bottom line is I feel that although pen technology is not quite there, it's way close enough for me and the crowd I frequent. Discretion is very valuable since we spend a lot of time with other peoples families, and not everybody wants to explain to their kids what we are doing in the van.. Now we just stand right there in the tent or at the gathering a few feet removed, and get blasted... So, do some homework, and grab one for yourself... doesn't matter which one.
In my opinion and so I don't get in trouble, I will list a few that I think "you can't go wrong with".. you can do your own homework from there and decide which one best fits your needs..
Gentlemans, pricy, I think about 150 delivered, biggest benefit is it holds a lot, you can load .75 g and last a week..., has the kind of tank I prefer for stable oils, low resistance, low mounted ceramic, ss tube etc. I feel that this is the best cartridge system, some of the others have it too, noted below. The gentlemens looks to be nicely put together and has a nice graphic, etc..
Essential Oiler, same as above only a bit less pricy, delivered for about 130 us, comes with two complete pens. Has the "ideal" cartridge setup listed above, might be a bit more plain than the one above.
Atmos Raw, has top heating element, doesn't hold as much as gentelmans or the essential oiler, but still similar. Can be ordered for under 80 dollars and from what I can see other than the smaller payload should do the trick. It has the higher mounted element, similar to a gpen listed below.
Yukon's rig, if you can find it
80 bucks gets you two pens, both with the "ideal" cartridge and a couple extra goodies. Best deal if you can find it
he is not a retailer.
Ego C or ego A, good pricing, lots' of options for cartridges I think it's the A cartridge (look for the *A Pen*) with the top element glass style cartridge for stable oils, check first though. 130-150 US Retail
Note:
All of the above are based on the 510 series threading, and are pretty much interchangeable with each other. The best setup in my opinion is a low resistance, bottom mounted ceramic coil, with a stainless steel tube cartridge, all screwed into a 510 series battery such as the gentlemans, essential, or yukon models but don't get me wrong, the only real negative with the others listed above, is payload size.... There are several options available from pass through you can smoke and charge, to variable output... All should do the job in my opinion in most general cases..
Another option or two are the GPens. The first issue you will hear about is the parts and threads are not interchangeable with the more popular 510 series threads the kits above fit.. However, you can get a small adapter for a couple dollars if you want to and it's not a clunky big thing either, just a small ring. Another "downside?" is the standard GPen cartridge is for liquids or oils like ecig juice. To use the gpen effectively with stable oils you need to buy the glass and nail tank for an additional 50 bucks, it is basically the same as the top ceramic cartridges I noted for some of the kits above, and like the ones above, do the trick, small loads... . I got my kit with a couple extra glass sleeves (this is a weak spot, I have broken one in one month, $5 US). for under 150 US bought from a local brick and mortar operation I support. I have no issues with it at all, in fact, I love it and so do the others on my team.
I have not used the Cloud or the GPen Micro but I am well versed in these things, I have seen both myself, and talked to several friends who are pleased with theirs. You get two complete in the kit for about 130 US.
So, my opinion is if vaping will help you go out and just buy one.. As far as I am concerned although the technology is out there, and remembering anybody can get a lemon... I think on an entry level, any of the above units will do just fine for stable oils such as earwax, oil, or anything else suitable for dabbing...
HTH
Mr. Grimbo
In my opinion and so I don't get in trouble, I will list a few that I think "you can't go wrong with".. you can do your own homework from there and decide which one best fits your needs..
Gentlemans, pricy, I think about 150 delivered, biggest benefit is it holds a lot, you can load .75 g and last a week..., has the kind of tank I prefer for stable oils, low resistance, low mounted ceramic, ss tube etc. I feel that this is the best cartridge system, some of the others have it too, noted below. The gentlemens looks to be nicely put together and has a nice graphic, etc..
Essential Oiler, same as above only a bit less pricy, delivered for about 130 us, comes with two complete pens. Has the "ideal" cartridge setup listed above, might be a bit more plain than the one above.
Atmos Raw, has top heating element, doesn't hold as much as gentelmans or the essential oiler, but still similar. Can be ordered for under 80 dollars and from what I can see other than the smaller payload should do the trick. It has the higher mounted element, similar to a gpen listed below.
Yukon's rig, if you can find it
Ego C or ego A, good pricing, lots' of options for cartridges I think it's the A cartridge (look for the *A Pen*) with the top element glass style cartridge for stable oils, check first though. 130-150 US Retail
Note:
All of the above are based on the 510 series threading, and are pretty much interchangeable with each other. The best setup in my opinion is a low resistance, bottom mounted ceramic coil, with a stainless steel tube cartridge, all screwed into a 510 series battery such as the gentlemans, essential, or yukon models but don't get me wrong, the only real negative with the others listed above, is payload size.... There are several options available from pass through you can smoke and charge, to variable output... All should do the job in my opinion in most general cases..
Another option or two are the GPens. The first issue you will hear about is the parts and threads are not interchangeable with the more popular 510 series threads the kits above fit.. However, you can get a small adapter for a couple dollars if you want to and it's not a clunky big thing either, just a small ring. Another "downside?" is the standard GPen cartridge is for liquids or oils like ecig juice. To use the gpen effectively with stable oils you need to buy the glass and nail tank for an additional 50 bucks, it is basically the same as the top ceramic cartridges I noted for some of the kits above, and like the ones above, do the trick, small loads... . I got my kit with a couple extra glass sleeves (this is a weak spot, I have broken one in one month, $5 US). for under 150 US bought from a local brick and mortar operation I support. I have no issues with it at all, in fact, I love it and so do the others on my team.
I have not used the Cloud or the GPen Micro but I am well versed in these things, I have seen both myself, and talked to several friends who are pleased with theirs. You get two complete in the kit for about 130 US.
So, my opinion is if vaping will help you go out and just buy one.. As far as I am concerned although the technology is out there, and remembering anybody can get a lemon... I think on an entry level, any of the above units will do just fine for stable oils such as earwax, oil, or anything else suitable for dabbing...
HTH
Mr. Grimbo
