Discontinued The Grasshopper
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tubasco
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I agree, but I really wouldn't be surprised if PayPal is requiring this transparency.I see this as great news. Clearly, they have heard the noise from the community. Feels to me like they've finally gotten their manufacturing issues under control to where they can give some attention to the communication & queue issues.
Can't wait to see what complaints people have about this update.
Either way it's a win.
moondog
It's an obsession but it's pleasin'
hi_there
Well-Known Member
Finally....I wonder if their Paypal account is frozen? Either way this is the type of transparency I was waiting for, I am back on-board! I hope by Aug./Sept. all kinks are worked out and I get a perfect hopper. Until then I spent some money on a FF2. I will use the FF2 at home and the Hopper for the road!
I like the transparency, but it would be nice to know the number of units on order in addition to just the number of orders. 5200 delayed orders isn't a useful number if a large number of people ordered two units or a storefront ordered 1000 units. It doesn't provide us with with a real view or how much work GHL has in front of them.
YaFreekin Right
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moondog
It's an obsession but it's pleasin'
That's how I read it as well.
MoltenTiger
Well-Known Member
Cool new video, I find it amazing getting to see the inner workings and I'm looking forward to an iFixit type tear down at some point.
Holding this thing in hand without a battery, back or front end is crazy - it's so light and small. I reckon those three removed components make up 80% of the weight, maybe more.
Holding this thing in hand without a battery, back or front end is crazy - it's so light and small. I reckon those three removed components make up 80% of the weight, maybe more.
tr33sPlease
Well-Known Member
Probably just complaints from the people on here saying we shouldn't complain and just be patient.I see this as great news. Clearly, they have heard the noise from the community. Feels to me like they've finally gotten their manufacturing issues under control to where they can give some attention to the communication & queue issues.
Can't wait to see what complaints people have about this update.
ETA: Anybody want to volunteer to start tracking what people's latest ship dates are versus what they are changed to as part of this new update?
voodoo_vape
Vapour RebeL
Good newz indeed!!! Finally some real honesty and transparency!! Although my waiting is not even considerable with all the other nut cases of a more than 1 year waiting time, but still...
So let's say if we get the worst scenario that your Hopper is among the very last ones let's say, then I would imagine that you would have to wait an approximate period of around 14-16 weeks max, which makes it around 4 months time let's say and even before that since this is the longest time span according to this email...
Patience is a great charisma!! That's what life has showed me so far!!
So let's say if we get the worst scenario that your Hopper is among the very last ones let's say, then I would imagine that you would have to wait an approximate period of around 14-16 weeks max, which makes it around 4 months time let's say and even before that since this is the longest time span according to this email...
Patience is a great charisma!! That's what life has showed me so far!!
hi_there
Well-Known Member
Ok, I changed my mind. I decided to refund and wait till a retailer has it. I just don't want to pay duty and have a chance of having to send it back and forth for repairs. I will wait till it is locally available - looking at you VapeWorld
cannachristopher
Member
Hi Guys
How my Hopper has been update.
Unit is working great giving beautiful clouds of thick vapour back end still getting warm but not hot hot.I treat it like a joint and it is the closest vaporizer to feel like pulling on a fat one, it is special.
My blue ti unit went back to Vapefiend as the cap tread stripped some how. One minute the cap was on tight a check of the herb re tighten cap and round and round it went. After a few more bowls and me twisting,the internal tread was gone and the cap just fell off.
Vapefiend sorted it and I have a new cap that tightens perfectly on my unit. Sent on Tuesday back with me today at 11am I can not fault them I think they are an amazing company and will continue to purchase from them, in fact I bought a Stainless hopper today but have not told the wife yet it comes tomorrow. Damn VAS I am surrendering my bank card to the wife now but who cares I got two Hoppers 4 batteries and a pot full of my favourite erb
How my Hopper has been update.
Unit is working great giving beautiful clouds of thick vapour back end still getting warm but not hot hot.I treat it like a joint and it is the closest vaporizer to feel like pulling on a fat one, it is special.
My blue ti unit went back to Vapefiend as the cap tread stripped some how. One minute the cap was on tight a check of the herb re tighten cap and round and round it went. After a few more bowls and me twisting,the internal tread was gone and the cap just fell off.
