Storz & Bickel Crafty+ Vaporizer

After 7 months of use, I have enjoyed the performance of the crafty plus, until the charging port started to not work. Due to poor battery life, the charging port can take some abuse if using crafty plus as main smoking device. Not what you would hope for, after the expense of the vape. It’s a real pain when you think your device is charging, but after 2 hrs you come back to a still dead battery.

The unit is great, but if you do more than two sessions a day, the battery will only last one year. I've gone through two and they both died at the one-year buy mark. At least my old Davinci from 2015 still works.

This review is long overdue but since I've had my Crafty+ for over six months I figured it could help those on the fence who are concerned about battery life and reliability. I purchased my Crafty+ in October 2020 after my first two failed attempts to switch from combustion to vaping. MFLB being my first, which was great for what it was. And then a Dynavap M, which was rarely satisfying and inconsistent (for me, I know many love them). I knew this third attempt had to count and from my research, the Mighty was still king so that was my answer. With all the many online retailers (at the time), I wasn't sure who to buy it from until I found POTV. I could tell immediately by their intuitive website, guides, prices, and reviews that these people really care ...and come on, name a cooler company name. After more research on this site, I landed on the Crafty+ based on its more compact size, the fact that it had recently been updated, and reviews that the vapor quality was on par with the Mighty. I ordered and within three days it was delivered. I was immediately blown away at how easily it was to get massive clouds, like nothing I had experienced before with vaping. This was not wispy or required mastering a technique like my previous vapes. It did require some experimenting with packing the dosing caps to get the best results. As many do, I hit a wall with it a couple of days in where I was getting those satisfying hits and was worried it was the honeymoon phase ending and I'd be stuck with a device that I wasn't 100% satisfied with. So I reached out to Mike at POTV who talked me off the edge of combustion with some helpful tips and encouragement. I then tried loading the chamber without the caps and it was like someone removed a filter – slightly better taste but much bigger and satisfying clouds. Loading the oven halfway with a Liquid Pad on top has been my standard for at-home use ever since, however, I do appreciate the tidiness of the dosing caps for on-the-go. As for battery life, I get about 5-7 sessions (each about 5-6 great hits each) before I need to plug it in. Honestly, once you get into the rhythm of knowing that after your 5th or 6th session to plug it in, it's very easy to stay ahead of. I use a 12w Apple plug and it takes about 90 minutes. I don't miss the native app one bit since I found a $2 app called Webble that works like a charm with my iPhone and iPad and makes it very easy to tweak settings. Although, after a lot of testing my settings, the stock temps for 1, 2, and 3 work perfectly and are very efficient when temp stepping. My ABV is ALWAYS medium brown after stepping from temp 1 to 2. When I use my water adapter, I start at temp 2 and end on temp 3 resulting in ABV that looks like chocolate shavings, very dark. As most of us do, I got VAS with the uncertainty of the "vape ban" looming and ordered another well-known device from POTV, knowing their outstanding return policy. There was no comparison to my Crafty+ in regards to vapor production and ease of use so I returned the other device with even more appreciation for my Crafty, S&B, and POTV. If I had to give a con, I would say it doesn't always suit my micro-dosing needs. Those times where I just want one or two hits and keep moving. However, no one device does everything so I'm still looking for a micro-dosing companion (not a replacement) to my Crafty+. I don't think anything in its price point can top it so it feels good to know I have the mothership to whichever companion device I land on. If you're on the fence about the Crafty+, don't be. You will be beyond satisfied with it and the service from POTV.

If it was not for Larry and his Planet of the Vapes team, there would be no review because the first Crafty + stopped working after 6 months of use. Storz and Bickel were close to NON-responsive after several attempts to remedy the situation over several weeks! Storz and Bickel rate a negative rating. HOWEVER, during this lengthy and trying process, Larry was there for me. Planet of The Vapes? They deserve the highest rating EVER for their stellar efforts to make things right! So you can TRUST Larry and his team at Planet of The Vapes!

I smoke daily. I don’t have health issues or anything, I honestly just wanted better tasting effects. This thing is super useful. I bought the 8 piece micro-dosing kit so I could fire off multiple if needed. You can make edibles with all of the AVB (already vaporized bud). As long as you use some good herbs you can make some great tea. I have not tried wax but assume it’s just as amazing