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So I did some research to find a decent price good quality vape. Ended up ordering the Hot Box
I read some good reviews on it and it cost $149, but I found another vaporizer on the same website for the same price, called Easy Vape. It looked very nice and I'm not sure if I made the right decision...
Should I cancel my order and get the Easy Vape instead of the Hot box?
Anybody know anything about either vape???
Again: Hot Box, Easy Vape
Thanks!! :rastasmoke:
I've had a hotbox vape for about 5 months with no problems, gets me ripped and its nice having the whip horizontal rather than pointing down cuz the weeds a bitch to pack and place onto the vape if its the other kind. no worries on the hotbox:thumbsup:
I don't like digital on whip vapes. I think it's bad news waiting to happen, even on the $500 models. You just don't need it and it makes a breakdown much more likely vs. a simple analog vape. At least the Easy Vape has a 5 year warranty. OTOH you can't contact the maker of Easy Vape. That always makes me uneasy. Is it made in the US? China? Will they stay in business for 5 years? And I hate that typical downward whip angle. Of course you can turn it on its side or even upside down, but then the display is hard to read.
The Hotbox is a proven design. It heats up to vaping range and stays there, so you don't have to worry about a temp control going bad. I'd stick with that choice.
thanks for the help!
+1 hotbox.
never used either but that hot box looks nice. I use the volcano for vapes but I rearly vap anymore
why don't you vaporize anymore? any problems with it? i'm thinking of getting one but $150.00 is more than i can waste on a maybe. i recently quit smoking tobacco and i'd like to stop sucking smoke altoghether. please let me know your reasons. tiaQuote:
Originally Posted by MadSativa
bozo
Good idea. I did. My lungs couldn't take smoke anymore. I've been strictly vaping for over 2 years and don't miss smoke even a little bit.Quote:
i'd like to stop sucking smoke altoghether
Why are so concerned about one person who doesn't vape much anymore? He obviously wasn't sufficiently motivated to switch. Quite a few people hear things like 'vapor gets you higher', 'vapor saves you herb'. Some people are just curious. Some find that they like the couch lock you get with smoke. If you gave up cigarettes for your health, think about the crap you don't get with vapor-carbon monoxide, benzene-both deadly in high doses and sleep inducing at the lower levels you get with smoke. Toluene is another- a solvent with intoxicating fumes (at low doses). The effect of these toxins are mostly what people miss with vapor. Vapor leaves you with more energy and even with a heavy dose late at night, you don't get any foggy feeling the next day.
If smoke doesn't bother you there's not as much incentive to go to the extra trouble and expense of vaporizing. But if you're looking for a healthier, stealthier high, with no harsh, nasty tasting (poisonous) smoke, you'll love vapor. You can tell I do. :thumbsup:
thanks man, actually, i'd planned on getting a vaporizer for the reasons you mention, that's why i'm reading posts about vape's.Quote:
Originally Posted by vapefiend
like i said, $150.00 - $200.00 is a fair chunck of my monthly budget so i can't afford to buy the wrong one. i guess i'm concerned because i'd never heard of anyone using a quality vaporizer before and then opting not to use it anymore, i wondered WHY.
anyway, thanks for your response man
bozo,
peace, love, dope
I don't have enough experience with different models to recommend much, but if you could find a deal of the HerbalAire, it's well worth it. I recently got it for $250, but I didn't shop around much - just went with a place that puts ads on this site. You may be able to track one down on Ebay of somewhere for $200 or $225.Quote:
Originally Posted by justanotherbozo
It's very efficient, and I can already see that it's going to make my weed last much longer than pipes, bongs and joints. I'd estimate that for almost daily use I'll only need to buy a max of between and ounce or two a year of various good stuff with this vape - but I'm older an don't need as much as I did in my teens through 30's.
I've even vaped stuff that had been previously used in a VaoprGenie pipe, and the HerbalAire extracted additional THC from the remains.
