Alright guys, I got my first vape about three weeks ago. After about a month of researching vaporizers I decided the solo was the one for me. After reading lots of threads, I knew it would be a little learning curve at the beginning, but I now believe I have gotten used to it. But after weeks of much excitement to get my vape, three weeks later I'm a little disappointed... I feel like I cannot get as high as I would using my bong or bowl. I know the solos bowl pack is smaller than my bowls. But even when I smoke two bowl packs with my solo I only feel like I just smoked one bowl pack with my bowl. (one of the main reasons I got a vape was to conserve my bud) And because I've read a shit load of threads I know what you're thinking Iwien, "you need to stop combusting for at least two weeks before you get the full effect" and yes I have stopped combusting ever since my solo has arrived. I'm aware that the high is not going to be the same as if I was smoking, more of a clearer head high. I'll also add that I have tried all 7 settings, and even starting at 3-4 and worked up to 5-6 still hardly nothing. As you can tell I'm pretty upset because I paid a pretty penny on and it can't get me as high as a $15 bowl could. All help and advise would be greatly appreciated.
It could be that vaping is just not for you. Personally, I get baked from vaping. It makes me sleepy. My friend on the other hand gets super energetic regardless of the strain he's smoking. I guess people just experience different highs from vaping. As far as saving bud goes, try not smoking for a few days and return back to smoking and see how that works. It could be that vaping put so much THC into your system that your body can't fully flush it out which means you're not reacting to it as proper as you want to. Drink lots of water and don't smoke for 3+ days. Keep us updated.
"I ate a pizza and it was delicious, but I find lasagna more filling." Smoking and vaping are different highs, so it is normal to prefer one over the other. And if everybody prefered the same thing, life would be boring. Only an idiot would tell you that smoking and vaping are exactly the same high!
I've known a few people who prefer smoking over vaping. I myself have always been able to get way more baked vaping at high temps then when smoking, but yeah thats not going to be the case for everybody. Good luck at finding what works best for you.
GC is a bunch of shit. Non of y'all fuckers are helpful All I wanted to do was get fried off a vape but I can't even do that!
Have you tried different strains with the Solo? What color is your ABV when you're done with it? Are you getting nice vapor clouds?
Lol, why cause you were told vaping is different then smoking? How would you ever know which one you prefer without trying vaping? Maybe vaping will still come around for you, maybe not. Only way you can ever know is to try. Don't give up, sometimes it takes a lot longer to really get it then you would think, sometimes not. I know a guy who purchased an easy vape way back in the day. It was after I had read something about the % of THC you get from different methods. I remember he was trying to tell me cooking was the best way to get the most THC, I told him no, vaping is. He took my word for it, and then the next time he came to my door he was standing there with a turd easy vape lol. However we didn't know anything about it. We used it, and it was very confusing. I honestly dug the high right away though. However the entire time my buddy ( the one who purchased the thing ) swore he wasn't high. He felt that way for a long time and thought it was lame as fuck to use it. I looked into it though and told him about the clear headed high and ect. He still didn't like it, he often combusted with his buddies. However slowly he leaned more and more to vaping, and around 2-3 months later he prefered to only vape for several reasons. I'm not trying to say this will be the case with you, but its just something to keep in mind. Iwien will do his best to help you get the most out of it. At worst, if the solo doesn't work for you, maybe you should sell if on FC and get a hard hitting silver surfer, or maybe you're just a smoker at heart. Either way good luck finding what works the best for you. :edit oh hey one big thing I can say is to make sure you are holding your hits as long as you can. I like to hold it, and instead of letting the entire hit out, I'll breath about 20-30% of my hit out, then I'll breath air back in. Not only will this allow me to hold my hit for even longer without getting light headed due to lack of air, but it will cycle more air around my lunges, and it will cycle more blood through my buddy thus getting more thc into me. Just thinking out loud maybe this will help. Remember Thc takes longer to absorb into your body from vapor then it does from smoke, as far as I know.
Alright thanks man. That's the type of answers I was looking for, instead of someone telling me that it's a different high when I clearly said I was aware of that in the op...
Well yelling at me isn't going to get you any higher, is it? I own a Solo and was confirming that my personal experience matches yours (that it doesn't get me "fried" quite the same as smoking). So basically you are mad at me for agreeing with you.
Lets just put that post behind us Puddle. I understand how he can be upset. Stoner I believe in time you will come around to vaping, and if not then you may just be a true combuster.
Yeah man it just seems to take your hits soooo much further. It kills me when I see somebody just paint the air. If you hold your hit, you'll blow out little, to very little vapor even if you took a monster rip because you absorbed most of it. When you blow out those thick clouds just know that is all THC wasted.
I'll try but it does need to be said that vapor is NOT for everyone. There will be those that will never make that transition but I think it's worth the effort to first find out if, in fact, you are one of those who will always prefer smoke over vapor. There are fanboys here, not only for 'Cano's and Pax's, but also for vapor, in that they can't comprehend that there are those that simply prefer combustion over vapor.
Very true. Some simply like the oral fixation, or the act of smoking. While others simply prefer the high smoking provides over the high vaping provides. I wonder if stoner has a bong he could hook is solo up to once he got the proper attachements. Honestly though due to my limited exp I have no idea how the solo would work with one.
Here's an inexpensive way to find out.............it's the perfect size for the Solo: http://www.dhgate.com/product/d020-glass-bubbler-ash-catcher-bubbler-hand/196910552.html#s1-5-7|1624717726 Scroll down that page. Lots of accessories also included. DHGate has been getting tons of great reviews over at FC for inexpensive alternatives to expensive glass made in the US. I got it's bigger brother on it's way to me as we speak: http://www.dhgate.com/product/d020-d-bubbler-glass-water-percolator-smoking/187214099.html#cart_view-1-null Lots of great info on these water pieces over at FC that I recently got educated on.
This is a great suggestion! Vapo-bonging was psychologically very helpful to me in making the switch. 14mm and 18mm water tool "GonG" adaptors for the Solo are available from a variety of sources. If you want to try the concept before you buy, the stock glass Solo stem will fit into most 14mm downstems, perhaps with an O-ring or elastic to make a snugger seal. It is not a perfect fit, and it stresses the glass (so not a good permanent solution), but it at least it will let you try it out and see if you think it's worth the approximately $20 for a proper GonG stem.
I do have a bong and I was actually going to try this tomorrow, I have a rubber O ring but I thought some electrical tape around the end would work a little better. I also read that you should put it on 6-7 when you attach it to a bong, just wondering if that's what you're supposed to do...
You can head over to PlanetVape and buy a Solo GONG that will fit to your bong. I have a solo I start out at temp setting 4 and then move up as the vapor at each temp is used up. Since I have never combusted 6 seems to almost overpower me. I think you should not even try lower than 5 and move up as needed. Sent from my iPad using Grasscity Forum