It's funny how this thread moves. How fast, and that speed somehow makes folks think that DV should be having something new often and regularly. Remember...it took George his whole life to make the OG and then more time to create the Omni and then the M. All that's happened pretty damn fast. Let DV get good at making the great designs they've already made.
They are now a factory, much like Martin Guitars is a factory made product. Both still do some custom work, but the main thrust of their time, money, and employees efforts is toward making and selling already popular models.
I don't disagree that the magic of DV is the tip and cap. It is. That's why there are so many artisans, amateur and professional alike who make DV stems, bodies and accessories. And Martin Guitar's designs come to life in the hands of hundreds of luthiers who 'copy' their OM, OO, and Dreadnought guitars.
And my tastes run to the after-market as well. I've gone through my DV-made inventory, and I'm going to 'only' keep an Omni XL and a Lightwood Vong body, the rest will end up on another thread here sometime this weekend. But I'm keeping a bunch of tips and caps to pair with my DDave Water Wands.
But my decision is because I really only use my vapcaps through water. I do use my Omni natively, and it's all I need for overnights. And I've modded a fat mouthpiece into a more refined WP adapter that pairs nicely with any 14mm WP. If I used my DV's natively I would also move to the after-market because those designs are one-of-a-kind, and I like using craft items.
But again, I don't think this should somehow be an indictment on Dynavap anymore than I would criticize Martin for not making a factory guitar built to my specs.
Factory-made items are designed in such a way as to provide uniformity and consistency that are the most popular to the most people. Craft/artisan-built items are designed in such a way as to provide uniqueness and singularity based on one user's preferences. They're different things, and one's expectations should be reasonable as to what each type of maker's output is likely to be.
Oh, and I just finished making an Everclear/ABV tincture with a year's worth of ABV. It yielded 3oz which are now in 3 eye dropper jars. I took it straight-wowzer. I may try a dropper or two in some beer later whilst I watch the Red Sox try to go 2 up on the Yankees. It'll be fun watching David Price trying to win his first playoff game as a starter. Ever.
Peace FCers
