So how brown are we talking about?
It should be a fairly dark brown but not dark enough to be mistaken for black.

I don't usually get this dry when I use my pipe.
You're getting more dry air than with smoking, so yeah. Better than ash mouth though.

I feel that I get higher quicker when I use a pipe.
Yeah the body tends to process smoke faster than vapor.

How long does your high last compared to not using a vaporizer?
A lot of people feel a smoke high lasts longer, but part of that is some toxins that produce the couchlock feeling that's generally considered part of the high. I certainly don't think that THC lasts longer with smoke, and like phlups said, less THC is lost with vapor. As for cannabinoids, some are released at such a high temp that you'd have to expose yourself to a lot of those toxins a lot of vapers try to avoid. So only if you vape up around 400F do you get most of the cannabinoids that come with smoke.

Even if you have a strong indica, you don't feel a good body high?
The strain does make a difference, but less than it does with smoking. And I don't agree that vapor only gives a head high. It gets to the same place that smoke does. The body relief I get with vapor is just as good. I really believe that most of the perceived difference is due to the lack of stupor inducing toxins.