Just bought brand new Volcano... have a few questions about useage...

Hi guys thoght its about time i start helping out here a bit ...

KSOT said:

1 - Is it really true that the more weed you put in the chamber the more bags you can get out of it? I mean, it's the same amount of hot air passing through the weed no matter how much of it there is in the chamber, right? It's not like a bowl where you burn what's on top first then there's more to get at on bottom, is it?

I worry because I want to figure out how much a single balloons worth of weed is, but I feel like no matter how little I pack I'm wasting it if I only fill one bag, since it hasn't had enough chance to get fully vaporized in my mind. Am I wrong?

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actually its not true at all, the more weed you put in the bag the more of it will get vaporized when it gets to the right temperture and the thicker your vapor would be, this also goes for the temperture, the higher it is the more compunds get to vaporizing temps and the more vapor you get.

you should ask yourself what you are here for, bags or what goes in them ?
if its what inside then what your looking for is bag quality and finding the right vapor density you want.

2 - The only friend I have who owns one of these stressed to me that I should finish however much weed I pack at one time quickly, or it will begin to taste bad and lose potency. Is this true? If so, is it because the weed gets stale in the chamber, or because the vapor gets stale in the bag, or both?

I'm finding it to be a big problem because combined with my suspicions from question # 1 I wind up forcing myself to kill 3 full bags within a half hour and it's too overwhelming for me lol... I really liked to take single hits spread throughout the day back before I had a vaporizer. Is there any way i can do this using the Volcano without negative impacts?

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the vapor gets "stale" and condenses in the bag so you really should try finishing the bag in less then 10 minutes ...
who said you have to make 3 bags ? who said you have to blow a full bag ? whats wrong with half a bag ?

3 - Should I leave the weed chamber on top of the Volcano between bags? My friend does but I find it gets too hot. Is there a difference either way in terms of quality or anything else?

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read the manual, it specifically says "dont leave the chamber on the volcano" cheezzz ...
and i dont see the reason for leaving it on. it will all get to the right temp when you turn the fan on, trust me on that one ...

4 - I'm having trouble determining when I should stop filling bags. let's say I put just enough weed in there to cover the screen completely... how many bags worth should that be roughly? I mean I've gone to 4 bags and it still tastes like weed to me... does it ever just become hot air? I suppose this question ties in with #1.


Thank you so much everyone! I know I asked a lot of little question but please try to be as thorough as possible. I believe I thought of everything I wanted to know

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there is no trouble deciding when to stop filling a bag, you just need to find out what is the right size bag for you, then you just fill it to about the same size every time, worst case you keep the cano on and make another small supplement bag.

ok now some basic instructions,
1. use the cano grinder its designed specifically to get you the best results with the cano.
2. experiment with the temperature, try putting the same amount of herbs for a few times and vap a fresh bowl in differant settings to find out what vapor density you like best ...
3. use small amounts, only what u need, a fresh bowl is nicer then half baked reused one.
4. if you are not in a party you probably don't need 3 bags, i like to make dense 3/4 bag (really dense).

all in all the cano is a grate high quality vaporizer, a bit overpriced true but you should be very happy with it if you find you like bags, it is still a very reliable, clean, easy to use, best party + cool looking vap.

i own the SSV, Extreme, PD among others, if you should decide that you prefer not to have the most expensive vaporizer, which is also probably the best party vaporizer. then i would sugest you sell it and get one of those 3 ... you could get 2 of them for its price.

you should just find out what are your needs and fit the vaporizer to what you need and not the other way around.