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FROLIC by Limelight Herb

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Dejan LimelightHerb

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TigoleBitties said:
I agree. The heat-up times are similar and they're both pure convection. Even the anodized aluminum as one of the materials is in common, although in the Frolic's case it's hard anodized (not sure for the Bowle) and it's the oven. Not sure what the oven in the Bowle is made from.

Both have a nice beefy battery. The form factor of the Frolic is a more portable shape I would say, and you also get full digital temp control instead of 5 presets. Though you could argue 5 presets satisfies most.

That's a cool origin story. I trust your surgery was a success because your brain has allowed you to produce what looks to be a pretty great vape. Your device has had my interest for a while so I'm happy to see it come to fruition. It has a lot of the features I already love in the Bowle 2, with a more portable shape, and it also has a session mode.

I think it has the potential to become my go-to outdoor electric portable but I would need to find some capsules for it. If the AVLP gold plated capsules fit, that would be nice.
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Trust me there's nothing cool about tumors :lol:

We will offer capsules, as I mentioned earlier, some things were just too much to handle right now. Cheers!

Dr. G said:
Greetings,

Congratulations on your venture. It seems like the Frolic has lots of thought behind it and you should be very proud. It is also so very nice of you to be here and explain things as you proceed. This is a great supportive community. I wish you all the very best and am looking forward in having one to try out. So far, I think it looks very beautiful.

You are kicking off a brand new vape and that is so exciting! Good luck with everything and don't forget to breathe and also enjoy a good session yourself.

Warm Regards,

DrG
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Thanks mate, looking back, you were the one to make this post, thank you for that. And yes, there's something about the vape scene in general, it attracts amazing people for some reason. Fingers crossed!

StellarLarve said:
Not sure how I stumbled on this thread as I do not look usually in this section, but I am glad I did.

Your vape looks super interesting @Dejan LimelightHerb , the design choices and the form factor seem way better than most vapes imho.
Truly love that you hide the screen at the bottom. :love:
I prefer analog vapes, my only true experience with an electronic vape is a Pax plus, and I chose it almost by elimination among a sea of ugly chunky plastic bricks, because I am a design snob. I was tempted by a TM2 for a long while, still do, but yours looks like an improved version in my opinion.

While I admit I am not thrilled by the plastics choice, I do understand the arguments. I think there is a ton of irrationality when people hear «plastic», putting in the same bag totally different materials with very different properties, and it soon becomes «bUt pLaStIc iS bAd» and I am not different :D. Perhaps we should not have ruined the planet by using a magical material to produce a shit ton of cheap useless stuff and and wrap everything but that is another subject…

Curiosity though, I think your design would open the door to different «sleeves» instead of the black part, no? Would Corian, or Micarta, be a possibility in your manufacturing process?

Congratulations on your project, good luck and all the best. Looking forward to see the launch, it allows me a couple days to really decide if I really want to blow that much money, or if I stick with an Omni, a Vapman and a torch like a stoned caveman :D
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Oh, you are one of those... Like me! I enjoy aesthetics beyond what would be considered healthy myself so thank you for recognizing this.

The plastic feels decently high end, the textures add to this feel quite a lot but are one of the reasons we are running late since they take a lot of time to do, but worth it.

If you look back on our work, we offered basically unlimited materials for our vape mods. Saying that I love dealing with various materials and hand finishes would be an understatement. With that said, I have decided to continue doing this at a minimum capacity because it heavily relies on me. We will offer wooden and micarta and G10 bodies which you will be able to repackage yourself on the Frolic or get a whole new bespoke device. That's quite a bit away though, I will need a few months to reach that phase.

You are probably good, but the voices do know to be loud :lol:

Some of my former work from like a decade ago:

https://imgur.com/a/spEzJYB
 
simba

simba

@weedanwine
Yeah a non plastic version would be great, I understand it's more difficult and costly but in general I steer clear of plastic vapes 😬
 
2tiki

2tiki

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simba said:
Yeah a non plastic version would be great, I understand it's more difficult and costly but in general I steer clear of plastic vapes 😬
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I totally get it. I'm guessing that with it's modularity, there will be glass makers making some 3rd party replacements for some parts. If I get one, I'm possibly going to CAD design something for it that I can CNC out of wood or metal. I don't do glass work, though. I have made custom stuff for most of the vapes I have, but for most, there isn't much you can alter. More like a case, sleeve, funnel, etc., so far anyway.
 
