Okay, I just now took a second spin, and my "holy shit!" stands. No learning curve whatsoever. I followed the method in the vid Tommy posted, and I got the exact same results, first and second time. And I am high as hellllll...
Second run, I used just a pinch of some Killing Fields. I didn't weight it, but it was a pinch, not much.
First hit, nice visible vapor with good taste, only a tinge of wood undertone, just enough to be kind of pleasant actually.
Second hit, huge cloud with really nice aftertaste.
Third hit, huge cloud, almost had me busting a lung, slight taste.
(stir with classy looking tweezers)
Fourth hit, little lighter but still a good hit, taste mostly absent.
Fifth hit, little lighter still with a slight popcorn taste.
I emptied the bowl into my palm, and the abv was a nice, even, darkish brown. No charring at all. Could have gotten one more hit off it, but it would have been light and would have tasted shitty, so that was the end of the session. It performed exactly the same the first run. I am blown away.
It's gorgeous as you can tell in the pics, and it has a nice, solid feel to it. I don't find it too big at all for what my plans are. This is almost definitely to become my chilling watching my stories recliner vape. It is going to tie the room together very fucking nicely.
One note of caution: that little pin in the bottom of the center piece is not magnetized (seems an oversite because the whole unit is magnetized, but small gripe). Yeah, it's going to be easily losable because if sits loose in there and falls out easily. I've already had to search for it after the first session. lol
Last thing before the pics. The mouthpiece comes apart and reattaches just as easily as Tommy claimed. Brilliant design. Brilliant. Oh, and he threw in a nice little wood grinder, too! My first wood grinder! It's a beautiful set. I'm beyond thrilled.
The propane can (300ml) is fora size check. I am so blitzed right now. lol
Edit: FlyingLow, I don't havea Lotus, unfortunately, so I can't make a comparison. Sorry for the HUGE pics. Not sure how to control that.