SirRichardRear
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Hi All, I’m often asked to do my “favorites” so here is my favorite stuff of 2017. Yes this is my opinion of stuff. I’ve done over 150 reviews in 2017 so i’ve had a pretty good sample size, with that said obviously i haven’t tried everything and if i haven’t owned it at one point, it won’t make my list. Some categories will have more options then others due to it being really competitive.
Mods
Best Quad Battery Mods
Snow wolf 365 - no quad battery mod was close to this one period. It’s a shame it got discontinued and the fad of 4 battery mods is dying down so it may go down as the best of all time. Good temp control, plenty of watts, good battery life. Easy to use and handles 30mm atomizers without overhang
Liasmo F4 - almost kind of by default. It’s essentially a quad battery version of the wyvern. Not the best performer but decent and can handle the 41mm RTAs without overhang and thats why it makes the list. It’s also readily available now
Best Triple Battery Mods
High End
Pretty much any DNA250 mod. Take your pic. Personally I really like the
C3D1 - triple 18650 and handles 30mm atomizers without overhang. Comfortable shape
VT250s - 2 or 3 battery DNA250 mod. I’m not counting the triad 250 or finder 250 as they came out late 2016
Affordable
Modefined Prism - at under 50 bucks it’s hard to beat the value. Great performer for power and temp modes, built solid and simple and easy to use. Lacks bells and whistles but gets the job done in a nice package. Also handles 30mm RTA without overhang
Vaptio N1 Pro - while it didn’t work well in 2 battery mode, in 3 battery mode it was one of the best performers in a class of mods that lacked in 2017. Curve modes, good temp control and plenty of power.
Sigelei Fuchai duo 3 - a 2 or 3 battery mod. I didn’t test it in 3 battery mode as i purchased it before it was available but a solid power mode mod with bad temp control that handles 30mm atomizers
Best Dual battery mods non VV mods
So for this one I’m not going to list any order, I also decided to limit it to 1 per company due to this being a category full of options
High End
SX Mini G class - easy to forget since it came out in february but for it’s time it had everything. Big color screen, bluetooth app, excellent temp control and power performance. boost/buck circuit and a 1 year warranty from one of the best high end mod companies. Also handles 30mm atomizers with no overhang in a small compact package
HCigar VT250s - yes it makes both lists. As a dual battery mod it’s the only DNA with the “battlestar” form factor.
Asmodus Minikin Boost Kodama - review is in progress for this one. And it’s pricey but what you are paying for is the looks. Probably the most beautiful stabwood mod i’ve seen to date.
Affordable
Smoant Cylon - review for this bad boy coming in a few days. It’s IMO an affordable version of the g-class. Built well, nice color screen 30mm atomizer friendly and the performance we’ve come to expect from smoant
Modefined Sirius - lost vape made a new company, they also made 2 awesome mods in 2017. The Sirius was the 1st one and it’s a well built easy to use mod with good temp control. Lacks some features like pre-heat and power curve but hard to complain
Vaporesso Revenger X - I’m going to talk more about vaporesso a little later in this post but this mod has everything you can want and more. Every mode you can think of and great performance for power and TC. also a centered 510 pin
Tesla Nano 120 - objectively it’s not as good as some of the mods on this list, but i said this was going to be an opinion piece from the start. The TC leaves a lot to be desired and some may complain it’s only 120 watts, with that said it’s a well built heavy tank in what is probably the best looking body out there. It also has an on/off switch which i wish more mods did.
Aspire Skystar - review should be up this month on vaping360. A fantastic mod performance wise thats stupidly accurate and has every mode known to man. Nice touch screen, centered 510 pin. Lots to love about this mod
Honorable mentions
These mods didn’t make the top list but deserve a mention IMO
Aspire speeder - the limit of 1 per company meant this one was the odd ball out. Still an excellent mod
Smoant Charon 218 TC and Smoant Gaia - 2 excellent mods that again fell victim to the 1 per company rule i made. They lost out the the cylon due to the 30mm friendly, centered 510 pin, and large color screen. Still they are excellent and while the charon had a nice run, i’m surprised the gaia didn’t get much love
VooPoo Drag - an internet community favorite for sure, but i left it out due to the overhang issues and the low watt limit in TC mode. Still an excellent mod though
Eleaf Ikonn 220 - this mod got little to no attention but it was everything the alien should have been. The only issue i had was the really dim screen.
