To those who also have Mighty, how does this compare? What's the difference like for you in terms of quality, vapor, density, heat up, ease of use, etc. I end up using Mighty over most desktop vapes these days but I want to know what you guys think?
I enjoyed mostly a Mighty and sometimes Digit Volcano for 4 years, then I switched to mostly enjoying a Crafty+.
When I had 100 hours on the Crafty+ and there was no sign of a Mighty+ , and when a discount allowed me, I got the Hybrid.
Now I mostly use the Hybrid and only really use a Crafty+ if I need a puff in bed before sleep, when away from home, or when I want to mix it up a bit.
For me the temperatures did not appear the exact same, more like the maximum 230 deg. Celcius in Hybrid was similar to maximum 210 deg. C on Crafty+, and even still the Hybrid ABV is at times a slightly lighter color.
But the effects are great, just like a Mighty. I always use mine on maximum temperature now though. Where with my Digit I often did a gentler roasting.
Maybe this is one reason why I don't often use a simple dry mouthpiece with the whip. I like dry bags all day no problem, love the ease of use for my illness related fatigue but I do keep an eye on mouth hydration or try to mindful.
And I like whip through bubbler, or to try and maximise effects and taste I bought both a Nebula MP and a Helio dry mouthpiece (both from Vapexhale) with an 18mm whip adapter for the Helio. But I often use the bubbler I think just for the fun sounds and stoner vibe, and to take bigger hits, but maybe also to minimize the possibility of constant drying or warm vaporized oils having any irritating effect on my gums which are prone to certain conditions.
I can also choose to use it by inhaling fairly soon after loading and placing the chamber on top, or by waiting various amounts of time for the heat to release lots of vapor for the first draw.
I once wrote out each and every way I use this vape as a reply to someone, so ill try and dig that out and post it here soon!
As for ease of use, it's a little bit harder for me to move it about the house and to get up and running because I store it away from where I use it each night, so it's heavier to pick up and move than a Mighty! And the "heat ready" fan blast accompanied by a ball valve "clack" still frightens the shit out of me, but this ready signal can be turned off with the app.
Other than that it's easy to use.
I don't have a major problem with whips but they do soak up the oil and need to be replaced every now and then.
I did look into combining some extra long glass angled mouthpieces/tubes from OregonGlassBlower with a (maybe custom?) glass Easyvalve to 18mm adapter from Elev8 glass gallery, partly to try out the taste and partly so I could get all my reclaim back easily, but I'm quite happy as I am now too!
Also I've had no problems yet with my plastic parts on top from day one almost a year ago and still drop them on the floor by accident now and then with countless 1.5 minute heat soaks at full temperature.
The Hybrid heats fast, about 60 seconds I think? I still notice the quicker heat speed compared to Mighty/Crafty+. Really great for heavy stress days/moments, along with a bowl size that if needed you can pretty much overcome yourself with when the unit is set to Max. all the time lol!
It's 270 watts, highest vaporizer wattage off the top of my head.
I almost always want to take Hybrid out on the patio now over Crafty+. The reasons, let me think..
You can leave it on and have a few bags, or half capsules through the whip, over time, so there's less of a one and done feel like with the Crafty+ with that little time to cool off in between,
You're not wearing down a battery for when you might want it later, nor going to run out of power.
And I can do more with it, as in reclaim from cotton, or it lends itself to traditional materials well also.
Choose a powerful herb bag or a regular one etc and im not having to fill capsules or a small bowl in a vape like with the portable. The Hybrid bowl is large, handheld and easy enough to work with even with one hand or gloved hands if you want. Just watch out for the hot metal inner parts!
@Green Kiwi great to see your thoughts on this vape above I never checked this thread for a while as it was quiet and I missed all your great input!
I was going to post in here and ask, am I really the only one who has taken to using one of these vapes most of the time now!!??
Also I was disappointed and shocked to read in another thread that you did have some issues with the plastic parts on top, because I seem to have got lucky with this. Only a tiny hairline crack visible in a magnifying lens near the top corner of one or two tabs after almost a full year of (ab)use!
Maybe I'll post photos of them soon.
It's obvious they're well used as the ceramic coating on the metal parts is pretty grubby now, and I don't know how to clean it either.
Maybe that DC glass cleaner? I put one in the dishwasher once and it didn't seem to like that, came out sort of discolored like alloy items or a non stick pan would when not recommended for dishwashers!
Great that you are also getting very desirable performance from this machine with your particular available material over there and the vapes you've tried before!
,over the last 4 months, we now had time to get each other well now.
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, this is also my unfortunate experience.
, I admit I did post in my anger and disappointment with their fragile plastics that they clearly fucked their batch up.(they didn't they are all fragile like this...
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.massiveS&B fanboy, even though I admit ,I have been a tad disappointed with the plastics on the Hybrid, but that's now with the new batches working out a lot better.Actually my latest new chamber housing is holding up very well. only one brown spot melted in the orange and only one rib broken of in the black top piece, and that's with over 100 hours on that chamber housing(where the previous ones would brake down on my after only 10 orso hours.
,yes imho S&B did change the recipe for the last batches, and thank the lord for THAT!
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. My tolerance has been dropping a little over the last week as I cut back while most of my house was sick (no COVID thankfully). I usually stop vaping when I feel my body fighting something but this fucking amazing plant seems to be the only thing keeping me healthy (sane at least haha). I was also reminded that I need an Obsidian so I use my Hybrid more. I have a makeshift DHGate piece but I know the real thing would be so much better.
