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  1. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I generally find the pax to provide better flavor but every so often I'm surprised by what the ff produces but generally don't find it as flavorful as the pax. If the pax was able to heat up in 8 seconds it would trump the ff IMO. But it doesn't so I find them BOTH to be must haves!
  2. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    If you can afford it I recommend both. I have both the pax and ff and use them under different circumstances. If I were to only buy one for the reasons you cited (stealth, on the go, outside of bars, etc) it would be the Pax (Onyx color) It weighs one third the ff and it's almost one third the...
  3. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    Its weird cuz I just had combustion occur. I have no baskets or extra screens and BAM ignition on my first hit. Just when I think I got the right moves something strange like this occurs.
  4. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    Well but the basket is get heated up and thus bakes the herb as well. Maybe the adding the basket makes this a conduction/convection vape hybrid similar to the mflb (also a unit that doesn't fit an either/or category.
  5. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I'm wondering if the basket approach is basically turning this unit into a conduction style vape? I mean isn't that essentially what a conduction vape basically does namely heats up a chamber thus cooking/baking the herb?
  6. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    Just ordered. I'm curious how to make these into on-the-go pods-where the basket has a lid or top for easy swapping and travel. Any ideas?
  7. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I think grind is the key to this device. Everything else had been directed by the grind, namely draw speed, air flow and temperature control. My grind was too fine and it affected those other areas. Now with a medium grind the air flow and temperature feel easier to control with more...
  8. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I've been using a Czech Pipe Tool I found on eBay for $4. The spoon measure is spot on, the tamper is perfect bowl size and it has a stirring stick to boot...
  9. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    That's what she said.
  10. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I'm no Carl Sagan but it does seem that adding a heat conductor (screen) would lend itself to increased temperature, no?
  11. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    Well I just tried a looser mesh brass screen and I got combustion again...
  12. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    My two cents is that conduction delivers a diff flavor profile than convection, but my experience is limited to the Pax, MFLB and FF (and soon The Grasshopper)
  13. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I haven't had any combustion issues recently and generally getting good at working this unit. What I'm very surprised by is that while I get medicated and better herb efficiency I just don't notice much flavor and I've tried 4 different mid to top shelf strains. I def think the pax tastes better...
  14. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I leaned on the heat button probably a bit to long. My first draw was very nice. Then KABOOM it ignited. I like your idea of lifted the material with another screen on the bottom. Might give that a try. I really think this is boiling down to grind for me. Not to fine and not to chunky. With the...
  15. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    It might be possible to learn the curve but I'm feeling like the FF has a bit of a curve I'm just starting to master so I think I'll hold off on the screen on top method. I will say that I loved that it kept material down, the window cleaner and seemed to make the draw more steady.
  16. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    Can someone using th escree Ummm...so this caused almost instant combustion. I suppose this might have been my fault but it seems that the top screen def adds temperature...
  17. Volteric

    Best of the Firefly Vaporizer thread

    Can someone using th escree Ummm...so this caused almost instant combustion. I suppose this might have been my fault but it seems that the top screen def adds temperature...
  18. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I'm apparently a bit stubborn and slow but I tried a different strain with lil nugs (not finely ground) popped those into the FF skeptically and BAM! I was rewarded with smooth big ass vapes that put me to sleep! Rose from the dead a few hours later, revisited the FF for another ground breaking...
  19. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I own both and they are the only 2 units I use. They serve very similar purposes for me but I like owning both because I get different experiences with each. I really like the instant aspects of the FF so I usually begin with this and end the session with a loaded Pax which takes about a minute...
  20. Volteric

    Discontinued The Firefly Vaporizer

    I totally and completely agree. As much as I love my LB it's lack of consistency left a lot to be desired for me compared to the FF.
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