Well my Iolite came in yesterday. After finally getting the thing lit, I took 4-5 long drags. I'm thinking, "what a piece of crap". I go back in the house and decide to turn the tv on and watch some news. After about 15 mins it hit me. The Iolite definately works. The body is made out of plastic which was a small disappointment. If I were to drop it on concrete 3-4', I think the thing would break into pieces. We'll see.
The smell and taste reminded me of dirt or a baked potato. At least the taste anyway. The hits were really smooth with no coughing. It seems to hit better with a packed bowl and the bud needs to be pretty dry and ground up. My sticky didn't do so good with the Iolite.
I'll have to do some more testing tonight. Damn it.
Some say it resembles a cell phone. It does, but hitting an antenna looks weird.
1. The Iolite will come in real handy while camping or on the boat. (I have a 10 and 12 yr old.)
2. I can now smoke in the house without it stinking up the place.
3. I have a bad cough right now. It did not affect it at all.
Like I said, more testing is a must and I have no problems with the task.
If I was stuck on an island with a can of butane, an Iolite, and a glass pipe and was told to pick the pipe or the Iolite. I would probably stick with the pipe. That's just me and only a first impression. There is just something about the taste of good bud in a pipe.
I am going to hang on to the Iolite.
On a 10 scale I give it a 6.5-7.0
-HLG