welcome to this very special episode of DynaVap live now already you probably
notice things kind of changed a little bit just a little bit beside the hangout
here in the basement doing something a little bit more casual a little bit more
fun and a hell of a lot more comfortable and so we hope you like it
and so let's kind of get right into it we have a lot to discuss and so the main
topic of discussion obviously is the KarmaVap but first let's do some shout
outs from the chat so we have Nate B. from San Diego Sid Nomads from Berlin
Chauncey from Philadelphia and a couple people want Pranav to announce his
presence well he's actually at a prior engagement right now so he won't be able
to do so but I'll definitely let him know that he's missed and we want to do
some shout outs for the different forums out there
FC, Vapor Asylum, the different subreddits and we're gonna kind of discuss
something to do with Reddit a little bit later on and we also want to thank all
of the different retailers out there that helped get that 2019m out into
ever everybody's hands as quickly as possible because we know you want to get
your hands on it and be sure to join our affiliate program if you've already
spreading the Dynaverse love out there you can get a little bit something for
it and for something you're already doing and so go to DynaVap.com/affiliate
for more details and so George let's talk about your trip to Spannabis
before we get into anything right away oh the trip to Europe yeah that was
pretty awesome you know started in Spain so we'll start
there though that was a great thing got to meet some uh some more people for the
first time including uh ed from Ed's TNT that was pretty cool it's nice
to put a face to all it sure is it's just so funny you know that we've been
working back and forth with together now for over three years and of course he
lives in the US and the first time I'm meeting him is in Spain so that just
didn't quite make sense but that was fun it was the same way like what champs
we've met a lot of people who we've interacted with digitally but never in
person and it just helps in this it's kind of something that's different about
the way the business is done these days is that you can actually do business
with people you've never met yeah for quite some time but it's so much better
once you get that info it is it is and so we're gonna have been cut to some
footage that pronounced pain and so let's take a look at that and George
will kind of provide some context with those so check this out you're prepping
for Spain so here we are flying over the ocean and riding in the taxi this is a
nice dinner we had served on a hot plate or you kind of cook your own that looked
good that was fun this is our set
here we are getting ready here's an experiment we decided to launch an M
giving the M the chance to gain some altitude it ended up taking about four
balloons before I was able to go that was kind of fun we're not sure where it
ended up hopefully someone found it and gave it a good home and it gets swept up
with all the other debris that was Hector hopefully you guys had a chance
to see Hector uh he did their first live broadcast in Spanish that was really
awesome of him really glad he was able to do that so anibus looked like a zoo
oh man there are so many people there is ridiculous that part of the trip
afterwards uh kind of continued on and spent some time in Amsterdam which is
always a good time I imagine Amsterdam is a great place you know for anyone
that hasn't been there it's one of my favorite cities in Europe for a variety
of reasons one of them being it's a very international City so as kind of a
foreigner we're gonna want I go there I feel very very comfortable because it's
not like I'm sticking out and everyone's looking at me funny it was all so easy
again because I'm not fluent in a lot of other languages but that doesn't really
matter because as long as you can speak and read English you can pretty much do
and go anywhere that you really want breaks down that barrier a little know
it sure does and the people there tend to be very very friendly you know all
kinds of different food varieties again because it's a very very international
City and so some of the work that we were doing there was really based on
trying to find ways that we can improve the overall experience for people by
trying to give them a better alternative for smoking try and get some of the
smoke out of the coffee shops for example because there's there's still
kind of heavy with the smoke we got unfortunate when it sticks on your
clothes if you have any sort of sensitivity to it it kind of
excludes you from a potential positive experience oh I think I think it really
influences the experience you know what I would say a less than positive fashion
and so we're working with a number of the the coffee shops there to see if we
can't clean that up and give people a better alternative if not anything a
smoke-free area if not hopefully as we're getting into 2020s some some of
these places will be completely smoke-free which I think will be really
exciting yeah because you started like doing some fete nights at these coffee
