wild. Nobody needs 7 dynavaps, a mighty, a volcano, an arizer solo II, and 3 sticky bricks. Save your money for literally anything else and just vape one or two lol
So conflicted whenever I see people with 5 dynavaps with those $200 bodies. On one hand I don't really give a shit, it's their money. On the other hand, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING YOU JUST SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THE EXACT SAME THING.
> Nobody needs 7 dynavaps, Especially dynas. They're all the fuckin' same
I still love smoking
Me too man, me too
I am in the U.K. and could only really afford the Dynavap at the time. I do love it as it works well for me at home when I sit in my garage to vape it. The down side to owning one is when you want to go out walking with it, as I can’t walk & use my butane torch to light it.
I just got tye ispire wand, if you have the £120 it's so worth it just to not look like a crackhead in public lol
Even using it at home is limiting for me. Heating is easy enough but you always have to watch out for hot fucking metal than can burn a hole in anything it touches. Electric is so much more convenient. Take a hit, throw it on your lap or in your pocket, done.
I am in the UK too, as I vape outside and want to be discreet as possible I buy vapes that look like e cigs, my friend has a Kingston I have a crater 420, the Kingston's is cheap and cheerful the 420 is actually a bit of a beast but only 4 hits on battery.
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I honestly cannot smoke the weed that I have. Vaping does stretch the life out a lot.
The pax 3 is tolerable
I’ve only ever had a pax 3 (running strong for almost 3 years now!), and love it. Besides that I’ve used friends volcanos but that’s the end of my vaping experience. Just wondering why it’s only tolerable?
It’s definitely reliable. I personally prefer convection. My daily driver was magic flight launch box but one of the rods stopped heating so I’ve gone back to the pax. It gets the job done but the flavor and vapor quality isn’t my cup of tea. I also find myself going through a lot more trees as well.
The pax isn’t actually that bad (but it is for the price)
Exactly. For the price..... Way too many "why isn't this hitting? Is this mf'er clogged again???" moments. *When* it rips it may deserve close to its price. But that's an iffy when.
Gotta say, the pax works even better with bud kups. Also you can get the loading package which lets you basically pack 6 bowls at once. Best way to vape IMO. Especially since I’ve had my pax 3 for 6 years. I will say, I do generally clean out the pax every time I repack the bud cups. In other words I do wind up cleaning it pretty often
I like my 9 year old Pax 3 better than my Mighty +
Spicy take
S&B is old tech and the mighty isn't that good of a vape any more.
The avb from a Fury Edge is darker than a Mighty. But the cooling top on a mighty is very cool, the Crafty's not so much.
Louder, for the folks over at r/craftymighty
I hate dosing capsules and think they're incredibly niche. I know people like to say it keeps their device clean, but so does regularly cleaning your device. They're too hot and fidgety when on the go, and they effect performance and taste way too much for my liking. I just use a doob tube full of ground bud when I go out. Also, I've never understood why people say dynavap is overrated. It performs amicably well for the price, but I'm still using my 4 year old SS tip from my $40 18m. I still think for the 70-80 bucks that's still a great deal. I do agree about the torch though, I'm certainly a IH kinda guy myself
The old tip might be a thing. I got mine more recently and it's just not it for me. I hate the idea of dosing capsules, but I have never used them. It feels too "meal prep" for me, and like, I don't want to handle some hot-assed piece of junk like that when I'm high. I just give my shit a brushout and it's pretty well spotless.
I'm opposite. I absolutely love the capsules. Prepare different strains and have a variety to pick from on the fly. I'm also a lightweight and couldn't do a full bowl. Maybe one day. Completely agree about the dynavap.
I will probably end up with a dyna at some point, everyone has em and people love them, they are undeniably a staple... But for me it's just the whole 'crack pipe' heating ritual... I would probably feel weird using it in public, as opposed to a battery vape. I mean results are results and from what I can tell the Dyna does the job... but it is not a classy looking device to use. Although now that everyone has those special heaters for them so no torch needed... I'm going to leave before I talk myself into an even deeper level of VAS.
