High-end bargain MOD?

[ScubaBebe]

I'm actually pretty impressed by this one (<- Click That)

Not a knockoff of anything I know, holds all 3 sizes of 18XXX batteries, and includes an rba with an insulated wick hole, spring loaded positive center post, and frosted tank, all for $67. You might be able to get a Pyrex for this at IBTanked. Seems like a lot of mod for not a lot of money.

Personally, for an inexpensive that I don't worry too much about losing, this one is $35 at Hoosiervapes, plus $24 for the HH357 atomizer and $10 for the Cherry Vape ming tip. It's a telescope so you can put whatever you want in it. All 3 18XXX or the smaller two plus a kick or ShortStop fuse:

But if you want top performance, top machining, and maximum beauty, that'll cost. This is 3.2" of drop dead gorgeous that I keep tucked into my change pocket and DO worry about losing:

I love this one!
What is this small one? Does it come as pictured? Where can one be purchased? Thanks!

 

[Moueix]

I love this one!
What is this small one? Does it come as pictured? Where can one be purchased? Thanks!

That small one is the rare Unicorn mod.
Not really, it is a Caravela 18350 tube with a Caravela "Vela Latina" 306 drip tank, a very clever device that gives all of the flavor of dripping onto a 306 atomizer, along with the convenience of a 2.5ml tank. It is a limited production mod, and one has to join the Caravela forum to be able to place an order. Currently, it is "Sold Out" as only 999 will be made, and the list was full.

Cancellations have made some empty slots in the list, and orders to fill those slots will be accepted some time in July I believe. You would have to join the forum at Caravela Mods Forum - Index, and then pay attention for when the list is reopened to fill the remaining 100 or so slots. The mod maker, Pedro Carvalho, is a PhD scientist from Portugal who lovingly hand makes each one, and is probably the nicest guy in the vape universe.

The one you see pictured was a gift to me from him. I have several more. As shown, the cost is about $240 for the battery mod, and $210 for the drip tank. Not cheap, but the quality of the build is unrivaled in the mod world. Owners of the GG, Mark Bugs's mods, the Precise and a couple others might disagree, but I have no experience with those.

 

[chadsmo]

I'm liking my Smok Natural a lot. It is my first mechanical and I'm sure others are better, but for the money it seems to be a pretty solid mod.

I also think I'm going to order the KTS (GGTS clone) soon too, so I can put my carto tank on a mechanical instead of my evic where it's currently sitting.

 

[zipflint]

NICE. I'm definitely gonna go with either the Natural or the KTS. I'm eager to see what you think of the two, comparatively.
I may go with the Natural solely because it looks like less of a fingerprint magnet....

 

[chadsmo]

Yeah you really don't see the finger prints on the natural.

 

[zipflint]

Oh. Well then. Hrmm....I was under the impression the Natural was like....a brushed stainless steel finish and that the KTS was chrome plated. Mebbe I gots it bass-akwards.....

What I REALLY want is an antiqued bronze finish, but I don't think I've ever seen that, especially in a bargain (sub $100) mechanical. Maybe I just need to look harder, but I'd rather go with a retailer that I've used before.

 

[chadsmo]

The natural is brushed ish? It's smooth but not bad for finger prints at all. The KTS is chrome plated so that will be a crazy finger print magnet.

I was thinking about something with the KTS. It's chrome plated brass. I wonder how difficult it would be to strip the chrome off , whether it be sanding or electroplating, and the polish or brush the brass to have a brass mod. Or even maybe just doing the middle extension tube as a polished brass and leaving the rest. I dunno, just a thought.


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[zipflint]

I like how you're thinkin' man! I doubt it would be very difficult for anyone who's familiar with such things. I, obviously, am not!