Vices BoomStik announced: a bigger battery-free stick

Australian maker Vices has listed a new battery-free device, the BoomStik, as "coming soon". The product page went live on its official store on 21 October 2026 (Australian time) with a listed price of AUD $285. You can't buy it yet, and Vices says the release date is "to be confirmed".

The BoomStik is a larger, heavier-hitting relative of the company's JoyStik. It swaps the JoyStik's small ruby-ball cap for a stainless steel cap packed with stainless steel "star coins", and it adds two screw-in bowl sizes, adjustable airflow and native fittings for water pieces. Here is what Vices has confirmed so far, what is still unknown and how the BoomStik compares with battery-free options you can already buy.

What Vices has announced

Vices calls the BoomStik "The King of the Stiks". Like the JoyStik, it has no battery: you heat the cap with an external heat source until it clicks, then draw. Vices points out that no heat source comes in the box.

The official listing confirms these features:

• Stainless steel construction, with a black silicone band that gives you a "safe-to-touch" area while you use it.
• A coin heat core. The cap comes with five stainless steel star coins already fitted. Vices says they hold a lot of heat, so one heat cycle should run a longer session.
• Two audible clicks tell you when the device has reached vaporisation temperature.
• Two interchangeable threaded cups. The small cup holds up to 0.25 g and the large cup up to 0.4 g. Vices says this idea comes from its Adaptabowl.
• Dual adjustable airflow, which is new on this model.
• Internal glass cooling: a glass chamber holding four XL glass pearls, similar in principle to the cooling orbs in the JoyStik.
• Native 10 mm, 14 mm and 18 mm taper, so it can go straight into a water piece without a separate adapter.
• Butane torch or induction heater listed as heat sources.

Where it sits in the Vices range

Vices' current range includes the compact JoyStik (AUD $150 on the official store) and The Coma, a large titanium kit priced at AUD $888, which Vices calls the world's biggest thermal extraction device. The BoomStik fills the gap between them. It keeps a handheld stick format but has a larger heating zone and up to 0.4 g of bowl capacity. Vices claims its hits can rival desktop ball-style setups, with The Coma as the one possible exception.

That is the maker's own claim. We haven't tested a BoomStik, and as of 2 November there are no independent reviews of retail units. Treat the performance claims as a pre-launch pitch until people can test production units.

What is still unknown

• Release date. The listing says only "coming soon 2026", with the date still to be confirmed. The add-to-cart option is not active.
• UK and international availability. The price is in Australian dollars on Vices' own store. Vices has not said whether the BoomStik will ship worldwide at launch or which retailers outside Australia will stock it. UK buyers should also allow for shipping, VAT and any import charges on top of the listed price.
• Heat-up and heat retention. Vices hasn't published a target heat-up time or a number of draws per heat cycle. Early demo footage has prompted different opinions online, so wait for consistent independent testing before relying on any figure.
• Induction details. Induction heating is listed, but there are no recommended coil sizes or settings yet. Larger caps don't always suit the smaller coils made for slimmer devices, so check this before you assume your current heater will work.

Battery-free alternatives you can buy today

If you like the idea of a battery-free stick with a bigger bowl, there are proven options you can use now. The DynaVap HyperDyn is a titanium "big bowl" device with a 0.25 g chamber, a 0.125 g dosing capsule and built-in 10 mm and 14 mm tapers. It works with a butane torch or an induction heater, so it covers much of the same ground as the BoomStik's small cup.

If you're curious about ball-style heat cores, the DynaVap UniDyn Ball Vape pairs a titanium unibody with a convection-focused BallR Cap and seven airflow settings. The DynaVap M 7 remains the simplest way to start with click-to-temperature thermal extraction.

The water-piece fittings are one of the BoomStik's selling points. You can already get a similar setup with the stems, bubblers and WPAs in our DynaVap parts and accessories collection. Our guide to DynaVap stem lengths explains how stem length affects vapour temperature, and the Tempest 2 Slim explainer covers another recent ball-style design.

Should you wait for the BoomStik?

If you already own a JoyStik and want more capacity in the same style, it makes sense to watch for the BoomStik's release date and early user reports. Bigger bowls and coin heat cores are a growing trend, and the BoomStik's built-in 10/14/18 mm fit is practical.

If you want a battery-free device now, with UK stock, replacement parts and accessories that are easy to find, an established design is the lower-risk choice. We'll update the Journal when Vices confirms a release date, international shipping or final specifications.

Source: the official Vices BoomStik coming-soon listing (published 21 October 2026, Australian time) and Vices' JoyStik and Coma product pages, checked 2 November 2026. Specifications and prices may change before release.