shops but yes we do we do uh we do a vape night Amsterdam every Thursday
night at 7 o'clock at coffee shop Amsterdam cafe for any of you that might
happen to be an Amsterdam you know check it out that's Thursday at 7 o'clock
local time there in Amsterdam so kind of a neat thing where you get to try out
some of our devices and learn a little bit about them and interact with other
people that might share your ideas and passions and it's just kind of an
overall good time and so yeah and then while George was away doing some great
things out in Europe we were prepping one of the biggest releases of the year
the 2019 M and of course the surprise that was the Karma Vap and so we're
gonna have George kind of talk about what the inspiration was for the Karma
Vap why we did it what the thought process is behind work and so George
take it away all right so my last trip to Europe back in November you know I
was having some discussions with some people over there and it's like you know
really want to do something that would have some significant impact on people
because to this point it seems like a lot of the growth of dynamap has been
attributed to our customers and what I'd like to think is our friends sharing our
devices with the people that they know the people they care about it's like
that's just really awesome it's really helped us grow as a company as a brand
and it's like you know what could we do that would really help further this idea
the movement to share what it is that we're doing you know a better
alternative to smoking for literally everyone you know since our devices
don't contain batteries they're generally very easy to use I don't think
you know we did in for friend promotions you know back
in the past and those are nice really like them but it just didn't quite have
what we were looking for and then the idea came well maybe we could just uh
give away a few devices to some people and ask them to give them to some of
their friends families or you know what even someone that they don't even know
that just might need a little bit of a boost or a little bit of a lift to uh
you know help them get off of this smoke or just give them a little bit healthier
alternative and that over the course of November December
moving into January we kept kicking the idea back and forth number of
discussions it got refined a little bit more like you know maybe what we can do
is we can give away a whole bunch of these things and we can do it in
conjunction with our 2019 em pre-order and that way we can have the maximum
impact and that's where the whole idea of karma came into be so it's like okay
but if we're gonna do it it has to be done in secret we didn't want anyone to
know about this because you know to to put karma on something and then sell it
it just seems completely inappropriate so it's like alright we're not going to
tell anyone about it we're just gonna do it it gets into that whole philosophical
debate is there any true altruistic action and I think the Karma Vap gets
pretty damn close to it well it's certainly our goal for it to
be that way we really wanted to do something that gives back to this
wonderful community that has been helping us grow as a company and so this
is our attempt at giving back is here's a whole bunch of devices that we laser
engraved with karma because we're really hoping that they're going to empower
whoever has one of them to contribute some good positive energy into the dyno
verse and share it with someone whether it's someone they know or someone that
they don't know to really do something nice and bring someone up give them some
positive energy and do something nice and like that's what
we experience every day here it is and we want to share that with everyone
if the satisfaction that you get from making someone today is one of the best
feelings you can ever experience as a human being and she facilitate that for
so many people is one of the greatest things I think we could ever do I really
hope so and you know believe me this is a little experiment to be conducted we
still don't even really know what's gonna happen you know because uh I don't
even know if half of the Komarov apps that we shipped out of even landed yet a
lot of them are not even out yet and we'll kind of dip into that in a little
bit but now it's time for a little segment where we like to answer
questions quickly as you can see we have a older limited edition cocobolo not
long XLS there and so that one's older but it's still looking really really
nice and so we have a little clip to show how to keep your nan along in that
shape for as long as possible
welcome to the snap the segment where we answer frequently asked questions at a
very rapid fire format so let's get right into it
on this snap we're gonna be discussing how to take care of your Vong midsection
whether it be a body or a stem you need two things
Dynawax and a midsection right here I have a dark wood stem and to take care
of it you'll see that it's actually quite dry and so it just needs a little
bit of TLC to get back into tip-top shape and this will prevent it from
cracking just like if you've ever cooked or prepared food with a wooden cutting
