BabyFacedFinster

Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
I find every month or so I switch up my favorite method for using the nano. I usually come on here and talk about how great my current method is and act all cool and stuff.

In the past I've enjoyed the dry stem, the hydrotube with and w/o water, the 18mm gong on my bubbler, and the FC UFO with the silicone whip. Right now my favorite way is the 14mm gong on my small J-hook dry. There's enough glass real estate to provide a nice cool hit. I like to drop the gong and the J-hook on the nano, chill on the couch and vape like Sherlock Holmes. I actually prefer the whole set-up flipped upside-down. A little nudge with the thumb between the gong and J-Hook breaks the seal and clears the hit.

So @ataxian, the Wappa doesn't taste like I hoped for. But the stone is very strong yet mellow. Some :chill: weed, and I have a few small nugs left. Your GSC are always good, but I use them more during the day. Wappa at night and more often.
 

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
I find every month or so I switch up my favorite method for using the nano. I usually come on here and talk about how great my current method is and act all cool and stuff.

In the past I've enjoyed the dry stem, the hydrotube with and w/o water, the 18mm gong on my bubbler, and the FC UFO with the silicone whip. Right now my favorite way is the 14mm gong on my small J-hook dry. There's enough glass real estate to provide a nice cool hit. I like to drop the gong and the J-hook on the nano, chill on the couch and vape like Sherlock Holmes. I actually prefer the whole set-up flipped upside-down. A little nudge with the thumb between the gong and J-Hook breaks the seal and clears the hit.

So @ataxian, the Wappa doesn't taste like I hoped for. But the stone is very strong yet mellow. Some :chill: weed, and I have a few small nugs left. Your GSC are always good, but I use them more during the day. Wappa at night and more often.
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I have GAS really bad!
2 pieces are coming this week.
I change daily however this I might use for a couple of daz?

CIVILIZED = I TRY!
LUC SKYWALKER OG tonight.
I had a bit of ROSIN as well.
@BabyFacedFinster we will all die someday.
However let's have fun while were here?
NANO is awesome = FLAVOR
 
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pxl_jockey

Just a dude
@UnevenPizza - Hey bro, if you haven't already do yourself a favour & check out Ed's TnT. He has beautiful wooden Nano stems in 3 species in stock, FREE worldwide shipping as well. If you're interested in another species, PM @Ed's TnT here on FC and he'll hit you back double-quick. He's so kind and super-gracious, he has a great rep here. If you know all this I apologize, man but his stems do tick all your boxes. He also makes a log (woodscent) and they are gorgeous, so many species and quality components. Did I mention free shipping? Check out the many threads about his many products here, folks really love his stuff!

As far as PS/cord, can't help you there but there are plenty of folks here with more technical expertise & experience than myself. But EpicVape has a great rep for taking care of their customers, if your cord did fail. But they wouldn't be able to magic it to you overnight. Anyway, I'd be surprised if the answer isn't already on this thread somewhere in the 750+ pages. Best of luck to you, researching is a fun part of the ride IMO and there's a lot of funny shit in here!

FC Forums = Quality Infotainment for the Discerning Vaporist!
 

flotntoke

thoroughly vaped
^ +10 about Ed. He's the best!

I find every month or so I switch up my favorite method for using the nano. I usually come on here and talk about how great my current method is and act all cool and stuff.

In the past I've enjoyed the dry stem, the hydrotube with and w/o water, the 18mm gong on my bubbler, and the FC UFO with the silicone whip. Right now my favorite way is the 14mm gong on my small J-hook dry. There's enough glass real estate to provide a nice cool hit. I like to drop the gong and the J-hook on the nano, chill on the couch and vape like Sherlock Holmes. I actually prefer the whole set-up flipped upside-down. A little nudge with the thumb between the gong and J-Hook breaks the seal and clears the hit.

So @ataxian, the Wappa doesn't taste like I hoped for. But the stone is very strong yet mellow. Some :chill: weed, and I have a few small nugs left. Your GSC are always good, but I use them more during the day. Wappa at night and more often.

