Reese, I'm so glad you cleared that up. Good to know we are all a bit different and have different ways of doing things. One reason we like dry is because we can get the grind/consistency of the herb just the way we like it with little effort. Flavor is still fantastic too.
Yes, I am 99% vapor now and have been for over three weeks, a complete turn around from the last few years. Just happened when Zaplady was diagnosed with a sinus infection and given antibiotics.(she has been 100% vapor for ten years now). It was like wow, I need to kick my natural antibiotics in gear because I was coughing alot and phlegmy and just dragging more than usual.
The change in health and alertness and energy and voice was/is dramatic. The word is clean. Way cleaner respiratory system. Cleaner mind(haha, sorry AG), less sleep needed and everything I always knew as we all do but I just bull-headed through a smokey cloud for what? Nostalgia? I dunno but I do know I am here now sucking on a glass stem with only vapor.
BTW, anybody like to push that baby back in the throat aways once the vapor starts really rolling? Works only for straight lung pulls which I do anyway but wow! Like a direct shot. I can feel a body wave as I slowly shoot 'er down the big tube. Cannot do it with a regular stem as they are too short. The Deep Throat thing. Whaaaa? Thought he said a cleaner mind?
I have no regrets or apologies for all the smoke these last few years. I am very happy that I am not there anymore.
musiclife
Keep those bowls only half full til you get it down good. Keep pulling gently. Often the first pull will have little vapor. You have to get the flow going which often will take an extra initial chug or two. Once the vapor starts, keep the slow, steady pull. Do not try to pull hard. I always test the pull before inserting the tip in the heatport. Sometimes it is not packed enough, sometimes too much so a little test before the hot air helps get the pack right. I like to keep my ground mix in a small container with a rolled bottom edge. I just poke the tip in the mix a time or two which will partially pack it. If you poke it to much, it will pack it more. Poke the pile.
OK, now for some more fun. I should have the long awaited transformer repair kit up by Friday. In a real way it is no big deal and in a real way it IS a big deal because it has taken so long for such a simple solution to a problem plaguing log vape owners for years. We have always replaced transformers since we started in 2001. Not often but more than was to be expected. There IS a problem with the output wire from the wall transformer breaking, albeit slowly, right next to the plug that goes in the Zap. It happens for various reasons, some related to quick, cheap manufacture and others like users twisting the wire sub-consciously and just moving the vape from here to there and using it normally. We would replace the transformer in the past because I was paying $2-4 bucks each for them. About the best we can do now is well over $8 and that is buying them by the hundred.
Anyway, long story short, we now have the proper replacement plug(5.5 x 2.1 mm) that installs with a small phillips screwdriver and does not require soldering. We will offer the "kit" with a plug and the proper sized phillips screwdriver, which is a small little guy and complete instructions. The wire can be cut with scissors or a knife as it is very light gauge wire. This will be a permanent fix for the broken wire problem as these plugs can be used again and again. I have very rarely encountered a "bad" transformer. Almost all the time they are good but the power does not make it to the plug.
We will have the option of adding more than one plug to the kit of course. We will also be adding the "kit" to one of our Zap offerings so users can "be prepared" like good boy and girl scouts if their Zap/log vape starts acting up. In ten years I can say almost all malfunctioning Zaps had only the broken transformer wire problem. Always an exception to that general rule but very rare. These new plugs are also clearly marked for + and - for those of you using a DC wall transformer and have a Zap with a led "on" light. Polarity does not matter if there is no led "on" light.
We have tried the solder type plugs which are the main ones available and were not happy with them mainly because the general pubic does not solder and does not want to learn to solder. They are also difficult to re-use properly when the wire breaks again, which it will. They also are a bit cheezy quality.
I realize there are folks out there without the broken wire problem but this problem also does affect many users and is very frustrating because the vapes are usually just fine.
We hope this simple little thing will make life easier for all log vape owners. Based on our experience, I could also call this a "Log Vape Repair Kit" and it would fit the bill 99 times out of 100.
lost492
Keep pulling and pulling as you are still getting vapor. Stir the tip contents a bit, gently pack and re-pull as lwein and others do in their own way.
Oh yes, I forgot the one other biggee about vaping. My stash has instantly grown exponentially since there is so very little coming out every day. A one months smoking stash could easily be a years stash vaping with a Zap. How nice!
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