Sneaky Pete's 2021 Vape Awards The best vaporizers & accessories I used in 2021

The original Sneaky Pete Mega Globe is our most popular water pipe, so I really wanted to build upon this well-known and very effective platform when we started designing our next glass piece. I find that the volume of the Mega Globe is perfect for vaporizer use, the size and centre joint placement also lends itself well to use with pretty much any vaporizer.

For the Mega Globe Mk 2, we took the original Mega Globe design and made two primary enhancements. We added a new 3-D sphere percolator, which not only looks really cool, but also features glass nipples to disrupt the vapour before it feeds out of the percolator. We also made sure that the new percolator retained the same super free air-flow that the original Mega Globe is known for, so you’re not adding any restriction to your experience.

The second change is the one I am the most happy with - the addition of a 10mm female joint which feeds into the same downstem as the main 14mm female joint. This increases compatibility by making the Mega Globe Mk 2 a 10mm and 14mm female water piece, so you’re getting two in one action. You can even use a 10mm vaporizer and 14mm vaporizer at the same time if you’re feeling adventurous, so you also get dual-use action without needing an adaptor. If you’re using it one joint at a time, you can use the other joint as a carb to clear the Globe without needing to remove your vaporizer. This makes it far easier to clear with a big or awkward vape. The Mega Globe Mk 2 comes with a glass mouthpiece, a whip, and two glass stoppers, everything you need for high-end vapour cooling.

The Glass Dynavap Insert For Ispire Wand is my runner-up in this category because the Ispire Wand has become my most used DynaVap induction heater since I added this Insert. It’s the only way I use the Wand with my DynaVaps now because the Glass Insert makes heating so easy and foolproof, and the added glass insulation slows the heat-up time, meaning I can charge it up for bigger hits.

Austyn from the Simrell Collection is not only a really creative guy, but he also has an incredible eye for detail and produces very polished final products. He is best known for his DynaVap custom stems - the Vortex Stem and the new Vortex MVS, but the Cage that he created for our Smoked Sneaky Pete Globe is one of my favourite things he’s ever done.

The Simrell Cage is an awesome idea, it fully encases a smoked glass variant of our popular Sneaky Pete Globe in beautifully constructed, raw aluminium. This not only adds protection, but it also adds a ton of weight, making the Globe completely stable. The Globe isn’t a massive water piece, so by itself it’s possible for it to move around while using the whip, especially when it’s dry, but once it’s inside this Cage it’s not going anywhere. It’s easy to remove the Globe for cleaning, the top piece of the Cage comes off after removing the thumb screws. The fit and finish on this thing is 10 out of 10, and the decorative details on the top and the bottom really enhance the overall feel of the piece.

We made our Globe in a dark smoked glass for this cage, with a matching glass cooling mouthpiece and glass whip elements. I think this really gives the kit a beautiful overall look, with the dark glass contrasting nicely with the bright metal of the Cage. It’s a really complete kit, as not only are you getting all of the components I mentioned, but it also includes our popular Pass-Through Adapter, which offers a similar functionality as the second joint of the Mega Globe Mk 2, and you also get a titanium adaptor which allows you to use pretty much any DynaVap body, glass stem, or even a Simrell MVS with the whip. You can also use it in something like a Mighty for even more versatility.

The runner-up prize goes to our Sneaky Pete Half-Bowl Converter, it has been used in every single one of my DynaVap sessions since I received my first prototypes, I think it really enhances the DynaVap experience. The half-bowl position means you get more fresh hits because you’re refreshing the bowl more often, and it doesn’t reduce the flavour or hit size. The Half-Bowl Converter makes using the half-bowl position completely foolproof, I always used to struggle with getting the CCD in place, and often bent my CCD’s. The added thermal mass of the Half-Bowl Converter also soaks up additional heat, leading to huge hits from tiny loads.

The Hot Rod is a super cool new desktop Vaporizer from Oldhead Customs, who worked with Sticky Brick Labs on the wood elements for the device. Brian from Oldhead was the guy who brought you the TerpTorch, and the Hot Rod is really a significantly improved version of the concept of the TerpTorch. The heater mounts in a fashion reminiscent of an old school telephone, and all of the controls are on a simple black plastic box which is mounted on the wooden segment. Looking at the heater itself, the 18mm male titanium tip is engineered to produce very even vaporization without the need to stir. Inside is a ceramic rod encased in ruby terp pearls which creates a massive amount of complex airflow.

