Just when I thought that I had what I needed (my post 2 weeks ago), the upgrade bug bit again. In truth I was going through four 1.5ml tanks a day and around 3 battery charges which was becoming a bit of a pain - I was always re-filling them and seemed to constantly have one battery plugged in. On top of that, my wife started complaining about having to refill her EVOD more than once a day too, so it was time to look at bigger tanks.
Wanting to address both the tank size and battery life issue, I did a lot of reading up on the various mods available. One that caught my eye was the CoolFire II grenade mod from Innokin - not too large, replaceable batteries and cool looks. Seeing that VapeKing had their new stock come in on Tuesday, off I went to go and have a look.
It really is an advantage to be able to hold something in your hand before deciding, and there I could do just that. The grenade is even cooler in the 'flesh', and the military green really appealed to me. I went in intending to get two (one in each colour), but after some useful advice from @Gizmo , decided that an SVD would better suit my use.
I also looked at an MVP (it was larger than I thought) and VTR (very nice, very large, very heavy), but since I had been thinking of an SVD for some time, I didn't need much convincing. It is very big in 18650 mode, but one battery gets me through an entire day, and I have a spare
I still have the other two smaller units for when I need to go out until I can find a nice holster for the SVD.
My wife also wanted a glass tank, so the obvious choice was a ProTank 3 (no Rob, the Nautilus is just too large!) and then I would take the iClear that came with the grenade. I've since added another PT3 for myself, just to complete things
The two on the left of the SVD (mPT2/EVOD VV and iClear 30B/itaste vv) are mine, but I probably won't use the iClear on the small battery much - it just looked good for the photo. Both small batteries, all 3 tanks, the EVOD charger and a spare 18650 battery still fit in my vapeonly case, with the SVD in a draw-string glasses case in my PC bag. Sorted!
My wife loves the grenade and her PT3, and has probably doubled her juice consumption since getting it. Some might not like the look of it, but it fits in my hand ( and my wife's) so well, and no matter where the fire button ends up you can trigger it (index finger, thumb, palm, etc.) My only reason for not getting one was the 18350 battery - I would need 3 to get through a day, but i am still thinking of one coz it's just so damn cool!
The iClear 30B is good too even though the tank is plastic, and I really like the shape of the swivel drip-tip. As Silver has said previously, there's no one device that's perfect - the grenade with a PT3 using the iClear's drip-tip and a 2000mAh battery would be close for me! But I am really enjoying the SVD.
Mine hasn't done anything funny yet, and the controls are simple and intuitive. I noticed that the + and - buttons are opposite to the one in PBusardo's review (which he had an issue with), so perhaps there's been a revision to the firmware too, as it has worked perfectly. It's appreciably smaller in 18630 mode so I think I'll acquire some small batteries for when the occasion might arise. The apparent manufacturing quality and detail on both these units is impressive, particularly on the grenade which is quite different to the usual.
If you're even thinking of a CoolFire II, get around to VapeKing while they still have stock - once you feel one in your hand, you'll probably walk out with it.
Thanks to @Gizmo and @Stroodlepuff for your assistance, advice and patience - I'm a Happy Vaper
Wanting to address both the tank size and battery life issue, I did a lot of reading up on the various mods available. One that caught my eye was the CoolFire II grenade mod from Innokin - not too large, replaceable batteries and cool looks. Seeing that VapeKing had their new stock come in on Tuesday, off I went to go and have a look.
It really is an advantage to be able to hold something in your hand before deciding, and there I could do just that. The grenade is even cooler in the 'flesh', and the military green really appealed to me. I went in intending to get two (one in each colour), but after some useful advice from @Gizmo , decided that an SVD would better suit my use.
I also looked at an MVP (it was larger than I thought) and VTR (very nice, very large, very heavy), but since I had been thinking of an SVD for some time, I didn't need much convincing. It is very big in 18650 mode, but one battery gets me through an entire day, and I have a spare
I still have the other two smaller units for when I need to go out until I can find a nice holster for the SVD.My wife also wanted a glass tank, so the obvious choice was a ProTank 3 (no Rob, the Nautilus is just too large!) and then I would take the iClear that came with the grenade. I've since added another PT3 for myself, just to complete things
The two on the left of the SVD (mPT2/EVOD VV and iClear 30B/itaste vv) are mine, but I probably won't use the iClear on the small battery much - it just looked good for the photo. Both small batteries, all 3 tanks, the EVOD charger and a spare 18650 battery still fit in my vapeonly case, with the SVD in a draw-string glasses case in my PC bag. Sorted!
My wife loves the grenade and her PT3, and has probably doubled her juice consumption since getting it. Some might not like the look of it, but it fits in my hand ( and my wife's) so well, and no matter where the fire button ends up you can trigger it (index finger, thumb, palm, etc.) My only reason for not getting one was the 18350 battery - I would need 3 to get through a day, but i am still thinking of one coz it's just so damn cool!
The iClear 30B is good too even though the tank is plastic, and I really like the shape of the swivel drip-tip. As Silver has said previously, there's no one device that's perfect - the grenade with a PT3 using the iClear's drip-tip and a 2000mAh battery would be close for me! But I am really enjoying the SVD.
Mine hasn't done anything funny yet, and the controls are simple and intuitive. I noticed that the + and - buttons are opposite to the one in PBusardo's review (which he had an issue with), so perhaps there's been a revision to the firmware too, as it has worked perfectly. It's appreciably smaller in 18630 mode so I think I'll acquire some small batteries for when the occasion might arise. The apparent manufacturing quality and detail on both these units is impressive, particularly on the grenade which is quite different to the usual.
If you're even thinking of a CoolFire II, get around to VapeKing while they still have stock - once you feel one in your hand, you'll probably walk out with it.
Thanks to @Gizmo and @Stroodlepuff for your assistance, advice and patience - I'm a Happy Vaper
