My lung capacity / cardio is important to me, and while cannabis smoke doesn't seem to lead to an increased risk of cancer, I still don't like the idea of deliberately inhaling burnt particulates into my lungs. That's why I went with a vape.
This one, the Da Buddah:
I love that g'damn thing.
I route the tube into my bong so the vape passes through water, which in turn filters out any small particulates that may pass through the screen in the bowl.
Things I like....
- Initial hit flavor is FUCKING INCREDIBLE. All those textured aromas you can sense with your nose translate into FLAVOR on that first hit, and you aren't left with that tarry taste you get from combustion.
- Easy on the lungs. I exercise regularly and haven't noticed any impact on my cardio...which is fucking awesome.
Things I don't like:
- There IS a learning curve, and it's not as easy to maintain consistency with your pulls. Combustion is simple, ie, light that shit on fire and pull in what remains. These kinds of vapes rely on YOU for consistency, so different temps, and different pulls are going to result in different hits. Consistency is one of the biggest benefits I see about using a bag type of vape like a Volcano or EQ, as the vape does the work for you, so it's going to be more consistent.
- You've got to use "bowl awareness" when vaping with a whip type vape, and if you don't, you'll pull the bowl out unintentionally. Now, that's not a huge problem by any means, but I can see how some folks would find that very irritating, and in some cases, a deal breaker. Not I though.
- Consumption management can be a little more challenging with a whip vape. This is due to the lack of visual feed back that you get with a glass bong, nor do you get the same kind of physical feed back in your lungs the way you do with smoke. This is one of the reasons I use a glass bong in conjunction with my vape, as it allow me to SEE how much vape I'm actually pulling in, which is good.
From time to time, I dork up a pull and accidentally combust that mofo, and the difference between vaping and combustion makes itself apparent. No worries though.
Check out you tube for some vape reviews. There's quite a few folks who do some pretty good, and fair, reviews that might help you out.
Best to you regardless.
