The Nomad From Morwood

Vaporware

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I got an e-mail from Dan this morning and coincidentally he’s been working on my Nomad in the last few days! Great news, and I can’t wait to see it. I’m sure he will post pics here too, and I’ll take some of my own once I have it in my hands. :love:
 

Stonedbadger

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Im in batch 2 which is just starting as far as I understand. I've been waiting a good fair while now. Its not worried me for the most part as Dan has been taking us all on a journey so we can aee the development of our beautiful future vapes via his excellent communication skill and brilliant photographer. I did have one moment of frustration when I saw the Toads heading out.. but really I think it's probably better for everyone really to keep playing with and test new ideas.
 

pomogirl

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Im in batch 2 which is just starting as far as I understand. I've been waiting a good fair while now. Its not worried me for the most part as Dan has been taking us all on a journey so we can aee the development of our beautiful future vapes via his excellent communication skill and brilliant photographer. I did have one moment of frustration when I saw the Toads heading out.. but really I think it's probably better for everyone really to keep playing with and test new ideas.
It's absolutely good to support innovative artisans in this community. These folks--most of you--are at the heart of American innovation! I had no idea before MMJ became legal here in UT and I started shopping. And shopping. And I have surely been sustaining a few makers over the Pandemic with my VAS. 🤓 Plus I've started trying to mentally "fix" mechanical and design flaws because of the creative approaches you all use with your kit modifications. I was at the dentist, and I started thinking about how the expensive spot light was probably based on a super cheap and easy prototype using an emergency mylar blanket, and that thought was because of you all.
 

gordontreeman

Everythings coming up Milhouse!
I did have one moment of frustration when I saw the Toads heading out.. but really I think it's probably better for everyone really to keep playing with and test new ideas.
Full disclosure I’m so far back on the nomad list that it’ll be pushing a decade before my spot comes up, and I’m getting a toad so perhaps I’m a little biased. I think the last bit is the key important part, though. I can only really compare and contrast with my own lived experiences, but professionally I’d be suuuuuper burned out and unhappy if all I did day after day was crank through my assigned work. Having some freedom to explore related ideas not only alleviates that, but it also sometimes leads to improvements in how we build what we’re building (software engineer) or increases throughout for the rest of my team. Yeah, a lot of those “throw it all at the wall and see what sticks” ideas end up in the bin, but it only takes one or two good ones to recoup the investment of my time.

For an artist I imagine it’s more the former, but I imagine it would be horrible/lead to a compromise in quality to stare down a years-long wait list and think that you can’t do anything else that you want to try until you chew through it all. I don’t see these ever becoming mass produced so it doesn’t even seem like there’s an end until he just stops making them for whatever reason.
 

jbm

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It's absolutely good to support innovative artisans in this community. These folks--most of you--are at the heart of American innovation! I had no idea before MMJ became legal here in UT and I started shopping. And shopping. And I have surely been sustaining a few makers over the Pandemic with my VAS. 🤓 Plus I've started trying to mentally "fix" mechanical and design flaws because of the creative approaches you all use with your kit modifications. I was at the dentist, and I started thinking about how the expensive spot light was probably based on a super cheap and easy prototype using an emergency mylar blanket, and that thought was because of you all.
Dan is the rare example of a maker who is as good at customer service as he is at his craft. He is straightforward, communicative, and transparent. IMO that helps greatly with the long lead times. I’m in batch 2 for the Nomad and in the third batch of Toads.
 

Dan Morrison

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Manufacturer
Thanks guys! Very kind words of encouragement all around.

I know there has been some confusion about where things are at with the Nomad IIs and the overlap with Nomad batches and the Toads, so I just wanted to give an overview.

Most of Batch 1 is now done and has been shipped out over the past number of months. I'm currently working on the very last of them and will be sharing the final pictures and shipping them soon. I've been reaching for this goal with all my effort.

Looking back over Batch 1, I don't think it was a wise choice to break it up into smaller groups to be shipped out at different times. I think this just caused confusion for people in batches 2 and 3. It also didn't make things go any faster. Lesson learned there.

