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Neither, I prefer dry vaporizing to combusting these days - it's healthier, tastes better, and I can customize what the affects feel like (different temps cook out different medical benefits from the plant)

But I still enjoy combusting socially when someone is passing something around, but I absolutely prefer flavor chasing with a dry vape

Around 15 years ago, I learned about dry vaporizing, but I never gave it a try. A year later, I bought a cheap knockoff vaporizer from a local smoke shop, and it turned out to be terrible. Funny enough, I recently dug it out and found it still sucks (laughs).

Then, about a decade ago, a friend introduced me to the Pax1 vaporizer, and I was blown away. It was a game changer—a portable, handheld device for dry herb vaporization. From that point on, I was hooked. I started with a Davinci Ascent, created aftermarket accessories for it, and eventually founded Delta3DStudios. Now I get to play around with various dry herb vaporizers and come up with ways to improve them or make them more user-friendly.

Transitioning from smoking to dry vaporizing can be challenging for some. Many heavy smokers claim that dry herb vaporizing doesn't give them the same "hit." The truth is, their bodies are used to the effects of a toxic mix of carcinogens and carbon monoxide. Fortunately, I had an easier transition. My partner didn't allow smoking indoors, but they let me vaporize indoors during one cold winter. I quickly adapted to the vaporizer, and it had a positive impact on my health, which I hadn't anticipated. First, my sense of smell returned with a vengeance. I didn't realize how much smoking had affected it. Additionally, as someone who frequents the gym, I noticed an increase in endurance and lung capacity. My lungs felt lighter. This is just my personal experience, but the difference between smoking and vaporizing was incredible.

At this point, I've handled countless vaporizers, and I've lost count of how many devices (working, dead, broken, etc.) I have in my collection (which I use to test new accessories for the market, haha).

Here are some tips from one enthusiast to another:

• Different temperatures extract different active compounds from the herb. Low temperatures work best for sativa strains, while higher temperatures are better for indica and CBD strains. You can vape a hybrid strain at low temperatures to extract the sativa side and at high temperatures to extract both sides. You can also start at a low temperature for one session and then increase the temperature for the next session.

• Every device performs differently. Some are stealthier, some heat up faster, some produce larger clouds, some provide tastier vapor, and some are easier to clean, among other differences. There is no such thing as a "perfect" device for everyone in every situation. I use different devices depending on my mood, location, and whether I have guests. Some of my favorite butane-powered devices are not meant for sharing because they're prone to combustion, which affects the flavor of subsequent sessions.

• It's not recommended to reheat the herb at the same temperature, but you can have one session at a lower temperature and then increase the temperature by 20 degrees Fahrenheit or more for each subsequent session.

• Don't jump straight to the maximum temperature, especially with portable vaporizers. Enjoy the journey. Start at a low temperature, around 300 degrees Fahrenheit, and gradually increase it by 10-20 degrees every few minutes.

• Temperature sensors usually monitor the heater's temperature, not the core temperature of your herb. If you take hard or fast draws with many devices, you might cool down the heater faster than it can recover the temperature. Depending on the device, try slowing down your draw. I recommend a draw speed of 15-20 seconds to slowly fill your lungs. Of course, high-powered desktop devices may allow for harder draws, but I'm speaking generally.

• Many portable vaporizers have underpowered heaters due to size constraints and power limitations imposed by lithium power cells. It takes some time for a portable device to reach optimal extraction temperatures. Therefore, it's especially important to start at a low temperature, like 300 degrees Fahrenheit, for the first 1-2 minutes before increasing it to your desired level. This helps the device "preheat," allowing it to adjust the temperature faster when you start taking longer draws at higher temperatures.

• With regular use, people often build up a tolerance to their usual device. Load sizes, temperature settings, draw patterns, and more become habitual. By switching devices once or twice a year, you can "reset" these tolerances. It doesn't have to be an upgrade to a more powerful device. Sometimes, switching to a weaker, budget-friendly device can help reset your body's tolerance. I do it often to avoid overmedicating. So, don't throw away your old devices—cycle through them from time to time!

• Vaporbonging is another fun way to enjoy vaporizers when pairing them with glass. However, keep two things in mind: Firstly, you don't need excessive filtration. Conditioning the vapor with moisture is enough; massive percolators and multiple water chambers can strip the vapor of its flavor (which can be useful when vaping unpleasant-tasting hash, for example). Secondly, while cold glass and ice may be enjoyable for smoking, they cause vapor particles to condense into larger particles, resulting in more throat irritation. Therefore, when vaporbonging, use warm or hot water in the glass pipe instead of cold water and ice.

