MiniVAP Vaporizer

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On this month's extra-special episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend heads to Barcelona in order to attend the world's largest cannabis fair, Spannabis. First, the Dopefiend kicks off the day with a very stoney breakfast session at the home of Barcelona-based grower Gordon Green, who talks about the popularity of Spannabis and the rest of the European circuit of cannabis-themed expos and the openness of cannabis culture in Spain, as they work through the selection of gourmet strains gathered for this occasion, including highly potent Wembley, grown outdoors in November! Gordon explains how the Spanish Cannabis Social Club system works, how it is affecting the street-dealing scene in Spain, and how tourists can encounter gourmet herb in Barcelona. Then Gordon talks about his experience as a grower, his strict adherence to natural, organic methods, including making his own pesticide, and his own experimentation in breeding, and what he sees as the benefits of being able to grow outdoors. Finally the pair look ahead to the future for the Spanish Social Club system, before setting off for Spannabis itself, where the Dopefiend runs into friends of the Dopecast Elizabeth and Line from Resin Seeds and CBD Crew, who talk about the success of their strain Cannatonic, and their work with high-CBD strains, which seem to be growing exponentially in popularity, so much so that they've had to reduce their involvement with the Resin Club. The two ladies talk about the latest developments in the Spanish Cannabis Social Club scene, which, despite the closure of the oldest of the clubs, continues to capitalise on the liberal attitudes of the Spanish populus. Next, the Dopefiend heads over to another friend of the Dopecast, Miller, the inventor of the Puff-It vaporizer, who's devoting his weekend to showing Spannabis attendees how his asthma-inhaler vaporizer works. Miller talks about the tough competition in the portable vaporizer marketplace, and how he's ensuring that he can keep up by working on new developments, for example the rumoured new forced-air portable he may be working on. Next, the Dopefiend talks to a true pioneer of the international cannabis movement, Arjan Greenhouse, who talks about how times of crisis have been good for the cannabis industry and how the Dutch politicians have damaged the Dutch cannabis industry and led to the growth of the industry abroad, in places like Spain. Next, the Dopefiend asks Arjan about his Strain Hunters documentaries, and how he responds to criticisms and accusations about how his distribution of hybrid strains may squeeze original landrace strains out. Arjan also talks about how he feels his hard work has ensured the success of the Greenhouse brand in the face of what he sees as jealousy from the rest of the industry, who he believes mostly are only interested in the money, while his focus has always been legalisation. Arjan talks about how he has cleaned up the coffeeshop scene by opening comfortable, trendy coffeeshops, and why he believes we will see Greenhouse coffeeshops around the world within the next three years. Arjan talks about the current state of play with the wietpas system in the Netherlands, but ultimately returns with real passion and anger to the subject of the criticism he has faced, and takes the opportunity to speak out against his detractors, even on the subject of his coffeeshops' burgers, french fries and cheesecake, and also lets the cat out of the bag regarding the launch of his upcoming landrace seed line, Strain Hunters Seeds. Turning from one of the biggest and most outspoken figureheads of the breeding world to a more understated, yet still hugeley successful breeder, Big Buddha, who talks about the growth of his business in Spain, which is in contrast to a shrinking market in his native UK, and how he's been working with Spanish Cannabis Social Clubs. Big Buddha also talks about his success in the USA, the growing interest in high-CBD strains, and the rise of autoflowering strains, which have become a big part of his business. Next, the Dopefiend heads outside for some fresh air and bumps into Jorge, the creator of the subject of last month's Dopecast, the incredible miniVAP vaporizer, who talks about his aim to create a truly high-quality device, and what he was working on in the time between the Dopecast's first encounter with the miniVAP in 2009, and its release on the public market this year. Jorge goes onto talk about what led him to develop a vaporizer in the first place, and outlines the process of development, and also talks about why he feels he is not really in direct competition with most of the other vaporizers available today. The Dopefiend talks to Jorge about why the miniVAP is so different to many other vaporizers, and why it is perfect for medical users, and how Jorge has been working with Spanish Cannabis Clubs, and also how Dopefiend.co.uk listeners can partake in a very special offer if they want to buy a miniVAP now at vapefiend.com. Finally the Dopefiend reconnects with Gordon Green to look back on an incredible day at Spannabis.


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VapingDitto said:

Your perception of time and space warps as you do a 180 rotation, resulting in an enhanced sensitivity to temperature!!!! Jk, don't quote me on that.

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pecosthecat said:

I'm really chomping at the bit and looking forward to receiving the miniVAP. I got a good price from my friends at vapefiend.com (my third vaporizer purchased from them). They are one of the few operations where their pricing includes shipping anywhere in the world. This works out well for me because postage from Europe to Asia normally quite expensive. I'm very pleased to know that I will have one of the first 2013 production units. I can't wait to enjoy my first session with the miniVAP.

As with my other vaporizers, I will be posting my initial impressions and a short review.

Also - Great episode, Dopefiend. I really enjoyed the podcast, especially the interview with Jorge.

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Nbajunkie said:

edit- do you guys heat empty unit then load?Or just load cold unit and let it warm up?and most importantly Does it even matter ...?

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JCat said:

I got back from my vacation and my battery is here ... but it doesn't seem to be working right ... on battery it shuts off after about a minute and won't turn back on until I place it on the charging base even though the battery shows a full charge (green light) ... and the PA shows it as having a full charge as well.

Seems to me someone else had this issue but don't feel like searching (I know ... I know ... sorry )

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VaporEyes said:

I have some battery issues as well. Sometimes during use my battery will randomly flash from green to red. Make sure the battery is properly seated on the charging dock and charge it for 30 minutes. That may help.

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JCat said:

I got back from my vacation and my battery is here ... but it doesn't seem to be working right ... on battery it shuts off after about a minute and won't turn back on until I place it on the charging base even though the battery shows a full charge (green light) ... and the PA shows it as having a full charge as well.

Seems to me someone else had this issue but don't feel like searching (I know ... I know ... sorry )

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Nbajunkie said:

Woah Woah woah......woah... beta2, what the fish? Id love to know more...

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Roger D said:

When I had this one I had to return it, I hope its just because you didn't let it sit enough on the dock

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JCat said:

Thanks RD ... pretty darn sure it's not an issue with it not sitting on the dock long enough but I'll keep trying for a bit ... it does work for instance if I let it heat sitting in the dock ... then take 4-5 hits and put back on the dock ... during that time it "might" not turn off (50/50) ... light indicating battery charge is always green.

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JCat said:

I did this and it didn't make a difference ... (I know the battery is seating right because I get acknowledgement after its drained a little from the PA when I place it on the base). I let it charge overnight and also didn't make a difference.

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justcametomind said:

Short answer: just press + or - when the unit blinks blue. The unit will go to the last level you selected, blinking with that colour. Then you can choose other heat levels by pressing + or -.

After your puffs the unit stays heaten at the level you chose, and you can see it by the solid green or whatever color you have selected.
After some inactivity on solid green my unit starts blinking blue (sleeping mode?).
I think that way the unit starts to low down temperature and if you don't use it for several minutes it shuts off.
In that mode the unit keeps a certain heat, and if you want to use it you have just to press + or - and adjust the heat you like.
Even if the MV is already off after blinking blue, I'm pretty sure that when you start it again it reaches heat levels faster than from cold start.

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Roger D said:

I can't wait, the beta 2 should be commercially available in a couple of weeks

I'm finally getting another unit along with my set of new accessories.. Already dealing with the manufacturer to get my bulk order right

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