stickstones
Vapor concierge
Disclaimer: My wife works for Ghost Vapes. Take that into consideration when reading my posts in this thread. I will attempt to present factual, impartial information on Ghost products, but won't blame you one bit if you think I am biased towards this company.
@Summer my apologies, but I'm gonna keep the disclaimer at the top for now, at least. I think transparency is too important.
@Pyr0 - I'm curious to hear how you get along with an extended mouthpiece and faster draw. I didn't realize you were already going slow and choking up on it. You want that silicone to make a good seal with the crucible...the resistance is a good thing. Also, I like to stir before going to red temps, but that's just me. fwiw, I made my own mesh screen crucible to see what would happen. It doesn't work, as the air flow goes right past the heat sink, into the bowl and back out the heat sink without ever running down past the heater. We need solid side walls on the crucible, so don't go making your own holes!
@zherer - for herbs, I suggest starting at a lower temp and stepping it up from there. You'll get a more even cook and longer lasting flavor. And I like to stir before moving from amber to red temps. For extracts, I think you need to load more. Be careful, and don't add too much at once. If we see bb's the same way, I think you might even be able to double the amount. But start with 1.5 times to be safe.
For those of you trying to tweak your experience, I suggest focusing on draw speed and the mouthpiece extension. How you pack made a difference early on, but now it's fairly flexible. Ghost recommends a coarse grind, I use a medium grind, and my friend uses a fine grind, and we're all happy. I think the MV1 has an unwarranted stigma about the pack lingering from its early days, but a lot of changes have come along in the last year that have taken care of this issue.
@Summer my apologies, but I'm gonna keep the disclaimer at the top for now, at least. I think transparency is too important.
@Pyr0 - I'm curious to hear how you get along with an extended mouthpiece and faster draw. I didn't realize you were already going slow and choking up on it. You want that silicone to make a good seal with the crucible...the resistance is a good thing. Also, I like to stir before going to red temps, but that's just me. fwiw, I made my own mesh screen crucible to see what would happen. It doesn't work, as the air flow goes right past the heat sink, into the bowl and back out the heat sink without ever running down past the heater. We need solid side walls on the crucible, so don't go making your own holes!
@zherer - for herbs, I suggest starting at a lower temp and stepping it up from there. You'll get a more even cook and longer lasting flavor. And I like to stir before moving from amber to red temps. For extracts, I think you need to load more. Be careful, and don't add too much at once. If we see bb's the same way, I think you might even be able to double the amount. But start with 1.5 times to be safe.
For those of you trying to tweak your experience, I suggest focusing on draw speed and the mouthpiece extension. How you pack made a difference early on, but now it's fairly flexible. Ghost recommends a coarse grind, I use a medium grind, and my friend uses a fine grind, and we're all happy. I think the MV1 has an unwarranted stigma about the pack lingering from its early days, but a lot of changes have come along in the last year that have taken care of this issue.
You have the open service ticket, so why not use the unit for the next week & see how you feel about the condition of your spent herb. If your gut tells you that you think the it should be performing better, then do send it in for evaluation because if you always feel that it should be performing better, you're never gonna be truly happy with the unit & there's no reason you shouldn't be. That's how I would handle it. I wouldn't let giving it up for 3 weeks be a deterrent to my overall satisfaction.
