Discontinued VRIPtech Heating Wand

[stonemonkey55]

Vtac, he sent me an email saying that they got the tooling finished for the intake and have made a few pieces that work and make the proper seal with the VHW. I took that to mean that he would be shipping out VHWs shortly as that was the final piece holding everything up.

SA - I've tried to convince Mark to basically do what you described. He says that in the future, those will be likely features that would be added, but he had experimented with a few different designs and like Vtac had alluded to, you will be pulling this thing in and out quite a bit and found that the GonG weren't holding up as well as he would like (he did mention that he met some guy that did loose gong joints that would pull apart easier). The two piece design does come in handy for when you need to clean and remove screens though.

With my Herbo, I just tend to leave the heat injector in and just sit back and take huge vapor rips. Whereas with the VHW, I'll remove it after every other hit as I'm talking or just taking breaks in between inhales. While I do enjoy taking hits from a hands free perspective (like with the Herbo), sometimes I just miss the ritual of lighting a fresh bowl with a glass water pipe and taking a huge rip. With the VHW, I always feel like it mimics that's ritual so well and one of the main reasons I love it so much asides from the kick ass vapor quality.

I made some edits above because the grammar was horrible, I blame it on one too many sessions with the VHW

 

[stonemonkey55]

My wife had to work today so I did't have any help taking a picture of this, but was just getting creative with the VHW...

 

[stickstones]

I love your creativity, monkey!

Funny you talk about ritual with a bong. I felt the same way when I started vaping...the VG was a nice transition to a new ritual. I look forward to the day when vaping is the ritual everyone is trying to satisfy, instead of trying to mimic smoking!

Sounds like a 'give peace a chance ad'!

 

[Honey Bear]

Video=Wow...Thank you very much.

 

[stonemonkey55]

Just started off Xmas with a nice VRIP I took my three dogs to the dog park and it started snowing. I live 15 minutes south of San Francisco and it almost never snows here. I can't remember the last time it snowed but it's usually at least 5-10 years in between. My dogs have never seen snow and were having a lot of fun.

On a side note, Shooting the video was fun, I didn't realize how hard it is to just talk about something without preparing any notes but I never claimed to be a pro. If there was only a job to be a vaporizer reviewer, just like being a food critic. That'd be awesome!

SS - I'll be a very happy man when one day, vaporizing becomes it's own ritual. Someone on another forum posted this link about him talking about being introduced to a vaporizer by his caucasian friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOI8...111637-kat-williams-discusses-vaporizers.html

I don't know what your favorite method of smoking was but mine was waterpipes, joints, blunts, then pipes. This is one of the main reason I love the VHW so much, being able to get thick, clean tasty vapors while still performing the ritual most familiar and satisfying to me. Since I'm vaping a bit less these days, I don't mind all the extra prep work of getting the ice crushed (I don't have an ice maker and have to crush it in a food processor) and prepping the glass because the pay off is unbelievable. I just sit back and take ice cooled vapor hits and think about the good times in Jamaica and how they say the good herb makes you feel closer to the earth...sweet feeling, happy holidays!

Honeybear - thanks for the good review on the video, I did it just for fun but I'm happy that someone enjoyed it as well.

 

[stonemonkey55]

Hey guys, Mark asked me to ask you guys to get some feedback on the potential new logo, thoughts?

or

 

[SpiralArchitect]

Top, totally. That is some cool shit. The bottom looks 'Nickelodeon' in comparison.


Tell Mark he hasn't replied to my inquiry from about a week ago. Spiral wants one of these bad boys!!!! //edit// nvm, just checked my inbox! A Christmas surprise.


I'm with you stonemonkey, my favorite way to toke was always a bong. I just loved the big clouds, the ritual of preparing your self, the bubbles, all the cool add-ons and nice ice cooled hits. I am seriously looking forward to this. I talked to my friend and my Bluedot should be in the mail by the end of the year, he was very apologetic about having not sent it, it's ok though. Can't wait!

