The pharma industry almost killed me, so if there’s any silver lining in my disability cloud, weed is it. The Cannabis industry is in it’s big build-out phase, with a bewildering array of devices, products and services unimaginable just a few short years ago. There’s certainly no shortage of the stuff, so choosing what to buy and do can be a challenge. Fortunately I’ve stumbled across a real winning combination.
Vape tech is pretty simple, once you get past the marketing hype. Heat leeches the drugs out of various types of plant material products into a vapor that gets inhaled. The main idea is to pull the good stuff out with minimal pulmonary stress going into your lungs. Combustion (smoking – joints, bongs, etc.) is the harshest, most unhealthy way to do it. You get carbon monoxide and various other toxic byproducts, not to mention the heat itself. Enter vaporizers.
Compromises in vape performance are many and varied. Size, battery capacity, flow characteristics, heat modes and other details combine to make a singular vape experience. They run the gamut from cheap pen-style element burners not much better than a joint, to things like Storz’ Volcano and Stündenglass on the high end. The combination shown below gives you the effortless big hit with real portability for a fraction of the big boy cost.
The Utilian Bubbler is obviously quite small, and doesn’t spill on it’s side filled to that level. It should probably be used with a convection or hybrid model like the Crafty+. There may be conduction-types out there with enough airflow to work properly, but I doubt it.
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Flower and concentrate prices fluctuate wildly on promos and from one dispensary to the next, so you have to do the math to get the best value in terms of dollars per gram of Cannabanoid. I like rosin dabs to knock me out in the evening, but a good flower vape combo like this is certainly the most cost-effective way to comfortably inhale medicinally effective doses, and my currently preferred home rig for daytime use. Storz’ Mighty+ would be suitable for recreational group use in this configuration. I didn’t like it because it doesn’t stand up for bowl filling, and is just way bigger than I’ll ever need.