Vaping over rated??

[flat5th]

I'm vape fan for sure.

My first vape was a cheap china made box with a whip. Probably made from dangerous chemicals and materials, but it worked very well and was a great/cheap intro to vaping.

When that bit the dust (3 months after purchase) i bought an iOlite (then iInhale). It took me a few tries to get it right, but once i did...woooo! high like a mother fucker...Too high on many occasions. That portable vape has never left my side since. Infact i bought another one as back up incase this one ever breaks and has to be sent in for warranty.

My Brother-in-law has a volcano classic that he says he doesn't like, he prefers smoking. I've used it once and loved it. He says I can hang on to it until he wants it back (probably never). So that's sweet. Free volcano...can't argue with that. If that doesn't work out though...i'm thinking about buying the Extreme. Been reading about it for a few weeks now and it seems just as good if not better (and cheaper) than the volcano.

There can be a period of time where you are adjusting to the vapor. I'd say it took me a good 3 weeks to fully adapt. In that time, I wasn't as high and my lungs were coughing more than when i was smoking. But after the adjustment period, my lungs cleared and felt better than ever, i don't cough any more, and the high is now much stronger and clearer.

I definitely prefer the taste of vapor. A few months after i started exclusively vaping, i took a hit off of a bowl and it tasted like SHIT! i couldn't believe how terrible it was, i had to pass on it cuz it was so bad.

My wife still prefers smoking...that's cool..i'm not gonna force vape on anyone. But damn...kissing tastes bad...smoldering bowls and billowing smoke smells terrible. Can take me right out of the mood.

The odor of vape is awesome too...It doesn't smell like burning weed...it's not that strong, dissipates quickly, and doesn't stick to your clothes or breath. Great for non smoking areas and stealth maneuvers. I've even made a hobby of seeing where in public i can vape. Stores, parks, movies, Limo rides. Awesome.

The slight learning curve and adjustment period seems to scare a lot of people off. Stick with it and you will be more than pleased.

I love vaping.

Fifth.

 

[csedge]

First let me say, i love all ways of smoking mary j, but as i also have asthma i love my vaporizer and im smoking some skunk 1 out of it right now and it is in no way over-rated at least to me. btw i use a vape bros, im not feeling the big bag of the volvanos

 

[3dDream]

I think a whip style vape is the best solution for peeps that like to take deep hits (which is the only way to hit).

Lets see vapes:

1) taste better
2) use less weed
3) are safer because the room wont stink w/ use
4) you can take deeper hits

I will say the high from smoking is a little different. I find cigarette smokers that smoke weed tend not to feel the vapor at all. Stop smoking!

I use the natural goods vape and am not looking back.

 

[budlykush]

I'm vape fan for sure.

The slight learning curve and adjustment period seems to scare a lot of people off. Stick with it and you will be more than pleased.

I love vaping.

Fifth.

That's what gets most people. If they would stick it out, I think most would switch. The Vrip hits the most like a conventional bong but it is hard to adapt to using a heat gun instead of a lighter. I give people a hit off the vrip then a reg hit with a bic lighter. After that, my friends have seen the diff.


BK

 

[ogatec]

i used to be a hard core volcano vape head for about 3 yrs., i didnt smoke at all in that time.

but now have cut back my intake considerably, & i dont think its worth the hassle aymore. Dony get me wrong i LOVE my volcanos (digit & clasic), and if i up my intake again i will be right back on them.

now days i smoke probibly 3 sweets a week or so, i like to just roll one up in the morning & take a few puffs & put it out for later..

my rule of thumb is if you are smokig 3+ grams a day then a vape is MANDATORY... 1 gram or less its just not worth the hassle..

on another note, b4 i got on my volcano i used to love bongs, now i cant stand the nasty butane taste from having to ligth the bowl everytime & i dont think they get you as high as a joint/sweet. plus you suck down 1/2 the unburned weed when the bowl gets clogged & you get a blowout....