I still stay on top of a bubbler most of the time, but do enjoy my j-hook quite a bit. I've also gone down to 14mm on mine, although it's an 18mm piece. I use a reducer to 14mm & 14 GonG. Cuts down the warm airflow just enough to make vapor a little cooler, which I really like in summer.
 

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
^ +10 about Ed. He's the best!



I still stay on top of a bubbler most of the time, but do enjoy my j-hook quite a bit. I've also gone down to 14mm on mine, although it's an 18mm piece. I use a reducer to 14mm & 14 GonG. Cuts down the warm airflow just enough to make vapor a little cooler, which I really like in summer.
I got this new stem (GLASS) from EPIC and I like it a lot. (DRY IS DIFFERENT) I love it.
GLASS is a cool material kind of inert?

Whatever floats your pool toy!
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@Stu have you tried the GLASS STEM from EPIC?
I really like this dry. (MIKEY likes it!)
 
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flotntoke

thoroughly vaped
I've got two of those stems I've been using alot more lately and love them. Takes me deeper into Flavortown than my gong does I think. :drool:

Could be the GonG, but most likely the water in your piece if using it like that. This is why I like the j-hook so much. Best of both worlds? Kind of.... dry so super-flavorful, long swirling airpath so a bit cooler vapor.

I still like a little water in a bubbler that doesn't have much going on inside it the best. Allows for bigger, smoother, cooler hits with just a slight drop-off in flavor if you're doing it right.
 

SloJimFizz

Unknown Member
Could be the GonG, but most likely the water in your piece if using it like that. This is why I like the j-hook so much. Best of both worlds? Kind of.... dry so super-flavorful, long swirling airpath so a bit cooler vapor.

I still like a little water in a bubbler that doesn't have much going on inside it the best. Allows for bigger, smoother, cooler hits with just a slight drop-off in flavor if you're doing it right.
J- hook is on my list. :sherlock:
Still love my gong set up, don't get me wrong. Still in the honeymoon phase with the Nano and Nano accessories. Learning to love all the ways of it.
Like @UnevenPizza I've just gotten my perfect temp (5.73) dialed in that toasts just right with no scorch. :whoa:
 

BabyFacedFinster

Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Could be the GonG, but most likely the water in your piece if using it like that. This is why I like the j-hook so much. Best of both worlds? Kind of.... dry so super-flavorful, long swirling airpath so a bit cooler vapor.

I still like a little water in a bubbler that doesn't have much going on inside it the best. Allows for bigger, smoother, cooler hits with just a slight drop-off in flavor if you're doing it right.

Yes, the great trade off. Flavor vs. cool hits. The J-hook is cool enough to make it enjoyable, but nothing beats a large bubbler for that comfort.

A clean J-hook has great flavor, but my favorite part of using a clean J-hook is flipping it upside-down and watching the streams of vapor cascade through the glass.

I've used some water in the J-hook before but it is a pain in the ass.

BTW @flotntoke, it's mint chocolate chip tonight.
 

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
Yes, the great trade off. Flavor vs. cool hits. The J-hook is cool enough to make it enjoyable, but nothing beats a large bubbler for that comfort.

A clean J-hook has great flavor, but my favorite part of using a clean J-hook is flipping it upside-down and watching the streams of vapor cascade through the glass.

I've used some water in the J-hook before but it is a pain in the ass.

BTW @flotntoke, it's mint chocolate chip tonight.
@BabyFacedFinster have you ever over medicated?

Maybe that is way I love CANNABIS so much?

It may not be normal however being over medicated is CIVILIZED!


NANO = INTENSE MADNESS = LOVE
Two morrow a new day of blissful living!

Spelling not important.
Being understood?
Maybe!
 

Jimmer144

Sargeant REG
After a long honeymoon phase with my Mighty i am back to using my trusty old Nano, especially before bedtime. I just got some new screens from epicvape in the mail, man do they make a difference in flavor and i also added the new enano poker/pick device that has a grinder included on it, its pretty sick, it grinds it down to nice level, even if ur using pretty moist product it still grinds well.
 

