I would say if portable is important, you’ll get ‘uge hits out of the sticky brick (only used the smaller ones and DYI contraptions) and with good technique in the same realm of the Vrod. If at home only is the purpose, you’ll loose nothing going with a Vrod and gain far easier WA use, great dabs, simple relative (minus some breathing honed in for best result) lack of a learning curve and full temperature control. Plus while the bricks can go impressively close for what they are to hit size as the Vrod, I personally think the vrod is a tier above anything I’ve used.