MiniVAP Vaporizer

[mixchu69]

I'm torn if I would like one of the 'hotter' units, since this seems to be what Hermes is/ has done to the newest version of the MV, or how my gold version and apparently the 'older' versions with the more modest temperature profile works.

I was going to say pretty much what you said in your last paragraph in our side conversation but was too baked . I really enjoy the laid back no hurry approach to using the MV at home when time is not a priority.

Another reason I love my ascent. Huge bowl and can sip on glass straw. Too bad they made some really bad batches

 

[Kommyknocker]

I know. It's killing me. But I played with the mighty during this time. I want to make sure everything is perfect before my session with the minivap.

Then get it charged up and take some empty rips on it, if only to confirm it's functioning after waiting so long. Certainly the course of action I'd have taken .. You'll feel some heat build up in whichever straw/flexi+ or mouthpiece you have at your disposal. What exact date does the party start?

 

[lazylathe]

I really need to figure out a better way to connect my glass straw to my MV!
Getting tired of it always falling out...
At the moment I have it connected with a bit of Herbie tubing which fits in the hole in the cap perfectly.

I may spend some time grinding the end of my glass straw a bit to fit in the lid snugly. The flexicone tip fits well in my glass straw so hopefully I do not need to thin the outer wall too much.

Also getting a good amount of reclaim from the glass straw!! Seems to be quite potent and taste is great!!!

 

[MinnBobber]

I really need to figure out a better way to connect my glass straw to my MV!
Getting tired of it always falling out...
At the moment I have it connected with a bit of Herbie tubing which fits in the hole in the cap perfectly.

I may spend some time grinding the end of my glass straw a bit to fit in the lid snugly. The flexicone tip fits well in my glass straw so hopefully I do not need to thin the outer wall too much.

Also getting a good amount of reclaim from the glass straw!! Seems to be quite potent and taste is great!!!

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LL,
have you tried using the hard mouthpiece as a starting point, to then build your glass straw off of that?


It gets a real firm grip/hold on the flexicone/ cover and should support the straw very well. You can use only the bottom piece or the complete mouthpiece (it's 2 pieces that snap together for newbies watching this).

 

[mixchu69]

Then get it charged up and take some empty rips on it, if only to confirm it's functioning after waiting so long. Certainly the course of action I'd have taken .. You'll feel some heat build up in whichever straw/flexi+ or mouthpiece you have at your disposal. What exact date does the party start?

Tonight. I am very excited.

 

[lazylathe]

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LL,
have you tried using the hard mouthpiece as a starting point, to then build your glass straw off of that?


It gets a real firm grip/hold on the flexicone/ cover and should support the straw very well. You can use only the bottom piece or the complete mouthpiece (it's 2 pieces that snap together for newbies watching this).

I have tried the supplied hard mouthpiece by itself, added glass to it with a small bit of silicone tube to join them but don't really like the instability of the set up.

I found an old glass straw from my HerbalAire and it fits in the cap and the Flexicone fits perfectly inside the tube. Slight bit of a space and wiggle but it is nice and solid!

Not sure why but i also prefer drawing straight with my MV and not at an angle.
Must be me...LOL!

Tonight. I am very excited.

What a night to experience one of the best vapes out there!!!

 

[MinnBobber]

I have tried the supplied hard mouthpiece by itself, added glass to it with a small bit of silicone tube to join them but don't really like the instability of the set up.

I found an old glass straw from my HerbalAire and it fits in the cap and the Flexicone fits perfectly inside the tube. Slight bit of a space and wiggle but it is nice and solid!

Not sure why but i also prefer drawing straight with my MV and not at an angle.
Must be me...LOL!

What a night to experience one of the best vapes out there!!!

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I hear you. When using just the mouthpiece, I like the angle---works perfectly.
If you were using it as a "firm base" to build from, them straight up would be better.

Note to Hermes Medical LOL: For your next 2-piece mouthpiece, make the first half point straight up, with the angle coming when you add the second piece.

