Mr Mellish
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Two days into vacation and two sleepless nights. Words can barely convey how much I miss my little Swiss-made sleep-aid!
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OF
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I suggest you check out the factory for price. I've bought a couple there, great price, more selection, fast shipping. The unfinished ones work just as well really, although they get scorched fast without the mica.
You don't absolutely have to grind, but honestly given the very small size loads it only takes a minute to grind enough for a couple dozen sessions. I'm kind of lazy here (and sometimes have hand troubles making a hand grinder a PITA......or should that be hands?) so I usually use a (cheap) coffee grinder:
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-Silex...qid=1396687378&sr=8-3&keywords=coffee+grinder
Very easy to use and I like the way kief collects on the window and can be easily collected with a brush.
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Musicslv
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Just finished my first session with my brand new Mica Vapman. First impressions:
Tiny but beautiful. What a small bowl. Stinky, I hope it's just the oil finish on the wood (pear?) burning off. Ouch! Keep your fingers out of the way of the heat path! A bit tricky to learn how to use (still learning). Great taste. Fun to use/fiddle with. Really gets the most med out of each pinch. Not for cloud chasers. Requires privacy (not stealthy) but when you have the time and place, this is one fine bit of kit. Once I really learn how to use this thing I'll post an update.
Tiny but beautiful. What a small bowl. Stinky, I hope it's just the oil finish on the wood (pear?) burning off. Ouch! Keep your fingers out of the way of the heat path! A bit tricky to learn how to use (still learning). Great taste. Fun to use/fiddle with. Really gets the most med out of each pinch. Not for cloud chasers. Requires privacy (not stealthy) but when you have the time and place, this is one fine bit of kit. Once I really learn how to use this thing I'll post an update.
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basement farmer
My face is melting...
I don't recall any unusual odor when I started using mine, but yeah, it could be the wax gasing off or something I suppose. I do know that if you try to pack too much into the bowl, you'll likely have some weed dangling outside of the lunar capsule-like bowl/ filter assembly.....or whatever it's called that'll combust and will definatly blow any attempt that you've made to be stealthy.
I will say that the Vapman is about as stealthy as you're going to get with a torch driven vaporizor.
Musicslv
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Granted. This is my first "torch driven" vaporizer. I'm comparing it to my Pax...
OF
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I think the finish is (boiled) Linseed oil, which could well be the source of 'new smells'. After some considerable use I find nothing of note I guess? It just works. In a cool, tick tock sorta way.
The fire part is a big factor for sure, but from a distance I think it's not a deal breaker. How the owner deals with it is more a factor I think. That is if you're casual and relaxed it doesn't have that 'crack pipe thing' going I think?
Anyway, I really enjoy mine, but not in public. Neat from a lot of angles. I really like the 'steampunk' flavor of it sometimes. The sort of vape Phileas Fogg no doubt carried on his famous 79 day trip around the world.
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The fire part is a big factor for sure, but from a distance I think it's not a deal breaker. How the owner deals with it is more a factor I think. That is if you're casual and relaxed it doesn't have that 'crack pipe thing' going I think?
Anyway, I really enjoy mine, but not in public. Neat from a lot of angles. I really like the 'steampunk' flavor of it sometimes. The sort of vape Phileas Fogg no doubt carried on his famous 79 day trip around the world.
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basement farmer
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Musicslv, yeah it's going to be pretty difficult to casually take a drag off of any torch based vape without seeking at least a little concealment.
Of my three type of lighter vapes, I think the VM is the least crack-pipe like. Though lately I've been taking the teak vapor genie for a spin around the block and thinking it's easily explained away as an old man's tobacco pipe. The Lotus on the other hand would be the most difficult to explain away should someone barge in on me during use.
Of my three type of lighter vapes, I think the VM is the least crack-pipe like. Though lately I've been taking the teak vapor genie for a spin around the block and thinking it's easily explained away as an old man's tobacco pipe. The Lotus on the other hand would be the most difficult to explain away should someone barge in on me during use.