I could talk endlessly about this topic—I spend way too much time experimenting with and studying these devices and the wonders of this plant. Feel free to ask anything you'd like. I no longer contribute to Reddit, so I'm happy to share my knowledge here!

So when dry vaporizing we are basically doing the same thing...... except much hotter - we're talking closer to 150c and hotter to release the vapor from the herb.

In fact, we use different temperatures (between 150c and 220C) to release different medical benefits from the flower (low temps around 150C for more uplifting cerebral effects, and high temps over 200C for more pain relief and sedation).

Recently picked up a 1g preroll of cannabis from the dispensary and left it in my car for a week (ambient temps around 41°). When I went to smoke it, it smelled the same and looked the same (was in a sealed plastic container) but it had no effect whatsoever. Does THC degrade at high ambient temps?

Yes something will start to degrade at 40c, but what you experienced is not that......

Fun story for you:

I had a similar experience in Las Vegas. While attending a CHAMPS trade show (420 industry b2b event) in Las Vegas, the different recreational dispensaries were giving away free pre-rolls and large discounts to any customer who had a CHAMPS badge from the show. Since I don't combust (dry vaporizing only), I took the free pre-roll from one dispensary and emptied the shake. Then I cooked it in my dry herbal vaporizer.

Except I got literally zero vapor!!!! I honestly thought my vaporizer was broken. Until I reloaded the device with some fresh top-shelf flower and boom, I got a ton of vapor. As it turns out, the dispensary I visited was extracting all concentrate from the herb to sell wax concentrate to customers. The leftover shake from that process was put into pre-rolls and sold as cheap 1g smokes despite the fact that they contained essentially zero active compounds.

To the average smoker, its cheap and it produces smoke (plus the combustion creates a toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide can yield temporary euphoric and sedative affects which fools many ents). But with my dry herbal vaporizer I immediately noticed the problem.

So to answer your question, no I highly doubt that leaving a pre-roll in a car at 40c would cook off ALL active compounds. Maybe some low-temp terps, but not everything.

Does that dispensary also sell concentrates? It's very likely they are trying to double-dip by selling both the concentrates and the trash shake as pre-rolls so they can increase profits. And I'm sure the local government doesn't care that they're misleading customers - because they're still earning tax revenue and all that jazz.

If you don't believe me, it would be really easy to test with a dry herbal vaporizer - put some of that pre-roll into a dry vaporizer set to 200C and start cooking - do you see much vapor production? Or does the device produce practically zero vapor? That'd be because there are no active compounds left to extract at those temps.

Just my $0.02

Well, I discovered dry herbal vaporizers about a decade ago. Bought my first started making accessories for it..... and the rest was history.

These days I have literally countless dry herbal vaporizers in my collection. Aside from edibles, dry vaping is the only way I do it. In order to avoid building up a "tolerance" to the device, I make it a habit to cycle through devices once or twice a year switching to something else (sometimes more powerful cloud chasers, other times very discrete under-powered handheld devices).

I truly enjoy switching vaporizers because it allows me to reset my habits (load sizes, temperatures used, draw rate, etc). Sometimes I can cut back to less than a gram a month (once or twice a day medicating) and other times I can 'burn' through a lot more lol.

When it comes to the style of dry vaporizer, sometimes I enjoy direct draw, or I enjoy vaporbonging with a waterpipe. For social gatherings, I pull out my Arizer XQ2 and start filling balloons for friends so everyone gets their own bag of vapor to enjoy at their own pace.

I work in the industry and have owned/handled countless vaporizers (lost count around four dozen). Unlike oil vapes, dry herbal vaporizers perform very differently.

Dry herbal vapes come in many shapes and sizes - from stealthy portables to massive desktop units. Some are stealthy, some taste better, some cloud chase faster, some have better temperature regulation, etc.

The thing to understand is that for most ents who use dry vaporizers, we have multiple in our collection because there is no "perfect" device for every scenario. PLUS it's best to switch up devices a few times a year to avoid building up a "tolerance" to the device (it's mostly psychological due to the habitual use of the device - load sizes, temps used, draw patterns used, etc).

My advice would be to start with a good entry level budget-friendly device. Get your "bearings" on how dry vaporizers perform so you can then make a more educated decision when buying a second device (maybe you want one with a larger oven, or faster extraction, etc) - it's a lot easier searching for comparison reviews where people say X device is different from Y device in such ways.