Minikin 2 - The lack of good temp control and price point kept it off the list, but an excellent well built mod for power mode.
Wismec Ravage230 - review should be up this month on vaping 360, but it tested out very well and gave me no issues. Sadly you can't see the 510 pin internally without breaking the mod due to the design but nothing in my testing or useage showed any issues. I’d still like to see the longevity of it though when it hits the wild so i left it off the list. Still it’s what the predator should have been
Best VV mods
Ijoy Zenith - was under 30 bucks at launch ad found for 20ish later on. Excellent performer and well built. Best mod ijoy made all year but flew under the radar
Dovpo M VV - found in the 25-40 dollar range this VV mod was the best of the dual battery ones. Excellent performance and a wide voltage range of 1 volt to full battery voltage pretty much. Built like a tank and had a nice rubberized finish. It’s a shame it flew under the radar. It should have been more popular
Asvape Lucifer - I didn’t review it due to lack of time but it’s a somewhat affordable stabwood VV mod that is just beautiful and works great. It’s not number 1 only because the price point
Smoant Charon 218 adjustable - an excellent mod from smoant that did what it promised so no complaints. And found pretty cheap around 30 bucks
Hexohm 3.0 - a community cult classic it’s a solid mod built like a tank with a lifetime warranty. Still it’s a 200 dollar mod that doesn't do anything the others on this list don’t do already
Best Single Battery/Internal Battery Mods
Innokin Kroma-A an internal battery mod with 75 watts of power, good temp control and built well. The Atheon chip is very underrated
Eleaf Pico 25. One of the smallest mods made. Can handle 25mm atomizers and a good performer in power mode. TC mode left a lot to be desired though
Geekvape Aegis - it’s a large single battery mod but one tough SOB that was rugged and water resistant.
GTRS GT150 - an internal battery mod with a large 4000 mah capacity and 150 watts in a well built mod with a small comfortable shape
Eleaf Kiya - makes the list based on it’s size. A tiny 50 watt mod for a stealth vape
Best Sqounk Mods
Lost vape therion BF 75c - the updated DNA75c chip in a lost vape mod. What’s not to like. Review incoming for this in february
Hcigar VT inbox - DNA 75 chip in a small box. Had some quirks but a nice little sqounker
Coil Art Azeroth Sqounk Mod - a small single 18650 mech sqounker that outperformed the more popular pulse and is a well built metal enclosure not a 3d printed box at an affordable price
Lost Vape Drone - ok this should be number 1 on the list, but sadly it’s not available so i bumped it down. Best dual 18650 sqounker mass produced to date
Geekvape Gbox 200 - Might review it, might not. I haven’t tried it enough to judge temp control but with the lack of options out there it gets the job done
Best Starter Stuff
In no particular order
Joyetech ATOPACK Dolphin - a simple pod system with large capacity that worked well and good battery life
Vaptio C-II kit - a “Stick” mod and tank combo that felt like it was worth more then the price tag.
Smoking vapor mi-one - one of the 1st pod systems i’ve reviewed, it’s a tiny little guy with a good capacity and battery and took a wide variety of coils
Vaptio C-flat - review incoming on this eventually, but a simple juul-like pod system with refillable pods
Best Chips
Ok here me out on this, I know for many years the DNA chip has been the gold standard for chips in vaping, but I feel they’ve become a bit stagnant. They also only just made the DNA75C chip and it wasn’t anything special. I feel they’ve fallen behind. Sure yihi should get some recognition for the SX550J chip but it’s quite spendy, so i’m going a different route. For me the best chips of 2017 belong to vaporesso and aspire. Let me tell you why. When it comes to features, nobody packs more than them. Watt curve, power mode with preheat, good temp control, TCR modes, bypass modes, Buck/boost circuit, full wattage in temp mode, and the aspire also has an voltage mode as well. So you pack all those features and good performance into chips that can do 200 watts in dual battery configuration and sell them in a mod for under 50 bucks? Who else does that? The answer is nobody also a bit anecdotal but for companies that been around a long time, how often do you hear complaints or failures of their mods? Not very often either. So best chips of 2017 for me go to vaporesso and aspire. The mods being the skystar and revenger x, although the switcher appears it’ll perform the same as the revenger x as well.
