hello to all
firstly i would like to thank the member by the name OF and many others for proving such great insights for the AA. thank you very much to all members who have posted on this AA thread.
so on the 12th of Oct I placed an order on the arizer website for the arizer air.
after reading all pages on this thread I decided I would need an extra battery for my unit and an extra mouth piece just in case I broke mine so to have an extra at that time would be great so I ordered an extra plastic tipped month piece coz many ppl here said the plastic tipped ones are great.
so I placed an order for an arizer with an extra battery and extra mouth piece
they shipped my AA on the 12th of October and
I live in india so it took about 4 days for to reach indian customs where is was for about a week
fast forward to last Thursday the 28th of Oct I received my AA
so I received my vape and when I reached home at the end of the day from work I was finally able to test it out
I had charged it the entire day and performed several burn off cycles so when I loaded my bowl and pushed it into the unit it fit nicely into the unit. it was a little stiff to push in but once it was in it was pretty secure.
so the first time I fired up the unit and took a couple draws, I was kind of over whelmed by the taste of the vapour. I'll be honest I didn't like the taste at first. it tasted like I put a bud in my mouth and sucked on the bud for a couple hours. but later I adjusted to the taste pretty well and now I love the taste.
I didn't notice the effects right away, for example when we smoke a joint we feel the effects within the first few drags from the joint.
so I didn't feel any effects right away so I loaded another bowl and smoked that too.
at first I used the unit only on the red temp setting.
so I smoked about 3 bowls from a fully charged battery on the red setting -
EXACTLY
like I said I didn't feel any effects at first so I stopped after the first 3 bowl session I shut off the unit put it back on charge and came down to my room. I was smoking in my terrace.
here in india the herb is pretty good sometimes
so I came back down to my room n after a few mins I realised I'm running around in my room
so I went to the washroom n was washing my hands and suddenly I realised I was smashed. a good comparison would by 1 joint = 1 bowl.
so I smoked a cigarette. and soon after I realised I was quite medicated
so coming to my thoughts on the unit.
1. Very well manufactured unit
2. every review I saw of this unit the ppl said that the unit is smaller than they expected. when I received the unit my first impression was A. the unit is smaller than expected. B. The bowl in the glass stem is bigger than expected.
3. you get about 3 full bowls from a full charged battery. that is if your using the unit only on the red temp setting. and about 4 bowls using the White and Green setting.
4. on the red setting flavor doesn't last as long but the clouds are decent. on green settings g the taste lasts much longer the clouds last longer and a much smoother experience.
5. the unit performs like a champion on the white and green settings, at first there is amazing flavour the clouds do get bigger if you let the unit heat up and allow a minute to pass between draws.
switching to vaporising after smoking herb for 8 years :-
(ME 40 YEARS)
1. the vapour is smoother than a cigarette
2. it feels very odd at first because when you are vaporising you don't feel the effects right away
3. the taste is something that you get used to in the first few days at first it tastes horrible but then having used it over one weekend the taste is now much appreciated over the way joints taste.
4. I read a very good example somewhere online. joints are like whiskey and vaporising is like drinking wine. the whiskey gets you drunk within the first few shots where as wine gets u very drunk after 8 10 glasses. when you are vaporising I guess it can be compared to drinking wine because once you develop a taste for it, it really does make you love the taste of your herb and also you feel a good clean fresh high after the first 1 or 2 bowls but after 4 to 6 bowls the high really hits you like you can say after 1 or 2 that ok I am nicely high but after 4 to 6 bowls you will say ok I know I'm quite smashed.
5. the feeling in the lungs after doing a good long session of 6 to 10 bowls you will be very well medicated and you won't feel the damage of smoking which results in a much cleaner more comfortable high
you wouldnt have used as much herb as you would have in 6 to 10 bowls of a bong nor do you feel that disgusting feeling of tar and shit in your lungs after doing 6 to 10 bowls in a bong. so that is good
best part about vaping -
to feel the effect of smoking 6 to 10 bong hits
to not feel the damage of smoking 6 to 10 bong hits
best part about the AA -
VERY VERY ECONOMICAL !! THE EFFECT OF SMOKING 20 JOINTS WHILE USING THE HERB OF 4 JOINTS.
only negative thing I can think about is
1. draw resistance is more. but then you adjust your smoking style. effect is good enough to not care about the draw.
you'll learn how to get past this with herb prep
at first I didn't get as good results as I am now.
I read somewhere that this vape has a baby learning curve - I agree to this as my first few bowls weren't as good as it is now. I am still learning to use this vape and looking forward to the age old saying practice makes perfect
also would like to add.
after smoking for 8 years for purely recreation I had reached a stage where I was irritated of the fact that smoking joints gave me munchies and somehow I feel that vaping cause any munchies. so that's a very big plus for me
having been a smoker for soo long I had become used to waking up every morning and having to remove the phelgm/lung butter/cuff by coughing a lot
having switched to vaping over the weekend I noticed that this wasn't happening anymore. so now my throat is feeling much much better
Final thoughts on the Arizer Air :-
1. Very Good product. well priced. well manufactured.
2. replaceable battery is a very good advantage.
3. taste is phenomenal. lol it is soo good that having not cared for the taste while smoking for the last 8 years it feels very different to buy now solely because of the way it tastes
I feel it makes the herb taste similar to how it smells.
4. the high/effect/medicated feeling is very very good. Very clean feeling. no heavy feeling / headache when it's wearing off.
5. this is my personal opinion but I'm in love with the fact that I can get high as a kite and I won't get the munchies
6. I guess herb is expensive where it's legal but here in india we get 100 grams of very good fresh herb for USD 40. so I've never thought about being economical with my herb. but woow does this thing perform !!
like last night for example - usually on Sunday when I'm going to sleep around 12 at night I would have smoked 10 to 15 joints feeling tired as hell my head feeling heavy and that excessive phelgm buildup in my chest
but last night I think I had smoked under 10 bowls the entire day. I think I used the herb of 2 to 4 joints to get 10 bowls in my arizer air
so I feel it's very economical to get the effect of smoking 20 joints without feeling the side effects of smoking 20 joints and having used the amount used to make only 4 joints. so yeah looking forward to the herb lasting much much longer now
I feel I have to stress on this fact.
to feel the effect of smoking 20 joints
from the amount of herb used to make 4 joints
without feeling the damage of smoking even 1 joint is truly epic
the battery life is great
gives around 4 bowls on green temp setting
gives around 3 bowls on red temp setting.
I feel it is good to give 30 to 40 seconds between draws. allows the bowl to heat up giving you a much better draw much better taste and cloud.
7. I have noticed that when I use my grinder to grind my herb it results in a very fine consistency. this fine herb when vaporised I guess causes to draw resistance to increase
so what I did was I plucked apart the bud so it had a very nice flaky consistency, so when I put this flaky herb in a small zip lock bag I roll a small amount into a ball and when I put that ball in the bowl the herb expands a little coz it's flaky and fits nicely into the bowl giving good draws and resulting in a more even AVB.
MEDTAINER - SHREDDER (ON AMAZON)
all in all very good vaporiser
very well priced
very well manufactured
baby learning curve
replaceable battery is very good for on the go sessions
very economic with herb
can't emphasise on how good the effects are in comparison to smoking. lol truly Fuck Combustion
finally a very big thank you to all members who have posted on this thread.
thank you for being such a good guide to selecting the perfect vaporiser for myself
). I've been a huge fan of it but am looking to improve my Air. More specifically...The stems. I'm up to date on the information regarding the majority of stems, but I need some help with specifics.
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