The HI

[JBone65]

I've enjoyed the Bamboo HI for over a year. It's working better than ever, the learning curve seems to continue over time in terms of efficiency and enjoyment . Can't remember the last time I started a fire with it, and the hit quality is however intense I wan t it to be. I appreciate the finer benefits of portable devices, but every weed-head needs a (simple reliable, inexpensive) HI IMO.

 

[JBone65]

Anyone know how to get more small pre-shaped screens for the 3/8" SS tube?

The original two screens lasted more than a year, thanks to frequent ISO soaks, but they're not looking good. Thanks.

 

[SpudBob]

Anyone know how to get more small pre-shaped screens for the 3/8" SS tube?

The original two screens lasted more than a year, thanks to frequent ISO soaks, but they're not looking good. Thanks.

@Alan!

 

[Canna Chameleon]

Anyone know how to get more small pre-shaped screens for the 3/8" SS tube?

The original two screens lasted more than a year, thanks to frequent ISO soaks, but they're not looking good. Thanks.

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making basket screens

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or

Basket Screen Press - BP380

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[JBone65]

@Alan!

Thanks. Im from the really old school. Does Alan have an email address?

I also have a side question. Twice recently I've found my heater has shut off unexpectedly, and it took me a few minutes to get it going again. Not sure but it could be the heater jack. What tends to wear out first? Can something come loose inside? Thanks.

 

[SpudBob]

Thanks. Im from the really old school. Does Alan have an email address?

I also have a side question. Twice recently I've found my heater has shut off unexpectedly, and it took me a few minutes to get it going again. Not sure but it could be the heater jack. What tends to wear out first? Can something come loose inside? Thanks.

http://www.toasty-top.com
The pin connector on the power source/VVPS, i think that's the vernacular, is the most likely culprit. I had to replace/splice a new connector onto the VVPS because the very small wires had broken. Not a big deal. You can get new connectors off Amazon or at a Radio Shack if they are still a thing! You need to be careful with the power supply' wirings as they are NOT very stout. IF you have an ordinary 12V power source you can replace the whole unit too. You may even have a spare, from some other device, laying arround- i probably have 5-6 from previous devices that will work IF they have the right 2.1, IIRC, pin.

My square HI, by the way ,is STILL my goto every day!!! I have a number of other units but the 7/16th's HI is the ONE!!!

 

[JBone65]

Thanks.

I bought a replacement VVPS several months ago. A soldered connection on the VVPS power cord let go. I'm suspecting the heater this time.

Alan@toasty-top.com

 

[Shit Snacks]

Thanks. Im from the really old school. Does Alan have an email address?

Yeah just reply to the email chain where you ordered the HI originally and he will help you out with everything!

 

[Canna Chameleon]

Yeah just reply to the email chain where you ordered the HI originally and he will help you out with everything!

Talk about old school.

 

[oddjobold]

I am about to join the club. I ordered a square bottom HI with voltage regulator. This will be my first log.

Tbh i dont usually do plugins. I am not allowed to vape inside. However i do have a porch out the back with power, and a DC extension cable. Should work.

I also hope with the voltage regulator to use a powerbank. I got an Anker Nano, PD powerbank thats capable of 30w. Could be fun sitting in the park with my log.

Its always fun ordering from Alan, it really feels like a customized experience. When the package arrives you never 100% know what everything is going to look like, and what extras will be supplied. All part of the fun! A customized vape care package.

 

[JBone65]

I am about to join the club. I ordered a square bottom HI with voltage regulator. This will be my first log.

Tbh i dont usually do plugins. I am not allowed to vape inside. However i do have a porch out the back with power, and a DC extension cable. Should work.

I also hope with the voltage regulator to use a powerbank. I got an Anker Nano, PD powerbank thats capable of 30w. Could be fun sitting in the park with my log.

Its always fun ordering from Alan, it really feels like a customized experience. When the package arrives you never 100% know what everything is going to look like, and what extras will be supplied. All part of the fun! A customized vape care package.

Good luck with it. They are a little frustrating at first. You have to use it just right but it'll hit hard when you figure it out. Two years later, I accidentally ignite roughly one out of every 30-40 hits. I learned to suck air very slowly, to heat the sample gradually and minimize risk of ignition, and thus optimizing hit quality.

