Discontinued The Grasshopper
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nopartofme
Over the falls, in a barrel
3053 according to the Indiegogo page.
Kalessin
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Thanks. I thought it was said specifically somewhere but couldn't find it in my half-assed search
zymos
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But weren't a big chunk of the pledges made in the last couple of days of the campaign? 300 seems smaller than I would have expected. I'm one of them, still waiting.....
Also, before anyone bothers doing the math, that's 300 backers, not 300 hoppers. Plenty of people have added on extras since the campaign closed.
Also, before anyone bothers doing the math, that's 300 backers, not 300 hoppers. Plenty of people have added on extras since the campaign closed.
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
The Grasshopper is an amazing "PERSONAL" device, I have had my SS since the first holiday backer round which I guess was already June WHOA! and it's been my daily driver, go-to vape ever since. I recently got my backer Ti and as I expected, every "problem" with a GH (heat, battery life) that I have only considered "problems" in a group setting are solved easily by just having more hoppers. Now when folks come over they can just consume the strain they want from my shelf at their own pace and me at mine. it's a different but in my opinion better way to consume.
That said, sometimes it's nice to just pass it around like a bottle of booze and for that I say either use a GH with a bong (oh the flavor of bong rips at temp 3)
OR
As some have done get a companion session vape. I got the mivape a few weeks ago and for sharing it's awesome! A few non-tragic QC issues over there also and this is vaporfecrion's second device so as I've said I think we all need to be realistic that vapes are a new technology, so yeah I've had to buy a new mivape moutpeice (at discount because warranty was going to take to long as I'm traveling) and the moutpeice door has a crack but it's not a real problem.
And I would rather not send it back for these minor problems now because I don't want to go without having that deliciousness of flower+hash of the same strain that the mivape can do.
Both vapes are convection, flavor chasing dreams come true but also very different products.
I know a lot of people pair their Grasshoppper with a Crafty, I bet the firewood would be good also. The problem with session vapes after the Grasshooper is the start up time seems like forever although the mivape is decent, about a minute but nothing is like the grasshopper 5 seconds.
Particularly for patients, I think the GH startup time is simply a must have. Not all use medical but it can be, for example, last night I had some revenge of too spicer a dinner, A quick grab of the grasshopper and a pinch of Hell's Angel and I was back to sleep with a settled stomach before my pax2 would have even been ready!
One last thing, I went over to HL the other day to catch up a bit, it's a bustle of activity over there so DONT PANIC!
Oh you are gonna love the Zion my man, some day...
I should be the first one able to compare the two i believe (early January GH pre order, Zion beta tester)... Soon enough! 
I personally couldn't be happier about this update. I'm probably not gonna run out and get on the list again immediately, but I'm now confident that at some point in the future I'll be able to purchase a grasshopper and the Hopper Labs will be around to sell me that grasshopper and perform any warranty service it may need. I just acquired another vape very recently so my vas is sated at the moment, and my budget is telling me hell no, but when my budget starts to get to "please don't but it would be fine" I'll likely pull the trigger then.
V_for_Vaping
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Thank you for that! Hope it helps a few folks to relax a little.
3,053 Backers for a total of 2,744 Grasshoppers.
zymos
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300 more backers than total Grasshoppers? That doesn't seem right....
Kalessin
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Don't know how to account for all of it, but 102 of the backers counted were Forgotten International Shipping perks, 27 were Five Dollar High-five perks, and 4 were Tshirt and sticker perks
zymos
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But the 102 international people also got/will get hoppers, right?
Where did 2744 come from again? How does anyone other than GHL know how many each backer is getting? People on Reddit are posting about receiving several.
Oh well, doesn't really matter either way, just something to speculate on while I continue to wait for my shipping confirmation...
Kalessin
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As far as my information, I am just looking at the Indiegogo page where it lists all the perks and the numbers bought, as well as total backers. And yes, the people who got the shipping perk also ordered hoppers, but from the looks of how the system works, that means those people were counted twice, basically. I think someone on here or Reddit at one point broke the numbers down and estimated how many hoppers were bought based on the money made and the number of backers on each post, but I don't remember where or when.
Bass Vaper
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Got the repaired unit back today. Works great. No heat in the backend at all. The front end actually seems better too, it's not getting as hot. Like night and day really.
Other than a couple ankle biter critiques I have, this really is a great device. Pretty sweet.
Other than a couple ankle biter critiques I have, this really is a great device. Pretty sweet.
