Grasshopper Vaporizer Review

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hey guys Maxine from Australian
00:00:05.750 00:00:05.760 vaporizers and look at what I got the
00:00:08.150 00:00:08.160 grasshopper
00:00:08.990 00:00:09.000 it's finally here and today I'll be
00:00:10.789 00:00:10.799 giving you guys the lowdown demand for
00:00:14.029 00:00:14.039 high performance pocket-friendly
00:00:15.250 00:00:15.260 vaporizers has always been huge there's
00:00:17.510 00:00:17.520 no doubt about that unfortunately though
00:00:19.580 00:00:19.590 when it comes to vaping dried herbs it's
00:00:21.620 00:00:21.630 really tricky to pack that performance
00:00:23.240 00:00:23.250 into a small package over the years the
00:00:25.910 00:00:25.920 industry is seen a lot of companies try
00:00:27.769 00:00:27.779 and in most cases fail to make something
00:00:30.140 00:00:30.150 pen size that's also practical and
00:00:32.240 00:00:32.250 comfortable to use there are a lot of
00:00:35.390 00:00:35.400 dry herb pen vibes out there that either
00:00:37.370 00:00:37.380 burn the material or produce little to
00:00:39.560 00:00:39.570 no vapor at all cue the introduction of
00:00:43.280 00:00:43.290 the grasshopper back in 2013 this unit
00:00:46.730 00:00:46.740 was pitched for crowdfunding now I might
00:00:49.160 00:00:49.170 be oversimplifying a bit here but
00:00:50.570 00:00:50.580 essentially the original idea was for a
00:00:52.880 00:00:52.890 pen size dry herb vaporizer that
00:00:55.340 00:00:55.350 actually works
00:00:57.579 00:00:57.589 okay so more specifically they stated
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00:01:05.630 00:01:05.640 control almost three years and over
00:01:08.149 00:01:08.159 three thousand backers later the dream
00:01:10.370 00:01:10.380 has been realized does it live up to the
00:01:12.740 00:01:12.750 claims though we'll find out okay so
00:01:15.920 00:01:15.930 we're going to start with the boring
00:01:16.969 00:01:16.979 stuff the packaging pretty decent box
00:01:19.639 00:01:19.649 here nothing really that special just
00:01:21.969 00:01:21.979 basic box I suppose sliding the inside
00:01:25.219 00:01:25.229 out here we have the grasshopper itself
00:01:27.789 00:01:27.799 now when they say pen vape they really
00:01:30.740 00:01:30.750 mean it
00:01:31.190 00:01:31.200 this units probably going to take first
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00:01:34.790 00:01:34.800 it is tiny you can store it anywhere and
00:01:38.300 00:01:38.310 no one's going to give it a second
00:01:39.529 00:01:39.539 thought
00:01:39.710 00:01:39.720 in fact I'm keeping this thing in my
00:01:41.660 00:01:41.670 office at the moment and on several
00:01:43.340 00:01:43.350 occasions I've gone to reach for a pen
00:01:45.380 00:01:45.390 and grab the hopper by mistake the
00:01:48.109 00:01:48.119 button on the top here is your on/off
00:01:49.430 00:01:49.440 switch and there's a little wheel just
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00:01:53.539 00:01:53.549 can be a little bit tricky to turn and
00:01:55.249 00:01:55.259 I'd like to have seen some numbers
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00:02:00.309 00:02:00.319 screwing off the mouthpiece here reveals
00:02:02.600 00:02:02.610 the filling chamber underneath it might
00:02:04.880 00:02:04.890 look fairly small but it definitely
00:02:06.410 00:02:06.420 packs a punch which brings me to problem
00:02:09.320 00:02:09.330 number one look how close the bottom of
00:02:11.330 00:02:11.340 the chamber is to the mouthpiece when
00:02:13.430 00:02:13.440 you see a layout like this cooling
00:02:15.110 00:02:15.120 capacity is almost definitely going to
00:02:16.729 00:02:16.739 be an issue problem number two and this
00:02:19.820 00:02:19.830 is a minor one is a little clip here
00:02:21.970 00:02:21.980 whenever you unscrew the back end the
00:02:24.530 00:02:24.540 whole section tends to rock back and
00:02:26.210 00:02:26.220 forth this usually means that the clip
00:02:28.490 00:02:28.500 rubs against the unit and after a few
00:02:30.680 00:02:30.690 times it descends up scratching a ring
