If you want a sturdy regulated device I would look at the Vaporshark rDNA, it's at the top end of your budget but might be worth checking out. It's a dna 40 that has a user replaceable 18650 that you can also charge via mini USB. You can also buy things like the sharkskin, a rubber outer sleeve and wireless charging cards.
I don't own one but if I were in the market for a regulated mod I'd give the Vaporshark a long look at, there are numerous ( favorable ) reviews on Youtube, check those out if you're interested.
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I use either a Sting Ray or a Vapor Shark DNA30.

If you're willing to go a battery size up the Cloupor T6 is pretty slick and at 100w max output (which I still can't see the need of) pretty much covers you if you decide to go the dripper route in the future.
I'm sure others will chime in with more, but my top two:I have to ask...
What is so special about this REO device? I looked at the site and I really don't understand how it works.
I'm sure others will chime in with more, but my top two:
1) It combines the flavor of dripping with the juice capacity of a tank/clearo (it's a bottom-fed dripper - you squeeze the bottle to feed the atomizer, the juice flows in through the 510 connector and wets the coil/wick from the bottom). Because of the way it feeds, there's basically no way to flood it - the excess juice drains back into the bottle, so no gurgly hits like when a carto gets flooded.
2) It's built like a tank and nearly indestructible. You can drop it, throw it, bury it, submerge it in water, and it will continue to work. My first REO is 14 months old and the worst damage it has sustained is a broken drip tip, when I dropped it about 5 feet onto a tile floor. That thing has been through hell and just continues to work and deliver a great vape.
I use a provari 2.5, which is the only regulated mod I have atm, but it's a good one.
Ok. So you squeeze the juice bottle, which feeds the carto and it is like "dripping?" Is this a better hit? Interesting...
What if you squeeze too much from the bottle? Wouldn't you have to have full view of the carto to see how much juice is in there to vape? I'm just thinking about how one would drive and do this and be able to coordinate it all. Could you "over-flow" it and the precious NT juice get all over your clothes?
Definitely getting an istick. But I am also getting another Mod.![]()
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