Stinky
Well-Known Member
I think it's a real hit and miss with the crafty.
I'm on an first release OG crafty (I think Nov 2014) ~42+ hrs and it's fine no issues at all.
My friend's was purchased Dec 2014 and they are almost 60+ hours, no issue either.
(not much heat up time/battery degradation with either!)
But bulk of reported failures seem to be of heavy daily users (anecdotal evidence) and higher 70+ hour mark.
Some are reporting 150hrs and up to 300 hrs (but with noticeable battery degradation with heat up times).
Note: the 300 hour user swapped his battery himself by resoldering.
I bought from a Aussie reseller who will send a new unit on failure and deal with s&b themselves. But I still have to pay local shipping.
People are saying use "puff it up" website. Apparently Randy really looks after his customers.
If you will be concerned about longevity and don't care about portability get a mighty! Double the battery and half the strain on the unit.
I say jump on board. It's definitely my favourite session vape (what you put into it you use in 1 sitting).
For on demand, 1 hit and put it away, convection style... you are better off with a grasshopper or FireFly2 (soon to be released, but the beta tester on FC says it's awesome).
But right now the grasshopper has poor failure rate themselves. And the firefly1 had big issues at first too apparently.
Do Ausvapes send you a new unit before you send the faulty unit back? They make me pay $500 for a new one each time and I get a refund. My warranty does start again each time though. I'd still prefer not be out of pocket $500 for the week where the refund hasn't cleared.
They also pay my postage for me on both ends. Ask them to do that for you next time.