I wish I had been blogging the last 3 years.. there's so much I've gone through on this journey called vaping.
I started with an expensive mall kit.. the "one cartridge equals a whole pack of cigarettes" deal. By the time I got my kit home (vaping the whole way) I knew this was NOT the case. I didn't really like the taste but I was intrigued, there were possibilities here. So I started researching and I found ecf. I started asking questions and found that the kit I had bought (smoking anywhere) was not exactly a well regarded product. I thought that maybe electronic cigs could work for me if I found the right product. After asking questions, I was immediately advised to go ahead and buy the best, which at the time was either a screw driver, a Buzz or the superTmfg Precise. I went with a 510 kit from notcigs (or maybe it was cignot, I can't remember)
I also started trying some different juices.. I hated the prefilled cartridges that came with the smoking anywhere kit. I ordered my first juices from totallywicked.. chocolate...and like it well enough.
My 510 kit and chocolate juice came and after 3 months of smoking and vaping, I was able to finally put down the cigarettes for good. (Yah me)
I was still using cartridges but filling them myself. I also would remove the cartridge and just direct drip on the atty.
I ordered a drip tip.
I upgraded to an eGo and quit using the cartridges and just dripped into the drip tip. I did this for months. I remember trying all sorts of ways to clean attys to keep them "alive". I remember driving to work with my eGo in one hand and a bottle in the other. I had designated stopping places where I could drip. I was also guilty of dripping and driving a few times.
I bought my first "mod" from a forum modder.. a 3.7 box mod and was thrilled. The eGos joined the 510 batts and the smoking anywhere batt in a drawer.
Then came cartomizers.. it was wonderful! I could vape longer than 5 draws without having to drip!
I bought an Old Goat bottom feeder. Neat little thing. I bought my first VV device.. a Sgt Army tank bottom feeder. I never could quite get the hang of bottom feeding an atty so I bottom fed cartos.
Then came carto tanks. WoW! what a learning curve! I started with the ones that were made using vinyl grommets.. to fill it I had to slide a needle between the grommet and tank and if I wasn't careful.. excess air would get trapped in the tank and it would dump it's juice. I kinda went a little wild buying parts on Amazon to make my own tanks and aquired quite a few screws for fill holes. After I bought some "dual coil" tanks.. I had no more problems with flooding and leaking. I always punched my cartos with a hammer and sharp screw (hated doing that!)
I wanted a Provari but geezz.. so expensive! Then the lavatube came out and I jumped on it! At first I was thrilled but quickly figured out that the voltage on the led readout wasn't the voltage I was getting ( I had purchased a voltmeter for the vv bottom feeder) I was outraged! I quickly sold the lavatube and bought my first provari in january of 2012.. I've been in love ever since
I bought a Madvapes VV box mod and used it every day along side the provari with carto tanks for a year. I also started diying my juice. I never thought I would give up my madvapes vv box mod but along came RBAs. well, first came vivi novas. I liked them well enough.. well enough to reach for them over my carto tanks. I started my rebuilding career by rebuilding the vivi novas. I switched from silica to cotton. (I eventually switched back to silica because cotton burns so easily) I bought a drunker tank and never used the vivi novas again
My first SS mesh rebuildable was a did clone called the vulcan. I could get it to work but only for a little while, but during that little while, I was sold. I wanted the real thing. I bought a real DID in the classys. Getting a genesis to work properly on a Provari, and being new to genesis attys (and SS mesh) was a challenge. It had to be oxidized perfect or the E1 errors would overtake me. But I learned. I bought a Z atty Pro. No wait...I bought the zap first, then the DID. I bought the zap because it came preassembled and there was that video with the creator himself showing step by step how to set it up. It was heavy but it looked great on my second Provari. I couldn't resist the "blemished" purple provari so I bought a third one.
Right after buying the third Provari I saw Pbusardo's epiphany video. I had to buy a mech! I wanted that "DAMN!" kinda vape that he got with his electric angel and DID. There were a few inexpensive mechs then but not like there are today. I decided to go for it and get the EA mod. I was afraid I would loose interest in the Provari's and that scared me because I had so much invested in them. I was also afraid of the unregulated voltage thing... would constantly feel the need to change batts?
