Awwwww....so sweet!
After months of research, I finally purchased a vaporizer. I wanted a decent vaporizer somewhere in the $125-175 range, and found many excellent vaporizers to choose from in this price range.
I previoiusly owned an el-cheapo vaporizer, the glass globe type, with the bowl soldered to the heating element. It was impossible to get it to heat evenly, and when it was warm enough to vaporize the herb, it quickly burned it, leaving behind a horrible burned popcorn taste and smell. I also never really got any vapor from it, mainly smoke. Why bother with a plug-in unit at all if you can't get consistent vaporization? If I want smoke, I can hit a doobie, a pipe or a bong. They taste a whole lot better!
After much waffling, I decided on the DaBuddha vaporizer because of the quality of components, nearly identical to the higher priced sister made by the same company, The Silver Surfer. The daBuddha is fairly new, and there aren't nearly as many reviews on it as there are of the Silver Surfer. But I found them nearly identical in the most important ways. Plus, I liked the 3 year warranty, and the many comments on how good the customer service department was, and that the daBuddha came with a really excellent carrying case.
The only negative thing I can say about it is the directions are less than helpful. If you don't know how to put a vaporizer together, or even what the parts look like, then you're going to have to hit youtube or write the company (they promise to answer within 24 hours) for details.
Once I figured out how to assemble it, I was absolutely thrilled when the first time I tried it, I was able to get just the right temperature and not fry the herb black. Also, I kept waiting for the tube to fill up with smoke, as the old one did, but that never happened. At the right temperature, there is no smoke, only vapor. When you suck on the tube, you think you are only inhaling pure air. But when you exhale, you see a fine white mist. That's how you know it's vaporizing at the right temperature. Good taste, no smoke, no coughing.
My immune system has been really compromised this year, so smoking has been particularly difficult, and thrown me into coughing spasms. Since I count on my herb to work as pain control and an aid to sleep, I have been just enduring the pain I live with since I could rarely smoke enough to make it effective.
Finally, I can get a great dosage, and toke as much as I want without getting a raw throat or coughing. And wow, it really DOES intensify the high, as well as lengthen it. Without that horrible burned popcorn taste the cheap vapes give off.
The glass fittings for the daBuddha are excellent, and fit perfectly together--the fitting ends are ground glass, so the fit is snug, yet still easy enough to twist off and refill the wand.
The base is beautifiully weighted so it doesn't tip over or isn't easily knocked off the table--even by my effervescent dogs.
The carrying case is very thickly padded, with a beautiful natural brown hemp outside fabric, with a heavy duty zipper running all down one side, and a draw-string on the top with a quick release clasp.
On the outside is a large pocket, and there are 3 pockets on the inside, as well.
I'm more than happy with my purchase, and totally hooked now on using a vaporizer. Granted, it's not as portable as a pipe or doobie. but it has so many plusses that I don't mind staying in one place for a few minutes to take in a few tokes.
I don't know why I waited so long before making this purchase. I could have saved myself months of pain. I'm so sold on vaporizers now! Best high I've had in years.
