Looking at my Matrix under this monstrosity does frighten me a bit, but when I further inspect, its all secure, and the cloud is right above the original female joint, so its distributed evenly. This is my first time using it so I suspect thats why I feel cautious when I sit back and look at the height of this combo lol
This is the same setup I use my Cloud with pretty exclusively after being sold on it by the videos
jambandphan03 posted in this thread a while back. I
my Cloud Buddy too! If I only took a couple of hits per session I might not mind having to handle the Cloud itself so much, but I tend to be a "repeat offender".
As a small, clumsy, frequently vaked person, I very much appreciate only needing to remove the CB's cute little stopper instead. (I also enjoy imagining myself in some sort of steampunk apothecary as I do so, teehee.)
The only real con that I see to adding the CB into the mix is that it makes things look a bit more piecemeal than the streamlined look of inserting the Cloud directly into the bubbler. That may contribute to the intimidation factor in people who don't use it frequently - my best friend refers to the Matrix Clear + CB + Cloud as "the contraption" and prefers to use the Volcano. I most often vape kicked back in bed or curled up on the couch, and I actually find it easier to use and more "secure feeling" than my Cloud + HT stack. The only HT I have currently is the Swagger Double though, so I'm not really familiar with how it compares size-wise with other HTs.
SPECULATION AHEAD: On the HT note, does anyone else think that the VX announcement this week might be a new slate? That's what I'm seeing in my crystal ball, but it's pretty foggy...