Do you use a diffuser with this puppy? I kinda wish I still had my huge bong just to try it with this.... I guess it is a trade-off. I saw it at my friends the other day and it was just nasty with resin, hes putting it to good use.

 

[Beezleb]

Just started off Xmas with a nice VRIP I took my three dogs to the dog park and it started snowing. I live 15 minutes south of San Francisco and it almost never snows here. I can't remember the last time it snowed but it's usually at least 5-10 years in between. My dogs have never seen snow and were having a lot of fun. Shooting the video was fun, I didn't realize how hard it is to just talk about something without preparing any notes but I never claimed to be a pro. If there was only a job to be a vaporizer reviewer, just like being a food critic. That'd be awesome!

SS - I'll be a very happy man when one day, vaporizing becomes it's own ritual. Someone on another forum posted this link about him talking about being introduced to a vaporizer by his caucasian friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOI8...111637-kat-williams-discusses-vaporizers.html

I don't know what your favorite method of smoking was but mine was waterpipes, joints, blunts, then pipes. This is one of the main reason I love the VHW so much, being able to get thick, clean tasty vapors while still performing the ritual most familiar and satisfying to me. Since I'm vaping a bit less these days, I don't mind all the extra prep work of getting the ice crushed (I don't have an ice maker and have to crush it in a food processor) and prepping the glass because the pay off is unbelievable. I just sit back and take ice cooled vapor hits and think about the good times in Jamaica and how they say the good herb makes you feel closer to the earth...sweet feeling, happy holidays!

Honeybear - thanks for the good review on the video, I did it just for fun but I'm happy that someone enjoyed it as well.

Ive always felt having a vaporizer fit into the same process as close as possible to how you smoke is important to how comfortable one tends to feel about vaping when first trying it.

 

[KeepCalm]

he had experimented with a few different designs and like Vtac had alluded to, you will be pulling this thing in and out quite a bit and found that the GonG weren't holding up as well as he would like (he did mention that he met some guy that did loose gong joints that would pull apart easier).

He really needs to learn a little about the glass world! Seriously, point him at tokecity.com and have him poke around the glass forums for a couple days. Ground glass joints hold up just fine for many, many enthusiasts of high-end glassware (myself included), and you certainly wouldn't want to source anything "loose" for use on a bong - the high quality joints with no wobble are what you want.

Edit

stonemonkey, is there any way you can measure the outer diameter of the heating wand as well as the inner diameter of the final exit hole the hot air travels through? If the dimensions work for me, I'll be able to use the wand with one of the roor bowls I already have.

I'd really appreciate it!

 

[stonemonkey55]

edited for poor grammer

Kc - I'll def tell him to visit that site. I myself am no glass expert, I just had a simple straight roor for my Binger of choice. Since the pieces should be modular, upgrading to a gg joint shouldn't be too difficult

I didn't measure the opening but I have a standard bowl and I was able to vape with it. I think the ssv heater cover you were using might work better for smaller bowls and the vhw for larger bowls. I would recommend just getting the intake piece because it keeps the heating element at a safer distance and makes a really tight seal with the VHW. Since the VHW is currently discounted, you can either look at it as a discounted VHW and buy the intake, or you can look at it as paying full price (150) and getting the intake for free.

Sa - I have never used a diffuser in a vaporizing environment before. I just didn't think you would have the added benefits from making the vapor bubbles smaller with a diffuser. It definitely wouldn't hurt and someone should try it. I don't have a diffuser but I will probably buy one to test it out

 

[Progress]

Hello SM/SA!

