I have two VMOD 2.0 bottom-feeders. They're not my favorites, because they're temperamental (they flood too easily and always gurgle) and taking them apart is more steps than with my other bottom-feeders (two Phidias woodies, two 5V-regulated Luicy Juicies, a 3.7V Missy Wetbox v2, and a 3.7V Old Goat).
The only trouble with leaking I've had is at the top seal of the feed bottles. Either under- or over-tightening the 4ml bottles can cause minor leaks that add up over time, so that eventually I have take apart the VMODs and wash out the insides. The fact that they're all-mechanical is fine, but I'm not in love with top-firing buttons. Slightly awkward ergonomics for me personally.
Bottom line, though, is that the VMODs simply don't provide as much vapor and flavor as my other bottom-feeders. And I've tried just about every vaporizing device on them: Vapage Silos and Hybrids (both straight and slanted coils), IKV LR306s, numerous brands of regular 510 atties (Joye, Vision bridgeless, no-name, etc), shortie cartos (both Vapage and SmokTech) and most recently, Kanger horizontal bottom-coil cartos converted to atties by removing the filler and air tube). I like the Kangers---they don't flood as easily and perform surprisingly well at 3.7 volts for being 2.7 ohms.
Still, I'll take any of my other bottom-feeders over the VMODs. The Juicy Luicies are brilliant fog machines with killer throat hit and potent flavor. If over-squonked, they occasionally overflow at the base of the atty, but that's rare. The Phids are beautiful wooden boxes and don't leak at all now that they've been upgraded to the sealed feed tube system with no needle. Even the Wetbox and Old Goat---which are nothing more than cheap plastic 2AA boxes---keep puttering along very nicely, like Energizer Bunnies.
The hardest part of mastering bottom-feeders for me (I began using them in late 2010) was the tendency to over-squonk. Since I corrected that bad habit early on, they've been very dependable.
I did try an HH357, and, yes, it was great. But the coil popped after four months, and for me, the extra 20% in performance and flavor didn't justify paying $25 for one. I guess I'm like Mr. Mann in that way. LOL. Anyway, I'm now completely spoiled by the Kanger horizontal bottom-coil cartos. At $1.60 each shipped for standard length LRs (2.0 ohms) or XL SRs (2.7 ohms), and such a snap to convert to atties (literally takes 20 seconds), they're a no-brainer. In addition, the Kanger atty-converts clean up easily with a vodka soak and seem unharmed by dry burning, which I find to be a helpful ritual with coil-gunking NETs.
The only trouble with leaking I've had is at the top seal of the feed bottles. Either under- or over-tightening the 4ml bottles can cause minor leaks that add up over time, so that eventually I have take apart the VMODs and wash out the insides. The fact that they're all-mechanical is fine, but I'm not in love with top-firing buttons. Slightly awkward ergonomics for me personally.
Bottom line, though, is that the VMODs simply don't provide as much vapor and flavor as my other bottom-feeders. And I've tried just about every vaporizing device on them: Vapage Silos and Hybrids (both straight and slanted coils), IKV LR306s, numerous brands of regular 510 atties (Joye, Vision bridgeless, no-name, etc), shortie cartos (both Vapage and SmokTech) and most recently, Kanger horizontal bottom-coil cartos converted to atties by removing the filler and air tube). I like the Kangers---they don't flood as easily and perform surprisingly well at 3.7 volts for being 2.7 ohms.
Still, I'll take any of my other bottom-feeders over the VMODs. The Juicy Luicies are brilliant fog machines with killer throat hit and potent flavor. If over-squonked, they occasionally overflow at the base of the atty, but that's rare. The Phids are beautiful wooden boxes and don't leak at all now that they've been upgraded to the sealed feed tube system with no needle. Even the Wetbox and Old Goat---which are nothing more than cheap plastic 2AA boxes---keep puttering along very nicely, like Energizer Bunnies.
The hardest part of mastering bottom-feeders for me (I began using them in late 2010) was the tendency to over-squonk. Since I corrected that bad habit early on, they've been very dependable.
I did try an HH357, and, yes, it was great. But the coil popped after four months, and for me, the extra 20% in performance and flavor didn't justify paying $25 for one. I guess I'm like Mr. Mann in that way. LOL. Anyway, I'm now completely spoiled by the Kanger horizontal bottom-coil cartos. At $1.60 each shipped for standard length LRs (2.0 ohms) or XL SRs (2.7 ohms), and such a snap to convert to atties (literally takes 20 seconds), they're a no-brainer. In addition, the Kanger atty-converts clean up easily with a vodka soak and seem unharmed by dry burning, which I find to be a helpful ritual with coil-gunking NETs.
No wonder it was reduced to $30. 
