[Jaqen H'gar]

Originally Posted by superx

Pax 3 receiving poor reviews? maybe read all the reviews...

Maybe you have a touch of vaporiser snobbery.

I dont think i do tbh, i own several vapes that i would also give negative advice for. (i hate the firewood 3 for example and everyone else loves it, i also have a grasshoper and would never recomend it despite it being great at what it does it has too many negatives).

Every piece of advice on the pax 1 2 and 3 ive read from someone who owns more than one vape is that the pax vapes are sub standard compared to the other vape.

The pax 3 thread on FC has 14 pages at 6 months old. Sticky brick junior thread is one month older and has 42 pages. The arizer solo 2 thread has 8 pages in 2 months and its not even out yet. That says enough for me.

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Appreciate all the suggestions. Evidently different vapes engender tremendous loyalty from their owners/users. Not surprising considering what they do for us.
BTW - still researching......haven't purchased anything yet. In the mean time I made a pound of cannabutter and a couple dozen cookies. So I am at least giving my lungs a much deserved rest.

You'll find most threads most people recomend the only vape they own so most advice is to be taken with a pinch of salt and even when people own various vapes its very subjective.

Id suggest having a read of some threads on fuckcombustion and take note of the people who own tonnes of vapes to get a better idea of what is "best".

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

bags are wasteful? how so?

i prefer bags by far over whip style vapes. the taste of the first bag is unbeatable - with whips the flavor is usually gone after a couple of drags.

From my own personal experience they just use lots of weed compared to other vapes. I can get as high from 2 e-nano bowls or 2 arizer solo or air bowls as i can from a bag on an arizer extreme q or volcano using about a quarter of the weed the bags would use. The title of the the thread is 'Best vape to minimize waste?'.

[Old Toker]

Originally Posted by Jaqen H'gar

Id suggest having a read of some threads on fuckcombustion and take note of the people who own tonnes of vapes to get a better idea of what is "best".

Thanks Jaqen H'gar!
Found and read a ton of vape reviews/opinions on IC Mag. Tried the search function for "fuckcombustion"....but didn't get any results.

Beginning to think selecting a vape is like finding a wife. You need to try on quite a few to make sure they "fit".

[MrBungle]

When vaping flowers there is no waste.... with a good vape you can make edibles with the left overs... that is if the weed doesn't get scorched

[CalMag]

Firefly 2 (portable), volcano (stationary)

[angelgoob]

I recommend the pulsar apx. it was 60 dollars you can't go wrong with a starter vape like that. Although it doesn't get me like smoke does. Thirdly, just put like .1g in it and vape that. Then smoke a half joint. It saves about 25% weed that way.

[hazyfontazy]

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

been running my Volcano classic daily for 10 years. excellent build quality, minimal maintainance. cleaning/changing bag about once a month (iso!), new mesh screen every 1-2 years, one rubber ring (blue) needs replacing after about 3 years.
aside from that it just runs and runs and runs.
when i made the switch from bong to vape i halved the amount of weed i needed while improving the high significantly.

if my volcano broke beyond repair i would immediately buy another one.

totally agree ,,i was considering get a spare volcano when i bought mine but the reliabilty and construction haven't let me down ,,they're so reliable its a joke ,,i went on holiday for a week forgot to switch it off came home to a ready warmed volcano ,,loaded it up and got stoned


what waste ?

[Old Toker]

Thanks everyone!
Is it possible to use a small amount of product in a Volcano? Seems as though (while well built) the chamber is rather large. Maybe not....seeing as I've never actually used one I'm just going by pictures.

[Max Headroom]

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Thanks everyone!
Is it possible to use a small amount of product in a Volcano? Seems as though (while well built) the chamber is rather large. Maybe not....seeing as I've never actually used one I'm just going by pictures.

on the classic i fill the chamber just so the screen is covered with weed (maybe to the thickness of a coin) and i get 3-4 (large) bags from that. don't fill the chamber full - that's way way way too much.
you can just use a small speck and only fill 1 bag. you can also make the bags as big or small as you like (not on the "easy valve" version as the bags and the mouthpiece are ready-made and disposable. the chamber on the easy valve is also much wider IIRC from my visits to amsterdam. i recommend the "solid valve")

[hazyfontazy]

there is a reason the volcano has been the best selling desktop vape ,,its damn good

[hazyfontazy]

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

on the classic i fill the chamber just so the screen is covered with weed (maybe to the thickness of a coin) and i get 3-4 (large) bags from that. don't fill the chamber full - that's way way way too much.
you can just use a small speck and only fill 1 bag. you can also make the bags as big or small as you like (not on the "easy valve" version as the bags and the mouthpiece are ready-made and disposable. the chamber on the easy valve is also much wider IIRC from my visits to amsterdam. i recommend the "solid valve")

i just fill mine up so i guarantee the bags are full to bursting ,,1 full bowl usually gives 7-8 very cloudy bags depending on strain and temp