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A Few Words About the Hand-Held Plenty Vaporizer

Plenty Vaporizer

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If you’re having trouble deciding on the right kind of vaporizer for your personal needs, you may want to consider the Plenty Vaporizer. This device is hand-held and is super easy to use. Not to mention it’s perfect for those on a budget while still delivering a powerful vapor that you can’t help but enjoy.

Let’s go over some of the specifics of this particular device, shall we? First of all, it has a heat exchanger that will make it possible for the air to be heated evenly and efficiently. This produces more vapor as well, despite a shorter heating time. The cooling coil is made from stainless steel, so the device will always stay cool to the touch and you’ll always experience the purest vapor possible.

This vaporizer has comprehensive temperature controls as well that range from 266 degrees F and 395 degrees F. An analog thermometer makes it possible to keep track of the heating process. However, the heating process will shut itself off automatically after it reaches your specified temperature. It also has a bi-metallic regulator.

Here’s another thing you might want to know about the Plenty Vaporizer. It complies with all regulations for North America and Europe and will work as a household appliance easily. It also has NRTL and TUV certifications, so you know this device is safe to use in your home on a regular basis.

You should also be pleased to hear that the Plenty utilizes only food-safe materials, so it is completely safe to use and to inhale vapor from it. There is no risk to you whatsoever.

If you’re familiar with the Volcano Vaporizer, you’ll realize this device is very similar. It also makes no noise and isn’t heavy, weighing only 1.5 pounds, so it’s a delight to use. It’s not cumbersome at all and you’ll be able to experience the purest vapor with the best flavor around.

The Plenty Vaporizer comes with a power cord and is guaranteed by Storz & Bickel for three years. Truly, you can’t go wrong with this device.

Still, you should take a few moments to do your research. Find out what qualities you prefer or want in a vaporizer and make sure the Plenty meets or exceeds those standards. Only then should you make this investment. Let us reassure you, however, that it’s highly likely that you’ll be satisfied with the product once you have it in your home.


Features of the Analog Volcano Vaporizers

Volcano Vaporizer AnalogWhile the controls on the analog Volcano Vaporizers look much simpler the classic volcano vaporizers themselves are very similar and give the same great results as the digit version.

You may actually prefer the classic volcano vaporizer’s dial control: it is quick and easy to use though it doesn’t quite give the same level of accuracy. You still have a choice with the analog version of the volcano vaporizers to use either the easy value or solid value system. The easy valve system is very easy to use with the valves already attached to the vapor balloons you fill from the vaporizer. You can then use the easy valve and balloon several times. The balloons are easy to use and the valve can be held in the mouth for hands free operation: you inhale the vapors from the balloon at you own pace. The solid valve is used in the same way accept you can change the balloons and the valves is designed to be easy to clean so you can keep on using it for a long time. Though more fiddly the solid valve does work out as better value and means you can create balloons at the size you want.

The Analog volcano vaporizers have a temperature range of 130 to 230 degrees Celsius, that’s 266 to 446 degrees Fahrenheit. This is with an accuracy of +/- 5 degrees Celsius. This accuracy is far better than most vaporizers, which is important as many types of herb need a precise temperature to release vapors without burning and without releasing toxins. Also important is the material the volcano vaporizers are made of, while many vaporizers use plastics that when heated may let off toxins:  with the classic volcano vaporizers you have a safe product made out of stainless steel with a ceramic biomass heating chamber that will last much longer and is completely safe.

The stainless steel on the volcano vaporizer makes it an attractive object to look at, it has the dial in the centre and also on/off switches for both the heat and the fan. The heat will warm the biomass to the correct temperature as shown by the temperature control light and then the fan can be switched on to blow the vapors from your biomass into the balloon that easily attaches on top. You then are free to enjoy the vapors from the balloon while you switch off the heat and fan to make sure you don’t waste your biomass.

With most types of vaporizer you have to compromise between a small vaporizer that is easy to hold and therefore has few features and is often made of poor quality materials, or you choose a table top vaporizer that is awkward to use because you have to inhale directly from it. The volcano vaporizers offer a great solution with the balloon being of course lighter than the lightest all in one vaporizer.

The size and materials used in the analog Volcano Vaporizer also make it very easy to clean when you have finished using it, it comes apart and the materials used are easy to clean: individual parts can also be replaced.

 


Using your Herbal Vaporizer as a winter Cold remedy

With the right herbs Vaporizers can be used to at least help with perhaps most common ailments and this includes the Common Cold and also Flu.

