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Originally Posted by VanCoover
I've owned the Herbalaire and Hotbox and wish I had just bought the Volcano first.... Would have saved me a lot of money and hassle in the long run. I love this thing. Combined with a good air scrubber you'd never know anyone just blazed either...  |
I own an Herbalaire, and I've tried a relative's Volcano. I like them both. Both are well built quality devices that seem to be about as efficient, but I like the fact that I don't have to use a bag with the Herbalaire. With the Herbalaire, I can just load it up and use it like a pipe. This can't be done with the Volcano.
As far as bags go, the Volcano is purpose built for filling bags, while the Herbalaire was redesigned to fill bags and uses an aquarium pump to do the job. When the bag is filled on the Herbalaire, you have to use your thumb to stop it up, and no matter how good you get at it, you always lose a little of your precious vapor.
The Volcano has a built-in air pump, and an excellent valve system that prevents any vapor from escaping. The Herbalaire patent holder (who I have exchanged emails with) should learn from this.
The bottom line is I just can’t see paying $500 when I can get a comparable product for $250.