00:02:32.600 00:02:32.610 around the outside of the housing if
00:02:34.220 00:02:34.230 you're careful you can avoid it but I
00:02:36.619 00:02:36.629 think it would've been better if they
00:02:37.790 00:02:37.800 just split the housing below where the
00:02:39.710 00:02:39.720 battery sits as opposed to where they
00:02:41.630 00:02:41.640 did okay so I'm going to level with you
00:02:44.149 00:02:44.159 here I'm usually a little bit scared off
00:02:46.309 00:02:46.319 when I see a unit with a discrete form
00:02:48.080 00:02:48.090 factor like this purely because it can
00:02:50.570 00:02:50.580 be a bit of a gimmick the grasshop is a
00:02:52.850 00:02:52.860 little bit different though it does have
00:02:54.680 00:02:54.690 a feeling of quality about it there's no
00:02:56.720 00:02:56.730 plastic
00:02:57.290 00:02:57.300 in fact the version we've got here is
00:02:58.850 00:02:58.860 all stainless steel so it's got a nice
00:03:00.500 00:03:00.510 weight to it
00:03:01.280 00:03:01.290 while still being lighter than the
00:03:02.690 00:03:02.700 average portable when it comes to
00:03:05.270 00:03:05.280 internal materials the vapor path is
00:03:07.129 00:03:07.139 nice and clean the air only comes into
00:03:09.440 00:03:09.450 contact with stainless steel and the
00:03:11.390 00:03:11.400 heating element which is made from
00:03:12.679 00:03:12.689 medical grade brass hopper Labs claim
00:03:15.740 00:03:15.750 that the unit heats via convection or
00:03:17.750 00:03:17.760 from a distance in other words the
00:03:19.880 00:03:19.890 element is located just below the bowl
00:03:21.649 00:03:21.659 so there is a bit of conduction going on
00:03:23.660 00:03:23.670 but we'll discuss the results during the
00:03:25.670 00:03:25.680 demo sesh moving on to the rest of the
00:03:28.220 00:03:28.230 kit not too many inclusions here really
00:03:30.470 00:03:30.480 just a USB charge cable this silicone
00:03:33.530 00:03:33.540 mouthpiece tip which you will definitely
00:03:35.270 00:03:35.280 learn to cherish and a set of
00:03:37.160 00:03:37.170 instructions oh and a sticker can't
00:03:40.339 00:03:40.349 forget the sticker so it's got
00:03:42.530 00:03:42.540 everything you need to get going but I
00:03:43.970 00:03:43.980 definitely liked to have seen a cleaning
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00:03:48.430 00:03:48.440 operation for the grasshopper is fairly
00:03:50.629 00:03:50.639 straightforward as usual when you first
00:03:52.910 00:03:52.920 get any brand new vape it's best to do a
00:03:55.129 00:03:55.139 few dry runs to burn off any factory
00:03:57.050 00:03:57.060 materials from the element start by
00:03:59.869 00:03:59.879 turning the temp tile all way to maximum
00:04:01.699 00:04:01.709 and then click the power button the
00:04:03.319 00:04:03.329 hopper goes into standby mode
00:04:05.210 00:04:05.220 automatically after 15 seconds of
00:04:07.610 00:04:07.620 inactivity so you'll have to keep an eye
00:04:09.410 00:04:09.420 on it and click the power button twice
00:04:11.030 00:04:11.040 as necessary after you've done this I'd
00:04:14.509 00:04:14.519 be inclined to charge it up before you
00:04:16.099 00:04:16.109 first use running it on maximum really
00:04:18.500 00:04:18.510 takes its toll on the battery no real
00:04:21.409 00:04:21.419 guidelines for loading it as such like I
00:04:23.810 00:04:23.820 wouldn't over pack it because this will
00:04:25.460 00:04:25.470 restrict the air flow but other than
00:04:27.200 00:04:27.210 that you can basically use whatever
00:04:28.640 00:04:28.650 amount you like once you're all charged
00:04:31.610 00:04:31.620 up again you can load the filling
00:04:33.200 00:04:33.210 chamber this unit is awesome with small
00:04:36.140 00:04:36.150 loads too so if you wanted a couple of
00:04:38.390 00:04:38.400 quick drawers you can load say point
00:04:40.820 00:04:40.830 zero five of a gram or even less and
00:04:43.040 00:04:43.050 still get great results time to set the
00:04:46.490 00:04:46.500 temperature the hoppers capable of
00:04:48.529 00:04:48.539 anything between 130 and 210 degrees
00:04:51.710 00:04:51.720 Celsius each little increment you can
