Needing a stand by or 2nd mod
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I"d get the charger, even thogh a second mod would be cheaper. Mainly because I don't like using the ONBOARD charger as the main charging unit. Reason, see: hover boards... Something bad happens during recharge, you wont also loose the mod. I would treat the on-board as a backup charger. For when the stand alone charger is NOT available. I would also invest in at least 1 preferable 2 more sets of batteries.
As 93 said, get an external charger - a good or "good enough" one (Nitecore i4, Xtar vc4 etc) - and a second set of batteries. I'm not too worried that the mod would fail due to usb charging, but it's always better to charge externally. If the batteries fail when charging they won't take the mod with them. Also, usb ports can be fragile and you really don't wanna mess up the port on an updateable mod.
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I have mods with replaceable 18650 batts as well as USB charged mods. I agree that everyone needs at least 2 sets of batts for their mod and one that charges through USB. It's just easy to grab a mod that can charge through the USB port in a vehicle when you are going to be out all day.
I tend to use the replaceable battery mods around the house and take the smaller USB mods when I go out. A 4 bay charger is a necessity for replaceable battery mods. My favorite is the Efest LUC 4. My Second choice is the Nitecore i4 or D4. Xtar is a popular choice, but I've never owned one.
Innokin Cool Fire 4 is a good choice. The Innokin MVP Pro 3.0 60W is on sale at many vendors now. I leave my Smok Koopor Plus 200W at home and grab one of those for a day out of the house. The MVP Pro with its 4500mah batt will last all day and far into the next afternoon on a charge at 10W and it charges on USB. Do the math for higher watt vaping.
I tend to use the replaceable battery mods around the house and take the smaller USB mods when I go out. A 4 bay charger is a necessity for replaceable battery mods. My favorite is the Efest LUC 4. My Second choice is the Nitecore i4 or D4. Xtar is a popular choice, but I've never owned one.
Innokin Cool Fire 4 is a good choice. The Innokin MVP Pro 3.0 60W is on sale at many vendors now. I leave my Smok Koopor Plus 200W at home and grab one of those for a day out of the house. The MVP Pro with its 4500mah batt will last all day and far into the next afternoon on a charge at 10W and it charges on USB. Do the math for higher watt vaping.
I have a subvod if i'm going anywhere that my RX200 would be to big or to much but i did get a I4 and a 2nd set of 18650 today so now i'll just wait till i can get something like a topbox or EVIC mini for cheep the problems of limited budgets. 
I have the RX200 too and what i've learned from first hand experience is with the on-board charging your batteries don't charge evenly.
A lot of people don't seem to know this but if you turn off the device and then hold all 3 buttons for 5 seconds you'll see the volts i believe for all 3 of your batteries, and when i would use the on-board charging method for my device, the middle battery was always less then the others.
I didn't have the above problem when i charged the batteries with a dedicated charger, which is my NiteCore D4 2015 edition.
My suggestion is to buy a good dedicated charger like the NiteCore D4 for $25 on eBay or $32 on Amazon and get yourself a second set of good batteries (I suggest the NiteCore because it also has over charge protection, so I leave the batteries on there until my Rx200 is dead then i switch them, which happens every 2 days)
If you're stuck on the idea to buy a secondary device and you're short on $$, i'd suggest the IPVD2 or D3, it'll easily last you 8 hours while your Rx200 is charging and its a single 18650 mod with max 75 Watts but it does Ni, Ti Temp Control modes which is fine for most tanks and/or RDAs and the on-board charger for the IPVD2 actually works very well (maybe because its a single 18650?)
A lot of people don't seem to know this but if you turn off the device and then hold all 3 buttons for 5 seconds you'll see the volts i believe for all 3 of your batteries, and when i would use the on-board charging method for my device, the middle battery was always less then the others.
I didn't have the above problem when i charged the batteries with a dedicated charger, which is my NiteCore D4 2015 edition.
My suggestion is to buy a good dedicated charger like the NiteCore D4 for $25 on eBay or $32 on Amazon and get yourself a second set of good batteries (I suggest the NiteCore because it also has over charge protection, so I leave the batteries on there until my Rx200 is dead then i switch them, which happens every 2 days)
If you're stuck on the idea to buy a secondary device and you're short on $$, i'd suggest the IPVD2 or D3, it'll easily last you 8 hours while your Rx200 is charging and its a single 18650 mod with max 75 Watts but it does Ni, Ti Temp Control modes which is fine for most tanks and/or RDAs and the on-board charger for the IPVD2 actually works very well (maybe because its a single 18650?)
The battery readings the rx200 are far from accurate though. When checking the readings I generally get up to a .1 difference, but when checking with a multimeter or my Opus bt-c3100 the difference is .01 maximum.
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Not really happy with the IPV 4 since spring is starting and as it gets warmer i like to take walks and well a RX200 is not really a lets go for a walk mod so the tanks running will be a herakles plus a cleito or a griffin what would be a good lets go for a walk mod that will run them
Without a doubt i'm going to suggest the IPVD2 (75 Watts + TC) or IPVD3 (80 Watts + TC) they're more then enough for those tanks and they're single 18650's but they have a good 3+ hours of chain vaping life at max wattage, and they do TC in Titanium and Nickel.
- Price is cheap
- Pocket Friendly
- Quality Made Devices (Dropped on solid tile multiple times and still going strong)
- Does TC and Wattage very well
See below, pocket friendly, price friendly, quality friendly.
Joyetech Cuboid 150W TC Box Mod
Sigelei Spark 90W TC Box Mod
Eleaf iStick 100W TC Mod
iPV D3 80W Box Mod - Pioneer4you
Joyetech Cuboid 150W TC Box Mod
Sigelei Spark 90W TC Box Mod
Eleaf iStick 100W TC Mod
iPV D3 80W Box Mod - Pioneer4you
Its not really the go for a walk type of mod when i go for a walk i want the lowest amount of weight on me.How about a 2nd RX200?
Evic VTC mini would be my choice for secondary go for a walk mod. great little device.
I would go for a IPV D3 personally for a smaller walk around mod if weight/size is more of a concern. The eVic VTC mini is another thought, quite a lot of people love them. I had a bad experience with mine, so won't be buying another one, but I know lots of folks that swear by them. I have a D2 and love it, the D3 is just a better version of it.
I did and they are good options thank you I just dont know what I'll pick up yet
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It doesn't, thats why its called a Hobby
Some people are satisfied with getting 1 mod until it becomes useless or breaks, but like me some like to collect the newest and greatest, its no different then a stamp collector, coin collector, or collecting rare wines.
Also, when i see a friend smoking, i give them one of my mods and set them up for free to get them off smoking.
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