Tafée Bowle

vapviking said:

Yeah, Bowle I has been sold out for years.
Bowle II was, so far, a limited release.
Word is a couple of retailers may (or may not!) have some soon.
Waiting is apparently a part of this whole experience!

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Ha! Gotta build the hype

I might just buy a TM2 and a long stem while I wait for the Bowle….

wintyfresh said:

Ha! Gotta build the hype

I might just buy a TM2 and a long stem while I wait for the Bowle….

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Yeah better to go to that thread for the recommendations although I'm reading this first after I applied to you and the other thread... TM is in my experience best with right angle hook or glass stem, so you keep the unit upside down, and then you get the same type of cool experience that you get with the bowle (which is like a built-in right angle hook vape) since it is so effective

Shit Snacks said:

Yeah better to go to that thread for the recommendations although I'm reading this first after I applied to you and the other thread... TM is in my experience best with right angle hook or glass stem, so you keep the unit upside down, and then you get the same type of cool experience that you get with the bowle (which is like a built-in right angle hook vape) since it is so effective

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I may be an ideal Bowle customer, despite not enjoying a fresh lemon water white inhaling lavender in my Martha Stewart kitchen (wtf is that ad).

TM2 + water pipe looks highly functional, but I think having a setup around the house that screams “I AM USED TO CONSUME DRUGS” will not be ideal for my marriage.

And I may be in the minority here, but I love the cup. Possibly because I’m super newbie and don’t have a firmly baked sense of what a vape should look like. Who doesn’t love a refreshing beverage?

Well I’m back at levels 4 like what I’m usually using with my OG Bowles. The scorching hasn’t returned and it must’ve been the perfect combo of very slow drawing and dry herb. I’m really liking the extra power and I’m finding I don’t need to draw as long anymore for large monstrous hits off this thing. Thank you Bruno and team Tafee!

The aluminum Potter grinder included free for early buyers is the Series 2 model:



New storage area for 4 more pots. Saw this on George VapeFiend's Bowle video review today. I didn't get 4 extra pots inside like George, because they gave us the plastic Potter+ with the 4 extra pots and stir tool

It does rattle, and you must be dexterous to extract them. There are fingernail divots near lip of pots on the main upper level, and I place index finger over/in pot while prying up with thumbnail

Aluminum, magnetic, threadless, but unlike BCG, don't put bud on the center post. I honestly find it easy to "dumpster dive" with pot into BCG, but I can appreciate the Potter's clever design

wintyfresh said:

TM2 + water pipe looks highly functional, but I think having a setup around the house that screams “I AM USED TO CONSUME DRUGS” will not be ideal for my marriage.

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Haha yeah to be clear I didn't say water pipe, just meant a dry hook, which is what the bowle has by default (although glass always looks a bit more drug-like yes!)

wintyfresh said:

And I may be in the minority here, but I love the cup. Possibly because I’m super newbie and don’t have a firmly baked sense of what a vape should look like. Who doesn’t love a refreshing beverage?

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Haha yeah exactly it blends in better especially in the home with the style, when you're coming in fresh I think it's an amazing way to start vaping... Also it's really nice to have water or anything to drink after taking back to back hits yeah so it's a smart idea and cools the vapor even further

ChooChooCharlie said:

What the puck ?!?!

23 pots per charge

(YMMV)

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Holy s**t, that is a lot!
I do wonder, what temp did you use?

I doubt you can get 23 on temp 5, not that I want temp 5...
I am using temp 3 on my OG unit.

If it's anything above 15 pots on temp 3 then damn, this is big.

I have to say, I would expect the ability to change to custom temps via an app, that could satisfy a lot of users who want some control.

The Tafee manual suggested 6 second draws. So, I tried to be faithful while testing the battery life. Those 6 second draws I adhered to during testing were lame, IMO. My prior high count of pots per charge were accurate, by keeping sessions very brief, less stand-by between draws, but some would argue with the extraction results. Think after folks try level 4 from start, they will be pleased with the reduced time per session., with "satisfying" results? But I'm probably an outlier?

