Some guys prefer the basic version, the components are always of high quality! The wood of the pear tree is very homogene and ideal for vapman, the copper bowl is CNC turned and gold coated, the springs, the filter and the heat ring made of stainless steel and the mouthpiece is of food grade pom. I couldn't make it of higher quality, really.
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Well, the basic version is obviously still high quality....
but the wood that gets a special finish (classic version) looks and feels better in hand.
After using the basic pear for a few weeks the wood started to look better though or maybe I just got used to it. I'd be hesitant to buy a Walnut-basic next time... because i'm happy with the Pear-basic... not sure if i'd like the walnut as much.
For the past month i've been trying to find out which one i like the most.
My torched basic pear or my classic pear.... and it's hard to say.
Both vape hash just as good and I love the added smell and taste of the charred wood;
and I feel safer taking the Vapman Basic outside cause there's no mica that can get damaged.
So I will probably stick to buying Basics in the future myself.
VapMan's are the best.
I'm sure you're right, it's still fully functional. And some careful 'clean up' with 0000 steel wool can remove much of the surface carbon. In normal use, this carbon forms part of the shield that protects the wood under it slowing and eventually stopping damage, hopefully in time (before the screws give out for instance).
One of the dangers of 'I read it on the web', IMO. It's not always a good substitute for understanding/researching what you do.
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I cleaned it up carefully with a piece of a "steel wool ball" used for washing dishes,
and the vapman's been working perfectly ever since. Thanks for the tip.
I'm not sure whats better, precharring it the way I did it or just letting it char naturally over time.
If it's pre-charred you can use it in a stealthy way immediately without giving off a burned wood smell (like toilets for example ;-) ).