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I’ve been quite rough on my Solo, and it’s kept up admirably. I leave it loose in my pockets, in a backpack, use it in all sorts of hot and cold weather. Hasn’t skipped a beat so far! In comparison to a certain other high end session device this thing is rock solid IMO

Exactly. Although putting aside the cynicism and giving the benefit of the doubt, you could maybe argue that making it WPA only helps to limit both demand and a fair few testing variables in this beta period of sorts. It’s just frustrating how the compatibility solution is right there in front...

At least we know it’s as simple as taking the pre existing integrated stem or USA and knocking a few MM off the end. Can’t imagine stem compatibility being too far away. Still though, why not just make the female connector on the oven longer? Seems so obvious and maintains compatibility with...

How I imagine @electrokho82 doing all their tornado experiments :lol:

18 bowls?! That is utterly ridiculous from a supposed “last gen” IH. Thank you so much for doing this. I’m fully sold on the Tornado and wand combo after watching the video. Perfect roast every time too - no worries about losing heating power as the battery drains. Big achievement from John. I...

Thanks for the update, 8 is already more than I thought. I’m interested how many more it’ll give you before it runs out. I think your posts have totally killed my curiosity in the forge and flare, I’ll definitely just use the wand like you are doing. The amount of bowls you have got so far is...

Yeah I totally get that. I have a Solo 3 myself for the same purpose - it’s the closest thing to an electric Anvil out there IMO. That’s why I’m not sweating about the coming windy winter, well that and the cold ;) It’s certainly a personal preference thing. I was happy using a single DV for...

Another use case for the IH, is outdoor use. Here in England it’s coming up for the time of year where it’s windy nearly every day. The IH is king on these days. It’s also nice when I’ve had a drink and can’t torch or the times I just don’t want to, like relaxing watching a film or whatever...

Yeah I never used mine with the anvil. The thermocore made it a workable solution but still not an ideal one for my tastes. Always torched every anvil oven I had, and I’ve had them all. This tornado is different though, the way it seems to work with the wand is pretty impressive. Under 30...

@electrokho82 Any chance you could fully charge the wand and tell us how many bowls in the tornado you get before the wand dies and needs recharging? Doing that same heatup you did in the video please :)

Exactly what I was about to comment and you beat me to it. Wouldn’t want to go any darker than that, it’s my ideal roast. They got excellent vapour production too. To do that in under 30 seconds with the wand (widely available here in the UK, and relatively affordable too) is to me the single...

That is crazy how well it works with the wand compared to prior models. I know the thermocore was already a lot better than the dura/coppercore with the wand, but this seems to blow all of them out of the water in terms of heating time and results. Really seems like you could daily drive the...

Speaking of the lack of instructions.. I still remember getting my first Anvil, and it genuinely took me about an hour of trying to work out how to open the airflow before I gave up and searched online to find the answer. That old airflow valve hated me. I ended up leaving it fully open to stop...

That is so odd that your device did that. When I was first learning to pack it right I had half the material fall out the stem and onto the oven floor at 220c, other than a charred taste I had no combustion. I don’t think I could combust in mine if I tried! From what I’ve read the temp settings...

Regarding the charring of the bottom of the load - I totally agree with @TigoleBitties that the majority of cases are from the load expanding as it heats up. That’s certainly been my experience. You can use a standard stem sized load in the XL stem, this way it pushes it further from the oven...

I like this, makes a lot of sense to me. You’d obviously still get some condensation in the stem or glass piece but it wouldn’t happen as early in the vapour path, so it’s likely you’d be getting more actives by the time it hits your lungs relative to the anvil. You make a very good point IMO

I’d love to see a new Air model with this heater, especially if it was a simplified session only device with a more straightforward UI. Would be a great addition to the lineup that doesn’t step on the S3’s toes too much. Would definitely pick one up to take down the pub or walking the dog. That...

Thank you for writing this up. I’ve said it to a few people doing these long form Tornado impressions but I really do enjoy reading them

@hotmeals Agree to partially disagree then ;) On another topic, I’ve noticed the majority of you with tornadoes seem to be barely using or not using your anvils at all. Seeing as it’s said the vape signature is different between them, do any of you see a future where both of them have a role...