the official ssv/dbv thread

[tokinGLX]

hi all. to help give you a better understanding of the silver surfer and da buddha vaporizers, i am going to consolidate all of my pictures and all of my video links here. i will also post general and my learned knowledge of the units, if you have any questions about their function, let me know and if need be, i can shoot a quick video to answer your question in easy to see fashion.

vids first-
THE ONE GRAM CHALLENGE
this is where i sit down in front of the camera with a gram of herbages and vaporize it as quickly as i can while offering some tips and tricks on vaping.
due to google video having a size limit on their files as well as my lack of video editing skills, the video had to be chopped into segments, here is

part one

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the ssv with the hands free slide

YouTube - ssv

the hammer test

YouTube - da budda vs hammer

harvesting some wand hash
wand hash on Vimeo


and both units, with a volcano...hitting all three at the same time
the triForce hit on Vimeo

and the pics























some pics from when i went to the factory and brought the camera along






da buddha




a custom mouthpeice


ice catcher




and i think that is all of the media that i have...if i missed something, im sure ill add it to the post/thread later.



now, on to the critical differences between the ssv and dbv
the biggie, price. straight from the factory the buddhas run for 160 and the surfers start at 250. you can use my name(paul) as a coupon code for either unit to get a 10% discount, tho to make sure the discount goes through, i suggest calling them or sending an email confirming your order with the discount.

even with the discount, some peoples budgets may be tight, and for these people, da buddha is an EXCELLENT choice, in my opinion it is less desirable to the ssv, but it is not a second rate unit compared to the rest of the market.

price aside, the next noticeable difference between the two is the level of customization available with the ssv. you can get it in multiple color variants, you can have a customized wand, heater dial and heater cover. if you pay the extra dough, anything that is glass on this machine can look like whatever you tell them to blow it into.

if youre not concerned with the color or the price, but still are undecided between the two, the mandatory ground glass connection that da buddha comes with may be a dealbreaker. the ground glass connection is a fitting between the glass wand and the glass heater cover. the tip of the wand fits neatly into the heater cover and holds itself in place until you remove it.
some people prefer this hands free connection, whereas others see it as being unnecessary and a stressful connection that will potentially some day break.
the standard ssv comes with a wand that you must hold as you place it against the heater cover and take your hit. as most hits take about 10 seconds or less, this isnt much of a burden.
the silver surfer also comes with the option of the ground glass connection as well as a slide adapter seen in the video above to essentially make the standard wand "hands free."

if still none of the above mattered to you, and you still wanted something that was notably different between the two units, the last thing of note is the hit delivery. because the heater cover opening for the dbv is so wide, you get a lot of air flowing straight over a large area.
the ssv on the other hand has a very small opening at the tip of the heater cover. this sends a tight stream of hot air onto your bowl getting a maximum vapor to air ratio. because of this tight stream of air, you will want to make sure to stir your bowl after every few hits(more often towards the end of the bowl), making sure to get the stuff that was on the edges into the middle.

after all of that, i prefer the ssv for home use, and dbv for when i need to pull over and have a vape break when in the car on a road trip. if i had to only use one tho, i would go with the surfer.

a few minor things, the bowl on the ssv wand is easier to deal with, but the bowl on the dbv can hold more if you are trying to pack a large load.
regardless of which one you would buy, i suggest getting a second wand. you never know when a freak accident may occur and leave your wand in shattered peices, or maybe youll choose to use one wand for strictly hash, or whatever. one wand is bad. just keep that in mind.
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they sell screens at 10 for 1.75
not bad, if you have an extra 2 dollars when ordering, it would probably be worth it to pick up the 10pack, and then search around either at your local headshop or online for any better deals, because eventually you will probably need them. cleaning your screen is a cinch, just pull it out and soak it in some iso alcohol for a couple minutes, that should wash it nice and clean. youll need to replace the screen when it gets floppy, usually at that point when you try to dig it out of the wand it will just bend or get holes poked in it.

[shibshib]

Really appreciate you making a thread like this. I sent you a few more questions via PM. =)

Somethings I see missing are: information on the discount for mentioning you/420times.

BTW... the green on black is fuckin' sexy... but so is that rainbow colored one (rainbow midnight or whatever).

Why do you own so many? Do you work for the company, or has collecting them become a hobby?

[tokinGLX]

i only own 2. the ssv and dbv, because well, it is simpler not having to pack up my main unit every time i go someplace(which i always used to do). i used to have a silver one, but sold that when they came out with the black units that i instantlyimmediately required on sight

and yeah, for people ordering through the 7th floor(the manufacturer of the ssv/dbv), you can use my name (paul) for a 10% discount.
i do not work for them, but i have a great relationship with them because i meet a lot of people here in my area due to being active in the medical marijuana community. so once every few months i go down there and pick up a couple units so that when a patient that is hitting it for the first time asks if they can buy one from me(i get that A LOT, shortly after they try it for the first time) i can get one to them that day or shortly after.
i also have a very good friend who owns a website, and every great now and then a regular will take the plunge and get one from me. so while i do sell them, i am in no way making a living off of doing that nor am i even close to being anything of a business. more or less, just offering a convenience to people looking at me in the eye telling me that they want one as soon as possible.

[beezleb878]

/applaud

[Skunkypete]

Got a question for you as well Tokin since you own both... If I was to buy a SSV and get the GG heater cover as well as the regular one would I be able to use my DBV wands with it?

[tokinGLX]

that is a good question, soemthing i can ask about next time i go down there. ive never actually seen a ssv with the ground glass setup, so i cant give you a concrete answer.

however, i would assume that the ground glass setup does use the same size of, if not the same pieces as da buddas glass.

[DYG]

Thanks again for the info Paul. I think I'll order the green now. They look awesome.

[tokinGLX]

in person they look even better. you wont be disappointed

[tenacioustornado]

really nice thread now I gotta decide which color I want lol green,midnight rainbow, or black(is black kinda speckly it looks like it is in some pics and not in others). That da budda looks like a nice speckly silver too but I don't like the straight look of it.

[shibshib]

Haha damn man... I was really considering getting a SSV (and even requested tokin do this thread to help me and others decide on what to buy) but I got fuckin' blow up by the cops and have a nice little ticket to pay =P.

Oh well, I'll save my pennies again.