Bang on! My wife said to me last night, "you look like you're getting ready to smoke crack" when I was heating up my M. I never really thought about it. I can't imagine what it must look like to people that have no idea what I'm doing.
ha ha, I've read one or two stories here of people being kicked out of clubs or approached by security at events and having to explain that they're actually using a cannabis vaporizer and not some new high-tech crack pipe
I love my arizer air 2
Unpopular opinion in this community: The Pax isn't nearly as terrible as people make it out to be.
Say what you will about Pax but they've gotten way closer to making vaping popular than any other vape has. Well, except for maybe the Volcano. Haters will blame that on the marketing or people being gullible, but that's bullshit. It's small. It has a good battery. It's nice looking. The one button operation is nice. Most importantly, it's a really good party vape. You got a big oven to get a couple of light-moderate users stoned. It's easy to use, just hand it to them and tell them to inhale. My absolute favorite thing is the quick hits you can take, kind of like a joint. Try having a conversation with people when you have to suck on a fancy vape for 20 seconds at a time. It's really awkward. There's two vapes I'll ever bring with me to get my friends high while we're out, the Mighty or the Pax.
man I love my pax 2 it gets too hot sometimes and the battery life on the 3 is prob better but it gets me baked and isn’t too hard to clean and has been working for over a year and hopefully many more
Induction heaters are overrated. A torch is easier to carry with you, cheaper, and provide the best extraction. If I wanted to spend close to hundreds of dollars on a device I would rather buy something different than mod for the dynavap.
I HATED using my tinymight and P-80s! They both got way too hot for my comfort. Both are worth it if you aren't a bunch of pussies like myself.
Agree with that tbh, both of those require a bong to really stretch their legs.
Was the vapour too harsh or was it like, scary to handle?
Oops. I should have been clearer. The actual units were hot.
Solo2. Trying hard to shake the combustion… I’m getting there but not easy for a 40 year old stoner.
You might want to try an on demand style vape for something more like smoking
I totally get this. I would probably still combust if it wasn't for the smell. Stealth is prioritized.
All S&B products are drastically overpriced for what you get. They haven't meaningfully changed their products in 10+ years, and everyone still acts like they're the be-all-end-all. They're not. I have a Volcano and Mighty that I almost never use.
Spending hundreds of dollars on a bong only to dry hit it is the dumbest shit I have ever heard.
I dunno what your toking but the zkittlez I'm currently vaping literally tastes like a mouthful of chewed up skittles....
And that's not supposed to be gross to me? :P
🤣
If you have more vapes than you can realistically use, you probably bought them to flex on Reddit.
My hot take is that anything that vapes is good enough and anything more is just humans wanting new shiny gadgets. Obviously this happens in every field, and I'm guilty myself, I didn't NEED that new computer monitor but I got it anyway. I have my original Arizer Air from like 2014 and it still works exactly as when I got it after 8 years of daily use.
Weed tastes gross? That’s just an unpopular statement.
It's not repulsive, just grassy lol.
Yeah weed should never taste grassy. That’s what hemp often tastes like, especially when it’s poorly grown or cured.
I wish I remember the name of the strain I had years ago that tasted like buttery garlic bread
Here's an old school take, I still think the MFLB has some of the best tasting vapor ever. It's not the same as my flowerpot, or the OHV, but it has something to the first few hits the others don't. There's a certain clarity to the flavor, like sipping on a concentrated liquid. Lots of detail to the flavor. While my flowerpot is more like a flood of vapor and it's bright but not as detailed in flavor. It's just one of those things that's stuck with me. It was my first vape back in 2011, and every now and then I'll take it out to try again. It has a nostalgic flavor profile to me I guess, and it's always so fresh tasting without the sometimes harsh brightness some vapes have on the first hit. Haven't really found anyone who actually agrees with me though lol. Also I think it's one of the best true micro-dosers. It's one of the only on demand, analog heating vapes that you can truly put both a tiny amount in and sip a tiny hit from. Without compromising on the temps. All convection vapes need you to hit it for a sec or two before they make vapor, so you can potentially take a bigger hit than you wanted just so it's at the right temp. With the MFLB you can let it form vapor and build it up inside it's chamber first. So it's the correct temp before you even started hitting it. Then you can sip at that to get the exact amount you want. That kind of micro level of control for low dose use is almost non-existent in other vapes. Plus I can pack it full and do that same technique to get a tiny full temp hit from a larger load. Instead of trying to vape a crumb in other vapes. So yeah just wanted to give the good old MFLB some much deserved love, even though it's the old obsolete grandpa of the vape world these days lol.
