hey dude so i smoke on average about 4-5 times a week and Ive had a pax2 for about the past 4 months so ill try to answers your questions as best as i can
While there are some vapes out there that can do dry herb, and concentrates, what i have found is that you sacrifice performance for the versatility, so i recommend staying away from these (such as some gpen models[1] )
Efficiency if my favorite part about vaping, i can load about ~.2/.15 grams into my pax2 and get to a solid 6, basically any vape you find will be more efficient than combusting. Theres also the AVB (already vaped bud) that you can accumulate from vaping dry herb. This is the actual bomb, because its been vaped it means its been decarbed so you can make cannabutter[2] or my favorite pb and j[3] . Besides edibles, ive smoked it in dry spells and its not horrible, the high just lasts about 2hrs which is kind of a bummer.
From my pax2 i dont really get that pain from a rip, but maybe the first like 4 rips it will hit my throat making me cough if thats something you like.
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pros
* a lot healthier
* efficient
* super stealthy/portable
* more lucid high
* less smell
* tasty
* saves time (super easy to just pack it and hit a button)
5. * cons * easy to buy shitty vapes * pricey at first * cleaning your vape (i enjoy this but others may not) * difficult to learn at first i guess?
im at like a [4] and i made a sick table but my post gets marked spam with it :(
TLDR: basically vaping is pretty cool i recommend it but the high is a lot more different (read here[4] for more about that)
oh also this is biased because i enjoy vaping more so i mean dont take it too seriously