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The world of vaping is full of different kinds of devices that fit all sorts of niche wants and desires. However, the more we see people vape, the more we see them gravitate towards a specific kind of vaping device: a box mod.
Box mods are powerful, versatile devices, but they can be intimidating to unseasoned users. What are box mods, and how can you expect to use them with your favorite vaping materials?
What Is a Box Mod?
A box mod vape is a powerful battery that is meant to work with a wide variety of different vaping attachments. Most popularly, they are used with oil tanks, refillable accessories designed specifically for oil or e-juice vaping. The versatility of a box mod allows it to be used with far more accessories, and it’s common to see dry herb or concentrate vaping attachments.
In general, all you need to use a box mod is a compatible accessory of your choice, but the specifics of how a box mod shines will vary depending on what kind of attachment you’re using.
Box Mods and Attachment Compatibility
Before purchasing an attachment, you need to ensure your box mod is compatible with it. There are a few factors you need to check to ensure that the two will function together, including threading and power requirements.
Threading
Most box mods are designed with 510 threading, which is the de-facto universal standard of threading in the vaping world. Nearly all attachments will also have 510 threading, but there are exceptions.
Always make sure that the threading is compatible between the products.
Power Requirements
Once you know that an attachment will physically attach to a box mod, you need to ensure that the box mod fulfills the attachment’s power requirements. Some attachments have specific resistance requirements, while others are simply power-hungry.
Just because an attachment fits into a box mod doesn’t mean it will work appropriately. If you are unsure if the power requirements are compatible, reach out to the retailer or the manufacturers to make sure.
Box Mods and Oil Vaping
The most common style of vaping you’ll see with box mods is oil or e-juice vaping, specifically with oil tanks. Box mods provide a high-level of customization to allow your vaping experience to be configured exactly how you like it, and these different customizations can impact your oil vaping experience greatly.
Heat Variation
Most notably, box mods allow for a wide range of vaping temperatures. When vaping oil at low temperatures, less vapor is produced at a time, but the vapor is cooler and more flavorful. For those that love the taste of a specific e-juice, being able to vape at a low temperature is important to fully enjoy the flavor.
High temperature vaping creates a large amount of vapor in a short amount of time, allowing you to create huge vapor clouds. These hits are hotter and harsher, but they’ll pack a much stronger punch since you’re vaporizing so much oil at one time.
Variable Resistance
Not only do box mods allow for different temperature settings, but many also provide resistance variations to further customer your vaping experience. These settings are for more experienced vaping enthusiasts who may be using an oil tank that requires a specific level of resistance to properly heat.
High levels of resistance restrict how much power can flow at once, resulting in slow temperature changes, Low levels of resistance allow power to flow through all at once, which is great for a burst of power to create a huge cloud of vapor. Combining low resistance with a high-temperature setting will create giant plumes of vapor that enthusiasts often love.
Box Mods and Dry Herb Vaping
Dry herb attachments are growing increasingly more popular for box mods. They provide the precision heating control that allows you to enjoy the broad flavor spectrum that dry herb provides, and the large capacity batteries are perfect for tackling the notoriously power-hungry heating chambers.
You’ll still need a few accessories to make dry herb vaping work with a box mod, like a grinder. However, if you’ve already made a significant investment in a high-end box mod and don’t want to drop a lot of money on a dry herb vape pen, a dry herb attachment is a great compromise.
Box Mods and Concentrate Vaping
The large, powerful batteries found in box mods are a perfect pair with concentrate vaping. The heating coils of a wax pen get super-hot in order to vaporize your concentrate of choice, which box mods excel at. The variable heating choices are also a good pairing with concentrate vaping, though the temperature variations are much hotter than with dry herb or oil vaping.
Like with dry herb attachment, you’ll need a few extra accessories to vape wax with a box mod. Specifically, you need to be sure to have a dab tool, which is a small, slender pick designed to pick up small pieces of wax or concentrate. This will help you load not too little and not too much concentrate into the heating chamber.
Choosing a Box Mod
With the wide availability of options, it can feel overwhelming trying to choose a box mod for the first time. The best way to choose is to take a look at why you want a box mod. Are you interested in a large battery? Do you plan on vaping exclusively oil, or are you interested in dry herbs and concentrates as well? Do you have a preferred budget range?
After considering factors like these, start looking for options that are compatible. Once you have a variety of options, dig further and see which might be an ideal compromise for all the features you want in a box mod!
If you need further assistance, most brick-and-mortar and online retailers will take the time to go through quality options to make sure you get in a product that works well for you.