Like feel free to ask me about a bunch of different devices, I'll be happy to give you the pros and cons to that device (assuming I've handled it).

For a novice user, I have three suggestions:

• Xmax V3 Pro - great entry level device, removable 18650 battery (easy to swap out batteries and keep vaping), two cooking modes "session" (my favorite for the device) and "on demand" (less efficient, but pushes heater to heat up faster for a quicker "puff")

• POTV One Vaporizer (HealthyRips Fury Edge device with a few revisions for the specific vendor). I'd say it cooks a bit more efficiently overall than the Xmax v3 pro, but non removable battery is bad thing to some people

• Dynavap Vapcap-B - a great budget friendly device that's awesome when you learn how to use it. It's an analog device with a cult-like following these days for good reason - it performs unlike most other devices on the market lol. They're a fun device for off-the-grid use because it can be heated with so many different methods (electric induction coil, cigar torch, campfire coals, tea candle, even a magnifier and sunlight!). I think a Vapcap belongs in everyone's collection (I even have a first-gen Omnivap from Dynavap which is made out of Titanium making it more indestructible lol)

I make budder using a sous vide with mine:

• 1/2 cup ABV
• One 4-ounce stick of butter (unsalted)
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Seal in a bag. Set SousVide to 180F and submerge bag for 4 hours (depending on how you seal the bag - you might need to do a lower temp for longer)

I then pour the contents into a french press and strain into silicone butter molds. I toss that into the freezer to set up. After about an hour I crack open the silicone molds - the butter has solidified, but all the sediment and water settles to the bottom. So I gently crack open the molds and pour out this black-ish water (alternatively you can let it fully freeze as an ice cube at the bottom... then later pop it off as you thaw out the budder - either way works).

When baking with budder, I always stay at 325F and extend baking times by 25% to ensure the active compounds aren't cooked out.

Although one of my favorites is rice krispy treats since they use a lot of budder. Careful though - they can be extremely sedative.

Coming from dry herbal vaporizing, no. I have found some concentrates are more "Full spectrum" than other concentrates.

A lot of it comes down to how it's extracted from the plant. Temperature and pressure can alter what gets extracted into the concentrate.

Personally I equate most concentrates to junk food - yes they taste great, but they don't give you the full nutritional content of a healthy salad.

Same with dry herbal vaporizing - it lets you extract everything you want from the plant, directly. Yes it's not as concentrated and for a dabber they probably won't get much enjoyment from dry vaporizing since it's a slower extraction. But after having "dabbled" with a bunch of different concentrates myself over the years, I'm perfectly content with dry herbal vaporizing.

Just my $0.02

Look into dry herbal vaporizing instead of using concentrates for more consistent results. Different temperatures cook out different active compounds from the flower.

This lets you select your favorite temperatures depending on time of day or mood/strain. For example if you only have indica-leaning hybrids but want the uplifting euphoric affects of sativa, you can vape the hybrid at lower temps to extract the sativa side. You won't get as much vapor but it will only release that side of the herb.

If you desire sleep, I'd be focused on higher temp vaporizing with a CBD or indica dominate strain.

Venture bros takes me back to a different era - I love it. I grew up watching Johnny Quest haha.

Howdy! My older bro around the same age is also in the same boat - they are still at the early stages of giving up the bottle. I really want to introduce them to this miracle plant - but I'm still holding off a bit longer before anything haha.

Smoking sucks anyway - it stinks, and it's terrible for your body. Dry vaporizing and edibles is the way to go. Fun part about dry vapes is that you can use different temps to choose what sort of affects you get from the plant.

Vapcap for the win. I'm about to enjoy my 2020 Vapcap-M which was personally gifted to me by George (founder and inventor of the Vapcap) - we go way back (both of us were founding our businesses in the same year and experienced challenges dealing with financial BS like Paypal suspending our accounts).

As others have said, have you tried a vaporizer or edibles? It may simply be that combustion isn't the ideal method of extraction for your physical needs.

Some people find that combustion actually burns off some of the active compounds that are beneficial for pain relief. I suggest finding a device that can cook to around 430F as opposed to some devices that top out at 410F. Pain relief and sedation are extracted at these higher cooking temps which is more beneficial for your needs.

Also consider the strain/supplier. Not all herb is created equal. I attended a trade show in the industry in Vegas a few years back and the dispensaries were handing out discounts and freebies to show attendees. One of the shops gave me two free $10 pre-rolls which I thought was awesome..... until I tried to cook them in my dry vaporizer only to get zero vapor! It turns out this shady dispensary was literally taking shake leftover after extracting concentrates and then selling as "pre-rolls" for $10 to unsuspecting novice users. Maybe you simply need to find a better strain for your physical needs.

