I got one of those tell-tale green bubble packs in the mail this morning.
Yep, you guessed it. it was from George!
I had ordered some bits and bobs, a couple of Vapcaps and parts to make three complete Vapcaps.
Here they are.
14mm Blackwood Ti VonG with Cocobolo mouthpiece and my Wenge DynastashER.
I fell in love with the Damascus Vapcap that
@Copacetic designed. So I asked Jason (Dynavaps multi-media artist) to make me a similar but different Damascus body. It tapers from 10mm to 14mm and has clipped shoulders so it doesn't roll. It weighs in at 30 grams. Hefty for a Vapcap. It's on an Omni condenser and check out the new helix pattern on the titanium mouthpiece. It tried and tried to get a decent shot of it but it is difficult to capture the beauty of Damascus. In person it is absolutely stunning!!! The wood like steel grain is mesmerizing and it nestles nicely in your hand. It is truly, truely a masterpiece!
Where's Waldo? Hanging out with Durban Poison.
And finally, for something completely different. A Copper Stoned Ti Vapcap XLS. Another true work of art by Jason. This extra long Vapcap is 4.25 inches long and weighs in at 33 grams, the heaviest Vapcap of them all. Perfectly proportioned for a man with large hands. Copper and Stainless Steel was combined to make a knobby bumpy Vapcap that won't roll even when placed on an incline. It's a beauty and a stunner. I do love my short Ti Copper Stoned Vapcap S, but this longer version is something else. Jason hit the ball out of the park again!
Last but not least, a group photo...
I cannot adequately express how pleased I am with this order. The entire process from working with George and Matt and Jason on custom pieces, to receiving them in the mail, packed with care, was such a rich and satisfying experience. Not only are the Vapcaps the most functional, efficient vaporizers on the market but they are also without reservation, the most beautiful.
Now, you'll have to excuse me while I give these a test run.
I am very pleased for you Squiby being so happy and content with your new pieces! Great photos. And wow, you have durban poison coming! Thats a coincidence (or not a coincidence, more of a sign of like minds), because I purposely chose durban to do this year, although mine are only autos by dutch passion and we dont have your better climate so yours will hit ours out of the park!
Ours is not at all bad though, the dutch passion autos are actually surprisingly potent.
I chose durban because I have always felt there is something special about it, that clear uplifted, almost transcendental consciousness where you can just feel completely okay and want for nothing, no edge at all.
And the fact that you chose that yourself shows that we actually may have quite a bit in common, besides allergies (such as a love sativa and a clear mind)!
I tried my auto white widow leaf tea last night (also dutch passion). It is mostly indica, and it couldnt be more different from the durban's sativa buzz.
The white widow just does me in to where it is an effort to move my muscles, a very debilitating heavy physical effect, and not great at all for my chronic fatigue. I do much better with sativas in general.
We did another indica, called "auto night queen" which won first prize somewhere this year as best auto, but it is not debilitating like the white widow. However that one had bat guano which I am allergic to. So of the three that were plain, the durban had nearly 70 grams, the white widow about the same, and a small think different one- half got lost to bugs, leaving 18.5 grams. Think diffent has become legendary by dutch passion. It is also sativa and I really like it.
I dont know how I am going to make this plain white widow work for me at the moment. We did mostly sativas this year, but due to the fert allergies my options are reduced to those 3 above, with a good 200 grams of lovely sativa out of bounds for me.
I think edibles will always be more debilitating muscularly, but I couldnt get on vaping the white widow either.
This situation makes me even more pleased to have come across vapcap, so I can stretch my sativa weed even further. I will still have to "endure" the white widow over the next year though. The way I am, I will probably ration the sativa until early next year, and tolerate the white widow in the meantime so I can fully enjoy the sativas while we get the next lot underway early summer. Like eating your boring veg first!
Maybe the vapcap will lighten the widow's buzz. However, the widow is great for IBS and bowel troubles, as well as sleep, and a little will go a long way.
I may not be quite so allergic to the humbodlt liquid as the bat guano, and with a big improvememt with my respiratory infections, and eventually allergies, I might be able to use it and there is over 120 grams of sativa weed there if I can use it more comfortably, maybe the edible route.
I am actually making great progress with the homeopathy. My chest is already the best it has been this year and improving fast on this course. I also had a viral infection in my heart for 2 months, but cured it last week with an electricity treatment.
My heart was really dodgy. I had to stop the edibles completely because it was affecting it badly every time, whereas vaporizing actually helped.
So far the leaf tea hasnt been a problem this week with the heart, so Im hoping it was just the infection there causing the bad reaction.
Edit: the widow did make my body feel like lead last night, but my typical 5 hour sleep was complete physical rest and I have more energy and strength today for that, so I just need to figure a way to fit it in.