Tafée Bowle

[Shit Snacks]

Yeah the healthyrips fierce concentrate pads do fit perfectly as I suspected! And yes indeed this is a great design for convection dabbing without water (for now at least)

Makes me even more obsessive about clearing my hits though, and yeah this is going to be really great when there is a 14-18 male adapter for hydrotubes and bubblers!

 

[FlyingLow]

Out of curiosity, how often are you all cleaning your stems? What about your Pots?

I LOVE the puck needs absolutely NO maintenance!

 

[MinnBobber]

Starting small with review of accessories:
Very well thought out / well designed!

- small wooden brush goes well with the baskets. It is appropriately smaller diameter than S &B brush ... and it has a one piece metal band vs S&B seamed metal band.
Note that brush seems much more needed with the down flow air direction. Bottom of flower loaded bowl gets stuck to screen, where a tap tap tap does not empty bowl.

- wire brush fits the silicone mouthpiece twin ports nicely.
Note that those mouthpiece ports surprised me as looking at them, thought they had to yield high restriction but, not so at all.!!
Bowle flows easy if you abide by recommended inhalation. Like inhaling through straw, long smooth draws. Just don’t draw like you are trying to suck a watermelon thru a garden hose

- charger is small and gets the job done.
I love the connector end that plugs into Bowle.
It is the only cable I have that is shaped where just looking at it from afar, you can tell which way it goes. Is that a new generic thing??
The plug in cable for my slide rule doesn’t have that.
Charger is rated at 18W.
What exactly is this usb connector called? Could that type of connection handle more watts/ what max wattage? Just very curious...

- The little mini metal scoop : forgot about it/ not used it. Like reported, mine sits in the bottom of the puck and sits slightly too tall / extends slightly beyond one of the four “feet”.

- the grinders look well thought out , great that they thought ahead about how to fill baskets.
I use medical tweezers and pinch off tiny nugs.
If we ever have groups again, grinder fillers for 4 baskets will be sweet.

- the white baskets: been using the same one for many days and no staining yet.
The O-ring gasket looks like it should have long long life. Very light load on it.
- extra screens and gaskets are appreciated.

Getting late here so more later.
Bowle, so far, is the real deal in many ways.
MinnBobber

 

[Shit Snacks]

Out of curiosity, how often are you all cleaning your stems? What about your Pots?

I LOVE the puck needs absolutely NO maintenance!

Trying to go as long as possible, the first thing that gets dirty to harm performances the steel mesh screen, starting to get there now for second time narrowing airflow and restricting draw. Using it now with the pad for the dabs, and broke out one of the new pots from the potter+ to use with herbs until I clean the stem with it... Probably will want to clean the stem soonish anyway, though not necessary, but for better flavor purity!

 

[His_Highness]

Out of curiosity, how often are you all cleaning your stems? What about your Pots?

I LOVE the puck needs absolutely NO maintenance!

I started using the potter consistently so I've had 5 pots in rotation. None of the pots are dirty enough to require much more than a brushing to clear up some clumping at the bottom. After brushing I blow air through the top and bottom of the pot.

I will do a deep clean once I see a decent amount of reclaim building up at the bottom of the stem under the pot since the pot rotation is keeping the pots themselves from becoming too dirty.

 

[MinnBobber]

Out of curiosity, how often are you all cleaning your stems? What about your Pots?

My pots stay very clean with just a brush out.

The stem base gets ABV dust and some goo, which I swab out after every 2 or 3 pots.
I use "cut to fit" hemp paper tea bag material in almost all my vapes, where possible.
It catches almost all of that fine ABV dust which gets carried downstream.

Has anybody tried a hemp or cotton filter in the Bowle? I have not, yet.

It will take very little cleaning. The stem can be soaked clean and go a long time between cleanings, none
needed so far.

 

[His_Highness]

Is anyone using the cup as a way to cool/chill their draws?

I'm not a big user of concentrates but if I were using the Bowle with trates I would probably use temp level 4 and fill the cup with ice. Anyone tried it?