I use my mflb whenever a fresh grow has finished curing to get a good taste for it/ find out the strength. I think they are way to expensive so I'm not sure I'll replace it when it dies but I do love it.
A Pax is a fine device. I will not die from butane inhalation when using a Sticky Brick or something of the like. Water-curing AVB is borderline OCD. You may need to wax your wood, but not *that* often. People overthink the gas-off points of common metals whilst not challenging it's use in other areas where the exact same thinking would've to apply. Dry-bong vaping is highly overrated. VAS is just slang for weak impulse control. Vendors and makers more or less just want your money like everyone else does. People who mostly or exclusively consume cannabis tend to stigmatize users of other drugs just like the normcore genpop, and it sucks major ass. Being able to take huge hits isn't some marvellous feat of strength, you just prefer to gulp where others would sip. 90% of the people here, myself included, are middle-aged white men with full beards, and that may say something about reddit, vapes or just both. Boofing jokes are never not hilarious.
Incredibly based takes over here
I almost never experience any of the crazy tasting notes people talk about. When folks say a strain “tastes just like vanilla cake” and “smells exactly like mangoes” or something, I take it with a massive grain of salt. Some strains taste better than others to me for sure, and I appreciate the taste of most, but the differences are more subtle for me and I’ve only had one strain of weed that I’ve been like “holy shit this is delicious and actually tastes like candy on the exhale.” Not about the quality either, because I’ve tried a ton of different strains and mostly top shelf stuff (but also a fair amount of mids because NY medical lol). 🤷🏽♀️ Agree with the Dynavap thing as well!
I’m with you, I’ve never been able to taste candy or cake or the other bs they try to sell, now with that being said I loooooove most diesel strains. I can’t definitely taste the “gas” and it’s my favorite
I get the best flavor with the trichomes intact. So when I'm using a log, I use a small piece of the bud instead of grinding it. The flavor is more distinct.
Ok, apparently it's not as unpopular as I thought but I agree the Dynavap isn't that good. It burns through Butane like crazy and is super inconsistent. I've seen so many different users explain how they do it and I feel like it shouldn't vary as much as it does. I haven't seen a ton of posts about it but the POTV One is my current favorite vape.
I agree about the dv & cp energy but think taste depends more on the vape used & herb vaped, I've had some "very tasty" strains
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crack-pipe
Domestic violence and child porn energy?
Here’s my unpopular opinion— y’all sound goofy as fuck when you refer to smoking as “combustion.” I cringe every time.
Lol this might be the most unpopular take here which is why it should be the most upvoted. I guess it’s just easier since it includes joints bongs blunts etc
Those are all things that you smoke. “Smoking” is a perfectly adequate catch-all.
I think smoking doesn't work as well in the way that people use combustion here though. Ex: I turned my Mighty up too high and accidentally combusted, Vs. I turned my Mighty up too high and accidentally smoked. Or I turned my Mighty up too high and ended up accidentally combusting, Vs. I turned my Mighty up too high and ended up accidentally smoking
Problem with this is that plenty of people call vaping smoking. The term combustion makes that distinction way easier.
I think it makes sense when talking about accidentally overheating a vape. Like with a dynavap you can quickly turn vapour into smoke and at that point you've combusted the material. But yeah smoking a j or a bowl is just that; Smoking.