It took me a while to figure out that I was trying to load too much into the little tube (3/8" ss tube) such that the herb couldn't easily be vaporized in one go, and this was also more likely to igniter, and it made me cough if it didn't ignite. Just a half a chamber of finely ground herb works best. Insert the tube into the heater only a mm or two initially and pull slowly to avoid ignition, and you'll be rewarded with a dense cloud.

 

[Razhumikin]

Ive never combusted in my HI and I find it very easy to use.

 

[oddjobold]

This was another reason i got the vaphit x. Hopefully will make a good stem for my 7/16 HI.

 

[SpudBob]

This was another reason i got the vaphit x. Hopefully will make a good stem for my 7/16 HI.

Good luck with it. They are a little frustrating at first. You have to use it just right but it'll hit hard when you figure it out. Two years later, I accidentally ignite roughly one out of every 30-40 hits. I learned to suck air very slowly, to heat the sample gradually and minimize risk of ignition, and thus optimizing hit quality.

It took me a while to figure out that I was trying to load too much into the little tube (3/8" ss tube) such that the herb couldn't easily be vaporized in one go, and this was also more likely to igniter, and it made me cough if it didn't ignite. Just a half a chamber of finely ground herb works best. Insert the tube into the heater only a mm or two initially and pull slowly to avoid ignition, and you'll be rewarded with a dense cloud.

To me its the most user intuitive device out there. I keep my voltage at about 11.8 and never combust. Now IF you turn it up to 12.5 it is possible but even then its just very, very dark brown. I like to keep mine tobacco brown to save some THC for edibles. I dont think you will be disapointed, at all, with the vape oddjobold!

 

[darkstar72]

I am about to join the club. I ordered a square bottom HI with voltage regulator. This will be my first log.

Tbh i dont usually do plugins. I am not allowed to vape inside. However i do have a porch out the back with power, and a DC extension cable. Should work.

I also hope with the voltage regulator to use a powerbank. I got an Anker Nano, PD powerbank thats capable of 30w. Could be fun sitting in the park with my log.

Its always fun ordering from Alan, it really feels like a customized experience. When the package arrives you never 100% know what everything is going to look like, and what extras will be supplied. All part of the fun! A customized vape care package.

Welcome to the log club. Very easy to use. I suggest getting a wpa adapter from Alan and a dimpled glass hook from dhgate (china). Dry hits with the cooling from a jhook is my preference.

 

[oddjobold]

Everyone says this....... But smaller than i thought.

 

[JBone65]

I've gradually reduced the time to clean the 3/8" SS tube, and change the screen, to 2-3 minutes. Just cleaned it and I'm amazed at how much better it tastes. I suppose the more oily residue build up inside, the worse it tastes.

I usually focus on keeping the screen unplugged, so sometimes might go a month or two between cleanings. It only took me two years to realize how much it affects the flavor.

 

[JBone65]

Anyone heard from Alan lately?

 

[Trackrat]

Anyone heard from Alan lately?

yes, 2 or 3 weeks ago. sent me an email that it was my turn to order a custom.

 

[CanikUser19]

Everyone says this....... But smaller than i thought.

My wife keeps telling me that, after 35 years together it’s getting kinda old

 

[Zagala]

These pics made me pull my same HI and it just reminded me how it can deliver tasty robust hits. I will never sell mine unless I am no longer able to use it!

 

[JBone65]

yes, 2 or 3 weeks ago. sent me an email that it was my turn to order a custom.

Thanks. In a stroke of brilliance, I left the bamboo HI at my daughter's house in Texas. It's a sobering experience. I have two old backup devices but they're more trouble than they're worth. Don't ask me what I'm doing to get by.

 

[CanikUser19]

Anyone heard from Alan lately?

Heard from him last on 8-5-24 when I let him know that my custom IH and custom GTR had arrived safely.

 

[Shit Snacks]

Thanks. In a stroke of brilliance, I left the bamboo HI at my daughter's house in Texas. It's a sobering experience. I have two old backup devices but they're more trouble than they're worth. Don't ask me what I'm doing to get by.

Sorry that sucks, might be quicker if possible for them to send it to you instead of you buying a new one from Alan?? or another new backup vape ready to order n ship...

 

[JBone65]

Finally received my new square walnut HI a couple of days ago. It has a larger 3/8" SS tube. Somehow it seems easier to get the right sized load and hit compared to my 7/16" bamboo unit. The 11 days without a vape was difficult and painful for my old lungs but they are recovering. Thanks, Alan