Put my order in!
Don't know if I should thank you guys or curse you
The user reviews on this thread as well as Tommy's commitment to his product and his customers won me over.
Tell us more about your user experience so far!
Hmm. where to start?!
OK, I noticed these things in the Vaporstore a while ago and was intrigued. What kept me from early adopting was the notion that it'd be in some way similar to the Vaporgenie.
It isn't. It's so totally different than any of the other torch driven vaporiaors that I have at my disposal that I really can't compre it with any of them. So I'll stick to general descriptions. If you want specific comparisons, let me know and I can try to make them.
To begin with, it's big. I'd describe it as a small book end that you have to put to your mouth so there's zero stealth value in it. It's a great choice for people who have manhands or sausage fingers. Holding it takes up your whole hand. It might be a challenge for somebody with petite phylanges, but would also be good for someone with arthritic hands as well.
The blocks are big and the magnets are arranged so that you can only put it together correctly. A huge plus as the evening progresses.
Ergonomically, it's well designed. As mentioned, the size may be a little off-putting to some people. You can easily see the end of the intake stem and your torch flame...which is important. You can also keep an eye on you vapor production as it fills the turkey neck. The mouth piece funtions well and the carburator is located in a good spot.
The bowl is immense which is a mixed blessing.It makes it way easy to be a glutton with your bud, but at the same time allows you to load up and be good for the session. I really like it because it's big enough to load or stir without spilling anything. The big blocks just make it easier to do too...it's less challenging in low light or with out reading glasses. Being high volume would make it totally acceptable for group sessions as well.
All said, it's a very high quality product on par with any of them. It's obvous that the R&D department put their time into the Daisy. It works very well, is simple, and it's beautiful to look at and handle. The walnut is nicely grained and finely finished. This is a tool like the heirloom hand lathe that was given to you that had been your grandfather's.
Now to the important stuff, the vapor.
My expectations were that there would be heavy cloud cover, but with some thunder in the lungs.
The reality was totally different, but not a disappointment.
Getting it just right means immense clouds that are remarkably smooth and flavorful. There is little harshness...probably no more so than my Lotus. And the flavor is full, but fresh and fills the entire mouth, not just the tongue. This is gulping vapor, not sipping it.
The effects are powerful and immediate. I have a fairly strong tolerance and I was shocked at how pinched my head felt after only two hits. It completely depletes the dilithium crystals into dust in just a couple of hits. Very efficient use of your time.
Obviously there are some downsides to all of these awesome new superpowers. Huffing massive quantities of herb probably isn't so good on your inventory not to mention what it must do to tolerance levels. So I'm thinking that I might try to excercise some self control in it's use. I might also add that the Daisy might not be the right fit for some one with a low tolerance.....though there's nothing saying that you couldn't learn to dial the Daisy back either.
Questions?