Alivi8 Vaporizer (portable pipe)

[pasterino]

Hello,

I am looking for a portable vaporizer with a flame heat source and I found this:

Alivi8 vaporizer

http://www.alivi8.co.uk

http://www.alivi8.com

Which seems to be a new vaporizer, because I couldn't find ANY information about it - reviews, opinions, videos and etc.

It's made from "the finest medical grade stainless steel" (yeah, whatever)
and has dimensions: 100mm x 18mm, 120g (4" x 3/4", 4oz)

It looks similar to VaporGenie Stainless Steel Bat, but has some sort of a labyrinth to cool the vapor, which on theory seems logical.

However theory is never right, so my question is:
Has any of you tried this vaporizer to share his response?

I think I will risk and buy it, since I want a herb vaporizer pipe and:
I liked Eclipse Vape Pipe, but it's feedback for herbs is 99% negative
I don't like at all VaporGenie's look.

Edit: I bought it, here are some photos:
(click on them for bigger view)


Alivi8

The vaporizer is heavier than it looks, but it has this tough, unbreakable feeling when you hold it.


Spare parts box:

A very nice box to keep the spare parts so that you don't loose them.


Disjointed:

From left to right - vape filter system, body, vape maze path + mouth piece, poker.
The poker is a nice thing but have in mind that it falls from the mouth piece, so it's easy to loose it.


Size comparison:

It's longer, narrower and heavier than the MFLB.


This vaporizer won't replace my MFLB, but it is a nice pocket addition, that uses flame as heating source.

 

[weedemon]

Welcome to FC! and nice job on creating a new thread on a new vape! i've never seen this one before but am interested in how well it works. LOL @ ninja comments

let us know what you think of it m8, also you have considered the lotus and the mflb right?

interested in hearing how this one works out! good luck!

 

[wowthisisrandom]

This vape looks interesting. I haven't heard good things about the metal vaporgenies so if this works well I think it will have a market.

 

[pasterino]

Thanks

let us know what you think of it m8, also you have considered the lotus and the mflb right?

I thought for the lotus, but I don't want to use a torch lighter and I have the mflb,
which is great, but I also want a flame based heat pipe to use it for tent-camps without electricity.

I haven't heard good things about the metal vaporgenies

Me too, that's why I have doubts that the metal of the Alivi8 Vaporizer will get too hot too :/

 

[WatTyler]

I haven't tried it, but it is new- seen it announced on Ali Bongo.co.uk who are apparently a long time trading partner of the manufacturer.

It's by Red Eye in the uk. I've had 2 of their pipes before, Amazed which was fine (edit; actually now i recollect that the Amazed did used to get very hot from having the bowl enclosed as such) and the Bul-Lit (now that's a vibrator!), which was crap as it got totally and irrecoverably seized up. But this was like 10 years ago. Not sure what they know about vapes though.

I think it is cheeky as fuck however that they see fit to price their vape above their equivalent and comparable pipes!! Doesn't win my favour (or business!)

But the vape? It actually looks like the channels are to cool down the air, rather than the vapor? Kind of in place of the screen in the VoS or the ceramic in the VG, and the herb goes in the back near the mouth piece? Or have I interpreted the pics wrong? Not sure what to make of that idea without trying first. Doesn't sound great though. I reckon a definite learning curve is to be expected! I can see a lot of sucking and a few toasted bowls, but then I don't know any better. Also wonder about soot, seeing as a candle flame is going into the hole. The Amazed lit the same but the flame only entered the hole for a second.


Keen to hear any user feedback, or more informed opinion than mine

 

[PhishCactus]

I thought I posted a thread about this new vape last week, I guess I forgot to hit submit ill be keeping an eye to see if its worth considering

 

[VaporEyeSore]

Reminds me very much of the old Budbomb which was made by an English guy too. I wonder if thre is any connection?
Im very interested in this too but woud like to see a vid showing loading and vapour produced. The price however does seem very high and i would buy to test if it was cheaper. Im guessing its exspensive because its new and hoping it will drop in price in a few months and when it does i will probably buy one.
But pls post if you have seen or tried one of these.

 

[FLskwat]

Reminds me very much of the old Budbomb which was made by an English guy too. I wonder if thre is any connection?
Im very interested in this too but woud like to see a vid showing loading and vapour produced. The price however does seem very high and i would buy to test if it was cheaper. Im guessing its exspensive because its new and hoping it will drop in price in a few months and when it does i will probably buy one.
But pls post if you have seen or tried one of these.

Lol I thaught exactly the same...The Budbomb was the one that reduced the passive fumes from combustion and it really looks like they drilled a hole in it!

 

[stickstones]

pastorino...for the money I would go with the VG Classic. It was one of my first vapes and still the best value on the market, IMO. This thing looks too much like the PhytoLab that I reviewed a long time ago. There was just no way to use it without getting dangerously hot. And the PhytoLab, like the Alivi8, prefers a torch lighter which makes it way hotter to use by nature. I also agree with WatTyler that it looks like the air is getting cooled before it hits the herbs, which makes no sense. Either way, I would be interested to hear more about the Alivi8.