00:04:53.899 00:04:53.909 see here represents 20 degrees so be
00:04:55.939 00:04:55.949 very careful to double-check it
00:04:57.620 00:04:57.630 I'd recommend starting off just past the
00:04:59.810 00:04:59.820 second groove which is around 175 to 180
00:05:03.080 00:05:03.090 degrees heat up time really is one of
00:05:06.589 00:05:06.599 the Grasshoppers best features once you
00:05:08.990 00:05:09.000 click that power button this units ready
00:05:10.820 00:05:10.830 to go in less than five seconds it's
00:05:13.310 00:05:13.320 unbelievable definitely perfect for if
00:05:15.920 00:05:15.930 you're using it on the go once the LED
00:05:18.890 00:05:18.900 indicators here turned blue that means
00:05:21.110 00:05:21.120 you're good to start vaping just a quick
00:05:23.810 00:05:23.820 slide out here the grasshopper makes a
00:05:25.610 00:05:25.620 slight ticking noise when it's powered
00:05:27.230 00:05:27.240 on I've heard a few explanations for
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00:05:31.490 00:05:31.500 those rationales with a grain of salt as
00:05:33.860 00:05:33.870 far as I'm aware though it has something
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00:05:39.649 00:05:39.659 rate it's definitely happening across
00:05:41.240 00:05:41.250 the board so it seems to be completely
00:05:43.159 00:05:43.169 normal if I have missed something here
00:05:45.320 00:05:45.330 though please feel free to shoot us a
00:05:46.760 00:05:46.770 comment below
00:05:48.670 00:05:48.680 nowhere near as much draw resistance as
00:05:51.200 00:05:51.210 I was expecting from such a tiny unit in
00:05:53.570 00:05:53.580 fact it actually has better air flow
00:05:55.519 00:05:55.529 than most other portables at that price
00:05:57.350 00:05:57.360 point on top of that it really doesn't
00:05:59.870 00:05:59.880 matter how fast you draw the heater is
00:06:02.149 00:06:02.159 so powerful that it'll keep up no matter
00:06:04.040 00:06:04.050 what well at least until the battery
00:06:06.469 00:06:06.479 runs flat the vapor production is
00:06:08.450 00:06:08.460 amazing there's no draw techniques to
00:06:10.610 00:06:10.620 worry about so whether you're taking
00:06:11.959 00:06:11.969 short or long draws slow or fast pace
00:06:14.990 00:06:15.000 you'll see awesome results I'd say that
00:06:17.899 00:06:17.909 in terms of the amount of vapor that it
00:06:19.670 00:06:19.680 puts out the grasshopper is definitely
00:06:21.649 00:06:21.659 one of the best portables that I've
00:06:22.969 00:06:22.979 tried the taste is nice and pure - there
00:06:25.820 00:06:25.830 isn't any flavoring from the unit itself
00:06:27.680 00:06:27.690 so as long as you're using a reasonable
00:06:29.659 00:06:29.669 temperature you can expect similar taste
00:06:31.670 00:06:31.680 to most high-end portables or even
00:06:33.529 00:06:33.539 low-end Desktop convection units so by
00:06:36.110 00:06:36.120 now you must be thinking where's the
00:06:38.029 00:06:38.039 downside
00:06:38.750 00:06:38.760 well the downside is cooling capacity
00:06:41.360 00:06:41.370 after a couple of draws even lower temps
00:06:44.330 00:06:44.340 and even if you use the silicone
00:06:45.980 00:06:45.990 mouthpiece tip they include the vapor
00:06:47.899 00:06:47.909 becomes extremely hot so hot in fact
00:06:50.870 00:06:50.880 that it actually starts to burn my
00:06:52.430 00:06:52.440 tongue and lips a little bit if I don't
00:06:53.930 00:06:53.940 move it around during a draw as I
00:06:56.300 00:06:56.310 mentioned earlier this is mainly because
00:06:57.589 00:06:57.599 the heater is so close to the mouthpiece
00:06:59.750 00:06:59.760 that there's really no time for the
00:07:01.459 00:07:01.469 vapor to cool down and it's such a shame
00:07:03.290 00:07:03.300 too because with vapor production as
00:07:05.180 00:07:05.190 awesome as this I really want to go
00:07:07.070 00:07:07.080 ahead and take long draws but I can't if
00:07:10.610 00:07:10.620 you're looking for more cooling capacity
00:07:12.079 00:07:12.089 for home use there is a workaround I
00:07:14.089 00:07:14.099 definitely suggest extending the
00:07:15.950 00:07:15.960 mouthpiece with some silicon tubing I