Flu and cold are both often caught during the winter, you are run down and low on vitamin D especially, and the cold outdoors and stuffiness indoors makes you likely to get a cold even if you don’t come into contact with too many people: if you work in an office or use public transport every day then you may find you constantly get colds and flu all winter.

Herbal vaporizers of course are ideal for getting the vapors out of fresh herbs: this means that the effect will be more potent than it would from essential oils or other products as only fresh herbs hold in all of their benefits; avoid using dried herbs and grow herbs in a window-box if possible.

Mint and Eucalyptus are the main two herbs associated with cold and flu relief and they are two of the best to use in herbal vaporizers. Mint has a decongestant effect but not to the same extent as Eucalyptus that can really clear your airways and sinuses: that in turn can relieve colds and help get more oxygen to your brain so that feel a little more alive.

Vaporizers cure coldMint is better for relieving sore throats and generally soothes while also being anti-bacterial, as is Eucalyptus, so will stop infections on damaged skin.

Garlic and Echinacea are however capable of actually helping your body destroy a cold once and for all and if used early enough can catch a cold or flu before it becomes full blown. Both are anti-viral, cold and flu are both viruses and so anti-bacterial herbs and anti-biotics will have no effect on them. Many people make the mistake of using old anti-biotics they have on a cold or flu but this has no effect and inhaling Garlic and Echinacea vapors is a much better option.

Sage can also help you avoid flus and colds, help get rid of them and help you recover after a cold or flu by inhaling its vapors from Using your Herbal Vaporizer as a winter Cold remedy. Sage boosts your immune system and can help to get rid of free radicals in the body, which your white blood cells have to attack to destroy, destroying themselves in the process. It is when you have a low white blood cell count that you are most likely to get a cold and most likely to take days or weeks getting over it: after which you are likely to get another cold or flu straight away as you will then have an even lower white blood cell count. Using sage in vaporizers regularly during the winter is therefore a good idea to stay healthy.

When you do have a cold or flu one other thing you need to be able to get better is sleep, this can be difficult though especially if you are suffering from a headache; Eucalyptus may help but try using Lavender as well before going to sleep. Using Lavender in vaporizers whether you are well or not is a great way to help you get off to sleep or alternatively you could try Chamomile that has a similar effect.


Choosing a Vaporizer: Points to consider

Primary Materials

Volcano Vaporizer

The Volcano Vaporizer

What your Vaporizer is made of is important, especially what the inside and parts that will heat up are made of. Generally plastics are bad, the quality of plastics can vary though and some are purely exterior decoration that shouldn’t become hot enough to cause health problems, as with the Wispr for example. Vaporizers made of aluminum or steel are likely to last longer but also won’t give off fumes like most plastics will; Volcano Vaporizers are made of surgical grade steel and among the best made. Generally cheaper vaporizers are more likely to be made of cheap plastics, which can give off carcinogenic fumes, but some mid range vaporizers are very well made and great value.

Heating Element Material & type

Aluminum heating elements can give off some toxins so go for a ceramic heating element where you buy a vaporizer that uses direct conduction heating. Ceramic elements in vaporizers as well as not releasing toxins also heat very evenly and tend to last well. Some vaporizers also use blown air convection heating, this gives a more even heat and makes burning of your biomass less likely.

Digital or Manual temperature control

A digital system uses a microchip to measure and regulate temperature working intelligently to keep the heat at theDa Buddha Vaporizers right level. Manually controlled vaporizers with a dial normally aren’t as accurate and may vary by several degrees from your chosen temperature: this can lead to inefficient vaporizing or burning of your biomass. Then of course there are cheaper vaporizers and many portable vaporizers that don’t even have a temperature control. Different plants need different temperatures and so you may find that some plants burn while others don’t heat enough to release many vapors where you can’t adjust the heat.

Portable or Table Top

Portable vaporizers are very useful, you can easily take one with you to work, friend’s houses and for use in your car even. This is ideal if you are using your vaporizer to vaporize Tobacco as a healthier alternative to smoking tobacco, and a great way to work towards giving up entirely. For those that mainly use a vaporizer at home though a tabletop model may be better. In general a tabletop version has more accurate controls, heats up more quickly and may be better made as well; in many cases portable vaporizers are made from cheap materials to be entry-level models.

Iolite Portable VaporizerTruly portable vaporizers are rare as well, a few use rechargeable batteries and some butane but many others still need to be plugged in.

Bag or Whip

If you want a bag type vaporizer it is going to have to be a tabletop model. A whip type vaporizer includes a mouthpiece to deliver vapors to you, on some vaporizers the tube connecting to the vaporizer is quite long so that you can move around a long distance from the vaporizer. With table top bag type vaporizers you fill a balloon with vapors and you can then take it anywhere and use it easily from wherever you are: meaning you aren’t tethered and can get on with any housework or leisure activities around the home.


