Quit smoking with the Volcano Vaporizer
A point that should be obvious but that i havent gotten into yet on a deeper level, is that you can easily quit smoking cigarettes with the Volcano Vaporizer.
You can use the Volcano Vaporizer to inhale tobacco, just like lots of other plants. So this way you can still enjoy the effects of tobacco without inhaling any of the toxins that are involved with the combustion process. You can slowly reduce the amount of tobacco youre inhaling and eventually quit it alltogether. The advantage with this procedure is that you dont have to experience any withdrawal symptoms that can appear when you just quit smoking “cold turkey”. If you have tried to quit smoking at once before then you might have experienced sweating, nervousness and general tension. If you slowly reduce the intake of nicotine these effects will not appear!
Also there is no second-hand smoke involved to harm any of the people around you. A point that should be taken into consideration especially if you live together with other people.
If you choose to use the Volcano Vaporizer to inhale tobacco, remember that you need less material using the Vaporization method. Half or less than you would usually smoke should be enough to get the desired effect!
The correct vaporization temperature for tobacco is 125C to 150C (257F to 302F).
In this other post you can also check out other vaporization temperatures.
Additionally, lets say you have already quit smoking cigarettes but want to continue on smoking marijuana, be it for medical or recreational reasons, then you should really consider getting a Volcano Vaporizer. It allows you to consume marijuana without mixing it with tobacco in a very pleasurable way. This way you dont have to fear falling back into nicotine addiction again if you dont want to give up on your favourite herb 
Actually for me this is the main reason i got myself a Volcano Vaporizer, because i dont like to smoke marijuana pure, its too rough on my lungs. Especially after i have quit smoking cigarettes! I tried mixing with lots of other herbs too, like Damiana, industrial hemp or even tea. But none of those gave me a pleasurefull smoking experience. So since i didnt want to give up marijuana together with cigarettes the Volcano is the perfect way of consumption for me.
Volcano Vaporizer custom watercooling
Check out this video i found on youtube, this guy basically uses a bong to water-cool the smoke from the Volcano Vaporizer. What a brilliant idea!
With this technique you can also resolve the problem of lung irritation from the smoke that i discussed in this post.
Amazing idea really, too bad i dont have a bong so i can try this out myself right now.
But ill see if i can get this to work on one of my buddies bongs. Ill keep you updated about this!
I know that some bong manufacturers will customize you a glass slider fitting to the Volcano Vaporizer balloon for little money. So that might be an idea worth checking out if you want the two devices but your bong is incompatible to the Volcano Vaporizer balloon
Economy of the Volcano Vaporizer
In this post i want to talk a bit about the biggest disadvantage of the Volcano Vaporizer, the price!
Lets face it, thats a whole lot of dough. I remember when i first heard about a smoking device that costs more than 500 dollars i thought “wow, i’d rather spend that money on weed”.
But lets see what actually justifies the high price of this device.
The Volcano Vaporizer is a high-quality device made in Germany. Storz & Bickel is so confident with the quality of their product that they offer a three-year warranty on every Volcano Vaporizer they sell. Thats a great service, even though i have yet to hear about a case where the volcano gets broken. If you have seen the Volcano device in real you may have noticed that its built very solidly and i dont think you can destroy it that easily. Unfortunately i dont have the financial ressources to put the Volcano device to the test and see how much stress and damage it can actually endure. I’d rather enjoy my Volcano a bit more. Now if someone donates me the money i would go out, buy a seperate Volcano Vaporizer and see how much damage it can handle, but i dont think thats gonna happen too soon (if you want to donate for scientifical reasons contact me via e-mail ;)).
But apart from the high quality that justifies the price of the Volcano Vaporizer there is another factor that should not be underestimated. As i alreayd mentioned in this post the vaporization method is superior to combustion in terms of effectiveness. You need less plant material to get the desired effect. Try it! You will be surprised how little herb you need to get the desired effect from it, its way fewer than smoking.
Another nice side-effect of the vaporization method is that you can re-use the plant material because it doesnt get destroyed in the process, like it would with combustion. You can re-use the same herbs 3-4 times and still get an effect, even though it gets weaker every time of course. When the plant material turns brown-ish then you should stop re-cycling it. When it turns black thats a sign you’ve overdone it.
So if you are a regular user and take these two facts into account you may realize that in the long run you can actually SAVE money with the Volcano Vaporizer!
But i dont want you to believe me this. I want you to go to your next headshop that lets you try out the Volcano Vaporizer and see for yourself. Check out how much plant material you need to use and how many times you can re-cycle it, seriously give it a try! You will propably be as amazed as i was when i discovered this the first time.
Vaporization Temperatures
If youre using the Volcano Vaporizer for medical purposes such as aroma therapy you might have wondered what the various vaporization temperatures are for specific plants.
Here is a list of common plants and their vaporization temperatures for your reference. Enjoy!
Aloe Vera - 183°C (362°F)
Eucalyptus - 130°C (266°F)
Sage - 190°C (374°F)
Hops - 154°C (309°F)
Chamomile - 190°C (374°F)
Clove - 123°C (254°F)
Gingko - 140°C(285°F)
Lavender - 130°C (266°F)
Lemon balm - 142°C (288°F)
Thyme - 190°C (374°F)
Cannabis - 180°C (356°F)
Tobacco - 140-200°C
Wikipedia Link
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Doubts with the Volcano Vaporizer
I noticed sometimes when i’m using the Volcano Vaporizer im getting a bit of a sore throat afterwards. Its not too bad and unlike smoking, where i get nasty cough and feel the impact on my lungs immediately. It feels more like my throat is simply a bit more sensitive and sore than usual.
None of my friends who use this device experienced anything like this, they are all very happy with the Volcano. So i was wondering wether i have simply very sensitive lungs (which is the case by the way, especially since i stopped smoking cigarettes) or maybe the Volcano Vaporizer isn’t so healthy and harmless as its marketed after all. I got my doubts because all of my vaporizing buddies also smoke cigarettes and i got the thought that maybe their lungs simply aren’t as sensitive from all the smoking. So i decided to do some research on the topic.
I found this study from the Institute of Technology at the University of Leiden that came to the conclusion that “the final pulmonal uptake of THC is comparable to the smoking of cannabis, while avoiding the respiratory disadvantages of smoking”. (source)
So far so good but still why the irritation in my lungs? Don’t get me wrong its not a huge thing and it goes away after a while and is very different from the felt impacts on my lungs by smoking. But i just wanted to find this out and decided to dug a little deeper.
And finally in another study by D. Gieringer published in the journal of Cannabis Therapeutics i found the little sidenote that “A puff of strong vaporized cannabis
will occasionally elicit a cough. This could be entirely due to THC”.
(source page 17)
So at last i could be at rest about my Volcano Vaporizer again and finally use it with a clear conscience again. You may wonder why i am so picky about this and delve so deep into this topic but you have to know that used to smoke cigarettes for nearly 10 years and after i quit that my lungs got very sensitive to any kind of smoke. Yet i didn’t want to let go of my favourite herb and that’s why i ended up with the Volcano and i was very happy with it until i discovered this little detail.
Since i tend to tell all my friends how happy i am with the Volcano Vaporizer and encourage them to get one too and stop destroying their lungs i simply wanted to make sure i can do this with a clear conscience.
Check back next week when i will post more articles about the Volcano Vaporizer! If you like my blog, please take the time to vote for it by simply clicking the button in the sidebar on the right.
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