Infinity and the Buzz Pro are absolutely solid for me. Lots of drops onto hard surfaces (one day I'll remember to take it out of a pocket before moving concrete blocks), all day run time, the 3 ohm Boge and v4l coolcarts work nicely on them somewhere around 5V; I LIKE running up in the 7 - 9 watt zone on single coil cartos, and it is nice to be able to dial up or down without swapping things I'm confident in the morning that the one PV, with one set of batteries, will still be working at the end of the day.
Both 808 and Riva equipment would fail, periodically, and the Rivas, while an excellent price point, were a PITA to adjust the center contact after a while; the uncertainty of when things would fail meant I had to carry spare batteries, PTs, etc.
I keep one 808 and a charger, but it's explicitly for hands-free or "throwaway" times.
(have a spare 808 xl, standard size 808 PCC, and a vapornine 808 nebula kit for PIFing)
Both 808 and Riva equipment would fail, periodically, and the Rivas, while an excellent price point, were a PITA to adjust the center contact after a while; the uncertainty of when things would fail meant I had to carry spare batteries, PTs, etc.
I keep one 808 and a charger, but it's explicitly for hands-free or "throwaway" times.
(have a spare 808 xl, standard size 808 PCC, and a vapornine 808 nebula kit for PIFing)