Find the Right Vape
Choosing between different types of marijuana vaporizers involves trade-offs in size, price, ease of use and maintenance.
What type of vaporizer are you looking for?
All vapes have strengths, pick one:
Detailed Vaporizer Reviews ()
Mighty
- $$$$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Strongest vapor clouds: Impressive battery; easiest to use; expensive but for good reason… Read full review
- 10 years ago
Crafty
- $$$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Power meets portability, with short battery life; Bluetooth and optional app… Read full review
- 10 years ago
Volcano Classic
- $$$$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Most reliable vaporizer: Consistent temps; simple to use; large bags allow vapor to cool; great for groups; slow warm-up… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Volcano Digit
- $$$$
- Read reviewWe favor the Volcano Classic over the Digit as there are fewer things that can go wrong with a simple knob, plus it saves a few bucks… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Pax 3
- $$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended The standard for reliable and discreet: Medium-sized hits; great battery life; fast warm-up; very easy to clean… Read full review
- 7 years ago
Volcano Hybrid
- $$$$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended The ultimate high-end vaporizer: Precise LED temp control; uses large bags or whip for quick relief; 1 min warm-up… Read full review
- 4 years ago
Pax 2
- $$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Great value for medium-sized hits; good battery life; easy to clean; nice upgrade from Pax 1… Read full review
- 10 years ago
Da Buddha
- $$
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Best value desktop: Long-lasting and reliable for regular use; cool to touch; nice temperature knob; great starter vape… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Arizer Air II
- $$
- Read review✓ Recommended Small and light, easy to clean and includes screens; slow-ish to heat, but glass mouthpieces offer nice flavor
- 7 years ago
G-Pen Elite
- $
- Read review✓ Highly Recommended Best value vaporizer: Large oven, quick warm-up, small size; hot vapor, annoying buttons; more maintenance vs Pax… Read full review
- 8 years ago
Firefly 2
- $$$
- Read reviewSmaller and lighter than the original, quick to heat, and an extra rechargeable battery, iOS/Android app; but I dislike the finicky airflow; I'd recommend the more powerful Crafty for the same price
- 8 years ago
Magic-Flight Launch Box
- $
- Read review✓ Recommended Beautifully simple wooden box; instant warm-up; super efficient and discreet portable; requires practice… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Herbalizer
- Read review✗ Discontinued Fastest & most-accurate temps; uses bag or whip; expensive bags; serious reliability issues; company closed… Read full review
- 11 years ago
Arizer Extreme
- $
- Read reviewVersatile with bag or whip; strong vapor hits; remote control; not great build quality… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Da Vinci IQ
- $$$
- Read review✗ Not Recommended I found this device over-engineered, an un-friendly interface that's hard to use; if this is your price range go Crafty… Read full review
- 7 years ago
Hot Box
- $
- Read reviewDecent starter vape; reliable, but we'd recommend Da Buddha for adjustable temps and a better case… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Summit+
- $$
- Read review✓ Recommended Very durable design, nice magnetic closing oven lid, fairly good airflow, efficient battery; LED light interface is confusing, good overall but not super powerful
- 8 years ago
Quickdraw 500 DLX
- $$
- Read review✗ Not Recommended too complicated of a design, bad user interface for turning on/off, too many delicate parts. Mouthpiece has decent airflow, but is easy to inhale herb particles.
- 8 years ago
Flytlab Lift
- $$
- Read review✗ Not Recommended Hard to use and not worth the value; grab a Pax 2 or Elite over this any day… Read full review
- 7 years ago
PUFFiT
- $
- Read review✗ Not Recommended Looks like asthma inhaler; recharge via USB; 8 temperature settings; weak vapor production; slow to warm up… Read full review
- 12 years ago
G Pro
- $
- Read review✗ Not Recommended Cheap plastic feel right out of the box, difficulty opening the lid, bad feel for the mouthpiece.
- 8 years ago
Haze 3
- $$$
- Read review✗ Not Recommended clunky box that's not as sleek or well-designed as similarly priced vapes, too complicated for its own good, parts easy to lose.
- 8 years ago
Vapor King
- $$
- Read review✗ Not Recommended Cheap; breaks after 6 months of use; save your money… Read full review
- 13 years ago
VaporGenie
- $
- Read review✗ Not Recommended Hard to use and requires wasteful lighters; buy a quality rechargeable instead… Read full review
- 13 years ago
Arizer Solo II
- $$
- Read reviewStill awaiting my device for review… Read full review
- 7 years ago
2014 Buying Guide
This section is like a vaporizer buying guide and was just updated December 2014. I call it a guide because each vape review in the series has large, high-res and detailed pictures of each vaporizer along with instructions and tips on how to use it with medical cannabis.
Each review is written from my personal experience and many hours of hands-on testing. I try to shoot clear photography showing how each vaporizer is used with medical cannabis so you get a good understanding of what it's like to use over time, not just a first impression by someone who doesn't know what they're talking about. I am fortunate to live in San Francisco and where I am a legal medical marijuana user and patient. I fully converted from smoking weed to vaporizing my medical marijuana and now I'm on a mission to help you.
My vapes are part review and part user-guides. After reading my reviews you’ll know:
- How to load, use (hit), and clean different vapes
- Which vaporizers to avoid and which vapes you should buy
- How to choose the best vaporizer temperature setting
- How they compare—what makes some vapes (like Crafty) better than others (like Firefly)
- And hopefully you'll learn which vaporizer is right for your needs
We always include specs on battery life, charging times as well as the warranty info in each review.
Yes, some vaporizers smell more than others, and I try to note little details like this. You learn about these tips and tricks only after using dozens of different vaporizers in hundreds of situations. If you browse around on my site long enough you'll learn lots of useful stuff, like the difference between sativa vs indica or the best temperature to vaporize medical marijuana to reduce inflammation.