DonJones said:
This is the closest thing I can find to a Vaporizer club like the bong hitters have so here goes. Now before anyone starts laughing or smart replies, I really don't know the answer or I wouldn't ask.
Is there a different technique to inhaling the vapor from a vaporizer than from a simple plain pipe or do you just pretty much put the mouth piece in you mouth, take a big breath through the vaporizer, hold it as long as you can/want to and then exhale?
Also, outside of the lack of irritation to the respiratory tract with a vaporizer, is the type, strength and length of the high pretty much the same for a given bud between a simple pipe and a vaporizer?
I'm trying hard to save up for a vaporizer, but in the meantime I'm smoking through a simple water pipe that bubbles the smoke through water to cool and hopefully filter it somewhat. On the subject of the water pipe, does COLD,like ice cold, water work better than tap water to smooth the smoke out.
Thank you all for your patience and my ignorance on vaporizers/pipes.
Great smoking.
Good questions, Don. On the last question, concerning ice in the bong, I found ice and water in the water chamber to be more enjoyable than room-temp water. It definitely cools the smoke.
On the vape questions, I'm no expert by any means. But I would say yes, there is a different technique to drawing on the vape. A long, strong pull first thing, seems to get the weed heated up and vaping, followed by easier, shorter pulls. Since the vapor is essentially invisable, I go more by the taste. Long, strong draws will get ya more vapor and eventually start to get some visable vapor on exhale, which I believe means the weed is starting to get hotter and I'm getting some actual smoke in the draw. That produces a strong taste, and a more harsh experience in the lungs. Shorter, easier draws give a milder taste, and I believe that means less vapor in the draw. So, I start out with one or two long strong draws to get things going, and then shorter, easier draws after that, as long as I'm still getting the amount of taste I've come to recognise as 'just right'. Not too strong, not too weak. If the taste gets too weak, I take longer stronger draws to get the weed heated back up a litte. I vape at a fairly low temp, around 330, to get the least amount of irritation in my lungs.
The high from the vape seems to be fairly comparable to using a pipe, and of course, depends entirely on the bud. It seems to me the high comes on just a little quicker with the vape, and levels back out a little quicker. But with the vape, I'm using way less bud that when I used a pipe. The quantity of weed to fill two good bowlfuls in the pipe, will last me all day in the vape. Before, I'd toke a bowl, get completely blown away, and then do another bowl later sometime. With the vape, I load it up in the morning, and take a draw now and then all day long. So, I'm not getting as high (by preference) using the vape, but I maintain that level of high all day. This is not to say the vape won't blow ya away. I have done longer, stronger, more frequent draws on the vape, and gotten very wasted. But overall, I don't think there is any tremendous difference with the high between a pipe and vape.
Hope this helps.