The SideKick Portable Vaporizer is the world’s most easy to use portable vaporizer.Control any aspect of it with just the push of your thumb. |
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What's In The Box
Using The SideKickCharge the BatteriesYour SideKick Portable Vaporizer comes with 4 18350 batteries. They come partially charged, but it is highly recommended that they be charged to full capacity before first use. Plug your charger into the wall and then put one set of batteries in with the positive end facing the logo. The LED light will turn from red to green when the batteries are fully charged. The charger is made to fit multiple sizes of batteries, but only one set can be charged at a time. Insert the BatteriesWith a fully charged matching set of batteries, open your SideKick’s battery compartment by sliding the lock on the bottom plate towards the logo. Pull the plate up and away from the side. WIth the SideKick upside down put the batteries in so the button on the positive end is facing up. This positive end of the battery must touch the battery cover plate. Your SK will not work with the batteries in the wrong way. Now put the cover back on by sliding the small lip into the notch opposite the battery compartment. Press the lid down and then push the lock closed. Prepare The HerbsBreak up or grind your herbs with a grinder, scissors, or your fingers – just make certain the herbs are broken up and fluffy so the air passes evenly through. Pack The BowlGrab the top lid in front of the gear next to the mouthpiece and pull up at a 45 degree angle up and away from the mouthpiece. Make sure that the white dot on the gear is facing out, this tells you that the stir tool is in the back position, ready for removal. With some of your favorite ground herbs, load your bowl to about the middle of the silicone. You can gently pack the herbs, but not too firm. Remember you must have some room to stir the bowl and allow the herbs move about. To put the lid on, make sure that the gear tool is turned furthest away from the mouthpiece as shown. There will be a white mark on the gear noting that the stir tool is in the right place. Holding the lid at about a 45 degree angle set the notch back in the hole. Set the lid back in place in the same angle you removed it, and you will feel the magnets grab. Powering On/OffTurn the SideKick on by pressing and holding the power button for 2 seconds. The SideKick logo will light up while the micro computer is booting up. A few seconds later the main control screen will show up. Turning the Sidekick off is as easy as it was to turn it on, just press the power button for 2 seconds. The SideKick features an automatic shutoff after 7 minutes to conserve battery power, and just in case you forgot to turn it off, it will take care of that for you! Inserting and using the MouthpieceYour SideKick portable vaporizer comes without the mouthpiece inserted. We have tried a bunch of oils and lubricants, and Coconut Oil is hands down the best of the best! We have found that the silicon absorbs the oils initially and will have to be applied daily. After 2-5 days your mouthpiece will stay very slick. Open your Huny Bucket that has the oil in it and add just a small amount to the glass mouthpiece. Twist, push and pull to get the oil to coat the silicon well. Repeat as necessary. Selecting The Heat SettingThe SideKick Vaporizer is adjustable from 1 to 11 giving you 21 points of temperature control for extracting the essence from your favorite herbs. The temperature of the SideKick can go from 248° F to 470° F. Press the up or down button to select your desired setting. Once you have selected your desired setting, press the power button 1 time. You will see the current setting begin to rise. Once the unit is at the set temperature it will vibrate letting you know it is ready to use. With the LCD screen the SideKick also notifies you of the battery life left and the battery voltage. The LCD will also display the surfing time of your vape session. We have found settings 5.5-8 work best for vaporizing your favorite herbs, and 7-9 is best for essential oils.
Inhale And StirPull up on the mouthpiece to adjust your air pathway and find the length that is most comfortable for you. In addition, we have made the act of stirring your bowl throughout your vape session totally effortless by creating a stirring mechanism that works with just the push of your thumb. Just spin the gear forward or backward and you are stirring the herbs in the bowl. The SideKick uses a hybrid conduction/convection heating system for the best battery efficiency, but that also means it is always cooking your herbs when the heater is turned on. To vape your herbs evenly and achieve the best flavor, stir the bowl slowly whenever you are not inhaling to prevent the herbs from cooking too much and to allow air to flow through the herbs evenly. We highly recommend to not stir the bowl while you are inhaling as there is a slight chance of herbs slipping past the screen. We have found that half way through a bowl, it is good to take the lid off and press the herbs down a bit to keep the vapor thick. Vortex CoolerThe SideKick's vortex cooler design and pull out glass mouthpiece extend the vapor path to be nearly 11 inches away from the bowl, while spinning the vapor in a vortex fashion helps cool the vapor essence. The vortex cooler also acts as a secondary filter for when you are vaping dry herbs. The SideKick portable vaporizer comes with the vortex cooling device inserted into air path tube #1. To access your vapor path, remove the battery cover and the silicon vapor path connector, opening up both air path tubes. Looking at the bottom with batteries on the left, we will call the tube all the way to the left cooling tube #1, and the tube to the right, cooling tube #2. You can remove the vortex cooling device from tube #1 to reduce air restriction. You can also remove the vortex cooling device and freeze it. After about 30 minutes in your freezer you can replace it back into your SideKick and enjoy a Rocky Mountain cool vapor experience. This experience will last for about 1-2 bowls.
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Cleaning Your SideKick
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Changing the Screen
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Battery Care
Your SideKick uses two 18350 batteries. Please read the battery warnings and charging directions with the batteries and charger. We highly suggest following these guidelines.
Keep the batteries in pairs - We have included colored stickers you can place on your batteries to keep them together. The sets need to discharge together and age together.
The colored stickers can also be written on with a permanent marker with the first date of use to track the age of the batteries as time goes by.
Cap the batteries when not in use - The SideKick comes with 4 silicon battery caps. This will prevent any kind of short on the battery and is very important to do!
TIPS & HINTS
- We recommend that you start with a low temperature setting of about 5-6 for dry herbs and 7-8 for oils. If you do not see vapor, turn it up slightly; wait 5-10 seconds and try again, If you still see no vapors, repeat until vapors are visible on exhale.
- If the flow seems restricted:
- This can happen after a lot of use with dry herbs. One way to make this easier is to remove the lid just a little and blow in the mouth piece, blowing out any particles that have been caught in the vortex cooler.
- Another way to solve this is to remove the vortex cooler and clean it.
- If you like a really easy draw you can use the SideKick portable vaporizer without the vortex cooler installed. Vapor flow will be greatly increased.
- Screens can become clogged over time, causing issues with airflow, Clean or replace your screen regularly to maintain proper airflow. We recommend using your brush after each use.
- Running the SideKick at higher temp:
- Really there is no need to go to 11 unless it is to get a fast initial heat for your herbs or oils. If you run it like this, you will want to turn it down fairly soon once it reaches 11 or you will burn your herbs or oils.
- Some people will like to run their SideKick at 8+ with dry herbs. To do this, you must stir your bowl rapidly after each inhale and keep your herbs from setting too long on the heater. If you are not carefull you will burn your herbs trying this.
- Running the SideKick at lower temps:
- Lower temps will give great flavors for a longer time, but the hits will be less dense. We recommend to stir your bowl well after inhales and then tamp your SideKick lightly in your other hand to pack the bowl.
