Ctipp22
Active Member
Im gonna try 7 7.5 and 8 on first rips to see if I extract a lot of a big single first rip. I tried 7 early and the first hit is whispy but flavorful but I like to get a little more on my first rip. I like blowing out a moderate sized cloud at least.
Good advice for @Ctipp22 @vapmanjoe . Yes 7 is a good balance for clouds, effect and smoothness while preserving that amazing trademark flavour.
6-6.5 can certainly yield very satisfying hits, with even better flavour it has to be said but arguably slightly underwhelming effects and as the XL is already such a gentle extractor, I always tended to just stick to around 7 on the dial.
Going higher is certainly an option. At 8 it becomes considerably more beastly. Personally with my extremely sensitive respiratory system I was only ever able to tolerate up to setting 7 and even 7.5 would cause noticeably more irritation for me personally whereas 7 was always ok just about.
So @Ctipp22 just play around. At 8, a smaller load will work. 7 or less, I would suggest a fair sized load, like 0.33 upwards. 0.5 is good. It doeasnt go stale, popcorn for a long time. Starting with a coarser grind works very well to to prolong the load and allows you to break the herb down more finally as you go along and aggregates to release new bursts of flavour and keep that vapor production equally dense for a longer time.
Good luck with it man. Im super excited for you. I wanna hear all about it.
(Ps. Dont tell Seb how much Bud made selling on his FREE XL.)