Sounds like a great Vape ... I use the NO2 currently and it works well for what I use it for but it's not nearly as portable as the Iolite ... The NO2 becomes very hard to open or close after 50+ uses which makes it nearly impossible for my wife to use alone ... how is the Iolite for opening once it's been used some ... I like the idea of being able to charge it w/ a minimal amount of herb rather than filling it up ... the NO2 holds a little over 1/8 tsp and provides 10-12 good hits from that quantity. I was considering getting a Pax until I saw that they recommend packing the chamber full each time and it looked like it holds at least a full tsp ...
The NO2 needs to warm up about 5 min to work properly ... How long does the iolite take to be hot enough to Vape ?
I've smoked weed about 40 years and been Vaping about six months ... I still burn now and then but Vaping has become 95% of my use ... I actually prefer it to smoking and the lack of smell has my wife vaping daily too ... A good Vape goes real well w/ homegrown sticky buds ...
The e-cigs are a revolution that I think is going to put a real dent in cancer rates and tax revenues ...
to be honest the IOLite does get clogged a little also, and opening and closing the top chamber can get harder. I guesse it might have been better but since I had this really nice apple shisha stuff I do use it in there quite often. Its like really sticky you prbly know so things get coated a bit. Thinking about it Ive had the thing 2 yrs, Im not anywhere near 95% on it but admire you for getting there.
It will be a hell of a lot more than 50 uses anyway before it gets bit more effort to open and close. Good news is the top bit that holds the mouthpiece and caps the chamber, is avail extra. my brother managed to drop and crack his, got a new one. So worst case you will have to change it eventually, I imagine any vape put through the same affair would be getting equally cloggy to be honest.
Its good for doing with minimal herb, when I was originally researching I found folks put very little for best effect, and its quite efficient to use. Packing the chamber would not be so good to get an even vape out of all the material. The pronged insert thing which you can optionally drop into the chamber before adding your stuff, heats up and distributes heat better through your mix, so good when you want to load it for a journey.
Otherwise, you don't need to use any more than what you want to consume in the short term.
With you on e-cigs. I reckon if I can get once laced it will last days and be shockingly convenient to use, refill, etc etc.
