Devo- Yeah, i usually vape until my herb is a pretty earthy color brown, maybe a little lighter than dirt. I have gotten little black specks occasionally, but not usually. I also hold my hits in as long as i can. Not like super mega "supply of oxygen to brain is gone, brain cells dying long". And ok, i will go back to packing the herb in the mouth piece half. Maybe your right about the high just needing a chance to get used too.
Rabble- yeah, i put my herb in the inside of the VG. One thing i notice about my vapor is that it sometime is really hot. It also can be very thick. It looks just like the vapor i see when i watch vapor rips on youtube though, so that makes me think it is just vapor.
Chucku- Ok, ill try that on and off method. When you mean dont pack, do you not push down on your herb at all? like just put little pinches of it in, and let it be that loose?
Another note, could it be that i am putting the lighter too close to my VG flame hole? I usually am less than an inch or 2 away. Sometime when i get lazy, i even rest my bic on the actual VG. The flame on my Bic isnt that big, but it is pretty regular sized, so is it possible i am just cooking my herb too much or something?