Twisp Ego Review :(

[Nomdo]

I am finally OK with my PV units (510 & 901 atty's, incl. eGo mega and 510 mega, and a few cartomisers whe I'm in the mood.)

Riche, I hope you get your stuff out of customs...
I also love the VG juices, I buy it from eciggies.co.za (Walter) for the normal R60/ml.

Keep us updated about the customs situation.

[Nomdo]

I am losing my memory, I see that I have posted the same info as above in different threads tonight. Hahaha

But at least it seems consistent with some evolution.

@ Tamakachi - if you still have your twisp ego: get some low resistance atty (LR510 atty) - it should transform it - just be carefull with the TH and hot atty.

[Leyla]

Hi all,
Thought I would let you know bout Todd @ Vaperite: Vaperite

1. Organic & blended at the company
2. Free shipping to SA (I did order over $100 worth of juice) BUT it works out to around R50 per 10ml - because practically for every flava 12ml bottle you get a 3ml choice of flava free.
3. Good service and he has shipped to SA a few times.
4. Choice of vg / pg / or % of each to your choice, choice of nic %, also choice of mixing different flava's etc.

Will let you know what I think of the choices (they sound yummy & have received good reviews in the forum) but then pffff I cannot taste the Twisp flava's at all One of the reviews of the Organic Tobacco flava was that it was the closest to real cig un-toasted (ie Peter Styvasant type analogue)

Lxx

[Doug_Dread]

The Twisp Ego is the Janty Ego. It just gets marketed here in SA as Twisp and not Janty.

The stick uses an 801 atomiser. Maybe you must just get yourself a 510 to 801 adapter, and then you could use an 801 atty on the Ego battery. I doubt if the cone will fit, but the cone is mostly aesthetic in any case.

Word of warning: Not true, the Stick V2 atty does not fit the 510/810 adapter and therefore cannot be used on the eGo. Been there, done that, failed i.e. it's not an 801 atty. (Joye 302 I think)

I'll just add my eGo review, with Mega XL atty and USB battery for balance:

The Good

Appearance: 8/10 - a bit bulky
Battery Charge Time: 10/10 - charges while you vape
650 mAH Battery Life: 9/10 - Full charge 8.5 hours, unplug and go after charge/vape, about 6 hours.
Vapor Flavour: 8/10 - just a tad below the M201 but way beyond the Stick (Stick retired)
Vapor Production: 8/10 (10/10 when atty is new) - more than my Stick
Atomizer Lifespan: 7/10 - 1st atty 2 weeks, 2nd atty 2.5 months and still going - averaged.
Cartridge capacity: 9/10 - holds a lot
Durability: 9/10 - an order of magnitude beyond the M201 and Stick.
Vaping kick and satisfaction: 9/10 - My first PV that satisfies in the morning or after a meal as good as an analogue used to.

The Bad:

Uses more juice, like driving a V8.
Can't think of anything else right now.

[Tamakachi]

Personally, I found the very opposite to be true.
When you compare an ego with a stick v2 with passthrough, the ego falls flat.

I hear so many people saying that the atty that comes with the ego is not cool, but why should I have to fork out more money modify it by buying an adapter and a different atty than what it came with just so that it can be equal to the stick?

I reviewed the Ego in the "as is" state of how it arrived as a package and to be honest, I ended up giving it away to my aunt who can't even keep off analogs with it. I also couldn't keep off analogs when I used the ego.

Personally, I get a lot more vapour out of my stick and when you compare the ego + passthrough to the stick + passthrough the stick kicks the ego's ass.

However, I do find that the stick without the passthrough attached does tend to lose out on performance very quickly even though the battery doesn't die until a few hours later. The stick also doesn't charge perfectly when using a battery charger even if it shows as fully charged and over time becomes less and less powerful if not charged via USB.

I have tried 2 ego's before, one in shop and another that I bought and neither of them were satisfactory when compared to the stick.

Vaping experience is subjective, I just thought that the hype about the ego was way overblown.
To me it's just a 4081 with a stylish exterior and longer battery life.

[Nomdo]

Personally, I found the very opposite to be true.
When you compare an ego with a stick v2 with passthrough, the ego falls flat.

I hear so many people saying that the atty that comes with the ego is not cool, but why should I have to fork out more money modify it by buying an adapter and a different atty than what it came with just so that it can be equal to the stick?

I reviewed the Ego in the "as is" state of how it arrived as a package and to be honest, I ended up giving it away to my aunt who can't even keep off analogs with it. I also couldn't keep off analogs when I used the ego.

Personally, I get a lot more vapour out of my stick and when you compare the ego + passthrough to the stick + passthrough the stick kicks the ego's ass.

However, I do find that the stick without the passthrough attached does tend to lose out on performance very quickly even though the battery doesn't die until a few hours later. The stick also doesn't charge perfectly when using a battery charger even if it shows as fully charged and over time becomes less and less powerful if not charged via USB.

I have tried 2 ego's before, one in shop and another that I bought and neither of them were satisfactory when compared to the stick.

Vaping experience is subjective, I just thought that the hype about the ego was way overblown.
To me it's just a 4081 with a stylish exterior and longer battery life.