Edit: I was surprised by how cold the stem and draws got when I used the cup filled with ice.

 

[guyonthecouch]

Has anybody tried a hemp or cotton filter in the Bowle? I have not, yet.

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Is anyone using the cup as a way to cool/chill their draws?

I'm not a big user of concentrates but if I were using the Bowle with trates I would probably use temp level 4 and fill the cup with ice. Anyone tried it?

This sounds like a winning combo

 

[Kaptan]

Does anyone know what the rectangular shaped gaskets that came in the bag with spare screens and o-rings is for?

 

[Shit Snacks]

My pots stay very clean with just a brush out.

The stem base gets ABV dust and some goo, which I swab out after every 2 or 3 pots.
I use "cut to fit" hemp paper tea bag material in almost all my vapes, where possible.
It catches almost all of that fine ABV dust which gets carried downstream.

Has anybody tried a hemp or cotton filter in the Bowle? I have not, yet.

This is what is so great about the right angle bend, it gets sticky and then grabs all of that dust so it doesn't get into your mouth, so I don't think a filter would be necessary at all... Check out this clear glass, right-angled jayhook I have, to see what I mean:

To be fair, this one does have three right angles, but you can see how most everything is gotten by the first bend, and the Bowle stem does have two right angles, so yeah any filter seems totally unnecessary unless you want to then vape the filter??

Is anyone using the cup as a way to cool/chill their draws?

I'm not a big user of concentrates but if I were using the Bowle with trates I would probably use temp level 4 and fill the cup with ice. Anyone tried it?

Edit: I was surprised by how cold the stem and draws got when I used the cup filled with ice.

Yeah I was taking full 23 second hits at level 4 to get proper dab hits last night, throat was getting a little dry and scratchy, though not too bad considering I was dry dabbing, I think next time I will have to try using the cup finally, with ice as you say!

 

[Kaptan]

IME, the cup filled with ice didn’t seem to offer much additional cooling. It did, however, give me a good idea to test placing just the stem in the freezer for 10 minutes before vaping. This produced the coolest vapor I’ve ever experienced at level 4. The stem stayed cold throughout 4-5 hits and was slightly warm on the sixth hit as the pot was cashed.

 

[guyonthecouch]

IME, the cup filled with ice didn’t seem to offer much additional cooling. It did, however, give me a good idea to test placing just the stem in the freezer for 10 minutes before vaping. This produced the coolest vapor I’ve ever experienced at level 4. The stem stayed cold throughout 4-5 hits and was slightly warm on the sixth hit as the pot was cashed.

Crushed ice in the stem would be interesting too.. will prob get messy but might add some moisture to the cool vapor.

 

[His_Highness]

IME, the cup filled with ice didn’t seem to offer much additional cooling. It did, however, give me a good idea to test placing just the stem in the freezer for 10 minutes before vaping. This produced the coolest vapor I’ve ever experienced at level 4. The stem stayed cold throughout 4-5 hits and was slightly warm on the sixth hit as the pot was cashed.

Good info! I think you may have pointed me in the right direction...... Did you use a cup full of ice or did it also have liquid in it? When I tested with a cup full of ice and vodka/cranberry the stem got 'cold'. Not just cool....it was actually cold. Maybe the liquid is the secret?

The other factor in my experience could be 'time' - the cup full of ice and vodka/cranberry was doing it's business for well over an hour but I can't remember when I noticed the cold stem. That's the issue with vape and vodka.....you lose track of time..... among other things

 

[androponic]

Does anyone know what the rectangular shaped gaskets that came in the bag with spare screens and o-rings is for?

yes. the plate at the bottom of the stem. torx screw to remove the cover. i assume for cleaning.

 

[Shit Snacks]

IME, the cup filled with ice didn’t seem to offer much additional cooling. It did, however, give me a good idea to test placing just the stem in the freezer for 10 minutes before vaping. This produced the coolest vapor I’ve ever experienced at level 4. The stem stayed cold throughout 4-5 hits and was slightly warm on the sixth hit as the pot was cashed.

