Ubik by KeroZen Customs

Introducing Ubik

After much time spent in design, testing and refinements, I’m pleased to finally present my first portable dry herbs vaporizer model: Ubik.

Ubik is on-demand, full convection, unregulated yet electronically-enhanced, battery powered, with a clear focus on taste, ease of use, elegance and even extraction.

Ubik is custom-made to order and handcrafted by myself in Paris, France.

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Ubik comes in two sizes and many aspects of it can be customized.

For a more in-depth presentation, I invite you to read this thorough blog post:

https://kerozen.abeem.eu/creations/2026/so-what-exactly-is-ubik/

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These six classic French woods, all from sustainable PEFC certified forests, will be offered at the same lower price, while rarer species and exotics will cost extra.

If you want to learn more about these six species, you can read this other blog post:

https://kerozen.abeem.eu/species/2026/discover-the-french-classics/

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As for briefly introducing myself: my name is Alex. Some of you might remember me as an FC veteran, where I reviewed quite my share of vapes and beta-tested for many brands back in the days.

I had the chance of being part of the Z-team when Ryan launched the Zion and later the Milaana. I helped Dave of MistVape a bit when he launched the MVT and then the Imp/Impcognito, also beta-tested Alan’s iHeat… I was present right from the start when Dan launched the Nomad and I’m the proud owner of the 7th unit produced.

I was also very active around the DIY 510 attachments threads (and the DIY section in general) and experimented with tons of custom designs, which did not necessarily come into fruition until now, but they gave me a considerable experience and led to Ubik.

All of this just to state that I’m not exactly coming from nowhere heh! :upside_down_face:

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The waiting list will open in a short while, with no purchase obligation until your name gets called and committed to a specific production batch, you can opt-out at any time, no questions asked.

Since they are handcrafted and I’m working alone, demand will undoubtedly exceed my production capacity at first. But at this point and counting all prototypes, I already built 36 units in total, and I’m still improving and streamlining my processes as I go but you can consider it as a ready product.

They have been tested and validated by a group of trusted people (collectively known as “The K-Team”, a nod to the good old RBT days) and the feedback so far has been great, Ubik is ready for prime time!

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You can find links to various means to contact me on other social media at the bottom of my blog pages. And I will be of course active on this very forum to answer all questions you might have and share with you.

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These look amazing @KeroZen I’m definitely interested

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Could you share battery life and some other pictures of chamber and air paths

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That looks really pretty! Looking forward to more info and especially pricing since I’m pretty stocked up and feel a bit burned (no pun intended) on one or two high dollar items this year.

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I’m interested. They look really beautiful.

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:eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: … … … :eyes: :eyes: what will be the process for getting on the waiting list?

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Man those are super clean, the handmade wooden segment is getting competitive. Beautiful design.

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These look great!

If possible put me down for the Sycamore/maple!

If this is not proper order procedure, please advise!

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You need to contact the maker directly

Alright that one is a mouthful, but I can hardly be more transparent than that!

https://kerozen.abeem.eu/workshop/2026/the-emperor-wears-no-clothes/

Should answer all questions you guys might have around the vapor path and materials used.

As for the battery life, it’s hard to say. I’m getting a similar number of sessions compared to my Milaana or Impcognito, and perhaps slightly less than my Nomad. But I tend to take A LOT of smaller hits, so I might not be super representative.

Yet some of the testers enjoying fewer but larger hits reported similar bowl counts…

Evidently 21700’s have much longer run-time, up to close to two times the number of sessions per charge. The new breed of tabless 5000mAh cells (50XG, 50PL, JP50 etc) are quite impressive already.

In next batch I’ll try a slight modification that could maybe allow the use of the even more recent breed of 6000mAh cells, but at the moment they are not supported since their cans are all slightly over-specs.

