Home

Footwear

Herb Vaporizers

Volcano Vaporizer

Pot Grinders

Jerry Garcia Books

Grateful Dead Books

Grateful Dead Posters

Grateful Dead T-shirts

Hoodies

Womens Hippie Skirts and Dresses

Womens Eco Friendly Clothes

Mens Eco Friendly Clothes

Bob Marley T-Shirts

Hippie Tapestries

Non Leather Shoes

Non Leather Sandals

Vegan Shoes

Shoes, Sandals, Clogs & Boots

Winter Boots

Shoes on Sale

Herbal Vaporizers

Alegria by PG Lite
Ariat
Birkenstock
Born
Clarks
Dansko Clogs
Earth Shoes
Indigo
J-41
Jambu
Josef Seibel
Klogs
Keen Shoes
Lowa
Merrell Shoes and Boots
Naot
Rieker
Sanita
Sergio Tomani
Saucony
Sofft
Stegmann Wool Clogs
Taos
Terra Plana
Teva
Troentorp Chef Clogs
Ugg Australia Boots
Unstructured by Clarks
Vibram Five Fingers
Wolky
PegasusShoes.com Coupon

Uncle John Says:

Buy an Herb Vaporizer some people call them Pot Vaporizers, Weed Vaporizers or Vapes - these are my favorites!

iolite Vaporizer - Portable Herbal Vaporizer Pocketsize!
VaporTower Vaporizer System
Vapir Oxygen Mini 2.0 Vaporizer
Vapir ONE
The Basic Vapolution Package
VaporFection Stealth Novus Digital Vaporizer
VaporSnake Herbal Vaporizer System
Vapro Vaporizer
VM2 Black Beauty Volatizer Herbal Vaporizer
Volatizer® VM3™ Portable Vaporizer
VaporGenie Vaporizer
Vapman Vaporizer
Digital Heat Gun + Vaporizer Bowl + Screen
Silver Surfer Vaporizer

What is Vaporization?

Still coughing from smoking? Tired of waking up with a sore throat? It's time you tried vaporizing, a revolutionary alternative to burning herbs!

Rather than burning the herb, which produces numerous harmful by-products; a vaporizer heats the material (ideally to 180°C/356°F), so that the active ingredients contained in the plant release into an aromatic vapor— not smoke. This vapor ideally contains virtually zero particulate matter (tar) and greatly reduces noxious gases such as carbon monoxide. With little to no smoke produced due to cooler heating temperatures and less material required to achieve the same effect, the irritating and harmful effects of smoking are diminished. The threat of second hand smoke to those nearby is also eliminated. This makes vaporizers useful in places where there are public bans on smoking. The result is a cooler, cleaner, more flavorful and more concentrated effect.

Vaporizers are available in many varieties. Simple vaporizers use a lighter as heat source. While basic, they have expanded awareness of safer smoking alternatives. Precise vaporizers use an electric heating element often featuring a temperature control. Some high-end models even have a dynamic temperature control, however, may cost several hundred dollars.

The majority of vaporizers can be classified by how they heat the substance:

1. by conduction (inferior)
2. by convection (superior)

With conduction heating, the substance is placed on a metal plate that is then heated to release the active ingredients. The direct contact between hot metal and the herbs can cause them to burn which defeats the purpose of vaporizing. Thus, conduction is not a preferred approach and is rarely used in modern vaporizer designs.

With convection heating, the substance itself never touches a heating element. Instead, hot air passes through the material heating it rapidly and evenly. This method of heating is far more efficient than conduction heating.

Many vaporizers use a tube (called a "whip") that is held to the heat source, and through which the user inhales the vapor. This method is known as direct extraction delivery, and is used by the VaporTower vaporizer. Some vaporizers (Volcano and Herbalaire) have a bag or balloon attachment where vapor is blown into a bag, and the user detaches the bag and inhales the contents.

Perhaps the most important classifications for vaporizers are the type of materials used in the heating element, the extraction chambers, and means of delivery. Most common vaporizers use a ceramic soldering iron element with a glass extraction chamber and a plastic hose for delivery. This is a low cost and effective approach, however, there are concerns about off-gassing of mercury gas from the solder that is present in wiring of the box. Many enthusiasts cringe at the idea of inhaling high vibration aromatic vapors through a petroleum based hose for delivery. Some manufacturers, such as VaporStore, are now using a higher-grade silicon tubing for the hose and only 100% ceramic for the heaters. The high-end Volcano vaporizer uses an aluminum element that works quite well and a metallic extraction chamber with a food grade plastic bag for storage and delivery.