I just spent the last few hours catching up on everything I missed in this thread. I am going to try to touch on the questions I saw. Huge thanks for
@VegNVape and everyone else who helped share the reddit content on FC. I only had my phone, so posting on Reddit was an easier option for answer questions:
A few people asked about the the size of the unit. It has a 14mm wide body, and the mouthpiece that comes with it happens to fit perfectly on 14mm glass
A couple questions were about the Mouthpiece material. The Mouthpieces are made of Silicone. They 3d printed a mold, and poured silicone, however they did say that the ones that come with production units will be nicer/better in some way.
There were a few comments about me comparing it to Pax on vapor quality? The comparison to the Pax was a quick off the cuff comment after I had minimal experience and mostly on max temp. Once I started figuring out my draw, pack, and temps, I was able to get much more flavor out of the Grasshopper.
The recharge time I have experiencing is around 90 minutes. With the final production charger, they estimate it will be 50% faster. As of now the battery can only be charged in the unit with the supplied charger cable (It is pass through so you can use the unit while charging) They do have an external charging dock in the works, but its not finalized. They also have spare batteries that can be purchased for $7 (they told us this was essentially cost)
Someone asked about using a digital charger. They did have one in their shop, but they 3d printed the battery holder for their owns size. They used the following settings: LiPo, 3.7v, 2Amp at most.
I wanted to make sure everyone knows the temp dial is not just 5 temps, you can set it anywhere you want in between the numbers.
There was a bit of talk about what exactly they are modifying in the final units compared to the ones I used. First they have a better screen, it is designed, but it wasn't in stock while I was there. Second they are changing the threading slightly on the mouthpiece so it goes on and off with a bit less turning. Third they are changing the charger, they are both making the chord thicker, and they are increasing charging speed by roughly 50%
There were some questions about the unit getting hot. Yes it does get hot if you keep hitting it. It does have a few things going for it that makes it not a big deal for me. First is that it loses heat VERY fast, so if you take a draw, turn it off, and just hold the unit for a few seconds before your next draw, it doesn't get hot. If you want to turn it on high and kill a bowl in a few hits you can put the unit in your pocket for 1-2 minutes and it will be fully cooled down for bowl #2, or if you want to kill bowls fast at high temp and chain them one after another, the silicone mouthpiece makes this possible.
As far as load size goes, I filled it with the herb I have right now, which is a bit more moist than I would prefer, and it fit .30 grams into the chamber. I then took only 3 hits through the D021 in the picture above, and this is the ABV that came out:
I also took an instagramvideo during the 2nd draw (video size limit made me cut out the middle):
https://instagram.com/vaporizerwizard/p/0I_tcDrGA9/ (I got even more/denser vapor on the third draw)
A couple people were asking about the differences between the Ti and the SS units. Here is how Trevor explained it to me:
"Ti is more emissive, meaning that it can transfer heat to the environment more quickly. This might seem like a bad thing, but it is actually a good thing. We don't want heat on the outside of the vape, we only want it on the inside. So if the outside starts to become warm we want the heat escaping to the environment as fast as possible and not sitting in the housing building up. This is the property that allows for a bit better performance. If you were drawing on two units, one Ti, one stainless, at the same rate the housing (mouthpiece) of the Ti would heat a bit slower."
Like many of you, I was very skeptical of this vape initially because of the expectations they set for themselves. I was extremely worried that the product wouldn't live up to the hype and It would be awkward if I didn't like it. But so far after a little under a week of use I am still very impressed, especially for the price.
I would love to answer any other questions I haven't addressed, or if there is something I should clarify further. I am also planning on making a small initial thoughts video, what would you like to see in the video? (I am still not ready for my full review video, I want at least another week or testing)
Thank you!
