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Dopefiend's Vaporizer Reviews

Feb 19, 2012

     

Volcano Classic
Magic Flight Launch Box
PLENTY
Volcano DIGIT
WISPR
ThermoVape
IOLITE ORIGINAL
VapeXhale Cloud
VapBong
Arizer SOLO
PuffIt
Pax by Ploom
miniVAP

The Dopefiend is a true vaporizer expert, and knows what it takes to make an ideal vaporizing experience. Before buying a vaporizer, always look for a Dopefiend review!

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Volcano Classic

 
The Volcano Classic is the Rolls-Royce of Vaporizers and is considered by many to be the gold standard of vaporization technology. It fills heat-safe plastic bags with vapour which can then be inhaled at the user’s leisure thanks to the Volcano’s choice of valve systems, which seal the bag in between inhalations to maximise efficiency. Vaporization temperature is controlled by the user. It’s expensive, but powerful and built to last, and comes with a three-year manufacturer’s warranty. Great for coffeeshops, compassion clubs, and parties.

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Listen to the Dopefiend’s first Volcano Classic review LIVE from Amsterdam on Dopecast06

Listen to the Dopefiend’s second Volcano Classic review on Dopecast23

Buy a Volcano Classic now from VapeFiend.com

Volcano DIGIT

The Volcano DIGIT builds on the technology of the Classic by incorporating digital temperature control to allow the user maximum precision when vaporizing. This is perfect for medical users and connoisseurs, as you can pinpoint the vaporization temperature for different cannabinoids and flavanoids within the plant to achieve specific effects and flavours. Like the Classic, the DIGIT fills bags with vapour which can be passed round or enjoyed at your leisure. If the Classic is a Rolls-Royce, then the DIGIT is a Lamborghini!
The Volcano DIGIT is a top-of-the-range machine for true connoisseurs  who see money as no object when it comes to their enjoyment of cannabis vapour.
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Listen to the Volcano DIGIT review special podcast: Dopecast86
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Buy a Volcano DIGIT now from VapeFiend.com

IOLITE ORIGINAL

The IOLITE ORIGINAL revolutionized the vaporizer world when it was released in 2008, and it still stands the test of time as a truly portable, pocket sized and efficient tool for any cannabis user. Its sleek design makes it very stealthy and convenient, and its butane powered bi-metal thermostat means you don’t need to be anywhere near a mains power source for battery recharging, as it can be refilled with inexpensive butane in under 10 seconds. With the IOLITE ORIGINAL you can vaporize anywhere you go, even where smoking is prohibited, and all this at an extremely affordable price!
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Listen to the IOLITE ORIGINAL review special podcast: Dopecast148

(note the IOLITE ORIGINAL was originally called the I-Inhale, but changed its name because a bong manufacturer had a similar name. On the review podcast the IOLITE ORIGINAL is referred to as the I-Inhale.)

Buy an IOLITE ORIGINAL now from VapeFiend.com

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Magic Flight Launch Box

The Magic Flight Launch Box’s ingenious design makes it the world’s stealthiest portable vaporizer: it is totally silent, heats up in seconds, and delivers powerful, thick clouds of vapour yet is so small it can be totally hidden in the palm of your hand. The Launch Box is also incredibly good value, as this beautifully designed vaporizer can be yours for under a hundred British pounds, and it comes with a full lifetime guarantee. You can also supplement the Launch Box with a mains power supply and a water pipe adaptor, making it highly versatile and very attractive for newbies on the vaporizer scene.
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Listen to the Dopefiend’s first review of the Magic Flight Launch Box on Dopecast181

Listen to the Dopefiend’s second review of the Magic Flight Launch Box on Dopecast197

Listen to the DopeCave Cup special podcast in which the Dopefiend and DopeTribe review the Magic Flight Launch Box water pipe adaptor and mains power supply: Dopecast285

Listen to the Dopefiend's interview with the ladies from Magic Flight, who give top hints and tricks on how best to use your Launch Box: Dopecast307
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Buy a Magic Flight Launch Box now from VapeFiend.com

WISPR by IOLITE

The WISPR builds on the revolutionary design of the IOLITE ORIGINAL to deliver a great portable vaporizer. Its thick clouds of vapour are enough to silence even the stubbornest of vaporizer refuseniks, and its convenient flexible foldaway mouthpiece and butane gas level window make it extremely easy to use. Though not designed for heavy use, it comes with a two year manufacturer’s warranty: enough to give even the most careless stoner peace of mind.

