Manual Vape Thread

[Durbandream]

@Durbandream
@hotmeals is right. it is Dan Morrison's Okin. it has been discontinued.

Thanks!

 

[Perfect_Speed4069]

the reason I don't really use my TRWW DDCap is because the water vapor from the lighter would recondense in my glass and eventually mold would start growing.

Fwiw, cleaning after every session isn't a terrible faff and ensures this can't happen. I know, we're all lazy, but mold happens over weeks not days (at least in our frigid climes) so there's quite a large window of lassitude, if that's a comfort?

I once let a piece of glass get wet and funky for months and had terrible trouble getting rid of the stain and the weird clear but sticky matter that had grown inside the perc.

It reminded me of Bill Burroughs's Un DT and was enough to inspire greater fastidiousness in me, despite my indolent inclinations.

 

[hotmeals]

Fwiw, cleaning after every session isn't a terrible faff and ensures this can't happen. I know, we're all lazy, but mold happens over weeks not days (at least in our frigid climes) so there's quite a large window of lassitude, if that's a comfort?

I once let a piece of glass get wet and funky for months and had terrible trouble getting rid of the stain and the weird clear but sticky matter that had grown inside the perc.

It reminded me of Bill Burroughs's Un DT and was enough to inspire greater fastidiousness in me, despite my indolent inclinations.

Right, running some hot water through glass every time is easy enough, although it is inconvenient and a bit unrealistic in my current living situation, so I just don't bother with that one anymore. I'm worried about the wooden Dobby I just ordered though. Maybe the wood absorbs and redistributes the moisture to some extent. Perhaps the manufacturers of these styles are aware of this potential issue and that's why many of them have significant sections of wooden vapor paths. I'm hoping that's the case because cleaning a wooden vapor path every use seems tedious, and you can never really get wood as clean as glass, so it feels like it would be almost impossible to keep it clean and dry enough to prevent mold if that is required. It seems like most people who use these kinds of vapes don't clean them every use, but I may be wrong about that.

 

[coolbreeze]

Right, running some hot water through glass every time is easy enough, although it is inconvenient and a bit unrealistic in my current living situation, so I just don't bother with that one anymore. I'm worried about the wooden Dobby I just ordered though. Maybe the wood absorbs and redistributes the moisture to some extent. Perhaps the manufacturers of these styles are aware of this potential issue and that's why many of them have significant sections of wooden vapor paths. I'm hoping that's the case because cleaning a wooden vapor path every use seems tedious and you can never really get wood as clean as glass. It seems like most people who use these kinds of vapes don't clean them every use, but I may be wrong about that.

I'm in a fairly humid region and while i don't think living here's any special risk to wood I wouldn't leave a wooden vape sitting on a waterpipe to avoid swelling, sticking, or splitting from long proximity to the water. That said, I wouldn't worry about the Dobby unless you're somewhere much more humid; if so be careful to not leave half-vaped bowls for more than a day or so to avoid mold. Living here, I might expect to feel differences in how the ring fits the bowl depending on humidity level, but I wouldn't expect that to affect use. It ought to be fine.

With your pipe you could try using distilled water with some neti pot salt or cranberry extract to extend the life of your water a little bit. That should help keep bacteria down which is probably the biggest threat.

 

[hotmeals]

I'm in a fairly humid region and while i don't think living here's any special risk to wood I wouldn't leave a wooden vape sitting on a waterpipe to avoid swelling, sticking, or splitting from long proximity to the water. That said, I wouldn't worry about the Dobby unless you're somewhere much more humid; if so be careful to not leave half-vaped bowls for more than a day or so to avoid mold. Living here, I might expect to feel differences in how the ring fits the bowl depending on humidity level, but I wouldn't expect that to affect use. It ought to be fine.

With your pipe you could try using distilled water with some neti pot salt or cranberry extract to extend the life of your water a little bit. That should help keep bacteria down which is probably the biggest threat.

I'm planning to use the Dobby on its own exclusively, I don't like using water in my pipes unless I'm doing it for fun, so I probably wouldn't risk it with anything wooden. The moisture I'm worried about is the moisture from the torch lighter, because we are pulling the exhaust directly into the vape and water vapor is a byproduct of combustion.

 

[coolbreeze]

I'm planning to use the Dobby on its own exclusively, I don't like using water in my pipes unless I'm doing it for fun, so I probably wouldn't risk it with anything wooden. The moisture I'm worried about is the moisture from the torch lighter, because we are pulling the exhaust directly into the vape and water vapor is a byproduct of combustion.

Shouldn't be an issue, but you could open it up after and let it sit for awhile. It'll equalize with the ambient humidity.

 

[hotmeals]

Shouldn't be an issue, but you could open it up after and let it sit for awhile. It'll equalize with the ambient humidity.

Cool I hope it won't be, and I hope that won't be necessary. It was definitely a problem with the DDCap for me, but I was using a triple torch for that one, so that probably produces significantly more water vapor than a single.

 

[Perfect_Speed4069]

I'm worried about the wooden Dobby I just ordered though.

Sorry, my comments related to glass, and the gunk that can sometimes build up, and the need to clean it regularly.
From a bro sci perspective, glass is more likely to get condensation than wood, and regular blasts off hot air mixed with vapour means wooden air paths are highly unlikely to fester in the way you fear, unless you're living in a place of extraordinarily high/tropical humidity. I'm no expert on this but honestly, I wouldn't get too vexed by this.