 

[slowandeasy]

i used to be a hard core volcano vape head for about 3 yrs., i didnt smoke at all in that time.

but now have cut back my intake considerably, & i dont think its worth the hassle aymore. Dony get me wrong i LOVE my volcanos (digit & clasic), and if i up my intake again i will be right back on them.

now days i smoke probibly 3 sweets a week or so, i like to just roll one up in the morning & take a few puffs & put it out for later..

my rule of thumb is if you are smokig 3+ grams a day then a vape is MANDATORY... 1 gram or less its just not worth the hassle..

on another note, b4 i got on my volcano i used to love bongs, now i cant stand the nasty butane taste from having to ligth the bowl everytime & i dont think they get you as high as a joint/sweet. plus you suck down 1/2 the unburned weed when the bowl gets clogged & you get a blowout....

Not worth the hassle? Waiting 2 minutes for a vaporizer to warm up is a big hassle? Saving your lungs is a big hassle? The hassle is worth it!!!!

 

[ogatec]

Not worth the hassle? Waiting 2 minutes for a vaporizer to warm up is a big hassle? Saving your lungs is a big hassle? The hassle is worth it!!!!

knobs, digits, buttons, temps, pluging in,electricity, grinding, balloons, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, + waiting 2 min for a bowl..

hassle is worth it if you smoke(vape) allot...i don't anymore

I STILL LOVE MY CANOS!! i just dont use it anymore..(not sellling them anytime)

 

[StreamMagic]

You still get the tar thought , Probably more than smoking cuz none is waisted. Even if i vape only i still cough up tar. But you get no side effects like smoking, Burning plant matter makes nasty stuff that make you feel nasty, IMO.

 

[SoloGro57]

Vaporizing is My Choice

Vaporizing is My Choice

Vaping is definitely NOT overrated. I think that vaping gives much better taste/smell. The weed tastes fresh. Just like it does in the jar. For me, he first few hits of vaped bowl of delicious weed is worth the cost of admission. The high that vaping imparts can be intense, lots of that depends on what you're vaping. All I know is that I have gotten profoundly f'dup using my vaporizer. When you factor in the health benefits of never having to inhale the by-products of combustion, along with the economy of not losing THC to the higher temperatures needed for combustion, choosing to vape is a no-brainer.

 

[litebuzz]

love vaping...although i doubt i use less weed...i always like a fresh hit. lucky i have enough weed not to worry about those little things. silver surfer all the way!

 

[Ihop]

Well, I just did the math and weed and I have been together for 45 years! I now vape exclusively, but that started for mainly health reasons, COPD mostly. I do miss those huge bong hits though. I've also been using edibles for years, brownies and firecrackers etc. In other words I've smoked/used awhole lot of pot. The thing with vaping is, I'm using less weed than ever, in my entire life. Believe me I smoked even with the COPD, but never got 1/2 as high, could not smoke enough to get that high.
The only vape I use is the MagicFlight Launch Box, I don't know if its more efficient or what but I use a minimal amount of weed daily. It's not the lungs, I'm just too high already. I almost can't believe it myself, no shit! Unless my tolerance has gone to the basement, I'm high as shit all day on 2 thumbnails worth of weed. So it's got to be the vape. I've only been vaping 7 months, but it's changed everything for me.
Getting high is a whole new experience for me now. Different situation all together.
Just my 2cents, peace out.

 

[slowandeasy]

knobs, digits, buttons, temps, pluging in,electricity, grinding, balloons, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, + waiting 2 min for a bowl..

hassle is worth it if you smoke(vape) allot...i don't anymore

I STILL LOVE MY CANOS!! i just dont use it anymore..(not sellling them anytime)

Dump the balloons Ogatec! Da Buddha and a Bong filled with ice and water crushes the volcano IMO. Da Buddha is plugged in always, and takes a minute to warm up. Then you hit at your desire.

Grinding? you have to do that anyways! cleaning? Vaping is the cleanest way to use. Try smoking a few bowls out of a bong. Now vape a few bowls, see which one needs cleaning!! Balloons suck for a single person, and I just like the whip/bong combo. Some people just like to smoke better, and that is cool too.

