[Old Toker]

Originally Posted by hazyfontazy

surely it will be crap butter after vaping all the goodness out ?

My guess is all the goodness is not out. I would think it is already decarbed...so it's just a matter of how much you use per pound of butter to determine the potency of the butter. But as usual.....I could be wrong.

[Old Toker]

Just thought I'd post the outcome to my search. Decided to go with a Solo II. I'm able to use small amounts of bud and also sit outside and vape. Portability and stealth are not a consideration....so this will work for me.

Thanks again to everyone that contributed. Clearly there are some really good vapes currently available and this decision was difficult.

[hazyfontazy]

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Just thought I'd post the outcome to my search. Decided to go with a Solo II. I'm able to use small amounts of bud and also sit outside and vape. Portability and stealth are not a consideration....so this will work for me.

Thanks again to everyone that contributed. Clearly there are some really good vapes currently available and this decision was difficult.

how you getting on with it ?

[Old Toker]

Originally Posted by hazyfontazy

how you getting on with it ?

Hasn't arrived yet. I have an UPS tracking number but it's coming from Canada. Should be here this week. I'd post a follow-up review but you'd be getting an opinion from someone who has never used any vape.....so I don't know how valuable my opinion/observations will be.

[hazyfontazy]

any reviews are welcome

[Egzoset]

Salutations Old Toker,

Originally Posted by Old Toker

...help me choose a vape to conserve my supply of medicine. My needs are minimal...

Oh, then if "conservation" is a priority i'd have to point out that "Baking" is your enemy. Because what you really want in a vaporizer is the aroma/taste hints from a plant's trichomes 1st, then maybe a bit of vegetal substrate "sampling" might add value as an educational experience, euh... But in any case, i'm sure we'll agree that baking of the vegetal substrate is NOT an option for one who wants to conserve, because whatever gets baked this can be considered as a sign that yo're possibly wasting te cannabic load between inhalations, precisely. And hence, i now consider vaporizer can be categorized according to their common conceptual features, for example i've read that you've chosen the Arizer Solo, which means i'm too late anyway. Consequently i can only congratulate you for this determining decision, at old ages it's not too obvious how to manage with the many potential subtilities which may arise along the path...

Using the Solo you'll have the option not to leave your noble molecules baking unnecessarily, though it's on batteries anyway... M'well, it could have been a lesser selection for sure. Now lets see if it lives up to your own personal expectations (and physiological needs)!...

Actually i recall how Arizer's glassware felt nice and convenient though my driver was an HerbalAire at the time:

My former super-Solo, so to speak!!


N.B.: Plan for lots of water in your ritual!!

Originally Posted by Old Toker

...alone and only at home. So a desktop with the ability to vape smaller amounts would probably be best... ... Been smoking joints/pipes for over half a century... ... I know that not everyone likes vapes...

Sometimes it's the vaporizer that seems not to like us. Call me "Sip 'n Toke"... Guess why!...



There are machines that belong to a group i've identified as the Dry-Baking Vaporizers, i'm expecting you'll figure it out after a while.

...

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Evidently the vape market has matured since last I looked at them.

M'well, there's progress if you feel eternal. YMMV, i suppose it all depends on one's own perspective.

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Found and read a ton of vape reviews/opinions... ... Beginning to think selecting a vape is like finding a wife...

Believe me it's even much worse than you've imagined so far!

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Usually 3-4 "hits" off a joint will get me where I want to be. ... ...just trying to understand the process so I can find a vape that will work for my style.

Quite frankly i wish we had got a chance to dialog before. Good luck with your selection, everyone doesn't react the same even for an elder...

Originally Posted by Old Toker

Decided to go with a Solo II. ... ...this decision was difficult.

My hope is that you found what does the job. Maybe dry and resinous will do best!

Originally Posted by Old Toker

...I don't know how valuable my opinion/observations will be.

Usuakky i find the "outsider" element often brings a refreshing perspective, on the contrary. After a while we start conforming to expectations more than we should possibly. Having no background makes one more sensible to all aspects of the new experience.

Good day, have fun!!

[Old Toker]

Originally Posted by Egzoset

.. at old ages it's not too obvious how to manage with the many potential subtilities which may arise along the path..

even for an elder...

