Tafée Bowle

[Finessseee]

Could anyone dissuade me from buying it?

I already have the Tafee Bowl V1, and it's a beast. But it's getting a few years old, and the battery is getting shorter. But it still lasts me 3 bowls before recharging. I basically recharge it after taking one puff most of the time.

Damn VAS, I really don't want to buy the new one even though I still have the V1.

Resell the old one at a discount and use that money to buy the V2 if you really want it that bad lol

 

[Mr.Huxley]

Resell the old one at a discount and use that money to buy the V2 if you really want it that bad lol

It was one of the options, but v1 has to be the backup for v2... jajaja
Thanks anyway, I'll see if I can resist the temptation a little longer. Sorry, I hope I didn't stray too far from the forum thread.

 

[buzzardwhiskey]

I am so impressed by this tool. Half a bowl, start on #1, enjoy all the terps but no real clouds in maybe three hits over 20 minutes. Increase to #2, same spacing but noticeable vapor. I'm feeling mellow. Drink some soda. Play with the cat. Feel good. Increase to #3, same spacing. Big clouds but no popcorn taste. High af. Half a fricken bowl! This thing rocks as a micro-doser.

 

[Flotsam]

absolutely nothing about a 420 sale on their web site. i would guess NO sale

 

[Mickk]

Man, this vape is amazing. These bowls are the perfect size for me, and I ordered this https://delta3dstudios.com/tafee-bowle-ceramic-pot-mint-tin-insert-v2/ from @Delta3DStudios to have a place to store the bowls (as the Potter grinder is a bit annoying, as I always have crumbs falling out)

Does anyone have recommendations for a small case or pouch?

With the summer coming up, I can totally see myself taking the Bowle to the park or a lake. And I would like some protection for it, so I can throw it in a bag without worrying about it

Giving this a little bump, in case anyone has any tips

 

[dudeguy]

Do you think the Bowle would be a good substitute for a BAKx? After trying (and failing) to buy one for over a year it is time to move on towards something different. While I usually prefer hybrid Vapes I am growing tired of my 8+ year old Mighty (mostly because of the bickle tickle). I need a Vape with smooth Vapor, nice taste, low maintenance and strong hits. So it is pretty much down to Bowle or Solo3 now...

 

[Shit Snacks]

Do you think the Bowle would be a good substitute for a BAKx? After trying (and failing) to buy one for over a year it is time to move on towards something different. While I usually prefer hybrid Vapes I am growing tired of my 8+ year old Mighty (mostly because of the bickle tickle). I need a Vape with smooth Vapor, nice taste, low maintenance and strong hits. So it is pretty much down to Bowle or Solo3 now...

Those are all in different categories? Off topic but I would say what about firewood? Maybe better to post this in ask FC... As I'd say TB is almost exactly nothing like BAK, or any of these others really, with TB being pure convection on demand, and its form factor

 

[buzzardwhiskey]

Do you think the Bowle would be a good substitute for a BAKx? After trying (and failing) to buy one for over a year it is time to move on towards something different. While I usually prefer hybrid Vapes I am growing tired of my 8+ year old Mighty (mostly because of the bickle tickle). I need a Vape with smooth Vapor, nice taste, low maintenance and strong hits. So it is pretty much down to Bowle or Solo3 now...

I definitely think that I could learn to use the Solo 3 and enjoy it. I suspect that, because it employs about 20% conduction it can produce a bit thicker vapor and closer to charred herb (maybe even combusted).

This is not to say the Bowle can't create clouds, but it's almost all convection.

 

[BabyFacedFinster]

It was one of the options, but v1 has to be the backup for v2... jajaja
Thanks anyway, I'll see if I can resist the temptation a little longer. Sorry, I hope I didn't stray too far from the forum thread.

Another option: People have talked about sending their V1 Bowles to Tafee for battery replacements at reasonable cost. You could send them an email and ask. At minimum, it would make your back-up vape more useful.


For the V2, I had a couple questions about the ceramic bowls and keeping them clean.

Generally a good puff from behind the screen when the bowl is still warm gets most of the abv out. However, after a few loads, crumbs start to form around the edges of the screen where the brush doesn't easily reach. In fact, I find the included brush to be too soft to really knock the bits off the screen. I started using a much thicker bristled brush, which might have come from an OG Firefly or maybe the Fury 2.

Guess I have 2 questions. Any tips for brushing them out?
Also, if you take the screens out to clean them, how do you reset them back in the bowl? I guess my eyes are getting older, I don't see a ridge at the bottom of the ceramic bowl for the screen to snap back into.
Thanks folks.

 

[dudeguy]

Those are all in different categories? Off topic but I would say what about firewood? Maybe better to post this in ask FC... As I'd say TB is almost exactly nothing like BAK, or any of these others really, with TB being pure convection on demand, and its form factor

Yes, true but honestly maybe the whole convection vs. conduction difference is a bit overblown anyway. Shouldn't strain and temperature be a much bigger factor? While the TB is pure convection the powerful heater on highest setting still might be able to produce a nice body stone? But I guess this gets too off-topic. Oh and sadly the Firewoods don't get delivered to my country .