 

[stickstones]

@lazylathe -- look into the adapters @Ratchett is working on. You will love it with the Evo dry mouthpiece!

 

[mixchu69]

Hey Kommyknocker,

I hope you are cheering on Daniel Cormier over Jon Jones.

 

[lazylathe]

@lazylathe -- look into the adapters @Ratchett is working on. You will love it with the Evo dry mouthpiece!

I want to contact the guy that makes them out of Delrin.
He had one for sale in the classifieds a while ago and it looked BOSS!

I made a silicone adapter for my Swagger HT but it just felt too awkward, way too long.
Will try it with my dry mouthpiece though!! Forgot about it...

 

[stickstones]

I have the Delrin and use it daily, but will get one of the silicone ones to compare and do double shots! The dry tube mates to the flexicone with a reducer very well. You just have to hold it together, but you do with the Delrin, too.

 

[MinnBobber]

@lazylathe -- look into the adapters @Ratchett is working on. You will love it with the Evo dry mouthpiece!

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Soon.
Ratchett has completed his magic and the first miniVAP Song is coming my way for testing. It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.
It's a 14 mm but he's also molding for an 18 mm.
Black silicone which snaps on over the entire cover.
P.S. I'm glad to be getting my miniVAP parts back, which he used for creating this.

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[lazylathe]

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Soon.
Ratchett has completed his magic and the first miniVAP Song is coming my way for testing. It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.
It's a 14 mm but he's also molding for an 18 mm.
Black silicone which snaps on over the entire cover.
P.S. I'm glad to be getting my miniVAP parts back, which he used for creating this.

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Thanks for taking one for the team!!!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

 

[Mrmrmrmr]

Wish I was that guinea pig! Let us all know how it works MB
Great to see you enjoying the best tasting convection vape I know of @lazylathe
^im with you on the dry path. Still haven't found a stem setup that wows me. Oh well no biggie.
Hope everyone has an awesome (safe) New Year's Eve/New Years.
Picked up a piney new strain. You all know what that means. Minivap set to blue or pink ...blast off in 3 2 1....

 

[kimura]

my replacement MV has failed after about two months of use, which is about 2x as long as it took the first one to fail. I have strange luck. I've managed to remain stoic about the whole thing because the experience is so good when this thing works that I am resolved to just stay the course until I get one that is not a dud. so I'm waiting on vapornation to receive a new shipment from Hermes which will hopefully be mid-January or so. they also told me that Hermes has assured them that the issues have been addressed and the next shipment will replace the stock of MV's, which has apparently been so problematic that vapornation has made the decision to stop shipping the stock they currently have on hand.

in the meantime, I succumbed to a particularly acute flare-up of VAS yesterday and wound up with a Crafty. it's quite nifty, and it definitely works as advertised. extraction is quite rapid and vapor is abundant. it's very nicely made and perfect for quick and discreet sessions on the go

however I have to say that IMO the flavor and effects provided by the Crafty are noticeably inferior to what you get out of the MV. I'm only 4 sessions in with the Crafty, but my experience thus far has only reinforced my opinion that the miniVAP offers the best vaping experience I've ever had.

TL;DR - sitting here with an MV-shaped hole in my heart, again. tried to fill it with a Crafty...made me appreciate the MV even more

 

[lazylathe]

my replacement MV has failed after about two months of use, which is about 2x as long as it took the first one to fail. I have strange luck. I've managed to remain stoic about the whole thing because the experience is so good when this thing works that I am resolved to just stay the course until I get one that is not a dud. so I'm waiting on vapornation to receive a new shipment from Hermes which will hopefully be mid-January or so. they also told me that Hermes has assured them that the issues have been addressed and the next shipment will replace the stock of MV's, which has apparently been so problematic that vapornation has made the decision to stop shipping the stock they currently have on hand.

in the meantime, I succumbed to a particularly acute flare-up of VAS yesterday and wound up with a Crafty. it's quite nifty, and it definitely works as advertised. extraction is quite rapid and vapor is abundant. it's very nicely made and perfect for quick and discreet sessions on the go

however I have to say that IMO the flavor and effects provided by the Crafty are noticeably inferior to what you get out of the MV. I'm only 4 sessions in with the Crafty, but my experience thus far has only reinforced my opinion that the miniVAP offers the best vaping experience I've ever had.

