picking a vape

So after a long talk with an old friend and the obvious smokers cough/possible pneumonia I may have from ice bong hits, I've decided to purchase a vaporizer. For once I am very concerned for my health. I feel that this $150 or so will be the best investment for my health. If I'm going to be smoking (in my case) I feel that I should be doing it as healthy as possible. I've hit a volcano before:D but feel that spending that much is too much ($540?) for me. Any suggestions/advice for a vape around $150? Thanks guys and ladies.

This is how I see it. The Volcano is like a Lexus (or some other luxury car). Its the best you can buy, IF you can buy it. Not all of us can afford a luxury car, so you buy another car you can afford that's not a piece of crap. Everyone will say buy a Volcano cause they are so damn great, but I'm with you, I can't afford that!

So my suggestion, research models and make sure you don't buy some crappy Yugo type vaporizer! Personally, I have a Hotbox, and I really like it. It was $150 and its served me quite well. Also, make sure to cruise the websites AFTER Christmas-SALES!

Good luck and happy vapping!!!

i have recently purchased a volcano but find i still need that joint.must be a mind thing,still there is a great high in the volcano but a 'session' never feels complete till your hauling on a dube.in my opinion anyhow good luck with your purchase keep us posted on your choice.peace and puff farmgirl

So my friend calls me this morning telling me he's going back to this sick shop in San Clemente and asks if I'm down. Of course I said and told him I need to get a vape. So I chose the hotbox vaporizer will try it out tonight and let you guys know. People working there said it works nicely and is a local product. Anyone have/used one of these? Advice on keeping this thing clean and safe/etc would be appreciated. Thanks:)

As stated earlier, I have a Hotbox. Mine's red. The tube gets gross and brown dirty. I haven't found a good way of cleaning that, so I replace them. The good news is you can buy it at your local hardware store for like 69 cents. I boil the glass parts to clean them. Finally, I just wipe the box itself with a wet wash cloth. Everything is shiny & new!

The most amazing thing I have noticed with my Hotbox is I can seriously leave it on for like 8 hrs with no problems. On the weekends, I'll turn that baby on when I wake up, and vape all fucking day. Its really wonderful, man. Being full body stoned all day makes for one awesome day if you ask me!

Happy Vapping!!

Get a Hands-Free Vapor Bros... its perfect requires NO work and it heats up fast, 150 should be about what you'll pay, tho headshops might raise that up a bit

Yea i think I payed a lil over for the hotbox (black) $179 seen it for $150 online..oh well. tried it out tonight and works perfectly isn't harsh on me at all which was my exact purpose so mission accomplished. I like the simplicity of it and its small size, it doesn't look like a smoking device so its good camo, it looks more like a oversized square pencil sharpener if you ask me. Started saving the vaped weed for brownies:) I can't wait for those.

@sociobud
great to know you can leave it on for so long. don't you think the hose came a little short? i did.. ill be heading to home depot soon for more tubing.

@otottoto
w/ the hotbox there is no heat control so I guess positive/negative you'll never have to think about setting it..said in the instructions that you control the heat by how fast/slow you suck.

@sociobud
How long have you had your HotBox?

I've had my HotBox for close to 1.5 yrs. I've never had a problem with it (knock on wood). It did take me FOREVER to figure out how to use it; how long to wait, how fast/slow to inhale, etc..I figured it out.

I've been waiting 10 minutes to warm up, how long do you wait? What do you store it in? I also found a car adapter for it and tried it today :) im stoked.

Quit smoking weed until you can afford the volcano, after hitting it, any other knock off vape will leave you dissappointed. put money away every week if you have to, the efficiency and overall health benefits far supass that of any vape half the price, and in my honest experience its the only one ive come across that works.

Im not even out of high school and I already putting money in a vape fund so that in a couple months I can be vaping, i could have done this way sooner as 600 bucks isnt that hard to get ahold of, from selling weed or working a part time job and your lungs will thank you.