I also see a lot of bold claims about the Anvil on this thread. I think people get pretty hyped about a favorite vape and lose a grip sometimes.
What sort of claims would you consider to be bold and who exactly would you say has "lost their grip"? Just curious because off the top of my head, while there was definitely a lot of enthusiasm and excitement, the most outrageous sounding claims I recall reading were that people thought their Anvils extracted just as efficiently or in some cases more efficiently than their desktop units. I don't know if I'd go that far, but at the very least I would agree that Anvil performance is definitely in the ballpark of an average ball-vape set up, significantly closer than a VapCap or a Mighty when using equal amounts of material.
Given the performance of the device along with the responses to your comment, I don't think it's a stretch to see why an Anvil
might be a suitable Flower Pot replacement for some, at least from that perspective.
I acknowledge that I could very easily have missed many posts in the thread, but beyond the ball vape comparisons, the other most consistent thing I recall reading here was that people were selling off or putting away their VapCaps as a result of trying an Anvil. I get that this is anecdotal, but having experienced some of this myself, I don't think this is unusual either. After 4+ years of nearly consistent, daily use I've completely stopped using VapCaps as of approximately 6 months ago.
Beyond that and to a lesser degree, I also read people complain about flavour consistently which isn't a bold claim per se, but it is odd to me. You get much better flavour depending on where/how you heat it, literally like any other device out there. Complaining about the Anvil flavour while heating the thermal battery with a large flame for 40-50 seconds to me is akin to hitting a TM2 at 9 or 10. That can taste like shit too, but at 6-7 and below on the dial, it tastes much better. I can take my material to black on the first hit from my Milaanas or Splinters and that will also taste terrible, but I've also gotten some of the best tasting draws I've ever had when heated on a gentler curve. Having said that, no one ought to be buying an Anvil for flavour as it should be apparent that it's not designed to maximize the taste of your material. To me, that seems like complaining that a Porsche has terrible fuel efficiency.
Personally, I've always and still do maintain that the Anvil is the closest thing we have to a Supreme in terms of heat retention. I guess this can be considered 'out there' too, but after having used both my 3.5 and v6 extensively alongside an Anvil, I still stand by that assessment.
If I were to make a bold statement concerning the Anvil, I'd say that a year after launching, there's no doubt in my mind the influence that Anvil/Vestratto has had particularly in the artisan/boutique device space. I don't think you can argue that it was at the very least
a spark of inspiration for the FMJ, Danivape, TA and Armored Caps among others and while Estratto is still a terrible marketing term, "Ride The Line" has entered into the community lexicon and is regularly used in reference to other devices. I think that could speak to the surprising efficacy of the device further reinforcing the notion of "riding the line", but I also think that it could have just been dumb luck/lighting-in-a-bottle for a term like that to catch on like it did. I'm 50/50 on that one, but I'd trademark it regardless. If we're not counting the Founders Edition launch in late 2021, then I'd say this is easily the best new vape of 2022 and by far has the most unique heater design in the last 4-5 years.