Batch 2 has been getting photo-album updates twice a month. I started Batch 2 updates thinking I was almost done Batch 1... they have overlapped for longer than I originally intended. My full-time work has been on finishing Batch 1. Once those final few are out the door, I will be working full-time on Batch 2.

As I have mentioned before, the Nomad II project has been more time consuming than I bargained for. My time estimates did not pan out and I've been playing catch-up ever since. It's been difficult to manage, to say the least.

Also, I know there has been some people wondering what's going on with the Toads (rightly so), and I want to address that as well.

The Toads were originally a side project that were spawned out of my experience with the Nomads. The Toads very slowly evolved in the background for more than a year, mostly just a night here and there toying around at my vape desk.

As it turned out, I found I was able to make them very efficiently, more so than I thought. With lots of help from my partner Steff and my existing Nomad tooling, the crafting process felt like a complete change from what I had been struggling with on the Nomads.

Making a small number of Toads not only fueled my over-all productivity (@gordontreeman definitely brought up some great points on that), but its also allowed me to put a pause on taking any new Nomad II orders until I am able to fully catch up.

The Toads became a way to buy time, essentially. With that time, I would be able to continue full-time getting the Nomads out the door.

It's not the order I would have liked to do things, in fact I tried desperately to avoid it. Ideally the Nomads would have all been finished before the Toads.

I can't say enough how appreciative I am of this community and my supporters for sticking around through the process. I'm looking forward to the rest of this year... as it feels like I am getting closer to the end of this project, and hopefully back to a more sustainable work schedule as well!

The plan for the foreseeable future is to get the Nomads out the door as fast as I am able to. Rest assured that I am as eager as anyone to see them go to their new homes. I'm also planning to continue the Nomad series at some point. The high-end, all wood design is something that I definitely want to keep alive. Though... obviously with some tweaks to the ordering process.
 

flammy

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It's absolutely good to support innovative artisans in this community. These folks--most of you--are at the heart of American innovation! I had no idea before MMJ became legal here in UT and I started shopping. And shopping. And I have surely been sustaining a few makers over the Pandemic with my VAS. 🤓 Plus I've started trying to mentally "fix" mechanical and design flaws because of the creative approaches you all use with your kit modifications. I was at the dentist, and I started thinking about how the expensive spot light was probably based on a super cheap and easy prototype using an emergency mylar blanket, and that thought was because of you all.
This is honestly how I look at it. I consider myself an “enthusiast” and overall vape nerd. It takes hard work and guts to be able to be an entrepreneur let alone operate as a one man shop in the cannabis device space. I went through a pretty intense VAS phase myself but have now settled into a place where I know what I like and have become much more selective and purposeful in who I support.

I’m a big fan of Dans work and the nomad 2 is the pinnacle of the lineup. Don’t get me wrong. I love the toad and nomad 1 but just love the feel of the all wood body of the nomad 2 and the ux improvements. It’s a very nice size and shape. Just about the same size as a firewood 6/7. Since having it, I’ve taken it out with me already several times. In terms of performance, it’s extremely similar to the toad or even nomad 1. The reason for this is because the performance differences are really driven by the heater and they are hot swappable and Dan seems to be continually making improvements to the heater as well. The current heater strikes a very nice balance between power and control. Its not impossible to combust but it’s not as easy. As with any unregulated device it will take a little time to understand the heat ramp but the current heater is better than any other unregulated I’ve tried (milaana,lil bud). The changes made to the nomad 2 over nomad 1 more go to address overall user convenience and aesthetics imo. Bottom plate is really convenient and allows for much more intuitive and easy way to engage a hard stop on the battery. I can swap out the heater that came with the nomad 2 into my nomad one or toad if I wanted without issue as well which means that you’ll be able to take advantage of future heater improvements as well.

Beyond, the aesthetics, I’m a big fan of the ergonomics. Very organic shape and feel. When I ordered the nomad 2 I was hoping for an elegant device that I would be comfortable taking out in more formal or sophisticated settings if need be, perform well and be durable enough to serve me for years to come. This has definitely ticked off all of those boxes and then some. It feels really great in the hand and I expect to use this so long as 18650s are available.

