I have had a Vapor-Brothers vaporizer for about 2 years now and am totally in love with it ( Have 2 Now). I use mine every night and have it on for at least 5-6 hours each night. The heating elements last me at least six months, one has lasted 8 months and still going, and then I need to get it replaced. At one time I got a soldering iron vaporizer, "Pure Instant Vaporizer" or something like that, that burn't out under warrenty and took about 3 months to get replaced. I have never had my VaporBrothers vaporizer burn out under warrenty and when it does burn out, as any filiment eventually does, it costs $25 and they always get it back to me in about 2 weeks. Plus the warranty is renewed for each new heating element. They seem to cost around $170, which is way better than dropping all that money on a volcano, and are fully adjustable, which i find helpful for plants of different moisture content. In my experience this vaporizer hits just as hard and possibly harder then the volcano. I highly recomend this brand as I and others I know have been disspointed by many other brands. As far as vaporizing goes in general... Its great. As many others seem to have found it helps conserve your herb as well as your lungs. Within a week of when I switched from primarily smoking to vaporizing I noticed a difference in the way I felt. Plus you get leftovers to cook with or I prefer to make an extraction with it.
Happy VapO-ing!
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