Was just presented for an ad for a Bowlus!
Ha!

ChooChooCharlie said:

The Tafee manual suggested 6 second draws. So, I tried to be faithful while testing the battery life. Those 6 second draws I adhered to during testing were lame, IMO. My prior high count of pots per charge were accurate, by keeping sessions very brief, less stand-by between draws, but some would argue with the extraction results. Think after folks try level 4 from start, they will be pleased with the reduced time per session., with "satisfying" results? But I'm probably an outlier?

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6 seconds was never long enough with the OG in my experience. I always felt I needed a solid 10-15 second pull to get satisfying vapor. And occasionally going all the way up to the auto-shutoff at 23 seconds. Is it still 23 seconds with the new one?

Yes, still same 23 second maximum draw time. And, yes, I still love Bowle blinkers

If your draw and session style remains the same, you can expect 3 to 4 times the number of pots per charge

VapeFiend George said the same in his video. But, I question his comment about the battery -- the old battery was a LiPo pack in one side of the bisected puck, and George said new model has two 18650s, but wait, wha? huh? how? Did Bruno tell him this?

no, I won't be opening this one to find out -- easier, though, only three screw holes on bottom instead of four... room for bigger batt? And, no, that's not herb bits your fingers feel on bottom of puck -- they applied all lettering on top of finish, raised Braille style, old model smooth, can you spell ocd? Would this little change give further credence to the new improved finish coating theory?

With new battery life confidence, along with the more open flow, your session style may relax a bit. But remember, the blue standby state is always gently pre-heating the ceramic heater coil pathway, so it's using a little juice while you babble or zone out. That blue preheat is the price we pay for the 2 second instant on vapor delivery

Noticed new firmware feature for us "press and release" style bowlers -- at end of your draw, press once again to turn off to blue standby. This lets you draw for a second longer to clear lingering vapor. Old Bowle you just stopped drawing to turn off heat, requiring a second finishing quick clearing draw, if ocd like me

ChooChooCharlie said:

Noticed new firmware feature for us "press and release" style bowlers -- at end of your draw, press once again to turn off to blue standby. This lets you draw for a second longer to clear lingering vapor. Old Bowle you just stopped drawing to turn off heat, requiring a second finishing quick clearing draw, if ocd like me

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Huh? My OG bowle did that as well, and I praised it, as a way to take on demand hits without having to hold the button down though you do have to tap it twice... Posted about it here way back when, if you are saying what I think you are saying lol

ChooChooCharlie said:

But remember, the blue standby state is always gently pre-heating the ceramic heater coil pathway, so it's using a little juice while you babble or zone out. That blue preheat is the price we pay for the 2 second instant on vapor delivery

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However this is the first I'm ever seeing this mentioned I think? Are you certain that this is the case, that it is preheating to a resting low temp so it can heat up quicker?? I really don't recall anyone ever saying that the coil was always on, when the vape was on, anywhere here previously though I may have missed it I suppose... (glass bowl OG firefly had that feature, but I don't think it would be necessary with the bowl design here???)

@Shit Snacks - It's different. Your hack to disengage heater in old Bowle was to press both buttons, which is usually for checking battery level. When it checks level, it also shuts off heater. New Bowle is better, just a single tap to start, and single tap to stop

Vito had an email exchange with Bruno early on. Bruno explained the preheating to him, and Vito posted about it 4 years ago. Bruno probably wants to keep that a design secret though. Ooops

My Bowle reset muscle memory is good. Five rapid simultaneous presses of both buttons. Shame I needed to reset so soon. Plugged in to charge, started charge blinking, came back couple minutes later and lights off. Unplugged and replugged in, same problem. Tried different fast charger block, same problem. So, did the reset, plugged in and it's almost full now. Hope it's not a reoccurring bug related to new usb C chip

I'm impressed!

