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Best Vape Mods - Box Mods, Squonk Mods
This list will cover all sorts of the best vape mods - single and multiple battery regulated mods, box mods, squonk mods (regulated and bypass), tube mods and more.
Best Vape Mod for Clouds
Geekvape Aegis Legend 200W TC Box Mod
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Best All Around Vape Mod
VooPoo Drag 2 177W TC Box Mod
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Best Single Battery Vape Mod
Vaporesso Armour Pro 100w
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Best Internal Battery Vape Mod
OBS Cube 80W Box Mod
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Best Regulated Tube Mod
Teslacigs Punk 86W Regulated Tube Mod
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Best Lightweight Vape Mod
Augvape VX200 Vape Mod / Vape Starter Kit
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Best Dual Battery Squonk Mod
DOVPO Topside 200W Squonk Mod
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Best Single Battery Squonk Mod
Dovpo Topside 90W Squonk Box Mod
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Best High End Vape Mod
Yihi SX Mini G Class 200w TC
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Best Temperature Controlled Box Mod
Lost Vape Paranormal DNA250C 200w TC
box mods for clouds
If you are wanting to blow huge clouds there are tons of choices out there that will satisfy. Most modern mods will be able to give a nice plume of vapor to one degree or another. There are a few features that we want to find in the mod if we are just looking for huge clouds.
Features we want in a mod for blowing clouds:
We want to pair our cloud mod with a vape tank with good airflow for taking deep direct lung hits, a lower ohm, high surface area coil build and a high vg juice.
Two battery mods are the most common out there and are probably the best pick for most people. Having two batteries allow for decent battery life and moderately high wattages.
The Augvape VTEC 1.8 is the update to the fantastic race inspired V200 mod with several improvements but the same great form factor and firing button.
Augvape's VTEC 1.8 is the update to the V200 mod that gets its design inspiration from the Honda VTEC race engines. This is a powerful 200W, dual 18650 device that is easy and fun to use.
Tanks up 26mm fit perfectly up top on the slightly raised, centrally located 510 pin and plate. 28mm tanks will fit but will have a slight gap due to the raised plate.
On the front is a very easy to read, simplified display with dual battery indicators that is bright enough to see in direct light but won't blind you in the dark due to the placement and hand position.
The best thing about the V200 is even better on the VTEC 1.8 -- the form factor and firing button. It has a rectangular shape and has the firing button right above the display which feels great to hold and is a joy use.
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The Augvape VX200 is a high powered dual 18650 box mod constructed from lightweight, strong ABS plastics and comes with three disposable mesh tanks.
The Augvape VX200 is a small form factor, high powered dual 18650 box mod constructed from durable ABS and PC plastics that may be one of the lightest mods on the market.
Augvape paired the VX200 mod with three disposable Jewel kanthal mesh subohm tanks, which perform quite well, making this a high performing, lightweight and resilient vape kit.
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The GeekVape Blade is a fast firing, lightweight, durable, 235W two battery mod that uses the AS chip and is built from an aircraft grade polymer.
The GeekVape Blade vape is a quality two battery box mod kit that features the versatile and fast firing AS chipset.
The body of the Blade is made from an aircraft grade polymer (PPS), giving the mod durability, a lighter weight and an interesting tactile sensation that isn't slippery.
The 510 platform has a 25mm diameter and the pin is spring loaded. The mod has rounded edges with a curved top and bottom on the front. This curve gives it the mod an interesting look but limits the diameter of atomizer to 25mm without overhang.
On the back side, the battery door has prominent, stylized venting and is secured by four strong magnets with no rattle or looseness.
This mod is able to use 3 types of batteries for lots of choice on power: 18650, 20700 and 21700. The sled is prefit for 20700/21700 with a secure fit on both. To use 18650s, GeekVape includes a tray that adapts the battery sled to size.
Overall, the GeekVape Blade is comfortable, performant mod that is fast firing and easy to use with a slew of battery options.
