My replacement body is still going strong. It got a lot of varied usage Thanksgiving week, from sneaking single hits at the bar to using it for sessions with a group of friends. Everyone loved it, and everyone got ripped. It's amazing how efficient it is.
My hopper only lasts a single bowl, temp stepping over 6-8 draws, and I've got back end heat issues, so it's going back tomorrow. Been lagging on the return cause that one bowl is awesome, which leads to a question for others w/ hopper experience:
My context is not a high-powered lineup, I have an MFLB, a FM Mini, and a Vapor Bros analog destop unit. They work, I've been vaping exclusively since last year. My issue w/ my portables is I don't like sessioning, I want quick results. MFLB - takes me 15min+. FM Mini - takes me ~8min. My hopper takes <2min (w/ the least amount of material compared to the other two) AND hit's me harder, I'm guessing because the power of the heater for quick extraction, leading to a much quicker perspective shift. It's the effect I've been missing from my portables all year, and a couple notches above my inexpensive desktop. For those of you w/ hoppers and other, presumably better vapes - how unique is this to the Grasshopper? What other devices (especially portables) offer <2min extraction? I don't want to go back to sessioning!
Firefly is a quick convection vape too, but it's tough to master. I call it finicky. And it does require stirring. This vape has had its production issues too; I'm on my 3rd. But when you get everything right, you can't beat its flavor.My hopper only lasts a single bowl, temp stepping over 6-8 draws, and I've got back end heat issues, so it's going back tomorrow. Been lagging on the return cause that one bowl is awesome, which leads to a question for others w/ hopper experience:
My context is not a high-powered lineup, I have an MFLB, a FM Mini, and a Vapor Bros analog destop unit. They work, I've been vaping exclusively since last year. My issue w/ my portables is I don't like sessioning, I want quick results. MFLB - takes me 15min+. FM Mini - takes me ~8min. My hopper takes <2min (w/ the least amount of material compared to the other two) AND hit's me harder, I'm guessing because the power of the heater for quick extraction, leading to a much quicker perspective shift. It's the effect I've been missing from my portables all year, and a couple notches above my inexpensive desktop. For those of you w/ hoppers and other, presumably better vapes - how unique is this to the Grasshopper? What other devices (especially portables) offer <2min extraction? I don't want to go back to sessioning!
My hopper only lasts a single bowl, temp stepping over 6-8 draws, and I've got back end heat issues, so it's going back tomorrow. Been lagging on the return cause that one bowl is awesome, which leads to a question for others w/ hopper experience:
My context is not a high-powered lineup, I have an MFLB, a FM Mini, and a Vapor Bros analog destop unit. They work, I've been vaping exclusively since last year. My issue w/ my portables is I don't like sessioning, I want quick results. MFLB - takes me 15min+. FM Mini - takes me ~8min. My hopper takes <2min (w/ the least amount of material compared to the other two) AND hit's me harder, I'm guessing because the power of the heater for quick extraction, leading to a much quicker perspective shift. It's the effect I've been missing from my portables all year, and a couple notches above my inexpensive desktop. For those of you w/ hoppers and other, presumably better vapes - how unique is this to the Grasshopper? What other devices (especially portables) offer <2min extraction? I don't want to go back to sessioning!
I love hearing this theme of how much higher folks are feeling with this vaporizer..... I'm also contributing this feat to the very powerful heater technology....My hopper takes <2min (w/ the least amount of material compared to the other two) AND hit's me harder, I'm guessing because the power of the heater for quick extraction, leading to a much quicker perspective shift. It's the effect I've been missing from my portables all year, and a couple notches above my inexpensive desktop.
I've heard the same kind of things with any number of vapes on here, and Reddit. People with Crafty's, Mighty's, Firefly's, Davinci's. 3, 4, 5 plus units, returned and returned again
My replacement body is still going strong. It got a lot of varied usage Thanksgiving week, from sneaking single hits at the bar to using it for sessions with a group of friends. Everyone loved it, and everyone got ripped. It's amazing how efficient it is.
Firefly is a quick convection vape too, but it's tough to master. I call it finicky. And it does require stirring. This vape has had its production issues too; I'm on my 3rd. But when you get everything right, you can't beat its flavor.
Having said all that, I rarely use my ff anymore.
I want one so badly..... I just want to see some signs that they truly have ironed out there issues.....
That's fucking crazy!!! Was that with the gh charger or a different charger?Got my Ti GH on 11/25 w/ 3 batts -- enjoyed all weekend with no issues. Last night started to charged batts up for the day and had the following happen.
- one charged, one did nothing (no lights, no charge), one exploded in the GH leaving a nasty stench and residue in batt chamber.
Now GH is bricked. Sent email to GH. No Fucking Bueno!
see battery here: http://imgur.com/2KmUGFO
GH charger w/ iphone USB cube.That's fucking crazy!!! Was that with the gh charger or a different charger?
Now I'm wondering if it makes sense to only charge batteries in an external charger.Got my Ti GH on 11/25 w/ 3 batts -- enjoyed all weekend with no issues. Last night started to charged batts up for the day and had the following happen.
- one charged, one did nothing (no lights, no charge), one exploded in the GH leaving a nasty stench and residue in batt chamber.
Now GH is bricked. Sent email to GH. No Fucking Bueno!
see battery here: http://imgur.com/2KmUGFO
I am not impressed with the whiz-bang magnet charger -- I think an external would be the way to go.Now I'm wondering if it makes sense to only charge batteries in an external charger.
I just emailed ghl about the exploding battery too, and asked them to comment on it in their next update email.Got my Ti GH on 11/25 w/ 3 batts -- enjoyed all weekend with no issues. Last night started to charged batts up for the day and had the following happen.
- one charged, one did nothing (no lights, no charge), one exploded in the GH leaving a nasty stench and residue in batt chamber.
Now GH is bricked. Sent email to GH. No Fucking Bueno!
see battery here: http://imgur.com/2KmUGFO
Is one exploding battery out of lets say 100 hoppers ok? Id like some serious feedback from fc members that have a solid understanding of batteries in electronics or specifically vaporizers.
what IS the percentage, though? out of probably close to 2000 units shipped now, how many have we seen fail? maybe 70 (and i feel that's being pretty liberal). so that's about a 3% failure rate, maybe.as someone who had missed the original campaign by days, and is among the earliest of pre orders, I have endured all of the chaos this product and company has provided. The percentage of failures is still somewhat disappointing , however, I've never lost my excitement or anticipation for the GH.
Exploding batteries is a different story... I hope this is a singular event.