@Dan Morrison Any chance you can make some sort of more portable capsule solution? Maybe a capsule magazine similar to the S&B Mighty one? Or a deeper capsule to fit more herb for going out/sharing?
YES! I love this! I keep my herb ground in test tubes at home, so I'd love that same convenience when out. PERFECT!! thanks Dan!!@lieutenantlemons , Awesome! Great to hear your experience.
One thing to note, if you have let the Nomad sit idle for more than a few weeks, it's a good idea to clean around the heater module hole with a pencil eraser till the lip of the hole, where it touches the stainless heater module shell, is bright and shiny.
"Wetting Current" is the minimum amount of current required to break through surface oxides. Bronze, the metal I used for the electrical contact, oxidizes relatively quickly in air. The longer you leave the Nomad un-used, the more current is required to break through the surface film. This results in higher resistance at the contact point, giving you a cooler vape than normal.
If used regularly, the contact is electrically cleaned on its own, and cleaning should not be required for around 6 months, give or take.
In the Nomad II's, the contact metals were changed to something that doesn't oxidize as quickly to remedy the above.
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I'm currently working on the design of said capsule magazine. It's going to be made from wood, pocketable, and holds 6 - 7 capsules. Each capsule will be held in it's own little hole, air tight, sealed off from the other capsules. So smells will migrate less between different capsules. I'd like to also add little color coded dots to each capsule hole to help identify which capsule holds which strain. I would love to load this thing with a mixture of THC, CBD, and mixed THC/CBD capsule loads to use at different times of the day.
I'm hoping I can incorporate a bamboo pick/scooper into either the fabric Nomad case, or the capsule magazine. It'd be held on by a cord, which would also be usable to hold wooden "vape pets" as was discussed in a previous post.
This same cord can also be used to tie both the Nomad case and capsule magazine together so that the entire package can be tossed into a backpack or coat pocket. I'm really trying to make it into an all-in-one portable unit
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As for making the capsules deeper, I do think that they can be deeper than they are now... but there is a point where you don't want to make the bowl too much deeper than the diameter, or you'll start to get uneven AVB near the bottom of the herb chamber. I sort of went with a safe depth in the anticipation that having multiple capsules in the future would ultimately provide a better experience. I'd rather do two capsules vs. one deep capsule. Because of how I imagine making the capsule magazine, the capsules themselves need to all be the exact same height.
I'm currently working on the design of said capsule magazine. It's going to be made from wood, pocketable, and holds 6 - 7 capsules. Each capsule will be held in it's own little hole, air tight, sealed off from the other capsules. So smells will migrate less between different capsules. I'd like to also add little color coded dots to each capsule hole to help identify which capsule holds which strain. I would love to load this thing with a mixture of THC, CBD, and mixed THC/CBD capsule loads to use at different times of the day.
Outstanding!! @Dan Morrison I would like to add a case and a capsule magazine/capsules to my nomad II order. Will I have a chance to add them to my order beforehand or are these things that will be completed after the first batch?Here's some photos of the latest case prototype, I think it's pretty much there now. This fabric is organic cotton. Dyed with myrobalan (ground nuts of the Terminalia chebula tree). A heavier weight outer shell with a finer weave cotton inner. The entire case is padded with cotton batting. The corners and sides are padded enough so that it would provide a good amount of protection.
It holds it's shape nicely, but it still feels plush. I wanted to contrast the soft organic vibe of the case with the hard gem-like quality of the Nomads. I liked the idea of the case looking/feleing like a little pillow of moss
I've got some different ideas for the cord, toggle, and bamboo pick/spoon... but so far this is what I've got goin' on. I'd like to get some flat cord and dye the cord the same colours as the fabrics, so I could offer two-tone cases by mixing and matching the colour of the cord to the case. I also like the idea of entirely monotone designs where the cord matches the case. Either way, we got options!
The wooden toggle could go in pretty much any direction... but right now I like this rectangular sort of Star Warsy lookin' thing.
Bamboo pick is shown here merely tucked under the cord... but I do think it needs it's own little pocket, or maybe it's attached to the cord in some way.
For my colour line-up, I'm thinkin'; Myrobalan - Soft yellow/green, Kakishibu - Rusty Browns, Indigo - Blues, Weld - vivid yellows, and forest greens when overdyed with indigo, Iron - greys, dark greens.
Open to thoughts/suggestions!
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Here's some photos of the latest case prototype, I think it's pretty much there now. This fabric is organic cotton. Dyed with myrobalan (ground nuts of the Terminalia chebula tree). A heavier weight outer shell with a finer weave cotton inner. The entire case is padded with cotton batting. The corners and sides are padded enough so that it would provide a good amount of protection.
It holds it's shape nicely, but it still feels plush. I wanted to contrast the soft organic vibe of the case with the hard gem-like quality of the Nomads. I liked the idea of the case looking/feleing like a little pillow of moss
I've got some different ideas for the cord, toggle, and bamboo pick/spoon... but so far this is what I've got goin' on. I'd like to get some flat cord and dye the cord the same colours as the fabrics, so I could offer two-tone cases by mixing and matching the colour of the cord to the case. I also like the idea of entirely monotone designs where the cord matches the case. Either way, we got options!
The wooden toggle could go in pretty much any direction... but right now I like this rectangular sort of Star Warsy lookin' thing.
Bamboo pick is shown here merely tucked under the cord... but I do think it needs it's own little pocket, or maybe it's attached to the cord in some way.
For my colour line-up, I'm thinkin'; Myrobalan - Soft yellow/green, Kakishibu - Rusty Browns, Indigo - Blues, Weld - vivid yellows, and forest greens when overdyed with indigo, Iron - greys, dark greens.
Open to thoughts/suggestions!
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Here's a mockup of the Nomad II design I went for, in case anyone is interested:
I was trying to go for a classy look, and I love african blackwood, so the choice was simple.
I'm still super excited to get it! From what the latest email said, building should maybe begin in autumn.
heres my mock-up from Dan.
spalted tamarind, with African wood accents, lichen button. I'm batch 1, #18. Can't wait!!View attachment 1830
View attachment 1829View attachment 1829Heres my mock up from Dan! Im in batch 2, cant wait!!
The spalted body looks great, it reminds me of an earlier Milaana I've always lusted over but wasn't able to get. Excellent choice!
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