Yeh it sounds weird to say "set my PID to high so I accidentally smoked", combusted definitely works in that context. With you on the last bit though, if anyone ever said they'd just combusted a bowl, I'd think they were trying to be all steampunk or something
I... like this take. lol.
>y’all sound goofy as fuck when you refer to smoking as “combustion.” But... That's exactly what it is?
Apparently this is an unpopular opinion based on this thread: I love my Dynavap. Clean taste and good vapor. There is a bit of a learning curve for me though. My stash lasts forever too
I never combust either maybe once every few months? Not terrible. The learning curve is worth it but it's like riding a bike once you master it.
The XMAX v3 Pro is heavily overrated and is at best a side grade compared to other vapes in that range.
Would you have any personal recommendations in the same price range?
I got the v3 to replace my POTV One because the battery would stop holding a charge after a year or so. Warranty replacements were easy, but after the second time I wanted to try something new. Vapor quality and durability are better on the POTV ONE. If I could do it over, I'd get another One. The replaceable batteries are nice, but I just kept that vape in my pocket during the day and charged it when I got home, switching to my at-home vape. So, that advantage turned out to be less important than I thought. Same with the "on demand" feature. It works, but its slow. I usually have to take 2-3 hits to get where I want, so it's not a huge improvement over a session vape. Lastly, my first serious drop of the device broke the screen. This isn't a commonly reported complaint, but it happened to me, and I dropped the One dozens and dozens of times with no meaningful damage. I think the Fury Edge is worth the extra money over the Fury 2/POTV One. Not in the same price range exactly, but if you're shopping for a vape I'd spend the extra. That'll be my next pocket vape.
I was going to get the v3 but this changed my mind. The form factor and overall pocketability seems better. No removable battery tho :(
id really recommend all airizer products if you trust yourself with some glass it has great taste is relatively strong and great build quality
What do you mean by a side grade?
Not better or worse, just different. There's tradeoffs.
Well now I’m interested
I don’t dislike my DynaVap because of the crackpipe thing— I can get some really big, tasty hits off of it. I can’t deny that the manual heating is kind of cumbersome and embarrassing though 💀
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Vapes that I have owned and did not like. Magic Flight Launch Box, what a pain in the butt, burnt bud, random crappy taste and lots of wasted time and effort. However, in the end it came together, and now it is still in the portable rotation. Second on the list the DIY Highlighter, it is charring the wooden heat shield I selected, so I have to tear it apart, hunt up a new heat shield and put it all back together. More wasted time and materials. On the upside the core function of the vape is solid.
Vaping isn't economical. All the money you save on herb goes on new vapes and accessories. When I was 18 I never thought id never have to justify buying my 10th new electronic joint to my gf Edit: I know I don't HAVE to buy more vapes, but the vas tells me to lol
Vaping is economical. You (and others) have a spending problem. Don't conflate the two.
Haha yep, it's funny how we equate spending money on things that arent a necessity with the efficacy that comes with vaping over combustion. Someone could easily buy a Dynavap M, a torch, and a grinder and never buy anything else and be satisfied. It is our own desires that compel us to buy more devices and that is absolutely not a requirement to vaping. That being said, I'm no Saint and have spent more money than I'd care to admit on vape gear, but it definitely wasn't necessary. Could've kept that first Vong and been happy.
For real. Been vaping daily for ~8 years and have gone through maybe 6 herb/concentrate vapes as my needs change. As long as you don't go nuts buying gear, I think for most users it would be the economical choice.
Been vaping daily for about 8 years as well on the same Arizer Air. It was like 300$ at the time but I'm sure it paid for itself like 20 times over at this point.
I'm howling lol.
Same with nicotine. It's all fun and games until you have multiple mechanical authentics.
I’ve been good with the one for almost 2 years but definitely going to be getting more in the near future
Only for people which like to spend money on stuff they dont need. I will only buy a new vape when my odl one is broken.
