Multi-brand Xmax V2 Vaporizer (also Atmos Astra)

[Schroedinger]

I prefer the bubbler as it does not get hot even after multiple sessions. You can even transport it with the water inside. Plus, I think it acts a bit as a terpene buffer (if this makes sense) so the taste is less intense in the beginning but lasts longer.

 

[VisiblyVaped]

In my experience the glass mp fits directly into a 14mm female joint, no need for extra bong attachment I don't think.....?

Never tried the bubbler but it's on my to-order list

 

[NeverGonnaGiveItUp]

Thanks for the replies.

I think I'm just going to get all 3 mouthpieces. As whilst I'm in the UK it's free postage (so essentially it's like getting the bong adaptor for free anyway)

 

[NeverGonnaGiveItUp]

Hi Guys! Not sure if this has been posted already in another thread. But whilst I was searching for my Xmax mouthpieces I came across the Vapormate - which is basically exactly the same vape as the Xmax V2 Pro apart from the fact that they have gotten rid of the USB charging slot on the actual vape - instead you get a separate mains/car charger.
The good news is that the Vapormate is £15 ($20 US) cheaper - so that's something to consider for anyone thinking about getting the Xmax V2 Pro.

I'm even considering buying another one to leave in the UK for the times when I come back here.

Happy vaping and have a good weekend.

I prefer the bubbler as it does not get hot even after multiple sessions. You can even transport it with the water inside. Plus, I think it acts a bit as a terpene buffer (if this makes sense) so the taste is less intense in the beginning but lasts longer.

Hola. Is it easy to empty and change the water in the bubbler?

 

[Schroedinger]

Hola. Is it easy to empty and change the water in the bubbler?

Fairly, yes. to get out the water blow into the mouthpiece (of course whilst being detached). For cleaning drip in some iso from the bottom and shake it a bit, then blow it out and rinse.

 

[DogDad]

The bottom where the battery is stored get's very hot to the touch. I am using Samsung 25r's.

Cut off is at 5 minutes if I'm hitting it or not. Is there anyway to keep it alive longer?

 

[His_Highness]

The bottom where the battery is stored get's very hot to the touch. I am using Samsung 25r's.

Cut off is at 5 minutes if I'm hitting it or not. Is there anyway to keep it alive longer?

Mine don't get hot on the bottom and I use the same battery you do. The bottom does get warm if I'm using it at the higher temps but nothing I would consider hot. Are you using it upside down for the full 5 minutes? Curious....When the bottom is hot what's the top near the oven like?

The XMAX V2 Pro doesn't have a sleep mode so you'll have to turn it back on as if you're starting a new session once it turns itself off.

 

[Bluestang]

Just bought the V2 Pro from POTV to use throughout the day as a microdoser sort of. Curious to see how it works with small loads. Solo 2 still for major session before bedtime.

 

[His_Highness]

Just bought the V2 Pro from POTV to use throughout the day as a microdoser sort of. Curious to see how it works with small loads. Solo 2 still for major session before bedtime.

I find that the Xmax doesn't work well for micro sessions. Mine perform better with a light pack and a full oven. You might fare better with the Solo 2 for micro use. I use my Solo all the time with small loads although the time to temp is a little too long for a quick one or two hits.

 

[Bluestang]

Yeah still getting used to it but working for me right now with less than a 1/4 chamber lightly tamped. More than a hit or 2 but that's ok with me. Still playing with temps to find right one to start with and end with.

Trying to figure out if it's the battery that gets warm of if it's just the heating chamber itself making the top of the battery holder warm. Need to pick up a spare battery or 2 as well.

 

[His_Highness]

Yeah still getting used to it but working for me right now with less than a 1/4 chamber lightly tamped. More than a hit or 2 but that's ok with me. Still playing with temps to find right one to start with and end with.

Trying to figure out if it's the battery that gets warm of if it's just the heating chamber itself making the top of the battery holder warm. Need to pick up a spare battery or 2 as well.

IMO - It's the oven causing the warmth. I'm curious to see how you make out using the Xmax for micro. I tend to steer clear of conduction vapes like the Xmax for micro sessions because they continue to cook the herb after being turned off so I always feel like I have to finish the bowl with smaller loads because it'll pretty much cache them out when they're that small.