I won't waste my time with any torch lighter vape system again. To get a quality torch lighter requires an investment that puts the vape out of the inexpensive category it was trying to achieve. Bic lighters are cheap and everywhere. And the VG is a time-tested and proven portable flame powered vape.

 

[VaporEyeSore]

Reminds me very much of the old Budbomb which was made by an English guy too. I wonder if thre is any connection?
Im very interested in this too but woud like to see a vid showing loading and vapour produced. The price however does seem very high and i would buy to test if it was cheaper. Im guessing its exspensive because its new and hoping it will drop in price in a few months and when it does i will probably buy one.
But pls post if you have seen or tried one of these.

Lol I thaught exactly the same...The Budbomb was the one that reduced the passive fumes from combustion and it really lookes like they drilled a hole in it!

yea im slightly worried that this is just an updated and modified budbomb put together and called a 'vaporizer'

 

[Matt]

Hey there, I have an Alivi8 & i can safely say it is the best handheld vape i have ever tried.

The product itself is very clean and very stealth, it uses amazing filters to use the heat directly from a flame, it requires no heating up time and gives a very very clean hit.

It is literally brand new on the market. It looks great with the laser etched finish on the medical grade stainless steel.

It comes with a lifetime warranty on the vaporizer, only the filters are not covered. But i have been using mine frequently and it does not require to be cleaned yet and I think the filters will last a very long time before they require changing

You just load your herb into the chamber and heat, you taste for the heat and the bud and then remove the heat and keep inhaling, you will blow out a blue vape.

It was designed & put into production by a great guy in the UK who is all about medicating, he designed the product to be used medicinally, to be reliable & be cheaper than the equivalent products on the market.

I love my Alivi8 so much and i would not even consider a different. These things will be big! You will not be disappointed in the slightest with your purchase. I hope this helps you!

 

[stickstones]

Matt...welcome to the forum!

Do you mind answering a few questions?

1 -- Does the unit get hot to the touch anywhere?
2 -- What other portables have you used?
3 -- Since this is your first post, who are you? Sometimes manufacturers come on here pretending to be a user and fake post about how great their vape is, so a first post like yours is definitely going to get some scrutiny. Don't take it personally, as it is one of the things that makes this forum so useful.

 

[Matt]

Hawwo to you! & thanks for the welcome.

I'm a young pup from the UK, I'm a heavy smoker so i was looking a way to cut back but not on the herb.

I looked into different vapes and tried a few of my friends, one was the Iolite, which i wasn't a big fan of because i don't like inhaling butane gas :/ I've tried the Vapir ONE too.

I recently went to a chill weekend at a local place and met a few guys. The Alivi8 was floating about and we all got a few goes on it, honestly couldn't believe how easy to use and clean the hits were.

Ordered mine the following monday and couldn't wait for it to arrive. My friend ordered one too, as we were both equally impressed. I've not met anyone yet who doesn't approve, even a friend who isn't into his herb was very impressed.

I'm no salesman, i just like my green... alot haha!

 

[Matt]

Oh and sorry, it does get hot on the end when you heat but it depends on how much heat you are giving it and how frequently, it seems to cool down really fast too. Not had any problems with putting it in my pocket after a few hits. During a good smoking session it gets up there

 

[pasterino]

I contacted the manufacturer, he said that he doesn't have an account on this forum.

just checked the site again and no im not Matt,
the reason he posted was I sent a couple of mails out earlier to customers who have bought it asking if they wanted to join the discussion.
I will get onto getting some videos etc sorted out to add myself

I also asked him a couple of questions:

Is it something like the VaporGenie Bat?

it functions similar to vaporgenie in so much it uses a lighter but the similarities end there,

the only part to get hot is the vape end but this dissipates very quickly due to the thin walled stainless steel, inside there is a cooling system making for a very smooth vape.

What differs Alivi8 from Budbomb and VaporGenie?

the budbomb boys tried to rip off the Amazed pipe which was the first smokeless bowl system I designed back in 1996,
it never really worked like the amazed as the mazepath cooling system has corners which catches oil and tar particles, where as theirs basically had a deep cut spiral thread

as for the vaporgenie from what I can see it is just a straight through pipe with no cooling system and not that well designed either,

the Alivi8 has been designed with a vape path which passes through and past cooling fins so you barely feel the heat
and rely purely on the flavour to know youve been medicated.
it was funny to see the comments about it looking like a sex toy but the king amazed takes that one! lol

I will buy this vaporizer tomorrow, but since I have only used Magic Flight Launch Box, I can't really give you a competent opinion

mod note: please make sure that the sender of this private communication is okay with public posting.

Edit: Of course, I asked him before I post it.

 

[Egzoset]

A pipe which works like a vaporizer until it's too hot still sort of sounds like a pipe to me!

