What's everyone think of the mini lavatube?

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PoliticallyIncorrect

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I have the all-stainless steel limited run that Apollo offered, and have no serious complaints. The switches all work as intended—none of the intermittent function that some report—but their plastic construction is incongruous with the solid feel and appearance of the stainless tube.

The 18350 battery is limiting, but it gets me through my workday (and I don't mind carrying a just-in-case spare).

In terms of compactness, it isn't the quantum leap I'd hoped for—it stands just a little shorter than a Buzz Pro, for instance—but it hides well in my shirt pocket, provided I have an atty as opposed to a carto & tank screwed into it.

On balance, I'm happy with it—knock on wood.
 

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I have the all-stainless steel limited run that Apollo offered, and have no serious complaints. The switches all work as intended—none of the intermittent function that some report—but their plastic construction is incongruous with the solid feel and appearance of the stainless tube.

The 18350 battery is limiting, but it gets me through my workday (and I don't mind carrying a just-in-case spare).

In terms of compactness, it isn't the quantum leap I'd hoped for—it stands just a little shorter than a Buzz Pro, for instance—but it hides well in my shirt pocket, provided I have an atty as opposed to a carto & tank screwed into it.

On balance, I'm happy with it—knock on wood.

I'm actually getting the black one, its not plastic though other than the end cap and top cap, and the only reason i'm getting it is because i want to experience the variable voltages that it will produce, i presently have a 4.8 volt puck, a 3.7 volt tin, and a 5 volt box, and they all work fine but I can't do the in-between values.
 
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I had the Mini LT for a while, it's a nice budget VV. Using a AW IMR 18350 it would last me 5ish hours on a charge, vape times will vary with usage but 18350s are small, no problem to take a spare if you're out and about for a while.

I'd recommend staying away from low resistance and especially dual core. I used 2.7 ohm and up with it and it held voltage just fine until the battery got below 3.5v, below that output voltage started dropping so I just changed them out at 3.5v.
 

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I had the Mini LT for a while, it's a nice budget VV. Using a AW IMR 18350 it would last me 5ish hours on a charge, vape times will vary with usage but 18350s are small, no problem to take a spare if you're out and about for a while.

I'd recommend staying away from low resistance and especially dual core. I used 2.7 ohm and up with it and it held voltage just fine until the battery got below 3.5v, below that output voltage started dropping so I just changed them out at 3.5v.

thanks for the tip!!
 
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