UnshavenFish
Well-Known Member
My observation so far.
I recently picked up a Crafty because of all the rave reviews and wanted to give it a try. I currently own an Arizer Air as well so I use this as my baseline for comparisons.
This isn't meant to be a full review but things that stand out between the two devices.
Taste wise they're pretty close. In fact I would say the glass stems on the Air provide slightly better flavor but the difference is negligible.
Resistance wise the Crafty wins hands down. It's literally a night and day difference between the two. The Air feels like you're pulling through a straw with a super thick milkshake. This requires long, slow pulls of at least 10-12 seconds to produce thick noticeable clouds.
The Crafty on the other hand is like sipping on a soda. Easy flowing and quite deceiving because it's so smooth.
My biggest complaint is efficiency and number of hits per bowl on each unit. With the Crafty on default temp settings I can only get 5-6 pulls before the vapor starts thinning and becoming less visible. Even on boost mode I only get maybe 2 more light hits that are hardly noticeable.
With the same amount of herb in my Air on the green setting (392*F) which is about 40* higher than the Crafty's default setting I can get about 10 good, visible draws and if I boost it to red (410*F) to finish it off I manage at least another 6-7 hits before it's "cashed".
I'm seeing about double the hits from my Air with the same amount of herb. This is the only drawback with my Crafty. I've read reviews and seen several online video reviews of guys averaging 10-12 draws per bowl and it makes me wonder if my unit is defective.
Sure the strain and how finely ground the herb is makes a difference but I'm using the same material from the same grinder in both and in terms of quantity of draws the Air makes my herb last longer, more from my money so to speak.
Sounds normal to me, I have the air and crafty and see the same sort of thing, I can put more in the crafty and get less hits than with less material in my air, this is just down to how they work, the crafty has better flow and IMO better heat retention/heater allowing bowls to be finished quicker with bigger hits, crafty is more like a bong something you can rip hard and fast and for me I feel like I get a stronger and faster acting high, air is more like a joint something to take your time with good for sitting taking it easy, this is just my point of view though.
I would agree the air will make your herb last longer due to smaller and longer lasting bowls, for me though the air is more of a daytime or top-up vape as I prefer big free flowing hits, sure the air can get me to the same place as the crafty but it takes longer to get there (for me), they are both great vapes and both outperform eachother in different areas, just a case of matching the vape to the situation.
Ok so maybe not ten mins first time round! :-)
Yeah the messed up way my overthinking head works that's an hour minimum (this post has taken over an hour )
Nice walkthrough bud