Manual Vape Thread

Perfect_Speed4069

I am the beetle in a box that only you can see
Finally managed to get some time with the Green Dream Goblin. I really really like how breezy the intake is, and the size of the thermal battery means I can temp step really really easily. A little bit like the way I prefer to approach the Vapman, except in this case - with a much larger torch.

[edit - I'm also a relative newcomer to vaping - so don't have much experience the Gn0me/Gn0ckoffs, but I'm surprised these have not see a resurgence in this specific type of vape, especially in light of the recent interest in @TRWWs TEDs]
 
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the_hexx

Team Hash
Finally managed to get some time with the Green Dream Goblin. I really really like how breezy the intake is, and the size of the thermal battery means I can temp step really really easily. A little bit like the way I prefer to approach the Vapman, except in this case - with a much larger torch.

[edit - I'm also a relative newcomer to vaping - so don't have much experience the Gn0me/Gn0ckoffs, but I'm surprised these have not see a resurgence in this specific type of vape, especially in light of the recent interest in @TRWWs TEDs]
Apologies as this is out of topic, but how do you like the FC-199 rig?
 
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Perfect_Speed4069

I am the beetle in a box that only you can see
Apologies as this is out of topic, but how do you like the FC-199 rig?
I like it very much, thank you. I tend to use the FC-199 with water, and with convection-heavy glass vapes (Terpcicle, Eighteen Millimentre Killer, Smoke Stack) with bigger bowls, that I expect will benefit from heavy cooling and plenty of air conditioning.

If I'm using something I think of as "smaller" (eg Fusion on a WPA, Lotus, Piro - none of which are actually/much smaller now I come to think of it) I tend towards the improved FC-Mod or more likely a cheap j-hook.

I dislike the idea of using whips so have no experiences to share on this, nor have I used it with anything that uses a battery or a cable.

[edit - and also, with specific reference to the FC-199's performance alongside the Goblin, I love that with the 100% glass setup, you get a great view of the bowl throughout the experience. Watching the effects of your draw on the colour of the herb provides another helpful cue - along with the visual vapour in the can, and is more reliable than throat/lung feel when there's quite a lot of water cooling in the mix.]
 
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coolbreeze

Well-Known Member
Dreamwood Mini-Roasty in a Dynavap stem stuffed with Blue Dream. Perfect for a quick wake-n-bake. Cheers!
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coolbreeze

Well-Known Member
Waiting for my newest DV to land, dug up my oldest* DV, the '19M. The Brute is tuned perfectly for it. Every time I use them I'm blown away how good it is.
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*I had an '18M tip and cap on a DDave waterwand first. That was pretty good too.

EDIT: The HyperDyn has landed, it's a beast! Actually it's not terribly out of line size-wise, except for the cap and tip. The weight is comfortable and balanced, maybe slightly heavier than the Vong.
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I tested it first with a small rig. The MP fit the joint about as well as the 10mm taper:
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I heated it with a pocket Eagle turned up, pointed at the very bottom of the cap, and pulled about a half-inch back from the blue and spun like normal. Heat up didn't seem terribly long. First hit was enormous and flavorful, and surprisingly not bad at all through the tiny rig. I got several thick hits before it tapered off. Took a pic, and then another pass, it was a decent cleanup hit but the first hit, below, had more or less finished the bowl.
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The cap and tip were hot, the stem was reasonably cool. The heat management keeps the heat in the bowl. I removed the cap with a leather loop and by the time I'd taken the pic the tip and cap were cool enough to handle. It seems to cool really fast, maybe because I'd separated the two hot pieces.

I repacked (lightly!) and took a go native using the same heating technique. Native it was surprisingly hot, hotter than any other DV I remember. It cooled a bit by the second toke and a bit more by the third, but I finished it through water. I think with a j-hook or a less aggressive heating, native may be more doable for me. Flavor really was pretty good.

Bottom line is using a very slow, slightly aggressive heating technique you can essentially kill it in one heat-up. Flavor's good, water's your friend! This is I think another really fine effort by DV.

EDIT2: Yes, it came with the Ninja CCD, the XL wenge stash, a nice sticker, and a dosing capsule that looks like it would reduce the bowl by a third or so. I will try it without the lid as a half-bowl. It's probably great for hash too.
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Edit 3: Ok, tried the capsule, filled, no lid; I tightened up the draw with the condenser about even with the top of the stem (~.2" into the neck) and the cap on the loose setting. I heated it normally: .5" inner flame almost touching the cap about 2/3 of the way down, to the clicks. Got two full multi-toke hits cooled very nicely with just the steamroller. The first roast was a deep golden brown, the second a full brown. Both heatings produced surprisingly good flavor.
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Edit 4: Ok, I think it's essentially a two-hitter, with the possibility of front-loading most to the first heating. Performance seems reliable and simple; it makes big, decently comfortable and surprisingly flavorful hits. In each of the 4 packs I've done so far, there was no possibility of a third substantial hit. The capsule seemed to even out the two heatings, keeping flavor better for both. The fourth pack, without the capsule, absorbed much more heat, with the second heating quite dark. Flavor was noticeably degraded but not at all burnt, barely popcorny. This may be the best flavor DV yet.

