jam...can you describe your torch lighter technique? I tried it with a torch last night and had no luck. do you point the flame into the bowl or just shoot it over the top?
In my efforts, I gave up on blue-flame torches, as I couldn't find a decent single flame. They either didn't last or didn't like being used upside down. The only one that seemed to work was a Blue Rhino triple flame, and with that... well, I'd of had as much luck if I held the VG under a Saturn5 rocket at launch.
But I did find a Coliberi Cigar lighter that produces a one-inch horizontal yellow flame that seems like a match made in heaven. I put a pinch in the bowl, screw on the top, shoot the flame across the opening and draw enough to pull the tip of the flame down. I get cloud production that scares the bageebees out of me, sometimes, like "How am I going to exhale all this?" big.
With the blue-flame, I'd combust maybe 1 in 4 attempts, usually the third or fourth toke on a load. With the yellow flame, I just puff 2-3 times until I get a little vapor (like lighting a cigar), and then draw with the flame maybe another second before shutting off the lighter and continuing to draw another few seconds... hold & exhale. And, say "Ahhhhhh...." and nobody gets burned.
Decided to sell the glass sherlock. It's getting appreciated in it's new home 
