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Reddit mentions of Plano 3440-10 Waterproof Stowaway (3400 Series)

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Reddit mentions: 10

We found 10 Reddit mentions of Plano 3440-10 Waterproof Stowaway (3400 Series). Here are the top ones.

Plano 3440-10 Waterproof Stowaway (3400 Series)
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    Features:
  • Fishing equipment tackle bags and boxes
  • Dri Loc O ring seal
  • Three tight sealing cam action latches
  • Perfect for phones and other small valuables
Specs:
ColorMulti
Height1.75 Inches
Length7.375 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateNovember 2010
Size3400
Weight0.35 Pounds
Width4.5 Inches

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u/paytonpenn · 5 pointsr/vaporents

Review

I originally received my Hammer in July of 2013, I consider myself to be a explorative Hammer user so my review will include things other Hammer owners may not have done or realized. My initial reasoning towards choosing the Hammer were in its design. At the time of purchasing the Hammer I had had my Underdog for about a year and was satisfied that it was the end all of my desktop vaporization purchases. Not enjoying the hassle that is using my Underdog in the car and waiting for it to warm up after a drive to a friends I felt it was time to purchase a stronger portable. I had known of the Hammer since August and was very interested initially so it wasn't too difficult to decide on my next portable.

Arrival, Overview

When I received it, it came in a nice red housing the stems were bundled in small containers capable of holding two glass stems. I unfortunately broke one non-lock on stem (OG stem) when placing it back in its small container. I no longer use those containers, threw them away as soon as I broke the stem to prevent future breakage. But all together what I received was,

The Hammer Vaporizer

6 - Lock-On stems (I believe it normally comes with two)

2 - OG Stems (These may not come, or you may only get just the lock-on)

3 - Nails (I feel I received two extra due to the extra lock-on stems)

Red Hammer Toolbox

It also came with screens and rubber gaskets for the Lock-On stems, but they have vanished into oblivion; I have been using MFLB tubing as a replacement, but I believe the gaskets are better designed for it.

The Hammer itself is a bit above 5 inches tall, around 5 and a quarter (Y), about 2 inches long mine is no longer than 2 and a quarter (X), under 1 and a half inches thick (Z). It's very solid, the exterior is hard, very resistant towards heat, and you can unscrew the device with a small Phillips head screwdriver. The Lock-On stems allow you to clamp the stems on the Hammer for one handed usage and they yield a slightly bigger bowl than the OGs; they were created after the OG stems which require you to hold the stem while putting the Hammer to it. The stems are all glass and have a lip for screen placement. The nails are for placing screens, I personally haven't used the original screens, but I find its easiest to also use a chopstick or flat end of a wood skewer to assist the nail on screen placement. I haven't used the toolbox either, but it can carry all of the Hammers items very well. I don't find it to be a very high quality enclosure nor is it smell proof, I use the Plano 3440-10 for carrying my Hammer, stems, dabbers, and nail, but I can also include other items if needed.

Rejuvenation, Butane

The Hammer runs off of butane which is inexpensive and lasts a reasonable amount of time, for me a can of butane lasts 3 months and only cost 4 dollars. I refill my Hammer around once or twice a day, (I always purge my Hammer before I refill) its a very quick process. I get at least 6 sessions per fill, but I do purge and refill before I normally have to. When you're using your Hammer you will notice when it needs to be refilled, it will have a drastically quieter hiss and the blue in the torch will be much more dimmer than what it should be for where you have the dial set.

The way the Hammer works is you ignite the torch, which heats up a stainless steel tube, which is flattened in the center, butane vents around the tube and up out of the Hammer's vent on top then out of the top hole on the Hammer. This does put butane in the air, but not directly in the air path for when you're vaping.


