For those seeking to smoke legal high products with increased safety, it is advisable to use vaporizers where the vapours are inhaled rather than health-threatening smoke. Some of the most popular vaporizers on the market are made by Iolite.
Iolite produce an excellent range of both standard portage vaporizers. The WISPR range comes in a variety of colours. They were designed in San Francisco and are hailed as being at the cutting edge of legal high technology.
Iolite also provide a smaller version which is cheaper than the WISPR and has the added convenience of being able to be carried in the pocket. The Iolite vaporizer is cordless and allows the user to inhale the fume directly from it. Like the WISPR, this smaller and convenient gadget offers a selection of colours.
There are also a variety of accessories which can be used with both types of Iolite vaporizer. These include packs of pipe cleaners, hand tools, mouthpiece and herb chambers, and spare mesh screens.
Any legal high smoker requiring a vaporizer that is both versatile and easy to use would do well to acquire the Eclipse Vape-2O vaporizer. The beauty of the Eclipse Vape-2O is that it can be used either as a portable vaporizer which can be held in the hand, or as an attachment for a bong.
The fact that the Vape-2O can be adapted for use with bongs makes it particularly appealing for use by legal high smokers. Its versatility is enhanced by a variety of adaptors which come in 14 and 18mm sizes. This vaporizer is also available in a range of six different colours.
The Vape-2O is very easy to use. Vaporization occurs when the vial is lit, and this model is one of the best on the market, enabling the user to gain maximum enjoyment when inhaling herbal concentrates.
The vial is removable allowing legal high users to enjoy their preferred herbal concentrate whenever they wish. This makes the Eclipse V-2O vaporizer the preferred accessory for many legal high smokers.
The volcano vaporizer is widely acclaimed as the market leader, with praise for its power, reliability and efficiency. It also has to the price tag of a quality product so you need to make sure you get the right model for your needs.
The first decision to make is whether you want the classic model or the digital version. The latter is more expensive, but does allow the precise computer controlled setting of the temperature. However, the classic vaporizer remains a popular option, with many users satisfied with its dial setting.
The other major decision is what valve type to purchase. The volcano vaporizer solid valve comes with a three metre long balloon tube that lets the user produce customised balloon sizes. However, the user must attach the bag to the valve themselves. The solid valve also requires much more cleaning and maintenance. The volcano vaporizer easy valve set comes with standardised eight litre balloons already fixed onto valves. There is no customization of sizes, but there is no extra effort required to make volcano vaporizer bags. The easy valve has fewer parts and is designed to be disposable once the balloon has become dirty, so that it is easier to clean. However, this means a whole new easy valve set needs to purchased rather than just relatively cheap vaporizer balloon material. The choice between the volcano vaporizer solid valve and the easy valve effectively comes down to one between convenience and running costs.
Introduced in 2008 the Iolite quickly became a firm favourite among many vaporizer users.
Stylish and available in a variety of colours, it has a compact, self-contained design. Combined with its use of butane as an energy source this makes it extremely portable and very discrete. This presents a clear advantage over many more powerful, but effectively house-bound, vaporizers.
The Iolite is also simple to use. First you fill it with butane. A high quality fuel like Vector is recommended, as the fewer impurities mean the vaporizer will keep working at its optimum. Then you add the vaporizing material to the filling chamber. This has a load of about 500mg, enough the manufacturer claims to last for up to 15 pulls. However, this will depend on what you are vaporizing.
The cleverly designed heating system is flameless and has a central pin so that the material is heated quickly and evenly. Rather like a pre-heated oven there is a temperature light that will go out when the chamber reaches the correct temperature. This should be pretty quick. Normally the chamber will have heated up in a minute, though it may take a little while longer for the material within to catch up.
With a maximum temperature of 190 C the Iolite, like other vaporizers, will not burn the tobacco or herbs. Instead it will allow the active ingredients to be extracted and breathed in without smoke and its attendant health risks. For the greatest effectiveness it is advisable to grind up the pipe tobacco or herbal mix and not to pack it into the chamber too tightly so that the vapour can pass easily through the chamber. Once finished with the Iolite, unlike many other vaporizers, can simply be packed away and slipped easily into a pocket or handbag.
There are two main categories of vaporizers. Whip vaporizers like the Iolite, where the user draws the vapour directly through a glass or plastic pipe, and balloon or bag vaporizers like the Volcano Vaporizer, where the vapour is drawn into a balloon from which the user then inhales.
An advantage of whip vaporizers is that they are quicker to bring into action as there is no waiting for the bag to fill. The vapour also tends to be thicker, though this is dependent on how quickly you breathe in. A slower draw and the hot air spends longer around the herb so it vaporizes it more. There is also less waste whereas a user of a balloon vaporizer may still have a half full bag when they are done. However, it is easier and more hygienic to share volcano vaporizer bags among a large group. The vapour has also had time to cool in the balloon, which makes it smoother on the lungs.
The Eclipse Vape-2O can be use as a vaporizer on its own, allowing the extraction and inhalation of herbal ingredients without the health hazards of combustion. It is robust, highly portable and especially good at the vaporization of liquid essences and oils. However, it really excels as an attachment that converts a water pipe into a vaporizer.
The Eclipse Vape-2O Vaporizer has a 14mm and a 18mm adapter, so it should be compatible with most manufactured water pipes such as the high quality Roor pipes. It comes with a detachable vial that is filled with the material to be vaporized. This is then heated from the outside of the glass with a lighter. The sturdy Pyrex glass will not be damaged by the heat, though the use of a lighter means it can be slow to vaporize compare to other vaporizers. Once the contents are vaporized the user breathes through the water pipe as normal. The cooling effect of the water and the use of vapour not smoke will make the drag extremely smooth.
