My girlfriend and I are traveling and visiting relatives for Christmas, so we exchanged presents early to avoid lugging our gifts all over, only to bring them home again. One of the gifts she gave me is a Yocan Dry Herb Vaporizer for my pipe tobacco on the go. This is probably sacrilege here, but, it's also the 21st Century, so I figured why not share this? I'm having Pirate Kake in the Yocan Vane. The smoke is warmer than I'd like (combustion is taking place only 1/2" from my mouth as opposed to 6" like it normally would from a pipe). The taste is clean. I like the portability and flexibility of this device that'll allow me to smoke in places I might not normally (I don't usually take my pipes on the go), and I especially love that my sweetheart got me something so thoughtful, trying to make it possible for me to enjoy my pipe tobacco anywhere. It's no substitute for a pipe, but I can see it coming in handy in a pinch.