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The Smok GX 2/4 APV (advanced personal vaporizer) box mod seems to be the spiritual successor to the Alien 220W. It is stylish, well designed, and powerful.
When the Alien was first released it was received extremely well. It was the everyday workhorse mod for a large number of vapers including myself. This mod has become started to take over that spot.
It has the ability to fire up to 350W when using four batteries and 220W in two battery mode. The mod features a slim profile squeeze or front firing bar that is natural feeling to depress.
Smok bills the GX2/4 as the smallest two battery mods on the market and when in 4 battery mode it isn't much bigger than some three battery mods.
If you are looking for a powerful mod that is also easy to use and also looks attractive, this may be the mod for you.
The VOOPOO DRAG 157W TC box mod features the GENE chip and is a absolute beast. The Drag looks great and performs just as good as it looks. It is a fast firing, hard hitting, high powered mod for variable wattage and TC modes.
The VOOPOO DRAG 157W TC box mod features the GENE chip and is a absolute beast. The Drag, a dual 18650 box mod, hits like a champ and has a sleek, classic box mod look with all the most up to date features and safety protections.
The GENE chip has received accolades from vapers every where and for good reason. This chip is state of the art for vape mod technology.
Not only can it do everything a high end chip such as the DNA chip found on super expensive mods can do but it is one of the fastest firing and most powerful chips around.
The Drag is highly power efficient with a chip efficiency rating of 95% which translates into accurate and reliable power output regardless of whether the mod is in wattage or temperature control mode.
This mod has a smart VW (variable wattage) that can recommend the ideal output for the attached atomizer and can easily adjust. It even has a SUPER mode that activates between 130W and 157W for high wattage vapers.
Complimenting its slim, classic two battery design, the Drag also features a simplified display. This simplification makes the menu navigation take a little more effort than mods that feature displays on the mod face making this mod a bit difficult for new vapers but if you have been around mods a little bit you will fall in love.
Voopoo really went all out on the build quality of this mod. It is made from what seems like a solid piece of high quality stainless steel which give the mod a bit of heft and sturdy feel. The sides of the mod features on one side stylized laser etched DRAG and the other is a carbon fiber panel.
With a atomizer resistance range of 0.05 ohm to 3.0 ohm, high power output and a full featured and accurate temperature control and very fast firing this mod is a good fit for the vaper looking for strong performance.
The Cylon is a two battery mod built around the Ant218 chip is a fast firing mod that supports all the standard temperature control including TCR, has lots of power, a large color screen and a big firing button.
The Smoant Cylon is a dual 18650 218W box mod that is fast firing with strong performance from the Ant218 v2 chipset, is easy to use and comfortable to hold as well as fire.
On the top of the mod, the spring loaded 510 is firm and well secured by a perfectly flush, wide, surrounding top plate.
The central placement of the 510 pin is fantastic and enables the use of very wide diameter tanks, up to 30mm with no overhang or aesthetic issues!
The 18650 batteries are bottom loading and the battery door is utilizes a slide and lock system, which is easy to secure but may be a little on the loose side.
The color screen is large and bright. This mod has a very easy to use menu system with a lot of options. During regular usage mode, the display has multiple layouts including a simple display with a changeable wallpaper and a second display with a speedometer design that looks cool and is fun.
This mod has a comfortable hand feel and a large fire button on the side of the device for index finger firing.
Overall, the Smoant Cylon is a comfortable, two battery mod with great performance, particularly for variable wattage vapers.
The Battlestar was the first breakthrough mod for Smoant in to the wider vaping market and found lots of success. The Battlestar has remained a huge hit with vapers thanks to its fast firing, easy use and unique shape.
The Smoant Battlestar was first released back in the second half of 2016 and has been one of the vape community's favorite two battery mods ever since. It is powerful, feels good in the hand and is good looking.