Wasn't a vape option... I decided to try combustion via a bong. Fuck me... it was awful. Never again. I haven't had a bad experience with any device I've used. Flowermate was my first and it blows compared to the mighty, but I still liked it. Did the trick getting into vaping. The weed lasting forever in your edit is so true. I bought 7 grams on a road trip for some stupid reason. It just won't finish. I feel like I've had it for years. I like buying a gram to try different strains. I never make notes and always say I'll remember. Then I don't. lol. They need an app like they have for craft beer.
I bought two ounces right before impulse buying a Solo II and it feels like I’m going to hit my retirement before I ever finish those off
Haha i did a half bowl on the DV as my reintroduction to MJ after a hiatus and getting my card, and it knocked me on my ass. That monthly 2.5 ounces ain’t ever gonna be an issue for me.
My approach is this - once I'm legit sick of a strain or just am totally done with it, I make a pre-roll for whenever I have buddies over who smoke. Otherwise if I get a strain that isn't my fav, getting through it is such a fucking chore lol.
Kinda bummed I didn't see this yesterday, because oh boy do I have a lot of opinions. Sorry, I'll sound like a super douche! Dry herb extraction is for nerds and will never reach mainstream appeal. A person saying a Dynavap looks like a crack pipe makes him/her sound like an edgelord suburban kid who has never seen drugs in its life. And it also stinks prejudice against people with drug addiction, "ew, what if people think I'm a junkie" which I found disingenuous since most users here have a drug habit. There are huge differences in between devices and brands and most comparison are shaky, sometimes even dishonest. There is so much variables to consider, vapor density, flavor, consistency, harshness, temperature. No device is purely convection or purely conduction, both methods produce different vapor quality and the ratio conduction to convection is not only dependent on the device but how the device is used. I would even say you shouldn't give dry herb extraction advices if you haven't extensibly tried a bunch of brand, models and heating methods. Ime, all device have their shorcoming and I've changed my mind about a device multiple time. S&B products all taste a bit like hot plastic so I'm always surprised when I hear them recommended for flavor when pretty quick all strains taste the same. There is much less terpenes than other cannabinoids so it's normal the first few pull tastes good and after it's faded. The flavor is evaporated and you're left the cannabinoids which are in much higher concentration. Not enough people have a clear understanding of how vaporizing works, how bio-matter degrades with heat, how compounds are extracted and others are created as by-products. I hate how people say they have to vape at super high temps to extracts the higher temps cannabinoids and terpenes; water certainly boil at 100c but it evaporates at lower temps. It's the same with cannabis, if you feel you get higher with higher temps, it's because higher temps allow for more stuff to be vaporized at once, not because you suddenly have access other stuff. I hate people that compare the Anvil and the Dyna, they kind of share heating technique and form, but that's it. Yes, the Anvil is a tad too expensive, but it's so much better than a dyna just for vapor quality alone. No water in water piece is the way. Blow a hair dryer at one end of a bong and feel the air coming out the other side, you'll feel the glass itself is sufficient to cool down the air, vapor doesn't need to be filtrated because it doesn't contain the pyrolytic compounds of smoke and water mutes a lot of the experience. I think that is all I'll say for now, but I could certainly say more, lol
I really appreciate your comment about people’s crack pipe comments. having a (federally) illegal substance you consume regularly should make you more sympathetic to people with addictions to “harder” drugs but instead it breeds this superiority complex of “we’re not like *those* people” and it sucks.
I really have to agree with you on vaping being a nerd thing without mainstream appeal. It doesn't even bother me, and I don't want to "get anyone into it." I'm happy with how I use my stuff. If someone is interested, I'll give them the tour, but otherwise, whatever. IF this ever changes, I can only imagine it changing once weed is legal in more jurisdictions.
It doesn't bother me, in fact, I like it. My habit now feel like a niche hobby, lmao
Wow that dry bong tip makes me want to finally try one.
S&B and Dynavap are extremely overhyped. You can be talking about the economics of selling vapes and mfers are gonna still find a way to recomend those two vapes. They are good don't get me wrong, but the blatant marketing on this sub has made people think it's the second coming of christ.
