so - i have had my tinymight for a little under 2 weeks & i think it is a lovely machine!
i like its looks. i like the wood. i know some people are calling for more exquisite options, but i dont need them - i think it is quite elegant in an understated way. it is a simple and functional design.
as
@BestBuds already pointed out, there are uneven led-lightleaks where the bottom plate meets the wood
and this would normally annoy me a great deal. i really dislike leds flashing at me to begin with, and here it just disrupts the overall appearance. but there is a stealth mode & my led is off for good now (it resets once the battery is taken out - i charge it inside the unit).
to me this thing feels like a well made, straightforward, but also very precise tool - you put a number in, & your number vapor comes out. very consistent, very simple. there are variables i am still trying to wrap my head around, like distance of the load in the stem to the heater, or using additional screens or dosing capsules. but ultimately it feels like you have a lot of control over how the experience is going to be.
i ordered the grav stem as an alternative
and it works fine to change things up a bit, though mine has a pretty wobbly fit & thats a bit of a turn off. not using the cu creates a different experience some might prefer every once in a while, and i cannot wait for other dedicated stem options to become available, it just seems there are so many possibilities. this is my first stembased-vape, and i really like the flexibility this brings in.
vapour quality & taste - my baselline for this is a confused mix of the mighty, the firefly 2, and the dynavap.
*imo* taste is clearly superior to the dynavap, but also clearly inferior to the firefly. maybe about level with the mighty. the mighty taste has a very different profile, a bit more fluffy, the tm on the other hand is extremely terpy early on. with all vapes the first hits are the best in terms of taste - but this seems extra-true with the tm, a substantial amount of all the taste your herb is ever going to give you seems frontloaded in this first hit. however, i think
@Siebter pointed this out, and i agree with him that the taste is not really turning bad over time - it just kind of dissipates and eventually becomes muted. the firefly on the other hand, while extremely tasty, can sometimes develop a charred or popcorny taste with later draws, at least in my hands. i usually vape my herbs pretty dark, and even the mighty & the dynavap are more prone to popcorny taste than the tm (but i still love going dark with those 2, particularly the dynavap.)
i know people have been describing this vape as a cloud monster, but maybe this is at least partly due to the quantities used? not sure, i have probably been using less than most, about the same as i have in my firely, ca. 0.1g, and i would say clouds are pretty equal. yes, they are easier to achieve with the tm, but once you know how to use a firefly, it isnt much of a problem either. the dynavap can conjure up vapour where others have long gone home, and the mighty is imo still the easiest vape to use, vapour is almost instantaneous and abundant. it takes a little longer for me on the tm (on a medium 6 setting), but i am not complaining at all, vapour is totally satisfactory. and there is no need to stir (unlike firefly).
i am a lightweight when it comes to tolerance, and the tm seems a sure way to sabotage that. i would imagine that having more material in the stem (i think a lot of people are using 0.2g ?) ups the vapour as well - the power for a bigger load is clearly there. i am not in need of this power, and my pre-imagined use of the tm was stretching its load over a long arc of evening activities - this is however not so easy to accomplish, whatever is in there, gets extracted pretty fast.
microdosing is no problem, but it translates into being a 1 hitter then (vs at least 2 possible heat cycles on a dynavap for me). overall, my firefly seems better suited for this kind of stretched out use.
this
is a mistvape screen and a perfect fit for the tm stems (thx to
@Siebter for pointing this out). useful for small loads or for sandwiching loads.
the mistvape dosing capsules
are not working so well imo. it has been said that they could maybe be used to stretch a session (which would be in my interest), but i am not sure i agree with that. for me, they just seems to dampen the quality of the session overall, more heat is needed, vapour is less dense, taste seems a little muted to me as well. no idea why or how this works really. it could have to do with how the capsule is packed, and i should experiment more with it, but i have not much motivation left to invest more material into this at this point. which really is a shame, i love how well the s&b dosing capsules are working with the mighty, they are incredibly useful, and i do hope a better option willl come along.
ok i wrote much more than i planned. bottom line: really happy with this device, not much i can complain about. also best looking vaporiser in my collection. but i am glad i did not sell some of my other vapes like i originally intended to. it really is fascinating how they all seem to cater to different occasions, or so they suggest. but there clearly is a place for the tinymight i did not know i lacked before. happy customer, and speaking, all communication i have had with the company was swift, pleasant, and helpful. by what i followed here, customer service seems to have been stellar for everyone, lets hope it continues like this.
so stoked!
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