 

[Bluestang]

Yeah, see what you mean. Maybe mini dosing then lol. For what it is and the sale price I paid, I'm happy with it for now.

 

[Zoned89]

So this is an old thread, but I’m reviving it as a thankyou to having so much freaking info on this vape.
I wasn’t exactly shopping for a vape, I use a dumpy lil glass onie (I need discreet stuff) and happen to be browsing online and checked out vapes ( avid ecig user)
From there I saw the sale for this. I paid 75 shipped, came with the xmax v2 pro in black, a 4 piece grinder, a tightvac 3.5g container, and the glass mouthpiece, so I impulse bought it right after sitting through most of this thread.

I will mostly be using this while walking my pupper, out and about, and when I go flying (drones not people planes lol)
I didn’t understand the difference from session vape and on demand at the time, but it seems like for the most part I’ll take 2-3 rips and be set, unless I’m at home and I could easily sit on it for 5 min.
Using those flower mate pods recommended here, how practical would it be to pop a pod and take it out after a hit or two to stop the heater even after shutdown.
Hopefully I like vaping, I’ve only had an mflb (like 5 years ago) and I didn’t sign it at all. No visible vapor, awkward and very obviously for no good. Than again, I maybe didn’t use it properly who knows, round 2

 

[His_Highness]

@Zoned89 - The Xmax V2 is one of the cheapest vapes I recommend when someone is starting to vape flower. Hits well and it's a nice intro but its not my first choice in a long term daily driver.

An on demand vape is one that doesn't require much time to get to a vapor producing temp and can be used to take one hit and turn it off. Think 10 seconds to turn on the vape and get your first draw and most on demand vapes don't continue to heat/cook your herb when you're done with that hit. In other words...you can get that on demand hit without waiting and when your done the heater is too.

A session vape is one that takes time to heat up, stays hot/continues to cook your herb until turned off and is usually best suited for taking several hits "during a session".

I don't use the pods often because conduction vapes (A conduction vape is a vape where the heat from the oven has to come in contact with the herb) would also have to have the oven heat the pod itself so the pod can transfer the heat to the herb via contact. Pods in a conduction vape also require some cool down time before it can be touched so waiting till the pods gets hot enough and then having to wait till it cools off might not be a great approach for taking 2 to 3 hits and then removing the pod. There is a technique that can be helpful when trying to control a session like that....If you're going to take 2 to 3 hits only and want to pull that pod you could take that second hit, turn it off and take that third hit as the oven/pod will still be hot enough and by taking that last hit with the oven off you'll cool everything off much faster. I use pods for out and about only when I need the convenience of filling the oven quickly while outside. Pods usually require higher temps too so if 392 is your goto temp you'll want to go up in temp for the same affect.

The Xmax V2 likes a medium grind, a medium pack (Mildly tamp down) and I've gotten upwards of 10 good hits per fill. I Always use that trick where I turn the unit off and take the last hit because it will continue to cook your herb more if you don't.

As a side note...I started with the MFLB and while I never got much in the way of big visible clouds it taught me that I don't need to see a milky exhale to get happy. One trick to seeing what's actually going on is to exhale over a flashlight and you'll see the vapor.

 

[Zoned89]

@Zoned89 - The Xmax V2 is one of the cheapest vapes I recommend when someone is starting to vape flower. Hits well and it's a nice intro but its not my first choice in a long term daily driver.

An on demand vape is one that doesn't require much time to get to a vapor producing temp and can be used to take one hit and turn it off. Think 10 seconds to turn on the vape and get your first draw and most on demand vapes don't continue to heat/cook your herb when you're done with that hit. In other words...you can get that on demand hit without waiting and when your done the heater is too.

A session vape is one that takes time to heat up, stays hot/continues to cook your herb until turned off and is usually best suited for taking several hits "during a session".

I don't use the pods often because conduction vapes (A conduction vape is a vape where the heat from the oven has to come in contact with the herb) would also have to have the oven heat the pod itself so the pod can transfer the heat to the herb via contact. Pods in a conduction vape also require some cool down time before it can be touched so waiting till the pods gets hot enough and then having to wait till it cools off might not be a great approach for taking 2 to 3 hits and then removing the pod. There is a technique that can be helpful when trying to control a session like that....If you're going to take 2 to 3 hits only and want to pull that pod you could take that second hit, turn it off and take that third hit as the oven/pod will still be hot enough and by taking that last hit with the oven off you'll cool everything off much faster. I use pods for out and about only when I need the convenience of filling the oven quickly while outside. Pods usually require higher temps too so if 392 is your goto temp you'll want to go up in temp for the same affect.

