Arizer Extreme Q Desktop Vaporizer

The Extreme Q features a ceramic heating rod that provides fast heat up and tons of vaping power. You can use it with a whip or a balloon, or you can even hit it natively if you’re a savage like me!

First, let’s consider it with the whip, both with fan assist on and off. Load a decent amount into your bowl - it will work with a tiny pack but not that well. It works like a champ when you load it up with a medium grind, but you can use a really fine grind and it’ll produce tons of vapor. We suggest using our loading funnel to load it, which you can buy here (US) or here (Canada).

Turn the Extreme Q on by pressing the button on the device or by using the remote control. Use the remote once and you probably won’t touch the controls on the vape itself again. It really is very handy. You can control the power, audio, lights, auto shutoff timer, fan speed, pre-set temperatures, and individual temp adjustments.

Try preheating your bowl for a minute or two and you’ll get more vapor quickly. Insert the whip into the top of the cyclone bowl, then draw on it and adjust the pace of your draw to your preference. Now you can try it with fan assist turned on. You’ll still have to draw, but you notice it’s pumping vapor into you. It can be challenging to try to keep up with it, and you’ll really feel the effects!

Next, try out the balloon. Put the glass mini whip into the bowl, then place the balloon on top. Make sure you suck out the air first so you get it full of nothing but vapor. Turn the fan on and wait a little bit. It can take some time. If you’re used to a Volcano, the Arizer Extreme Q is definitely slower to fill. Always use fan speed three for filling up the balloons. With the whip just stick to fan speed one (or two if you feel like living dangerously).

When the balloon is almost full turn your EQ off. Remove the bowl and pull the balloon off, but be sure to plug it with your finger. Unlike the Volcano, there isn’t a latching system to seal the vapor inside the balloon. That’s unfortunate. However, also unlike the Volcano, you can actually use this balloon directly with a 10mm water piece. This is an awesome feature and we highly recommend trying it.

Cleaning is simple. Just rinse the glass in isopropyl alcohol. The bags are replaceable as well. Cleaning instructions are included which look easy enough, though we haven’t messed with it.

That’s the overall picture. You can casually hit it with the whip while you’re watching a movie, or you can blast vapor down your gullet using the forced air fan. You can fill a balloon and casually enjoy it over some time, or pass it around your group of friends.

Also, as mentioned, you can choose to hit the balloon through water for some ultra-cool and smooth vapor. If you’re feeling crazy, you can try the scuba tank, which is for advanced users only. Fill up a balloon, hold the tip of the bag in your lips, and take in the whole bag. Then exhale through your nose. This is a guaranteed way to change the course of your afternoon.

The Arizer Extreme Q is really for dry herb use. We experimented with a little concentrate and that was ok, but it worked very well with kief. The Arizer Extreme Q is really more for the flower end of the spectrum.

Heating up is pretty fast, and it's completely ready to go when the desired temperature is showing. The vaporizer itself can be left plugged in and turned on for weeks at a time without getting hot. It doesn’t even really warm up for that matter. It has double-wall construction and it feels like it can be left on indefinitely, though we recommend following the manuals instructions just to be safe.

Your herb will really go a long way in your Extreme Q, especially if you start preheating your bowl and turning up the temperature. It may seem like the EQ uses a lot because of the amount you put into it, but the vapor it puts out from that really gives some long mileage.

If you want to get into ultra-efficiency for the Extreme Q, check out the DDave Mod Kit. 420 Vape Zone does a great video on this modification and it really does add a whole new dimension to this vape. Plus, it’s not an expensive upgrade.

The Arizer Extreme Q is another top-quality build from the legendary Canadian manufacturer. After running for seven days straight, it didn’t get warm at all, even less than the WoodScents. The glass components are really solid - one even survived a three-foot drop onto a hard floor. It feels kind of retro with the remote, but the technology behind it is proven and reliable

This is the best part. Arizer's Extreme Q is insanely cheap. Never mind the affordable price, the value of this vaporizer is 10/10. It is a great vape for anyone who has a place for it.