It's funny. I always leaned towards pipes in my combustible youth. At one point the more elaborate the better, and then I ended up for a very long time using a dugout/bat and the occasional bong in the years preceding vaporizing. So to a certain extent it was quite easy moving into vaping because I already had an eye out for the cool toys.
But yes, an M would have been very welcome back in the early 70's. Me and my friends would have had a wonderful time with the magical 'M'.
Speaking of which; Dynavap certainly scratched that dugout itch. But it wasn't until I found the Simrell Vortex that I truly enjoyed using my vapcap natively. I've found out that it doesn't matter if I use a torch or an IH, what matters is the stem I use. And for native use the Vortex is the only one that consistently gives me hits that don't irritate my lungs. I don't know why-I just know it's true. Better flavor and overall vapor.
And that's allowed me to gift my previous favorite, the Omni XL, to my favorite niece who lost her M. I think she'll like it a lot.
But that brings me to the BB9, which I think of as the Blue-Balled Beast. It is absolutely the best thing Dynavap has come out with in the past year, and they've come out with some cool shit. I had a cold the last couple weeks and hadn't touched it. Had my first session with it and I'm so blown away (fucked up). I've actually come to love the carb since it acts like a carb. It is hands down the best water stem I have for the vapcap, and I have way too many to count. But it's the best; great flavor, great 'response', and very large cool hits.
Cheers FCers!