Mods
Best Quad Battery Mods
Snow wolf 365 - no quad battery mod was close to this one period. It’s a shame it got discontinued and the fad of 4 battery mods is dying down so it may go down as the best of all time. Good temp control, plenty of watts, good battery life. Easy to use and handles 30mm atomizers without overhang
Liasmo F4 - almost kind of by default. It’s essentially a quad battery version of the wyvern. Not the best performer but decent and can handle the 41mm RTAs without overhang and thats why it makes the list. It’s also readily available now
Best Triple Battery Mods
High End
Pretty much any DNA250 mod. Take your pic. Personally I really like the
C3D1 - triple 18650 and handles 30mm atomizers without overhang. Comfortable shape
VT250s - 2 or 3 battery DNA250 mod. I’m not counting the triad 250 or finder 250 as they came out late 2016
Affordable
Modefined Prism - at under 50 bucks it’s hard to beat the value. Great performer for power and temp modes, built solid and simple and easy to use. Lacks bells and whistles but gets the job done in a nice package. Also handles 30mm RTA without overhang
Vaptio N1 Pro - while it didn’t work well in 2 battery mode, in 3 battery mode it was one of the best performers in a class of mods that lacked in 2017. Curve modes, good temp control and plenty of power.
Sigelei Fuchai duo 3 - a 2 or 3 battery mod. I didn’t test it in 3 battery mode as i purchased it before it was available but a solid power mode mod with bad temp control that handles 30mm atomizers
Best Dual battery mods non VV mods
So for this one I’m not going to list any order, I also decided to limit it to 1 per company due to this being a category full of options
High End
SX Mini G class - easy to forget since it came out in february but for it’s time it had everything. Big color screen, bluetooth app, excellent temp control and power performance. boost/buck circuit and a 1 year warranty from one of the best high end mod companies. Also handles 30mm atomizers with no overhang in a small compact package
HCigar VT250s - yes it makes both lists. As a dual battery mod it’s the only DNA with the “battlestar” form factor.
Asmodus Minikin Boost Kodama - review is in progress for this one. And it’s pricey but what you are paying for is the looks. Probably the most beautiful stabwood mod i’ve seen to date.
Affordable
Smoant Cylon - review for this bad boy coming in a few days. It’s IMO an affordable version of the g-class. Built well, nice color screen 30mm atomizer friendly and the performance we’ve come to expect from smoant
Modefined Sirius - lost vape made a new company, they also made 2 awesome mods in 2017. The Sirius was the 1st one and it’s a well built easy to use mod with good temp control. Lacks some features like pre-heat and power curve but hard to complain
Vaporesso Revenger X - I’m going to talk more about vaporesso a little later in this post but this mod has everything you can want and more. Every mode you can think of and great performance for power and TC. also a centered 510 pin
Tesla Nano 120 - objectively it’s not as good as some of the mods on this list, but i said this was going to be an opinion piece from the start. The TC leaves a lot to be desired and some may complain it’s only 120 watts, with that said it’s a well built heavy tank in what is probably the best looking body out there. It also has an on/off switch which i wish more mods did.
Aspire Skystar - review should be up this month on vaping360. A fantastic mod performance wise thats stupidly accurate and has every mode known to man. Nice touch screen, centered 510 pin. Lots to love about this mod
Honorable mentions
These mods didn’t make the top list but deserve a mention IMO
Aspire speeder - the limit of 1 per company meant this one was the odd ball out. Still an excellent mod
Smoant Charon 218 TC and Smoant Gaia - 2 excellent mods that again fell victim to the 1 per company rule i made. They lost out the the cylon due to the 30mm friendly, centered 510 pin, and large color screen. Still they are excellent and while the charon had a nice run, i’m surprised the gaia didn’t get much love
VooPoo Drag - an internet community favorite for sure, but i left it out due to the overhang issues and the low watt limit in TC mode. Still an excellent mod though
Eleaf Ikonn 220 - this mod got little to no attention but it was everything the alien should have been. The only issue i had was the really dim screen.