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hoyo77
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The Hammer is pretty stealthy..i have passed mine off as an asthma inhaler when I was using it out once. I said it was a new herbal kind. Only thing I hate about the hammer even though it is butane..it has a pretty long warm up time. 20secs or so.
Elevapor
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I've done it, but I used a mflb water pipe adapter. The tube is pretty close in size of the vapman mouthpiece to you can fit it right in.
axakal
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do you mean the original wpa, without the whip? i have no idea of the dimensions of the vapman. would it fit in a 14mm joint with or without the mouthpiece or am i completely on a wrong track here?
The lesson to be learned here then is to never doubt me?
To be honest, I can't recommend using the Vapman with glass. It's better suited to other situations IMO, and your glass is as well.
I can't help but try this type of stuff because it's the American way. It's my patriotic duty to buy foreign stuff and fuck around with it.
axakal
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Since i'll probably never own the aromed or the volcano, i'll will only be able to fuck around with foreign stuff too. 
I was thinking about using glass more as a visual aid than for water filtration. Something like a j-hook rather than a bubbler.
I was thinking about using glass more as a visual aid than for water filtration. Something like a j-hook rather than a bubbler.
To be honest, I can't recommend using the Vapman with glass. It's better suited to other situations IMO, and your glass is as well.
It's my patriotic duty to buy foreign stuff and fuck around wit it
OF
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To be honest, I can't recommend using the Vapman with glass. It's better suited to other situations IMO, and your glass is as well.
I can't help but try this type of stuff because it's the American way. It's my patriotic duty to buy foreign stuff and fuck around with it.
I figured it wasn't a raging success or we'd all be tired of hearing you tell us so........
While as a Yank I fully support your right to defend domestic production against foreign threats and all, but from the Swiss? Secret banks and those little chocolates that look like money? Doesn't scare me much over here, really. Very polite folks.....
Perhaps your mother was scared by a cuckoo clock? Come on, what have the Swiss done to you?
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Mr Mellish
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Agreed. I really like my MFLB but, all things being equal, I will reach for the Vapman over the MFLB if circumstances permit.
Based on recommendations from the FC populace, I picked up the $30 creme brûlée torch from Bed Bath & Beyond today. The thing is massive and the flame is very big as well. Can't wait for a chance to try it out. Doubt I'll hit 5-6 seconds of flame-on with this beast!
OF
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Agreed. Even when throttled back it's a monster. "Don't shoot a sparrow with a cannon" comes to mind......
I used mine for a while but went back to the $3 ones from China, IMO a much better match.
http://www.dx.com/p/jet-1300-c-butane-lighter-1320#.U0yXMKxmNiI
Not only is the size and power more in line, but IMO it's less 'fiddly' to use. Push the button, get the fire. Look through it to see how much is left. I like simple I guess.....
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Mr Mellish
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Yes, I have it throttled back as far as possible. I envision:
- Vapman basic, en fuego
- Mr. Mellish's mano, en fuego
Loud howls commence, destroying all possibility of stealth (picture the scene from Young Frankenstein where the monster almost gets to smoke a cigar...).
And I bought the damn thing after an impressive Vapman session last night where my ABV came out nicely browned and crunchy. The Honest looks like it's about the right size to be a tumor on the creme brûlée torch. But if I can shave off time and the number of hits...
OF
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Funny you should mention that. A while ago I got distracted while heating and glanced away......swung past my little finger toasting it a bit with the usual little torch. Not something I'd like to repeat. Doing that with the Monster Torch would have been quite an adventure for sure.
Not to mention the sucker doesn't fit in any pocket, and that's important to me too. I still like the big guy, but use it for soldering, lighting the BBQ and stuff like that.
My only real complaint with the 3 dollar ones is I set them down and forget. I've probably got 3 or 4 spread around but for a few bucks I know several places I can grab one right now. In several years I've yet to break one seriously (the little lock part has broken on at least one, but safeties are for wimps anyway.....
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