Discontinued VapeXhaleLabs Presents: The Cloud

[Pappy]

With a water tool I'd say the VXC produces...
- Sightly more yield than DBV
- Slightly less yield than EQV with Elbow bowl
- About equal to EQV with Cyclone bowl

 

[stickstones]

If you quit as soon as you stop seeing a lot of exhaled vapor, you may be stopping short on the bowl.

I second that one. When I was hitting it in the light yesterday I stopped when the vapor was thin, and the load was light brown with hints of green. When I hit it in the dark the night before, I couldn't see as much and was hitting it longer. I got more fucked up and the load was darker.

 

[IAmKrazy2]

The last two hits will be lighter, with less desirable taste then i like. But that's it right there, a perfect even color throughout if you take those last two less desirable hits IMO.

 

[honeboy]

The ice sessions are amazing! Thanks to sm for making the best vapor easy to get. I've always drooled over some of the vapor-to-glass setups around here knowing I wouldn't have anything like that for years. But this system brings it home easily. With water and ice, I can barely feel the vapor and it tastes amazing! I started to pick up on some subtle tastes that I hadn't before off this strain.
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Stickstones- are the ice sessions you're referring to using the hydratube? I want effective cooling and I pre-ordered the showerdome. Unfortunately, I don't own any other pieces. I'm hoping the hydratubes alone will provide sufficient cooling for a sensitive throat.

 

[elmomuzz]

I need to quit reading this forum. My desire for this vape is very strong. I think about it a lot.

 

[havock69]

I'm definitely asking Santa for a cloud

 

[herbzzzzzzzz]

I need to quit reading this forum. My desire for this vape is very strong. I think about it a lot.

same here man, the cloud sounds like the perfect vape

 

[stickstones]

The ice sessions are amazing! Thanks to sm for making the best vapor easy to get. I've always drooled over some of the vapor-to-glass setups around here knowing I wouldn't have anything like that for years. But this system brings it home easily. With water and ice, I can barely feel the vapor and it tastes amazing! I started to pick up on some subtle tastes that I hadn't before off this strain.
pat.

Stickstones- are the ice sessions you're referring to using the hydratube? I want effective cooling and I pre-ordered the showerdome. Unfortunately, I don't own any other pieces. I'm hoping the hydratubes alone will provide sufficient cooling for a sensitive throat.

Yes. I am using the included hydratube. I don't know what kind it is (glass noob), but maybe monkeyman can let us know what he sent me. It filters with water on the bottom and has an ice chamber on top that melts into the water part.

Oh, and btw, drink your water when you are done with a session with the tube...it tastes like sweet herb!

 

[m0j0h4nd]

I think it would have been a good idea to let this forum know the presale prices were going to change. At the presale price I was a definite sale and now I'm on the fence. I knew it was a risk to wait and I guess that could be my loss.

 

[charliedontsurf]

I think it would have been a good idea to let this forum know the presale prices were going to change. At the presale price I was a definite sale and now I'm on the fence. I knew it was a risk to wait and I guess that could be my loss.

I second that completely. It would be nice to have the deal extended out. Is there ever going to be a package sold with no tubes? I've seen youtubes of people just using the VXC like a wand and it seemed to work great.

Having never handled a VXC I could be wrong, but couldn't the VXC be rigged up to blow bags with some R&D? I know that's not its purpose, but it might be a lucrative and cool addition to the device.

 

[Elluzion]

^Yeah personally I would have DEFINITELY gotten this vape for $350, but for $450, I would be less likely to purchase this vape, compared to the Oracle infared vaporizer (in the same price range)

That is part of what made the cloud special was the price. I didn't know at all that it was a pre-sale price, I guess I missed out . Although, if this thing receives reviews as fabulous as the 2 or 3 already mentioned, then I may just cave

 

[weedemon]

fraid so fellas. you could have jumped in on the pre-order at any time, you didn't need to pay in advance. just fill out a form to reserve your spot in line.

you know what they say. snooze ya loose.

 

[sotero]

^ I thought that only first 1000 people who signed up got the preorder price. I know I signed up and never received an e-mail or anything.

 

[hereatlast]

It seems only beta models have gone out sotero. The production units (for those 1000 initial orders) haven't been made as of yet it seems.

 

[stonemonkey55]

^ I thought that only first 1000 people who signed up got the preorder price. I know I signed up and never received an e-mail or anything.

Sortero, email me at stonemonkey@VapeXhale.com and I will check to make sure your preorder was received. TGIF!

 

[stickstones]

Based on what I see in the marketplace and the quality of the Cloud, $450 is a good buy and $350 is a steal. You can spend way more than that and never have this quality of vapor.

 

[mongorian]

I'm not sure why all the surprise about the price change. I thought It was spelled out pretty clearly that the pre-reserve prices were special and that the final standard pricing would be considerably more.

From what I can tell, this vape will definitely be worth the full $450 price - and I think any detractors will quickly change their minds and join the ranks. Or they won't, and will simply miss out.

I am SO glad that I pre-reserved though. Only one of my buddies was smart enough to heed my advice and pre-reserve as well. I have a feeling the rest of them are going to wish they had once they try it.


