5 DT by Herbaltherm - Wand-heated Ball-blaster

[TigoleBitties]

Ok so here are a few thoughts after a couple of bowls.

It's very easy to get vapor. I heated for about 15s. Wait about 20s for a heat soak. Then I heat for about 7s and start testing for vapor. Once it starts flowing I continue heating 2-3s more then remove the Wand.

I can usually get one huge and one average cloud per heat cycle. Once the 5DT is warm though each heat cycle is only about 7s.

I placed it in my 18mm DHGate dimpled sherlock and it was tasty and airy with a wide open draw. Pure convection power. Using the Wand to re-heat definitely feels like re-lighting a pipe. Adding and removing the Wand to alter the temperature of the metal, and in turn the hot air, similarly feels like bringing a match closer to or farther from a pipe. It's a cool dynamic that I feel will be fun to master to get the hits I want.

The bowl is huge. Ryan claims you need about 0.25g just to have it function correctly and efficiently. So far I've tried two bowls around this size and yeah, it worked great but it's a lot . Maybe I'll try smaller bowls to see what happens but I could see this guy being great for sharing.

On the other hand, it is all glass and given that your cooling solution is likely glass too... gotta be careful. Not just for breakage but once the 5DT is up to temp, the outer glass top is raging hot and exposed. The glass handle is appropriately long for a reason. This thing dumped so much heat into my sherlock that it was hard to hold at one point. Quite the beast.

 

[TigoleBitties]

Just had another go with a dry glass piece. This this rips but it also eats through your flower pretty fast.

The hits actually remind me a lot of the hits from my DBV baller. Tons of convection power but the bonus is you can adjust the Wand for different temp hits.

 

[oddjobold]

I have had a few goes. It feels well made with thick glass.

My first go was on a mason jar bong that i made. To be honest it was kinda disappointing, low temp wispy hits. Did my water piece have a leak? However i was already quite battered when i attempted this, not a good test.

My 2nd go was on a Jhook. The jhook had a 14mm female, so i had to use a glass bowl with a 14mm male and 18mm female on top, held together with a metal glass clip.

I had also seen Ryans video on you tube. I did a full heat cycle on the wand as a preheat. Then heated again and starting hitting the jhook half way through. Wow. After one massive hit, i got one medium sized hit after and it was done. The clouds produced by the 5DT rival my Stunner but are more tasty.

The flavour produced by the 5DT is top tier. The bowl is massive, i have only filled it half way. It eats through weed because of this.

To recap, massive clouds and amazing flavour. So it should be my number 1 vape? I am afraid its failing my reach test.

For my usage situation, its just a bit awkward to use. I have to vape outside and i am left with a red hot piece of glass i have to leave to cool down. Also two heat cycles on the wand means its not quick.

This is definitely a home portable. Not something you can walk down the street using.

I thought maybe it would be difficult to clean, no. The top screen by the heater does not really seem to get dirty. You just have to wipe out the bowl and clean the bottom screen. This is in fact not a concern anymore.

More testing to be done.

 

[oddjobold]

I was thinking about who the 5DT would be best suited for?

If you already have a wand, and you want a ball vape like experience on the cheap, the 5DT would be a winner.

 

[ADULTSWIM]

A note. This does not work with the BFG flare.

Any idea or theory why it won't work?

 

[BigJr48]

Will there be any in stock for Black Friday?

 

[oddjobold]

My guess is that it does not work with the Flare becuase the metal mass is too small.

I dont think there is any stock anymore, but not 100% sure about that.

 

[DgN'R]

Will there be any in stock for Black Friday?

I don't think so, as Ryan has said he won't be producing any more and has sold the last few left, but you can always try to contact him.

Personally I'm a little disappointed with the results of the wand. It works, but since it requires pre-heating and you have to use the wand at maximum temperature, it's not ideal in my opinion (given the magnetic properties of the ribbon, I expected more success).



However, I've been tinkering with a 16mm stretched coil as Ryan shows in his video with the hot hole, and I'm really quite impressed with it. The results are amazing and it works much better than with the wand. The first time I preheat it for 3 minutes at 320°C, then simply dropping the 5DT into the coil for just one or two minutes is enough to achieve enormous success for the next draws if consecutive. The clouds are thick and incredibly sweet flavorful! On-demand wireless vape!





The most complicated part is stretching and adjusting the coil to match the 5DT, but once that's done, it's promising, really!

The size of the bowl is gigantic and ideal for group sharing.

Too bad that the 5DT and 1HH are no longer manufactured and sold..