Ahh yeah that's a nice idea, I think there's been experimentation with metal mouthpieces in the past, popping them in the freezer, always wanted to try something like that but never actually have...

Crushed ice in the stem would be interesting too.. will prob get messy but might add some moisture to the cool vapor.

In the stem? That I would not recommend, it will melt and then you've got water in the stem, and the stem does not have any bubbler sections, so it would not add any extra cooling and it would get your herbs wet in the pot from the bottom...

Good info! I think you may have pointed me in the right direction...... Did you use a cup full of ice or did it also have liquid in it? When I tested with a cup full of ice and vodka/cranberry the stem got 'cold'. Not just cool....it was actually cold. Maybe the liquid is the secret?

Yeah definitely will need the liquid, thinking I would try ice water (which I love and drink separately anyway), the liquid is what gives it a full surface area of the drinkware volume along the stem, so it makes sense that just ice on its own would not be enough to transfer over and cool the stem much.

 

[PPN]

Got my Bowle yesterday! I have to agree with all this positives reports... this is a beast! I can feel the MiniVap influence, very similar vapor quality but it's smoother and vapor build faster. Got the small glass and short stem, I don't think I will use the glass for drinking.

I appreciate how the settings are all usefull, I can start on 1 for the best taste... and some decent vapor! Level 2 is the mainstream level, all compromises taste&vapor, level 3 is for medicating, stoner level! And 4 is for concentrates or guys with iron lungs.

More to come but I can already say: It's a keeper!

 

[SquirrelMaster]

I am really enjoying my time with the Bowle so far, going on day 6. One thing I wanted to point out is that my stir tool doesn't effect the balance of the Bowle like I originally noticed. I haven't been using it (for no reason other than my Elev8r picks are always out) and the o-ring has loosened up a bit on the tool and I'm able to push it in just a little further so it sits flat. It's tight to pull out but the o-ring should continue to loosen.

I've managed to get as high as 7 bowls on a charge, my last was 6. Two times before that I charged after 5 bowls and was reading 2 lights (when I plugged in) but I don't find the gauge the most trustworthy as it seems to drop on mine from 2 to dead. Still 6 bowls isn't too bad but I want to know how the folks at Tafee get 8-12 sessions because that would be amazing. Now I do suppose it really depends on how full you fill each bowl and I'm packing mine to the rim, so I suppose you'll get better battery life with a smaller pack. The higher temperatures also seem to give me better battery only because I'm not on the fire button as much. Even the low temperatures hit hard, I enjoy each setting.

I vaped some hash on a bed of flower a couple days ago and was very impressed with how well it handled it. My AVB and crumbled hash was so dark, the Bowle hits hard and fast, it's pretty amazing.

I pulled out the standard plastic potter+ to compare to the metal potter and it works really well. It's a little easier to open and is nice and light. That funnel is going to come in handy as well . I prefer the aluminum for the weight and ability to prevent flower from sticking to the surface but both are good in the end and the potter is a nice premium option, plus the extra bowls are great. I really like the artwork on the front of the potter and it's also very easy to grip. The blades in the potter are really sharp so it does seem to be a little easier to turn than the potter+ but I'll need more time to see how they both hold after I put a bunch of flower through them.

For cleaning the bowls, I've found only a short ISO soak and water rinse is needed. I really like the surface of these things, I scrape with my pick and give a brush and they maintain fairly well. The surface is similiar to glass, it's good stuff. I like being able to load up a bunch of dosing caps, pods or what have you and these are my favorite. They wouldn't be quite as easy to handle as others without lids but the grinder keeps them nice and safe and my Bowle won't leave the house.

IME, the cup filled with ice didn’t seem to offer much additional cooling. It did, however, give me a good idea to test placing just the stem in the freezer for 10 minutes before vaping. This produced the coolest vapor I’ve ever experienced at level 4. The stem stayed cold throughout 4-5 hits and was slightly warm on the sixth hit as the pot was cashed.