Able to handle down to 0.1ohms, this mod is fast firing and is able to handle pretty much any build. The Battlestar with go up to 200w in wattage mode but can also handle nichrome, titanium and three types of stainless steel in temperature control mode. It even has TCR for a more custom TC experience.
It was the first two battery mod to feature the faux triangle shape that has become something of a trend. This shape gives it a comfortable hand feel and is easy to fire with the finger or thumb depending on positioning.
The Minikin V2 is a good two battery touch screen mod that has a great hand feel and a large fire button.
Best Dual Battery Regulated Squonk Mod
Dovpo Topside 200W Squonk Mod
Best Single Battery Regulated Squonk Box Mod
Dovpo Topside 90W Regulated Squonk Box Mod
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Best Single Battery Unregulated Squonk Mod
Wotofo x MikeVapes Recurve 80W Squonk Mod
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Best Affordable Dual Battery Squonk Kit
Smoant Battlestar Squonker 200w
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Best Single Battery Regulated Squonk Mod Kit
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Augvape x MassMods S2 is a compact squonk powered by a single 18650 that has MOSFET protection and is perfect for single coil flavor chasing.
Augvape and Mass Mods collaboration has yielded the S2 squonk mod -- a compact single battery squonk mod that includes a full size juice bottle with a 8.5 ml capacity.
As every experienced builder can tell you, the big problem with mech vaping is the lack of low ohm protections that can lead to big problems.
This device is powered with a high amperage 18650 battery and has built in MOSFET protection for a smarter mech mod that fires builds down to 0.2 ohm but no lower! The MOSFET board is also protected by a water-resistant coating for additional safety.
The S2 is compact but ergonomic with an internal housing area just big enough for the battery and the full size squonk bottle. The battery door is secured by a magnetic door with a cutout large enough to get in a good press with a finger but not the side of your thumb (on purpose or accident).
Up top is plenty of space for any standard size RDA but the mod is best when paired with a single coil capable RDA. On the front is a huge fire button that is easy to fire with the index finger.
The Augvape S2 is a great single battery squonk mod for the vaper looking for a flavor chasing mech mod with some safety mechanisms that doesn't compromise on performance.
Wotofo has paired up with MikeVapes to release the Recurve Squonk mod; a very comfortable and easy to use unregulated single battery device with modern safety features.
The Recurve Squonk Box Mod is a straight forward, unregulated (direct power) single battery device with a PCB that provides all the safety features anyone could want. Mech style vaping and the peace of mind of regulated box mods.
This squonk box has a reassuring heft and has a rubberized surface and a highly ergonomic form factor that provides an excellent hand feel.
With a large, clicky fire button and ample, easy squeeze bottle, using an RDA is made convenient.
smaller mod in hand
When you are quitting smoking with an ecig the mod you want to get is probably different than the mod you want for giant plumes of vapor. New vapers are typically current smokers or recent ex-smokers are looking to fill the role that traditional cigarettes left behind. The feeling of warm vaper being pulled into your mouth before inhaling, tickling the back of the throat. This is known as mouth to lung (MTL) vaping.
New vapers are usually well suited to get a mod that fits with a tank that ends up performing similar to a cig, even if you don't get the tobacco flavor or lingering smoke smell! The type mod that we would recommend to beginners and ex-smokers would have a few features in common.
We would like the mod to be small and portable for a few reasons. It is probably going to be an accessory that is going to go everywhere; car, work, restaurant patio, etc. Being small it would be easy to be more stealthy or fit mostly in your hand. Since size is important it probably will only take a single battery or have a built in battery as we would see in a vape starter kit.
It should also have some built in safety features like battery or firing protections as well as power on/off that isn't easy to trigger accidentally. For example the innokin coolfire pictured above has an actual on / off switch at the base but most modern mods have a button sequence built in for turning it on and off.
Mods for quitting smoking are best with a vape tank with controllable airflow for mouth to lung style hits and a higher PG juice, (70/30 PG/VG) to get that familiar throat hit. The nicotine level is probably going to need to be higher for recent ex-smokers to be comparable to cigs and can be dropped from there.