With regards to the wait, I completely understand and can commiserate. I am a batch 4 nomad 1 and batch 1 nomad 2 customer and still waiting on both myself. The briar burl that I have now came by the way of a good friend who simply doesn’t use flower anymore and trusted that I’d give it a good home; much love homie. I have also told Dan that I can placed at back of line as I’m not worried at all and have been fortunate enough to acquire well on secondary market.

I’ll say that receiving this one has made me even more anxious to get the one I actually ordered. But If you’re in batches 1-3, consider yourself lucky and keep in mind that the reason why the wait can be so tough is because the prize at the end is truly so awesome. I remain in solidarity with those who are currently waiting but in the interim here is another pic to stoke the fire:


I hope everyone enjoys their weekend! Feel free to ask any questions!
 
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Copacetic

Somewhere North of The Wall
This is honestly how I look at it. I consider myself an “enthusiast” and overall vape nerd. It takes hard work and guts to be able to be an entrepreneur let alone operate as a one man shop in the cannabis device space. I went through a pretty intense VAS phase myself but have now settled into a place where I know what I like and have become much more selective and purposeful in who I support.

I’m a big fan of Dans work and the nomad 2 is the pinnacle of the lineup. Don’t get me wrong. I love the toad and nomad 1 but just love the feel of the all wood body of the nomad 2 and the ux improvements. It’s a very nice size and shape. Just about the same size as a firewood 6/7. Since having it, I’ve taken it out with me already several times. In terms of performance, it’s extremely similar to the toad or even nomad 1. The reason for this is because the performance differences are really driven by the heater and they are hot swappable and Dan seems to be continually making improvements to the heater as well. The current heater strikes a very nice balance between power and control. Its not impossible to combust but it’s not as easy. As with any unregulated device it will take a little time to understand the heat ramp but the current heater is better than any other unregulated I’ve tried (milaana,lil bud). The changes made to the nomad 2 over nomad 1 more go to address overall user convenience and aesthetics imo. Bottom plate is really convenient and allows for much more intuitive and easy way to engage a hard stop on the battery. I can swap out the heater that came with the nomad 2 into my nomad one or toad if I wanted without issue as well which means that you’ll be able to take advantage of future heater improvements as well.

Beyond, the aesthetics, I’m a big fan of the ergonomics. Very organic shape and feel. When I ordered the nomad 2 I was hoping for an elegant device that I would be comfortable taking out in more formal or sophisticated settings if need be, perform well and be durable enough to serve me for years to come. This has definitely ticked off all of those boxes and then some. It feels really great in the hand and I expect to use this so long as 18659s are available.

With regards to the wait, I completely understand and can commiserate. I am a batch 4 nomad 1 and batch 1 nomad 2 customer and still waiting on both myself. The briar burl that I have now came by the way of a good friend who simply doesn’t use flower anymore and trusted that I’d give it a good home; much love homie. I have also told Dan that I can placed at back of line as I’m not worried at all and have been fortunate enough to acquire well on secondary market.

I’ll say that receiving this one has made me even more anxious to get the one I actually ordered. But If you’re in batches 1-3, consider yourself lucky and keep in mind that the reason why the wait can be so tough is because the prize at the end is truly so awesome. I remain in solidarity with those who are currently waiting but in the interim here is another pic to stoke the fire:


I hope everyone enjoys their weekend! Feel free to ask any questions!
Stunning, I fukin' LOVE that spooky 👽 💀
 

disGRUNTled

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Nomad #96

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Dan Morrison

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Manufacturer
We are getting dangerously close now. As always... it seems like there are endless little things to fiddle around with near the end of the crafting process, polishing out little scratches I missed... fitting, adjusting... refinishing... polishing again... It just seems to suck up time, I don't know how it happens. But these are all looking mighty fine at the moment!

I couldn't pick a favourite if I tried... they all look so awesome!

Maple Burl + Purpleheart
-This one still needs two custom details added, hes back on the bench now for these finishing touches.

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Pin Cherry Burl + English boxwood

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Check out those growth rings, 50+ yrs to grow a piece of wood large enough to make this bottom.

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Blue labradorite button.

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Verawood + Ebony

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Honduran rosewood burl + A. blackwood + boulder opal.

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Curly koa + cocobolo + mother of pearl. Chatoyancy on this is wild!

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