Whatever unit you get I'm sure will be fine. Da Budda looks like a good choice for 150 bucks.
thanks man, i know a vaporizer is in my future, just want to make sure i get the right one the first time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
LOL, and i'm old too, turned 53 this morning. shit man, if i'd known i'd live this long i'd have taken better care of myself!
anyway, toke amongst yourselves
bozo,
peace, love, dope
Happy birthday, you're not far behind me. It's harder to find sources for supply at my age, considering at one time I was a source sometimes.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by justanotherbozo
Yeah, I think Mickey Mantle said that line about living long. He had a history of premature deaths in his family.
i've lived most of my life thinking i was on borrowed time, lol.
my dad died when i was 15 of malignant melanoma or 'skin' cancer if you believe it. that was back in 1970 so medical science has progressed some since then. he died 2 months before his 36th birthday so i have him beat all to hell.
don't mean to sound callous, it's just been a very long time. i grieved for him for a long time but 38 years is long enough to adjust,
lol.
oh, and i didn't mean to come across like that was my original thought, just didn't remember who said it originally.
and i can relate about the 'sources' being harder to come by at our age, that's a big part of why i decided to grow, that and the money and the quality. i'm SOOOOO sick of middies, lol
anyway, toke amongst yourselves
bozo,
peace, love, dope
I didn't think you were trying to pass it off as your original thought, it's a common expression, and I say it myself, but many people forget Mantle said it.Quote:
Originally Posted by justanotherbozo
When I was 15, my mom died of thyroid cancer at 39 years old. My father made it until his late 50's. I've taken many precautions to make sure that I survive better, and it seems to be working. I was quite sick, for most of my life, until it became intolerable and I found out I had Celiac disease and went on the correct diet. This autoimmune disease was probably what caused my parent's problems, since it's genetic, but we didn't know they may have had it.
I wish I could grow, but I don't have good electricity, for the lights, in my apartment. Maybe I'll figure out a way to do it one day, but since I don't need much weed it's less of a hassle to buy it from someone - as long as they're able to get it themselves. Cheers!
I qualify for the 'old folks club' too. Turned 57 in March. I've been digging my fingernails in for the last 10 years though, trying to stop the downhill slide. Age really is just a number if you can get the right mindset (and have a little luck ;) )Quote:
if i'd known i'd live this long i'd have taken better care of myself!
Diet's for sure a big part of 'health or no health'. Gotta get the right stuff in and keep the wrong stuff out.Quote:
I found out I had Celiac disease and went on the correct diet.
You got find someone like me!!!! My brother in laws mother in law (did u follow that???) went for it a couple months ago and said "I sure wish I had a joint right now." I smiled and said, lets go for a ride!!!!! Now I pickup for her and a bunch of her friends. I got them all to switch to vapo's to!!!! I love the "older" smokers.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
I just think its easier to roll one or load a bowl, and sometimes I like the bake I get from plain smoking better. But theres time when that good vap just sets the day or the mood, ya know, I guess i just like to keep changing it up all the time, even when smoking Ill jay for a while then Ill bong thenn another week ill pipe, or a week ill do all, like right now I smoking Jay, just to get up on my rolling skill (allot of flaming back flips smoking here). But yesterday I was at a friends for a couple hours and he was vaping, and it hit realy good, so yesterday I vaped after cominh home, and now im smoking Jays, and sometimesQuote:
Originally Posted by justanotherbozo
"I like smoke better than air"
just an update, i got this box and its very nice
i'd recommend getting a longer hose though just to make things easier :thumbsup:
I recommend the Hot Box all the way. It's cheap, looks very discrete, and can get a lot of people very high very quickly. Not sure about the EZ Vape, but the Hot Box is an actual company and there's a warranty and everything. They have accessories and replacement parts right on their website and other online sites for cheap as well.
Just wanted to ad that hotbox is a great company with great support. I broke my whip within seconds of pulling it out of the box and sent them an email asking hot to get a replacement. They called me back the next day and were really cool. I was pretty impressed with the quick response.
I ordered myself the Hotbox a few months back online while working long distance (still am, abstained from smoking for 4 months now, got another 2 months to go :P)...
However, I had the opportunity to fly back home for a week off a few weeks ago and I came home, got the Hotbox out, and sadly found out its the US plug :( - The design itself looks very neat.
