I agree 100%.
I like to lurk for a few weeks when I join a new forum, so this post also represents me leaving my cave
I love my FF2 as well, but I don't use it within its weaknesses but its strengths. I bought well after its introduction, and at a nice discount, so most of the hype escaped me. To this day it is my most used vape. It sits in its cradle on my desk right in front of me, ALWAYS clean, loaded, and ready, and as
@F-UCTD instructed with the load touching the glass peekhole. I have never even used the other battery as I've never needed it. By many metrics, my FF2 is my favorite desktop. LOL
Speaking of loads, as you mentioned, it just requires a COARSE grind. So many ppl seem to over-grind. A coarse grind is slightly more than waving the grinder across the flower. I stopped using a grinder entirely and now mostly just use fingers and a small pair of scissors depending on strain.
Something else to consider, and so many ppl I know have this wrong. The airflow is NOT in the direction of "into" the bowl, but "out of" it. The airflow travels towards the glass "peephole" not into the bowl. The little holes in the bowl should not get clogged if you (1) brush out the bowl with new every load (2) do not overgrind (3) don't cram rosin into the holes -- use the concentrate pad. (if they do get clogged, just do a dry run on concentrates mode and it self-cleans".
ALSO, for those who believe there is not enough airflow (too restricted), take off your mouthpiece and locate the tiny stainless steel micro-screen and gently remove it. It doubles air throughput I suspect -- at least a 50% increase. The cost which in my experience is near zero if you grind right, is an occasional micro-partical that may make its way through the airpath. This has happened once to me out of hundreds of draws.
But yes, I don't want to in any way "gaslight" those who struggle with the FF2. (Never understood why folks get upset when another doesn't like something they like?). It is NOT an "easy vape". Regardless, to me it is like a Cat vs a Dog. They each are capable of loving you, but if you want loved by a cat, it is
totally on their terms. There will be times when you want "love" and it has nothing for you. This is like the FireFly 2 for me. The best, most tasty, most magnificent "god-hits" I've ever taken were on that little "coffin" looking thing, that is so statistically temperamental.... it insists on things being ideal, humidity, technique, planetary alignment, etc. But I do love it and am thankful for it. If I lost it, I would buy another one. And it just shines for concentrates. This is a high-performance sports car; it will NOT be as reliable as a Toyota. In my view it is not for everyone and there are large categories of personalities who will find this vape a total turn off.
