UPDATE – March 3rd, 2012:The PLENTY Vaporizer has now launched in the US! Head over to our store to buy the PLENTY Vaporizer today!

The PLENTY Vaporizer is small, lightweight, and silent. The dimensions are roughly 6″ x 9″ x 2″. It is capable of vaporizing at temperatures between 266 deg. F to 395 deg. F (130 deg. C to 202 deg. C). The filling chamber’s temperature is displayed on the front of the unit via an analogue thermometer.

It features a stainless steel coil attached to a mouthpiece which is designed to cool the vapor during draws. Internally it has a bi-metallic regulator to prevent overheating with a temperature fuse, as well as being able to turn itself off after non-use if you forget.

The unit has a very unique design and resembles a power tool you might find at a hardware store. It certainly doesn’t look like any vaporizer we’ve seen before.

Currently the PLENTY Vaporizer is only available in Europe for 248 € (Euros). The PLENTY also only operates on 230 Volts, which rules out using this vaporizer in the U.S. or any other country which uses 110/120 Volts for power without a voltage converter (which we don’t recommend doing). A 120 Volt model for other countries including the U.S. has not yet been announced, but we can only assume one will become available in the not-so-distant future.

Our Preliminary Thoughts

It seems, like everything else, vaporizers are becoming smaller and more portable. There’s no doubt that Storz & Bickel wants to capture this market. Plus the Volcano vaporizer, while timeless and great, has been out for many years now, so I’m sure there was pressure to release a new product alongside the Volcano.

Will the PLENTY take the place of a Volcano vaporizer? Most likely not. It seems to fill a different niche. The Volcano vaporizer only works with bags, so this will be Storz & Bickel’s first ‘direct draw’ style vaporizer yet, which makes it perfect for personal use, especially if it heats up quicker than the Volcano, for quick sessions.

The one thing that is somewhat concerning is there has been no mention of batteries or portability. From everything that Storz & Bickel has released, it appears that the PLENTY is only marked as “hand held”, which means it needs to be plugged in for power, just like the Volcano. If that’s the case, then the PLENTY would be trying to compete with other whip/draw vaporizers like the Silver Surfer or Da Buddha instead of portable units like the new Arizer Solo or Iolite WISPR.

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Being the Marketing Director for over 2 years here at VapeWorld.com and Warehouse Goods Inc. I have talked to thousands of people about vaporizers, their needs, their wants and their budgets. Let’s be honest not everyone has $669 for an “herbal device” especially when you can get something as low as $20 from a gas station now-a-days.. .

I wanted to finally put some thoughts down on paper for new and old customers to read and maybe learn a thing or two with an inside look at vaporizers and where they are going…

To start, I wanted to explain the differences between the major vaporizers, our drop down menu and maybe help you choose the right vaporizer for you. Our drop down menu on VapeWorld.com goes like this: “Only Balloon Fill Vaporizers” – which is a long term for the Volcano Vaporizers – since these are the only major vaporizer (or at least the only one VapeWorld.com carries) that only fill up vapor bags/ balloons.

Since we are on the topic of Volcano vaporizers – the main question I get is, “Are these really the best?” My answer ; “Yes, but it depends on how you’re going to use it”. See these are the most expensive vaporizers we carry with a set price range of $539 and $669 shipped with a case from VapeWorld.com and if you are a once a day “solo” vaporist than this may be overkill for you but if you have roommates, or parties, or on a need to medicate all day type of situation than this is the best vaporizer for you.

“What if I want the vapor bag option but don’t have $500+ to spend?” This happens to be our next menu category – “Balloon and Whip Vaporizers” these vaporizers are usually between $200 and $300 and have some form of fan or pump to fill balloons but can also vaporize by using a 2-3’ long silicon or latex tube to inhale from. Arguably these are the best bang for your buck. For instance you want to vaporize by yourself or with 1 other person 90% of the time BUT you like having people over to use your vaporizer – that’s when the balloon option is a nice treat. Your vaporizer product options are: Extreme Q Vaporizer, herbalAire H2.1 and Vapir products. The Extreme Q and herbalAire are very very similar – both are made in Canada, both have a 3 year warranty and both are “dual-function” vaporizers, which means they do both bags and tubing options. While the herbalAire uses an external pump the Extreme Q uses a slower built-in fan. The herbalAire uses all urethane and Teflon parts, the Extreme Q uses all glass parts. While the Extreme Q is 10x more popular, I personally like the herbalAire better for reasons such as no glass parts to break and replace AND no need to grind up your medicine/herbs.

I mentioned Vapir products in this category because the 5.0 and Vapormatic Deluxe fill up balloons and you can inhale from a tube. They are not bad vaporizers – the 5.0 is probably the best selling vaporizer ever for a $150 price tag but their lack of warranty affects them negatively – with only 30 days through the manufacturer and the “plastic-ness” you get from using them. If you are broke and want a balloon vaporizer go with the Vapir 5.0 – great bang for lack of buck.

The last type of vaporizer happens to be 90% of vaporizers we carry/sell – “Whip Style Vaporizers” These all may look different but they all do the same thing using the same method… Here is a crude drawing for you:

Above you can see a Heating Element – which is just like it sounds – a ceramic, glass or steel rod that gets “heated” to a set temperature. (Usually between 300 and 400 degrees depending on your model vaporizer). If you follow the “red” arrow in the picture you see a green box for your plant material or Herbs and that it is partially inside of a Glass Wand, which is a “glass tube looking” object that has a screen inside of it for your herbs to sit on. The next arrow is no longer red but a lighter color because your vapor has cooled from the original 300-400 degrees as it enters the silicon Tubing in the picture above. At the end of the Tubing you will see another light blue box that is labeled Mouthpiece – which is obviously where you inhale from.

So in a nut shell you have hot air passing through your herbs through a long tube and into your mouth via a mouthpiece. And as long as you are just extracting the oils from the plant and not causing combusting BOOM you have vaporization! This is actually how all vaporizers work even the Volcano vaporizer it’s just doing the inhaling for you via an air pump and collecting the vapor into a sealed bag or balloon.

The above type of vaporizer “Whip Style” is a hot topic when it comes to vaporizers – many argue that this is the BEST way to vaporize compared to a Volcano’s balloon style technique. My opinion on them is that they look really cool – the Hot Box and SSV have great designs that make it more artwork than devices but they are not social friendly … I personally own right now a Vaporfection Novus which uses a glass heating element and very smart internal controller labeled VDS. While it’s the most expensive “Whip Style Vaporizer” we carry here at VapeWorld.com it’s perfect for my once a day relaz session before bed while still being the most efficient and tasty vaporizer I have ever used… sorry Volcano.

Hope that helped or at least wasn’t a painful read for everyone. If you have any comments or suggestions please email me at chris@vapeworld.com.

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