Interesting! But it doesn't surprise me

This is the same case for some herb as well, you just get flower and it vapes for all of 3 minutes before it stops producing vapor. Tasty enough for the beginning but it just speeds by.

Yep, this is where I get all sciency and use my Arizer XQ2 to measure the quality of new strains (as well as determine if they are indeed a sativa leaning or indica leaning hybrid based on the temps and vapor production). Basically I'll preheat the device at a desired temp for 20+ minutes, load the device with a measured dose of herb using my Mighty Scoop-n-tamp and then set fan speed to low and slowly fill a balloon. I then hold the herb up to the light and view the opacity of the vapor cloud in the bag.

The more opaque, the higher the concentration of active compounds at that temp and thus the higher quality of the herb.

Low grade strains might produce minimal vapor or a mildly opaque balloon, while some top tier strains will fill the bag completely opaque with milky vapor on a single scoop of herb.

Like I said, I also test at different temps with fresh loads of herb to test the strain and see how much vapor it produces at lower temps verses higher temps (if it's there's minimal vapor at lower temps but significantly more at higher temps, than it's likely an indica or cbd leaning strain)

Hey that's awesome - happy to hear you made the switch. For sure the Vapcap is a unique vaporizer in this industry, I knew when I handled my first vapcap (the og glass model with metal cap) it was going to be a hit as soon as I saw people modding the design and the metal versions hitting the market.

George (the inventor and founder of Dynavap) and I actually go back a ways - we both founded our business in the same year and got kicked off paypal around the same time :lol: I have an original first-gen titanium Omnivap and currently enjoying a 2020-M which was personally gifted to me by George at an industry trade show in Vegas (ah I love how small-business this industry was a decade ago haha, it's a lot bigger now than it used to be for sure).

Cheers to your health!

Yep, I have one - the teeth hold a strong point, and the strong magnetic core is handy to hold dosing capsules while loading individual ones for my Rogue/Edge capsules.

Mine has held up a LONG time and still looks great despite wear/tear. My Santa Cruz Shredder didn't hold up half as well

This industry has done plenty for me over the past decade - hopping in to drop some knowledge for novice users is the least I can do

Varies entirely from person to person. Many people have a hard time making the switch to dry flower vaporizing because their bodies are accustomed to the toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide yielding an instant euphoric headrush and couch-lock.

Dry vaporizing takes time to hit you (5-10 minutes) so that can be hard for many people who expect a more instantaneous affect.

Additionally unlike smoking where you get everything at once, with dry vaporizing we use different temperatures to release different medical benefits from the flower.

I work in the industry over the past decade and have handled countless dry flower vaporizers (literally lost count around four dozen). While I enjoy the Volcano, I don't find it the most efficient vaporizer on the market.

For a novice beginner on a budget, I often suggest the Dynavap Vapcap - it can be tricky to use (so watch videos first!!) but it packs a hell of a good punch for the money, and it's a great transition for people who smoke regularly.

I know lots of others answered but I'll try to sum up some notes for you:

• Combustion releases a ton of extra stuff including a toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide which are bad for your body. Some of these chemicals release the instant euphoric feeling followed by sedation. People who try dry vaporizing are expecting the same exact effects, when the reality is that it is cleaner and different.

• Different temperatures extract different active compounds from the herb. In general terms a Sativa vapes great at lower temps (300-385F) while Indica and CBD strains work better at higher temps to extract that sedation and pan relief you get from the herb. This means you can essentially "customize" your high to what you want/need at that time. If you have a hybrid for example you could cook out the low temperature sativa side in the morning, then cook the same herb at night to extract the indica side of the herb.

• Not all dry vaporizers cook at the same rate. They are essentially miniature ovens. Many people buy cheaper weaker underpowered devices preheat them and suck away like they're hitting a waterpipe - this drains all heat out of the oven faster than the shitty heater can recover temps. The secret here is to either get a higher powered device, OR learn how to slow your roll and take a gentle sip (filling your lungs over 20 seconds instead of filling them in 3 seconds). This is partially why you hear people say vaporizers suck - because they are not obtaining a full extraction before they think it's finished (since they're getting no more vapor it must be fully cooked!).

• Unlike smoking where you can "Green out" from smoking too much (due to excessive carbon monoxide poisoning which causes you to start vomiting if you smoke too much too frequently), dry vaporizing does not do this. You can essentially get MORE medicated than possible with combustion because you're not inhaling all that nasty toxic shit.