Vapefiend sorted it and I have a new cap that tightens perfectly on my unit. Sent on Tuesday back with me today at 11am I can not fault them I think they are an amazing company and will continue to purchase from them, in fact I bought a Stainless hopper today but have not told the wife yet it comes tomorrow. Damn VAS I am surrendering my bank card to the wife now but who cares I got two Hoppers 4 batteries and a pot full of my favourite erb
vapviking
Old & In the Way
Welcome, thanks for posting. Though you had an issue, nice to hear it was resolved quickly - and sounds like one-off, not one of the usual troubles.Hi Guys
How my Hopper has been update.
Unit is working great giving beautiful clouds of thick vapour back end still getting warm but not hot hot.I treat it like a joint and it is the closest vaporizer to feel like pulling on a fat one, it is special.
My blue ti unit went back to Vapefiend as the cap tread stripped some how. One minute the cap was on tight a check of the herb re tighten cap and round and round it went. After a few more bowls and me twisting,the internal tread was gone and the cap just fell off.
Vapefiend sorted it and I have a new cap that tightens perfectly on my unit. Sent on Tuesday back with me today at 11am I can not fault them I think they are an amazing company and will continue to purchase from them, in fact I bought a Stainless hopper today but have not told the wife yet it comes tomorrow. Damn VAS I am surrendering my bank card to the wife now but who cares I got two Hoppers 4 batteries and a pot full of my favourite erb
It's pretty clear that we 'like' this kinda thing here!
Vaperist
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maybe this can help. many things can affect Li-ion battery life.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
EdE80
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I get about 2 packs per battery too. I also squeeze a lot out of 1 pack though
FizzNuggets
Well-Known Member
Me also. I can get 3 bowls if I use lower temps more, but that 5 through water is just so tempting.
Vaperist
Well-Known Member
if you wanna your batteries to live long, you shouldn't count how many bowls you vape from one battery. Li-ion is living longer if you recharge it after every session.
Legitimate question here folks - how's the reliability been on these newer units? I'm really not seeing too many complaints about hot backends or multiple replacements anymore......
Maybe it's just me but it almost sounds like they got most of the kinks worked out of the design.
Has anyone here had a Grasshopper last for 6+ months then suddenly experience issues? I know we have some hoppers in the wild with over a year of use without issues, but I'm curious to know just how reliable these vapes are by now.
Maybe it's just me but it almost sounds like they got most of the kinks worked out of the design.
Has anyone here had a Grasshopper last for 6+ months then suddenly experience issues? I know we have some hoppers in the wild with over a year of use without issues, but I'm curious to know just how reliable these vapes are by now.
Vaperist
Well-Known Member
@Bass Vaper got his 7th replacement recently. i don't know what was a problem but it happened recently.
FizzNuggets
Well-Known Member
I use a battery or two in a session. Load new battery, go through 2 loads and recharge. Sometimes it's dying at this point, occasionally is dead, usually 25% remaining but I see a difference in performance there. This tells me it wouldn't get through a third. Not gonna change battery every two bong rips, sorry.
YaFreekin Right
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Though a much larger capacity battery would be fantastic, I think it's quite unlikely. 2000mAh is close to what you get from a 18650(those go to 3400mAh), which is a much larger battery volumetrically. I can see some improvements if they were able to get a big player like Panasonic to build batteries for them but given the minute quantities I can't see that happening.
FizzNuggets
Well-Known Member
I honestly wouldn't mind sacrificing a little size for some extra life.. Not too much though this thing is pretty sleek.
Edit. Would totally own one of each size, to accommodate any need, or vas...
Edit. Would totally own one of each size, to accommodate any need, or vas...
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delloy
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@YaFreekin Right I dunno about size of battery being any larger. You say 18650 will go to 2000mAh and more, but you can also get standard rechargeable NIMH AA size batteries that are 2000mAh. I know these aren't powerful enough for a vape and wouldn't work but they are obviously smaller than an 18650 and probably the GH battery isn't much smaller/larger than those volume wise (unsure as I don't have mine yet
) so not sure size is an issue, although I will admit I don't know a lot about battery technology. 
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