Flowermate Uno Review – Numero Uno
Weve reviewed a lot of devices by Flowermate before like the new Flowermate Slick and Flowermate V5 Nano and weve always come away pleased. The Uno is their latest release featuring a removable battery, powerful convection heater, and compact form factor. How does the Uno stand up to the competition, and is it the one? Check out our Flowermate Uno review here!
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Review: Flowermate Uno
How it Works
The Uno is quite simple to use. Firstly youll want some medium ground herb. Not too fine, not too chunky. Personally, we find something like the Zeus Bolt 2 grinder to provide an excellent consistency for using the Uno. Pack it in the bowl and tamp it down slightly youll still want air to be able to flow through the herb.
Turn on the device, choose your temperature, and wait for it to heat up. The device will vibrate to let you know once its ready! Simply inhale at this point and enjoy your vapor!
Temperature Flexibility
With a fully controllable range between 60°C – 230°C (140°F – 446°F) – a precise temperature control feature similar to the Utillian 620. You can use the Uno with flower, concentrates, and even other herbs like lavender or chamomile
This gives you a ton of versatility to either get those light and super flavorful hits all the way to dark brown, fully extracted hits.
Vapor Quality
The heater seems to be borrowed or at least very similar to that found on the Boundless CF, and this is not surprising since it is well-known that Flowermate is responsible for the manufacturing of Boundless products.
For the uninitiated it kicks hard! Its able to produce sizeable, powerful clouds of vapor with a decent flavor and relatively smooth. Not quite as clean flavor as a pure glass vapor path like on the Arizer Solo 2.
The vapor path is relatively smooth and the cooling chamber isnt anything special, and at high temperatures, the hits can be a bit harsh. Using the included water pipe adapter (WPA) and running the Uno through a glass piece you can get some massive, milky hits with great flavor and very smooth. Highly recommend that!
Manufacturing Quality
Flowermate has time and time again put out reliable, solid devices. The Uno doesnt feel particularly luxurious or special by any means but its built well and we trust it could take a beating like the Storz & Bickel Mighty Vaporizer. Flowermate is by no means a newcomer to the scene and their products have proven to be reliable.
They also include a pretty solid kit with the device including the device itself, battery, charging dock, spare mouthpiece screens, spare chamber screens, concentrate pad, packing tool, cleaning brush, 10/14/18mm WPA, USB cable, and user manual. We love how they include all you need to get going and more companies should follow this trend.
Battery Life
The Flowermate Uno features a proprietary, 1800mAh battery. We do wish the battery capacity was a bit bigger but it does get the job done.
1800mAh will leave you with enough power for about 4 sessions, give or take depending on your temperature settings and usage habits.
Users looking for units that can provide more sessions in one charge usually prefer devices like the Davinci IQ that has 3500 mAh battery.
Portability
A bit bigger than the as the ever so loved Utillian 722, its still pretty portable. Its not so chunky as the Boundless Tera is, but definitely thicker and more oddly shaped than the Crafty.
Itll fit in most pockets reasonably well and the fold in mouthpiece doesnt extend out the body like the Arizer Air 2.
Ease of Use
The Uno is quite simple to use. The onboard OLED display allows you to easily control the experience and no complicated draw or packing technique is needed to get good results unlike the 2020 Dynavap M. Simply pass it off to a friend and instruct them to inhale, thats it!
Cleaning isnt too difficult. Dip a cotton swab in isopropyl alcohol and gently brush out the chamber. The mouthpiece can be submerged in iso for a short time to get rid of any build-up and grime.
Discreetness
To the untrained eye, the Uno may appear to be your conventional e-juice box mod. Only people familiar with dry herb vapes will really bat an eye. Just be aware of any aroma that you put out, you are vaping dry herb after all! Users who prefer something more discreet and small in hands usually tend to prefer devices like the Davinci Miqro.
Overall Experience
The Uno has a lot going for it! The great vapor production from its convection heater, compact form factor, and solid reputation behind the brand. We would love to see an increase from the battery department but it is not a dealbreaker.
Overall, were pretty content. As it sits, its certainly not a bad option considering the choices available and you wont be disappointed by the pure power from the heating element.
If you are looking for something a bit more portable but just as powerful check out the Zeus Arc GTS Hub.
If you have questions about our Flowermate Uno Vaporizer review or just want to let us know what you think, feel free to drop us a comment below! Thanks for reading and as always, keep vapin!