New to the forum and to the entire vape scene.
This is my Mighty story:
I'm a long time heavy herb smoker. My min. is 1/2 oz a week. Two months ago it was 3/4 of an oz a week. When you put that much herb to a lighter, in a pipe, for a decade or two there are some things that you notice (and probably a lot you don't).
I suppose the first thing would be the expense. I am fortunate enough to be able to absorb that expense but it's still money that could be used for other entertainment.
Respiratory issues. Up until two months ago I had been coughing up black goopy gross phlegm for years. Smoke a bowl, cough up black phlegm. Walk around the block, cough up black phlegm. Finish a meal at a fine restaurant, cough up black phlegm. Wake up in the middle of the night, cough up black phlegm. Take a tolerance break for two weeks, cough up black phlegm.
You look like shit. I suspect in some peoples cases it may be just heavy allergies but I always feel like I can pick out heavy herb smokers out in public just by the look of their eyes. It doesn't matter if they or I used Visine. The dark circles, the irritated red lids were always a give away.
I never told my doctor I had this habit but I'm certain he could tell by looking at me. One day he just came out and said, "hey do you smoke" and pinched his forefinger and thumb up to his lips in the motion of smoking a joint. I responded to the affirmative. He told me that he'd never recommend anyone ingesting substances by smoking them. He also wasn't a fan of marijuana. He then said, "if you are going to do this then you should look into vaping it. It is much healthier than burning it."
The conversation with my doctor had happened a couple years ago. I knew nothing then and only very slightly more now about vaping. I thought it was just the pens and the liquid. I started there. Over the time span of 6 months I bought 3 different pens and many many different liquids. Some were good, like the Rove products, but most weren't. Almost every one of them gave me this odd chemical after taste. The problem was there was no way these pens were going to stop me from using a pipe and a lighter. The pens were more just a fun thing to have around or a filler for when my supplier was running late. They weren't a device that was going to work for me all day every day.
Next I watched some guy on you tube really get excited about the Fire Fly 2. I started getting more info on it. Vape Critic got me real excited when I saw these big clouds and he talked about this awesome flavor. I bought it. I must be the worlds least skilled vape dude because I could never get much more than a wisp of a cloud. Frustrating! I wrote the manufacturer and asked some people in a computer nerd forum I belong for help. People tried to help but I kept failing with that device. I think I was looking for that full lung feeling you get from taking a drag off a combusted bowl. I just could not get it with the FF2. I was doing it wrong and could never figure out how to do it right.
I gave up.
More black phlegm.
Around New Years I got the urge to look at the various devices again. I stumbled across the videos posted by Tony at 420Vapezone. In several videos he expressed a love for this ugly plastic black box, the Mighty. He was persuasive and after a few days I ordered one from Puff It Up.
When I got the Mighty I had some real anxiety. I wanted it to work so bad but my experience had been with vaping that it would likely fail. I wanted that full lung feel, I wanted to taste this yummyness that everyone talked about, I wanted to blow out a cloud. I loaded my first bowl with the cute little round loading device they provided. Ok, that was fun. I have to admit there is something about the process of loading a bowl that I enjoy. Then I had my first session with the Mighty.
I am a very experienced smoker with a high tolerance level. I had no idea that when the Germans came my house and brought me this device, this Mighty device, they weren't fucking around.
Full lung hit...check, awesome taste...check (holy shit this is what weed tastes like?), blow out a cloud...check.
Two months later -
I use 1/4 oz less a week. That savings paid for my device in the first month. I'm not getting less enjoyment or doing less sessions this device just uses the product more efficiently.
No coughing up black phlegm. It's over. It just doesn't happen with this. Do a big hit and cough from time to time, absolutely. No more black sticky phlegm comes with it.
No more dirty resin filled pipes and sticky tar everywhere.
I still look like shit but dark circles and red rimmed eye lids are gone.
I've tried 15-20 different plants. It's a lot of fun testing strains and finding what I really love.
My Brother-In-Law bought one from Puff It Up shortly after trying mine. He loves it.
All the guys at my poker game love it.
I've bought nearly every accessory that goes with it, had a tray made, bought a case.
I haven't smoked a bowl via combustion since that first day. I have zero desire to ever have it that way again.
I'm a big Mighty fan.
TLDR: I like the Mighty.