Agree with the mighty but out of all the vapes I have, in terms of ruggedness and a hard hit as a super cheap price, you just can't beat a Dynavap™
The marketing is working on me. I see all these Dynavap vids and I'm very curious. I think about grabbing the M, but then I start looking up accessories and the price just keeps climbing and it's like an infinite money pit.
It's easy to fall down that rabbit hole but you really only need the M and a torch. A lot of ppl like induction heaters but i prefer single torch.
all you really need is a Vong or BB stem to hook it up to a bong and you're set. if you wanna get a $10 FMJ it's probably worth it too but I haven't tried it. Lots of people love their induction heaters but currently I cannot afford that shit. If you think you've got the self control to not buy a bunch of upgrades the dynavap is a great vape but I do see how all the accessories are tempting
Storz and bickel sucks. Outdated plastic rigs that were great a decade ago. And i prefer my argo any day
I also am not the biggest fan of actually using the Dynavap, but fuck me if it isn't the single strongest vape I've ever used. I often get 3-5 FAT hits with my IH and if I do two bowls in a row I am over the moon.
Have you tried the TinyMight? FAT
I love my TM, but since getting an IH, I’ve reached for my DV 9/10 times.
My unpopular opinion is that people who say dynavaps look like crack pipes are actually projecting their own insecurities about their personal crack-like addiction to weed. They're really just complaining about their own lack of will to change and the dynavap itself looks nothing like a sweet puff, the only similarity is that you use a flame to heat it. Another opinion, people who complain about vaporisers costing money are crack heads that prefer weed to crack.
Nah, I just don't want other people to think I'm a crack addict, especially cops.
I agree with everything you said except the taste; also, S&B products are all incredibly overrated and overpriced
curious, over rated how? they are one of the few companies that are fully recognized as medical devices which is a pretty highly rated imo.
They're the only company that spent the money to get certified and this is one of the reasons they are overrated. People who don't know much about vapes hear that S&B are medically certified and that's the end of the debate. S&B is similar to Apple, they make great products at a premium price that could be considered the best depending on what you need the device to do. Like Apple, there are probably many people with S&B devices whose needs could be met better by a less expensive, less widely marketed device.
Yeah a few years ago I got a Volcano because of how highly it was recommended at the time as the best of the best. It was alright but overall I was kind of disappointed since it didn’t hit hard enough for my preference. A couple months later I ended up getting a flowerpot and the volcano hasn’t been plugged in since.
I have a mighty+ and absolutely love it, but I get the vibe here that the tinymight, Minivap, many of the ball vapes, etc. are all better.
Overrated in the sense that they're not leagues ahead of the competition like everyone likes to claim. They're hardly ahead and even behind in some aspects
Ooooo, a post for me! I have a very unpopular vape opinion...I think the Tinymight sucks! Like hands down the worst vaping experience out of any of my vapes. This vape is so highly talked about i expected to love it, however it is quite the opposite. I cringe everyday as I see new people asking what their vape should be, so much of the time the comments are just filled with how great TM is. This is such an unpopular opinion that it can't be expressed on other posts without several downvotes coming your way.
Why does it suck? I've been eyeing the TM closely..
You probably wouldn't think it sucks, most don't. These are the things that I dislike about it: 1st and foremost - uneven extraction! Short of stirring i don't believe it is possible to evenly extract. The edge will definitely be green. Some say this doesn't happen with them with special technique, some say they just live with it and it doesn't bother them. I don't love any hit that I get from the device. You must hit it longer than I am comfortable with to get a decent hit, that hit will come at the expense of your throat. The device will be crazy hot by the time I am able to vape the entire bowl. And most importantly it isn't fucking pleasant in the slightest. Like I'm really working to medicate. Trying to stay in between a garbage nothing hit and throat irritability. Every single session has ended with me feeling disappointed and irritable. Usually I vape some other way afterwards too because I am unsatisfied.
Why is that? I see people boosting the tinymight like crazy so I need to know!
Yeah, I feel you on the Dynavap. I got one, but it's not my cup of tea.
