PhishCactus
Lvl. 420 Vaporist
Hello, to start off, i keep a very close eye on the vaporizer market and basically know as much about vapes as many of you on here, just trying to subvert the typical trends of people asking for a vape buy opinion, as this is not the standard case of uninformed questioning. But I digress, trying to keep this short as im really vaked and I need to pee. 
Anyway, I currently have a vapor brothers, and a magic flight launch TUBE, which is about 20 times worse than the box, as the bowl is very small, and it can easily spill, and its made of glass largely. Sorry for the tangents ahhh, anyway, other vapes aside, im looking for a portable. Not because I need to vape while im out, but because I just feel its a more comfortable set up sometimes. A smaller vape that requires less maintenance, and that I can hold in my lap instead of it taking up half the table, and the risk of knocking my bong thats attached to it over.
I love the VB, and it hits like a champ with and without my bong, but sometimes, for mostly privacy reasons, I wish i had a good portable to just sit back and relax with and preload. I used to have the iolite, and I love the fact that you can basically leave it on, and it can't easily burn. I also want another one for nostalgic reasons. Tried the launch box, great piece of technology, but seeing as all my friends have them, and I have its predecessor, I want something a little different. Then there is the vapor geenie, which I've never seen, but fascinates me, and delivers much bigger hits than the iolite and the MFLB, plus, I can use it with hemp wick, and theres something stylish about reclining with a nice pipe. Those are really the main three I have in mind, I know a lot about all of them but was wondering about your guys' opinions. I know I can hook all three of these up to a bong, as I have with the iolite MFLB, and know a few different ways to do it with the geenie, but that contradicts my simple and comfortable aspects of wanting a new vape. All i know is, it took all my will power not to make a quick buy on ebay a little while ago, and Im ready to try something a little fun and new. Plus, i use the VB daily for essential oil diffusion, so it wouldn't go to waste. I realize i've rambled quite a bit, and im sure it helped me work out some things in my mind about this decision. The price difference isn't really a factor, and their all pretty much around 100 give or take 30. The problem with the iolite is, when i sold my last one, i sold my FULLY aluminum stem attachment, that I got on ebay that completely got rid of the risk of the stem breaking. Plus, now theres the new " Optimizer heat pin " and the need for high quality butane, I feel like besides the fact that it does it all for you, the main reasons i want it aren't valid as those are nostalgia and coolness, which i think will quickly fade, and ill be left with 150 dollars less.
Any input would be appreciated, im sure many of you have owned 2-3 of the discussed units, I have used 2 out of the three as well. I mean they certainly all have their pros and cons, but im looking for a few well substantiated opinions to direct me in a certain way and help me make up my mind.
not to do the noob pro/con list thing..but..
iolite:
pros: really cool, automated, very inconspicuous
cons: when i had it before, it hit VERY small, hard to see vapor, although at that point i was vaping only mids...and a noob vaporist, finicky, requires butane
MFLB:
pros: all natural, instant vapor, large-ish hit potential, pretty inconspicuous, safer materials than the iolite
cons: not too many other than all my friends have it, and i don't really love the taste of the vapor that comes from it
Vapor genie:
pros: hits very well (ive seen/been told) efficient, no batteries or butane, instant basically,
cons: the glass version can break, not in conspicuous, looks like a pipe, requires flame source, most potential to burn of the three
man..time to pee, thanks!
Anyway, I currently have a vapor brothers, and a magic flight launch TUBE, which is about 20 times worse than the box, as the bowl is very small, and it can easily spill, and its made of glass largely. Sorry for the tangents ahhh, anyway, other vapes aside, im looking for a portable. Not because I need to vape while im out, but because I just feel its a more comfortable set up sometimes. A smaller vape that requires less maintenance, and that I can hold in my lap instead of it taking up half the table, and the risk of knocking my bong thats attached to it over.
I love the VB, and it hits like a champ with and without my bong, but sometimes, for mostly privacy reasons, I wish i had a good portable to just sit back and relax with and preload. I used to have the iolite, and I love the fact that you can basically leave it on, and it can't easily burn. I also want another one for nostalgic reasons. Tried the launch box, great piece of technology, but seeing as all my friends have them, and I have its predecessor, I want something a little different. Then there is the vapor geenie, which I've never seen, but fascinates me, and delivers much bigger hits than the iolite and the MFLB, plus, I can use it with hemp wick, and theres something stylish about reclining with a nice pipe. Those are really the main three I have in mind, I know a lot about all of them but was wondering about your guys' opinions. I know I can hook all three of these up to a bong, as I have with the iolite MFLB, and know a few different ways to do it with the geenie, but that contradicts my simple and comfortable aspects of wanting a new vape. All i know is, it took all my will power not to make a quick buy on ebay a little while ago, and Im ready to try something a little fun and new. Plus, i use the VB daily for essential oil diffusion, so it wouldn't go to waste. I realize i've rambled quite a bit, and im sure it helped me work out some things in my mind about this decision. The price difference isn't really a factor, and their all pretty much around 100 give or take 30. The problem with the iolite is, when i sold my last one, i sold my FULLY aluminum stem attachment, that I got on ebay that completely got rid of the risk of the stem breaking. Plus, now theres the new " Optimizer heat pin " and the need for high quality butane, I feel like besides the fact that it does it all for you, the main reasons i want it aren't valid as those are nostalgia and coolness, which i think will quickly fade, and ill be left with 150 dollars less.
Any input would be appreciated, im sure many of you have owned 2-3 of the discussed units, I have used 2 out of the three as well. I mean they certainly all have their pros and cons, but im looking for a few well substantiated opinions to direct me in a certain way and help me make up my mind.
not to do the noob pro/con list thing..but..
iolite:
pros: really cool, automated, very inconspicuous
cons: when i had it before, it hit VERY small, hard to see vapor, although at that point i was vaping only mids...and a noob vaporist, finicky, requires butane
MFLB:
pros: all natural, instant vapor, large-ish hit potential, pretty inconspicuous, safer materials than the iolite
cons: not too many other than all my friends have it, and i don't really love the taste of the vapor that comes from it
Vapor genie:
pros: hits very well (ive seen/been told) efficient, no batteries or butane, instant basically,
cons: the glass version can break, not in conspicuous, looks like a pipe, requires flame source, most potential to burn of the three
man..time to pee, thanks!
