Thanks for the reply. As mentioned in my previous post, the flavor on the first 2 hits is much tastier on my two portables (Haze v3 and Flowermate 5.0S) but the EVO is good past the first few hits. I start the portables both on level one, and while it's a kinda small sized hit, it's almost like I just chewed on a small bit of flower. Very potent. Let's say on a scale of 1-10 potency I'd say a 8 (10 being tasting exactly like it smells, just trying to give perspective). You can lick your lips and taste it. After those two hits the flavor on the portable conduction vaporizer is not near as good, it gets below a 4 very quickly.
So with the EVO, and I am using indoor potent GDP, Skywalker OG, GG#4 right now with EVO and portables. My draws tend to be 15-20 seconds, I go for big hits and have good lung capacity. The new delivery service I am using has some of the more potent stuff I have bought in my life, I would say the flavor on my EVO/Turbine combo is good but starts at about a 6 on the first 2-3 hits. I like the EVO hit much better due to volume, quickly getting in the good stuff, nice draw, etc. However I do not ever get the same intensity of flavor for the initial couple hits that I do on the portables, and it's not really that close. The flavor after the first few hits on the convection EVO is much better than after a few hits on the portables, no burnt popcorn and consistently pretty clean. I clean my EVO and ELB's about once a week with ISO and more regularly than I do my portables since it's so easy to clean. Also I have one of Stephen's chydratubes and the flavors comparable to the Turbine, but I haven't done a side by side test. I think the Turbine has slightly more flavor.
So I am curious why most people say EVO is "flavor town". I have no issues with the EVO, I love the damn thing and would take it over my portables anyd ay, I like big smooth ass hits and the first couple hits still do taste good and I can taste the flower. But it made me wonder why I am getting significantly stronger flavor on my first couple portable hits, and so I thought I would ask if anyone else had the same experience, maybe there's a reason for it, etc. Maybe with conduction so many of the terpenes come out the first couple hits because its sitting there warming it up and conditioning it? Pulling that out of my ass but that's my best guess.