TL;DR - sitting here with an MV-shaped hole in my heart, again. tried to fill it with a Crafty...made me appreciate the MV even more

This is not good news...
Wonder how many more of us are going to have to send our already replaced units back again?
Hopefully not too many.

As for the Crafty, i concur with you 100%!
The Crafty is nifty but it is no MiniVap!

Thank goodness for VAS!!!
Backups are always a good thing!

 

[kimura]

This is not good news...
Wonder how many more of us are going to have to send our already replaced units back again?
Hopefully not too many.

I know and I debated on whether or not to post this because I certainly do not want to be a fear monger. but ultimately this forum is about learning and sharing information, not protecting the reputation of specific products/vendors/manufacturer. this is still my favorite vape to date but I wanted to share my experience with you all

Backups are always a good thing!

amen

 

[MinnBobber]

in the meantime, I succumbed to a particularly acute flare-up of VAS yesterday and wound up with a Crafty. it's quite nifty, and it definitely works as advertised. extraction is quite rapid and vapor is abundant. it's very nicely made and perfect for quick and discreet sessions on the go

however I have to say that IMO the flavor and effects provided by the Crafty are noticeably inferior to what you get out of the MV. I'm only 4 sessions in with the Crafty, but my experience thus far has only reinforced my opinion that the miniVAP offers the best vaping experience I've ever had.

As for the Crafty, i concur with you 100%!
The Crafty is nifty but it is no MiniVap!

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X3. I've had a couple of long sessions with the Mighty and it is nifty/slick/sleek/high tech/glitzy and is a very capable new vape. Those who have a miniVAP will realize it is no miniVAP. The Mighty is probably even a top tier vape, just not quite at the top of the top. IMO, for taste, efficiency, effect, battery life, versatility, ease of use with water, how to load, AC option, how much cleaning is needed---the miniVAP trumps the Mighty.
Vape on

 

[Kommyknocker]

I know and I debated on whether or not to post this because I certainly do not want to be a fear monger. but ultimately this forum is about learning and sharing information, not protecting the reputation of specific products/vendors/manufacturer. this is still my favorite vape to date but I wanted to share my experience with you all



amen

I'm glad you took this stance.. As Stickstones so rightly pointed out.. We are fans.. Not fan boys.
Still, blows big time bud.

 

[Sid]

My MV is apparently one of the newest version, and I'm sad to say that I'm pretty sure it's not 100% right When it's good it's great, but every now and then the battery light does really strange things (jumping from one colour to another, then back again etc) and as I've said before it takes a ridiculously long time to heat up sometimes. It also seems to struggle to produce decent clouds on certain occasions, although I'm not sure if that's because I'm packing the bowl wrong on those occasions, as it's still new to me I want to be sure that none of the issues are user-error before sending it back, but unfortunately it's looking like I'm going to have to

P.S Thanks to minnbobber for your post on the previous page explaining the water tool, just what I was looking for!

 

[Smknbud]

my replacement MV has failed after about two months of use, which is about 2x as long as it took the first one to fail. I have strange luck. I've managed to remain stoic about the whole thing because the experience is so good when this thing works that I am resolved to just stay the course until I get one that is not a dud. so I'm waiting on vapornation to receive a new shipment from Hermes which will hopefully be mid-January or so. they also told me that Hermes has assured them that the issues have been addressed and the next shipment will replace the stock of MV's, which has apparently been so problematic that vapornation has made the decision to stop shipping the stock they currently have on hand.