00:07:17.899 00:07:17.909 use a diameter suitable for the Silver
00:07:20.029 00:07:20.039 Surfer vaporizer and that works
00:07:21.800 00:07:21.810 perfectly it would be cool if they could
00:07:24.019 00:07:24.029 develop an extendable mouthpiece for it
00:07:26.029 00:07:26.039 may be some sort of telescopic section I
00:07:28.550 00:07:28.560 don't know
00:07:29.570 00:07:29.580 sometimes these ideas are easier said
00:07:31.010 00:07:31.020 than done
00:07:31.640 00:07:31.650 hopefully some solutions will be
00:07:33.050 00:07:33.060 explored in the future though you may
00:07:35.180 00:07:35.190 have noticed during the demo session
00:07:36.830 00:07:36.840 'it's being shut off in between drawers
00:07:38.510 00:07:38.520 this serves a dual purpose it helps with
00:07:41.120 00:07:41.130 battery life which we'll speak about in
00:07:42.950 00:07:42.960 a sec but it also stops the unit from
00:07:44.629 00:07:44.639 overheating well I say stops but really
00:07:47.570 00:07:47.580 what I should be saying is it delays the
00:07:49.550 00:07:49.560 onset of it overheating moving on to the
00:07:53.240 00:07:53.250 battery so the grasshopper uses a small
00:07:55.640 00:07:55.650 internal lithium polymer battery which
00:07:57.830 00:07:57.840 is user replaceable it charges via the
00:08:00.980 00:08:00.990 included USB cable and it's this little
00:08:03.379 00:08:03.389 magnetic ring that attaches to the power
00:08:05.540 00:08:05.550 button end of the unit you can of course
00:08:07.760 00:08:07.770 use your own wall adapter if you've got
00:08:09.860 00:08:09.870 one for quicker charge times now do not
00:08:12.980 00:08:12.990 be expecting much in the way of battery
00:08:14.900 00:08:14.910 life you're looking at between two and
00:08:16.879 00:08:16.889 three sessions per charge even on lower
00:08:19.430 00:08:19.440 temps and they're pretty short sessions
00:08:21.590 00:08:21.600 too if you're running it through tubing
00:08:23.570 00:08:23.580 or some other type of cooling unit
00:08:25.129 00:08:25.139 you'll tend to take longer drawers so
00:08:26.990 00:08:27.000 this will chew through battery life even
00:08:28.520 00:08:28.530 quicker than usual this is disappointing
00:08:30.950 00:08:30.960 but I can't say I'm surprised given the
00:08:33.050 00:08:33.060 size of it on top of that there's no
00:08:35.390 00:08:35.400 real way to check the battery life the
00:08:37.699 00:08:37.709 LEDs will flash red about 10 to 20
00:08:40.820 00:08:40.830 seconds before it dies but that's not
00:08:43.070 00:08:43.080 really enough notice for my liking there
00:08:45.769 00:08:45.779 is some solace to be harder in regards
00:08:47.960 00:08:47.970 to the charge time but not much an hour
00:08:50.840 00:08:50.850 and 20 minutes from zero to 100% seems
00:08:53.420 00:08:53.430 pretty fast compared to say an erisa
00:08:55.910 00:08:55.920 solo but not for a unit with his little
00:08:58.070 00:08:58.080 battery life as this please bear in mind
00:09:00.769 00:09:00.779 that your charge time will vary
00:09:02.240 00:09:02.250 depending on the type of USB port or
00:09:04.310 00:09:04.320 wall adapter that you're using
00:09:06.040 00:09:06.050 surprisingly enough the grasshopper does
00:09:08.269 00:09:08.279 support pass-through functionality so
00:09:10.190 00:09:10.200 you can use it while it's charging
00:09:12.100 00:09:12.110 unfortunately though it struggles to
00:09:13.970 00:09:13.980 keep up due to the current limitations
00:09:15.620 00:09:15.630 of the USB cable as well as the power
00:09:17.750 00:09:17.760 consumption of the heater as far as
00:09:21.350 00:09:21.360 maintenance goes thin units like this do
00:09:23.630 00:09:23.640 tend to get dirty a lot quicker than
00:09:25.130 00:09:25.140 usual in saying that though the
00:09:27.079 00:09:27.089 grasshopper is relatively simple to
00:09:28.850 00:09:28.860 clean the screens can't be detached
00:09:31.040 00:09:31.050 which I'm not a big fan of but they do
00:09:32.870 00:09:32.880 seem to be pretty durable the top screen
00:09:35.930 00:09:35.940 and mouthpiece section here can be
00:09:37.310 00:09:37.320 soaked in isopropyl alcohol the longer
