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Vapor concierge
I just got this little pipe (PL) that competes with the VaporGenie (VG) today. I'm going to use this thread as sort of a journal for the next few weeks as I get used to it. I will probably spend a lot of time comparing it to the VG since I have one of those and am quite satisfied with it.
First impressions before use:
1 -- it is little and would be easier to drag around in a pocket than the VG.
2 -- it costs more...$109 vs $50
3 -- the PL comes with the pipe, a bag for it, multiple screens, a short piece of silicone tubing, what looks like a mouthpiece, a pipe cleaner, a torch lighter, and a pretty shitty manual
Here's a pic of the contents:
Including the torch is nice and makes the steeper price more palatable.
Here's a link to the manufacturer:
http://www.phyto-lab.ch/
Their site has some videos on it showing usage. The guy skiing cracks me up. I get that it is cool to be able to vape in nature, but do it in a place where we can't already see your breath so we know you are getting vapor!
This pipe is reported to be constructed out of some sort of medical metal material that is safe. Loading is similar to the VG in that you unscrew the top and load it, although you have to mess with screens. There is a big screen that goes in the bottom of the bowl and small screens that go on top of your weed by putting them in the top before closing it. Here's a pic of the PL disassembled with the big screen still in the bottom of the bowl.
Here's a pic with the little screens in the top:
Finally, here's a pic of the loaded bowl with the top ready to be closed:
Basically, once the PL is loaded and ready to go, you turn it upside down so the stem is horizontal but the bowl is facing the floor. Then you turn on the torch lighter and heat the top of the bowl (which is facing downward). See the video on the manufacturer's website to get an idea of how this works. After heating it for 30 seconds, turn the lighter off and start to draw. The top lid is some sort of metal that has four little holes in it that allow for the airflow over the hot metal and over the weed. Here's a pic of the lid:
After heating the lid you take your draws. Once it stops producing vapor you heat it up again for about 20 seconds and keep hitting it. The company claims that it is much harder for the weed to burn than it is with other flame powered portables.
First use impressions are:
1 -- It definitely works and produces vapor. I can tell I need to use it for a while like I did the VG, because right now I only get small vapor hits. The first hit tasted like smoke so I backed off a little. Even though I got a couple hits that tasted like smoke, there was no burned weed when I unpacked it. I will try to burn it later in the week after I have it working well.
2 -- The idea of heating the unit and taking my draws separately is attractive to me, as this is more relaxing and stealthy than using the VG where I have to heat and draw at the same time.
3 -- The PL gets VERY hot. With the VG I can unscrew the top with my bare hands (even though it is hot), even after three bowls. But with the PL the bowl and top are painful to touch. I think one could easily burn himself with this unit...and I mean burn enough to blister. I had to use a washcloth to take the lid off and I could still feel the heat. The stem also gets hot, but it has those silicon rings on it to keep it holdable. There is definitely something worrisome about a portable unit that gets too hot to touch anywhere. What am I supposed to do with it while it is too hot to go into my pocket?
4 -- My initial reaction is that the VG is more efficient, but that is not fair to say yet as I am very good at the VG. I will use this unit exclusively for the next week to get good at it. The videos on the manufacturer's site show some impressive clouds, so I expect to get there.
I hope this thing works well after I get good at it because it is cool looking and much smaller than the VG. At this point I think that its propensity for getting hot will overshadow the good...we'll see.
Tune in for more pics and to see how I like this unit after some use.
First impressions before use:
1 -- it is little and would be easier to drag around in a pocket than the VG.
2 -- it costs more...$109 vs $50
3 -- the PL comes with the pipe, a bag for it, multiple screens, a short piece of silicone tubing, what looks like a mouthpiece, a pipe cleaner, a torch lighter, and a pretty shitty manual
Here's a pic of the contents:
Including the torch is nice and makes the steeper price more palatable.
Here's a link to the manufacturer:
http://www.phyto-lab.ch/
Their site has some videos on it showing usage. The guy skiing cracks me up. I get that it is cool to be able to vape in nature, but do it in a place where we can't already see your breath so we know you are getting vapor!
This pipe is reported to be constructed out of some sort of medical metal material that is safe. Loading is similar to the VG in that you unscrew the top and load it, although you have to mess with screens. There is a big screen that goes in the bottom of the bowl and small screens that go on top of your weed by putting them in the top before closing it. Here's a pic of the PL disassembled with the big screen still in the bottom of the bowl.
Here's a pic with the little screens in the top:
Finally, here's a pic of the loaded bowl with the top ready to be closed:
Basically, once the PL is loaded and ready to go, you turn it upside down so the stem is horizontal but the bowl is facing the floor. Then you turn on the torch lighter and heat the top of the bowl (which is facing downward). See the video on the manufacturer's website to get an idea of how this works. After heating it for 30 seconds, turn the lighter off and start to draw. The top lid is some sort of metal that has four little holes in it that allow for the airflow over the hot metal and over the weed. Here's a pic of the lid:
After heating the lid you take your draws. Once it stops producing vapor you heat it up again for about 20 seconds and keep hitting it. The company claims that it is much harder for the weed to burn than it is with other flame powered portables.
First use impressions are:
1 -- It definitely works and produces vapor. I can tell I need to use it for a while like I did the VG, because right now I only get small vapor hits. The first hit tasted like smoke so I backed off a little. Even though I got a couple hits that tasted like smoke, there was no burned weed when I unpacked it. I will try to burn it later in the week after I have it working well.
2 -- The idea of heating the unit and taking my draws separately is attractive to me, as this is more relaxing and stealthy than using the VG where I have to heat and draw at the same time.
3 -- The PL gets VERY hot. With the VG I can unscrew the top with my bare hands (even though it is hot), even after three bowls. But with the PL the bowl and top are painful to touch. I think one could easily burn himself with this unit...and I mean burn enough to blister. I had to use a washcloth to take the lid off and I could still feel the heat. The stem also gets hot, but it has those silicon rings on it to keep it holdable. There is definitely something worrisome about a portable unit that gets too hot to touch anywhere. What am I supposed to do with it while it is too hot to go into my pocket?
4 -- My initial reaction is that the VG is more efficient, but that is not fair to say yet as I am very good at the VG. I will use this unit exclusively for the next week to get good at it. The videos on the manufacturer's site show some impressive clouds, so I expect to get there.
I hope this thing works well after I get good at it because it is cool looking and much smaller than the VG. At this point I think that its propensity for getting hot will overshadow the good...we'll see.
Tune in for more pics and to see how I like this unit after some use.