Not much time to post (ski conditions are rockin'!), but I wanted to contribute (well maybe a penny--you be the judge ) I like a lot of drag and fine particle filtration. Nothing beats the HOPS Inline bub for this, but when using uprights I love to fill the bottom chamber with glass beads (smaller for more drag/larger for more/make sure they have no coatings). I like to fill beads above the water level so the water climbs and triclkes down (even more water contact ). Nonetheless, to each their own

Oh yeah, I wanted to add that one of the small marbles (slightly bigger than your tubing) makes a great tool for cleaning silicone/tygon tubing (push through and out to other end--or into your vap-cap ) Less heat resistant tubing can be too firm for this
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Everything stated above is only my personal insight, which is based upon my experiences and knowledge of topics discussed. Please use these comments (if at all) as some dude's personal insight that may precipitate further investigation by others (please report back).

 

[stonemonkey55]

Progress, wow, you introduced to a whole new world here. Correct me if I am wrong here but the inline bubblers and diffusers are supposed to make the smoke smoother right? I'm just trying to put it in context to see if it would have the same effect on vapor as it does on smoke. Without a diffuser and just water and ice, the vapor is cool and comforting but if this can take it to a next level, I am always down to investigate.

I will do more research, if you can send me a link to get more info on these bad boys, that would be appreciated as well.

 

[420Downunder]

From my own observations diffusers make a difference, not as big as when smoking but it is smoother than without.

 

[stonemonkey55]

I have only found forums on the inline bubblers. Which online retailer carries them? Google searches diane return too much

 

[420Downunder]

showmeglass.com carries them, they go bloody quick though like most of his stock, usually the day it goes up lol.

 

[KeepCalm]

There are some ok inlines on etsy.com - search for Soulshine Glass.

The best inlines are a world above these, and are made by artists like Hops, Slinger, Wood, etc. Usually you can only buy these in shops. Frustrating!

Check out this Slinger inline gong bubbler (first one that came up on a google image search):

 

[Progress]

Correct me if I am wrong here but the inline bubblers and diffusers are supposed to make the smoke smoother right?

For me, smoother (a little)...more so, to filter particles and keep the steam rising out of the water like carbonation (less disturbance=thicker clouds--and less water in your mouth for handhelds)--This applies to beads too

Also: I'm not sure where you can get them, but I think that the glass artist, HOPS, is the scientist behind the technology.

Typing on the phone...

Toke care!

 

[stonemonkey55]

Seriously, I feel like I just had a brand new world open to me. These glass pieces are fuckin SICK! I could imagine the VHW with that bad boy in the pic above or any of the ones on the Show Me Glass website. I feel like Kat Williams when he was introduced to the vaporizer "How are you gonna out-fantastic, fantastic?"

 

[Progress]

SM55 -
I wish I could tell you where to get one . Ask around on line perhaps. People DO have them. Maybe someone will know somebody who can ship you one (they are getting more popular).

It is really cool that I could turn you on to something new (you seem pretty up-to-date on the phyto-inhalation technology and accessory scene).

I definitely respect and appreciate your posts and insight .

Have you had a chance to compare the draw of the VHW that of the Verdamper (this is probably a better place than the PD forum to post this question)?

PS: Type 'hops inline' into youtube if you want to see some upright, hand-held and piggyback versions of the inline gadget (they ARE out there--good luck! )

 

[stonemonkey55]

Progress, i have been jealous since I read your post this morning about going up to the mountains. My snowboard has been collecting dust and is ready to be ridden. I;m looking forward to seeing how the i-inhale will perform up in the mountains.

So you own a HOPS inline bubbler? In the picture that Keepcalm provide, the base of the unit contains something that looks like a filter, what is that? What are the beads that you add to the waterpipe that you describe in the earlier post? And do you use these inline bubblers for smoking or for vaping? and if you use them for both, do you get the same benefits (smoother hits) when you vape through these things? Sorry for all the questions, like I said earlier, this is a whole new class of waterpipes/bubblers that I have never seen before, the most complicated up t this point were those PHxs.

