Time is of the essence with the pre-order to have them ship in time to avoid the Christmas shipping crush. The pre-order will go live at the earliest time possible. We aren't going to delay the pre-order by possibly a week just to wait for a weekend. Everyone has a phone to receive notifications on and can order from basically anywhere they are.
The Anvil has True Airflow control, you can adjust the amount of air entering the vape, not diluting the vapor after vaporization. If you want to pack it tight, just open up the airflow all the way.
The Anvil can hold a lot of heat in a small form factor hence the heat shield. First draws start to get hot after a long draw, back 2 back hits without a cool off could be too warm for some, no different than all vapes with this type of form factor. The Anvil was developed to fully extract in one hit, it hits hard and fast. For the usage style you describe "a long peaceful joint hit", the Anvil can do it, but that's not its foray. That would be like buying a dragster to drive grandma to church on Sundays
The Anvil doesn't know slow, once it clicks, it's go time....hang on!
Yes, they should ship way before the 19th of December. Hoping all pre-ordered Anvils shipped to North American addresses will already be delivered by then. Every part of the Anvil can be ISO washed, in fact the aluminum cigar tube type case we are making for it allows you to fill it with ISO, put the Anvil in and shake it clean. The case also allows you to put the Anvil away while still hot, a true hit it and go vape. Aluminum cases will not be ready at pre-order time.