Discontinued The Grasshopper

[Kalessin]

Well, my Grasshopper manifested the dreaded blue/red lights of death last night. So saddening. Have made a warranty request and am waiting to hear back. Going back to my other vapes is so disappointing now.

 

[Mr. Me2]

Well, my Grasshopper manifested the dreaded blue/red lights of death last night. So saddening. Have made a warranty request and am waiting to hear back. Going back to my other vapes is so disappointing now.

So sorry to hear that! How long did you have/use it before it died?

 

[Kalessin]

So sorry to hear that! How long did you have/use it before it died?

17 days But I used it every day, all day.

 

[SilentRunner]

Well, my Grasshopper manifested the dreaded blue/red lights of death last night. So saddening. Have made a warranty request and am waiting to hear back. Going back to my other vapes is so disappointing now.

I have the same problem since last weekend. But only for a few seconds and not every hit. I still use it because I would miss it too much

 

[HerbieVonVapster]

Yes I also got the dreaded red/blue light few days back...requested rma and was surpriced when they mailed me out the body right away.

After using the new one a for a day. Started packing up old body to send back. Decided to try old body again. Of course now its working fine. Last couple days really been using and stress testing it and seems fine.

Now I need to send one back..part of me wants to just keep the new one since the old one had displayed the warning lights. Only issue is cosmetic the new body doesn't match as well as draw attention more to unit.

Does anyone know other than the change to the SS finish if any other improvements have been made?

I did email them about it and they said old one should/could be fine. Maybe being vain but really does look better with the old body..but if there was improvements to the new ones of course rather go that route.

 

[Rush520]

The potential drawbacks are outweighing everything right now, and have emailed the team regarding a cancellation. We did pay at time of preorder correct? It's been so long lol

 

[akwardsauce]

for anyone wondering how the warranty process goes...http://i.imgur.com/FCt4X7q.png

 

[GreenHopper]

Yeah like a Pax2 is super stealth without looking like anything else, a GH with a shorter fatter body, so bigger batter and vapor path, regular button instead of trigger, that's a locust I'd want, pen was a bonus of GH, the functionality is the real seller and imo it is being limited unnecessarily



I tried GH in a matinee a couple hits, doable but Milaana has been so much better, that'd even work in a crowded theater, hidden in palm and silent stealth no led lights plus just quicker overall too, not quite as small or self contained getting in but doable especially in a hoodie pocket



Yeah that sucks man, finally sent my ss in so it got there yesterday. I am sure my blue Ti will need it too, fine now but I can see back end is a bit crooked (dial seem) and yeah pessimistic, but I'll just wait til it's unusable and will wait to use the ss when it is back, not using it too heavily either now, just select situations. Will likely sell one since Milaana is my mainstay anyhow, two seems unnecessary for me now. Just need to decide which one to keep...



Hopper in its box fits in priority flat rate box for $6.80 USPS

Love my Pax 2, miss my hopper immensely.

I've been seeing a few posts mention a desire for a larger hopper, better this and that and I agree mostly if it was additional to the current hopper.

I in no way feel the current formfactor is flawed. I believe it has drawbacks but essentially delivers on its intended designers promises, albeit not within promised time scales.

However if I had a wish list for the next hopper it would be a modular design preferably compatible with current day ecigg mods.

So that would be a selection of different sized chambers with different cooling abilities and material amounts connecting to the heating unit which itself then connects to existing mod batteries.

I'd like the chamber and heating unit to connect not with threads but with a magnetic click or if that will fail due to heat issues then a twist click method.

Just my worth.

I feel this way you can go stealth with the off the shelf V1 hopper or go DIY and define your own.

Small chamber and battery for stealth.

Small chamber large battery for all day burnt lips (if that's ya thing).

Large battery small chamber with cooling unit.

Large battery large chamber with cooling unit.

Small battery large chamber no cooling unit.

Gas mask attachment, XXXL chamber, backpack sized battery with annual charge cycle, iron lung attachment, mobility scooter for portability.

 

[EmDeemo]

Wow.

Is this nonsense with failures and hot back ends still going on?

I havent been here for a few months. My hopper died and I havent had the money to even send the damn thing back yet. I thought I'd log in and see whats what and wheres the hot shot.

Very tempted to send it back, get a refund, and buy three VapCaps instead if hopper labs arent getting somewhere

Whats the consensus from you lovely lot, have hopper labs got any closer to ironing out the bugs in this thing or are we still seeing what could be interpretted as a somewhat unhealthy failure rate?

 

[Shit Snacks]

Wow.

Is this nonsense with failures and hot back ends still going on?

I havent been here for a few months. My hopper died and I havent had the money to even send the damn thing back yet. I thought I'd log in and see whats what and wheres the hot shot.

Very tempted to send it back, get a refund, and buy three VapCaps instead if hopper labs arent getting somewhere

Whats the consensus from you lovely lot, have hopper labs got any closer to ironing out the bugs in this thing or are we still seeing what could be interpretted as a somewhat unhealthy failure rate?