SloJimFizz

Unknown Member
Woke up to find my Mr. Ives still plugged in and ready for duty. Yay for no fire hazard.
A few Cigar City Jai-Alai's mixed with a few stem/gongs of stout stashes bed locked me. :whoa:
Seems a shame to just unplug him while at temp. I'm gonna have to load up some Dayweed, much weaker than the Nightweed, so's not to wreck the days step progression.
Guess it's never to early to Nano. Enjoy your day all. :cheers:
 

flotntoke

thoroughly vaped
After a long honeymoon phase with my Mighty i am back to using my trusty old Nano, especially before bedtime. I just got some new screens from epicvape in the mail, man do they make a difference in flavor and i also added the new enano poker/pick device that has a grinder included on it, its pretty sick, it grinds it down to nice level, even if ur using pretty moist product it still grinds well.

New or clean screens FTW! Makes such a big difference but I never notice the slow dropoff as they get dirtier. I switch them out every 10 loads or so at max (couple times a week). I drop them into a little jar as I pull them, and clean them a few at a time. To clean, I drop them in some alcohol in a very small jar (I use one of those tiny jelly jars), let them sit for 20 or 30 minutes, then give the jar a good few shakes. Have left them bathing for overnight with no problems. I use EverClear (grain alcohol 95%) these days, but ISO works fine (91% much better than 70%). Don't dump this alcohol after use if you have a sealed jar. It will work for months! It gets a little brown as you use it, but works forever. I usually dump when it starts accumulating too many little pieces of roasted material and that is sticking to screens more than a good rinse will wash off - but that is months for me. If I strained those bits out, I'd probably use same batch for years.

Pull screens from alcohol jar one at a time (tweezers help), hit with a fairly dry old toothbrush and rinse thoroughly with hot water, then sit out to dry. If you get in a pinch for a clean screen (or only have a couple to work with) blow them dry as well as you can, then insert in glass and put on nano heat with no load for several good draws. Will dry them out nicely and ready to load in less than a minute!

IME these cleaned screens will work as well as new. Be careful not to bend out of shape while scrubbing with toothbrush. It can be a real bitch to work them back into shape. Eventually they will get a little loose in glass with use. When they do, use a dowel or other small cylinder to get back in shape. Just be sure you spread at the bottom of basket, rather than just at open end and they'll be fine.

Note that the more you pull out and insert, the more the edges will get a little rough and poke fingers. Guess you could trim the edges if you find this to be a big problem. I don't mind it and usually use my screens in "hat" configuration instead of "basket" (open end goes in first and sides of load hitting glass instead of sides of screen). So, I take the little frayed strands of older screens and push them all a little towards the middle. This seems to help insert them easier, and if I don't it is a frustrating mess to try to insert a screen with little pieces sticking out all over. FWIW, I think a couple of my current screens have been in the rotation for a couple years! Only throw them out when they are too bent up to fix easily with dowel.

IME moist material doesn't give best vapor. I wrap it up loosely in a piece of paper (usually brown paper bag or regular copy/printer paper), and put it on cable converter box for hour or 2. Can do the same on any warm electronics or in a sunny closed window. Makes a big difference depending on how moist it was to start.

One other tip with this that I usually don't post here.... If you can grind moist nugs, or use them unground, push your screen down a bit to give more airspace between heater and load. Then turn dial up as needed to get same heat on your load at new distance. It can be tricky to find the sweet spot, but once you do it seems to work better with material that is a bit too moist if you're in a hurry. Don't forget to go back to regular depth/dial setting after you get a little bit dried out.

Nano on!

Woke up to find my Mr. Ives still plugged in and ready for duty. Yay for no fire hazard.
A few Cigar City Jai-Alai's mixed with a few stem/gongs of stout stashes bed locked me. :whoa:
Seems a shame to just unplug him while at temp. I'm gonna have to load up some Dayweed, much weaker than the Nightweed, so's not to wreck the days step progression.
Guess it's never to early to Nano. Enjoy your day all. :cheers:

Ha! I always leave mine plugged in. Sometimes it's literally on for months at a time. Only time I turn it off is if I'm going to be away from it for more than 24 hours or for inside cleanup. Try to remember to turn down heat to around 4.5 when not in use - but that's probably only a little more than half the time. So far - so good!