I've been keeping my stem at "fridge" temperature (left in the garage) and I was thinking yesterday of putting it in the freezer to give some additional cooling so I'm glad to see it has such a positive effect. I still feel "tricked" when I use the Bowle and blow out clouds that look much bigger than they feel, the stem just does a really good job cooling.

I get a very similiar vibe to the MV1 with the Bowle and what I mean is that with the MV1, when it was working perfectly, I would take a massive hit, barely feel it and then blow out a cloud much larger than what I thought I would. The cooling by that vape is phenomenal when it works perfectly. The Bowle does the same sort of thing while being consistent and extracting more. There is so much good stuff happening inside this device, I am extremely happy I added this vape to my collection.

 

[johnnyCanuck]

Anybody have any concerns of possible cracking of the crucible by putting the stem in the freezer? Any tiny faults in the ceramic bowl will be exacerbated with the extreme difference in temperatures? Just thinking out loud here.

 

[SquirrelMaster]

Anybody have any concerns of possible cracking of the crucible by putting the stem in the freezer? Any tiny faults in the ceramic bowl will be exacerbated with the extreme difference in temperatures? Just thinking out loud here.

I don't know what the thermal rate of expansion of the material used for the bowl is but I would only put the stem in the freezer anyways and leave the bowl out until I wanted to use it just to be safe.

 

[Fogoff]

wow,
This device caught my attention from the start, I ordered one after reading half of these pages haha! should get mine before the end of this week! thanks for the feedback, I'm looking forward to give it a try !

 

[justcametomind]

They should start selling spare parts if anything goes wrong in the freezer or elsewhere. And hopefully an EU reseller.

 

[LabPong]

They should start selling spare parts if anything goes wrong in the freezer or elsewhere. And hopefully an EU reseller.

lol.....or they will add a new amendment to their warranty so they don't waste funds.

"Do not put parts in refrigerators or freezers prior to use. These actions will void all warranty."

 

[His_Highness]

I was testing the "fill the cup with ice and water and see if it cools the stem" theory. I learned 3 things:

- Took a little over 10 minutes before the stem went from cool to cold. Waiting 10 minutes kind of defeats the purpose of the Bowle's major strength...on demand convection. The additional cooling from ice/liquid will not be something I purposely look for and will remain added value when I use the cup naturally with a cold drink. The exception might be when/if I try concentrates at level 4 and in that case I could use the approach I've seen others describe by just putting the stem in the fridge if the cup isn't already filled/used.
- When you combine the out of the box cooling with ice/water in the cup.... you gotta keep your eye on the prize..... I was at level 2 temp when I did the test and I couldn't feel the hit at all...... ended up drawing too long and too hard...got a massive cloud that choked me out. I should have kept in mind that cooling without the benefit of the vapor coming in contact with water doesn't add moisture to the hit.
- After getting choked out like that at level 2....maybe I need to try the level 1 temp as others have suggested since level 2 can produce like that.

 

[Easywider]

Well, Holy Mole, I got me a Bowle!

I ordered 330pm yesterday, arrived 1030am this morning. Bezos can't even get me stuff 1/2 as quick. Unreal fulfillment times.

Puck is charging while I drool.

 

[stickstones]

An update from the manufacturer on the battery charge level and passthrough charging:

"The battery will discharge faster than the charger will charge the battery when plugged in use. So if the user has 25% of the battery left and is using the device plugged in, chances are depending on how hard the user goes, the battery will cut off from low power faster than it recharges itself. The battery cut off during low battery is mainly to protect the high discharge battery. Even when the puck says it's completely discharged, there is still about 30% of power juice left in the cells, but the high cut off restrictions means the battery will be protected and last much longer throughout the device lifetime."

So...while there may be an extra bowl hiding in the battery, this will ensure the battery lasts a lot longer. Passthrough charging works best when it's more than a third charged up.