Howdy folks,
I've been absent for a week or two on here.
But I'm now in the land-of-the-free, visiting my son & grandson in Ojai CA for a couple of months & glad to be here.
My son David has a neighbour just down the hill named Allen who likes a toke or two and is an old bugger like me.
He used to be a home-grower (as am I) but sometime since I was last here, in the pre-covid days, he's switched to using a cartridge vape.
For the past 50 years or more I've always preferred a joint over ANY other delivery method including vaporizers.
The day after I after I arrived here he presented me with vaporizer which is disguised as a key fob and is very discreet. The following day he took me off to a local dispensary and persuaded me to buy a couple of cartridges.
I did own a vaporizer a while back but it was one for herb and had a small bowl - I never really took to it - just didn't "feel" right - so I gave it away to a pal.
Anyway - on with the story ;
So Allen introduced me to cartridges for the first time.
I'd expected to not enjoy vaping based on my previous experience, but I was pleasantly surprised - impressed even.!
So for several days I've been using this thing and one of the things I like is the quick buzz you can get, very discretely, if you're around sensitive individuals, plus it's ready immediately as long as you keep it charged.
Also a boon if you wanna get bombed is that its not necessary to load your pipe or roll a J. Yet, although the buzz and the convenience is great, somehow it just don't have the same "rightness" that smoking a J does.
And--- a definite downside - if you live in many places outside the US etc, cartridges are not easily available (maybe I need to explore mail order)
I'd be interested to hear diverse opinions on doobie versus vaping from anyone out there.