I've had the MFLB for over 3 years now, but have only used it about 5 times and that was when I first got it 3 years ago. The reason that it hasn't been used in all this time was that I just didn't like it. It made me cough no matter how small of a hit I took. I didn't like the taste. My lungs didn't like it and the hits just didn't produce the desired result. I watched every vid and read almost every suggestion, including those on Wiki on how to hit this thing, but for me, it never worked well enough for me to want to use it again. As a matter of fact, in the thread titled "Best and worst vaporizer purchases", I listed the Box as my worst.
Fast forward to about 7 days ago. One of my sons came to visit me from San Diego and has spent about 7 days with me, crashing on the couch. I gifted him a Purple Days a few years ago but he left it at home so I thought, fuck it, I'm gonna recharge the batts and give it to him to use while he's here while at the same time, get a chance to try out the new finishing grinder that I won in a contest about 6 months ago. The only reason that I kept the Box for as long as I have was as a back up in case my LSV died.
So after a bit of training (of which in the past, never worked for me), I gave him the box to try. First try and he produced some very light vapor clouds and he liked it a lot. Passed the box to me. I thought, ok, I'm gonna give this another shot and lo and behold.................no coughing, nice taste, small wispy vapor clouds, but.............I got ripped but here's an even bigger surprise. Using the exact same bud that I have been using in my LSV, the bud put through the Box got me high almost instantly whereas the LSV with the HUGE vapor clouds took about 10 minutes to reach full effect. Why that is, I have no idea. Also, the high wasn't near as stoney but equally as high, which probably has to do with the temp differences.
What I really liked about it, besides the instant high and the less couch-lock high, was the ease of use as compared to my LSV. Put finishing grinder on Box. Grind goes directly into vape from grinder. Insert battery..........hit. Shake............hit again..............shake...........hit again. Easy peesy. No messing with an AC cord, glass parts, bowls, bongs, transfer wands, stirring tools, waiting for heat up, etc etc.
Now I have no idea why it is so much pleasurable to use than what it was when I first got it. Maybe it's because of the super fine grind that the finishing grinder provided, or that the batteries are holding a bit of a weaker charge being that they are almost 3 years old, but whatever it is, the Box is no longer on my list of worst purchases. I haven't used the LSV for about a week since my son's been here and have just been hitting the Box and loving it. Do I miss the clouds? Yeah, kinda, but for now...........this is a really nice change of pace.