Originally Posted by MrWhite
Potcake,
I was in the same situation as you bro, exaclly the same situation. I wanted a Volcano, but the price was just a little too steep for me, and like you, i also saw that video comparing the HA to the Volcano, and that played a big factor in my choosing.
I went ahead and ordered my HerbalAire (first vaporizer ever) yesterday from GreatVape.com, they're just an all around excellent company, and offer the best deals i can find. Plus, i have some nice $50 off coupons if you decide to go with the HA at GreatVape.com.
Anyway, i heard nothing but good things about this vape other then 2 or 3 small things, that are easy fixes.
1.) I hear the HA's pump is quite slow (like 3 - 4 minutes to fill a bag slow). But this is an easy fix, since the HA uses pumps avilable at any store that sells fish tank equipment, since its all the same kind of pump. So getting a pump that fills the bag faster may be something you;d want to look into, Its an external pump, no real installation needed, and u can get one for $10 or less.
2.) I hear the bag's have no "cap" on the end of the straw (i guess the volcano does?) so when the bag is finished filling, if you were passing the bag around among friends, you'd have to put your finger over the straw, so the vape doesn't flow out. Again, don't see any real problem with that personally.
3.) Pretty much the only time i came across a negative HA review, was the issue of the HA being plastic, unlike the volcano. This unit is quite small, and plastic casing, so i can see where die hard vape fans would want a more solid structure. But the only thing that concerns me, is if the heating mechnism has any plastic parts that may heat up and burn, causing me to inhail burnt plastic with my vape, but as far as i've researched, it doesn't, so no problem there.
One of the other main things that sold me on the vape, was on that comparing video, it showed, as many many people claim, that you can in fact, get more bags out of "used volcano herb" in the HA, since the HA has better extraction then the Volcano, and in the end, that's what we want right? Not sure about you, but i want a vaporizer because i want to extract as much THC out of my bud as possible, and this surely does the trick. :D
I'll hopefully receive my HA tomorrow (tuesday 11/27) so i will definetly get my review up here and what i think of its use. In the meantime, if you do decide to go with the HerbalAire, or want to speak to very helpful people for any questions you may have reguarding the HA, or simply was sold on the idea to get an HA, and you just want a $50 off coupon, please reply here, or post some sort of msging ID (AIM or something) and i'll talk to you privately and more efficently.