Another battery life test, more Choo style usage this time

level 4 hits, 10-15 seconds each, 3 hits per pot

(you really should try starting and ending at level 4 -- three hits, about a 1.5 minute "session")

pic of last pot, after 23 pots before dead



strange -- same battery life of 23 pots per charge as prior test

and, my favorite "Bowle Blinker" timeout is also 23 ... 23 seconds

(Like Rolling Rock's 33?)

Sadly, not impressed with charging misbehavior -- happened again after this test. Plugged in, lights start blinking, but after a minute they turn off. Using Tafee OG block and new Tafee cable, also tried 45W fast charge third party blocks. Forced to Reset again before successful charging. Maybe my S/N #001 is a problem child?

But I love the friggin' battery life!

I had the same problem with charging lights. Funny thing is it still charges with the lights off. Now if I leave Bowle on and hook up to charger, the charging lights are working. I might try my Mighty + super duper charger next.

My new bowle is not working since yesterday. Heater doesn’t seem to be activating. All seems to operate normal and doing the reset has not helped. Waiting on a response from Team Tafee but I think it’s gonna have to get sent back for repair. Bummer. Good thing these backup OG models are still taking charge and taking over for the bigger brother

Pistol Pete said:

I had the same problem with charging lights. Funny thing is it still charges with the lights off. Now if I leave Bowle on and hook up to charger, the charging lights are working. I might try my Mighty + super duper charger next.

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Phew!!

That's a relief

Thank you @Pistol Pete for discovering this for me. Just now left Bowle on and then charged. Charging lights stay on, YAY!!

In real world use with the old Bowle, battery would die while it's on, so charging in the "on" state is normal. I'll also try charging again while it's off, and letting it sit even after lights go out, and check to see if it completed charge later

Thanks again, I was ready to write an email to customer support. FC has it's own tech support
Edit: "its own tech support" not it's -- which is a conjunction of it is -- spelling and grammar is a bitch

But, @buckhakeesah , sounds like you have a problem

So filled with positivity after @Pistol Pete scored a clutch 3 pointer, informing us of the aberrant charging behavior !!

Tested charging while "off," lights stopped after about 2 min, but I left it plugged in. Checked hour later, Full, YAY!. Thanks again for your help @Pistol Pete !!

happy happy joy joy vid:

@ChooChooCharlie Wauh beautiful colors

So I'm looking at this vape. Not for me, although it looks great. My better half has finally decided she wants a dedicated flower vape.

The tafee came to mind as she loves her iced coffee with her cannabis (now that she's open to cannabis for herself) .

So, my question is, those of you who have one, would a tafee bowle be a good starting point for someone who wants a vape that doesn't scream cannabis user but still delivers quality vapor?

For anything heavier we have my zx. But she wants her own and I can't really think of any other vape that would fit her better.

Yes

And, now with longer battery life, don't need to remove cup as often to charge

Awesome. Thanks friend!

BeltedCoyote said:

For anything heavier we have my zx.

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I have a zx and a first-generation Bowle, and honestly they’re very similar in terms of vapor quality. The Bowle won’t one-hit a bowl like the zx will, but if you turn down your zx til it takes three or four hits to cash a bowl, you’re going to be having an experience very similar to the Bowle.

staircase slight of hand said:

I have a zx and a first-generation Bowle, and honestly they’re very similar in terms of vapor quality. The Bowle won’t one-hit a bowl like the zx will, but if you turn down your zx til it takes three or four hits to cash a bowl, you’re going to be having an experience very similar to the Bowle.

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Thanks, that's what I was wondering. I'm not worried about one hits with the tafee just the vapor quality, and yeah, I've turned down my zx for those lower temp bowls with more hits. So if the tafee is as good quality wise as hits like that, I'm sold. Thank you

It's wonderific!

and blends in with a timeless zen-like design, wherever it goes to party