A mod, at is basic level, is a device that supplies power from batteries to an atomizer in an effort to vaporizer the juice. When e-cigarettes first came on to the market they were simply a battery and a fire button.
mech mod vs modern box mod
Mech mods are still a battery holder (often just a metal tube) and some way to complete the circuit to heat the element. These mods are pretty out dated and just supply raw power to your atomizer; giving you no control.
These mech mods are so simple they are actually safety free. There are no protections provided by the device as seen on newer consumer minded devices. More modern devices are considered to be regulated devices.
Modern vaping now uses similar devices as the old ones but now have integrated circuitry to provide the vaper with a lot more control over the experience with control over not only the power supplied (as voltage) but wattage and now temperature control.
Regulated mods provide a far superior vape experience since the control over the coil is available. These regulated mods are far safer to use as well since there are built in protections for common hazards such as atomizer short circuits.
Read our Vaping 101: Battery Safety guide to get more details on battery safety with unregulated and regulated mods as well as preventing shorts.
Most modern devices have most of these options built in and are selectable from the control menu on your mod. As each device is different consult the user manual for directions on how to adjust the settings.
Variable wattage (vw) and variable voltage (vv) modes are primarily used when the coil is comprised of kanthal wire builds. Kanthal wire builds and variable wattage mode is the tried and true setup for most hobbiest vapers.
While there are a few more simple regulated mods that are just one setting, supplying a constant voltage, essentially all devices on the market that have a display screen have modes to control at least wattage and voltage levels. These two modes work in concert.
twisted coil build on ohm meter
The vaper can adjust one of the settings, usually the wattage to control how much power is supplied to the atomizer. Most experienced vapers adjust the wattage based on the resistance (ohms) of the wire used in the atomizer.
The higher the resistance the lower the wattage required and higher wattage required for lower ohms.
Temperature control (TC) is a little more complex than simple wattage/voltage adjustments. When using temperature control, the vaper is looking to control how hot the wire actually gets when being fired. This can help prevent situations where the juice gets too hot and starts to taste different, burned or giving dry hits.
This feature however requires certain types of wire to be used. When TC is used, the temp control mode being used has to match the type of wire used in the coil.
Common wire types for TC builds are nickel, titanium, stainless steel and even traditional kanthal wire. Always make sure your device can handle the material you are using for your coil and you are using the correct mode!
Sub-ohm vaping is really another phrase in my mind for cloud chasing. Everyone likes huge clouds and getting huge clouds has more to do with your atomizer than your mod except that your mod has to be capable of firing a lower resistance build.
When people say sub-ohm what they really are referring to is lower ohm resistance on their coil build. Under 1 ohm traditionally but .15-.30 ohm builds are quite common. A number of mods can handle all the way down to .05 ohms when in temperature control mode.
Be aware that 'sub-ohm tanks' are now understood to mean tanks that have low-ohm coil insert packs.
Keep in mind that ohms measures electronic resistance in the wire; meaning the lower the rating the more electrons can move through the wire at the same time. This translates directly into build heating up faster. Some common builds that take advantage of lower ohm resistances can range from:
Essentially all recent manufacture regulated devices are capable of sub-ohm vaping to one degree or another. When selecting your mod keep in mind that you want to be able to actually use the build you are going for with your atomizer.
Squonking is a style of vaping that uses specially designed vape box mod with a squeezable e-liquid reservoir installed to feed and RDA or RDTA from the bottom instead of dripping juice into the atomizer from the top.
A Squonk mod or squonk box mod is a specific type of vape box mod, either regulated or unregulated, that has an enclosed vape juice reservoir inside of the box that can be squeezed to feed juice into the atomizer (typically RDA) from the bottom. An RDA that is capable of pairing with a squonk mod is often labeled as BF or bottom feed.