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Dejan LimelightHerb

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Manufacturer
simba said:
Yeah a non plastic version would be great, I understand it's more difficult and costly but in general I steer clear of plastic vapes 😬
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Well yes and no. Wooden parts which have such a shape which can be milled with a facet of the mill bit are actually much easier to produce with a good finish than plastic. I do understand plastic, no matter how good it is might not be everyone's cup of tea.
2tiki said:
I totally get it. I'm guessing that with it's modularity, there will be glass makers making some 3rd party replacements for some parts. If I get one, I'm possibly going to CAD design something for it that I can CNC out of wood or metal. I don't do glass work, though. I have made custom stuff for most of the vapes I have, but for most, there isn't much you can alter. More like a case, sleeve, funnel, etc., so far anyway.
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I will make wooden, Juma micarta and stabwood bodies at some point definitely.
 
simba

simba

@weedanwine
Dejan LimelightHerb said:
Well yes and no. Wooden parts which have such a shape which can be milled with a facet of the mill bit are actually much easier to produce with a good finish than plastic. I do understand plastic, no matter how good it is might not be everyone's cup of tea.
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Indeed, and it usually points to a device which is less able to be maintained by the user and long term maintenance is important to me.
 
Petetbay

Petetbay

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@Dejan LimelightHerb

I signed up to the LimelightHerb web site, but the email confirmation process doesn’t seem to work as the sent code always errors that the code is wrong and have tried the resend process over 10 times always resulting in the same error.
 
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Dejan LimelightHerb

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Petetbay said:
@Dejan LimelightHerb

I signed up to the LimelightHerb web site, but the email confirmation process doesn’t seem to work as the sent code always errors that the code is wrong and have tried the resend process over 10 times always resulting in the same error.
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I just tested and there was no email confirmation set at all, you might have a cached old version of the website. I will look into the matter nonetheless.
 
Petetbay

Petetbay

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Dejan LimelightHerb said:
I just tested and there was no email confirmation set at all, you might have a cached old version of the website. I will look into the matter nonetheless.
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I logged in again and it sent me the 6 digit code again to confirm my email and it arrived promptly with the code which worked error free this time and I got logged in, setup my info and wishlist no problem.
 
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Petetbay said:
I logged in again and it sent me the 6 digit code again to confirm my email and it arrived promptly with the code which worked error free this time and I got logged in, setup my info and wishlist no problem.
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Strange. I had no email confirmation process using a code.
 
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Dejan LimelightHerb

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Hi guys. First off, my apologies for being quiet here and elsewhere, apart from the projects, I had personal things to attend to these days and had to put my attention into that.

As for the hopefully final update regarding the Frolic, I won't go into the details and relive the nightmare lol, but we managed to ship the devices to the distribution centers so it's just a matter of time now for them to arrive. Once that's confirmed, you will be able to order them locally.

Sorry this has taken so long, I did not mean to mislead anyone. Simply, my overthinking delayed design and manufacturing. Also, we are quite isolated here and we wanted to offer you a straightforward and simple way to obtain our products this time, without all the shipping and importing issues you might have faced before. We have covered all the fees instead of you this time. If I was going to give an estimate on how long this will take, we haven't done this before but i would say around a week.

As for the giveaway, I have reached out to all the staff members here and am waiting for a reply on how to properly do it. We would post a google doc in our Facebook group before, where the members could fill in their info and names which we would run through random.org and draw a winner live, but things seem to differ here. I will update you on this once I get a reply.

Certificates are not done yet (they are in process), but as discussed before, the internals are stupid simple and straightforward so you can confirm for yourselves there will be no issues in this regard as there is only PEEK and stainless steel and hard anodized aluminum, and 3 ceramic rods.

Moving forward, you can always reach out to us through the website, or on WhatsApp (I have listed my personal number on the website). Or on Facebook or Instagram.
 
Pangolin 6

Pangolin 6

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Hi @Dejan LimelightHerb

I love how open you have been about delays, design, materials etc. I particularly like that repairability is part of your design ethos. That's just great. Looking forward to seeing some pics and vids of the Frolic in action - it looks promising. Don't think I can quite afford to jump straight in but wish the best for you, your product and all the early adopters! Can't wait for some reviews.

