Arizer Solo - my thoughts - hints/tips

SW420;2421123 said:

skunnymonster;2420915 said:

They cost like twice as much, I'll stick with my solo

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I hear you about the price. I was very tempted to buy the solo because it's less than 1/2 the price.

However for daily users who are doing this for medical reasons you'll eventually look for ways to improve the amount and density of vapor. When that happens the problem with the Arizer Solo is that it's a lot of work to get a decent dose. At this point most people go to a volcano which is 30 to 40 percent more pricy than the Crafty.

Granted you can put a lot of pot in a volcano, turn up the temperature, and get clouds of vapor but it's inefficient for individual use. Due to the high volume of air the volcano generates it dilutes the vapor and takes a lot of inhaling to get high. If you want to get there fast, and with much less cannabis, then get a Crafty. The NO2 I have is similar to the Arizer solo and the HEBE in terms of flavor, draw, and efficiency.

I've used the No2 for a couple of years and also the HEBE for several months. Those two are about the same in quality of vapor and flavor with the HEBE being a little better due to a more accurate digital temperature control so it allows you to dial the taste in better too.

The HEBE is a white label of a more expensive vaporizer that sells for about the same as the Solo. HEBE sells for around 50 to 70 dollars and blows the Solo away for the money but also has the same heat and draw issues as the Solo but lower startup cost.

But I can get way tastier and denser vapor from the Crafty than the Solo, No2, or the HEBE. That extra 200 to 300 dollars you'll pay is easily mitigated by its efficiency.

The HEBE holds .4 grams firmly but not overly compressed. If I draw like crazy and use all my best tricks with the HEBE, the Solo, or the NO2 I still have trouble getting anything like the Crafty. Think about it. In one year of use that's about 60 cents a day extra over the course of the year.

I'm just doing a rough estimate here but I'd say the .60 cents a day is more than paid for the efficiency. The first time I fired up the crafty I only took about 4 or 5 hits but were they strong. The vapor was cool so there was little way of knowing how much vapor I was inhaling until it hit me.

Suddenly I'm so wasted that I needed to lie down a while. I was hit harder than expected. It's been a long time since that has happened. So instead of thinking "my solo is so much cheaper I'll stick with it" I'm thinking "nothing I have tried compares with the efficiency, taste, and capacity to put our your lights out than the crafty". It's output rivals some of the best high end vapes like the volcano but for less than a volcano.

Call yourself a connoisseur if you like but a connoisseur is someone who not only cultivates a taste for fine bud but also experiments and researches delivery methods as well. No? Like they say "don't knock it till you've tried it".

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