Does anyone else use it on level 7? I always use it on 7. I dont think I have even tried any other settings really.
When I pack the end of the solo's glass stem I pack it pretty full, not really tight but still full, full with chopped up herb. Then I heat it to 7 and use it on 2 full hits (12 mins each) so it lasts for about 24 mins and by then the taste is starting to get not as nice and the vapour isnt as full.
Maybe I should try going on level 5 and try get 3 sessions in for a fully packed stem?
Thoughts?
I always end up finishing up on 7 but through water. Can't stand past 5 dry at all. In fact when I have the time/leisure, I start at level 2 dry. Lovely taste there, and I can drag a full stem through a session at 2, and then the second session on the same stem is at 3 for about half the session and then 4 or 5 for the second part.
I'm a bit (really) stoned, not sure what you mean by "heat it to 7 and
use it on 2 full hits (12 mins each)" Do you mean 2 sessions (aka heating up and using until it turns itself off)?
Yeah if you start at 7 the first few hits will vaporize a lot of the terpenes, a lot more than at low levels, and the taste turns on you faster. On the upside you get nice milky hits from the start. Have you tried lower level vaping? Takes some finesse but I think the flavor and effects are great, very clear and heady high from it, not as sedating but even indicas don't feel speedy (mild stony feeling minus the CBD/CBN sedation, instead of very stony narcotic feeling). The vapor is thinner and it's kind of a mind thing where you see light vapor and think it's not going to be as big of a rip, but a few minutes later you're wrecked! I do love me some thick milky vapor bong rips. If you want tasty sessions have you considered using a dome screen and using less material so that you finish the flavor and session around the same time? My stem currently has a dome screen that reduces the load size to 2/3 and it's perfect for how I use it and my tolerance.
It's very much so a preference thing. The only thing you should really be caring about is the end-result and if you're happy with it. Try level 2! Try level 3! Don't like it? Go back to what you like! Experiment! The only thing stopping you is your stash