Dry vaporizers come in many shapes and sizes. Some cook faster, some produce tastier vapor for flavor-chasing snobs like myself, some produce bigger clouds, others better for social gatherings, or more stealthy, faster extraction, etc. Most of us true ents have multiple devices in our collection depending on our needs at the time.

LPT - you can pair almost any vaporizer with a waterpipe for some epic vaporbonging action. Price does not equate to performance, there are many other vaporizers besides "ball vapes" that can totally get you where you need to be. Hell on vacation when my preferred portable failed (bad battery), I bought a shitty no-name $85 vaporizer at a smoke shop and was able to make it work for my needs until I got back home lol.

If you let me know more about your budget and what you want to do I can probably set you on a better path than a ball vape - I'm personally not a fan of them for novice users for several reasons.

Thx! Happy to be here - I've blocked Reddit so I'm no longer over there dropping knowledge for r/vaporents users lol.

Yeah the Xmax V3 Pro or POTV one are good affordable introductions to dry herbal vaporizers. Some people have a hard time breaking the habit of combustion and never fully get to enjoy vaporizers.

Heck yeah! I love using a sous vide to make budder with a bunch of ABV. I then use the budder to make delicious rice krispy treats which have an insane sedative kick.

In recreational states, prices can be all over the place, as can quality. I've had experiences in Vegas where I tried to use shake I got out of a cheap $10 preroll from a dispensary and vaporize it only to get zero vapor - I literally thought I had broke my vaporizer until I tried some high quality flower and got vapor.

Turns out the dispensary was making concentrate from dry flower, and then using the leftover shake (after extraction) to sell as pre-rolls, despite having essentially no THC left to vape. That should be illegal.

Anyway back to your question - different strains will produce different amounts of vapor depending on your device, temperature used, and quality of the herb. Low grade herb will produce minimal vapor and you'll need to cook a lot of it to get where you want to go. High grade herb will produce a ton of vapor at your preferred temp for that strain (Sativas cook best at lower temps, Indicas cook need higher temps, hybrids can be fun to customize your experience based on the temp used for extraction - different temps release different medical benefits from the flower).

What kind of vaporizer did you get? Some vaporizers are more "flexible" with load sizes - while others require a fully filled oven for optimal conduction of temperature and extraction.

I know an older gentleman who rips 0.015g of high grade herb twice a day through a massive desktop plugin vaporizer to get him where he wants to go. He may pay top $$ for that herb, but one single gram also lasts him a whole MONTH of medicating. Not all dry herbal devices work the same or perform the same - some are MUCH more powerful than others.

Last year I myself went six months with half an ounce while partaking almost daily.

Dry herbal vaporizing is easier than smoking for most non-smokers. I'd look into getting a cheap dry herbal vape personally so you and they can savor the flavor of some different strains.

The fury edge is still a fine vaporizer - it's a middle of the road portable. The oven size is decent, good enough heatup times, and good battery life for that price point and size. I was pleased with the original HealthyRips Fury.

The HealthyRips Rogue is a newer device from HealthyRips which is a linear upgrade from the Fury Edge - slightly larger oven, slightly larger/stronger heater, and slightly larger battery. But same mouthpiece and flavor profile.

There are upgrades you can take from the Fury Edge, but if you're happy with what you got, I wouldn't stress about the need to upgrade unless there's something specifically you want (like better vapor flavor, larger oven, faster heatup, etc)

I have heard that once you start vaping a bowl in a vape, you have to finish it in one siting or rest of the bowl will be wasted/taste horrible. Is this true?

So the answer is "kinda".

As mentioned, different temperatures extract different active compounds from the herb. It also cooks different flavor terpenes which affect how the vapor tastes.

When you load and electronic vaporizer, run a partial session, turn it off and then restart at the same temperature, you will find vapor production seriously diminished, and vapor taste changes to more of a "burnt popcorn" flavor.

You have several options in this regard:

• Temperature-step. Some people enjoy a low temp session in the mornings, and then cooking the same load in the evenings for sedation. This works because you're cooking a new set of compounds. The vapor flavor and production still changes, but it's not quite as bad.

• Microdose. There are different methods of microdosing with every vaporizer but basically you are cooking only as much as you need for that session and then reloading each time you use the device. This is great if you're a flavor chasing snob like myself lol.