Despite sounding a bit negative in my previous post, I also like many things about the TB. And as I would mostly use it at home the form factor doesn't really matter for me. I really like that you don't need water or any accessories and apparently still get very smooth and tasty vapor. Combined with the instant on-demand heating and the ceramic dosing capsules it really sounds like a very nice Vape. My biggest issue with the TB is pretty much the price tag compared to other devices. I keep looking for alternatives but right now I think the TB might actually be worth it.

 

[Shit Snacks]

Yes, true but honestly maybe the whole convection vs. conduction difference is a bit overblown anyway. Shouldn't strain and temperature be a much bigger factor? While the TB is pure convection the powerful heater on highest setting still might be able to produce a nice body stone? But I guess this gets too off-topic. Oh and sadly the Firewoods don't get delivered to my country .

That's all personal opinion maybe, but I totally disagree, I don't think it's as simple as body stone as some people like to say, I just think they're different... Largely because they work different, session style... Hybrid conduction whatever it's just different from pure convection on demand

Despite sounding a bit negative in my previous post, I also like many things about the TB. And as I would mostly use it at home the form factor doesn't really matter for me. I really like that you don't need water or any accessories and apparently still get very smooth and tasty vapor. Combined with the instant on-demand heating and the ceramic dosing capsules it really sounds like a very nice Vape. My biggest issue with the TB is pretty much the price tag compared to other devices. I keep looking for alternatives but right now I think the TB might actually be worth it.

TB is definitely worthwhile, nothing like it

 

[TigoleBitties]

For the V2, I had a couple questions about the ceramic bowls and keeping them clean.

Generally a good puff from behind the screen when the bowl is still warm gets most of the abv out. However, after a few loads, crumbs start to form around the edges of the screen where the brush doesn't easily reach. In fact, I find the included brush to be too soft to really knock the bits off the screen. I started using a much thicker bristled brush, which might have come from an OG Firefly or maybe the Fury 2.

Guess I have 2 questions. Any tips for brushing them out?

I blow them out while warm and then use a small paintbrush to get the little bits out of the corners. You could also place them on a paper towel, remove the gaskets and give them a quick iso spray and then rinse. Generally they stay pretty clean for a while.

Also, if you take the screens out to clean them, how do you reset them back in the bowl? I guess my eyes are getting older, I don't see a ridge at the bottom of the ceramic bowl for the screen to snap back into.
Thanks folks.

So I've done an iso wash of all my bowls (gaskets removed) in a ziploc without removing the screens and it seemed to get all the little areas clean. I had a few screens pop out and I couldn't see any ridge in the ceramic bowls for the screens but there must be a small one there because pushing the screens back in with a golf tee (flat end) was easy to do.

@dudeguy

Yes, true but honestly maybe the whole convection vs. conduction difference is a bit overblown anyway. Shouldn't strain and temperature be a much bigger factor? While the TB is pure convection the powerful heater on highest setting still might be able to produce a nice body stone? But I guess this gets too off-topic. Oh and sadly the Firewoods don't get delivered to my country .

Despite sounding a bit negative in my previous post, I also like many things about the TB. And as I would mostly use it at home the form factor doesn't really matter for me. I really like that you don't need water or any accessories and apparently still get very smooth and tasty vapor. Combined with the instant on-demand heating and the ceramic dosing capsules it really sounds like a very nice Vape. My biggest issue with the TB is pretty much the price tag compared to other devices. I keep looking for alternatives but right now I think the TB might actually be worth it.

The Bowle2 has proven to be super-versatile for me and produces an excellent high. It's a steep price but worth it imo. I also think that using the higher levels (4 and 5) can give you a very stony high due to the dark roast and full extraction. Level 5 can even handle some crumbly hash/kief sprinkled on top although I wouldn't say concentrates are the Bowle's forte.

 

[vapviking]

For the V2, I had a couple questions about the ceramic bowls and keeping them clean.

Pots for Series 1 and 2 are the same. Except when I use the 2, I use the thicker o-rings, though either will work.

I always empty when warm, even if that means re-heating a spent pot. I just tap it flat down a few times on a counter, tabletop, ashtray, whatever.

A long while back I stopped taking o-rings and screens off; now I drop the whole pots in 99% iso for anywhere from 20 minutes to a couple of hours, give a little jiggle occasionally, then in a bath in cold water with a drop of Dawn, before a good a rinse. I usually clean 10 or 12 at a time.
(If there are a lot of crumbs, I bathe the pots in hot water first, before the iso bath)

Yes there is a tiny lip at the bottom of the pot. The screens are formed to slightly covex, so there is a bit of spring tension holding the screen in place.

 

[nicknobody]

There was a decent Black Friday sale iirc

Just got an email for an “insider” sale at tafee

 

[JH12]

Yeah just saw the sale and placed an order finally. Excited for this to get here.

 

[Finessseee]

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