Storz & Bickel are the German company most other vaporiser makers quietly measure themselves against. They’ve been at this since the late 90s, they build to a medical-grade standard, and their gear has a reputation for two things: it works, and it keeps working. That’s most of why people in Australia sought them out, paid the premium, and rarely regretted it.
Their range is small on purpose. A couple of portables, a couple of desktops, and the Venty as the newer flagship pocket vape. Here’s the lot, with the honest version of each.
The Mighty and Mighty+
The Mighty is the one people mean when they say “just buy the reliable one”. It uses a hybrid heat-up, part conduction, part convection, so the bowl warms the herb and hot air pulls the vapour through. The draw is easy, the vapour is consistent from first pull to last, and the big plastic cooling unit means it never feels harsh. Set it around 180–195°C for flavour, push to 205–210°C if you want it thick.
The Mighty+ is the 2021 refresh. Same character, three real upgrades: USB-C charging, a faster heat-up (under a minute), and a “supercharge” mode. If you’re choosing today, get the plus.
The catch is size. It’s a chunky brick, brilliant at home or in a bag, not so much in a tight pocket. And it isn’t cheap. Nobody buys a Mighty to save money; they buy it to stop thinking about their vape.
The Crafty and Crafty+
The Crafty is the Mighty’s smaller sibling. Same hybrid heating and that lovely smooth draw, in a body that actually fits a pocket. It runs off a single button and an app, which keeps it simple but means no on-device temperature dial. The Crafty+ bumped the battery and heat-up to make it less of a wait.
It’s a great one-or-two-bowls-at-a-time vape. Heavy all-day users tend to drift back to the Mighty for the bigger battery and the on-device controls.
The Volcano Classic and Hybrid
The Volcano is the desktop that made balloon-bag vaping famous. You fill a bag with vapour and sip it at your own pace, no whip to hold, no harshness, very social. The Classic is the dial-and-bag original and it’s nearly indestructible. The Hybrid adds a whip option, app control, on-screen temperature and a much faster heat-up.
If you vape at home and want the best vapour going, this is it. It takes up real bench space and the price is steep, but Volcanoes routinely outlive the people who said they’d never spend that much.
The Venty
The Venty is the newest portable and the first proper rethink of the Mighty formula. The headline is airflow: it’s adjustable, and wide open it’s the freest-drawing portable Storz & Bickel have made. Heat-up is around 20 seconds, it charges fast over USB-C, and the vapour is excellent.
Trade-offs? It’s loud-ish on full airflow, it’s the most expensive portable in the range, and early units had a firmware wrinkle or two that updates sorted. Brilliant vape, just not the budget pick.
Living with one
The reason these hold their value is that you can pull them apart and clean them. The cooling units come apart for a soak, screens are cheap to replace, and seals are a wear part you swap rather than bin the whole thing. Keep on top of it and a Mighty will outlast several cheaper vapes.
- New to it? Start with our guide to cleaning your Mighty.
- Buying second-hand? Read how to spot a fake Mighty first.
- Comparing the desktops? See our desktop vaporizers guide.
Which one suits you
Quick version. Want one vape to do everything reliably: Mighty+. Want pocketable and don’t mind charging more often: Crafty+. Vaping at home and chasing the best clouds: Volcano Hybrid. Want the newest portable with the biggest airflow: Venty.