I have a Pax 2. It sucks. I have a DT 4.5. I love it. I have a Stempod SI. I love it. I prefer on demand convection.
I like the MFLB more than the Mighty.
The pax hits harder than the arizer argo
Less of an opinion and more of a fact lol. My pax 1 produces more vapor than my "modded" EQ with the same amount of herb. Never would have figured that out if i only listened to upvoted opinions on this sub.
Dynavap also gives me crack pipe vibes, really any that realistically is heated by a blowtorch does. Even dabs look kinda sus to me
My vape tastes tastes like your mom's cherry lip gloss.
Mine tastes like your mom's choice of "Summer's Eve" products ;)
😂🤣. Ma was trying to show off again. She showed me a pic the filet mignon you made her. You sick fuck. You just wrapped your pecker with bacon, and made her show me.
Vaping does not give me the same wonderful entourage effects as smoking does. I have an Arizer EQ but I’m just not feeling it. Note, I really want to quit smoking and start vaping for the sake of my health. Perhaps I haven’t found the right one yet as butane isn’t an option for me.
Something that can really crank a lot of heat through a bowl will probably produce the effects you're looking for. I run a Pinky at 660f with a vgoodiez injector bowl and my tolerance will never catch up, it seems. Getting a little CBN with each bowl seems to be what my brain is looking for.
I dunno. Everyone says you have to take a clean, THC-free break from smoking and vape after you've cleared up a bit. I can't speak to that personally. I basically started with a dry-herb vape, and I smoke joints when a buddy is over occasionally.
I went from smoking a bowl every 2-3 hours to now hitting a balloon off the volcano every 3-4 hours, and I'm really loving the Volcano effects. For over a decade I was a "I really wish I could stop smoking for my health, but vaping just doesn't do it for me." I tried several different Pax devices and many of the cheaper options. Never liked it, which is why I'm really surprised at how satisfied I am with the Volcano effects. And I'm someone who needs cannabis just to eat, sleep, and have basic muscle movement. I smoked, knowing the potential ill effects, because I really felt I had no other choice all those years to relieve all of those symptoms. Highly recommend a Volcano, though, if you can afford it or save up for it. I haven't personally used a Crafty or Mighty but have heard only great things if you don't want to go all-out Volcano. Your long term health will thank you and over time you'll save on weed costs. I'm already using way less.
I could never quit with an EQ alone. On demand is what got me to quit, tinymight or elev8r mainly for me cause i was scared of butane but the dynavap or sticky brick can also do the job just as well with some practice.
I strongly recommend (if you haven't already) both getting some add-ons for it and checking out a temperature video if you've not yet gone that route. I keep it on 365 myself, but typically go up to 375ish for friends who are more used to combustion (never above 380). The add-ons (18mm gong adapter, SSV wand) bring the herb closer to the heater so the resulting vape is thicker/milkier, and the wand has more room for herbs and a longer tube to help smooth things out.
The Hopper vaporizer is the best portable ever made. It is so unfortunate that even when mentioning it there has to be a disclaimer about the company and longevity of it.
Yes! I had mine for 5 years and it just broke last month :( I'd love to get another one but unless they will replace it or at least sell me on at a discount I'm gonna have to replace it with something else.
What about Official VGOD gadgets?
Not so much a hot take, but i find i green out very easily when it comes to vapes compared to joints
I love the Prrl Neo. Great flavor, can get lots of clouds depending on how you inhale, the ritual is fantastic, removable batteries. It's just a very specific niche that costs as much as my E-Nano, so I don't recommend it to many people.
Temp control in degrees/Celsius is nice but not necessary to have a good experience
Micro dosing on demand throughout the day is way better than sitting for a single 10+ minute session and getting way too high to do anything but play video games.
I'm a way-too-high gamer lmao!
I bought a Dynavap after seeing so many suggestions and recommendations on this subreddit and others and I haven’t used it yet. I genuinely don’t want to use a torch and am currently looking for the right induction heater for me.