The Hot Rod is specifically designed to be used with any 14mm water pipe, and the included wooden bowl has a very easy screen changing system, making it a breeze to remove for cleaning, or to simply replace it. The Hot Rod can also be used with an alternate 18mm female bowl, like the original TerpTorch bowl, or the Elev8r bowl, or even the new one that Ed’s TNT released recently.

Using the device couldn’t be easier. On the back of the control box you will find a physical on/off switch, which I like because it means I can have it controlled by a smart plug to automatically turn on in the morning and then off at night. On top of the control box you will find the rotary dial which controls the temperature. Put your flower in the bowl, put the bowl on a water pipe, put your heater tip to the bowl, and inhale as soft or hard as you would like. It has enough heat to keep up with any speed of toke that you want to throw at it, and there’s absolutely no learning curve or technique required. The fact that you can leave it on all day long so you can just walk up to it and get an instant pure convection, strong, and tasty hit makes it such a handy device to own, a true daily driver.

The new 2021 update of the Storz & Bickel Crafty+ is my runner-up, this is a super simple, portable, plug and play sort of device. It has preset temperatures with a simple one button interface, making it a perfect vaporizer choice for a first timer. The USB-C update makes a huge difference since it doesn't have a massive battery capacity, so the increased charging speed gives the convenience of the device a notable boost.

The DynaVap VonG went through a huge upgrade in 2021, giving us a beautiful hybrid of wood and titanium. The HydraVonG was a pretty cool way to use your DynaVap with water, but the new Vong is way more functional, robust, and I also much prefer the look. The VonG has a new beefier titanium tip paired with a Captive Cap, it’s designed to retain heat more efficiently, and it also features adjust-a-bowl functionality to utilise a smaller bowl position. The tip fits into the body with a really satisfying click into the stylish upper crown, which also helps to dissipate the heat from the body.

The wooden section rotates around the inner titanium body, this adjusts the air port to any position you prefer, be it fully closed, completely open, or halfway in between where you can use it completely hands-free in a water piece, which is what I prefer. Because the VonG is designed to be used with a water pipe the mouthpiece will natively fit in either a 14mm female or a 10mm female joint, without any need for an adapter. Since the 10mm section of the mouthpiece is the same size as the 2021 M it has a great mouth feel and it doesn’t feel wide in your lips.

The VonG is very good value as it sits closer in price to the DynaVap M than the OmniVap, but you still get a titanium tip with a titanium body like the Omnivap. I really like that you can use it with a water pipe without needing an adaptor, while still having the option to comfortably use it dry, it’s so versatile. I think the VonG would be a brilliant addition to most people’s lineup and it's one of my most used devices of the year.

The runner-up goes to the Ispire Wand, which offers really good value for the price. It’s super functional and customizable in terms of how you can use it as a DynaVap induction heater or as a concentrate rig with the induction bangers.

It’s usually tough to choose a winner for this category because there are so many devices that stand out, but this year I was pretty sure I had found my winner after my first few uses. The product of the year in 2021 goes to the Vestratto Anvil. When I first used the Anvil it struck me as something a bit different. I haven’t used many vaporizers that are able to achieve the results that you get with the Anvil, and not only are the results amazing, but you can achieve these results with remarkable consistency.

The Anvil features a copper core which is sandwiched between two stainless steel layers, copper has insane thermal conductivity, around 25 times higher than stainless steel. The copper core has a larger copper section called the thermal battery, this is specifically calibrated to have enough mass to reach the perfect temperature to ride the line, which is essentially the most you can vaporize before it’ll combust. You simply point a single flame torch at the thermal battery until it clicks, there’s no need to rotate the Anvil while heating, which makes it super easy to use with a water pipe. It’s crazy that you can consistently ride the line with so little technique required, and the effects are staggering every time.

Although it’s capable of blowing your head off, by no means do you have to hit that hard, pointing your torch anywhere closer to the tip will give you a less intense hit. The hits are customizable and very consistent, as long as you hold your lighter in the same place each time. Even though you soak this thing with heat, the herb stays isolated from the exterior, and the copper helps to transfer the heat from that thermal battery back to other parts of the oven to maintain ideal oven temperature throughout your hit.

It’s a very new product, but once the Anvil gets into more peoples hands and word spreads, I think there’s going to be a lot of people in line to pick one up. It’s an incredibly impressive device, I’ve gone back to it again and again, and I will definitely continue to in the future, because not many vaporizers knock it out of the park like this.