Review you say? Why not. Thanks again to SM55 and VXC crew for allowing me to beta test and be one of the first people in the world to use this machine.
http://www.fuckcombustion.com/threads/vapexhalelabs-presents-the-cloud.1660/page-84
Here is a link to my beta review. Where i compare directly to the VHW, LSV, MW, and Supreme.
Below is a closeup of the dial and hash marks. There was only so many flaws in the beta unit to be addressed before final release from an ease of use and functional standpoint. I think SM55 was getting annoyed with how many times i asked him about hash marks. I kept thinking they'd forget, or ex the idea for some reason. I HATE, how i can't dial into the exact same spot every time with the LSV (especially considering there is no on/off switch). VHW is only a little better here.
Green Means Go!
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Taste: One would have thought all glass on glass vapes were created equal in the taste department. Not true. The Cloud lets you taste everything, and can be hit dry right from the HT for huge flavor burst in your mouth. Why is it better then say the LSV? Maybe it is the thicker vapor on lower temp setting. Maybe it is that the air passes directly over a unprotected hot ceramic heater in the LSV. I'm not certain, either way, the VXC is the best of the best.
Ease of Use: What learning curve? This is ready to go out of the box to give you the best vapor experience available IMO. And it isn't hard to get there. I'll go into the bowl more below. You can hit the VXC hard or soft, it'll keep up. You can dial into a temp., and unless your loading the bowl to a Krazy level, no stirring is needed, You'll get a clean cooked product at whatever color you want short of combustion. All the way through. You simply need to grind, and not overfill. Decide not to grind and cram it in there instead? no big deal, just stir/breakdown once or twice and you'll be fine. Myself or others rarely, "accidently" adjust the temp while passing around the unit. This used to happen with the LSV and VHW for me often, and the temp on those weren't as quick to adjust back in regard to precision on the dial (hash marks) AND the capabilities of the VXC vs the other two in terms of heat switch.
Thickness of vapor and heat retention: I've owned about all the big hitters. Let's not pretend like this is still debatable. Thicker vapor at a low temp then the competition. I will say, the unit does work best after a "full warm up" which is probably closer to 10mins. But will still produce thick and awesome vapor @ initial green light. I have been easily dialing back to 11:00 after a good 10min warm up and loving the thick vapor at a low temp.
Bowls:
Easy to clean and fairly cheap. No extra movable glass pieces to break. Oh, and they work very well. No spillage. Minimal to no stirring, can be use out of the box with concentrates. Best on the market IMO. No flipped screens while you do stir. For those who haven't used the LSV or VHW and flipped a screen and sucked herb into a nice tube or perc., it sucks ass. Oh, and they may have a even better upgrade down the road in terms of concentrate specific or all glass bowl. Or did i make that up?
Bottom line? There is no specific vape for everyone. But this is the one to make those long time smokers quit, and convert to vaping. This is the type to make the long vapor journeyman see the light and the holy grail. this was designed from the ground up to be the best vape on the market. VX didn't buy heating elements and design a vape around it to work as best they could. They designed a heating element around a vaporizer experience. In the USA too... Out.
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