Vandy Vape Swell kit
Jealousy....’tis but a cruel mistress, and a real man would not let such a childish and irrational emotion take him over. A real man would be thankful for what he has, he would see his life as perfect for him, and count his blessings on a daily basis for what he has, indeed, been blessed with. He would go so far as to sit alone, quietly, deep in thought, contemplating the complexities of his own personal life, marvelling at the incredible and fortunate series of 'pot luck' events which have led him to a place which makes him feel like he has somehow been 'chosen' to live a life so abundant with happiness and joy.....so much so in fact.... that he would almost feel guilty for living it...and would be incredibly thankful for the opportunity to do so..
Am I a real man?.....Would I allow the spindly fingers of dark thoughts to creep inside my manly brain and tickle the scrotum of the infamous green eyed monster as I start my daily routine of making a fresh coffee, sitting at the window gazing outside upon my own Mancunian concrete suburbia, perusing social media to see what's going on in the world of people...most of whom....I've never met....as they post pictures of their breakfast, or their dogs wearing baby Yoda outfits....or indeed...pictures of their own early morning suburban view, with captions such as 'Nice view of a dog turd on a brick wall this morning'...or ....'Beautiful cloudy grey sky above my overgrown back yard on a wet Wednesday morning before I drag myself out for my mundane daily grind of sitting in traffic for 2 hours to drive a mile and a half'? No....such beautiful compositions would not taint my usual joyous outlook on life first thing in the morning, nor would it have me doubting my own life choices regarding the location I have chosen to spend the entirety of my life...
But then there's Tony.....Tony likes photography and he's also quite partial to taking pictures of his own miserable existence, whilst stuck in a particularly mundane and uninspiring part of the world ....
Just awful.....all that sand getting in places where it has no business being, nothing to look at other than open seas, sandy beaches and blue skies...how someone could actually live in such squalor is utterly beyond me. Give me the dulcet red tones of clay bricks and the pure white monotony of the skies of Manchester any day....now that's heaven right there....damp air and 'nothingy' bland weather.
So...it really is quite remarkable that Tony actually managed to draw inspiration from this unfortunate lacklustre location of his when designing his latest vape kit, and until I spoke to him about it recently I just presumed he'd named it sarcastically as he looked out of his own window and gazed upon the eye torturing shit-hole that he was forced to reside in....
But no....apparently...this isn't the case (shrugs)....who knew?
Shall we?
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Welcome back my colossally cloudy cretinous crew, back again with....thankfully....something a little more familiar. I have to admit, I have been more impressed than I thought I was going to be with the little kits I've been reviewing lately, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little relieved to jump back on the high power, dual battery train again....so much so in fact, that today's offering isn't even new. It was actually released last summer, but it's one of those kits which has sat in the back of my mind, as I pondered over whether I'd dig it or not.....and why?....Well....because I'm really not a fan of plastic mods, never have been - and that's exactly what this is.
However, plastic or not....there's a little more going on with the kit I am reviewing today than meets the eye, and when the 'Tony' in question is none other than that lovable vaping Ewok, 'Mr Vapor trail' himself, Tony Brittan, AKA 'Tony B' ....you can't not be intrigued ....because if you have ever wondered what happened to all the Ewoks after Return of the Jedi.....well....one of them moved to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and became one of the most influential vape video reviewers on the planet....so....'Tony'....is as knowledgeable about vaping, as he used be about throwing rocks at Storm Troopers..
Hmm....that may well be a poor analogy...
Anyhoo.....maybe it's high time I simply shut my whore mouth and cracked on with the job at hand....so....courtesy of my long standing/suffering friends over at Sourcemore , it gives me great pleasure to show you all my Swell.....
Wait...that doesn't sound right at all.....
From the mystical mind of Tony B, coupled with the witchcraft and fuckery of Vandy Vape, I present to you the Vandy Vape Swell Kit
Much better...
The Lowdown
The Vandy Vape Swell kit consists of the Swell mod which is dual 18650, can deliver a quite random - yet still more than acceptable 188w of power, has all the bells and whistles you can expect from an up to date device, and is paired with the Swell tank- a 24mm, relatively bog standard mesh sub ohm tank that houses 3.5ml of liquid in it's little belly, jumping to 4.5ml with the included bubble glass.
On the surface....that's what you get. You could pick this thing up straight out of the box, pop your batteries in, fill the tank, and be on your very merry vapey way instantly....easy peasy lemon tart...squeezy.
But...
Believe me when I tell you....that yes....this may be very much a 'plug and play' kit which looks and performs similarly to a thousand kits before it...
But you'd be very much mistaken if you thought for a second....that there was anything indeed..'basic'....about the Swell Kit, and for all you lucky readers out there....I'm about to tell you why...excited?
Rude...
Firstly, there's the construction of the Swell mod, yes...it's plastic, but don't let yourself think of that as a 'cheap to make' cop out, because it's not just plastic. It's actually made from a mix of ABS nylon, fibreglass and other materials to keep it light and durable, and it is light too....a real featherweight contender, standing on the scales at a little under 107 grams without batteries and tank.
You do, of course, get Vandy Vape's signature over branding down one side. Some people have an issue with this kind of thing, but hey...who are we to judge? I personally don't mind it so much..
And then there's the side panels...
Not content with making these...of which there are two....out of the same material as the rest of the device, no....these are made out of G10, an incredibly durable material usually reserved for much ...MUCH higher end devices, as well a wealth of other uses....trust me, it's massively overkill but this doesn't mean it isn't appreciated.....and I gotta add, with the 'chiseled' appearance on the one I received, the G10 actually feels like stone...love that.