The best vaporizers of 2011

Best Vaporizers | Volcano Digit VaporizersIn 2011 Vaporizers came a long way and sales have been higher than ever with launches of several new vaporizers many with great new features. To say which was the best vaporizer of 2011 may well be to say which is the best vaporizer ever but it isn’t as simple as that.

Which Vaporizer on the market today is best is down very much to personal opinion, personal opinion is down to what you look for in a vaporizer. The main things people look for though are value, features, and usability so which vaporizers come top for each of those categories?

First value, this is still a little subjective, some people consider the style and design to be as important as the functionality. If you want something that will impress people then you could go for the Silver Surfer vaporizers, which are great looking even with a basic colored model. A model from the Wave Rider series though means you get a great design as well or even a totally unique design of your own which you can have printed on to your new Silver Surfer vaporizer. Silver Surfers are around 300 to 350 dollars though.

Easy Vape VaporizersThe Volcano Vaporizer is another expensive vaporizer but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good value, though not customizable it does look great and also has great features. The digit volcano vaporizer will cost nearly 700 dollars and the classic with slightly less accurate controls a little over 500. What you get though is a tried and tested design made from the best materials and with the greatest care, this means the vaporizer will last, if it lasts you 20 years then this is better value surely than a cheap vaporizer that costs a couple of hundred dollars and lasts only a year or two.

If you do want a cheap vaporizer though you can get good value, especially if you want a portable vaporizer and are not worried about temperature controls. The Vapir Mini Oxygen vaporizers are about 100 dollars and tiny, they do though need to be plugged in to use thereby limiting just how portable they are, though you can  buy a separate battery pack. Overall though the Volcano Vaporizer though is the best value buy though of 2011, despite having been around for a few years.

As for features the Volcano vaporizer must be considered again and specifically the Digit with a digital display and quicker heat up time. At the same time the Extreme Q is another digital vaporizer with similar features as is the Easy Vape Digital vaporizer. People looking for a forced air bag vaporizer might go for the Volcano still though but the Extreme Q can be used with either a balloon or mouth piece making it the vaporizer with the best functionality.

Lastly usability, many people prefer table top vaporizers for their features or potable vaporizers for their portability.WISPR Iolite Vapotizers Being portable makes a vaporizer very usable, though some are difficult to clean and some are limited by needing constant recharging. The Iolite vaporizers use Butane however, including the very desirable new Wispr. Many looking at the Wispr would assume it is all about the design but it’s a great vaporizer in terms of usability as well. For those using vaporizers to stop smoking especially this vaporizer doesn’t look like a piece of drugs paraphernalia and is very discrete meaning you can take it to work and everywhere else you go. It is also easy to take apart and clean and though you can’t control the heat the heat given is very accurate and heat up time is fast: ideal  for a quick smoking break. Therefore the Wispr is in our opinion the most usable Vaporizer available in 2011.


Easy Vape Digital Hands Free Vaporizer

Easy Vape VaporizersEasy Vape Digital Hands Free Vaporizer Introduction:

The Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer is equipped with an easy to read, digital temperature read out that assists the user in choosing just the right temperature needed for optimal results.

The Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer has a reputation for delivering effective performance, at an entry level price point.

This vaporizer comes with an extremely accurate temperature control that keeps temperatures +/- 2 degrees Celsius.

Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer Features:

The polycarbonate material used for the body of the Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer increases the quality, and durability of the product.

The Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer is not wooden like most other box type vaporizers which will allow you to choose from 3 different color options to fit your personal preference.

Colors: Black and Silver

The Easy Vape Vaporizer has recently upgraded the onboard ceramic heating element to bring you the purest herbal essences without any of the harmful chemical byproducts cheaply made units offer, and the grounded glass vapor whip gives the user the added freedom of hands free operation.

Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer Warranty:

The Easy Vape Digital Vaporizer comes with a full 5 year warranty covering heater failure only. Physical damage or damage to the glass parts are not covered by the warranty.

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Is the Volcano Vaporizer worth $669

Volcano Vporizers

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$669 seems a lot for a lump of metal that only really contains a heater and a fan as well as a temperature control on the front. Don’t be fooled into thinking that you could make a Volcano Vaporizer from parts found at your local hardware store though. Years of design have gone into constantly improving this and the parts are designed to be very high quality.