After all, its web site reads: If you inhale smoke then the temperature is too high.

 

[darkrom]

I find it really funny that every time a new vape is "found" one or 2 users new to the site with no posting history are the ones who "FOUND" it. Lets just clear the air...can people involved with the company making this just admit that and have a reasonable discussion? I hate pretending I'm not talking to people involved in the company. Lets just all be honest here.

mod note: The OP is just asking about the vape, and Matt has said he's not with the company. Have you missed reading a post, or are you calling someone here a liar? If you feel that someone is posting in violation of the rules, use the report button. Calling someone a shill in a post is only going to get your own post in trouble.

 

[pasterino]

I find it really funny that every time a new vape is "found" one or 2 users new to the site with no posting history are the ones who "FOUND" it. Lets just clear the air...can people involved with the company making this just admit that and have a reasonable discussion? I hate pretending I'm not talking to people involved in the company. Lets just all be honest here.

No offense, but the reason why I registered on this site is because I was looking for something.
And since the solutions I found didn't satisfy my requirements, I searched and found this.

I never said it works, nor have I said how great it is.

Not only I just wanted to see if someone has tried this, but I stated very clearly that I am incompetent when it comes to vaporizers.

I will buy this vaporizer tomorrow, but since I have only used Magic Flight Launch Box, I can't really give you a competent opinion

I have used a vaporizer for the first time about a week ago, when my MFLB came, so I doubt that I am involved in any vaporizer related company (I say I doubt, because you seem quite sure in the opposite, so sure in fact, that I start to wonder if I'm actually not involved )

 

[stickstones]

^^^
That's what I was talking about. Personally, I don't think you are involved with the company (based on IP addresses). But your first post was conspicuously written, so the scrutiny is coming. I hope you keep your good attitude and take your lumps (if I'm right) and you will probably appreciate the whoopin' a new product gets around here. It's what keeps this forum the best place to get vapor information!

But hey, if I'm wrong about you I'm sure the mob will figure it out and run your ass outta here!

 

[pasterino]

I wanted my post to be informative and provide all the necessary information a new vaporizer post should contain - manufacturer site, size and weight (if it's supposed to be portable), how it works and pictures and videos so that people don't loose time searching.

My first post in the forum was in Epic Vape Pipe, which I intended to buy first:
http://www.fuckcombustion.com/viewtopic.php?pid=133413#p133413

As you already saw my IP address, I live in place far away from UK and civilization, so I really don't need being told a fraud, my country is enough for me to have a bad mood.

I am sorry if someone felt cheaply deceived, but that's not the case, so let's continue the discussion, if anyone actually has something to contribute, ask or share, because this is clearly a very new product and there is not much information about it.

The questions for the budbomb and the doubts are the ones that led me to asking the manufacturer directly.
I won't post more discussions with him since the "mob" response doesn't seem to approve it due to conspiracy doubts.

And PhishCactus - you should have pressed this precious submit key, this would have saved me the trouble

I thought I posted a thread about this new vape last week, I guess I forgot to hit submit ill be keeping an eye to see if its worth considering

 

[stickstones]

I would like to know about the cooling chambers. The pic makes it look like the chambers are before the bud, which makes no sense. I assume the cooling chambers are between the bud and your mouth, yes?

 

[lwien]

But hey, if I'm wrong about you I'm sure the mob will figure it out and run your ass outta here!

Mob? We're the most accepting, non-judgmental, least inquisitive, non-threatening group of people on the internet. Don't listen to sticks. He has no idea what he's talking about. We don't need no stiiiiiiinkin' mobs.

 

[stickstones]

Watch out!!! They just showed up!!!

 

[Matt]

Hey again guys, i was just writing because i was asked to write a review for you guys buy the creator after my purchase.

The heat isn't cooled before it reaches the herb, it uses unique filters then hits the herb chamber, it then has a normal filter and then it hits the cooling maze.

Like i said earlier the tip does get a little hot which is what is going to happen from direct flame impingement, but even in a good session it doesn't feel dangerously hot that you can't just stick it away in your pocket.

What i personally love is the size, it is really small and stealth looking...

I had a really heavy weekend on the drink and i could hit it in the smoking area of a club and not gather any unwanted attention.

It is possible to burn your herb when using though, & if that happens it does just work like a pipe...

But after a few uses and when you pay close attention to what your inhaling you can get real nice clean hits.

I'm not affiliated with Alivi8 in anyway... This is not a lie!! I did watch a program called 'Cannabis, whats the harm?' last night... My god, i wish i lived in LA...

Peace

 

[mvapes]

It loos very sheek...but do I really want to be caught sucking something that looks so much like a dong? Ive had good experiences with the VG products, in fact that how I originally learned the art of vapor. I most recently bought the VG glass and I really enjoy it, very clean taste and if used right very smooth. It almost looks like a chrome version of the Vapir Rechargeable.

I look forward to some reviews.