It depends on what you want to do. The Bobcat is hotter, but the Cricket can get a smaller detail flame and you can get a more oxidizing flame (depending on how string your concentrators are - if they are weaker, you'll get more out of them on a Cricket).
I think everyone needs a Cricket, even if they already have another torch. They're just so cute, it's good to have a back-up torch, and you can't go wrong for the price.
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Kimberly
working glass since 1990 - melting it on a torch since 2002
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