Now there are always exceptions to the rule - butane powered vaporizers don't exactly play by the same set of rules. If you load up a Dynavap Vapcap take a puff and then let it cool down, you won't notice a huge change in performance later when you re-heat the device. But that's also because it's not a flavor-chasing vaporizer, and instead it roasts the herb during the heatup phase which slightly alters the taste anyway - and the heat penetrates to the core of the load much quicker with a butane torch

Tell me which devices you had and what you'd like different in your next device, plus a budget - I'd be happy to point you in a direction. My position in the industry has allowed me to handle literally dozens of devices for the business, and my friend who also works very high up in the industry has literally every dry herbal vaporizer made in the past 20 years, plus some that were prototypes and never released to the public.

I have a fun unbiased opinion of countless dry herbal devices hahaha

The rogue is a solid device. Do you have the dosing capsules yet? They help keep the oven cleaner. Also you can use a rogue capsule as a spacer for "micro-dosing" - put a tiny bit of herb in the oven and then put an EMPTY capsule on top to hold it down while you cook and extract.

Many brands (including healthy rips) sell "dosing capsules" which are essentially re-usable metal "pods" that you can fill with dry herb. Then when on the go you can easily pop out a spent/cooked capsule, and insert a fresh one easily without fumbling with a bunch of dry herb in your pocket. Honestly of all the brands I've tried, HealthyRips has one of the best dosing capsules on the market - durable, high quality, and easy to open (unlike some other brands which will bend/dent easily when trying to open a used dirty capsule)

Dosing capsules add some thermal mass so they do heat up a bit slower, but they keep your oven (and screen) cleaner, and they make reloading easier - and they seem to do a better job of uniformly cooking the herb without the need to stir (once you let it get fully heated up!). But as I mentioned, you can use an empty one as a spacer so you can vape 1/10th as much as usual.

Be sure to play with temp stepping. I find the rogue works great at low temps like 300F and slowly sip away, increasing temp 5F or 10F every other minute.

And be sure to pick up the water-tool and watertool adapter if you haven't already - vaporbonging with the rogue is another fun thing you can do

Just post content. I used to be on the r/vaporents reddit sub, but now I'm here since there isn't much activity on either sub lol.

I'm here to help contribute and answer questions about dry herbal vaporizers, so fire away if you have em!

Nice ash catcher add-on to your rig. I always love seeing people who use the proper female joint on rigs. I loathe rigs with 14mm male joints because the frosted glass will gunk up with honey over time as the vapor flows over the edge. There's a reason why most waterpipes have female joints - because the vapor flows through and only contacts smooth glass which can be more easily cleaned.

And cute cat as well, I had one that looked very similar about fifteen years ago lol.

Yeah it's hard right now, but the more content, the more likely people will stick around. Luckily I type faster than I can talk so it's not hard for me to drop knowledge.

My hard part is ensuring that I am contributing actual content, and not coming across as a "spammer" every time I actually post something I made and posted to the storefront (not that I'm trying to post everytime but sometimes there is something cool I made and want to share)

Howdy!

Lol for sure you could say I've made a living studying these devices and how to make life easier with them.

I have the airizer max BTW

Awesome portable, especially for flavor chasers like myself :-)

1, how do I know when my bowl is done for? Should I try to squeeze every bit of smoke out of it or can I be satisfied when there’s very low quantities of smoke per pull at high temps?

This is a topic that comes up often! Don't be embarrassed to asked, especially on a new platform like this one. Few things to consider

• As mentioned previously, different temps release different medical benefits. Not all of us vaporize to max temp. Depending on time of day, I may prefer a low temp session, and stop vaping at a max temp of 385F. Other times in the evening I may want to max out at 425F or hotter. Don't be afraid to temp step up to a certain point and then call it quits when you feel you've reached your desired "butter zone" for extraction.

• The color of your cooked herb is a representation of the chlorophyll content in the herb. The specific shade of brown will vary depending on device and temperature used. So taking a photo and posting it to the group asking "iS iT fUlLy CoOkEd" is useless. Instead the key thing to know is that 100% complete extraction (at one set temperature!) results in 100% uniform color across every flake of herb in the oven. Now of course you could obtain 100% extraction at 325F... and everything is the same shade of brown.... then cook the herb again later at 400F and cook out everything between 325F and 400F (which may be a lot or a little depending on the strain you're cooking)

• Not everyone obtains a 100% complete extraction - some people toss it when the flavor tapers over to burnt popcorn, or when the vapor production peters out. The choice is really up to you personally and your desired effects

What does ABV mean? I gather that its short for the used updecarbolized flower that vapes produce as a byproduct

Yep "ABV" stands for "already been vaped" or others call it "AVB" - already vaped bud - either term is acceptable for cooked/vaporized herb which hasn't been burnt to ash.

