Home Vaporizers

Home vaporizers can be real luxury items due to the fact that unlike portable models the heating elements and sensors do not need to be compact. They leading brand is clearly the volcano range from Storz&Bickel however there are other brands too that might suit a tighter budget. Some home vaporizers have a system that involves filling a bag and allowing that to contain the vapour rather than inhaling from the mouthpiece directly, this gives a very comfortable experience with no need to rush the vapours.

Although you can get gas powered home vaporizers – why would you? The modern digital, electric variety has just about perfected the style and quality you need. The same has to be said for the older analogue kind – why would you want that when precise digital varieties are available that can control the heating plate to within a 0.5 degree temperature range.

Good looking! Don’t forget that a home vaporizer is probably going to be on display even when you are not using it as a herbal smoker, so it is worth getting one that looks good too!! The volcano style of vaporizer is also used as a smoker and flavour vaporizer by restaurants – they used it for dried mushrooms to get the scent of woodland – by filling a bag with the vapours then it was possible to transport it to the table – as a sort of flavour cloud… then odour was then released over the food. As well as the volcano, other brands include tower, Plenty and Wispr.

Portable Vaporizer

The idea of smoking has never gotten a good press – and in the modern world this is certainly true – but with the truly modern gadget of the portable vaporizer then this really does not matter anymore! With a vaporizer that you can easily transport around then you can access your herbs without even needing to take any matches with you! The selection of portable vaporizer can roughly be broken down into two types – you can get either battery or gas powered. They both have their merits and both are small and easy to use.

Gas powered vaporizers still use the flame to create heat – the difference is that the herbs are not actually set fire to – instead the gas (butane) will burn and heat up a plate, which in turn will heat up the herbs that you intend to use. Gas vaporizers are very quick to use and the butane refills can be bought from just about any high-street grocer – although it is worth noting that in the UK, the law requires you to be eighteen in order purchase bottled gas. The disadvantage of these is that because you are still using a flame – even though it is for indirect heating – these are not permitted for use in places where no smoking is allowed – eg. Planes garages and restaurants.

Battery powered Vaporizers are very efficient and some of the best brands have a digital thermometer and thermostat which gives you ultimate control over the precision to find the perfect vapour-point for the substance that you are using. The down-side is that they are not instant to recharge unlike the gas powered portables – although you could of course use spare batteries when they are running out. The best ones can be recharged either via ac mains or dc. Form a 12v car adapter, which is very handy. Brands include iolite, vapir and magic flight.