Edit 5: Works great with the Camouflet Inductor. Heated at 25v to the clicks, the two bowls I tried were both single-roast. I've vaped 6 or 7 bowls now and I haven't been this high in a minute. I've vaped Blue Dream and GDP and it's not really as stony feeling as I would expect with a Dynavap.
 
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budski

cantre member
"Just placed a Dreamwood order! I've got a Roasty, UFO, and a lovely DV stem"

the UFO can be finicky, sharper focused energy field compared to the wand, easy to combust after heat up, recommend 3-6 second preheat, 2-3 second rest/saturate, then start again pull at 1st click

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coolbreeze

Well-Known Member
"Just placed a Dreamwood order! I've got a Roasty, UFO, and a lovely DV stem"

the UFO can be finicky, sharper focused energy field compared to the wand, easy to combust after heat up, recommend 3-6 second preheat, 2-3 second rest/saturate, then start again pull at 1st click
Think he meant this one, the Dreamwood UFO:
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Highly recommended if you need a shareable bong vape. Large-ish capacity, great flavor and effect, even roasting, easy to use.
 

coolbreeze

Well-Known Member
That’s the 1st I heard about the cap, is it tampered like the bowl?
No, it's straight-sided. The bowl itself is as well until it hits the taper about a third of the way from the bottom.The capsule fits perfectly in that straight-sided upper section.
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Edit: Too hot outside, guess I'll have to play inside today.
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coolbreeze

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I'm replying here from a different thread because I'm comparing devices:
@coolbreeze What is the airflow like when you put it on a WPA?

Ive been using the Tempest as my main driver for about 7 months now. I recently pulled out an old Dynavap tip/cap and put it on a WPA and j-hook, just for old times sake. I was struck by how restricted the airflow was, even without a condensor tube.

I would be interested in getting the new large tip and cap to try on the Tempest stem. I'm just worried airflow would be too restricted compared to what I'm now used to.
On the Revolve V1 they both have a good bit of restriction from the stem itself (I did not check the screen) and the difference is noticeable but not huge; neither feel bad or strikingly different from the other. I'm not sure how different they would feel if the airflow is more open in the newer stems.

On the WPA it's another story altogether, the TA is way more open. That said I find the Hyper really comfortable to use through a WPA. And of course these differences may be magnified or shrunk by comparing pipes of very different sizes or structures.
I thought it might be like that. This perforated cap, did it increase airflow? I think that's the source of the restriction in DV's, the lack of holes in the cap.
Yeah, airflow's always been a thing, but it's the nature of the design. I feel like it was conceived as a MTL device but its application expanded requiring adjustments. The 19M was so open when it arrived! DV's are just so good through water that opening it up as much as possible really helps there I feel, with the Helix and Perf Cap being peak open. The Hyper is not bad at all, as it's designed for these expanded purposes, but it's sorta like a more traditional Ti tip groove pattern, they're just big grooves. Hyper belongs on the open end of the DV tightness spectrum, between the Vong and Helix I'd say.
Edit- If you manage to try it out on the Revolve later, could you perhaps post your opinion on how the airflow compares to your TA.
Both were fairly tight, not terribly different, but the TA is more open no doubt.

The Revolve cooled the Hyper vapor no problem, it was very comfortable. Flavor was muted somewhat. The fin area of the stem got pretty hot but the lower part was room temp. I'll have to try a dimpled, thick glass stem to see if there's a better flavor/cooling balance.
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On a small rig the Hyper flows. It's open enough for DTLs but a modified MTL is easier on sensitive lungs. The TA can do DTLs no problem. In either case it's a lot of vapor, with the TA's generally denser. The Hyper seems like a Dynavap, but you've just taken down .2+g in a hit and a half. It's hard to describe but both are really great experiences.
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RedZep

Well-Known Member
I'm replying here from a different thread because I'm comparing devices:

On the Revolve V1 they both have a good bit of restriction from the stem itself (I did not check the screen) and the difference is noticeable but not huge; neither feel bad or strikingly different from the other. I'm not sure how different they would feel if the airflow is more open in the newer stems.

On the WPA it's another story altogether, the TA is way more open. That said I find the Hyper really comfortable to use through a WPA. And of course these differences may be magnified or shrunk by comparing pipes of very different sizes or structures.

Yeah, airflow's always been a thing, but it's the nature of the design. I feel like it was conceived as a MTL device but its application expanded requiring adjustments. The 19M was so open when it arrived! DV's are just so good through water that opening it up as much as possible really helps there I feel, with the Helix and Perf Cap being peak open. The Hyper is not bad at all, as it's designed for these expanded purposes, but it's sorta like a more traditional Ti tip groove pattern, they're just big grooves.

Both were fairly tight, not terribly different, but the TA is more open no doubt.
Thanks for this Coolbreeze. Depending on price for tip/cap I might wait on the sidelines for a perforated version.
 

hotmeals

Serial vapist
Now that we've settled the deal, I just popped the 19SS rosium tip on my B stem with an uncolored cap and it chiefed so nicely! I see now why this was such a popular model. Actually sort of dig the look with the uncolored cap, just the fins showing color, and I think it will get better with torch patina. Will have to try it out and see how it looks on the old 2017M stem some time.
 
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