How do I best clean the brown reclaim flouid that builds in the glass? I heard simmering the pieces in milk work good but I’m not a milk drinker. Can I throw the pieces in butter with my flower when I make cannabutter?

There are indeed many different ways to clean the "vape honey" out of the glass stems.

Some people indeed make a chocolate milk simmering in a pot of milk and then throw in chocolate chips. Others like myself wash the pieces in a high % ISO alcohol to clean them (and grinders with ISO and a fresh toothbrush) - then pour the green/brownish mixture into a clean glass pie plate (or deep glass plate) and then let evaporate in sunlight (or I put mine on a 5.1 surround sound system which evaporated faster thanks to the added heat from the stereo system lol) - then use a fresh clean razor blade to scrape up the "film" left behind on the pie plate - this stuff can be dabbed or added to your dry herb to "turbocharge" a vaping session. Be sure to let it fully dry out before scraping up however! Otherwise the taste isn't the best lol.

I suppose you could absolutely use butter for the same purpose - the vape honey will melt with the heat and bind to the fats in the butter. Just keep things at a low temp to avoid burning the butter, and to avoid overheating the honey (the lower the temps you use, the less you burn off and the more "full spectrum" your honey effects remain.

Do you think its worth buying the longest stem for the airizer max? The stem it comes with is okay but I saw the solo 2 stem is longer and comptable.

The Arizer Air Max uses the same size stems as the Air1, Air2, Solo1, and Solo2 (NOT the ArGo) - this means there is over a decade's worth of stems and aftermarket stems on the market compatible with your device. I even have a cheap chinese "bubbler straw" stem which is a 10-inch long mini vertical inline bubbler stem for my Air1/Air2 (and no doubt Air Max, but I don't have a max in my personal collection yet)

Absolutely different stems will alter your experience - don't forget to consider a waterpipe adapter stem. EdsTNT used to make wood stems (with steel metal ovens) which would be yet another vaping experience. One day in the future I may consider making my own stems for the Arizer portables (using my industrial stainless steel metal 3D printers)

I saw you make custom accessories on your site, anything for airizer specific? Can I order stuff for my vape? I would really like a base to hold it firmly up and a skin if possible.

I've made some stem cases and funnels in the past for the Arizer stems which are available on my website ( Delta3DStudios.com ) - I've tried to organize every category by device and what I confirm is compatible. But I've tried to focus more on generic accessories like scoops and debowlers (both mason jar desktop options, and portable air-tight containers), universal waterpipe adapters, etc to work with a wider variety of devices. That said, I do have an Arizer Air1 in my desk (and an Air2 floating around somewhere) I could totally try and make some custom accessories for the Air Max - especially if you have a ruler or calipers to help measure key dimensions to confirm they match my existing devices which I could use for test-fitting.

Right now is actually my slower season so I have time to work on side projects. Shoot me a private message and we can always talk about custom widgets if you don't see something specific on the website.

I'm currently working on a humidity pack insert for Mason Jars and other air-tight containers. Besides regular-mouth mason jars, what other size containers would most interest people? Are wide-mouth mason jars a popular option?

So unless it's an exotic one of a kind piece, it's likely made in China and can be bought for less than $50 USD direct from China. There are sites online that sell thick glass (like ThickAssGlass). But most smoke shops are overpriced for what you're getting.

PS - did you know that most clear glass you see in smoke shops is not even real boro laboratory grade glass? It's actually a cheaper softer "soda-lime glass" which is not as durable.

I was wondering if there’s any benefits to such a HUGE bong besides liking it. Is it better than a regular/smaller bong, or one that’s more specialized like a recycler?

Depends entirely on your objectives. For smoking, a longer neck helps smooth out the vapor - although extra water chambers and ice picks to hold ice cubes is beneficial for smoking.

For vaporbonging you need a much smaller piece with less water to retain the flavor of the vapor.

Looking good! What model vapcap?

I'm sipping on a 2020-M gifted to me by George himself (the inventor of the Vapcap) - we know each other from back when founding our businesses nearly a decade ago

Hahah yeah I gifted my friend a neon green Vapcap-B I got from Dynavap at another trade show - he loves it. My other friend bought a B, and now his friends are buying them. I've heard from Stickstones (big name in this industry) that he preferred the B to the M as well.

