I know there are lots of threads on vaporizers and asking which one to get but I havent seen to many about the Herbalaire vape I would love to hear from some people that have used it and their opinion on how they liked it. I want a vape that does bags because I mainly going to be using it with other people (id say about 3 or 4 on average). Also what about the extreme q? Which one would yall recommend, the HA or extreme Q?
Hey Tpank, Just to get it out of the way, I'm not in any way affiliated with HerbalAire, I just really like their product. Anyway, I've had my HerbalAire for about 2 months now, and although I haven't tried any other vaporizer besides the Iolite (which didn't impress me much, honestly), I think I can safely say that it's a great product for the price. I also read up a lot on the different vapes on offer before I bought my HA, and what I drew from most threads is that the HA is really efficient with its herb use, rivaling the Volcano, for less than half the price. I can't support that fact from personal experience due to my limited experience with other vapes, but either way, the HA does a much, MUCH better job at conserving herb than smoking it through other conventional means. In regards to what you want it for (its bag function), I'm going to have to warn you about that. My bags keep on leaking and having small holes appear everywhere (most likely due to my stoned-ass friends being really rough with them), even after only one or two sessions with one. Because of that, I've stopped using the HA's bag function. Big minus, I know, considering that one of the HA's big pluses is its triple function (bag, direct draw and whip), but I've found that the whip function works great anyways. Plus, you don't lose any vapor from leaky bags or careless friends. I normally use my HA with a group of 4-5, and waiting for the bags to fill was never a real problem. The new pump that comes stock with the HA fills the standard HA bag in about 2 or 3 minutes, I think (can't really remember but I know that there are videos on YouTube of a guy timing the bag fills), and as long as you guys have something to do like watching a movie you should be fine. One other thing that you might want to know is (again, I've only read about this), that the HA isn't the best party vape, but more of a personal one. Personally, it works fine for me, but I guess that it would really just depend on the people there, and whether they have the patience to wait a few minutes for each bag of goodness. Otherwise, I think the whip function is faster and more flexible for different people. You'll have some people that like to take short, powerful hits, and others that like taking long drags. The whip caters to each person's style, in my opinion, much better than the bags do. Plus there's no waiting time for each bag to fill up. As for whether the Extreme is better than the HA, you'll have to ask someone else. I did consider buying the Extreme, but HA's customer service won me over (it really is the absolute best). When I inquired about the HA, the president of HA himself e-mailed me offering to personally deliver my order to my door if I so wished it (which was awesome since I'm not based anywhere near the Americas) with an added bonus of the extra-powerful pump, 12 spare bags (leaky, but still cool) and other accessories. Of course this was a great deal so I accepted, and now I've got a great vape that I can't recommend enough.
Here's a 51 post thread JUST on this comparison: FC - Vaporizer Forum / Extreme Vaporizer vs. Herbalaire 2.1 I will state this. The HA is the most efficient bag vape there is.......bar none.