It's not just you. My gold version, less than a month old, seemed like a keeper and was performing like a champ. Not anymore sadly. Doing exact same thing my other one did. Acts like it works then pretty much nothing. I'm bummed beyond belief . I just initiated the return process with Vapornation yesterday morning. At least I know what to expect answer wise.....and I'm very happy to hear Hermes is addressing this before it's reputation takes a turn in the wrong direction and that Vapornation is going to keep possibly bad stock from reaching the hands of end users like us.

I also was hesitant about saying anything for the same reason. This vape is so amazing when it works that I'll pretty much play the replacement game till I have a keeper in my hand. I like it that much.

I wish Hermes would tell us or someone here like @stickstones what is exactly failing. It's weird that, at least with my unit, that it acts completely normal in indicating that it's heating up, the temp light goes solid in the same time frame as when it worked normal, but yet little to no vapor is produced. You know it's not at proper temp right away, despite the light saying it's supposed to be, just from memory on how when you draw on it knowing what to expect temp wise.

Nothing I have owned to date makes me as happy and satisfied as my MV, while it's working of course, that short of Hermes going out of business I'm going to have one in my possession.

Funny, in a good way, how many of us have bought a Crafty as a back-up, find it amazingly good, but that it plays second fiddle to the MV. I concur completely......but it's been working since the day I got it and that's the difference to this point. I said in an earlier post that I hoped my gold MV was the keeper, but I guess I'll have to hold out hope that number three, like my Ascent vape, ends up as the keeper. Three's a charm I hear .

Happy New Year to all!

 

[Kommyknocker]

Threes been the charm with me.. I must say though I intentially don't overwork the heater by taking crazy overly huge hits.
I'm in no way saying the failure rate on this thread is acceptable, nor that these cores are failing due to members overworking the heater.
Only that I remember Roger D saying ages ago how early on he did tend to, in his words, overwork it.. Don't quote me but I think he's went through quite a few.

Edit: Also I totally understand Hermes NOT having a presence on this and similar sites..
But a middle man wouldn't go amiss at all.

 

[Smknbud]

Threes been the charm with me.. I must say though I intentially don't overwork the heater by taking crazy overly huge hits.
I'm in no way saying the failure rate on this thread is acceptable, nor that these cores are failing due to members overworking the heater.
Only that I remember Roger D saying ages ago how early on he did tend to, in his words, overwork it.. Don't quote me but I think he's went through quite a few.

Edit: Also I totally understand Hermes NOT having a presence on this and similar sites..
But a middle man wouldn't go amiss at all.

Honestly man, I never overwork it. I'm not a 'power' user if you will, and never abuse/misuse the MV ever. All I know is with this gold version after it locked up, meaning I could not change temp or turn unit off without removing battery, it was pretty much toast. I knew it after the next session.....didn't want to accept it, but just knew. Now whether the lock-up was merely coincidence, that I don't know, but the timing of the lock-up and failure seemed more than that.

Shit happens. Gotta roll with it.

 

[lazylathe]

Honestly man, I never overwork it. I'm not a 'power' user if you will, and never abuse/misuse the MV ever. All I know is with this gold version after it locked up, meaning I could not change temp or turn unit off without removing battery, it was pretty much toast. I knew it after the next session.....didn't want to accept it, but just knew. Now whether the lock-up was merely coincidence, that I don't know, but the timing of the lock-up and failure seemed more than that.

Shit happens. Gotta roll with it.

Oh man...
Talking about lock up...
Last night when using my MV i could not change temps, pressing the side buttons did nothing.
Then it would jump up from Blue to Green with one button press and be stuck on Green.
Had to reset by removing the battery and it happened a few more times.
Vapor output was fair but not what it usually is...
Going to have to test more today.

Also not a power user here.
Usually just heat up on Blue and move up to Pink and then maybe Green, finish the basket and turn off.

Unfortunately this is the best vape that i have ever bought!
Hopefully Hermes sorts this out quick!
Would be good to know what the issues are and if user inputs cause them or if it is a faulty batch of units.

 

[Smknbud]

Vapor output was fair but not what it usually is...

Ugghh. That line you typed....well, I think you know.





I've been known to be wrong. This would be a good time for that.....hopefully.