It is indeed depressing. Not much good/positive news herein which I empathize with as my Ti is in RMA purgatory - and also why I again have been reading posts again for the last few months after not reading for quite some time. "The more things change the more they stay the same."This thread is like reading old comics in the newspaper.
Agreed. For quite some time my Ti was my only/daily vape. It worked well at the beginning but then performance degraded however I still used it as such for quite some time. Then it wouldn't turn on at all, which was the death knell and into RMA it went in September. At the time I didn't have a good backup but coincidentally and serendipitously on the day it offically died and a week before a trip to SF (ahem!), I purchased a backup which is now my primary and haven't had any issues with that one (a Fury clone). However I still want a good backup for that, just in case but I don't foresee any issues with that like we've seen with the Hopper.After finally thinking about it, I didn't really like taking my Hopper out into the world with me anymore, since it had stopped working randomly a few times and then came back a few hours later a few times. Moral of the story was that i didn't trust the device anymore, and even at home it would sometimes let me down.
But you haven’t needed to actually go thru the warranty process yet, right? Just want to hear someone say they got their RMA done promptly from them and I’ll order one right now.
After finally thinking about it, I didn't really like taking my Hopper out into the world with me anymore. Moral of the story was that i didn't trust the device anymore, and even at home it would sometimes let me down.
I started using my Dynavaps more and more, and now they are pretty much my daily drivers.
Kinda spooky if you got money in this fireJust heard from Verdampftnochmal that they still didn't get their order from GHL in an amount of some $K prepaid last year
Just popping in for a quick visit!
I have had my GH since Feb 2017 and it has not once been in for anything, it has never been sent for any repairs or upgrades and still works perfectly.
Just wanted to share my maintenance routine that works for me!
When the performance starts to drop, I notice that it starts to .....
Just popping in for a quick visit!
I have had my GH since Feb 2017 and it has not once been in for anything, it has never been sent for any repairs or upgrades and still works perfectly.
Just wanted to share my manitenance routine that works for me!
When the performance strats to drop, I notice that it starts to flash red sooner than it usually does after turning blue. Usually I can get a good 15 swcond pull before it turns red but when it needs a clean it is about 5 seconds and the vapor output is WAY less. This signifies a cleaning is required for my GH.
Ensure you have freshly charged batteries!!
Clean out the chamber with a q-tip and the screw on end.
Load up a battery and set to 5, there is NO herb in the vape.
Click ON and wait for blue and pull as hard as you can for as long as it stays BLUE. Repeat a few times to really warm the oven up.
After about 3 heat and pulls, I remove the front end and wipe out the chamber again.
Now I will do about 2 to 3 more heat cycles on 5 and pull as hard as I can with the front end off.
After each of these cycles, I will also remove the battery and blow as hard as I can into the backend.
I usually go through 2 batteries to do this type of cleaning.
Load up a fresh battery, load up some herb, set to 5 and watch the vapor build and the timer reset to longer pulls!
This has been all that I have done to maintain my GH, except ISO the front end.
Still works like day one after a good cleaning!
Unfortunately no. Best I've come across for on the go easy loading is the grasshopper feeder on eBay from Israel. Just push the hopper into the feeder and give it a shake and it's full. The feeder holds around 2gsI'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a working hopper for years. It's been a while since I've visited FC. The hopper cured my VAS. It's perfect for my use habits.
I actually signed back in to ask if anyone has used the hopper with either the S&b or Fury 2 dosing caps? Based on the measurements it looks like it might not (or just) fit. Maybe a bit of a tight fit, but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that an S&b cap might fit?
This is reassuring. I’m expecting it to be the vape to end all others.I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a working hopper for years. It's been a while since I've visited FC. The hopper cured my VAS. It's perfect for my use habits.
I actually signed back in to ask if anyone has used the hopper with either the S&b or Fury 2 dosing caps? Based on the measurements it looks like it might not (or just) fit. Maybe a bit of a tight fit, but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that an S&b cap might fit?
This is reassuring. I’m expecting it to be the vape to end all others.
The vapcap is nice and all but not as stealthy. Although I use it in my car at work and even bathrooms almost everyday without fail.
The one thing I will miss when I’m using the grasshopper will be the dugout with my vapcap. Makes having reserves and reloading so simple and quick.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve told my lady to reassure her. As she’s the one who bought it and is nervous considering how much it is.It seems to be a roll of the dice. Reliability is the device's Achilles heel. If you read through anything related to the hopper, you'll see time and time again something along the lines of "when it works its the best vape" . I got lucky, I hope you do too.
Fury2 caps are also a bit too wide for the Hopper unfortunatelyanyone has used the hopper with either the S&b or Fury 2 dosing caps?
Reliability is the device's Achilles heel.
I really should use mine more!grasshopper feeder on eBay from Israel
I agree. It's just outrageously good when things are functional. I hope they do eventually work out all the problems, buI I've been having a really good time with my 420 HT GH. 220 days of service so far, sharing this thing with family over for Christmas has been, I think, the best aspect of the device for me so far. It's a very approachable little pen, and the high it gives is amazing.There isn't another vape I'm aware of that can hit like the hopper.
And testability and apparently repairability. Their design clearly does not provide for accurate and precise fault diagnosis and they can't seem to make subassemblies (e.g. body and back end) with sufficiently close tolerances to support interchangability.
Mine worked like a champ for 18 months and then went belly up. I now have two Ti GH's that both run cold to the point I won't waste my flower in them and I haven't felt like doing the endless dance with Hopper Labs again....yet.
You could look also at Xmax Fog. It has a replaceable battery and seems to work fine. Has some draw resistance.That's what I'm afraid of. After a year or so of being content, I'm starting to look for an alternative. I guess backup is the more appropriate word here. The fury 2 looks promising but no user replaceable battery. Unfortunately I don't know that there is another on demand milk machine with a tiny form factor and user replaceable battery on the market today. Maybe I'll just get another hopper. Although I can't help feeling that I would end up needing a backup for the backup.....
There isn't another vape I'm aware of that can hit like the hopper.
You could look also at Xmax Fog. It has a replaceable battery and seems to work fine. Has some draw resistance.
During the summer I replaced the Gh with a Fury 2 as a daily driver. Very happy with it. Not the same performance as GH but similar.