Using a Volcano wrong?

[EciRonTog]

I've been wanting to get a Vaporizer for a long time, just because I smoke quite a bit and would like to give my lungs a bit of a rest.

My friend has a Volcano, an analog model. We've smoked out of it many times and it takes great hits, but it doesn't really seem much different than smoking to me, and I usually still cough just as much if not more.

But I have a feeling that he isn't doing it right. He just cranks the dial to the highest setting and what fills the bag looks pretty much just like smoke. I mean the weed isn't catching on fire or anything but are you really supposed to just set the dial to the highest each time? What's the point of even having a dial then?

I tried to have him try a lower temp but he is a pretty stubborn person that isn't really interested in suggestions on how to do stuff.

What do you all think?

[dejayou30]

I think you're supposed to vape on like 5.5 or 6, certainly not the max temp.

[LordDrow]

Does the "used" weed look brown or black? If its black then its being burned to hot.

[vapefiend]

Wide open on the cano Classic is about 440 F. That's nearly to combustion point. You're getting high temp vapor, which is very harsh and has a lot of the same toxins as smoke.

Somewhere between 5.5 and 7.5 would be a better setting. That covers the range between about 363 and 406 F. Personally, I would go for a setting of about 6-6.5, but 9 is definitely too high for a nice, clean vapor high.

I would tell your friend he might as well be smoking and you're not interested in vapor that's close to combustion temp.

[dmahny88]

Volcano be most pleasant down der in da 6 region der...Much better:thumbsup: