I'm not in the UK, but I'd thought I'd give my
on how awesome they are. The first week that I had my AA i was purely using normal screens ordered from PIU. I was satisfied with them; they did their job and I could happily vape without worry of particles getting through the MP. I was getting nice clouds consistently.
The next week, I received my order of 5 domed screens for roughly $6 on Ebay (special thanks to Sinclue for the post). I packed this screen in the stem, which fit perfectly (it's a nice, secure fit). I immediately noticed that when you pack in herbs, the dome forms a nice bowl-shaped basket, and this basket can be filled to the brim quite easily. You don't have to pack a large bowl, certainly not as large as you would pack with a normal flat screen. I fired up my Air, slid the stem in, took a few rips, and here is what I took away from it:
First, I was getting even thicker hits than before, and seeing more vapor production than with using flat screens. I believe the reason for this is because the herb is naturally more tightly packed, thus all of the herb was getting toasted, vs. about 85% being toasted using a flat screen. Second, I noticed right away that I was getting more rips out of a single bowl, with less herb packed in, as compared to a flat screen. I got about 7-8 thick rips vs. 4-5. This is simply because the herb was being toasted more efficiently, since the herb was packed tighter and all of it being toasted. To get right to the point people, these screens are a must have. You're vaping experience will be instantly enhanced - dare I say a 2x improvement overall. I would love to try out these screens with a PVHE turbo stem, that would probably be peak performance for a "easy draws to thick clouds" ratio. Has anyone tried these bad boys with a turbo?