Super cool user modification, cheap!

[Bullwinkle]

I set my P+ 18650 down on the table the other day and I think to myself, "Bullwinkle, that thing is going to get scratches all over it if you keep setting it down like that, not to mention that cleaning goop the maids put on all the wood furniture."

So I took a road bicycle inner tube from one of my spare Serottas and cut a sleeve for the body above the vents and a smaller one below the vents. I probably could have covered the vents with one big tube because a thermal event should melt the tube pretty quick, but I didn't say to do that. I left a space by putting a smaller section of tube on the bottom.

Did I mention that it is now a non-slip grip with minimal added bulk? Well it is. No more slippy-de-doo-dah. I can get drunk and limp wrist it all I want. Twirl it like a drum major over the side of a yacht while reading the WSJ and sipping my breakfast cognac. No worries; I got the grip!

Then I set it down but it rolled off the table. Should have got a trimaran. So I cut the ends off a couple of q-tips, lollipops would work as well if you have any children around to steal them from, and shoved the sticks down through the rubber tube on opposing sides. Now it doesn't roll off the table and I have handy index points for my fingers.

I took some pics, but my computer/camera are in disagreement and I can't be bothered with such trivialities at the moment. Too many things to invent, like a holster for the P+ when my normal one is on vacation visiting family.

Use your imagination and envision it. If this is a dupe I apologize, if not, you are welcome. My gift to you.

ETA: Finally got the pics to work.

 

[Shiryo]

I don't mean to sound going off topic but damn your life sounds exquisite... Jealous lol. Glad you found a way to prevent damage to your mod though.

 

[John1952]

But doesn't is smell like a... well, bicycle inner tube?

 

[Bullwinkle]

The smell isn't too strong, like the smell of a new Benz. It actually reminds me of my time as a child when the family would go for a long Sunday drive around the perimeter of the estate. If the smell is objectionable, a quick dip in a fine single-malt will do the trick. ;-)

 

[luv2vape]

Ive actually done this on mine but what i used was a neoprene slip on grip for a tennis racquet. Like 3 bucks at walmart.

 

[John1952]

If the smell is objectionable, a quick dip in a fine single-malt will do the trick. ;-)

Another good reason to keep a few bottles in my liquor cabinet!

 

[CromsDog]

I was actually thinking about doing something like this for my P+ 10440. It's my work mod and stays in my pocket or sitting on top of a work bench most of the time. I was probably going to use some black heat shrink tubing. Maybe cut to fit just under the end caps and then heat till it shrinks down nice and snug. I got one of the "scratch and dent" ones with the aluminum body and it already has a little scratch in it. Somebody snatched the last SS one before I hit buy and so I had to get what I could. I like your Maker Fair style @ Bullwinkle. Nothing like putting a 10c sock on your $200 mod.