The Xmax V2 likes a medium grind, a medium pack (Mildly tamp down) and I've gotten upwards of 10 good hits per fill. I Always use that trick where I turn the unit off and take the last hit because it will continue to cook your herb more if you don't.

As a side note...I started with the MFLB and while I never got much in the way of big visible clouds it taught me that I don't need to see a milky exhale to get happy. One trick to seeing what's actually going on is to exhale over a flashlight and you'll see the vapor.

Good point in thise pods, I’ll get them but maybe just for the out and about hiking stuff.
As far as clouds, this was years ago and I never gave I the much of a chance because of that, had all the adapters and it functioned great, my friend still uses I think tiny his day as their main vape (2x weekly vaper)
I’m a 1-4 times daily kinda guy, I use a shitty dirty bowl and a gross cheap lighter lol.
As far as clouds now, I recently got an Ooze pen, and when using this budder I get pretty weak clouds, but decent effects, and one dab gives me literally 4 to 5 hits, which I think got me re interested in this stuff.

Might order a Vapcap for the single hit sesh I’ll want in the evenings.
Thanks for the response!

 

[Zoned89]

yo, this is amazing. only one use in and damn, blown away

 

[Zoned89]

ok so ive been using this throughout yesterday, and just once today and holy crap. floored at the lowest 3 settings, havent gone past that yet.
everything looks golden brown the first run on the lowest setting, and doesnt look different on the thirs lowest setting, how do i know when its done? i guess vapor and taste fades at some point?

it smells less than smoking by a mile, so this is perfect for what i want. i was worried about being forced to sesh for 5 min, considering this will be a walk the dog n vape device, but its honestly perfect.
25amp samsungs seem to power it just fine, have some ohm life and ohm work batterys that might also be a decent match.
the vac u loc that came with it is kinda lame, the vacuum isnt all that great, and its static y inside the container, which idk how to stop it doing that, otherwise, it holds about 3.8 unground and the lid stays on fine, the suction is just suspect.

got a grinder also, its a grinder. not much to say other than the keif catch is somthing i havent used in years and years. will be interesting to top chambers with this.
i also got myself a case on amazing for this. i used this particular brand and case because i know for a fact that small amounts (under a zip) remain smellproof (seahorse 52 waterproof micro case, like 22 bucks) and the case also holds the grinder, the vac u loc thing, my vape, tools, avb container and pre ground contianer, with room for snack, spare batteries, or a few other smaller things. theres no foam, so i used the box foam from my vape and made it all fit snug.

as far as buttons, this thing is a bit touchy, you gotta press them at just the right speed, but once thats figured out it hasnt given me any issues that are of fault of the vape (the power button can be accidentally pressed and the temp cranked up.

i did 2 burnoffs nothing for either of them, but wanted to be safe.


i will experiment with finer and chunkier grinds, as well as stirring vs not stirring (so far i havent stirred and no issues)

all in all, this thing is amazing. will this save me money over smoking? maybe. its new and cool and it works REALLY well so ive probably vaped 5 or 6 chambers since last night so at that rate maybe, depends on if i can re vape that avb once more, that would be slick.
if anyone is on the fence, id say get it. ill be ordering a vapcap once i get a bit saved up, but for now im very happy with this purchase.the people i ordered from arent sponsored here, but they shipped same day and got here in 3 for free shipping, with a bunch of goodies. not sure the rules on links so ill refrain unless i read otherwise.

thanks for reading my huge wall of vape fueled rambing, this is a MUCH different feeling than im used to, and can already say i LOVE this way better than smoking, and as i go higher temps, i get more couchlocked and sleepy such awesomeness.

 

[His_Highness]

@Zoned89 - When the hit tastes like burnt popcorn and the vapor isn't visible you're pretty much done with that bowl. I usually finish a bowl off at the highest temp and start off a new bowl by temp stepping from my go-to starting temp up to max as each temp step up stops producing.

