Sounds pretty normal. Are you getting good vapor flavor and getting medicated? If you are I wouldn't worry about it.
Sure, I can get nice clouds on 5. I've been hanging out at 5 mostly through water lately, I get a nice vape from it and the taste is great. It also has to do with how much you pack, don't forget. You'll get thicker clouds faster from a packed stem because there's more goodies getting vaporized at the same time. Really temperatures are just suggestions, you'll find what you like best as you get to use your Solo more and more.
Yes it's supposed to, you're drawing cold air through it! Think about it: we're using mostly convection vaporization, so the air needs to be hot enough to vaporize the goodies (hot air vaping = convection, hot surface vaping = conduction). As the air goes through the heater, it takes away some of the heat from it to come up to temperature. When the air is getting heated, the heater is losing heat. When the heater is losing heat, your Solo wants to get back up to it. If I draw hard enough, I can drop it a level or two and it'll blink the heater light telling me it's applying heat to compensate for the temp. fluctuations.
Definitely normal. In fact it's the only way it can hope to work. When you hit it you draw out heat, which the heater fires up to replace or the load would cool and vapor production would stop. You'll notice the gas pedal goes down in your car when cruse control hits a hill? Same idea.
Stock stems seem to work fine for many people (like me). AFAIK the one "accessory" (ie not in the box) that really makes a huge difference is the quality of the plant material you're vaping. Once you get that right, I'd say the next "accessory" you need is a willingness to experiment with different loading methods and temperatures until you find what works well for you with that particular material. After that's all sorted, feel free to start experimenting with glassware and stems but no fancy accessory is likely to turn ditch weed into high quality vapor IMHO - although if you find one, please let everyone know
The best way to find out is to try it - a lot of the fun for us recreational users (IMHO) is trying different variations of packing and temperature to work out what you like best - not even the very smart folk on this forum can tell you that !
It's a hold over from blazing most likely. Your mind learned to associate big clouds with getting off. You actually crave the nasty stuff in smoke for a while, but most quickly (a week or two) break that link. Still the 'I know I'm getting plenty because I see the extra coming out' bit hangs on. Subconsciously you know it's so. Has to be, always has.
This is in no doubt!!!!
Wise words I have owned most portables. All Crapir models, MFLB,even a geniuine pax. None come close to the solo. @thejonny2014 you considered summat more basic? The vaporstar I have never failed( except occasional combustion) or a VaporGenie?
Whatever you like!
I successfully used it with 2 other peoples.
I've never tried it. Vaping isn't that big over here in Fraggle Rock. Plus it's expensive over here compared to the states. For group sessions I'd use a volcano or other balloon system. The solo is more of a personal piece of kit. For me anyway. And I've nae mates anyway!!!!! Haha
No mates? just invite us lot, well work through your stash in no time.
Hey worst egg ever,
that would be perfect, but some of my friends are pretty stingy so we will see!