I got the EA and eventually built a .8 coil and was in love! Sure keeping it upright was a hassle but the vape was worth it! And the batt gave me a satisfying, quality vape all day, the same amount of time I got out of a batt in a Provari.
I wanted another mech.. I saw a review on the Moneypenny by fsors and immediately knew it was for me...I contacted fsors and got on the list and 3 weeks later I got my Moneypenny. I wanted a Roller. So I got one of those too. Oh that button! It's sublime!
Now I had more devices than I could use. I also bought another DID directly from MMvapors.
I bought an AC9. for some reason it didnt work very well for me and I felt that it just wasn't worth what I paid for it so I sold it for almost what I paid for it. Not long after that I bought an RSST and love it. So much easier to setup (with 28g than the DIDs)
I bought an IGO-L and love it.
I tried to keep using carto tanks for out and about but after using the mesh rbas, I just couldn't... instead of the carto tank, I would reach for a DID. Keeping a device upright all the time can get old. I wanted to find that great vape (ss mesh) with something I could throw in my purse and not worry (be constantly be aware of) about. By this time I had 4 gennys (not counting the did clones) I had more than enough. I wanted a GP spheroid but they were pricey and hard to get. I placed an add in the classys stating that I wanted to trade my zap for a spheroid. And I did! I love this speroid! No leaking! (unless I don't put enough filler in it) But I had a problem. My favorite mix, a peanutbutter/bavarian cream mix, didn't have the same flavor in the spheroid as it did in a DID or RSST. But my peach mix really pops in the spheroid.
So now I'm up the the present day (July 2013) Up until last week, my main setup was the RSST on the Roller. I kept the spheroid and the IGO-L on provari's. I was mainly using the Roller.. the button was so comfortable to use and I could adjust the rsst's air hole to be inline with the button. My EA mod wasn't seeing much use. It just wasn't comfortable to use. So, with much sadness, I sold it. I also went ahead and listed one of the DIDs. (oh..a side note...I wanted to get my Sgt Army tank back up and running, so I bought an A7 and got the "oid" for it. But the army tank won't fire the A7 because the 510 connection is too recessed. I didn't quite care for it in the OID config.. it worked well enough but the vape was too hot and I hated the draw...like sucking on one of those coffee stirrer straws. So I sold it earlier in the week)
I got an idea and made a silica wick and put it in the DID I had listed for sale. OMG! It works great! And my Peanutbutter mix tastes great in it. So I decided not to sell the DID. I still can't believe how easy it was to setup the silica in the DID and how great it works!
So now I have 3 Provari's, a Money penny and a Roller. As for toppers, I have the 2 DIDs, the RSST, the IGO-L and the GP spheroid. Since the peanutbutter mix is doing so well in the DID with silica, I have hope that I can get it to work in another silica based device. Even though it's doing so well in the silica/DID.. it's still not perfect... meaning I still have to keep it upright. So now I'm on the hunt for the kayfun lite. Up until now, I've not been too interested in the kayfun because it was so expensive.. but the lite is a little more budget friendly.
I've pretty much stayed with the highend stuff. But if the clones works as well as the original, I'm not opposed to going with something cheaper. I guess I learned a lesson when I tried to go the cheap route with the lavatube. Since I bought my first Provari, I've not even looked at buying another VV device except Provari's.. So yes, I am a big fan.
My current predicament... I do like the mechs that I have. BUT.. unless I have a genny with a subohm coil on it... I can feel the voltage drop too much and I was afraid of this. I remember back in my 3.7 box mod days.. I hated the voltage drop and always felt like I needed to change out to fresh batts. But with a .8 coil.. the vape is satisfying for most all day. The RSST is easy to setup for a subohm coil.. so I'll keep it setup with mesh. I have another DID setup with a 1ohm coil and mesh and it's vaping nicely on one of the Provari's. The DID with the silica in it (1.4ohms) is vaping nicely on another Provari and of course the spheroid with the peach mix goes on the third. The IGO-l currently is my strawberry/bavarian cream device and it's built to a higher 2ohms. It's on the moneypenny but with the ohms that high, I'm back in my boxmod days where the voltage drop is too noticable and I only like it with a fresh batt.. so on a Provari it will have to go.
