thanks theMetal1 for giving me the opportunity to clarify that i claim no originality for solar hits.
as for my method - i do, indeed, recommend vaping the herb throughout the entire inhale - if you call that a 'method,' and to try and burn only as much as one inhales.
a 'regular hit,' imo, starts cold and should end cold (so that the herb burns only as long as one inhales), and i advocate trying to capture all of the vapor and smoke. (occasionally that may require to put the fire out.) but, when i go for a big hit, under a strong sun, i just open up the solar torch and i scorch the entire bowl. anything in between is a combination of vapor and smoke, as desired, and as controlled by the synching of the drag/inhale and the amount of solar fire.
solar dan Reviewed by solar dan on . solar vaping is the baddest ass vaping technique one can use any magnifying glass (3.5inch is more than enough and too much for kids and other immatures - 1.0inch max, and confined to the shade for them). a simple 3.5inch magnifier (shouldn't cost more than $5...) can be used as a solar torch, a solar vaporizer, a substitute for a butane lighter or matches (during sunlight hours, anyway) - and it, with a regular glass bowl (it works on hookas too, and it actually can burn most anything that is exposed to direct sunlight - and it delivers Rating: 5