Never had to stir with this vape and that may be because I always finish it off at max temp.

This isn't my most efficient vape herb wise but it's way more efficient than combustion.

I found that the best grind for this vape is a medium grind and not a finer, just above powdery, type of grind. I also don't tamp down hard when filling but I do lightly tamp it or tap the sides as I'm filling.

I mentioned before that this is the vape I recommend for new vapists because it hits hard and isn't expensive. The one draw back to these kind of vapes is that the oven can't be removed and cleaned and sometimes, based on how often and hard it's used, it will clog at the bottom. The inability to clean past the bottom of the oven is another reason not to use a fine powdery grind.

 

[Zoned89]

that should be easy to gauge. this current bowl im going from the lowest to the highest temp. and see how it rolls. so far not a single one is stirred and its been very even. been using a chunky grind, not too chunky, and ive been pleased with the results.
hopefully the screen lasts while before clogging up, i absolutely love this, but will be getting a vapcap for shorter quick before work sesh ect.
glad i can likely vape another round on this abv, that is reassuring.
with it vaped below 370 for about 15 min does it need to be further cooked to be edible or is it good to go?
my only other vape was a mflb with the wall adapter, the concentrate box, all sorts of goodies for it, and i hated it, this is absolutely much better, and its likely that i simply didnt understand how to use the mflb properly, but this is foolproof lol

 

[His_Highness]

I'm not up to speed on decarb temps but I expect once you've gotten to 392 you're covered.

 

[Desertway]

I just signed up for FC and read through this entire (lately dead) thread. I've had the XMax V2 Pro for about 5 months, and in the last few days it has picked up a burnt taste and smell that is really effecting the flavor of the vapor. I keep it very clean, regular iso rub of the chamber. I'm now doing a series of burn off but that isn't helping.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I realize that there are a lot of options for inexpensive good vapes these days. But this is the one I have and I'll have to live with it a while longer. Thanks for all the valuable info in this thread.

 

[His_Highness]

I just signed up for FC and read through this entire (lately dead) thread. I've had the XMax V2 Pro for about 5 months, and in the last few days it has picked up a burnt taste and smell that is really effecting the flavor of the vapor. I keep it very clean, regular iso rub of the chamber. I'm now doing a series of burn off but that isn't helping.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I realize that there are a lot of options for inexpensive good vapes these days. But this is the one I have and I'll have to live with it a while longer. Thanks for all the valuable info in this thread.

I've got two of them and never had a smell or taste issue other than someone who used one of mine without cleaning it often enough. Caked it up so bad that just turning it on empty reeked pretty bad. Also - the taste was burnt popcorn before the bowl was beat.

Any chance you might have cleaned it with ISO with the oven pointing upwards so that the ISO dripped down past the oven pushing some resin downwards? I think someone else mentioned that the air holes on the outside were clogged with vape resin and it had started to stink/taste bad.

One thing you could try would be to do a max temp burn off while blowing air into the air holes from the outside and see if anything shows itself.

I believe it has a one year warranty so you could try contacting the retailer and see if they'll make it right.

 

[DogDad]

I need some new 18650's for my Vmax. Where is a good place to buy them today?

 

[Desertway]

I've got two of them and never had a smell or taste issue other than someone who used one of mine without cleaning it often enough. Caked it up so bad that just turning it on empty reeked pretty bad. Also - the taste was burnt popcorn before the bowl was beat.

Any chance you might have cleaned it with ISO with the oven pointing upwards so that the ISO dripped down past the oven pushing some resin downwards? I think someone else mentioned that the air holes on the outside were clogged with vape resin and it had started to stink/taste bad.

One thing you could try would be to do a max temp burn off while blowing air into the air holes from the outside and see if anything shows itself.

I believe it has a one year warranty so you could try contacting the retailer and see if they'll make it right.

There's a VERY good chance of that. I have ISO'd it right side up a couple of times, foolishly. I did a few more burn-offs, taking care to check the airholes, and blowing into them. I haven't used the vape yet, but the smell has definitely diminished. Thanks much for your help.

 

[Desertway]

I need some new 18650's for my Vmax. Where is a good place to buy them today?

PuffitUp has batteries, but they are $10. You can try adding the %15 discount code on the homepage, or wait until Black Friday.