Recommend mod box?

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herb

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Cant go wrong with a Sig 100 or 150 watt , far better quality than most of the stuff out there these days.

If you vape at wattages that high thats what i would go with , i don't like sub ohm vaping so i will leave that to someone else who can recommend something.


This will help with a sub tank choice

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Larry J

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I have a Sigelei 150 TC and I like it OK. However, I also have an iStick 100W and like it even better. The door on the Sig doesn't stay on very well and the rubberized finish is hard to keep clean. The iStick is a smooth metal finish that is easy to wipe down and the magnets on the battery door are incredibly strong. For the price, my next mod will probably be another iStick (unless, of course, I can come to terms with temp control, which the iStick 100 doesn't have).
 

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I have the Sig 100+ as well as an IPV Mini 2 and D2. I recently picked up the Lavabox DNA20 and am still "playing" with it, but it seems like a winner. I have multiple different sub tanks and tend to have preferred mods to run each of them depending on if I am sitting here in my man cave in front of the computer or out and about. So.................

Sig 100+ is large and works well if sitting here and running a higher watt tank like the TFV4 or Herakles.
IPV Mini 2 not as large and I tend to use it with an Atlantis or Kanger Sub when traveling in the car and I can use the pass through.
IPV D2 is fairly small, so use it when out and about and using a smaller tank. I mostly picked it up because of the lower price and to experiment with temp control.
Lavabox DNA200, I am really liking this mod and it brings a bit of each of the others without much trade off, except for the small size of the D2. It is hard for me to put it down to use one of the others and really haven't found a negative yet. Pricey, but does everything I need vape wise. For the price, you could pick up two (or all) of the others which may be beneficial if you need backups.
 

Hans Wermhat

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I have a few high watt mods. Here's my take on them:

iStick 100: Cheap. Both in price and quality. The chip is decent, but I find I have to crank up he watts a lil higher than what I run on other mods. The 510 connector is press-fit and isn't tight enough. Mod is 3 months old and my tanks wobble already. It's parallel, so you can safely use 20A batteries and get a TON more time between charges compared to other mods. But it will run on one battery, so you have to make sure both batts are installed securely. They can wiggle loose if you knock it around. All-in-all, it's a great mod if you want something small and affordable that won't make you cry if it breaks.

iPV4: My favorite. 125W, TC (though I don't use it), 8 hours heavy use on a pair of VTC4's at 80W, built well. Got it almost a year ago now and it has never given me a problem. Only complaint is that when it's brand new, the springs on the battery conections are SUPER stiff. I tore the wrapper on a set of batteries when removing them. Be careful when popping them out and it's more of a plus than a minus.

RX200: Just got it this week, so can't say a lot, but... Seems to be well built. Very small and comfortable to hold, but heavy. Odd shape makes it unfriendly for pocket carrying, but with a shorty atty like a derringer, I could hide it in the palm of my hand for a stealth vape. Slightly better battery life from the 3rd battery. I'm not a fan of TC so haven't checked that out yet, but in wattage mode it seems to work flawlessly up to 100W (that's as high as I've gone with it so far. Because of the shape, you could put a 30mm atty on it with only a mm or 2 overhang over the firing button.

I know several folks that have the Sigs you mentioned and they all say they are great mods. The only complaint I have heard about them is that they can't be upgraded.
 

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RX-200 it rocks, check out the reviews on you tube and other comments in the forums.

Short and stubby it looks smaller than most of the 2 Bat Mods because of it's compactness.

It's available for only $39.95 at Vape NW. I've had it for 3 days, paired it with a Smok TFV4 with Quad Coil at 100 Watts and we are talking one outrageously excellent vape.

That 3rd battery makes the difference. No battery sag and long life. Guy at vape shop has one and says he's vaping 2 days at 75 Watts. I vaped at 100 watts from 8:30 in the morning until around 8:00 at night and my Bat was still 3/4 full with the lowest battery at 3.7V

My two tanks for choice are the Uwell Crown and the Smok Tfv4 . Crown probably has the best reviews on the forums in terms of taste and reliability [No Spills]. Tfv4 a little riskier with the spills.

Good luck!
 
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