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Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
You're better grabbing one of the alternatives we've mentioned here instead now honestly
Discontinued Firefly 1, 2, 2+
- Thread starter LabPong
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You're better grabbing one of the alternatives we've mentioned here instead now honestly
LegalAlien
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how far back on this thread should I look? Seriously, I don't want to take time to read all the recommendations.
I still have a FF2 revamped to a plus. Still have two good batteries, a new mouthpiece, and I've learned how to use it. It still looks more Portable and available for microdosing than any of the new ones I've seen so far. Too bad they went out of business. BTW - I'd like to know if there is more to the story why they went out of business? Even without support I think #$100 is a steal for this vape. It's not perfect, but what is?
I still have a FF2 revamped to a plus. Still have two good batteries, a new mouthpiece, and I've learned how to use it. It still looks more Portable and available for microdosing than any of the new ones I've seen so far. Too bad they went out of business. BTW - I'd like to know if there is more to the story why they went out of business? Even without support I think #$100 is a steal for this vape. It's not perfect, but what is?
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Shouldn't be that far back skimming backwards, thread has been pretty quiet... Easiest ones in my mind would be tinymight and tafee bowle though for readily available different style... Subjectively better?
But if you like what you're using with it and it's serving you well then there isn't a problem? Might as well get back ups if you feel that confident in it, I'm just not sure it's something I would recommend for someone new at this point (and I much prefer the other options in many ways personally)
LegalAlien
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Yeah, I appreciate the reply. Probably good advice to get something else. But I've been looking at what's available for @ the same price and none of them except maybe $250 - $300 vapes seem to have the versatility and on demand action that was achieved by the FF2+. But it's like the only one I've ever had so I'm not that experienced.
The FF2+ has it's + and - for sure. But I like the long-lasting li ion battery; the fast on demand warm up time. It fits in my pocket. I know how to open it up and clean it. Very tedious but I've done it twice. Concentrate gets down in below the screen too easily but it does seem to burn off. The small size of it makes it easy to cary discreetly. I have alcohol pads around the house for other reasons so those help with the cleaning. I've learned how to best pack the bowl with herb for better performance. The one I've had for several years though is anything but pristine inside from some hash oil I tried to use in it. Now with the cracks in the vapor path I should get something else if I'm going to keep vaping.
Frequent stirring is a con for the FF vape. It's hard to stir without knocking some material out of the bowl and onto the floor or whatever. The mouthpiece gets clogged up frequently and the draw is pretty hard. I have a difficult time using the concentrate pads. They don't seem to fit tight in the bowl, after a few uses and it's hard to tell when it's time to put in more material. Consequently I end up overdoing it and end up with a mess. But, I think that all those cons that I mentioned are probably not a lot better with other portable vapes. Am I wrong?
My FF somehow got cracked on the vapor path but it still works.
If I go to use the blue tooth with the phone app and it's been sitting for longer than a couple of minutes, I have to press the button on the vape in order to connect. That tells me the blue tooth has probably shut itself off.
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Wubba Lubba dub-dub
feels, i love my ff2+, it has great flavour and hits with the complete entourage effect, but it is very high maintenance, I got the external charger and extra battery and it still works perfectly, I use it from time to time for taste tests on freshly cured herb.
As far as I know there isn't a similar device to it unfortunately, but that Vapman thingy seems it might offer a similar experience (havent tried it yet tho).
As for recommendations, with your budget you can get a lot of things so I'd just analyze whats the thing you like the most on your firefly and go from there.
for me it was the flavour for sure, then on demand fast heatup. something like "go for max convection". The road ahead was Vapbong, herborizer, back to dynavaps variations then finally i found the tempest. (i wanted something more portable than the herborizer but didnt want to lose the taste)
while the device is clean and properly used, it functions perfectly - the flavour is not as good as the FF2+ unless you try to do multiple bowls (steppin up temp, not to lose the most volatile terps) but it preserves a lot and you can taste most of it and the effects after extraction are complete. but the best thing - paired with the reload and the wand, it is exteremly portable, fast and efficient while staying stealthy enough to be used while walking in public.
Once you master it and know what you want and how to get it, the most challenging part is waiting for the wand to time out (around half a minute on room temp). You can prepare it on a red light in your car, then heat it up and hit it on another red light.
its magically convenient for what it offers, not to mention virtually indestructible and a total eye candy.
hope you find what you are looking for in the near future, cheers
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LegalAlien
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I've got three batteries. One of them is falling apart - at least it looks that way. Just the outer cover falls off revealing the inside of the battery. Probably still usable but I use the other two. When I did the upgrade to FF2+ I was having issues with the batteries. Firefly cust service back then wanted the serial numbers off of the batteries because, as I recall, they said they had a bad batch of them. When I got the vape back they included one new battery.
I've left them idle for long periods of time and they always have seemed to charge back up and last for maybe a 1/2 dozen sessions. I usually only take one GOOD hit at a time after getting visible vapor.
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I mean I didn't get the same use out of the FF personally, but TM is much better in every way with very little trade-off (like I don't even bother stirring anymore thankfully) in my experience, and I've had many others I felt the same way about (though they are not as readily available anymore or at the moment)
As a microdoser I find Dynavap is good, specially when paired withan IH as the Wand.
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I wouldn't say that is anything like the firefly though? Not the same type of heating or anything at all use-wise is similar??
Different machines, completely different approach.
I have both, now I only use Dynavap/Wand.
budski
cantre member
dynas/wand are my daily drivers, but the firefly I keep it around just for the unique ritual/change of pace that ff2 has, along with super clean flavor!
Not worth selling off at this point with used selling for 30-50$, but for that price it's a fun distraction in the rotation for non-butane guys like me.
trying to keep the extra batteries healthy so it should last me many years on minimal use.
Not worth selling off at this point with used selling for 30-50$, but for that price it's a fun distraction in the rotation for non-butane guys like me.
trying to keep the extra batteries healthy so it should last me many years on minimal use.
LegalAlien
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How do you keep your batteries healthy. I've been rotating my three but haven't been religious about it. One of the three came apart when I took it out of the vape so I'm reluctant to put that on the charger. I often leave my FF2+ on the charger for days; even weeks. Is it bad to do this in your opinion? Or would it be smart to just take them off of charging once they're 100%? What I've been doing for years seems to be working, They last for several sessions still.
badbee
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This is generally a bad idea that will degrade your batteries. I can't speak for the Firefly specifically but most cheap built-in chargers do not turn off when they reach full charge. This semi-continuous trickle of charging is bad for the cell and reduces capacity over time. You should charge for long enough, and not longer (at least not a lot longer).
Note that good external chargers for Li Ion will shut off when they reach full charge and won't turn back on unless the cells are removed.