Ubie Vaporizer?

Question

I have just received an Ubie Vaporizer that I purchased from Ebay. It boasts to be one of the world's smallest vaporizers and claims that it does everything that most convection vaporizers do while still remaining portable (its about the same size as a tampon). Has anyone ever used this vaporizer and does it work? Also, does it stay in the same lines as most other more expensive vaporizers on the market that claim to require less "herbs" and produce more of a "high" than conventional smoking? Also, is it as safe as it claims to be compared to smoking? I have listed the item's URL so anyone who is unfamiliar with this item can do some research. Anything would help.

http://americansmokeless.com/index2.htm

Answer 1

The ubie is better then smoking.  But in my opinion there are much easier (and even cheaper) ways to vaporize.  With the ubie, it is very easy to accidentally burn some of the herbs because the holes allow direct heat to touch the herb.  The herb at the end next to the holes gets 10x hotter then the herb at the other end of the tube. Because of herb burning towards the end, and because of how tiny the thing is, it was very difficult to get the herb out and replace it with fresh herb.

I now vaporize with a hollowed out lightbulb.  Google "hollow out lightbulb" or "lightbulb vaporizer" to see how to do it.  I couldn't be happier. The glass is thin, which makes for fast heat transfer, but it is very heat resistant.  Putting the herb in and getting it out is as easy as tipping the end of the bulb toward the counter top. The shape of the bulb ensures the herb forms in a nice neat, fairly thin pile in the side of the bulb. The heat applies evenly to all the herb in the bottom of the pile, and between moving the flame around and shaking the bulb every few seconds, it is very easy to make sure you never burn the herb. I wish I had known about this method for all those years I smoked. I no longer cough at all.

I imagine the electric vaporizers would put this method to shame, but I can't think of a more effective way to vaporize portably with a direct flame.  If you want the most effective vaporizing technology, get a volcano, herbalaire, silver surfer, or vapor bros.  Price ranges from $150 to $550, but all are very effective.