Been holding off until I got this order in hand to report on BFG. Now that I have (a day early thanks dhl!) I only have positive stuff to say. In spite of not wanting to order through insta, I found BFG to be fast, friendly, discreet, and transparent. Just an all around nice experience. Delivery took less than 7 days.
The device itself is so impressive. Interesting how the body doesn't have a condenser style tube running down the center. Probably doesn't need it, though. Great threading on the components, and finished nicely for it's price point. I can't comment on it's operation with the metal body, and while I'm envious of all the glass, I probably wouldn't have used it either.
I instantly installed the tip on my stainless steel Amazed, as was my plan from the start. It looks like it was designed for it, and the orings I used for my dynavap tip on the Amazed work even better with the slightly larger BFG.
With a nearly ten inch airpath snaking through a block of stainless steel, back to back hits from the BFG remained ice cold.
FUNCTION of the BFG kinda blows me away. My first go I just heated the ring with a triple flame torch from a little bit away, to a few seconds after the click. Puffs were nicely flavorful, and the load was lightly toasted. Excellent, but not what I was after.
The second go about 15 minutes later (long enough for the tip to cool), I ran the flame right up on the tip, with half on the ring and half below it. Waited a few seconds after the click. Even though the vapor was cool, I could tell something was up. The clouds I exhaled were INSANE, and yes I said clouds plural.
I'm sure you could clear it in one through glass where you have more space to collect the vapor, but through the stem I tapped out. And then the next inhale was just as a big! And the next was about a third as big, before a click. The load exited fully roasted.
I'm really impressed. Through glass, with a single flame torch, I can get my 2019 dynavap stainless steel tip to produce clouds like this and fully roast a load in a hit or so. But, it's nowhere near as pleasant as the BFG, and not possible with the stem only, and you really risk combustion. And you don't get more than one.
Great job BFG on this device, and the excellent customer interactions. Really excited to see what else you come out with.