Thanks for stopping by! Thankfully my position in the industry has given me access to handle countless devices (literally lost count around three or four dozen lol) which gives me a unique perspective compared to the average ent.

D3DS is purely a labor of love - I'm constantly tinkering and working on something new (or multiple things). Right now I'm actually toying with the idea of making my own custom 3D printed stainless steel stems for the Vapcap with a few "twists" Inside and out haha. That and I probably have another dozen widgets currently at various stages of completion (from concept sketches to nearly ready to publish)

I should have, but this was also shortly after recreational was made legal in Vegas. I haven't returned to confirm it wasn't just a fluke.

But I totally agree

Woot! That's awesome, the Arizer extremeQ is one hell of a nice vaporizer. I actually use mine for conducting testing on strains - I preheat the vaporizer at a desired temperature for 20 minutes, the load a measured dose, and then slowly fill a balloon with vapor. Then I hold the vapor up to a light source and observe the opacity of the vapor. The more milky white, the higher the quality of herb at that temperature (so if I'm testing low temps, and try cooking a top-shelf indica, of course it won't produce much vapor at very low temps compared to high temps, but a high grade sativa would).

This lets me determine the quality of the herb, as well as what type of strain it is (if it's a hybrid, I can determine if it's sativa-leaning or indica-leaning based on vapor production.

Few pro tips from a seasoned EQ expert:

• PREHEAT!!! Some people buy mods to get the herb closer to the heater port. But instead the real secret is to just turn on your device for 30 minutes before loading and using it. This will let the glass oven fully "heat-soak" before use. This yields more optimal efficient extraction

• Try the nugget method - instead of grinding, break off a tiny nugget and toss it in the oven. Take a few puffs, then stir to break up the nugget and "Refresh" the flavor - this lets you flavor-chase throughout the whole session.

• Try the elbow-pack method. Some people like to stuff the tiny "elbow" screen (the one that holds back the herb) full with herb - this seems to yield a good extraction. But I'm not too impressed, although some people swear by it lol.

• Filling balloons with vapor? Check out the Camelbak Silicone "Bite-Valves" - the cheap silicone ones slide right over the mouthpiece of the balloons and traps the vapor - to get vapor you simply "bite" on the mouthpiece to open so you can suck out the vapor.

Keep in mind that 100% complete extraction (at one set temperature) results in 100% uniform color across every flake of herb in the oven. (the specific shade of brown varies depending on temp used) - just know that is what to look for. Not everyone wants to achieve 100% complete extraction (others dump/refill when they've extracted about 70-75% ish of the herb), but that's a key to remember.

Let me know if you need any more help with that device!

Hot damn I forgot about the movie - I still haven't watched it yet! (Life keeps me too busy to watch much television these days lol)

Lol, I often ask Chat to describe things to me like a stoned surfer bro, it's hilarious

Depends entirely on how you're consuming your herb. As mentioned to another poster, there are different grades (hardness) of steel. Cheap grinders don't hold a sharp edge on the teeth for very long. Your grinder still "works" but is it as easy to turn? Does it gunk up with resin fast? That's due to tearing/mushing the herb as opposed to grinding.

Additionally not everyone simply smokes their herb. Dry herbal vaporizers are essentially mini ovens designed to cook the herb to release the active compounds (without combusting and inhaling a nasty toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide) - the fun part is different temps release different effects from the herb (so I can skip the sedative/couch-locking affects of the herb when desired). Not all dry vaporizers "cook" the same way - some devices work best with an ultra-fine grind (almost powdered kief) for optimal heat-transfer, while other vaporizers benefit from a very fluffy "airy" grind.

So if you're loading up a waterpipe or joint, sure a medium grind is good enough. But if you're trying to get fancy, there are certainly plenty of ways to enhance your sesh experience.

The reason for this is because combustion releases a toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide. Many people tend to associate those affects with those from the herb itself.

The reality is that desktop vaporizers can cook very efficiently when they are preheated and loaded properly.

The problem is that one will never fully appreciate the affects from dry vaporizing unless they fully detox from combustion by not smoking (vaporizing exclusively) for a few weeks to month. I made the switch to dry flower vaporizing a decade ago and I still smoke socially with friends, but I hate it - the smell, the taste, the feeling, etc.

Dabs are concentrated and extract faster than most dry flower vaporizers which is why they can often work, however they can also kill one's tolerances when used in excess. I prefer dry flower vapes to avoid killing my tolerances (I also switch up my daily driver two or three times a year to avoid building up a tolerance to the same device over time).