Easy on the elderly/old references. You're only as old as you feel....and I'm still feeling like I'm in my 20s.

Quite frankly i wish we had got a chance to dialog before. Good luck with your selection, everyone doesn't react the same...

It's not too late. I'd love to hear your opinions and advice. There are other people who will read this thread, and no guarantee that I'll be happy with the Solo II. More information and dialog would be (IMHO) helpful.

[Egzoset]

Hi again Old Toker,

Originally Posted by Old Toker

...still feeling like I'm in my 20s.

Oh, in that case the Arizer Solo II should prove adequate. Yet i'd wish to show you what lights up my imagination as a christmass tree these days:

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62c2an-SZas ]

YouTube: OmniVap with Pipes' Induction Heater & Bubbler (2017-Mar-24)

Lets just say i waited some long time to see something similar.

Originally Posted by Old Toker

...no guarantee that I'll be happy with the Solo II.

It's not really about the Solo II or even Arizer as a manufacturer, so if you're feeling 20 that shouldn't be much of a concern.

Originally Posted by Old Toker

More information and dialog would be (IMHO) helpful.

It's difficult to explain as i'm emerging myself from my own evolution and i've got rather poor teacher talents, but i'll try to be brief.

I'm an ex-smoker too and i wasn't more pleased with ballons than with a whip when considered from a global perspective. It's even possible that the consumption method resulted in more abuse than my situation called for. Anyway i developped/acquired allergy-like symptoms including asthma, for example; at a time it went critical enough to contemplate abstaining again - with most displeasure. Then i eventually managed to find my "sweet spot" and since then i've gained a few years back that make me feel a sense of freedom again.

The cigarette ritual is made of short bursts so i eventually came to focus on this aspect and recently succedded to implement an alternative where the Release/Transport Agent is not Hot Dry Air alone neither: in cigarettes/"joints" that would be a complex soup and part of it is very hot gasses which have superior "specific heat", hence i figure my pipe has an edge because i get the Hot Dry Air + Super-heated Gasses (H2O + CO2) though without the toxic combustion compounds as this is a vaporizer pipe. In my opinion this is the difference that explains my preference for Self-Moisturizing, in portable format as a bonus. No need for water toys but i still "Sip 'n Toke", though i gradually started to forget about that lately - a sign the combination of operator skills and Hybrid Core configuration finally gave the long-expected result i was hoping for when i performed my 1st modding in 2013.

Take care that an excess of dryness won't trigger similar inconveniences as i once experienced; the ~6 first months may seem great then boom, it slips away until it's fixed again. If applicable...

Also there's the ritual. I consider mine promotes self-awareness via the visual feeback from my flexible PVC Extension Tube. As a result of NOT being a Dry-Baking Ovenizer this Self-Conditioning pipe accumulates water dropplets inside that tube after a few bowls. That's the signal i better put it down, usually. In addition the main part of my whole ritual no longer revolves around paraphernalia and there's nothing to wait after: the universe can recenter on my perceptions instead of a machine's bells & whistles. When i have enough i forget the pipe where it stands, it doesn't matter because the heating and cooling are practically just as fast i believe. Now considering i'm Micro-Bursting that leaves little energy for baking a vegetal substrate. In other words the heat wave only Releases what's quick to vaporize (on contact, with surfaces) and that would suggest to me the trichome shape is nearly ideal for this application, provided the extraction device is adapted to it too.

Seen at a distance the ritual has similitudes with traditional pipe smoking, as it involves some "pumping" action - with my flame removed though...

and i sure don't own a nice spitting bowl as that!...

Good day, have fun!!

[Old Toker]

Originally Posted by Egzoset

Take care that an excess of dryness won't trigger similar inconveniences as i once experienced; the ~6 first months may seem great then boom, it slips away until it's fixed again. If applicable...

Thank you Egzoset for the link and explanation. If the Solo II proves too dry or unsatisfactory....I may pursue something similar. In-the-mean time......I'm excited to finally try a vape...any vape. I've been eating cannabutter cookies for the last 3 months....and they work just fine. But after 50 years of joints & pipes....I do miss the "ritual" of smoking. Looking forward to sitting out in my yard and toking on a vape.
Thanks again!

[Old Toker]

Does anyone know whether vaping creates a marijuana odor? Any odor?
Regards....