Volcano Classic Vaporizer Review – Still worth the money?

The Volcano Classic takes quite a while to heat up, so turn it on and choose your heat setting. Remove the chamber and pack it full of fluffy, ground herb and wait for the device to finish warming up.

Attach a balloon before starting the pump. Once the balloon fills up with sweet vapour, remove it and either turn off the fan or add another bag. At that point you’re basically set!

Hands down the Volcano has set the standard for vapour quality since its conception and still today sets the bar quite high. While the classic is now overshadowed by its brother, the Volcano Hybrid, it still pumps out dense, flavourful, and very potent vapour, even when compared to newer albeit lower-priced options such as the Arizer XQ2.

Very good extraction and top notch vapour which is smooth and easily to inhale are trademarks of the Volcano classic and there’s a good reason why it still is highly regarded even today. While not the best of the best anymore, it’s still up there and by no means a slouch.

Not a single vapourizer has stood the test of time as well as the Volcano has. Any Volcano vapourizer review on the internet will always mention the sheer durability of these things. The legendary Storz and Bickel build quality has been part of why the company grew to such size and dominance in the market. There are huge amounts of stories from users who report their unit lasting over 10 years and some which just leave the device turned on permanently, never turning it off. Sounds like madness, but it’s a testament to how well they’re built.

The build quality is expected due to the price tag. That being said, I believe that the price is well worth it considering vaporizers help you save money by being more efficient at vapourizing herbs. Enough to pay back for themselves.

The kit Storz & Bickel includes is enough to get you going to, featuring the device itself, herb chamber,  5 balloons, easy valve adapter and mouthpiece, herb grinder, screens, Volcano drip pad, cleaning brush, user manual, and air filter. Professional, German, and well built, you’ll be more than satisfied with the complete kit.

While the Volcano Classic doesn’t have incremental temperature control, the dial serves well to tune your temperature.

Higher the dial – the hotter the vapour is. Most people vapourizer around a 7-8 but it all comes down to preference.

The Volcano Classic is super simple to use. Turn it on, load up the chamber, let the balloon fill and inhale! Sure it takes a couple sessions to get the routine down, but the Volcano does very well once you nail it and provides consistent results. Inhaling herb from a bag seems strange, but it makes passing off to friends and strangers incredibly easy too!

Unlike the Volcano Hybrid or Extreme Q vaporizer, the Classic is only usable with a balloon and offers no whip support so just keep that in mind. While the balloons do need replacing every couple of months, we’ve found that getting a Volcano bag roll for some quick and easy DIY balloons is pretty inexpensive.

On the same note, cleaning is very simple as the herb chamber and screens only get marginally dirty and the cleaning brush does great at keeping things clean. Even neglected, the Volcano performs incredibly well, but its always best to stay on top of cleaning!

The Volcano is a great device for vaporizing medical cannabis if you have a few friends over. It can easily satisfy up to 3 or 4 people at once. In fact, the Volcano can easily be the life of the party and the perfect talking piece.

Where the Volcano vape falls a bit short is for single user sessions. Storz however has developed a solution for this in the form of the Volcano EASY VALVE  filling chamber reducer, making the Volcano Classic viable for solo sessions.

Something to take into consideration when talking about devices that use this bag system is that the vapour inside tends to get stale if not consumed close to immediately. Newer generations of vaporizers have steered away from the bag system for reasons like these.

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Warning: Not Compatible with ZEUS Iceborn
This vapourizer is not compatible with the ZEUS Iceborn, a revolutionary new vapour cooling system designed to produce cooler draws and bigger clouds when connected to your vapourizer. The ZEUS Iceborn adds an additional 2 points to the vapour quality score of compatible units, so we highly recommend considering a whip-compatible vapourizer to take advantage of this stellar ZEUS accessory item. All compatible vapourizers will have a compatibility notice.