It does seem fairly high, which is probably part of why they raised the price. If the workers are getting paid $15/HR that's about $19 of revenue from each hopper going to JUST assembly. I wonder if that "assembly" time also include testing and packaging or if that's another expense as well. When you consider paying manufacturers for parts, shipping, rent, etc I wonder how low their margins are. All that gets expensive rather quickly.
vapen00b
Many vapes & accessories. Always happy to help
Here's some info from Caroline having asked her about the batteries :
"Hi There,
There is no bottleneck with Batteries, and everyone who purchased an extra Battery should get them with their Grasshopper. Occasionally, they do not fit in box, and are shipped underneath a cardboard insert. Most folks don't think to check there until they have emailed to ask about where their extra Battery is.
Lithium Ion Batteries are innately dangerous. The Batteries have been designed so they safely vent if there is ever an issue.
Best,
Caroline"
"Hi There,
There is no bottleneck with Batteries, and everyone who purchased an extra Battery should get them with their Grasshopper. Occasionally, they do not fit in box, and are shipped underneath a cardboard insert. Most folks don't think to check there until they have emailed to ask about where their extra Battery is.
Lithium Ion Batteries are innately dangerous. The Batteries have been designed so they safely vent if there is ever an issue.
Best,
Caroline"
ooo
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has anyone who's received their Hopper past their estimated ship date gotten an extra battery for free?
asking because i don't want to add that to my pre-order if it's already suppose to come
reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrassHopperVape/comments/3d3mme/all_preorders_delayed_past_their_original/
asking because i don't want to add that to my pre-order if it's already suppose to come
reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrassHopperVape/comments/3d3mme/all_preorders_delayed_past_their_original/
pushpaw
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I think the extra battery thing is for pre-orders not backers, and no pre-order shipments have gone out yet. I was a backer, and I would have to check my original order to be sure, but if I remember correctly I ordered one extra battery when I backed originally and then added two more when I got my shipping confirmation. My hopper arrived with the 4 batteries I was expecting. One was in the hopper itself, the other 3 were taped to the underside of the insert in the shipping box that holds the Grasshopper box in place. All were fully charged at delivery (I double checked them with the nitecore d2 before use to be sure.)
JiggyJack
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From the Indiegogo campaign site...
Each of the following perkw claimed includes one Grasshopper, except for the Retail kit which contains 25 grasshoppers for each perk claimed. So...
Standard Grasshopper
1466 claimed
Early-Bird Grasshopper
120 claimed
Holiday Gift Grasshopper
123 claimed
Titanium Grasshopper
484 claimed
Color Grasshopper
279 claimed
Everything Grasshopper
72 claimed
Retail Kit
8 (kits) claimed (8 x 25 = 200 grasshoppers claimed)
1466 claimed
Early-Bird Grasshopper
120 claimed
Holiday Gift Grasshopper
123 claimed
Titanium Grasshopper
484 claimed
Color Grasshopper
279 claimed
Everything Grasshopper
72 claimed
Retail Kit
8 (kits) claimed (8 x 25 = 200 grasshoppers claimed)
That adds up to 2,744 grasshoppers (1,909 SS and 835 Ti).
However, something is wrong with the numbers. I would expect that if you add in the claimed perks that did not include hoppers the grand total would match the total number of people who funded (3,053) but they do not.
Five Dollar High-Five
27 claimed
Forgot International shipping!
102 claimed
Grasshopper Tee and Sticker
4 claimed
27 claimed
Forgot International shipping!
102 claimed
Grasshopper Tee and Sticker
4 claimed
Add in these 133 noon-grasshopper claimed perks and that only brings the total to 2,877 so I can't account for all the backers based on the Indiegogo site numbers. I wouldn't think 3,053 backers could have claimed 2,877 perks unless two people backed the same perk 176 times.
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Bass Vaper
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My buddy's had an extra battery in it.
This one just started making the clicking sound when in use. It doesn't do it when charging like others have reported, it clicks when it's being used. Not sure if I read anyone else's doing that while running.
Other than the sound, it's working fine though. I don't plan to do anything about it at this point. Sometimes it doesn't happen.
This one just started making the clicking sound when in use. It doesn't do it when charging like others have reported, it clicks when it's being used. Not sure if I read anyone else's doing that while running.
Other than the sound, it's working fine though. I don't plan to do anything about it at this point. Sometimes it doesn't happen.
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CG420
Over the horizon u can see the edges of the Earth
Got mine a week ago, I like the Grasshopper so far. I have only gotten to play with it twice or so and I do realize the clicking initially when powered up. The vaporizer coupled with a glass rig would be the best option as I feel it would help with extraction in lower dial temps. Mouthpiece does get hot. I haven't used my silicone but it would play a little part for fitting and also helps keep the titanium scratch free right there.