Luckily I wasn't planning on toking up :)
So yeah, for those people out of the Unites States, I'd be cautious of this, just a heads up.
Hot Box wins. They are well made to last through years of use. I have been using mine for almost a year and a half with no problems, I just recently hooked my hotbox up to a water pipe and now with that the vapor doesn't irritate my throat. The only downside I know about the HB is that it takes a while to get the technique down perfectly so you get primo vapor hits every rip.
:(:rastasmoke: nice quote
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Originally Posted by patrick777
it is not worth more than 15 $
i just got mine check out photos at Hot Box Vaporizer
The Hotbox is a better product no question even at twice the price.
I haven't had the chance to use a Hot Box for long but I have used the Easy Vape and I can tell you; Don't.
Like all plastic things made in China they are cheap but still not worth it.
The worst part about the Easy Vape Is probably the cheapest part for them, the Whip. The hose on the whip is not the clear plastic tubing we are accustomed to but some terrible smelling rubber that kinks when you try and use it. You can't taste what you are vaporizing over the taste of rubber from the tube and you have to constantly fiddle with it while you are trying to use it because it kinks. How much can some clear plastic tubing cost really?
Also the digital dial is terrible. While I guess it is neat that you can set the heating element in increments of 1 degree what that really means is that every time you turn it on you have to turn it and turn it get it to 300 or where ever you want it. You only have to turn it 100 degrees if you go backwards from 400 but it is still a pain in the ass. With an analog dial you just turn it on and its whole range is 180 degrees on the knob. Really who cares what the shutoff temp for the heating element is? You regulate the temperature by how fast you inhale anyway so it doesn't really mater how hot or cool the actual heating element is.
Finally just look at it. Its a big ugly plastic. Its made in china. Many of you use a vaporizer for its health benefits and who knows what sort of crazy chemicals are present in the heating element or the enclosure or even the whip. China is not exactly known for making safe high quality products.
A Vaporizor is more than just a tool to heat stuff up. Using the Vaporizer is a distinctly enjoyable experience. There is are many enjoyable nuances of flavor that you just cant get any other way. With Easy Vape they were just trying to make a tool to heat stuff up for as cheap as humanly possible and in doing so have completely ruined the user experience.
Hot box seems like a quality piece of equipment and most importantly its made in America by a company of people who stand behind their product. Good luck getting someone from Easy Vape on the phone if you have a problem.
ive got a volcano classic and ive been using it off and on for about a year. its pretty sweet if you want to get realllly fucked up quick. one thing i dont like about it though is that in order to get 100% of the thc out of the bud you have to smoke it a few times and every consecutive time you smoke it the air your breathing gets drier and drier, which gives me bad cotton mouth. after all the hassel of grinding the weed, heatin up the vape, then fillin up the air bladder sometimes its just easier to load a bowl in the good ole bong.
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Originally Posted by ian420
I'm going to have to disagree with you on that. I have an Easy Vape and it's lovely. It came with clear plastic tubing(Though it's darker now with all the smoking I've done) and I couldn't taste it at all. I only taste weed when I smoke out of it. And God forbid you have to turn it farther! That could waste hours.
Do aesthetics really matter that much? It looks like a box with a hose. I wouldn't really call it that ugly, and it does the job well. At the end of the day, it's easy to use and gets me hiiiiiiiigh. Isn't that really what the point of it is? To get high?
I've had an EZ Vape that I bought from a friend about 6 months ago. It is true, the body of the vape is made from cheap plastic, but otherwise I think it is a good basic vaporizer. It is inexpensive and it gets the job done. Also, I've never experienced any bad taste from the hose of the whip.
I have heard so many great things about using vaps, but have never tried one. This product sounds like a good priced item for someone that has never experienced vap'ing and wants to give it the old college try ... :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by hydroDellic
my brother went to a head shop and got the EZ Vape (or something very similar except theres no digital read, just a knob) for about $60, it works perfect all the time. only problem is the glass bowl i dropped n broke it, so now gotta find a new one.
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Originally Posted by chronicblur
Easy Vape has a digital read.