Well lookie here, I take a break from fc for a couple of days and the Dabber thread's finally heating up as everyone gets their Dabber on. I got sidetrack with stuff ... like receiving my unit first thing Tuesday morning.
Gosh was it only Tuesday morning ...
I was maybe holding out to form a solid opinion before posting a bit of a review or something and I'm really too tired, but all these recent posts got me tweaked. Anyway, some roughly thrown together initial impressions -
- mostly re-iterate those of mvapes and JoeKickAss. The unit has a nice build quality and feel in the hand. It has a satisfying weight in the hand and the parts all fit well.
I ordered the package Dr.Dabbler linked. Everything was there and the coils glowed fine. Nice. All of this combined with attention to branding and packaging imparts a sense of quality for the user.
But let's move along to what I really want this device to impart on this user. I loaded it with some budderking and immediately got huuuge hits.
The taste seemed fine - though very much afaik as I don't know the bk product and I'm quite new to these contemporary "extract" concentrates - a handful of recent dab bars visits in total.
Did I mention this thing HITS. Like a truck. Of nails.
I do though find it to be on the hot side and harsh on the throat. I certainly don't hold the button down for 10 seconds, instead on for a few, then off for a beat, then on again for a few, etc. In this way, I can back off from the hit being too harsh. I did have a couple of hits through my bub and that was a huge help. One can simply slide onto the mp a short length of 7th Floor whip tubing (3/8" inner diameter) which fits a 14mm joint fine. Bear in mind though that until my recent dabs I only vape-bonged flowers, and at moderate temperatures. So, I'm a wimp.
I expect with a combination of improvement in technique along with my throat getting used to it, this issue will diminish. I can see how the globe attachment could help in 2 ways - cooling the vapor and being able to see the vapor (in order to hit it more lightly if desired)? Otherwise, there's extending the path by adding a bit of tubing, different batts, etc.
The bowl with the recessed coil seems very big to me. I've yet to have the occasion to fill the bowl, but that will surely be fun.
The extras are all nice. The scoop tool makes sense I think for the size and shape of the ceramic bowl. However after struggling with the sticky budder for some time I recalled a member's recommendation for the SSV poker (or similar) and I switched to that.
I like the inclusion of a pamphlet, but would favour more information over graphic design (white space). I'm biased - I like useful information readily available (pamphlet and/or web site) to users of newish products. So, I like the pamphlet in general. (I also forgot about the 5-click trick when I first got it
and the pamphlet reminded me why my heater wasn't ... working).
I haven't tried the shatterproof balls, but I like 'em ... and will load one up when I visit my friendly, local budtender for recommendations of something tasty tomorrow (today?). I'm also looking forward to more plooooms through the bubblubbubbler.
Of course, the additional extras on the deal here are
Mostly I'm just happy to have a powerful portable in my life. Something this small and powerful is a Ghost I can get friendly with.
DD's clearly made efforts to distinguish itself in this market - including joining us here and the customer service I've received. Thanks Dr.Dabber. I feel DD has a done a great job coming up with a quality package at a great price.
That's gonna have to do it. Toothpicks. Gotta remember to get toothpicks.