Got a new strain recently.... Jillybean. WOW!!! Very upbeat sativa at lower heats (5.5 - 5.75 on my dial), and even at a little higher heat with only a few hits. Higher heat with more hits still more "up" (not a pre-bedtime strain), but wow on the space factor. Really loving it in nano and other vapes! Strain is good, but not hard to tell what I lucked upon is very well grown, trimmed and cured. It's many pretty colors and loaded with resin heads under the scope. Find that no matter the strain, it hits you like a truck if well done!

Sorry for many edits above! Have to remember to have coffee before posting - especially when doing a little wake & vape! :D This f'n super sativa - JB - is just too tempting and upbeat to not sneak a hit of first thing. I think it actually wakes me up a bit for better coffee making, even if it does make me a bit spacey! Love those days when I'm here working by myself, rather than out on road where I often run into clients whether expected or not.
 
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UnevenPizza

I dream of Pizza
Passed all my exams, better than expected :science:

Enjoying my Vacation.

Playin' some oldschool isometric RPG's I got from a friend.

We had a nice family gathering :cool:
Not everyone cleaned up, sorry!
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And the two daily all-stars:

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I used the EQ's whip wedged into the dry nano stem, actually works pretty good. Sort of a silicon J-Hook haha.

Amazing weekend..or week..hmm :sherlock:

Hope everyone's enjoying as well! ;)
 

flotntoke

thoroughly vaped
Passed all my exams, better than expected :science:

Enjoying my Vacation.

Playin' some oldschool isometric RPG's I got from a friend.

We had a nice family gathering :cool:
Not everyone cleaned up, sorry!
6Gym1XB.jpg


And the two daily all-stars:

MiL8OWN.jpg


I used the EQ's whip wedged into the dry nano stem, actually works pretty good. Sort of a silicon J-Hook haha.

Amazing weekend..or week..hmm :sherlock:

Hope everyone's enjoying as well! ;)

Congrats on the exams!!! Time to get vaped, and stay vaped!
 

howie105

Well-Known Member
Passed all my exams, better than expected :science:

Enjoying my Vacation.

Playin' some oldschool isometric RPG's I got from a friend.

We had a nice family gathering :cool:
Not everyone cleaned up, sorry!
6Gym1XB.jpg


And the two daily all-stars:

MiL8OWN.jpg


I used the EQ's whip wedged into the dry nano stem, actually works pretty good. Sort of a silicon J-Hook haha.

Amazing weekend..or week..hmm :sherlock:

Hope everyone's enjoying as well! ;)

Glad things are coming together, enjoy.
 

flotntoke

thoroughly vaped
Thanks @Spocks_Katra ! I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again....

nano is by far THE BEST vape IMO. Certainly best to be had for a reasonable price. It does what it does so well and so consistently. It's durable, simple, foolproof (easy to pull vapor right out of the box), versatile (once you get your techniques down and tweak) and beautiful in standard woods - absolutely gorgeous in premium woods. She'll give you tasty vapor as heavy as you like - dry or through water.

In a word, as @ataxian would say, CIVILIZED.

As other vapes are added to or dropped off of my regular rotation, nano continues to rule the roost here. My VAS has ebbed and flowed over the past 4 1/2+ years (mostly for portables but a few others), and I've found some great vapes. But none have knocked the nano off the top of the heap, and when I go through my honeymoon phases with any, I'm always happy to fall back into the wonderful nano vaping experience. They all get compared to nano, and all fall a little short, unless portability is a consideration. Any more, nano still gets used daily - even during big honeymoon phases. Other logs have tempted me (and a few have been purchased), but nano is still the one log that rules them all!