Do they do refunds for defective units? Better imo to just post it in the classifieds, even busted. If it hasn't been registered for warranty yet they can just take ownership and have the repair/replacement shipped to them. You could shop them the dead hopper or ship it to GHL once they take ownership and pay you... just a thought to pay it forward

A lot of us have suffered faulty Hoppers, many iterations of a complex product, but some have not had any with their specific version, so many in the wild now who really knows for sure?

 

[Bass Vaper]

My dark gray Ti died on day 3. They sent me a new body for it, it died day 2. The front end on the blue Ti I received had a dent in it (out of the box). They sent a new one that doesn't even screw on tightly, it just turns and turns. The latest SS back end I've received also gets hot, like the one it replaced. Waiting on response to warranty request #14.

I have 4.

Game changer(s).

@emmdeemo, my opinion is that they've figured out how to mass produce something they haven't figured out how to perfect yet.

 

[Mr.tuffyino-h-i-o]

June Update


Hi Everyone,

We are excited to wrap-up another successful month. Although we did not get through all orders that were estimated to ship in June, we did get through the majority of them. The backlog caused by the charger switch was not fully overcome so we are still a few weeks behind schedule. However, we completed all pre-orders from March, April and May 2015 this month.

The current bottleneck in production is assembly. We have all the parts flowing in smoothly and are working to assemble the units faster. We have 5 new techs learning the assembly process. It takes about 30 days for a new employee to become effective, so we will see the results of more new hires soon.

We will have updated shipping estimates for everyone whose orders were estimated to ship in June but were not yet shipped. We’ve still not hit the mark perfectly with our adjusted dates but they have been much more accurate and we are continually improving. The average wait time for a new order has gone down an order of magnitude in 2016. We are glad you have stuck with the wait as we improved the Grasshopper for everyone.

Accessories, shirts and more goodies are in the works. You will see some of this stuff shipping to you soon. We are continuing to invest in the Grasshopper family and have plans to grow the community aspect of the product. We have been blown away by the photos, comments and creative applications of the Grasshopper.

The shipping number tallied right around 2000 units this month. More on the way out this week!

Thanks for your support,

The Grasshopper Team

 

[lovecrush]

edit: nvm I got it a few minutes after

 

[Steampuffer]

Has anyone noticed the Grasshopper’s proprietary battery charges to a max 4.20 V

 

[Shit Snacks]

Has anyone noticed the Grasshopper’s proprietary battery charges to a max 4.20 V

That is normal, 18650s do the same. It also cuts off at 3.7v when GH shows it dead, which is actually a great level for storage since 18650s can go lower (but they also like a 3.7v ish cut off as well, really 3.5 min)

 

[Hawk]

That is normal, 18650s do the same. It also cuts off at 3.7v when GH shows it dead, which is actually a great level for storage since 18650s can go lower (but they also like a 3.7v ish cut off as well, really 3.5 min)

I wish the cutoff was a little lower at 3.6v These batteries drop down quickly from 4.2v and level off the longest at 3.7v. Might have gotten an extra bowl if they did this and it wouldn't harm the battery.

 

[C4PO]

T-Shirts and stuff huh? How bout we get the actual GH out before adding to your plate GHL!

Jan '16 order now estimated for July. I won't hold my breath.

 

[Kasish]

T-Shirts and stuff huh? How bout we get the actual GH out before adding to your plate GHL!

Jan '16 order now estimated for July. I won't hold my breath.

T-shirts are cheap to make, wont get sent back for warranty and will give them some more cashflow to work out the never ending warranty claims..

 

[akwardsauce]

T-shirts are cheap to make, wont get sent back for warranty and will give them some more cashflow to work out the never ending warranty claims..

who here is planning on buying gh swag?

 

[radiant34]

who here is planning on buying gh swag?

I think they mean water adapters, oil ends as well as t shirts. From a company that made something so unique as the grasshopper I cannot wait what else they have that is game changing as the hopper

 

[IAmKrazy2]

Liking my two hoppers. Excellent stealth portable. The standard complaints are obvious, relatively harsh vapor, a mouthpiece that heats up in a session, and mediocre battery life.

These are all no problem, as this will be primarily a stealth portable for me. I figured immediately it wouldn't beat good desktops like the Evo or Herbie in vapor quality and experience, or even other portables like the Zion but it doesn't have to IMO. The speed and stealth factor make this a must have, and certainly could work as a daily driver for many people.

So IMO this certainly is a game changer for instant convection based on size and speed plus a built in all in one bowl (vs. a stem system of the Zion, Milaana, Solo, ect.) But i will not say it is as good of an experience as some of the other top tier vapes, but IMO it is unfair to compare it to a desktop or even a much bigger portable ala the Zion.

 

[hi_there]

T-shirts are cheap to make

I can't wait to get a t-shirt that says "I ordered a Grasshopper but all I got was this crappy t-shirt"

 

[syrupy]

I can't wait to get a t-shirt that says "I ordered a Grasshopper but all I got was this crappy t-shirt"

The shirts are pre-orders. They'll come out after the oil front ends.

 

[subway13029]

I literally get one load per battery....but holy damn does this thing rip?? Yes it does!!!

 

[syrupy]

I literally get one load per battery....but holy damn does this thing rip?? Yes it does!!!

Is the back end getting hot? Because that can cause the low battery life. Either that, or you have elephant sized lungs.