Minikin 2 - The lack of good temp control and price point kept it off the list, but an excellent well built mod for power mode.
Wismec Ravage230 - review should be up this month on vaping 360, but it tested out very well and gave me no issues. Sadly you can't see the 510 pin internally without breaking the mod due to the design but nothing in my testing or useage showed any issues. I’d still like to see the longevity of it though when it hits the wild so i left it off the list. Still it’s what the predator should have been
Best VV mods
Ijoy Zenith - was under 30 bucks at launch ad found for 20ish later on. Excellent performer and well built. Best mod ijoy made all year but flew under the radar
Dovpo M VV - found in the 25-40 dollar range this VV mod was the best of the dual battery ones. Excellent performance and a wide voltage range of 1 volt to full battery voltage pretty much. Built like a tank and had a nice rubberized finish. It’s a shame it flew under the radar. It should have been more popular
Asvape Lucifer - I didn’t review it due to lack of time but it’s a somewhat affordable stabwood VV mod that is just beautiful and works great. It’s not number 1 only because the price point
Smoant Charon 218 adjustable - an excellent mod from smoant that did what it promised so no complaints. And found pretty cheap around 30 bucks
Hexohm 3.0 - a community cult classic it’s a solid mod built like a tank with a lifetime warranty. Still it’s a 200 dollar mod that doesn't do anything the others on this list don’t do already
Best Single Battery/Internal Battery Mods
Innokin Kroma-A an internal battery mod with 75 watts of power, good temp control and built well. The Atheon chip is very underrated
Eleaf Pico 25. One of the smallest mods made. Can handle 25mm atomizers and a good performer in power mode. TC mode left a lot to be desired though
Geekvape Aegis - it’s a large single battery mod but one tough SOB that was rugged and water resistant.
GTRS GT150 - an internal battery mod with a large 4000 mah capacity and 150 watts in a well built mod with a small comfortable shape
Eleaf Kiya - makes the list based on it’s size. A tiny 50 watt mod for a stealth vape
Best Sqounk Mods
Lost vape therion BF 75c - the updated DNA75c chip in a lost vape mod. What’s not to like. Review incoming for this in february
Hcigar VT inbox - DNA 75 chip in a small box. Had some quirks but a nice little sqounker
Coil Art Azeroth Sqounk Mod - a small single 18650 mech sqounker that outperformed the more popular pulse and is a well built metal enclosure not a 3d printed box at an affordable price
Lost Vape Drone - ok this should be number 1 on the list, but sadly it’s not available so i bumped it down. Best dual 18650 sqounker mass produced to date
Geekvape Gbox 200 - Might review it, might not. I haven’t tried it enough to judge temp control but with the lack of options out there it gets the job done
Best Starter Stuff
In no particular order
Joyetech ATOPACK Dolphin - a simple pod system with large capacity that worked well and good battery life
Vaptio C-II kit - a “Stick” mod and tank combo that felt like it was worth more then the price tag.
Smoking vapor mi-one - one of the 1st pod systems i’ve reviewed, it’s a tiny little guy with a good capacity and battery and took a wide variety of coils
Vaptio C-flat - review incoming on this eventually, but a simple juul-like pod system with refillable pods
Best Chips
Ok here me out on this, I know for many years the DNA chip has been the gold standard for chips in vaping, but I feel they’ve become a bit stagnant. They also only just made the DNA75C chip and it wasn’t anything special. I feel they’ve fallen behind. Sure yihi should get some recognition for the SX550J chip but it’s quite spendy, so i’m going a different route. For me the best chips of 2017 belong to vaporesso and aspire. Let me tell you why. When it comes to features, nobody packs more than them. Watt curve, power mode with preheat, good temp control, TCR modes, bypass modes, Buck/boost circuit, full wattage in temp mode, and the aspire also has an voltage mode as well. So you pack all those features and good performance into chips that can do 200 watts in dual battery configuration and sell them in a mod for under 50 bucks? Who else does that? The answer is nobody also a bit anecdotal but for companies that been around a long time, how often do you hear complaints or failures of their mods? Not very often either. So best chips of 2017 for me go to vaporesso and aspire. The mods being the skystar and revenger x, although the switcher appears it’ll perform the same as the revenger x as well.