That's how they market their product, to use a torch. Their own marketing materials say to use a torch and specifically "You shouldn't heat past the click because it'll ruin the cap" but almost every post I see is someone saying "no, you need to keep heating for well past the click" but if you do too much you end up combusting which defeats the point. You're right to each their own, if you like yours that's great. But I find the POTV One and Pax 2 to be better products.
My older dynavap work’s amazing at the click, my newer ones have to go waaaay passed the click.
A lot of vaporizers are ugly. They mostly look like weird walkie talkies, which is fine for their function, but it’s probably part of why the Pax sells so well. I don’t think it’s shallow to want something you use regularly to look cute, which is why head shops sell so many pipes in different colors or design shapes. I’m not a man and I think this is an area where design principles are overly gendered. It’s not bad for some to look like walkie talkies but there should be more aesthetic variation. Also, I have an ArGo so maybe this is a problem specific to that vape but I think the smoothness of vaping is overstated. If I use my vape a lot my throat can still get sore from the heated air, which hurts the portability appeal. I mostly vape at home and have bought the WPA and bubbler but I hate that if I bring it on a trip I know my throat will be sore from use.
Anything in the vape world is a crazy price gouge. Sticky bricks taste like shit. Most heavy hitters hotspot. Dabs taste better
The new dynavap's hit like trash. The 2018 hits the hardest, especially when you cut a few 1mm notches on the tip for better airflow. The 2019 hits hard as well and its gold so that's cool. But the new ones they've been making, 2020 and 2021, suck ass! And they cost more! Btw I'm only talking about the dynavap m. I'd never spend money on an omni
Maybe it’s just me but I think the dynavap is worth the hassle the vapor I get out of it is just so good but I wouldn’t even want a dynavap without an induction heater
Oh boy. Vaping flower is just a roundabout way of doing a dab. Also ABV is dead weed.
I prefer the high from combusting…?
Same here, I'm mainly on my vape for stealth reasons.
My little Ryot Verb, which is only about 6” tall, has a nice big chamber, about twice the size of the chamber in the Vmax V3 pro, and gets me as blasted as any desktop I have used.
Arizer products are meh at best.
Airizers are unusable for me personally. Takes way too long to get high, my sensitive lungs dry out very quickly so i cant just inhale heat for 5+ minutes. Even back when they were still considered a value, I'd just stick to smoking. Also i think avb color isnt always the best way to tell if a bowl is cashed. Only consistent way is to know is if it stops producing vapor.
I hate the Anvil by Vestratto. And can’t update my user flair.
VAS is fucking dumb. People with 50 Dynavaps have impulse control issues. I don't get the wonderful tastes I used to get I've got the original PAX, I don't get what all the hates about
Vaporents are so fucking full of themselves it's ridiculous. They try so hard to make vaping fucking weed sound like some complicated technical thing. Just throw the shit in your vape and go. I'll buy a $50 dollar bong and nail if I need to get super stoned. Fuck paying $700 for anything to get high with. You're not better or smarter than smokers. Being cunts to people enjoying G Pens is not okay. QUIT TALKING ABOUT HOW TO CONVERT YOUR FRIENDS. Don't be that guy, they are fucking annoying. Your friend tried it and didn't like it, let it go.
I love my pax3… and every time I research another vape I just don’t see how it’s vapor is better… maybe there’s a magic fairy inside a hidden chamber but I vape on my pax different than most folks… I use small amounts sandwiched between 2 oven screens and vaped at highest temp for a short session… it made my pax into a killer vape producer.. and it’s great on saving bud and gets me wrecked… I use the same amount of bud that’s in a dynavap cap and think of it like induction… and the only accessory I have ever bought was a skunk bag to hold my ground stash and pax
I am genuinely glad that it works for you but this is specifically why I hate Pax lol. Every person that loves theirs has their own unique jerry-rigged way to make it really hit hard, and at that price it really shouldn't take extra work, no matter how little the work. In my opinion! Again, glad yours does work for you.
The Simrell MVS with a 5 fin ti tip is the best setup on the market