board it needs moisturization same with leather or any sort of organic material
that is a surface and so the Dynawax helps rehydrate the wood and prevents it
from cracking and will protect it and keep it in good shape for much longer so
you just take a little bit of wax apply it over the top and you can do a very
liberal application you'll spread this over the entire exterior surface of the
stem and after a while give it a couple of hours for that
Dino wax to really soak into the wood then you can simply wipe away any excess
Dino wax that wasn't absorbed into the wood when it's all finished you can use
it reassemble and it'll be in much better shape this has been the snap
I'm retail Josh and thanks for watching
you
well I hope that was informative for you all we're gonna keep producing those
short clips to help give you guys as a bunch of information as quickly as
possible and so we're gonna kind of talk about our community question that we put
on the YouTube channel the other day and it all has to do with where are you
sending your karma well look at a few people selecting coworker not too many
we need to fix that like don't think a lot of you out there
in the diner versus like your co-workers very much so see what we can do to
change that but right now friend is the top choice so they're giving it to
someone that's close to them that may not be a family member or the other one
which is really nice is stranger I'd like to see that and so that will lead
us into the read discussion that we hinted at earlier this is going to be a
little call to action for all of you who are redditors you may be familiar with
what they do with their secret santa or random acts of kindness we're gonna be
doing the same thing with the Karma Vap if you want to randomly giveaway your
karma Vap if there's any of you out there that are experienced with reddit
if you want to help facilitate that and organize that that would be much
appreciated and then we can really spread the Dynaverse to those in need
and maybe a KarmaVap subreddit would be kind of cool okay and so let's see how
that goes and if one of you wants to get that started just chime us in at Josh at
DynaVap.com and we can kind of get that ball rolling oh you know what I think
it's time to taste some terpenes what do you think Josh I think that sounds good
thank you Mark check this out really awesome friend of ours uh works at a
local brewery a pineapple terpene IPA let's try this so I have not personally
had this one so I'm quite curious me either this is the first time so we're
just looking to see what it's all about this is gonna be kind of a new
experience already has a really strong nose on it Wow holy cow
that smells like terpenes and so zoom in on that if you like coulis look at Karma
yeah
that's amazing that's really good Wow and so for those
of you who didn't see that is the pineapple terpene IPA uh and I believe
it's brewed by untitled art is that correct mark and so if you're interested
in that be sure to check it out really really solid IPA and I'm not even an IPA
person but that is very very flavorful that's nice and then so with back to the
community question where you send in your karma to we on DynaVap.com
slash karma if you've gone there if you've got your KarmaVap and you've
been directed to that site you'll see some of the places where people have
sent their karma check oh I never see the Karma map and so there's a little
map of the United States and this is constantly growing this is recorded
earlier so the numbers are going to be even greater and that's something that
you can kind of check out and you can send your karma out there so be sure to
do that yeah let's let's see what kind of an impact we can have with this with
this little device you know send in some good vibes out into the diner verse yeah
and yeah that's and that's only going to continue to grow as time goes on as more
and more of those orders land oh I see bring back the beard fan before the show
started I'm willing to bet that's going to be mentioned because I had to trim it
for some four champs I wanted to look lead for that and also I had to battle a
speeding ticket and so what was that y-yeah I turned it off for that but as
you can see it grows back pretty quickly and so let's get into some questions
that people have submitted did everyone get a Carm event well to the best of our
ability everyone that pre-ordered ina BAP from us and from many of our
retailers located all over the world yes so if not I guess we'll kind of see how
it goes but we really tried hard to be as inclusive as we could on all the 2019
M pre-orders but in keeping with the whole idea of
Kharma we didn't tell anyone about it on purpose because if you knew you're gonna
get it then it becomes more of a emotional thing and a purchase incentive
and in my opinion and I think many other people's opinion that kind of violates
the whole concept so the Karma Vap thing is kind of on hold at this point
in time we'll see when we bring it back yeah it'll be a surprise be surprised
because that's just kind of how it works and then be sure to on that dynamap comm
slash karma page to submit your karma story so if you've given your karma Thap