Regarding the competition:
I thinks it's great, very generous and gives good vibes. Cool.
However I feel using FashFacebook would likely exclude some people from entering, myself included.
I do understand that businesses are almost forced to use closed commercial platforms like that to engage with their market but it is worth remembering FB, IG, The Demon inhabiting the Ghost of Twitter and so on are all closed platforms and are not part of an open web. Your website is, this forum is, those places are not. They exclude those who choose not to agree to their terms.
Something to consider anyway... it seems you support open design (of some kind at least) so perhaps you might like to extend that philosophy to other areas.

Thanks for listening and all the best!
 
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MrJitterz

MrJitterz

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Thanks for the update Dejan,

Are we going to be seeing any videos of it in action soon? Nice to know their on route but unless I'm mistaken I have not seen this thing perform yet. Would love a few videos before pulling the trigger.

Also as a Canadian will I expect USA Tariffs if I buy from your USA warehouse because that might be a big issue for some.
 
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Dejan LimelightHerb

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Manufacturer
Pangolin 6 said:
Hi @Dejan LimelightHerb

I love how open you have been about delays, design, materials etc. I particularly like that repairability is part of your design ethos. That's just great. Looking forward to seeing some pics and vids of the Frolic in action - it looks promising. Don't think I can quite afford to jump straight in but wish the best for you, your product and all the early adopters! Can't wait for some reviews.

Regarding the competition:
I thinks it's great, very generous and gives good vibes. Cool.
However I feel using FashFacebook would likely exclude some people from entering, myself included.
I do understand that businesses are almost forced to use closed commercial platforms like that to engage with their market but it is worth remembering FB, IG, The Demon inhabiting the Ghost of Twitter and so on are all closed platforms and are not part of an open web. Your website is, this forum is, those places are not. They exclude those who choose not to agree to their terms.
Something to consider anyway... it seems you support open design (of some kind at least) so perhaps you might like to extend that philosophy to other areas.

Thanks for listening and all the best!
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Thank you!

I would say I was transparent enough this time. Before, I used to post much more, from manufacturing, assembling, etc. People used to come from all over and visit our workshop. Unfortunately, as those who have been following us from the beginning know, me doing almost everything myself for years had taken a toll on my health so we decided to outsource some stuff to friends and other companies so NDAs were signed which prevent me from sharing much. I will find ways to improve this aspect.

I agree with what you said, I have received replies from the forum admins and will proceed with the giveaway after their approval.

MrJitterz said:
Thanks for the update Dejan,

Are we going to be seeing any videos of it in action soon? Nice to know their on route but unless I'm mistaken I have not seen this thing perform yet. Would love a few videos before pulling the trigger.

Also as a Canadian will I expect USA Tariffs if I buy from your USA warehouse because that might be a big issue for some.
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TigoleBitties said:
Good news! Looking forward to trying your product as it ticks a lot of boxes for what I want in a portable. As already mentioned on here, a demo video would be welcome.

Hope the launch goes well 🤞
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Welcome!

I have made an unboxing and product aspects videos but didn't edit them or post yet. We should have this up tomorrow, I was battling the customs demons these days, which brings me to the performance and use videos... As I have mentioned in my earlier posts, I am not much of a vaper let alone reviewer.

We tried exporting a small quantity directly to reviewers etc. so people . But despite following instructions, our customs decided to seize the packages because of the batteries and the product in question which they don't know how to classify... Anyway, they are getting units from this batch so I expect reviews and early adopters to start posting fairly soon.

Canada, good point. Depending on the market, we might set up a shipping point there in the future. For now, you could always use the EU or better yet UK shipping point. Any additional shipping fees would be on us.
 
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Dejan LimelightHerb

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Manufacturer
Petetbay said:
Question about the home page statement:

1st Edition​

10% Off​

Free Attachments​

Free Shipping​


What is the Free Attachments account for? One of the optional attachments?
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Basically, early adopters get all of the above. The attachments part refers to the 3 optional attachments. 18mm Water Adapter, 14mm Water Adapter and the Fold Out Tip.
 
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