Listen to the WISPR by IOLITE review special podcast: Dopecast280

Buy a WISPR by IOLITE now from VapeFiend.com


VapeXhale Cloud

The VapeXhale Cloud is quite simply the future of home vaporizer units. Its all-glass vapour pathway ensures total purity and full flavour, and its unrivalled design, the results of many years’ hard work by a team of true vaporizer enthusiasts, means that it is incredible efficient, with vapour only produced upon inhalation. The Cloud’s crowning glory is the HydraTube system, which moisture conditions and ice-cools vapour as you inhale, resulting in the coolest, most flavourful and least irritating vaporizer experience known to man. Such a thing of beauty comes at a price, but the Dopefiend feels this is a price well worth paying considering the benefits of this incredibly device. However, with so much glass, some clumsy stoners may find they need deep pockets to fund inevitable and costly replacement parts!
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Listen to the VapeXhale Cloud review special podcast: Dopecast295
Listen to the Dopefiend try out the newer Cloud+: Dopecast350

Buy a VapeXhale Cloud+ now from VapeFiend.com

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PLENTY

The PLENTY is the newest development in vaporizer technology from the master engineers behind the Volcano. It’s just as efficient and hard-wearing, yet unlike the Volcano, the PLENTY is a direct-draw system, which the Dopefiend finds less irritating to the throat and lungs. The ingenious steel cooling coil does a surprisingly good job of making the thickest clouds of vapour smooth and pleasant, and the cutting-edge technology behind the PLENTY’s automatic switch-off makes this a very safe and efficient vaporizer. More than any other direct draw vaporizer, the PLENTY is a true power-tool, and can deliver cloud after cloud of flavourful vapour for solo users and group situations alike.

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Listen to the PLENTY review special podcast: Dopecast304

Buy a PLENTY now from VapeFiend.com
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ThermoVape

Touted by the manufacturer as the world's first portable powered convection vaporizer, the ThermoVape’s pocket-sized frame houses some truly cutting-edge technology, including a ceramic-housed quartz crystal heating element, and a unique fail safe power switch which ensures it is only on when you’re holding it in your hand. If the technique is mastered, the ThermoVape can deliver fast, thick and smooth hits of vapour, and is totally silent and very stealthy- ideal for on-the-move vaping. There is also the added option of the ThermoVape Revolution: an alternative mouthpiece attachment which is especially designed for vaporizing concentrates, such as hash and oils. However, the flavour isn't up to that produced by the cheaper,

though admittedly technologically inferior, Magic Flight Launch Box, and if you don't get the knack right, you can either produce no vapour or burn your herbs. Though initally promising, the Dopefiend now feels the ThermoVape is ultimately beaten on all fronts except stealth by the Arizer SOLO.

Listen to the ThermoVape review special podcast: Dopecast306


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VapBong

The VapBong is one of a breed of lighter-powered convection vaporizers which allow the user to vaporize at an extremely low cost, by heating air with a cigarette lighter, then drawing it past your herbs, and inhaling the resultant vapour. Though its price may attract those unfamiliar with vaporization, using it is a process which takes a lot of practise to perfect, and the Dopefiend feels the vapour it produces simply doesn't match the quality of that from a vaporizer with a built-in power source. Still at this low price, it may be worth a punt!
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Listen to the Dopefiend's first review of the VapBong on Dopecast201
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Listen to the Dopefiend's second review of the VapBong on Dopecast205


Arizer SOLO

The Arizer SOLO has quickly become the Dopefiend's new favourite portable vaporizer. Its glass vapour pathway delivers cool, pure, fresh-tasting clouds with minimal irritation. Unlike most portable units, the SOLO has a full digital temperature control, allowing the user total versatility; at low temperatures it pumps out thick clouds of flavoursome vapour, and at high temperatures it vapes hash like no other portable! It heats up in under two minutes, is easy to clean, and the battery can last up to 4 hours. There are no knacks or techniques: you just turn it on and inhale. While not quite as portable as the Launch Box, WISPR or IOLITE, the SOLO is still smaller than a Red Bull can, and with a price close to that of the ThermoVape or WISPR, is a serious contender for all vaporizer connoisseurs.

Listen to the Arizer SOLO review special podcast: Dopecast313

Buy an Arizer SOLO now from VapeFiend.com

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PuffIt

The most exciting thing about the PuffIt vaporizer is its stealthiness: it's cleverly designed to pass as an asthma inhaler. On closer inspection, this small rechargeable unit houses a surprisingly advanced portable vaporizer which delivers super-fast, temperature-controlled hits. Sadly its small size won't offer the kind of thick vapour clouds produced by the Solo or Magic Flight Launch Box, but the Dopefiend's hat is off to its creators for its undeniable novelty value, which comes at a highly competitive price.
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Listen to the Dopefiend's review of
the Puffit on Dopecast335

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Pax by Ploom

Beautifully designed, with slick features like the motion-sensor controlled automatic standby, and an awesome super-fast heat-up time, the stunning Pax by Ploom is a pocket-sized, rechargeable battery-powered marvel. Though some complain about the speedy loss of flavour and the regular cleaning required to keep this miniscule conduction vaporizer fully operational, it is an extremely stealthy, attractive and affordable option for those who like their vaporizers sexy! Dopefiend's pick for sly, on-the-move tokes.
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Listen to the Dopefiends review of the Pax by Ploom here: Dopecast347

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miniVAP

Exquisitely engineered from the finest materials known to man, with a specific focus on the medical cannabis market, the spanish-built miniVAP unarguably delivers a seriously high-end vaporizing experience for those with wallets sturdy enough to stomach its Volcano-beating price tag. Though it is considerably larger than other portables, those who can swallow the cost will reap the benefits of lasting flavour, smooth, convection-only clouds of vapour, and a hefty 3 hour battery.
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Listen to the Dopefiend's review of the miniVAP on Dopecast348
Buy a miniVAP now from VapeFiend.com