to someone be sure to share that story on that website or better yet if you've
received your karma vaps from someone i think if you feel comfortable sharing
how that happened I think it'd be real fun to let other people know about it
you know we really want this to be you know a force for good and then another
not so much a question but a comment some viewers out there like this pillow
with catman catman and want to know if we will be putting
on a shirt oh who wants a kept man t-shirt so if
you want that on the shirt mention that in the comments below and if we get
enough maybe that's something that we'll do or leave us a comment and we might
just send you one that's what we do we like sending people cool stuff and then
2019 shadow will be working on 2019 shadow well it's certainly possibility
you know we're always looking to change things up and make things a little bit
different and come up with you know new ideas and variations on some of the
products that we make but I definitely can't say for sure the shadows were a
real challenge for us in terms of production and as well as getting
everything put together and the number one thing is that Carbonite writing
process as much as I like it and as cool as a finish and durable as it is boy
those things were challenging to get get clean after the initial process not bad
once we got all the stuff awesome but it really slowed down our process in terms
of getting them up to standards so yeah I may not be a shadow and maybe
something something naturally influenced by the shadow but
no exact same process and then so that also would go into like a shadow TI same
type of thing oh yeah the we haven't done a whole lot
with the titanium recently you know you did to the green omni's and those are
cool some blue and some gold ones a while back so it might be some more
different variations on the titanium coming up who knows the Vols haven't
seen a whole lot of revision but uh really like them especially like that
functional geometry on there how they natively fit with fourteen millimeter
you know devices so that part's not likely to change but let's just say we
updated the 2019 em and we have some other products that might be due for an
update at some point in time in the not-too-distant future yeah like we
always like to experiment and try new things keep it fresh for those that
follow our instagram page you may have seen on the story not too long ago with
George on pronoun heat treating some of the 2019 or was it the karma stems oh no
they were just twenty nineteen M parts uh which I don't know those might just
randomly go up to some people as well cuz that's a lot of fun to do that yeah
just kind of surprised it's always nice to receive something that you didn't ask
for and so well that's kind of the whole principle of what we're trying to do
here you don't bring back a little bit a
goodwill you know why can't we have a little bit more of that in our world
yeah something that isn't driven by greed but just altruism yeah I like that
and then our anodized stems coming back so in some fashion probably not the same
colors that we did in the past cuz we like to always think you know yeah and
so like the green run that we had not too long ago that was the last run of
that for the time being but we'll probably do something in the same themes
just different different color I just remember there's something else we
should be talking about here it is zoom in on this cooling yeah
for those of you that have received the 2019 you saw also received one of our
new dynamap tubes and this is something that took a little bit longer than I
want it it's not quite done yet so if it seems like it's not quite refined well
it's because it isn't because the reality is none of our products actually
are but what you will notice is that it's a whole lot better than we'll just
say the other tubes that we used to ship our product in that was we'll just call
it packaging kind of this is a little bit more nice yeah we definitely heard
our customers voices loud and clear on the stand and tubes yeah we really
didn't like those and if you found something in the bottom of one of the
other tubes yes that is hemp fiber yet smordy gum hemp fiber that we have had
on you know from time to time it's there primarily as a cushion because those
other tubes tend to have some artifacts in them that can impact the bottom of
your cap which we've seen if you drop it without having that padding in there
yeah so don't be alarmed it's not hair no it's not hair we've gotten a lot of
emails on that like why does my tube have hair in it it's not here some hemp
fiber that we put in there to help protect you're trying trying to use an
environmentally conscious packing materials really what it amounts to yep
and since they're not the best tubes especially the latest versions that we
really didn't want but we're kind of left with no choice by the supplier that
was supplying us with our previous tubes the the squeeze open tubes we really
didn't want those but we didn't have a lot of choice so they're not really the
best tubes for carrying things around long term but we do have new tubes and
we should have these things upload available on the website soon and are we