Find myself traveling on a plane soon. Have flown with a nano in past, but not practical on this trip, and hate the feeling that it may not be in my checked bag next time I open it, so taking a portable. When I drive out of town, nano always goes along - and depending on trip length and traveling partners - may even be plugged in with inverter for long highway treks. No portable experience compares with cruising down the highway, hitting nano on a j-hook, while the sun glistens on her lovely wood - or on a back mountain road where it just seems so natural hitting on a wood log while surrounded by trees. All from the passenger seat, of course. I have hit a nano while driving just to see if it can be done, but takes a bit too much attention to be practical IMO. And, once at whatever destination, having a nano warmed up and ready to go in 20 minutes makes me feel more comfortable and settled.

In this case I'll be missing her until I return, and thinking about her with every hit I take while away. Dare I say... I'll probably be missing her much more than the dog!
 

mucsusn

60 going on 20
Thanks @Spocks_Katra ! I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again....

nano is by far THE BEST vape IMO. Certainly best to be had for a reasonable price. It does what it does so well and so consistently. It's durable, simple, foolproof (easy to pull vapor right out of the box), versatile (once you get your techniques down and tweak) and beautiful in standard woods - absolutely gorgeous in premium woods. She'll give you tasty vapor as heavy as you like - dry or through water.

In a word, as @ataxian would say, CIVILIZED.

As other vapes are added to or dropped off of my regular rotation, nano continues to rule the roost here. My VAS has ebbed and flowed over the past 4 1/2+ years (mostly for portables but a few others), and I've found some great vapes. But none have knocked the nano off the top of the heap, and when I go through my honeymoon phases with any, I'm always happy to fall back into the wonderful nano vaping experience. They all get compared to nano, and all fall a little short, unless portability is a consideration. Any more, nano still gets used daily - even during big honeymoon phases. Other logs have tempted me (and a few have been purchased), but nano is still the one log that rules them all!

Find myself traveling on a plane soon. Have flown with a nano in past, but not practical on this trip, and hate the feeling that it may not be in my checked bag next time I open it, so taking a portable. When I drive out of town, nano always goes along - and depending on trip length and traveling partners - may even be plugged in with inverter for long highway treks. No portable experience compares with cruising down the highway, hitting nano on a j-hook, while the sun glistens on her lovely wood - or on a back mountain road where it just seems so natural hitting on a wood log while surrounded by trees. All from the passenger seat, of course. I have hit a nano while driving just to see if it can be done, but takes a bit too much attention to be practical IMO. And, once at whatever destination, having a nano warmed up and ready to go in 20 minutes makes me feel more comfortable and settled.

In this case I'll be missing her until I return, and thinking about her with every hit I take while away. Dare I say... I'll probably be missing her much more than the dog!
Damn fine post!
 

BabyFacedFinster

Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Thanks @Spocks_Katra
Have flown with a nano in past, but not practical on this trip, and hate the feeling that it may not be in my checked bag next time I open it, so taking a portable.

If I decided to take a portable on a plane, it would have to be brand new and I would ditch it wherever I was. I am too paranoid, but have already weighed my options. I would probably order a new vapcap. One of the cheapest models for $25 or so. They had a deal on the new SS M for like $20. I almost bought one just for that scenario.

But in the end I would just be wishing I had my nano. The king of all vapes, both in and outside the solar system.
Reading an new book on the PRESIDENTS with the most courage. (STUDY is fun!)

Have a great summer and NANO OUT!

CANNABIS = CIVILIZED

@ataxian - I believe Rutherford B. Hayes was shot 4-5 times during the Civil War, and I think had 4 horses shot out from under him.

Oh, and vaping on some GSC right now... yes, through the nano. :peace: GSC = Civilized
 
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ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
If I decided to take a portable on a plane, it would have to be brand new and I would ditch it wherever I was. I am too paranoid, but have already weighed my options. I would probably order a new vapcap. One of the cheapest models for $25 or so. They had a deal on the new SS M for like $20. I almost bought one just for that scenario.

But in the end I would just be wishing I had my nano. The king of all vapes, both in and outside the solar system.


@ataxian - I believe Rutherford B. Hayes was shot 4-5 times during the Civil War, and I think had 4 horses shot out from under him.

Oh, and vaping on some GSC right now... yes, through the nano. :peace: GSC = Civilized
I love GSC so civilized in a nano. Max flight!
 
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