My review:
It has been 11 days since I got my Magic Flight LB. I really would like to once again reiterate my affinity for the company and the product as well. In that 11 days, two weeks this Monday, I have utilized combustion as my method of consumption a paltry 4 to 5 times, in a total of 2 or 3 sessions? for the entire 11 days!
Every other time I have consumed it has been with either my trusty gong vapor globe, or the MF LB. Previous to this I was using my new Iolite, but still smoked quite a bit. The II wasn?t enough by itself or even with the vapor globe for me to fully make the transition to glorious vaporization. I still think my II has its place in the rotation but its niche has been vastly shrunk by the LB?s sheer burly capabilities.
The funny thing is though, the vapor globe that used to be my herb conservation tool ? in that a single drop/hit of oil takes the place of an entire smoke session ? is now thankfully not needed for that function any longer! I can now use my vape globe for its intended purpose, not a conservation tool. but for a punch in the face.
Let me explain, before I would smoke herb and then cap with a hash rip to launch me into the stratosphere. It got the point where I had a tolerance to vaporizing oil even, and it would take 2 or 3 large hits off the vapor globe to do the same that 1 used to, classic tolerance build up.
But now, the LB has been consistently getting me fried, to my desired normal level, without the use of the oil. This allows me to not only save the more expensive oil but also use it at a time when I really need the pain relief or relaxation, or sleep, that oil provides me, as opposed to just a really good stone that the LB gives. (this isn?t to say you wouldn?t get the aforementioned benefits from the box but to me personally herb is recreational hash is medicinal, just the way my body has reacted to years of intake) The funniest thing by far is the LB is a champ when it comes to hash too, I have discovered. Finding myself more and more lazy when it comes to setting up the torch and vapor globe, I?d much rather take the easier route of dropping a dab of oil onto the LBs screen, and it works just as well as with solid hashes (best with unpressed) as it does with herb.
So now I find myself using this tiny box as my main device, I shit you not. It has supplanted my custom glass (my friend who blew it is not pleased, lol), rolling herb up, the II, the vapor globe and my expectations. I find myself saving herb significantly as well as getting more high, but it?s a better cleaner high. Oddly enough I often find my brain craving the neuro toxic effects of traditional combustion, or at least this is how I interpret that subtle urge to smoke that has crept up on me now and again. And every time I try it, so far as I said 2 or 3 sessions ? I am amazed at how disgusted I am with what I used to do so often.
On to specifics:
With every device there is a learning curve ? this includes using a bong or glass pipes etc. I?m likely preaching to the choir on this one.
LB?s learning curve is IMO no more steep than a jay or bowl. That is to say ? easy peasy!
With every device there are always situations in which it would not be practical to use it
To me the situations when I wouldn?t use my LB are obvious, but they may be different from a user who?s needs and mindset are different.
Personally I can get plenty toast off on a single trench, and I by no means consider myself a light user ? I vape hash oil folks. But of course I enjoy the act of vaping almost as much as the effects so the idea of carrying my LB and a pack of batteries into a concert is unlikely. I just picture a security guard with a metal detector, pat me down first, feel something hard ? batteries with the covers off? Something I am not used to seeing every day?! Is this a bomb sir?
Not something I want to remotely deal with in this day and age, though I?m doubtless it can be done just as stealthily as bringing in a pipe.
However, I would use my box at work, in my office, next to expensive gear where I couldn?t normally smoke, on set when everyone goes out for a smoke break, its small enough to the ignored as a cig. Basically like I said everyone?s usage and preference is different. Of course the box won?t fit every situation but it does fit quite a few ones excellently.
On to little stuff:
One of my favorite things is when the trench of avb remains clumped together after a hit, and you can just flip it, brown on top and green on bottom. The simplicity and cleanliness of the procedure appeals to my OCD brain, lol. Of course shaking and inverting works excellently but to get a neat little ingot of herb that you can just pick up and flip is to me silly and one of the more fun things about the box.
I bought and use 4 Duracell 2400mah rechargeables and 10 Energizer 2600 mah rechargeables (2 came with my 15 min fast charger that I also got) and the other 8 came in a pack. Plus the 2 that came with the LB, and I have yet to be able to go through all 12 batteries in a single go. I have a hard time getting through 4 even, honestly. Stay away from the Duracell batts because I found they are kind small and particularly annoying to get in there just right.
If I had the option I?d buy all my batts of MF because the super snug fit is just tops, the energizers are a little more tight but still wiggle a little, not too annoying but slightly.
I can?t really settle on a preferred mouthpiece, one day I like the nub, one day the elbow, one day a whip.
The holes to widen with time to take care when inserting the mouthpiece and battery.
It has survived several (so painful) drops and falls out of my pocket, not a scratch on it, and that little brush is invaluable for clearing the screen, so glad Duh asked for that to be included.
My personal technique for using the box involves tamping the trench lightly, inverting and shaking between hits. Pulling/puffing slowly and quickly depending on the intensity of what I feel im getting and what I want.
And that?s about all I can think of off the top of my head?.