Usage, Convection

I can't remember my first time using the Hammer but usage itself isn't difficult in my opinion and as you use you'll quickly learn how its working. The first time user will be delighted with the simple loading method, simply grind your herb to any consistency, fine or coarse (fine will of course provide better vapor in a more consistent way, but coarse will still be vaporized evenly while still providing quality hits), then just inhale the ground herb with the stem like a straw and your bowl is loaded. For first time usage I recommend setting your dial to the center (which I refer to as 50%), pressing the button until you hear a strong hiss and see a blue indicator light (this is the lit torch) in the Hammer under the heat exchanger, (it will be where you see a white circle when the Hammer is not lit; shadows make it easier to see when lit, its not always immediately noticed when its not lit) when it is lit wait thirty seconds then begin inhaling while still pressing the button, you should let go of the button when you notice vapor heat on your tongue, I don't recommend pressing the button down for more than ten seconds while inhaling unless you are trying to really rise the temp. Since the Hammer doesn't maintain its heat automatically you'll have to do a short reheat to get back to the temperatures you were previously vaping at, if you're dial is at the same setting it shouldn't take longer than three seconds to get back to the previous temperature but you may want to heat it longer for a higher temperature to extract further or to maintain the temperature when you inhale. It may need more heating if it wasn't being used for a while. To empty the bowl I normally just blow when outside or let the wind blow it out. But in most settings I normally just flick the stem with my finger over the bowl and drop the load with the rest of the abv. The taste on the Hammer is very pure as the air path is literally just a stainless steel tube that takes air from one end of the Hammer to the other. The draw is also very free as the herb is the only thing in the air path excluding the screen.

TL;DR, Basic Hammer Usage;

> Dial at 50%
> Heat for 30 seconds (make sure its lit)
> Continue heating and bring Hammer stem to heatport, inhale
> After the initial hit you only have to reheat for 3-7 seconds

Simple Alternative Method;

> Dial at 75%
> Heat for 30-40 seconds
> Stop heating, inhale
> Reheat 5-10 seconds

My technique;

> Dial at 100%
> Heat for 10 seconds
> Continue heating while inhaling for 10 seconds, should be a tasty hit with light vapor
> Reheat 3-10 seconds

> Pressing the button while inhaling at high temps can cause combustion

Many things are variable with this vaporizer so you may have to adjust to you're own personal settings but its really not difficult usage, just heat and inhale; once you found combustion you'll be able to avoid it easily, you're really only likely to combust when pushing temps.

Maintenance

When it comes to cleaning the Hammer itself doesn't get very dirty from normal use. Most of the times you can just blow into it or brush off whatever is there with your hand. But it really never gets dirty and the heat exchanger stays pretty clean from convection usage. The glass stems do unfortunately get dirty but this could also be noted as a benefit as they are easily cleaned and you can get reclaim from them. You can just soak the glass and screens in ISO.

Downsides

The Hammer is not a flawless device and has some notable cons

> The head of the Hammer can get very warm after a couple minutes of heating, even more heating will cause it to be uncomfortable to grab by the head.

> It makes a loud hissing sound and the initial click is pretty loud as well.

> The heat exchanger can become loose and wiggle or move in an odd position, though you can tighten it back if you wish.

> Sometimes the lighter can be finicky, and non accustomed users may have issues.

These aren't its only negatives, but I don't feel it has very many others that are really worth the mention.

Overall Opinion

I personally don't see myself getting rid of the Hammer, it has easily taken the throne as my daily driver and it's capable of so much more than what it was originally designed for. I have never been bothered by the hissing sound and have never been inconvenienced from an overly warm head. While there isn't any automatic heating or ability to know and set your temperature I have found that those won't improve the end result. For flowers this vapes excels at what its suppose to do, pure convection vaporization and conduction, I highly recommend this vaporizer to anyone wanting a heavy hitting, discrete, versatile, or off the grid vaporizer. The Hammer is available for 120 directly, but it can also be found elsewhere for far less.

If you want pros and cons head over to my comparison where you'll see a usage video of both the Underdog and Hammer.

Personal Extras, Yes There's More

Usage, Convection Revisited

I primarily use my Hammer with a water pipe, seen in the videos below you'll get some examples of how easily it mates and how well it could milk. While I made due with silicone Hammer does sells their own glass on glass stems for either male or female joints. If you prefer the direct draw route or are just a collector of pipes you will be delighted to see many custom stems available on the Hammer website, and they are all unique. I use a custom stem that isn't from Hammer but it does fit and work well. I like to use it with unground herb or oils. It's also very handy in the dark.

For when I load personally it's rarely over 0.07 grams, I aim for the 0.05 region but don't mind going as low as 0.03. My technique is stated above, I vape the abv to a nice dark brown. I don't count how many hits I get but I know its never under 6 unless I'm trying to extract quickly or are using a water pipe. I think the Hammer is one of the best tasting vaporizers I have used, its very clean and taste changes are quite noticeable in the hits.

Usage, Oil

The Hammer is capable of being used with concentrates as well. You can either vape in a convection manner similar to normal usage where you would replace herb in the stem with the concentrate of your choice on a bit of cotton or ss wool. It can also be used like a nail; to do this one would just heat their Hammer and apply the dab into the crevice in the heat exchanger. When I have a pretty full glowing red indicator inside I apply the dab.

