Are there vape downsides?

[Big Guwap]

hey guys this is my first post, New to fc and vaporizing. I've been smoking for 5 years but I went to a friend's house and hit a volcano and was converted instantly. I'm planning on getting a pax, obviously not a volcano but I need portable and to be discreet and that looks best.I love how vaping has better taste, effects, efficiency, but I was wondering if there were any downsides to it? thanks for any help

 

[Mr. Gweilo 420]

Welcome Big Guwap. The only downside that I have found so far it that it is so enjoyable and interesting that you can't stop! I loving the herb like a teenager again and it is all due to vaping.

 

[Breathemetal]

Biggest downside? Price!

BUT looking @ the big picture...vaping is the ONLY way to go!
Combust and your lungs will turn to dust!

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Downsides? Sure.

VAS and GAS.

(vaporizer/glass acquisition syndromes, although they make a pill for the second one i'm told )

 

[Big Guwap]

ha thanks everyone for replies. if the only problems are liking it too much and wanting to buy new pieces then I'm glad I found out about vaping( wish I found it sooner).

 

[stickstones]

after a couple of years smoking became useless to me. Now when I take the occasional bong rip it only lasts half as long as it used to. vaporizing can make a tolerance king out of anyone.

 

[pakalolo]

Biggest downside? Price!

Possibly. Vapourizing is a much more efficient way to use your stash, especially if you make use of the ABV, and lots of us have saved more than the cost of a vapourizer. Some find vapourizing so good, however, that they increase usage and don't save, but those are a small minority. Vapourizing only gets expensive if you catch VAS—which a lot of us do.

 

[francis]

Possibly. Vapourizing is a much more efficient way to use your stash, especially if you make use of the ABV, and lots of us have saved more than the cost of a vapourizer. Some find vapourizing so good, however, that they increase usage and don't save, but those are a small minority. Vapourizing only gets expensive if you catch VAS—which a lot of us do.

that.

every time i buy a new vaporizer, i double my daily consumption.
but after a while i'm back on the regular rhythm , so i can save material again.
plus ABV, dont underestimate the power of ABV. made some butter with 35g , got us high to the roof.

 

[Tweek]

I'm also one of those people who started using way more once I got into vaping. The terrible taste and feel of smoking, made sure I only used when I had to. Now with vaporizing being so pleasureful and tasty, I find it a nice way to relax and am tempted to sit back and vape all the time.

 

[max]

Biggest downside? Price!

BUT looking @ the big picture...vaping is the ONLY way to go!
Combust and your lungs will turn to dust!

The majority of vaporists find that they use less with vaping, so the vape ends up getting paid for with herb savings. And even if that weren't the case, vapor is so much kinder to your lungs that the price of a good vape is well worth it IMO.

 

[Enchantre]

I would recommend, if you are shopping for a vaporizer, to look through not only the portables threads, but also at the desktop type units.

Have your seen the Vaporpedia? It's linked at the top of the site. Lots of info there, too, with links and photos.

 

[Big Guwap]

well I had a problem buying new pieces when I smoked but for right now I'm gonna try and just stick to a pax for a while til I get my funds up. and I plan on saving my abv for cooking uses. and I can't have a tabletop model cause of living conditions and I smoke or will vape on the go a lot, so portable is a necessity.

 

[Tweak]

Downsides to vaping?

You can end up taking too many vapes and get too vaped that you end up breaking your expensive glass pieces. Or is that just me?

While I believe that vaping is much safer than smoking, there is still much we don't know about vaping. I've read some users complain about sinus problems and tightness in the chest. Could be just the product they where using. IDK. I do know that that nasty phlegm I've had for years is all but gone since I switched, .

 

[VaporEyes]

While I believe that vaping is much safer than smoking, there is still much we don't know about vaping. I've read some users complain about sinus problems and tightness in the chest. Could be just the product they where using. IDK.

Too high of heat and not water filtering tend to cause a tightness low in my lungs. Could be too much straining on my diaphragm(long inhales). These problems go away within a few hours though.

 

[stickstones]

big guwap...you can probably forget the abv stuff with the Pax. It's a conduction vape that cooks the load pretty well.

 

[Tweek]

Too high of heat and not water filtering tend to cause a tightness low in my lungs. Could be too much straining on my diaphragm(long inhales). These problems go away within a few hours though.

I get really dry and tight lungs, painful coughing if I don't use warm water to filter. Volcano is the worst culprit out of my collection...dry with particles...

 

[Big Guwap]

stickstones- you saying with the pax the abv won't have enough "stuff" left on it keep and use for edibles, tincture, etc.?

 

[francis]

Too high of heat and not water filtering tend to cause a tightness low in my lungs. Could be too much straining on my diaphragm(long inhales). These problems go away within a few hours though.

yeah i think this happen to me too . sinus and chest .
but not as intense as when i was smoking.

I get really dry and tight lungs, painful coughing if I don't use warm water to filter. Volcano is the worst culprit out of my collection...dry with particles...

can you explain why you prefer warm water instead of room temp/icy ?

stickstones- you saying with the pax the abv won't have enough "stuff" left on it keep and use for edibles, tincture, etc.?

ABV from my pax is usualy dark brown , ABV from my HA is yellowish/brown.
Convection+ high heat = less active ingredients left.

 

[Tweek]

can you explain why you prefer warm water instead of room temp/icy ?

I find the warm water soothing...it also seems to add more moisture to my vapor vs room temp water.

 

[Big Guwap]

well Francis and stickstones that's depressing,I was looking forward to having abv left over to use so I could get all I could out of my herb. But I'm gonna trust y'all on this and just get rid of my abv if there isn't anything to get out of it.

 

[francis]

well Francis and stickstones that's depressing,I was looking forward to having abv left over to use so I could get all I could out of my herb. But I'm gonna trust y'all on this and just get rid of my abv if there isn't anything to get out of it.

i keep my Pax ABV , but only when it's light brown . other than that i think its useless.

 

[Tweek]

Once your duff starts looking like coffee grounds, there is very little left.

 

[Big Guwap]

ok I understand, thanks for the help guys. shout out to fc, I've been posting a lot of questions and everyone has been quick and very helpful with answers. I appreciate it. y'all don't seem to act like 15 year olds trying to be cool like others forums I've found.

 

[VaporEyes]

y'all don't seem to act like 15 year olds trying to be cool like others forums I've found.

Don't know if I'd say that .

 

[Big Guwap]

I said don't "seem" to be. I'm just saying what I've experienced so far, I'm sure I'll get a better feel the longer I'm on here.