Mako or Lavatube

[zafox]

My trusty ego has finally given up the ghost, I need something with decent battery life and cheap (ish) spare batteries and have been looking at these two. Im an avid festival goer so I need to be able to carry enough batteries to last me 6 days at download fest later this year. Im open to other suggestions too ofc Oh and it needs to be able to withstand a mosh pit or two!

[DiscoDes]

Lavatube and 4 batteries.

[Deleted]

agree with des. or a battery mod so its not too expensive if it gets bust or lost

[zafox]

All the reviews Ive seen for the lavatube are great, my only concern is its construction, can it take a wallop or two?

[Deleted]

mine has not had a drop but i put a couple of rubber o rings top and bottom to absorb shock only good if it falls on it side tho

[dave]

The LT is quite sturdy, but of course there are a lot of electrics in its innards. If you want something totally bomb proof I would go for a single battery mod - they are virtually unbreakable.

Loads to choose from or look out for one on the classifieds.

[Gordy]

agree with Dave ...bomb proof i'd go with a mechanical mod but for price and 'features' the lavatube takes some beating

[zafox]

Recomendations for a mechanical then? It really needs to be bombproof when theres clumpers like me knocking around. something made of inch thick titanium or hewn from granite would probably be favourite.

[zafox]

Actually cancel that, just ordered a lavatube and 6 batteries, should keep me going for a while

[blakey]

Jan 30, 2012 20:05:11 GMT zafox said:

Actually cancel that, just ordered a lavatube and 6 batteries, should keep me going for a while

Should keep you going mate, on the original video review a guy was throwing his lavatube around the room and onto a hard floor and when he picked it up again it worked just fine. They are tough little VV mods

[Perpetua]

Jan 30, 2012 20:05:11 GMT zafox said:

Actually cancel that, just ordered a lavatube and 6 batteries, should keep me going for a while

Good decision Zafox . . . the Mako Maksi, although very nice, is what I'd call a 'handbag' type mod.

[zafox]

Now, can I get my juice in 1l bottles? Im sure Im gonna end up passing the damn thing round all the time

[Perpetua]

Lol . . . I can see you being very popular that's for sure, so best go prepared Zafox.

[Deleted]

Now there's a thought a 1 ltr tank

[Anne (fuzzy)]

Jan 30, 2012 18:57:42 GMT zafox said:

Recomendations for a mechanical then? It really needs to be bombproof when theres clumpers like me knocking around. something made of inch thick titanium or hewn from granite would probably be favourite.

I've accidentally dropped my LT loads of times, or it's fallen over and rolled off my desktop and there's not a dent or a scratch on it.