Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Vaporization does not have to be an expensive; there are currently many different vaporizers available for any budget or need.
Cheap vaporizers of decent quality are currently being produced by several different manufacturers. For anyone who has wanted to buy a vaporizer but hesitated because of price now is an excellent time to finally make a purchase. There are a wide range of vaporizer being manufactured and sold today. There are hundreds of professional vaporizer models covering many different styles.
Many of these styles such as vaporizer pipes, heat gun vaporizers, and portable vaporizers are very affordable. Vaporizer pipes can be found for around $50 and there are heat gun accessories for use with a water pipe and the Vapir portable vaporizer can be had for around $100. That is a relatively low price considering the significant health benefits of vaporization.
These vaporizer models are also much more efficient than combustion methods and require much less herb to be effective. This will save money over time. Depending on your planned uses and how much herb you normally use the cost saving could be significant. There are some vaporizers that while more expensive than some of the cheapest options available are now to be extremely efficient.
If cost is a concern for you and you are a heavy smoker you could potentially cut back significantly on your herb costs. A couple hundred extra dollars spent on a top vaporier could pay for itself within a few months for some users.
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Vaporizers are much more efficient than conventional methods of smoking. They require much less herb and can save significant amounts of money.
Vaporizers can save smokers money by requiring much less plant matter to provide the same amount of active compounds as compared to smoking.By heating herbs and plants to a temperature no higher then what is needed to vaporize only desired compounds vaporizers waste very little. The vapor that is produced is comprised primarily with the desired compounds of herbs.. Much of the inhaled smoke from burning is plant material and toxins, not the active compounds, where as vapor contains mostly the valued components. Because there is no combustion none of the plant matter is every destroyed. Herbs that have been used for vaporization can often be later used for cooking.
Vaporization has proven in clinical trials to produce vapor with substantially higher concentrations of desired compounds. A study performed with the Volcano Vaporizer found that vapor contained almost none of the harmful byproducts of smoking and produced active dosages with a fraction of the plant matter needed for smoking. They study performed in the interest of medical applications found vaporizers were much more effective that pills in delivering medicinally beneficial compounds.
The key to using a vaporizer for maximum efficiency is finding one with quality heating units and accurate temperature controls. Vaporizers that can run hot and char plant material defeat the purpose and are no different than combustion methods. Often ceramic heating units produce the cleanest vapor. Controls, either display or analog, must be able to reach and hold precise temperatures.
If a vaporizer is used properly and not overly hot the bud can usually be reused. Depending on the vaporizer model it may be able to be vaporized again or used in cooking. Even the most efficient vaporizers do not vaporizer all of the active compounds on the the plant matter. By cooking with already vaporized herb just about all the wanted compounds that can reasonably be extracted from plants is.
