I've been vaping now for three months, during which I've been high 178 times off 2.92 grams in total. I'm pretty mindblown my how little weed it actually takes to get blazed. It may just be my low tolerance, but I think I've nailed a technique which is effective and thought I'd share. This is my first post, so go easy
These are some principles which I adhere to while vaping:
1) Vaping the same bowl over multiple sessions (up to 15 sessions)
2) Taking very slow and drawn out hits
3) Keep hitting the vape until the weed has cooled (after turning off vape)
4) Keeping the vapor in my lungs for as long as possible (at least 1 minute)
5) Only doing a single hit per session
Following this method I can get high up to 15 times off 0.1g of quality bud, or up to 5 times per 0.1 g of low grade weed (which is what I mostly vape).
I'm using a flowermate, and the bowl holds up to 0.15g if you pack it loosely, or 0.3g tightly. I'll normally pack around 0.1g, so it's loose and I don't fill it completely.
Here's how I do it in practice:
With dank, on the first session, I turn on the vape until it reaches 200 C and then turn it off immediately. I then take a long, slow 30 second hit. 30 seconds because otherwise the weed will not have cooled down enough for all vapor to have been used up. Slow because otherwise some weed will fly up and stick to the grille on the underside of the mouthpiece obstructing air flow and in turn wasting vapor, turning it into gunk instead.
After the 30 second slow hit I take my mouth off the vape and inhale fully. I then wait for at least a minute before exhaling. Holding it in like that in my experience makes a major difference, despite science telling us it shouldn't. A full minute will get me twice as high as only 10 seconds.
I then wait 15 minutes to gauge the effect, and usually that single hit will be enough to keep my high for a couple of hours.
Then for the next session, I turn on the vape, wait till it's warmed up and start hitting for 5 seconds before I turn it off again while I keep hitting for another 30 seconds. Remember, go slow for max efficiency.
The next few sessions after that, I increase it to 10 seconds before turning off, but remember to keep hitting for another 30 while it's off. Over the next 10 sessions, I gradually increase the amount of time the vape is on while hitting, and when the weed is almost spent and I'm at 30 seconds while on (and of course another 30 while off, and then holding it in for a minute, right?). Finally, before emptying the bowl, I do one or two more 30 second sessions at 210 C.
For lower grade weed, I start out with 10 seconds turned on (instead of 0) and over just a few sessions, I already reach 30 seconds turned on, at which point the weed is spent.
Again I may just have low tolerance/high sensitivity, but I think it's at least worth a trying this the next time you pack a new bowl! Let me know how it goes or what you think about this!