By the way I just posted my quarterly cells recommendations and they could apply to other vapes employing standard lithium-ion cells. Chinese brands are finally taking the lead and beat the Taiwanese e-Moli!

https://kerozen.abeem.eu/guidelines/2026/official-battery-cells-recommendations-q3-2026/

But on good 18650’s I’m getting 3 strong bowls. On the 4th bowl I noticeably need to hold the trigger for longer but it gets there. The 5th session if it completes feels usually quite pushy, especially on the medium power heater but less on the high one. But if using 2500 or 2000mAh cells that 5th session might trigger the low voltage cut-off already.

On good 21700’s I’m getting 6 strong bowls and the 7th requires more button time. Could go to 8. I think I managed to do 10 once but maybe I was doing smaller bowls.

@Fangorn @LBKomp how many are you guys getting in practice? Fangorn swaps his cells super early, he’s pretty conservative with them. While I tend to discharge them more fully. In all cases the low voltage protection prevents ever reaching any low voltage that might damage the cell (cuts around 3V under load while modern cells are manufacturer-specified to 2.5V discharge)

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As for the waiting list it will open soon. The thing is, I wanted to avoid the drop model at all costs, since to me it feels like asking people to compete in a rats race.

But when I will open the list there will undoubtedly be a rush which would yield a similar outcome…

So I don’t know, it is possible that there will be a window announced in advance, say of a given number of days. Then that window would close, and I could randomize all names who joined in that period. Sounds rather fair for everyone to me, and no time-zone difference problems, what do you guys think?

And afterwards it would work like a regular queue, first in first out.

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your rodeo on the list/window.. i’d suggest/like you mention collecting email addresses and using radom generator for the order of who is in which spot 1 through x etc

Not sure when the window for the email lists should be but i guess that depends on how many you think you can make in reasonable time to then do another window/email list or something.

either way, please drop whatever important info pertaining to getting on the list in this thread please

your device looks outstanding and the detail in your blog posts are immaculate and i have faith you are making kickass devices

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From a fairness perspective a limited signup then a lottery sounds great. Given the issues of a first come first served model in terms of time zone when the email is sent or people unable to respond right away because of work or whatever, allowing a chance to anyone willing to preorder a pricey (presumably) new product is extremely fair. Otherwise, only people who set up an ai agent to respond instantly will get in (because we all know that will happen - if not this time, then soon).

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congrats, buddy…this is dope and looks beautiful!

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How about all of us that show interest in posts so far get first dibs :sweat_smile:

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Oops…
I meant to reply, and then… I didn’t…

I do have a particular habit, actually…

Generally, with all my vaporizers, I run 3–4 sessions before swapping out the batteries.
That usually keeps performance levels consistent.
Plus, I don’t live in a castle, so my batteries are never far away.

But for my Ubik tests, I tried a different approach.
At first, I’d stop after 3 sessions with the Ubik because, halfway through the fourth, you have to hold the button down a bit longer.
At KeroZen’s request, I tried changing my habits for the Ubik.

And over time, without even realizing it, I ended up doing 4 or even 5 sessions.
Sessions 4 and 5 do require holding the button a little longer, but in the end, the AVB still matches the desired level of extraction.

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Can only, and wanna chime in: This looks really beautiful, well thought out and I love the transparency and presentation so far.

Excited for that list to open and even a little more for that price tag :eyes: :slight_smile:

Anyway, all the best and :crossed_fingers: for a smooth first rollout :+1:

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This presentation is so transparent…it’s actually messing with me, because now I am hesitating to wait the 6000 mAH version lol

Just to clarify, you have the 18650 version or the 21700 version? I’m guessing the 18650. If the 21700 version can get a similar number of bowls as the Frolic that’d be great. I’m hoping for 8+.

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I have the 18650 version.

As I said, I get between 3 and 4–5 sessions out of my nearly new Molicel P30B batteries.
I take a lot of draws during each session.
For the 21700 version, you’d have to ask @labetkomp

And another user was asking about the capsules, or about an alternative for when you’re on the go…

As for the capsules…
I haven’t tried them myself…
Given the Ubik’s extraction quality, I think it’s doable… certainly more effective than with a standard convection vaporizer…

But with the stem system… here’s my alternative for when I’m out and about :sweat_smile:
(With CBD, obviously…)

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