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1. biff says:

   April 16, 2011 at 3:07 am

   The herbal is a great vaporizer. I bought mine ~6 months ago. Previously, I used a basic box and whip vaporizer for a couple years before trying a forced air vape. I was shocked by the difference. The Herbalaire produces very little smoke, is very efficient (I get more active ingredient from my herbal than with any other method) and extremely well made. The quality of the parts and engineering is obvious from the moment you see it. The automatic shut off of the heating unit after 30 minutes is an excellent safety feature. You can also use it without a bag, but why? Once you’ve had bag you won’t go back.

   There is no need to grind your herb. In fact it is counterproductive to grind. After the bag is filled the spent herb is dry and without resin, still green, and smells like overcooked popcorn (even after you rub it between your fingers to get to the inner parts of the flower). I saved several of the spent herbs and tried re-vaping them the next day. No detectable active ingredient remained. Yet, the vapor is remarkably smoke free. No sore throat or phlegm. Not grinding also improves the available active ingredient. When grinding, some of the resin will be left on the grinder. The active ingredients quickly degrade after the glands are broken, so you cannot later collect that resin from the grinder and use if effectively. This makes the Herbalaire exceptionally efficient.

   I researched a lot of vaporizers before dropping 259$ and I am completely satisfied.