00:09:39.829 00:09:39.839 you leave it in there the better really
00:09:42.000 00:09:42.010 and as usual the ball can just be wiped
00:09:44.610 00:09:44.620 out with more isopropyl alcohol on a
00:09:46.890 00:09:46.900 little q-tip or something similar once
00:09:50.070 00:09:50.080 your mouthpiece in top screen are
00:09:51.300 00:09:51.310 finished soaking you can wipe away any
00:09:53.040 00:09:53.050 leftover debris and then finally give it
00:09:55.170 00:09:55.180 a good rinse with hot water and leave it
00:09:56.790 00:09:56.800 to dry depending on how often you're
00:09:59.400 00:09:59.410 using it you'll probably only need to do
00:10:00.960 00:10:00.970 this once every few weeks I definitely
00:10:03.480 00:10:03.490 buy a brush of some kind no to dust it
00:10:05.340 00:10:05.350 out after each use due to the amount of
00:10:08.070 00:10:08.080 power this thing pumps out the battery
00:10:10.020 00:10:10.030 really cops a beating for this reason it
00:10:12.540 00:10:12.550 will definitely need to be replaced
00:10:13.920 00:10:13.930 every once in a while the rate of
00:10:16.110 00:10:16.120 degradation will depend on how heavily
00:10:17.820 00:10:17.830 it's being used so it's kind of hard to
00:10:19.830 00:10:19.840 give a timeframe here the mouthpiece
00:10:22.950 00:10:22.960 doesn't necessarily need to be replaced
00:10:24.690 00:10:24.700 but as I mentioned before it would be
00:10:26.670 00:10:26.680 nice if the screens could be removed as
00:10:29.100 00:10:29.110 long as you stay on top of the
00:10:30.390 00:10:30.400 maintenance side of things though it
00:10:31.740 00:10:31.750 shouldn't really cause any issues so
00:10:33.360 00:10:33.370 long story short if you need a vape to
00:10:35.820 00:10:35.830 rely on I'm not sure whether the
00:10:37.890 00:10:37.900 grasshop is the one for the job it's
00:10:40.050 00:10:40.060 still fairly new and it is covered by a
00:10:41.970 00:10:41.980 lifetime warranty believe it or not but
00:10:44.310 00:10:44.320 units like this are usually much more
00:10:46.470 00:10:46.480 susceptible to false and it's a shame
00:10:48.630 00:10:48.640 too because the vapor production is
00:10:50.460 00:10:50.470 amazing it almost too amazing in this
00:10:53.220 00:10:53.230 case so just a quick rundown of the pros
00:10:56.400 00:10:56.410 and cons here love how portable and
00:10:58.980 00:10:58.990 discreet it is extremely fast heat up
00:11:02.220 00:11:02.230 time and unbelievable vapor production
00:11:04.950 00:11:04.960 for its size on the other hand I'm
00:11:07.800 00:11:07.810 really disappointed with the lack of
00:11:09.060 00:11:09.070 cooling capacity and the battery life
00:11:11.420 00:11:11.430 don't get me wrong I do like the
00:11:13.710 00:11:13.720 grasshopper but only for specific
00:11:15.350 00:11:15.360 applications if you need something to
00:11:17.850 00:11:17.860 carry around with you then it's a great
00:11:19.560 00:11:19.570 option the superfast heat up time means
00:11:21.870 00:11:21.880 that you can just fill the chamber and
00:11:23.520 00:11:23.530 turn it on every now and again for a
00:11:25.110 00:11:25.120 quick draw most other portables retain
00:11:27.330 00:11:27.340 too much heat after shut off for this to
00:11:29.250 00:11:29.260 be feasible so it's great in that
00:11:31.320 00:11:31.330 respect if you need something for longer
00:11:33.930 00:11:33.940 sessions or to pass around with mates I
00:11:35.790 00:11:35.800 can tell you now it's definitely not the
00:11:37.800 00:11:37.810 vape for you that my friends concludes
00:11:40.890 00:11:40.900 my review of the grasshopper buy hopper
00:11:42.750 00:11:42.760 labs thank you so much for watching if
00:11:45.270 00:11:45.280 you've got any questions as always
00:11:46.980 00:11:46.990 please don't hesitate to ask if you've
00:11:49.560 00:11:49.570 got a grasshopper let us know what you
00:11:51.450 00:11:51.460 think about it we'd love to hear some
00:11:52.980 00:11:52.990 more feedback don't forget to throw us a
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00:11:57.900 00:11:57.910 enjoy the video
00:11:58.830 00:11:58.840 once again this is max from Australian
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