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As per the thread title, for your perusal is the Vapor Storm Trip kit, kindly sent over by Ella over @Sourcemore
https://www.sourcemore.com/vapor-storm-trip-vape-kit.html
On to VS’ latest kit the “Trip” consisting of a dual 18650, 200w capable mod and the updated Hawk tank, now the creatively named trip tank. The kit will be available in 4 colours, black, silver, blue and red
In the box,
trip mod, trip tank, 2 mesh coils, tank spares, bubble glass, usb cable and a manual
Starting up top of the trip tank is a delrin 510 fitment tip, secured by an oring on the tip
Under the tip is the slide to fill, top fill, the top section is also the very short chimney section, securing to your coil
Finally your base which holds the 0.2 supplied mesh coils, single mesh strip, the base also has the dual cyclops style airflow holes, with slight knurling on the afc
Now I’ve tried a few sub tanks in my time, especially looking at a few of these kits, I have to say this isn’t up there with the better options available these days, it feels like an afterthought tbh. The look of it basic at best and the blue doesn’t match the mod, which should really be a given if you’re going to make them a kit. The flavour is passable, you will have to put at least 60w through them I found, even though the recommended watts are 20 - 80, it’s not going to have you selling all your other gear and purely using these by any means, a back up at most. On to the worst part, the noise this makes, whistles of multiple different pitches, really quite amazing how you can get it to make so many different sounds, these can be slightly lessened by reducing the power of your inhale and cutting the airflow down half way, but doesn’t really do too much
The Trip mod itself, 200w capable, dual 18650 of a combination of what VS say is an “aerometal” safe to say that’s a grade of aluminium shell, which according to them is cnc milled and pc internals. This combination makes the mod extremely lightweight weighing only 90g without cells, along with being rather small 85mm tall x 51mm wide and 26mm thick
Up top is the centralised 510 held in place with 3 screws
Down the face of the mod is the power button, under which is the screen 0.9 inch oled, 2 adjustment buttons and the usb, all the buttons being the same material and finish of the mod
As said the 0.9 oled is your screen with the standard layout, the UI is very simple to use as their board is very simplistic in design, holding the up & down buttons will make the top right of the screen highlight, then you can select your prefered mode. There is the standard NI200, TI & SS tc functions along with a TCR mode , custom curve and bypass
It will also fire down to 0.06 in standard power mode
Also has your standard protections a ten second puff cutoff, low voltage, reverse battery & overheat
Battery tray is accessed by taking off the back door which is held in place with 2 magnets, battery orientation is marked on the tray
The Trip mod, I know what you’re thinking in terms of it’s look, it looks like a suitcase, right? That was my first thought when I saw this and apparently that’s what they were going for, hence the name as well. The looks aside, personal preference and all, I really like the feel of this mod in the hand, the anodised ali case is great,it has a nice texture to it, it’s definitely a nicer material than the standard zinc alloy. It also makes it extremely lightweight also a plus or negative depending how you like your mods. The centralised 510 I have had zero issues with, the only negative being that the biggest atties that sit flush will be 24mm, couple of mm extra would have been better.