 

[mscorpsey]

why only eat an apple one way?

why only eat an apple one way?

I feel if im too busy to take 5 min to warm up my vape and fill a bag or clean my bong and change the water before consuming then I think perhaps Im too busy to properly enjoy the herb. I know what your saying often times i fall into the habit of loading the bowl over and over without regard for the weed im smoking... its more of a habit the an enjoyable hobby. But when I take the time, to perform the ritual, I enjoy the smoke and experience all the more. So 5 min does not seem like a long time to setup a vape, especially if the experience is going to be a great mind throbbing 4 hours psychedelic high. The weed deserves more respect and so do I. I dont want to disrespect my herb that I spent 4 months cultivating and I dont want to disrespect myself by cheating myself out of the experience via a busy mind that can't slow down enough to endorse the ritual let alone fully enjoy the high. just my perspective though...

C21H30O2, I couldn't agree more.

I really feel like I can taste the flavors of the herb when I vape (which is about 50% of the time). I have $$$ set aside just in case something ever happens to my vaporizer to replace it that day, and its not even my sole method for smoking. The question isn't "is vaping the best and only way", it's "vaping over rated?". And not only is it not over rated IMO but you can but you can use the leftovers to make butter which makes it even better.

 

[ColBatGuano]

Vaping may have a learning curve, but like with growing, knowing is half the battle! Gimmie vapors over nasty-ass smoke any day!

 

[JohnnyATL]

"this is a german made kitchen appliance not a smoking apparatus officer"

 

[bromhexine]

i use teh vapor genie carbon screwon bowl overtop of the bowl in a large bong and it works real well i find the high to be more clear headed no matter what i smoke but anyone who has tried it has told me its just not as good as smoking although i prefer this.

 

[ColBatGuano]

i use teh vapor genie carbon screwon bowl overtop of the bowl in a large bong and it works real well i find the high to be more clear headed no matter what i smoke but anyone who has tried it has told me its just not as good as smoking although i prefer this.

I had a Vapor Genie for a little while before I gave it to a friend who is on the road a lot as a drum tech. I wasn't overly fond of it for three reasons: 1. It is easily damaged by careless friends who don't listen to the instructions. 2. It takes far too long to heat up, requiring too much vaporless inhalation. 3. It needs to be constantly stirred or shaken. On the end of a bong, I don't know. Maybe it could work better?

Now, my VaporBrothers box is great. It'd be ever better if the screen were easier to replace or reseat, but no real complaints about it. I've burned maybe three loads. One or two before I got it dialed-in, and another when I forgot to turn it down after firing it up. Every other load (after load, after load) has been grand.

I know a lot of dopes who use them, but turn up the heat too high and end up smoking through it--completely missing the point of vaporizing. I'm not sure what they think they're doing with it, but they act like it's supposed to work like that. They even protest when I try to explain that it doesn't work that way. One chick tried to tell me she heard from the VB people that she needed to do it that way. I told her she must have been high when she heard them explain it, because the directions clearly say otherwise.

Dial in a VB box, and it's perfect. If your stuff comes out black, you blew it!

 

[ninjashoes]

I keep trying to think of a good ryhme

the best I could think of is

"Once you go vape, you stay away from lung rape"

I know its terrible..

 

[MoldyFrogToe]

Open your eyes. Vaporize.
Smoking, you must be joking?

Ok, I'm done

 

[Trillion]

Im a joint man, always have been, always will. I used to own a Volcano but i just never got into it, it just never felt like i was getting high, same goes for the Verdamper, i smoked half a gram of Northern Lights x Silver Pearl in the Katsu coffee shop through one & i just didnt feel high. I have a Hurricane TDE 1000 bong that gets you mashed, but for me you just cant beat a pure, backward rolled joint for getting high.

My sentiments exactly, verdamper gave me a nice floralish taste but nothing beats a pure backrolled spliff in a raw