flotntoke
thoroughly vaped
Your absolutely right the performance still remains the same, it has more to do with the strain. Every strain on the nano acts in a different way (so far I have tried 3-4 different strains) & each acted differently. I was hoping some of the FC members with more experience could recommend me some strains that work the best with nano. I get a bit of a option to pick what I want at times that's why I was curious.
I tried out the hot water method with the bubbler & it worked out really good. Produces more vapor but the water cools down really fast & becomes room temperature.
I took your advice and ordered that D020 bubbler. Currently waiting for it to arrive in the mail, excited to try it.
That's some funny shit though hahaha. What did you put in your nano?
If you're good with a vape, and patient, think you would find pretty much the same differences with strains in most vapes. nano just seems to make control and experience easier and better. For instance, I could do pretty much the same with the EQ, but was much easier when using it upside down like a log vape (serious PIA, IMO - but doable) with a non standard glass setup. The cyclone bowl and tubing seem to rob a little from an ultimate experience, or require more fine tuning. MFLB & vapman also excellent to get more pronounced differences with different strains, but takes some solid technique. So again, all strains work well with nano - and most other decent vapes - but it may take a little adjustment to get the most of what you're looking for out of any specific ones.
Really think this is related more to quality/condition of material and how your nano is set up than strain. Lots of resinheads are always better for vaping and usually indicate the actives trapped inside are more plentiful. For me, I like to get nice, heavily coated, glistening, sticky material that is cured but not too dry. I store it like that (vacuum sealed or airtight with humidity pack) and give smaller bits a little time to dry out before grinding. Depends on conditions in the room, but an hour or two in a loosely covered dish this time of year (heater season), or 1/2 hour in a piece of loosely folded paper on top of cable converter box when more humid. Or, just put in the "daily" tin that screws closed but isn't totally airtight and it will dry nicely over a day or so. I throw a gram or so in there once or twice a week and try to grind no more than what I will use in next 24 hours in a 2 piece grinder. This system works great for me as long as I use everything in the larger storage container within 4 - 6 weeks, and in the small tin within a week (5 days this time of year even better).
But, always a good idea to adjust your temp and screen to best match what you have on hand to what you are looking to get out of it (whether for condition or strain). If you do, I think you'll find any half decent or better strain will be as good as any other - even though they will have different flavor and effects. YMMV, but I find it easiest to get a feel for a new stash by using a dry stem and lower heat. I set screen at default (notch on e-pick) and use low heat in stem (usually 1 or 2 loads at 5.5), then kick heat up a bit (6) for another load to get a feel for the profile. Then, turn heat up to normal range (start at 6.25) and adjust it and screen as necessary during first sesh or two with bubbler. When trying to dial it in, I sometimes will do a couple more dry stem hits in same sesh as bubbler to try to adjust for most flavor on the GonG. I still often tweak from sesh to sesh from there depending on where I'm trying to get to, and as things dry out in daily tin over a couple days. But, the first testing with a dry stem sesh at lower temp has become a bit of a ritual. Even if I don't do it as soon as I get something new - I usually try to set parameters within a day or two. It's fun and I feel like it helps me get the most out of whatever strain or quality. Certainly nothing wrong with getting whatever you can and throwing it in there with whatever temp you like, but that is going to be different for everyone so hard to set a standard and say "this strain is awesome on nano, and that one not too good".
A beer cozy (if it fits on your glass) will keep water warmer longer, or sitting it on a coffee warmer, will keep temp up. Neither really worth it IMO. When I use hot tap water (instead of distilled) in my bubbs, I try not to let it sit in there too long anyway (because my water is pretty hard so will leave deposits). So, just dump and refill with hot water as necessary. Also... don't think it really produces more "vapor" from the vape, just more vapor coming from the hot water.
@vaplen Normally you'd inhale from the ground joint, which can have a bad taste, while covering the carb. Instead, inhale from a straw, and use a finger over the joint:
The grinder can be further from your face when you do this, and I guess the bend would help if you forget a screen...
Very cool and fun looking, but I haven't noticed any flavor just sucking it in from the GonG - other than the sweet flavor of fine dust and resinheads that make it past the screen to my tongue. Guess not everyone likes that as much as I do, so could see that being a possible issue. But, if it tastes "bad" it may be time for some cleaning!
You got it new in Jan 14? So, you have the V2 attached cord? If it is taking that much wear and tear with your regular usage you may be better off getting the detachable. Mine initially had the V1 cord (I'm less than 2 weeks from 2 full years!), but got the V2 put on there last year and haven't had any trouble with it at all. And, like it much better than the original. Might be there was an issue with your cord from when it was assembled, and it has just taken this long to become a problem?
Think I do like the idea of a detachable cord, and getting ready to order an exotic (that will of course have one). But, not getting my older nano retrofitted with a detachable if I can avoid it, even if it does need replacement at some point.
If you're looking to do it yourself, you should probably try to contact Andy in IM or email to get approval to do it without voiding your warranty. Worth noting that most repairs seem to be done quickly (so long as he isn't out of town or something), and he usually cleans it up nicely before sending back. When I sent mine in last year, he worked up the finish on it and made a few upgrades that had occurred since I had got it. Was 10 days from day I shipped to the day she was home. Yes, a long 10 days! But, really not bad at all.
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