To answer you question, I have not had the pleasure of trying a Verdamper although I do own a Herborizer. The verdamper and herbo have similar air inlets (this is what I was told, never verified) so I would assume that the air flow would be some what similar. The air intake is maybe the size of a dime, or slightly smaller, whereas, on the VHW, there are two small air intakes, about the size of a small bb pellet. The airflow is little more restricted because of this but not by much. The glass on the VHW also has these vortex like fins that make the air swirl and I believe this adds a bit of drag as well. I'd assume it is easier to suck air thru a hollow piece of glass versus one that had any tip of structures that could create some wind resistance. The glass piece on the VHW is constantly evolving and I am just salivating thinking about mating one with one of these bubblers attached to waterpipe with some crushed ice

 

[KeepCalm]

This shit is why I need vapes that work with gong

The base of the bubbler I posted is the "inline" water filter - you fill the water up a little above the slits in the inner tube, and the bubbles are drawn through the slits. Hard to explain haha.

Edit:

here's a video of a nasty filthy smoker that kinda shows how both inlines and percolators (percs) work. I don't think you need more than one chamber with vapor though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujbZ2Pe8Go

 

[hazy]

Well this is all new to me. I found this youtube and it seems like you can use these things without a bong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4TZzl8Aq8

Now I want to see it with a VCB on there...

 

[KeepCalm]

Well this is all new to me. I found this youtube and it seems like you can use these things without a bong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4TZzl8Aq8

Now I want to see it with a VCB on there...

Haha that is a way better video! Thank you!

 

[Progress]

SM-I'm looking forward to seeing how the i-inhale will perform up in the mountains.

Curious to hear (PD works great, but needs a cozy and a BETTER BATTERY PACK)

SM-In the picture that Keepcalm provide, the base of the unit contains something that looks like a filter, what is that?

The best way to describe it is if you picture a smaller test-tube inside of a larger test-tube. The smaller test tube has slits almost half way through it facing down. The steam fills the smaller test-tube and is then simultaneously released through all of the slots into the larger test tube. This whole gadget overshoots the chamber above it on both sides causing a lot of air-bubble collisions on the way up (and as the water tries to drop down through the rising steam and vice versa).

SM-And do you use these inline bubblers for smoking or for vaping? and if you use them for both, do you get the same benefits (smoother hits) when you vape through these things?

Vaping mostly, but have smoked out of one (have lost almost all interest in smoking though). They are amazing devices for both--insane diffusion/filtration/cooling with amazing reverberation absorbtion (probably best as ash-catchers IMO--for smokers)

SM-What are the beads that you add to the waterpipe that you describe in the earlier post?

The beads are just coating free glass beads of different sizes and shapes for fish tanks, stringing, etc. (ROOR sells them in one size for way too much money). Just tilt your upright, roll them down gently and be careful of your downstem (being a non smoker, I have swapped all downstems for tubing--can bend/can't break) Tiny (stringing) beads also work for ash-catchers/hand-helds/etc.

SM-Sorry for all the questions

No problem

SM-To answer you question...

Thanks. It's definitely one of my favorites (herborizer too)--check one out if you get the chance

You now made me want to put the PD away for the Verdamper tonight (well...maybe not away...)


PS: Whip plus this ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNphfSTTeZc ) =

 

[stonemonkey55]

KC. Hazy - good call on those videos. Do you own one of these inline bubblers? How long have these things been out for? I am thinking of getting one for the VWT as an ash catcher cause I still want to add crushed ice - I am getting giddy just thinking about how sweet it is gonna be.

Progress - Thanks for the info, you own a Verdamper? Is the air intake about the size of the dime? Just trying to put it in perspective compared to the VHW and Herbo. So you pretty much run your verdamper through the Hops? It must be pretty sweet, I have been staring at these things all day.

Were you able to run your PD thru one of these in line bubblers? The reason I ask is now that I have been ice vaping exclusively for the last couple of weeks, the dry vapor hits really irritate my throat. Even though I could save more herb by using the PD, just spoiled taking moisture, ice cooled hits. What about you guys?