Now have a number of stir tools and collars available, here is one in Bolivian rose wood.
Posted these on the website store,
www.mistvaporizer.com
Priced at $28 including shipping. There are tulip wood, ebony, rosewood, purple heart, and lace wood available
DAMN YOU, good Sir! That's not from me so much as my wallet. Will be ordering shortly. And, must admit I'm kind of pissed I bought that hat pin from a thrift store for too much money ($4, but still it's a damned pin with a head!) that has become my MVT poker/tamper.
ALSO, wanted to thank you for the new screens you sent. Was above and beyond on your part, and really appreciate them!! They do go nicely into the stems "backwards" as I like to use them these days.
While I'm here, I need to confess that MVT has become my favorite out and about vape. I'm using it pretty much daily and have even mastered it enough to use "lightly" in places where no smoking at all is allowed. Was at a touristy place over the weekend that involved a lot of walking around outside. There were people EVERYWHERE on a beautiful day. I was able to duck off here and there and get varying degrees of vapor to keep my buzz going for hours. Very nice, and something I wouldn't have been comfortable with on my VCs because they can be hard to gauge how "stinky" your exhale may be. With no smokers around for cover, the MVT was definitely the vape for the day. Luckily it was sunny enough for sunglasses so few were able to catch the slits that used to be my eyes, because I was totally ripped.
I still haven't put that thumb notch in the side, but will soon. Not as crucial as I've adjusted my hand position. I tend to keep my thumb on the back side now (small side opposite button). All good, but would still rather wrap it around a little for easier use and to cover that side of the air vent when I want to.
Had a bit of a weird experience that took a minute to figure out. Learned something that could be useful to others. My girlfriend is on a T-break which works out well for me. Instead of figuring out who drives and only gets a couple hits, and who gets to get stoned, she's been driving and I get to vape to my heart's content while we roll. I had my window open a few inches and MVT just wasn't producing. WTF??? fresh battery, fresh load, no joy - or at least not much. Finally occurred to me that the MVT was right in the airstream of open window at highway speed. Covered the hole on that side with my fingers and all was well again!! I had noticed how wind could have an effect on a windy day outside, but took a few to figure it out in the car in my buzzed state. Something to keep in mind whenever more than a breeze is in the air.
I've been counting damned near every time I use it to try to post notes here for others. It still varies quite a bit depending on how deep I am into a load, wind (as above), strain, how buzzed I'm trying to get and other factors. But, here is where I am in still air on average...
Fresh load, fresh battery - hold button for about 6/7 seconds, start to draw slowly while holding button for another 4 - 7 seconds, release button for 2 seconds, hold for one, repeat as necessary through whole hit - sometimes total of 10 seconds - sometimes 20 seconds and upward. Also often feather one side of air opening. On second hit I start with button hold of 4/5 seconds as things are warmed up, and go with the 1 second on, 2 seconds off through the hit. It is still a "feel" thing for me, though. Basically, as soon as vapor starts to go from warm towards hot on my tongue, I let off button for 2 seconds or so. When you're already there and heater is kicking well, it doesn't take more than a second - maybe 2 - to keep it going. Been doing pretty well and no dark spots with completely spent loads. I do give a 1/4 twist or so on glass after every hit (except those few times when I forget). I also usually dump and stir for a last hit or two when the load stops giving me vapor. Usually get another heat or two after, that are not nearly as good as the first few of the load. If out and being sneaky, I don't bother with the dump & stir. Just blow out the spent and suck up a new load when I can.
Why has this become my favorite portable? Heater control!!! It is so responsive that as my technique improves I can go from wisps to clouds at will without hardly thinking about it. And, through a little portable bubbler (DDave vapor cooler) hooked up with a 14mm male-male with basket screen in it, I can get HUGE tasty clouds while tooling down the highway in the passenger seat. So much that I was asked to open my window a little more at 70 mph. Not that the smell or anything other than the ability to see well in the car was a problem. Yeah... I mean HUGE fucking clouds with no combustion at all from a device in my pocket. Makes flotntoke a very happy fucking boy!!
EDIT: Purpleheart tool & collar, and a damned green stem ordered!! Like I REALLY needed either. Resistance is futile!
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