For those who wish to give up smoking, the use of a vaporizer, in combination with herbal highs, is an increasingly popular choice. Vaporizers filter out toxins, so that the user is breathing in vapour rather than smoke, which is a much healthier choice given the risks associated with smoking. Instead of burning the herbs and flowers that you put in them, they work by heating them up to exactly the right temperature to release their active ingredients. Using a vaporizer is more public spirited than smoking, as only you have to breathe in the fumes from your own herbal blend, instead of inflicting them upon some unwilling non-smoker.
Vaporizers range in size from quite large implements such as the Volcano Vaporizer, which is around the size of a typical lamp stand, to tiny attachments like the Eclipse Vape-2O Vaporizer, which fits easily on the end of a bong pipe.
The Volcano Vaporizer
The Volcano Vaporizer from Storz and Bickel is one of the most popular vaporizers on the market. It comes in two configurations, the Volcano Vaporizer Solid Valve and the Volcano Vaporizer Easy Valve. The Solid Valve is the original version and requires some skill to assemble. The Easy Valve comes with the mouthpiece already attached to the balloon, for much easier assembly. Volcano Vaporizer bags should be changed after about 50 uses, and allow your vapour to remain fresh for up to eight hours.
The Eclipse Vape-2O Vaporizer
A much less expensive and more portable option is the Eclipse Vape 2O handheld vaporizer. It comes in a range of six striking colours, and can be used either as a handheld vaporizer, like the Iolite, or as a vaporizing bong attachment. Fixed to the end of a bong, it acts like a filter, turning it from a smoking device into a vaporiser. Perfect for someone who is trying to quit, but wants to make the transition as smooth as possible, by using their old, familiar implements.
How it Works
A compact and handy vaporizer that uses butane gas for the heating procedure, the Iolite does not need electrical adaptors or batteries. Its functions are basic but effective. It lights quickly and easily, reaching the required temperature for vaporizing in under 60 seconds and is then ready for use. This vaporizer can also be refilled quickly.
Quality Design
The skilful design of the Iolite Vaporizer has resulted in its distinctive shape, and it has become increasingly popular in the marketplace. This is a light piece of equipment, weighing less than three ounces, and it is about the same size as a standard mobile phone.
A hand-held device, this is an adaptable vaporizer providing a range of spray options producing a variety of fine and dense mists and a mouthpiece that is easy to extend. It uses a small and compact operating system, which makes it very straightforward to use and the catalytic converter method of heating accelerates the reaction of, for example, aromatic herbs, offering superb and rapid performance. Temperature is controlled via a thermostatic gauge.
Portability
Among the various kinds of vaporizer available from suppliers selling equipment and accessories for smokers and legal highs, the Iolite is small enough to fit into a pocket, especially easy to transport and the package includes a useful tool kit for maintenance. There is a handy carrying pouch for protection and storage, including replacement parts, plus straightforward instructions for use.
Smoking involves setting fire to tobacco or other herbal ingredients. As an alternative, however, there is a contrivance that uses a different method to gain access to the active ingredients in herbal material without having to set fire to it: a vaporizer.
A vaporizer does not have any incidental toxic or carcinogenic effects. Instead, material for legal highs is heated so that extraction of the herbal ingredients takes place and is converted into a vapour to be inhaled.
Without combustion, no second hand smoke is produced: only the user inhales the vapour through a bag or balloon, or through a tube.
Volcano Vaporizer Bags
Volcano vaporizer bags, or balloons, are used in Volcano Vaporizers, in both the Classic and Digital models. They are already attached to the disposable volcano vaporizer easy valve when it is dispatched, and new volcano vaporizer bags can be added, as and when required, to the volcano vaporizer solid valve varieties.
The balloon that holds the vapour is detachable from the vaporizer, so once the bag is full it is possible to move around. The equipment provided for the volcano vaporizer easy valve includes standard sized bags, whereas the volcano vaporizer solid valve implements are more flexible as there is a choice of the size of bag to be used.
Accessories for the Volcano Vaporizer
To accessorise the Volcano Vaporizer, designer volcano vaporizer bags are now available. Made from material that is sturdy and will not leak, the designer bags can enhance the legal highs experience in a number of different ways as they are decorated with silhouettes on various themes.
Two of the ways in which to enjoy legal highs from herbal blends and tobacco are by smoking them and vaporizing. Basic background information about the alternatives may help individuals make an informed personal choice.
Smoking
To release the aroma, the herbal mixture is wrapped in a suitable fireproof medium and set alight. Smoking can involve making cigarettes, for example using a Rizla rolling machine, or using one of a number of water pipes, such as one of the excellent range of Roor Pipes.
When smoking, secondary products include ash and cigarette tips and a way has to be found to deal with these. There are lots of novelty ashtrays available for this purpose, including glass ashtrays and spinning ashtrays. Some of these are also ‘snuffers’, which means they can allow a cigarette to be extinguished in such a way as to be available for re-lighting later.
Vaporizing
Vaporization offers more alternatives: for example, the Iolite Vaporizer is an increasingly popular, portable model that can be taken anywhere, and the Eclipse Vape-20 Vaporizer can deal with herbs, oils and other concentrates. There are no by-products that require disposal.
The Iolite uses butane gas and runs without a mains power cord or batteries. It is carried in a useful pouch and will fit into a pocket.
The Eclipse Vape-20 Vaporizer is altogether more sizeable and can be used with water tools, or without if preferred. It comes with a hardwearing carrying case that has room for all extras and equipment.
