If you remove the whip, a Vapor Brother's looks rather like a funky little electric pencil sharpener. I once joked with the hubby that I could easily make a small plate to fit the opening, get some stick-on letters, and just disguise the VB as a "Sharp-o-matic pencil sharpener" and we could leave it in plain sight.
Actually, it is an excellent investment. It is totally silent and will fit into many drawers. Vaping is MUCH easier on the lungs. It smells way less than smoking. It uses less than smoking and you can keep sucking on it for more hits per load. Since the cannabis is not destroyed, the (non-psychoactive) THC-A has time to be transformed into good old THC! :D What is left over is not worth smoking (harsh), but it is an nice addition to brownies. Yes, you can get high a second time off your weed!
There are several good studies on vaporizing vs smoking, just click the link in my sig and scroll down to the bottom of the post for about a half dozen of them.
And the "lookalike" vaporizers that sell for half the price? Well the ones I've seen are junky and frankly, they stank- they reeked of a strong "plastic" smell.
The VB, on the other hand, seems well built- 3 years of daily use, so far and it has been knocked off the table quite a few times. If you can't afford a Volcano (top of the line vaporizer), a VB is a fair choice.
Granny :hippy: