OK, so I got my Vaporfection unit back about 2 weeks ago and here is my mini review. FYI, Vaporfection has now changed their name to MVP or Medical Vaporizing Products, the new website is www.mvpvaporizers.com
I had a bad experience with my first Stealth unit which I sent back, unfortunately the second unit had the same problem which was not being able to hold it's temperature properly. After every 4 or 5 hits, I would have to turn up the heat 1 or 2 degrees. Pretty annoying when you see the "set it and forget it" mantra that is posted on it's website. It sat in my closet for a year until I read another review of the Vaporfection where the author was extremely pleased with his unit. I called up the manufacturer and sent it back and they said that I had a malfunctioning thermal couple processor, when all along, they thought it was a defective heating element.
The unit uses a carbon fiber filament encapsulated in glass as the heating element. Start up time is about 2 minutes and a light comes on when it is optimal vaping temperature. After playing around with it for the last two weeks, I can honestly say that this unit is without a doubt, the best whip vaporizer I have used. I thought my SSV was the king of whips because it easily dethroned my Evolutions unit, but next to the Vaporfection, it faltered quite a bit. Here are the key areas that the Vaporfection outperformed my SSV:
1. More forgiving than the SSV, you can hit it hard, soft, slow, or fast, you get similar vapor output. In order to get comparable vapor output from the SSV, I need to milk it really slow at a higher temperature.
2. Efficiency - I will post up some pictures later, but you definitely blow out more visible vapor with the Vaporfection, than with the SSV. You would think that if you are blowing out more vapor, the temp must have been higher, but if you look at the AVB from the Vaporfection, it is noticeably lighter in color than the AVB from the SSV. This seems to defy conventional logic but for some reason, that's the way it works. I've done numerous back to back tests, with no less than 5 of my friends, and each time, the Vaporfection outperforms the SSV.
The SSV has now become my "vape on the go" Since it only takes 30 watts, I can still use it in my car. Unfortunately, the Vaporfection require a 700 watt inverter so it is a "no go" for the car. I believe the combination of the higher wattage for the heating element and the electronic thermal couple allows the Vaporfection unit to have much less fluctuation in vaping temperature which is why it produces more consistent vapor regardless of inhalation style.
Is it worth double the price of a SSV? Only you can decide on that one. Some may argue that the added electronics is just another part that can fail, and although that had happened to me, I do not think of that as a reason NOT to buy the unit. If we use the same thought process for say, a car, I would much rather have A/C or automatic windows even though it could potentially be something that could fail me in the future, it's still a nice luxury to have.
Back to the Vaporfection, it does have one minor drawback. If you are hitting it super hard, back to back to back, the light that notifies you that it is at optimal vaping temperature will turn off for about 5 seconds while the unit heats up, and then you can begin inhaling again. This only happens if you are passing the whip around between 4 or more friends and each of your are trying to outsuck the others...but just something I wanted you guys to be aware of.
Anyhow, hope you guys enjoyed reading about this vape. I think it's going to fall into the category of the Volcano. Great vape, high price, and is the high price worth the additional investment. I would say that if budget is an issue, you can definitely get something like the SSV which for all intents and purposes, would keep you extremely happy. I was and am, still a very satisfied SSV owner but given the choice, I will reach for my Vaporfection 100% of the time. For me, the additional $$ for accurate thermal control is very much worth it. I'd like my VRIP VHW to have an electronic thermal processor as well, but the amount of glass used is much greater than the glass on the heater cover for the SSV, so because of the increased thermal mass (and a higher powered heating element) it seems to maintain it's temp much better than my SSV
I had a bad experience with my first Stealth unit which I sent back, unfortunately the second unit had the same problem which was not being able to hold it's temperature properly. After every 4 or 5 hits, I would have to turn up the heat 1 or 2 degrees. Pretty annoying when you see the "set it and forget it" mantra that is posted on it's website. It sat in my closet for a year until I read another review of the Vaporfection where the author was extremely pleased with his unit. I called up the manufacturer and sent it back and they said that I had a malfunctioning thermal couple processor, when all along, they thought it was a defective heating element.
The unit uses a carbon fiber filament encapsulated in glass as the heating element. Start up time is about 2 minutes and a light comes on when it is optimal vaping temperature. After playing around with it for the last two weeks, I can honestly say that this unit is without a doubt, the best whip vaporizer I have used. I thought my SSV was the king of whips because it easily dethroned my Evolutions unit, but next to the Vaporfection, it faltered quite a bit. Here are the key areas that the Vaporfection outperformed my SSV:
1. More forgiving than the SSV, you can hit it hard, soft, slow, or fast, you get similar vapor output. In order to get comparable vapor output from the SSV, I need to milk it really slow at a higher temperature.
2. Efficiency - I will post up some pictures later, but you definitely blow out more visible vapor with the Vaporfection, than with the SSV. You would think that if you are blowing out more vapor, the temp must have been higher, but if you look at the AVB from the Vaporfection, it is noticeably lighter in color than the AVB from the SSV. This seems to defy conventional logic but for some reason, that's the way it works. I've done numerous back to back tests, with no less than 5 of my friends, and each time, the Vaporfection outperforms the SSV.
The SSV has now become my "vape on the go" Since it only takes 30 watts, I can still use it in my car. Unfortunately, the Vaporfection require a 700 watt inverter so it is a "no go" for the car. I believe the combination of the higher wattage for the heating element and the electronic thermal couple allows the Vaporfection unit to have much less fluctuation in vaping temperature which is why it produces more consistent vapor regardless of inhalation style.
Is it worth double the price of a SSV? Only you can decide on that one. Some may argue that the added electronics is just another part that can fail, and although that had happened to me, I do not think of that as a reason NOT to buy the unit. If we use the same thought process for say, a car, I would much rather have A/C or automatic windows even though it could potentially be something that could fail me in the future, it's still a nice luxury to have.
Back to the Vaporfection, it does have one minor drawback. If you are hitting it super hard, back to back to back, the light that notifies you that it is at optimal vaping temperature will turn off for about 5 seconds while the unit heats up, and then you can begin inhaling again. This only happens if you are passing the whip around between 4 or more friends and each of your are trying to outsuck the others...but just something I wanted you guys to be aware of.
Anyhow, hope you guys enjoyed reading about this vape. I think it's going to fall into the category of the Volcano. Great vape, high price, and is the high price worth the additional investment. I would say that if budget is an issue, you can definitely get something like the SSV which for all intents and purposes, would keep you extremely happy. I was and am, still a very satisfied SSV owner but given the choice, I will reach for my Vaporfection 100% of the time. For me, the additional $$ for accurate thermal control is very much worth it. I'd like my VRIP VHW to have an electronic thermal processor as well, but the amount of glass used is much greater than the glass on the heater cover for the SSV, so because of the increased thermal mass (and a higher powered heating element) it seems to maintain it's temp much better than my SSV
That said, I'm just wondering how hard you hit your SSV to sap the element and glass of its heat that it's become an issue for you.
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