I started with an expensive mall kit.. the "one cartridge equals a whole pack of cigarettes" deal. By the time I got my kit home (vaping the whole way) I knew this was NOT the case. I didn't really like the taste but I was intrigued, there were possibilities here. So I started researching and I found ecf. I started asking questions and found that the kit I had bought (smoking anywhere) was not exactly a well regarded product. I thought that maybe electronic cigs could work for me if I found the right product. After asking questions, I was immediately advised to go ahead and buy the best, which at the time was either a screw driver, a Buzz or the superTmfg Precise. I went with a 510 kit from notcigs (or maybe it was cignot, I can't remember)
I also started trying some different juices.. I hated the prefilled cartridges that came with the smoking anywhere kit. I ordered my first juices from totallywicked.. chocolate...and like it well enough.
My 510 kit and chocolate juice came and after 3 months of smoking and vaping, I was able to finally put down the cigarettes for good. (Yah me)
I was still using cartridges but filling them myself. I also would remove the cartridge and just direct drip on the atty.
I ordered a drip tip.
I upgraded to an eGo and quit using the cartridges and just dripped into the drip tip. I did this for months. I remember trying all sorts of ways to clean attys to keep them "alive". I remember driving to work with my eGo in one hand and a bottle in the other. I had designated stopping places where I could drip. I was also guilty of dripping and driving a few times.
I bought my first "mod" from a forum modder.. a 3.7 box mod and was thrilled. The eGos joined the 510 batts and the smoking anywhere batt in a drawer.
Then came cartomizers.. it was wonderful! I could vape longer than 5 draws without having to drip!
I bought an Old Goat bottom feeder. Neat little thing. I bought my first VV device.. a Sgt Army tank bottom feeder. I never could quite get the hang of bottom feeding an atty so I bottom fed cartos.
Then came carto tanks. WoW! what a learning curve! I started with the ones that were made using vinyl grommets.. to fill it I had to slide a needle between the grommet and tank and if I wasn't careful.. excess air would get trapped in the tank and it would dump it's juice. I kinda went a little wild buying parts on Amazon to make my own tanks and aquired quite a few screws for fill holes. After I bought some "dual coil" tanks.. I had no more problems with flooding and leaking. I always punched my cartos with a hammer and sharp screw (hated doing that!)
I wanted a Provari but geezz.. so expensive! Then the lavatube came out and I jumped on it! At first I was thrilled but quickly figured out that the voltage on the led readout wasn't the voltage I was getting ( I had purchased a voltmeter for the vv bottom feeder) I was outraged! I quickly sold the lavatube and bought my first provari in january of 2012.. I've been in love ever since
I bought a Madvapes VV box mod and used it every day along side the provari with carto tanks for a year. I also started diying my juice. I never thought I would give up my madvapes vv box mod but along came RBAs. well, first came vivi novas. I liked them well enough.. well enough to reach for them over my carto tanks. I started my rebuilding career by rebuilding the vivi novas. I switched from silica to cotton. (I eventually switched back to silica because cotton burns so easily) I bought a drunker tank and never used the vivi novas again
My first SS mesh rebuildable was a did clone called the vulcan. I could get it to work but only for a little while, but during that little while, I was sold. I wanted the real thing. I bought a real DID in the classys. Getting a genesis to work properly on a Provari, and being new to genesis attys (and SS mesh) was a challenge. It had to be oxidized perfect or the E1 errors would overtake me. But I learned. I bought a Z atty Pro. No wait...I bought the zap first, then the DID. I bought the zap because it came preassembled and there was that video with the creator himself showing step by step how to set it up. It was heavy but it looked great on my second Provari. I couldn't resist the "blemished" purple provari so I bought a third one.
Right after buying the third Provari I saw Pbusardo's epiphany video. I had to buy a mech! I wanted that "DAMN!" kinda vape that he got with his electric angel and DID. There were a few inexpensive mechs then but not like there are today. I decided to go for it and get the EA mod. I was afraid I would loose interest in the Provari's and that scared me because I had so much invested in them. I was also afraid of the unregulated voltage thing... would constantly feel the need to change batts?
