Hi Guys
Just thought I'd add my findings to the forum to (hopefully) help any prospective purchasers of the Storz & Bickel Mighty or Crafty
I purchased a Mighty from Namastevapes 2 weeks ago, mainly because they had a 10% discount & free delivery (£248). I see that Owlvapes are now selling them for £238, grrr!! At the same time my friend purchased the Crafty for its portability. My prime consideration was battery life, plus I didn't want an app driven system. I much prefer having controls on board meaning I don't need another device to adjust my device.....
My Mighty arrived the following day, great delivery! My friend's Crafty took 4 days to arrive. Can't remember where she ordered hers from. I checked the serial number which like Michels is also under 12000 which I believe has the updated firmware as I don't have the issue with the unit not remembering Farenheit when it was switched off. This one remembers, although I have to say I'm a Celsius man so the Farenheit issue I was reading before getting a Mighty was a non issue for me anyway. Oh, and the batteries don't rattle & the o-rings are light blue. Not had any breaking fins either but will keep you posted if that happens. Also the unit vibrates when it's supposed to & is working exactly as described....apart from one small issue which I'll get to in a bit
I spent weeks weighing up the pros and cons of personal vaporizers. A lot of people were saying the Mighty was very expensive compared to say the Firefly. However after reading user reviews that said the Firefly got a bit hot, burning the herb and having to buy a spare battery for it, it worked out just as expensive as the Mighty. I own a Volcano Digit which is an excellent piece of kit. Had it 3 years now, no issues whatsoever, so took the plunge & bought the Mighty
Ok, background information out of the way so is it any good? In a nutshell, hell yeah!! It's pretty much a pocket Volcano which is exactly what I was looking for. A nice, cool, easy draw with nice vapour production if you like long draws. I tend to half fill the bowl as I'm a bit of a lightweight ;-) & use the supplied liquid pad to hold it all in. As already mentioned on here (yes, I read the whole thread, took ages!) the Mighty takes approximately 90 seconds to reach temperature. The herb vaporizes evenly & thoroughly & I definitely use less herb than with other methods. I can also confirm that even though the Mighty uses a plastic cooling chamber & mouthpiece, I don't get any plastic taste whatsoever. Just the full flavour of the herb. Also I haven't noticed any difference in flavour between the Mighty & the Volcano. I expect some of the purists out there will disagree with me, but this is my opinion & I'm just calling it as I experience it :-)
I did have an issue with my unit which I will mention here. On opening my new toy I decided to familiarise myself with the cleaning process. I had trouble getting the mouthpiece off. The rest of the disassembly & reassembly was straightforward. However, trying to fit the mouthpiece back on was a nightmare! I understood that the mouthpieces were simply push/click affairs but this one would not go back in. I'm a pretty fit strong guy but all I was doing was breaking my fingers. I tried all angles but no go. Eventually, after 20 minutes, the inevitable happened and two of the legs splayed out. I wasn't terribly impressed at that point but on the plus side I was now able to fit the mouthpiece by bending the damaged legs inwards. I was pretty sure that wasn't right so contacted Namastevapes who told me they had been in contact with the distributor & the mouthpiece wasn't covered under warranty. I was offered 30% off a new one once they came back into stock. I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed with the discount as they charge £9.99 for 4 mouthpieces & even with their discount it was still cheaper to buy them elsewhere, namely Storz & Bickel themselves or Vaposhop. So feeling a little aggrieved I contacted Storz & Bickel explaining the situation. They immediately apologised & have dispatched a new cooling unit & mouthpiece free of charge, so nice one Storz & Bickel! Looks like your reputation for good customer service is well deserved. On closer inspection of the mouthpiece, there appeared to be a couple of extraneous plastic lumps on the two legs that I suspect was the reason why it wouldn't go back in. Possibly a minor manufacturing defect? I have to say though that this is the only problem I've had with my Mighty & it's a pretty minor one
Ok, so how did my friend get on with her Crafty? Well she wishes she'd spent the extra & bought a Mighty. She was concerned the Mighty would be too big but now that she's seen it thinks that actually the size is ok. She's had (and is still having) problems trying to get the Crafty app on her Android device to connect to the Crafty so still hasn't been able to change her temps. She's also disappointed with the Craftys battery life. We both use half bowls & tend to let the units cool down after a couple of hits. This method is obviously battery intensive. People report getting 3 sessions out of the Crafty, 6 for the Mighty. The way we use our devices actually means she barely gets 2 sessions out of her device as opposed to a comfortable 4 for me. I find that perfectly adequate considering it's a lot less hassle than breaking out the Volcano!
I'll stop now as I never intended to write a book on this subject. If you've made it this far, well done you! I may not have covered everything you may want to know, but if you have any questions, let me know
. It's probably the most susceptible part on the device to break imo. I press it atleast 6 times per session to turn the device back on after the 1 minute auto-off. I'm unsure if its a poorly designed switch or if it was just fragile in this particular unit, as I only had it for about 2 weeks. I hope that S&B has made improvements to the durability of the power switch in their newer units. It sucks that this will be my second time returning for repairs, but I know S&B will take care of me. One of the main reasons I chose the Mighty was my trust in S&B's reliability and their customer service.