The battery door fits well with no movement, however the battery tray itself is a little tight fitting, snagging a battery wrap, so one to watch out for, sure this will loosen up over time
The board performs well, has some punchy power delivery and the UI is easy to navigate, but I wouldn’t recommend this for the settings, straight power? Then yeah, but there are other boards more capable at the other settings and the settings you can change are quite hard see due to them only being a part of the the main screen
All in all, I enjoyed using the mod alot, I definitely think they can work on this to, as a base to make something that bit better next time, hoping they stick with the Ali. A nice lightweight, well made, simple to use mod, that packs the punchy power. The tank, not so much, so many choices on that front though, just doesn’t deliver
Cheers for reading & thanks again to Ella over
@Sourcemore
Oh and I’ll give this kit away here on this thread, kind of a bonus for anyone who reads these, really appreciate it, usual fashion drop your names on a list
https://www.sourcemore.com/vapor-storm-trip-vape-kit.html
On to VS’ latest kit the “Trip” consisting of a dual 18650, 200w capable mod and the updated Hawk tank, now the creatively named trip tank. The kit will be available in 4 colours, black, silver, blue and red
In the box,
trip mod, trip tank, 2 mesh coils, tank spares, bubble glass, usb cable and a manual
Starting up top of the trip tank is a delrin 510 fitment tip, secured by an oring on the tip
Under the tip is the slide to fill, top fill, the top section is also the very short chimney section, securing to your coil
Finally your base which holds the 0.2 supplied mesh coils, single mesh strip, the base also has the dual cyclops style airflow holes, with slight knurling on the afc
Now I’ve tried a few sub tanks in my time, especially looking at a few of these kits, I have to say this isn’t up there with the better options available these days, it feels like an afterthought tbh. The look of it basic at best and the blue doesn’t match the mod, which should really be a given if you’re going to make them a kit. The flavour is passable, you will have to put at least 60w through them I found, even though the recommended watts are 20 - 80, it’s not going to have you selling all your other gear and purely using these by any means, a back up at most. On to the worst part, the noise this makes, whistles of multiple different pitches, really quite amazing how you can get it to make so many different sounds, these can be slightly lessened by reducing the power of your inhale and cutting the airflow down half way, but doesn’t really do too much
The Trip mod itself, 200w capable, dual 18650 of a combination of what VS say is an “aerometal” safe to say that’s a grade of aluminium shell, which according to them is cnc milled and pc internals. This combination makes the mod extremely lightweight weighing only 90g without cells, along with being rather small 85mm tall x 51mm wide and 26mm thick
Up top is the centralised 510 held in place with 3 screws
Down the face of the mod is the power button, under which is the screen 0.9 inch oled, 2 adjustment buttons and the usb, all the buttons being the same material and finish of the mod
As said the 0.9 oled is your screen with the standard layout, the UI is very simple to use as their board is very simplistic in design, holding the up & down buttons will make the top right of the screen highlight, then you can select your prefered mode. There is the standard NI200, TI & SS tc functions along with a TCR mode , custom curve and bypass
It will also fire down to 0.06 in standard power mode
Also has your standard protections a ten second puff cutoff, low voltage, reverse battery & overheat
Battery tray is accessed by taking off the back door which is held in place with 2 magnets, battery orientation is marked on the tray
The Trip mod, I know what you’re thinking in terms of it’s look, it looks like a suitcase, right? That was my first thought when I saw this and apparently that’s what they were going for, hence the name as well. The looks aside, personal preference and all, I really like the feel of this mod in the hand, the anodised ali case is great,it has a nice texture to it, it’s definitely a nicer material than the standard zinc alloy. It also makes it extremely lightweight also a plus or negative depending how you like your mods. The centralised 510 I have had zero issues with, the only negative being that the biggest atties that sit flush will be 24mm, couple of mm extra would have been better.
The battery door fits well with no movement, however the battery tray itself is a little tight fitting, snagging a battery wrap, so one to watch out for, sure this will loosen up over time
The board performs well, has some punchy power delivery and the UI is easy to navigate, but I wouldn’t recommend this for the settings, straight power? Then yeah, but there are other boards more capable at the other settings and the settings you can change are quite hard see due to them only being a part of the the main screen
All in all, I enjoyed using the mod alot, I definitely think they can work on this to, as a base to make something that bit better next time, hoping they stick with the Ali. A nice lightweight, well made, simple to use mod, that packs the punchy power. The tank, not so much, so many choices on that front though, just doesn’t deliver
Cheers for reading & thanks again to Ella over
@Sourcemore
Oh and I’ll give this kit away here on this thread, kind of a bonus for anyone who reads these, really appreciate it, usual fashion drop your names on a list