I haven't noticed any taste issues from when switching to convection flower usage, but I also have a screen inside of the heat exchanger shaped like a T or Y it collects oils that would have slipped past if it wasn't present. You may want to vape off the residue oils before switching to herbs.

Usage, Conduction

Conduction is also possible in the Hammer, it will slightly dirty up your heat exchanger and doesn't consistently provide thick hits, but for some reason it feels more effective. This is probably due to it not combusting at high temps and ruining my session, high temps don't really taste very great but its definitely not combustion. This isn't to say that you can't combust, but if you're not inhaling its less likely and you'll normally be left with black abv instead of ash.

To use the Hammer as a conduction vaporizer I place my concentrate screen in the heat exchanger and can either add ground herb or pellets of unground herb into the side the has the screen. I prefer inhaling from the port opposite of the bowl. No matter what heat setting you're at you'll be able to have vapor form fairly quickly. I've tested on the lowest setting and it works amazingly well, and the highest which won't destroy your herb instantly. I haven't done enough testing to give a proper technique but its not too difficult. Just heat the Hammer for a short period of time, wait for more vapor to form from the heating, and inhale the vapor that was formed from the overall process. You'll want to reheat to continue forming more vapor if you wish for a bigger hit and of course you'll have to reheat on a new hit. You'll have way more control without water and will be able to get more vapor in result. Obviously waiting longer will have more vapor formed, you may be waiting longer if you're using a water pipe.

I have been packing the herb into the heat exchanger to ensure that it is making good contact. So far the abv has been coming out pretty even, always black and char-like when its vaped past the dark brown or kept in to long. To remove the herb I have been using the included nail and just poke it out.

For cleaning the heat exchanger from oils or herb, I just rub an iso'd qtip in each port. This is not something that happens often as I don't think it is really necessary.

Videos

Herb

> 1, 2 - Start to Finsh, 3 - Heatup and Extraction under 1 Minute, 4- Conduction Vaporization

Oil

> First Test, Convection, Nail

EDIT:

You can also use bags, in a couple of weeks I will have videos and information on how to do that.

u/DivingKnife · 3 pointsr/digitalnomad

This could do it. Invariably, you're going to want to search "dry box" and just find the smallest one.

*edit: Zip lock bags too.

u/updog357 · 3 pointsr/cigars

While the herf-a-dor is the traditional answer, an alternative solution would be a small tupperdor like the Plano 3440. It will seal as well as the herf-a-dor, however it does not come with any foam to prevent the cigars from sliding around while in transit.

u/Lone--R · 3 pointsr/geocaching

Problems that often come up with newbie cache ownership:

u/creepsii · 2 pointsr/cigars

I use this. It's air tight and cheap and comes in a bunch of different sizes, I have a few for different purposes.

u/coldsolderjoint · 2 pointsr/cigars

Plano 3400 waterproof case

https://www.amazon.com/Plano-3440-10-Waterproof-Stowaway-3400/dp/B00469G31G#featureBulletsAndDetailBullets_secondary_view_div_1485921396819

$5 at Walmart in the fishing section. Can fit up to about (3) 6x60's and a boveda. I had about 6 smaller cigars in it

u/dschultzie · 1 pointr/Goruck

I always carry a dry bag stuff sack inside even on sunny days just in case. Won't keep the outside dry but your clothes will stuff will stay dry. They take up little room and can even handle being submerged. I use a waterproof case for my phone, wallet and car keys. This Plano one is much better than a pelican, as they can and will leak, plus it's only $5 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00469G31G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/bluethreads · 1 pointr/geocache

this is the case I bought.

I found this site to customize my log. The site is in a different language, there may be a way to change it to English but I didn't need to go through the trouble as it is easy to navigate through, (it provides the option to change the words on the log to english). I liked that I could create an easy custom template.

edit: actually, I think I've changed my mind and want to customize my log using different themed paper.

u/bubonis · 1 pointr/geocaching

There is nothing about this video that I disagree with, and my daughter and I try very hard to practice what you preach. I'll admit that our first couple of hides weren't terribly inspired — Plano 3440 boxes in a tree stump and under a rock, respectively — but we chose the locations out of personal sentiment and generally cool locations. By the time we hit our fourth hide we were doing full-scale construction and crafting. Generally speaking we spend the winter designing and building, then start hiding our creations in the spring. Our first hide of 2017, alas, went missing ~2 months after hiding it, and we've got two more which will probably be hidden in the next couple of weeks.