My opinion:
The ego is the best c-cig by far. The Stick is one of the few local available e-cigs I have NOT tried - One has to draw the line somewhere.

I agree with you Tamakachi about the "4081 with a stylish exterior and longer battery life." But for me that is exactly what makes it good. the 4081 was always good for me - except the battery life sucked - both in how long it hold a charge and how long before I kill the switch. Now with the eGo I have the same performance, but with a reasonably reliable battery.
Even the eGo is still not the final frontier for me - I already replaced two batteries, but it is better than anything else. (except the stick?) I know Doug was a stick man as well, (and we both used the m201) so I am inclined to agree with his view.

Also the eGo with standard 510 atty works just fine. That is the Joye eGo, with Joye 510 atty's - I know the Twisp Dura 510 atty and I don't like them in particular.

Interestingly I also have the exact setup you desdribe: the eGo battery with a RN4081 atty, via an adapter. I think the 4081 performs better with its native battery (Maybe the voltage is slighly higher). The 4081 cartomiser on the eGo batery is the best cartomiser I've come accross.

[Doug_Dread]

People who use guns want big names like Ruger, Glock, Colt etc. In actual fact the make of gun is almost meaningless, it's the bullet that counts. The eGo battery is long lasting, consistant and reliable but just a battery. The atomiser is the equivalent of a bullet, find the right one and the Stick is very dead.

I've tried a 510 atomiser on my eGo battery and it was a waste of time, so this far I'll agree with you.

[Nomdo]

People who use guns want big names like Ruger, Glock, Colt etc. In actual fact the make of gun is almost meaningless, it's the bullet that counts. The eGo battery is long lasting, consistant and reliable but just a battery. The atomiser is the equivalent of a bullet, find the right one and the Stick is very dead.

I've tried a 510 atomiser on my eGo battery and it was a waste of time, so this far I'll agree with you.

I bought the eGo, not for the name, just because it said 650 mAh. That is what I needed. As a bonus its fairly reliable as well. I've tried several "bullets" and currently I prefer the LR bullets. (and the 900 mAh batt)

I have my doubts about the "make of the gun" being meaningless. Compare misfire/jamming and dead batteries - regardless if you have a 'killer' atty/bullet - you still need a reliable gun to fire it from. No gun: No (throat) hit, No smoking barrels.

[RevTrip7]

Word of warning: Not true, the Stick V2 atty does not fit the 510/810 adapter and therefore cannot be used on the eGo. Been there, done that, failed i.e. it's not an 801 atty. (Joye 302 I think)

I'll just add my eGo review, with Mega XL atty and USB battery for balance:

The Good

Appearance: 8/10 - a bit bulky
Battery Charge Time: 10/10 - charges while you vape
650 mAH Battery Life: 9/10 - Full charge 8.5 hours, unplug and go after charge/vape, about 6 hours.
Vapor Flavour: 8/10 - just a tad below the M201 but way beyond the Stick (Stick retired)
Vapor Production: 8/10 (10/10 when atty is new) - more than my Stick
Atomizer Lifespan: 7/10 - 1st atty 2 weeks, 2nd atty 2.5 months and still going - averaged.
Cartridge capacity: 9/10 - holds a lot
Durability: 9/10 - an order of magnitude beyond the M201 and Stick.
Vaping kick and satisfaction: 9/10 - My first PV that satisfies in the morning or after a meal as good as an analogue used to.

The Bad:

Uses more juice, like driving a V8.
Can't think of anything else right now.

This I would have to agree with even if I think the scores are slightly low. From all available products in SA that I have now tried from friends and stalls at festivals the eGo is the biggest dogs balls. (Not that anyone likes sucking on big dog balls but you get my drift.)

I use the tank system now for all day vaping and stick a LR atty on it with a drip tip for after meals and before bed, or whenever I want a quick strong hit. I got all these from Walter at Eciggies Online Store and I believe all his parts are original Joye parts. They simply kick ass and I can't rave about it enough. I also ordered the Italian liquids that he stocks and I'm very impressed compared to the Twisp products. Twisp really can go to hell for what they're doing as far as marketing is concerned. Their PV's are great and that I give to them, but over priced. If only I found Eciggies sooner. You can get eGo's cheaper but I'm not too sure who manufactures them and I'll gladly pay the extra bit at Eciggies for the kind of service, delivery and packaging. It's just a winning recipe hard to beat! Walter surprised me with a little something extra too. Not much, about R30 worth, but hey, it's just a nice surprise and good business! I digress... where was I...

Oh sending Twisp to hell. Yes, how nice to be able to pick up E-liquid in Clicks. Unfortunately it's hidden on the self next to some of the worst products on the market and at a price that I will not fork out compared to Walters stuff and Deep Forrest liquids. I got so mad I considered stealing it Don't get me wrong, their service was great and fast when I ordered my eGo from them and the product is reliable but stop marketing this thing to people who wipe their butts with money and make it available to folks who consider using it then get a stroke when they see the price. As far as marketing goes it is the most well known PV supplier in SA... I'm just pissed that people think it's the only one! (and stop plastering your feminine logo on every square centimeter too!)