moondog
It's an obsession but it's pleasin'
Thought I'd give a little progress report on my hopper honeymoon.
Still loving this thing. The SS and Ti are in a daily rotation. Can't say I'm noticing any performance difference between the two, but that may be because they are both so good at what they do that any differences are unnoticed or forgotten.
Both back ends still staying nice and cool. Only noticed the SS back end get warm (but not uncomfortably so) last night after 4 hits separated by only a few seconds each. And I believe the battery was dying.
Looking at accessories, please allow me to give a 5 star review for the combo pack of Ratchett's mini dual loading funnel, doob tube, and hopper stand. They make loading the hopper a total breeze, and the funnel's compatibility with both the hopper and the tube make all aspects of hopper feeding so easy and mess-free. I also now consider his battery caps to be must-have items. Not only do they make battery transport much safer, you can devise a system for keeping track of spent vs fresh by capping one or the other end. Finally, my tired old fingers greatly appreciate the battery sleeves when trying to load those skinny little buggers in my D4. Even though the ones I got are slightly too large (allowing the batteries to slide a little too easily - not too woryy, Ratchett is coming to the rescue), they still make things easier.
Can't say enough good about all this gear. There will definitely be a trip to Ratchett's e-shop as part of my holiday gift wish list. It's THE place to shop for your hopper-havin' friends and family. (My wife thinks it's hilarious/a little sad/at least he doesn't gamble/all of the above that the entirety of my wish list this year is Grasshopper-VAAS-fueled.
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Speaking of hopper accessories, I built one myself!
When it comes to posting pix here I am totally "get off my lawn"
so I'll try to explain what I've done using words. My first vape was/is a Vapor Brothers desktop and I have lots of spare parts for that hanging around. I tool the glass bowl/stem and the glass mouthpiece from an extra hands free whip and joined them using less than an inch of tubing. The long part is the same length as the hopper and the little bit of tubing and mouthpiece add another 1.5-2 inches. With the hopper's condom in place, it fits snugly and safely into the bowl. In fact when I remove the hopper from the bowl when finishing a hit, the condom often stays in the whip.
Heat issue totally solved.
Taking much larger hits than you think you are issue totally exacerbated.
Still loving this thing. The SS and Ti are in a daily rotation. Can't say I'm noticing any performance difference between the two, but that may be because they are both so good at what they do that any differences are unnoticed or forgotten.
Both back ends still staying nice and cool. Only noticed the SS back end get warm (but not uncomfortably so) last night after 4 hits separated by only a few seconds each. And I believe the battery was dying.
Looking at accessories, please allow me to give a 5 star review for the combo pack of Ratchett's mini dual loading funnel, doob tube, and hopper stand. They make loading the hopper a total breeze, and the funnel's compatibility with both the hopper and the tube make all aspects of hopper feeding so easy and mess-free. I also now consider his battery caps to be must-have items. Not only do they make battery transport much safer, you can devise a system for keeping track of spent vs fresh by capping one or the other end. Finally, my tired old fingers greatly appreciate the battery sleeves when trying to load those skinny little buggers in my D4. Even though the ones I got are slightly too large (allowing the batteries to slide a little too easily - not too woryy, Ratchett is coming to the rescue), they still make things easier.
Can't say enough good about all this gear. There will definitely be a trip to Ratchett's e-shop as part of my holiday gift wish list. It's THE place to shop for your hopper-havin' friends and family. (My wife thinks it's hilarious/a little sad/at least he doesn't gamble/all of the above that the entirety of my wish list this year is Grasshopper-VAAS-fueled.
)Speaking of hopper accessories, I built one myself!
When it comes to posting pix here I am totally "get off my lawn"
so I'll try to explain what I've done using words. My first vape was/is a Vapor Brothers desktop and I have lots of spare parts for that hanging around. I tool the glass bowl/stem and the glass mouthpiece from an extra hands free whip and joined them using less than an inch of tubing. The long part is the same length as the hopper and the little bit of tubing and mouthpiece add another 1.5-2 inches. With the hopper's condom in place, it fits snugly and safely into the bowl. In fact when I remove the hopper from the bowl when finishing a hit, the condom often stays in the whip.Heat issue totally solved.
Taking much larger hits than you think you are issue totally exacerbated.
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