I traded my Lithe away a couple years ago, but I when I
did use it, I would use about the same technique as I use with the Sticky Brick. Just for fun, here's a vid on how
not to use the Lithe.
Sorry to laugh at your expense, but thanks for the entertaining vid! Your response same as mine when I occasionally find a way to do the same. Smoke is so harsh and rough after mostly vaping - but that's NOTHING compared to expecting vapor and hitting smoke! The absolute worst!
Should she be using a water piece or j-hook simply due to the nature of the heating process, or because the vapor might be harsh? She's pretty used to a harsh hit. She normally combusts fully-packed bowls, hitting them as hard as she can, out of a micro-chillum.
I'd just stick with the vape at this point, and think about a water piece later. There are a few small cheap pieces that pair well with the VC, but think anything is easier to get into once you've got your VC (or whatever vape) technique down.
I was pretty much sold on the Vapcap until Payton chimed in regarding avoidance of combustion with the Lithe. I don't think my mom is the type of person to want to respect the click, rather to just blast it for the maximum amount of vapor production... But at the same time, I feel like the drop-dead simplicity offered by the Vapcap might take the cake here. I can't see her wanting to add more pieces to the equation of her experience. She used to like hitting the bong as a teenager, but as a grown woman, the only times she uses one are when I dab her out. Otherwise, she uses small glass pipes which she breaks on a frequent basis. I'm not sure whether she thinks a water pipe would be just another object to break, too much money to blow on anything but more herb, or too much effort to use. I'm open to the idea of buying her a piece or giving her one of my old rigs, but I don't completely understand her angle and I don't think I can without ruining the surprise!
What happened to all the fat Vapcap mouthpieces? Out of stock on Puffitup and the official site says nothing about them.
Still think the VC would be best here - as long as she can hear the click. I have an older friend who just can't seem to hear it all the time. Of course he often doesn't hear other things, and swears he doesn't need his ears checked to me, his wife, and anyone else who comments about it.
If she can hear the click, and you can sit with her for a few loads, she'll probably enjoy the vapor over smoke and soon be to where most of us are when we overheat - coughing and "f'ng" repeatedly, as Stu demonstrated for us so well above.
I just picked up a few of the fat DV mouthpieces with my sale order. When things are out of stock there, they usually just disappear and reappear when back in. As
@little maggie suggested, I'd contact George or Arielle and see if they can hook you up. Whether just out of stock or being discontinued, I'm sure they'll be able to hook you up with a couple. Also, doubt they're discontinued unless there is some sort of cool replacement right around the corner. They're key to hooking up with glass unless you get a NonaVong, and doesn't seem like George/DV to pull this cool little item just to sell more NonaVongs.
