Ive used various vaporizers before and have always liked them. Even bought one of the cheap 50 dollars ones, but it was terrible and quickly got given to a friend who's landlord was shitting on him for smoking in his apartment. So, now Im in the market for a quality vaporizer that will hopefully become my full time smoking solution. Im willing to spend between 200-400 bucks and Im looking for one to just keep at home, it doesn't need to be portable. I was pretty set on the arizer extreme-q, but then I found this site and quickly became overwhelmed with what seemed to be a bunch of excellent choices. So FC, if you could go back and do it all over, what would be the first vaporizer you would buy and why?
edit: doh, just noticed the ask fc thread which I had completely missed when looking for tips.
fucking potheads.
Up to $400? The Cloud is your absolute best bet. You can hit it hard and it still gives you insane vapor. You can hook it up to a bong out of the box (I believe it's an 18mm joint, don't quote me on that though), it features an all glass pathway, it has a water hydrator tube thing (like a mini bong attachment), and gives you insane vapor. It's regarded as one of the best vapes money can get you short of the Volcano. Not to say that the Volcano is the be all end all... every vaporizer is good at certain things.
Another piece to look at is the Silver Surfer Vaporizer. A very sturdy "work horse" of a vaporizer, people use it as a daily piece for years and it delivers consistently. It's whip-only. The hose piece is at an angle so it doesn't pull out as easily, too.
The Extreme Q can be had for as little as $160 on ebay, and does both whip and bag. It's also a very good vaporizer.
There's a few "log-style" vapes like the UnderDog, HI (Heat Island), Wychwood (UK), Hot Pod (Aus) that are able to be run 24/7. Some have been on for years now apparently and work just as well as they did at first. Regarded as the most efficient vaporizer in terms of delivered "goodies." You can get some nice clouds from .05g loads.
Then there's portables but I don't think you'd get what you want from them. Maybe the Inhalator/Pax/Solo?
Now... what would I get? Well, I got the Magic Flight Launch Box as my first vaporizer. It was kind of an impulse buy, I had the money to spend and decided to go get it immediately or else I wouldn't ever get it. 2 hours later I was stoned as
fuck telling myself how great of an investment it was. I did the math, and I vape around .3g of medical stuff a day. On the "heavy" days. Lately it's been more like .2 with ~.1 of bubble hash throughout the trenches. It's great, I've been using this thing every single day for 10 months straight now (with 2 days of non-use total) and I still get lit from a trench. If I could go back in time I wouldn't stop myself from getting a Launch Box. Maybe, if I could keep the knowledge of having used it, I would go for the Solo to try something new out. I love/"need" portables because I'm on the move a lot and I never know when I'll need it. It's more complicated to use a desktop vape sitting shotgun than it is to whip out a Launch Box!