after a couple of weeks of owning the alu bat i think iv developed my own technique to hit it efficiently. like shotgun willy says, holding the hole at a 45 degree angle to the ground allows for more heat to be transferred into the ceramic filter. another thing i found is that you should make sure that when hitting it, try making the flame go into the MIDDLE of the pipe (i know this is hard because the hole is located on the side but keep playin around with the way you hold the lighter, youll learn eventually - it took me a week! haha). i learnt my lesson because i noticed that when i held it wrong, my herb was combusting on the side of the bowl. that and i was applying the flame for way too long haha. i find that the first 2 draws require a little more time, i apply the flame for about 5-7 seconds (the first 3 hits are the tastiest too!) and every hit after that only apply the flame for about 3-5 seconds, as the ceramic is already pretty hot. also, if i feel too much heat on my tongue while drawing, but know that i havent reached vaporisation temperature, i draw in a lot faster to allow more cool air to enter the chamber. depending on how much u pack in the bowl i can get anywhere from 6-10 hits, depending on how long i apply the flame and how 'big' i want my vapor clouds
another great thing about the vaporgenie is that i save all my vaped herb n roll a MASSIVE joint
i know it defeats the purpose of vaping but i enjoy a nice j every now n then
(just note tho that i mix herbal spin with my mary jane - a ratio of about 50:50 - i do this with my vape and when i roll j's - depending on the spin you have you get different flavours! my spin atm contains apple juice, marshmallow leaves, n other weird shit haha but it tastes SOOOOOOO GOOD!).
on another note, i live downunder in Australia, n it took 12 days to arrive, a bit long but its international so its understandable.
hope this info helps some ppl out there![Wink ;) ;)](/i/s/wink.gif)
oh n another thing, how do u guys clean your vg alu bat? lately iv been just putting the two components into a bowl of boiling water (leaving the ceramic filter inside one of the components - i dont kno if i should take it out when i clean it.. i dont even know how to take it out!) but i find that theres some soot around the entrance of the hole (my friends keep leaving the yellow flame around the hole without drawing so soot builds up near the hole! arrghh!). other than that, alls good
havent caused any soot buildup on the ceramic filter or anythin ![Smile :) :)](/i/s/smile.gif)
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on another note, i live downunder in Australia, n it took 12 days to arrive, a bit long but its international so its understandable.
hope this info helps some ppl out there
![Wink ;) ;)](/i/s/wink.gif)
oh n another thing, how do u guys clean your vg alu bat? lately iv been just putting the two components into a bowl of boiling water (leaving the ceramic filter inside one of the components - i dont kno if i should take it out when i clean it.. i dont even know how to take it out!) but i find that theres some soot around the entrance of the hole (my friends keep leaving the yellow flame around the hole without drawing so soot builds up near the hole! arrghh!). other than that, alls good
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