I got the EA and eventually built a .8 coil and was in love! Sure keeping it upright was a hassle but the vape was worth it! And the batt gave me a satisfying, quality vape all day, the same amount of time I got out of a batt in a Provari.
I wanted another mech.. I saw a review on the Moneypenny by fsors and immediately knew it was for me...I contacted fsors and got on the list and 3 weeks later I got my Moneypenny. I wanted a Roller. So I got one of those too. Oh that button! It's sublime!
Now I had more devices than I could use. I also bought another DID directly from MMvapors.
I bought an AC9. for some reason it didnt work very well for me and I felt that it just wasn't worth what I paid for it so I sold it for almost what I paid for it. Not long after that I bought an RSST and love it. So much easier to setup (with 28g than the DIDs)
I bought an IGO-L and love it.
I tried to keep using carto tanks for out and about but after using the mesh rbas, I just couldn't... instead of the carto tank, I would reach for a DID. Keeping a device upright all the time can get old. I wanted to find that great vape (ss mesh) with something I could throw in my purse and not worry (be constantly be aware of) about. By this time I had 4 gennys (not counting the did clones) I had more than enough. I wanted a GP spheroid but they were pricey and hard to get. I placed an add in the classys stating that I wanted to trade my zap for a spheroid. And I did! I love this speroid! No leaking! (unless I don't put enough filler in it) But I had a problem. My favorite mix, a peanutbutter/bavarian cream mix, didn't have the same flavor in the spheroid as it did in a DID or RSST. But my peach mix really pops in the spheroid.
So now I'm up the the present day (July 2013) Up until last week, my main setup was the RSST on the Roller. I kept the spheroid and the IGO-L on provari's. I was mainly using the Roller.. the button was so comfortable to use and I could adjust the rsst's air hole to be inline with the button. My EA mod wasn't seeing much use. It just wasn't comfortable to use. So, with much sadness, I sold it. I also went ahead and listed one of the DIDs. (oh..a side note...I wanted to get my Sgt Army tank back up and running, so I bought an A7 and got the "oid" for it. But the army tank won't fire the A7 because the 510 connection is too recessed. I didn't quite care for it in the OID config.. it worked well enough but the vape was too hot and I hated the draw...like sucking on one of those coffee stirrer straws. So I sold it earlier in the week)
I got an idea and made a silica wick and put it in the DID I had listed for sale. OMG! It works great! And my Peanutbutter mix tastes great in it. So I decided not to sell the DID. I still can't believe how easy it was to setup the silica in the DID and how great it works!
So now I have 3 Provari's, a Money penny and a Roller. As for toppers, I have the 2 DIDs, the RSST, the IGO-L and the GP spheroid. Since the peanutbutter mix is doing so well in the DID with silica, I have hope that I can get it to work in another silica based device. Even though it's doing so well in the silica/DID.. it's still not perfect... meaning I still have to keep it upright. So now I'm on the hunt for the kayfun lite. Up until now, I've not been too interested in the kayfun because it was so expensive.. but the lite is a little more budget friendly.
I've pretty much stayed with the highend stuff. But if the clones works as well as the original, I'm not opposed to going with something cheaper. I guess I learned a lesson when I tried to go the cheap route with the lavatube. Since I bought my first Provari, I've not even looked at buying another VV device except Provari's.. So yes, I am a big fan.
My current predicament... I do like the mechs that I have. BUT.. unless I have a genny with a subohm coil on it... I can feel the voltage drop too much and I was afraid of this. I remember back in my 3.7 box mod days.. I hated the voltage drop and always felt like I needed to change out to fresh batts. But with a .8 coil.. the vape is satisfying for most all day. The RSST is easy to setup for a subohm coil.. so I'll keep it setup with mesh. I have another DID setup with a 1ohm coil and mesh and it's vaping nicely on one of the Provari's. The DID with the silica in it (1.4ohms) is vaping nicely on another Provari and of course the spheroid with the peach mix goes on the third. The IGO-l currently is my strawberry/bavarian cream device and it's built to a higher 2ohms. It's on the moneypenny but with the ohms that high, I'm back in my boxmod days where the voltage drop is too noticable and I only like it with a fresh batt.. so on a Provari it will have to go.
