The Air II from Arizer (Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Glass) with a sealed airpath should be a pretty "healthy" device - plus the price is sweet and it has digital temp control.
I've thought about this recently. Even with 7th Floor products, when inserting/removing ground glass wands, the sound of glass-on-glass almost makes me wince.
Edit: At least with smoking, your lungs are able to eventually remove the particulates deposited.
I've been considering this from VGoodiez: https://vgoodiez.com/collections/the-heavies/products/elev8r-no-enail-bundle
seems the price just increased $10. Can anyone comment on the value in this bundle?
narwhalsgetme, this Elev8r is the cleanest vapor path currently available, in my opinion...
I completely understand. If I'm not mistaken, the heating element may actually be stainless steel but coated in ceramic (don't quote me, could be all ceramic). Extremely durable. I leave mine on quite a bit and it has gone weeks without being turned off. Not sure where it is produced, though...
If you don't mind me asking, why have you excluded the Elev8r and Da Buddah?
I've been thinking of another purchase (Da Buddah for 5-6 years, still on my original unit and love it; lost pax 2) and was going to comment that 7th Floor probably makes the best products - Ceramic, Glass, and...