Personal Smoke Filter by Sploofy

I already have the newer model and thought I'd get another sploofy. The filters are great. This looks good, but the mouthpiece was so awkward. I found myself scrolling the great Amazonian bazaar looking for another. It's not just that I'm cheap and balked at spending another pile of pennies, but it dawned on me I could modify it and not spend anything more than my time. So, I broke out a file and my fake dremel and made it fit my needs. Why then does this get 5 stars? Beause i think it was actually fun to shape it. Testing the fit was fun too. 😉 And now I get a really good fit on a great filter.

This is now my 6th Sploofy replacement cartridge since changing from the Smoke Buddy. My roommate and I share 1 Sploofy and it has done its job. It is well worth spending the money on a 3 pack instead of a single filter. The estimated 300-400 uses is generous; it varies on frequency and how many exhales you do at a time. We have noticed they last about 3-4 weeks with daily use. The trick is to form a good seal with the mouthpiece and to fully exhale, or you will have some smoke escape. The round mouthpiece is much more efficient and comfortable than the rectangular one of the Smoke Buddy. (And much less wasteful over time, as the SB is about $20-30 each at local smoke shops and can’t be cleaned or reused) My car and our apartment don’t smell and the discarded filters show how much resin is trapped. Overall I am pleased with the Sploofy compared to the Eco420 and Smoke Buddy which do not seem to have the same quality or last as long. We have tried using dryer sheets, cheesecloth, and coffee filters to try to extend the life of the inner filter but they block the smoke and cause it to leak when used. Every week we take it apart and clean the plastic case to remove resin buildup and reduce lingering odors.We have experienced 2 bad filters right out of the box. Smoke was leaking profusely and the odor was very strong. Amazon was able to replace them and all I needed to do was drop them off at Kohl’s to handle the return and shipping. This was on two separate incidents several months apart, so I am glad that Amazon can quickly resolve the issue.Update Feb 2020: We have received 2 faulty, leaky filters out of the box back to back. At this point we are keeping the less “stinky” of the two to use as we research a competitor’s brand. Unfortunately this is happening too often, not sure what is going on but the quality and odor proofing is not the same. We have had friends comment that they detect an odor for the first time since we started using the Sploofy, so it may be time for a change.

I absolutely love the Sploofy because it allows me to be anywhere and partake on my herb or concentrate of choice. I no longer have to be worrying about wether or not someone can smell it or wether the smell lingers on my clothes. I also love that it is super discreet and very long lasting per filter, about 3 months.When I was initially shopping for a personal smoke filter, I found myself debating between two, one of which was the Sploofy. I am glad I purchased the Sploofy because I was blown out of the water. My mind was totally blown. I couldn’t believe that something like this existed after years and years of being a homemade sploof user. Before using the Sploofy, I used to do the most to try to be discreet. Either by using incense and over-spraying perfume on myself to “trying” to blow the smoke away from me and of course, the homemade sploof. All of which helped a bit but not to the level that the Sploofy has helped. Over the years, I have come to trust the Sploofy brand and they have never let me down. I know they will deliver a stellar product every time.So if you’re looking for a personal smoke filter then look no further because you will definitely find it worthwhile.A few tips: during sessions, place on table upside down for it to last you longer. While not in use, take mouthpiece off and place it upside down on the wider side of the mouthpiece. This will allow airflow which helps a ton with longevity.

***edit- I’ve bumped my review up to 4 stars as it’s now more than a year later and the spoofy v2 is still going strong! Granted I do have several other spoofs (smoke eraser and smoke buddy) that I rotate out and for a good deal of the last year I used them a lot more than I used this one, but in recent months the sploofy has been getting a lot more use and I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how well it continues to perform.Its design is such that the sponge manages to catch a lot of the moisture, thus protecting the filter, and with my jimmy-rigged mouthpiece this thing is almost perfect. I do wish the rounded top was flat so it could stand up without wobbling when I set it down on that end though (who wants to set their sploof down on the mouthpiece end?), but I believe this issue has been addressed in the most recent iteration, plus you can always do what I do and just pop off that plastic dome when you want to be able to set it down flatly.Now if only the makers of the sploofy would retool the mouthpiece to more closely mimic that of the Smoke Eraser, and this would be a 5 star sploof!———————————————————————Original review:The actual filtering of this device is great (so far anyway, after only a little light usage, so we’ll see as far as longevity goes).. very little resistance when exhaling. However, the biggest and I’d say most important issue is the mouthpiece, which seems to have been “designed”/constructed as an afterthought. There is no silicone padding or anything other than a large, hard plastic opening for you to stick your mouth into (?) I guess, as trying to place your lips around it only causes smoke to leak/be forced out the sides of your mouth and thus never even make it to the filter. A little more attention paid to the user experience/r&d might have made this a 5 star device, but unfortunately the actual real world user experience seems to have been almost entirely ignored. What good is a well-constructed filter if you can’t get the smoke into it in the first place???After much experimenting and souring the internet for some sort of aftermarket/third party solution (a simple silicone mouthpiece attachment that can be fitted snugly into/over the opening would seriously do wonders... anyone with a 3D printer out there looking to make a few bucks?), the best I was able to come up with was cutting off the top of a water bottle aahout 1/2-1 inch below the edge of the mouth piece and then forcing that into the opening of the Sploofy and sealing the joint with duct tape. The water bottle I used was a bit difficult to cram in there but a small Fiji bottle would probably work even better. It’s not the best or most elegant solution but it should hold up until I’m able to find a better filter device.