Storz and Bickel who make the Volcano Vaporizers are based in Tuttlingen, this town in South West Germany is the centre of Germany’s medical technology industry and is particularly famous for its history as a producer of surgical steel. 50% of the world’s surgical instruments are made here and it is surgical grade steel that is used in the Volcano Vaporizers.

As well as surgical steel on the outside, on the inside parts are primarily surgical steel as well where possible with a ceramic heater. The ceramic heater not only gives off an even temperature and is easy to clean but importantly it won’t give off any fumes like hot plastic might.

Anyone who has ever used a cheap vaporizer may have found that rather than just vapors they actually got fumes and even smoke from cheap plastic, this of course gets into the back of your throat and ruins the flavor of any vapors. This is just one reason why if you are going to have a vaporizer it pays to get one like the volcano vaporizer that is made from good materials. Good materials, put together by hand also guarantee that the volcano vaporizer will last for many years making the price look much better value, and incase something does go wrong there is a three year warranty included with every volcano vaporizer.

It is the digit Volcano Vaporizer that is more expensive than the classic and this is because it includes much easier to use controls. With no temperature control or inaccurate temperature controls you can easily find that you over heat your herbs and burn them or under heat them and get little or no vapors while still using up your herbs. With the digit you know exactly what your temperature is though and it reaches the right temperature in seconds rather than minutes. Then you simply turn on the fan and fill up a balloon with vapors, which take about 30 seconds.

You can fill up multiple balloons for friends or easily pass the balloon round. The balloon in fact makes this heavy table top device almost like a portable vaporizer as you can fill up a balloon and have it last sometime: or even take it with you when you are heading out and simply fold up the balloon into your pocket or bag when finished.

So the volcano vaporizer is very easy to use, it will last and it is healthy, especially with certain herbs that can easily be vaporized to give off health benefits. Whether this makes it worth $669 is down to how often you will use it and of course how much money you have to spend.


Ideal Herbs to vaporize for Volcano Vaporizer beginners

Volcano vaporizers can be used with a wide variety of different herbs and you may want to experiment with different herbs and do research online to find out which are safe to use and what benefits they may have. Storz and Bickel though, who make Volcano Vaporizers, do recommend certain herbs to use with the Volcano Vaporizers and they may be a good starting point if you are new to vaporizing.

Eucalyptus is one very common plant to vaporize, it is great for getting rid of congestion and it has anti-biotic and anti-septic properties. Compared to using eucalyptus in hot water or with an over the counter products vaporizing the fresh herb will release much stronger and more effective vapors. These vapors are ideal if you have a cold or flu or generally suffer from sinus and congestion problems.

Hops and chamomile are both good herbs to use if you suffer from insomnia as they can be relaxing and let you drift off to sleep. You may also want to use one of these or a mixture at times when you are suffering from anxiety, such as before an exam or interview, as both can relieve this. The only problem with mixing chamomile and hops may be that they require slightly different vaporizing temperatures. Chamomile should ideally be set to a high temperature of around 374 Fahrenheit on the Volcano Vaporizer according to Storz and Bickel; Hops should be vaporized at around 309 degrees and should be fresh when vaporized for maximum effect, .

Lavender is also often used before sleep but this should be put into a volcano vaporizer and heated to around 266 Fahrenheit meaning it is generally not going to be a good idea to mix it with chamomile. It does have a similar temperature setting recommended though to that for Eucalyptus: meaning if you struggle to sleep due to the effects of a cold or flu a mixture of these two in your volcano vaporizer may be ideal.

Sage and thyme may seem less likely herbs to vaporize for health benefits but they have benefits that many aren’t aware of, they also both vaporize at the same temperature of 374 degrees Fahrenheit.

The active ingredients in Sage especially have been shown to have many different benefits. This includes boosting the immune system, as an anti-biotic as an anti fungal, for reducing the chance of ulcers, sore throats and for reliving bites, burns and athletes foot. Many people therefore take Sage regularly and the best results can be had by vaporizing fresh sage leaves; sage is easily grown indoors or in a window box for a constant supply. As for Thyme this can be mixed in with Sage for even more benefits and improved overall well-being or used on its own. Thyme is an anti-septic so can be good for viruses including cold and flu and certainly is good for chest infections and coughs when vaporized.

The last recommended herb for the Volcano Vaporizers if Lemon Balm, it is antiviral, this means that it is far more effective against viruses than something purely antiseptic or anti-biotic can be. If you are already suffering from a virus it may well help then, including influenza virus, cold virus and lemon balm is known to be especially effective against cold sores.

