oldiebutgoodie
Apostle, Church of Vaporization
ttb3 said:
I use an AV, both with the whip and the bag, and btw it's ~6" x 1.5".
With the bag I fashioned an extension onto an elbow, i.e., a short piece of tubing on the elbow and attached to it a whip mouthpiece acting as a nipple. I also put a short piece of tubing onto the intake joint/mouthpiece on the bag. This way I can disconnect the bag from the elbow easily and immediately attach it to the AV. By the way, the Q's stock PVC tubing is not very friendly for attaching/removing the whip from the AV nipple; I find that the same size (5/16" ID) medical grade silicone tubing is much easier to work with.
The whip connection is of course straightforward. Few things I've learned: It takes a while to get the hang of sucking the water into the AV; you want the water level to be ~2" deep which gives maximum filtration and cooling, any more than that and you'll draw in water when you hit. This amount of water is abt what you have in, say, an inline tube bong, but considerably less than in a beaker. I chill the AV glass beforehand which helps keep the water cold longer. There are 6 slits, so the filtration action is sort of like a slitted down stem's; if you're in to the gazillion little bubbles action like some fancy inline's and perc's deliver, the AV's not for you.
I use Fan 1 to assist the draw (helps to run it for a minute before hitting; it will fill the tubing with vapor for you). At first it may not seem like you are getting much vapor, but you are - if you initially take little cigar-like puffs you'll see it in your exhale. If you take a long draw you'll see a nice vapor cloud trapped inside the AV. I use the re-breathing technique for maximum absorption so I see little or nothing in the exhale. Then for the last hit, stop the fan if running and remove the elbow; you'll clear the cloud in the AV plus the vapor remaining in the tube (which together can surprisingly be a lot ).
All in all a very nice little glass tool.
Love the thing!