going to be working on one's for the XL tubes as well yes we are it's a matter
of time but we want to make sure that we've got this dialed in and refine
and then we're gonna make some modifications to the mold that we have
for these you can get those into production yeah it's really kind of nice
because these tubes are actually made in Wisconsin as well yeah we like if we can
do something made in the US helping our local economy that's what we're gonna do
yeah we like stuff that's made local we like manufacturing stuff in our shop as
much as we reasonably can and like we try to push forward with all of our
other products you know quality is really really important to us so that
being said if any of you ever have any problems difficulties questions or
challenges with anything that you get from us believe it or not we really want
to hear about it because we want your experience to be top-notch
yeah if it's not then that that means that there's room for improvement in
some way shape or form and if we don't know we can't improve and when you take
the time to give us that feedback well then we gives us instructions in terms
of what we need to do to make things better and yeah definitely and so
another question there custom pieces is that something that we plan on doing oh
it's something that we hope to be doing in in smaller Lots as we're moving
forward you know one of our biggest challenges just figuring out the best
way to implement that look for new changes on our website as we get further
into the year definitely look to see new different things potentially also some
collaborations between us and some other will call them artists thank you yeah
it's definitely there's an artistry to it ah it takes a lot of very skilled
workers in their craft to be able to do this and I think the most important
thing is we have a whole lot of appreciation for people that contribute
their creations to the diners and so we really support that so whether you're a
custom stem manufacturer or you're making stashes or stands or other
various accessories you know thank you we actually really appreciate that you
know if you have any questions in terms of you know what to do or what not to do
or want to know more about how to make sure that your accessories are going to
be compatible with our devices well please be in touch
with us contact us we actually really do want to talk to you and figure out how
we can assist you in pushing that whole thing forward because we really like
your contributions it's it's a good thing yeah also I see a question will
the 2019 parts be available and the answer is
hopefully soon right now our main focus is simply manufacturing and building
inventory so we can make sure that we can get our orders out in a timely
fashion but just like the 2018 parts we've got those up on our website as
soon as we could hopefully here in the not-too-distant future yes you'll be
able to buy the individual parts so that you can add to your collection of
modular components know like what the 2018 we didn't everything but the stem
and that was due to primarily the EM serves is the base foundation for
everything right and so we you get the best experience when you start with that
and grow rather than trying to piece something in nurturing how everything
ties together yep we'll see how that goes and see how many parts we've got
available either way you know be in touch with us we want your feedback so
we can you know kind of conform to what it is that's going to make everyone is
uh happy with their dynamap experience as possible and so I see another
question in there are we gonna be doing a 420 sale
oh we generally have a little bit of a promotion in April so probably so check
it out we'll have more details as we get a little bit closer but we'll certainly
have something coming across that should hopefully make it worthwhile for you to
visit our website again so another good one I see they want shirts so I think
they're referring to the shirts that you wore in spannabis all those shirts well
send us a message so we can get a count let us know what size and we'll be in
touch that was a pretty awesome shirt I like that shirt yeah they're they're
pretty I like them oh I see glass stems and Damascus
and Woody's coming back yep yeah we'll kind of leave it at that stay
tuned and don't know when like we always like bring things back and that keeps
things interesting and keeps things fresh like it may not be the exact same
Damascus steel it may be like that but with the twists we don't like retreading
the same ground so I guess in summary thanks for tuning in I really hope that
you like what we're doing with the Karma vaps
we really truly hope that it's going to put a whole lot of goodwill out into the
diners share a little bit of that I don't know positive energy with the
people around you and you know there's a whole lot of fun that comes with doing
something nice from someone that you don't even know and you know that's kind
of what we're trying to do here you know we sent this out to a whole bunch of you
that we've never met we hope to someday but we haven't yet here you go have a
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