I cannot wait to retire the ol' DBV to the dusty closet shelf when this thing arrives. I am SO sick of plastic tubing, and miss just taking easy, simple bong hits. I'm kind of stoked on the delay actually though - this gives me time to get my ass out of AZ and back to Cali in about a month. (Get me out of here, I'm a Californian!)

 

[IAmKrazy2]

It was said several times the final price would go up, and as others have said this vape is still priced to sell at $450.

With my vhw taking its last vrip yesterday, I am all that much more excited for launch

 

[notmyrealUSERname]

Let's look at the cost of the vxc's competition:

Supreme vape: 180 - 200
Vhw: 225 - 300
Ssv: 180 - 280+

Glass piece (bong, vapor tube, etc): 300



Now with all three of these Vapes you need to add a nice name brand glass piece in order to compare apples to aApples. Therefore, you need to add 300 for a comparable quality, vapor specific glass piece. It would seem the new pricing is exactly in line with it's competition, if not a little better...

 

[stickstones]

I cannot wait to retire the ol' DBV to the dusty closet shelf when this thing arrives. I am SO sick of plastic tubing, and miss just taking easy, simple bong hits.

This is me AFTER getting the Cloud. I had no idea the difference between a true all-glass setup and all the plastics I was using with just about everything else. It's like my taste buds finally woke up or something.

 

[pakalolo]

If you didn't know the pre-sale price was a time-limited offer then you simply weren't paying attention.

I didn't pre-order because I was sure this wasn't a device for me. I break glass just by being in the same room. Now I read what the beta testers say and I'm sorely tempted to buy one. They've already convinced me that it's worth the price without even trying one--but I know if I buy it, I'll cry when I break the HydraTube.

That's definitely a "when" not an "if".

 

[max]

At last, the elusive dimensions! Thanks ever so much, max. I've been after specific dimensions ever since I added the Cloud's Vaporpedia entry. stonemonkey55 was quite helpful while I created that, but somehow the dimensions kept eluding me. I'd asked another beta tester but he wanted to check that the dimensions were stable before he responded. I'll plug these in for now. I doubt they'll change significantly, and if they do I'll fix them. Can you give me approximate weight, with and without hydratube?

Without tube- 510g/18oz. With tube- 750g/26.45oz

I think it would have been a good idea to let this forum know the presale prices were going to change. At the presale price I was a definite sale and now I'm on the fence. I knew it was a risk to wait and I guess that could be my loss.

^Yeah personally I would have DEFINITELY gotten this vape for $350, but for $450, I would not get this vape, more likely the Oracle infared vaporizer if I am in the $450-$500 price range...
That is part of what made the cloud special was the price. I didn't know at all that it was a pre-sale price, I guess I missed out

While it would have been nice to know the deadline for presale pricing, those prices were available for a long, long time, and 'presale pricing' was stated on the site and in this thread quite a few times. It's also been stated multiple times that the Cloud will be available later without the hydratube, for those with existing glass or for those who want something less expensive to use with it. It's a long thread, granted, but it's easy to do a search for stonemonkey55 posts in this section, in order to find pertinent info.

As for the Oracle instead of the Cloud, from someone who's used both, about the only thing these two have in common besides the use of glass (and excellent performance), is the price range. The Oracle is a great bag vape. You could even consider it a dual mode unit, although direct draw can't be done in passive mode. But IMO it's apples and oranges with the Cloud.

ahhh, you can see the glass air entrance in that pic at the bottom of the cloud
Will all models have it visible or will be more recessed, dont matter either way
Does it get hot?

The air intake needs to be accessible to the user IMO. Partially blocking the intake with your finger during a hit, to whatever degree you like (even varying the degree of blockage during the hit), allows you an incredible degree of control over the vapor density. I discovered this method last night, on day four of my beta experience, and kicked myself for not seeing it right away. I previously said that the standard connection SSV allowed greater hit control than any gg setup, but I have to back off that now. The 'finger valve' method with the Cloud takes my vaping experience to a whole different level. Every hit can be different than the previous one. Just passing your finger over the intake changes air flow and the density of the hit, to whatever degree you want. It's like adding valves to a bugle. You can 'play your hit' with ultimate ease. This is ultra

As for the heater tube getting hot, it really doesn't, especially at the intake end. Since you're drawing up to the output connection, it's a little warmer at the top, but you won't get burned. I do have to warn that if any water gets spilled into the top of the heater tube, by the time it exits the bottom (as in a fraction of a second) it can be hot enough to give you a 2nd degree burn.

but I know if I buy it, I'll cry when I break the HydraTube.

Sounds like you need either an acrylic hydatube, or a padded room.

 

[stickstones]

^^^
huh? you gotta tell more about the finger valve...I wanna play with that!

 

[malawigold]

somebody clear this up for me....
if we reserved when the price said 349 is that our price or did we just get mugged out of an extra 100 automatically?

 

[Elluzion]

somebody clear this up for me....
if we reserved when the price said 349 is that our price or did we just get mugged out of an extra 100 automatically?

This is actually my question too. If we reserved it when the price still said $349, does that mean that that price is honored?
p.s. sorry about my lack of knowledge based around the topic of pre-sale price and the price changing. I'm up to speed now!