lol... I was reading all of that and the first thing that came to mind was "this dude needs a Solo"... and then I got to the last sentence.My wife chose the PICO as the go to for her stockpile, and we've run into two problems. One, the displays seem to start acting shaky and die after about a year (happened to two of them). Two, the whole base starts to get loose and starts to look as if it could fall apart (also happened to two after 6 months). I assume I can fix this once I get a hold of a star screwdriver for those unusual screws holding it together.
However, for those of us of the stockpiling frame of mind, I would like to diversify the portfolio of my wife's stockpile. What would be your recommendation for another small, single battery, reliable mod? She thinks my Solos are too big...
I have probably 80 mods or so now, I got 3 of each make/model for just such a reason as you describe... but I got 6 of the Solos because I had a good feeling about them. Most of my mods were all clearance items and I have not tried any of them other than my Revenger X and one of the Solos so I cannot be much help to you... just thought it was funny that I was thinking to recommend the Solo.