 


The theory behind vaporizers and why they are easy and safer to use

Best Vaporizers | Volcano Digit VaporizersVaporizers give a wide range of advantages over burning herbs or tobacco to smoke or for aromatherapy. Vaporizers are a little more complicated than smoking because getting the right temperature and a constant temperature is vital so you need a constant source of heat. Some vaporizers are much more complicated but at their most basic they simply need to constantly heat a plant ingredient at a set temperature and have some way of delivering the vapors that are released.

What happens to a plant when it is heated to a point where it is vaporized is very different to what happens when a plant is burnt. Some of the same gases, scents and benefits are released with vaporizing while some by-products aren’t. The lucky fact is that the more harmful by products aren’t released making vaporizing much safer than smoking while those which have health benefits generally are.

With tobacco especially though vaporizing still lets off nicotine and some other gases the most harmful by-products including tar are not released or released in very low amounts. Even with herbs that are seen as safe compared to tobacco when burnt they will release smoke that can be toxic, carcinogenic and also irritating to the throat and lungs.  With vaporizing many herbs can be used completely safely with no negative effects and often health benefits.

The best vaporizers are those that have temperature controls. The optimum temperature at which to make herbs release vapors is often close to the point at which they burn and the correct temperature isn’t the same for every herb. The importance of gaining the right temperature is also why convection heating vaporizers are best as they pass hot air through the herbs ensuring that all the herbs being used are heated equally. In vaporizers that use conduction heating some parts may overheat while other herbs get left un-used. Thermal radiation vaporizer also give a similar result to convection heating though may take longer to warm up.

Vaporizers, especially convection vaporizers and thermal radiation vaporizers, are excellent at making the most of any plant including tobacco. Tobacco will last much longer when vaporized than when burnt. That which is given off comes to the user strong and untainted and with many vaporizers the speed at which you inhale vaporizers is uy to you. With balloon vaporizers especially the vapors are put into a balloon and then inhaled over time from the balloon with the vaporizer turned off and the plant used not being wasted.

The amount of aroma that is given off into the surrounding area by a vaporizer varies. With a balloon vaporizer there may be very little. With most herbs and even tobacco though the aroma is pleasant and not noxious, smelling the same as the unheated plant but stronger. This means it shouldn’t negatively affect those in the vicinity and there is no secondhand smoke. Using a portable vaporizer instead of smoking tobacco is seen as far more thoughtful and for those not wanting to affect others in their home through use of tobacco vaporizers are also ideal.


How easy to use is the Easy Vape Vaporizer

Easy Vape Digital Hands Free VaporizerUnlike many vaporizers the Easy Vape hasn’t been given a very original or creative name but one that describes it and how it works. Does the Easy Vape really do its name justice though?

The Easy Vape does have some good features: one of them that does make it easy to use is the digital display. Simple and uncomplicated you can easily choose the right temperature for the herb you are using, what’s more the temperature you choose will be within a maximum of two degrees of what the real temperature is: this is important if you are using a herb where the vaporizing temperature and the temperature at which it will combust are close.

What isn’t as easy is the warm up and cool down time at 5 minutes, being a table top vaporizer this isn’t as important as it would be for portable vaporizers, especially for the cool down as it can just be left. Five minutes is quite a long time though and chances are there will be times with the Easy Vape where you don’t bother to use it because you don’t want to wait or can’t wait because you have other things to do and only wanted to use it briefly in the first place.

If we are talking about ease of use then we must talk about one of the most awkward parts of using vaporizers: cleaning. The Easy Vape has a big opening on the front so you can get your hands in there but with the glass wand that attaches directly to the whip you shouldn’t need to clean too often. The heater is ceramic so should be fairly easy to clean and also won’t let off any smoke or fumes itself, in fact inert materials are used throughout the Easy Vape vaporizers. It is then only the glass wand and the glass mouthpiece that need cleaning regularly and the Easy Vape vaporizers do come with a glass cleaning tool to make this simple.

The Easy Vape is a hands-free vaporizer and this is again a big part of what is meant to make it easy to use but then again most table top vaporizers can be used hands free: in fact the Easy Vape is slightly limited by the length of the whip. At the end of the whip is a glass mouthpiece that is designed to be easy to hold in the mouth making using the Easy Vape truly hands free, as long as you don’t want to stray too far. You can happily play a video game with a controller and continue using the vaporizer if you wish or do whatever else you want with your hands while using it.

The Easy Vape then is easy to use and a well made vaporizer, it may not have many advantages over other high end vaporizers but then price wise it isn’t a high end vaporizer and so for the price the features are good: as long as the warm up time isn’t going to be an issue for you, which is likely to come down to your own personal preferences and patterns of use.

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