New member - Hello - And sorry if this has been covered - Carrying eGo Style E-cig

[MethodMandrill]

Hello All,

New (as of Saturday) vapor. Going very well, for the first time in my life I'm confident I'm not going to smoke any more tobacco.

I've had a look around and can't find this covered. Sorry if it has been, or if it's so blantant I should have just worked it out!

Until now, I've been carrying my e-cigs (2 of them, this kind - Premium eGo Style Starter Kit - 900mAh - ECig Wizard) around fully connected (the battery connected to the atomiser)... but I worried I shouldn't be doing this. Is it ok to do? Or should I be disconnecting it all and reconnecting every time I want to vape?

and another question, if I may...

Is there a decent pocket sized carry case for the above? The best suggestion I can find online is just an Altoid mints tin. Is there nothing else that will fit in my pocket?

Thanks in advance, all.

 

[Retriever]

Sorry, don't know much about the eGo, but wanted to welcome you to the forum! I'm sure someone will be along with an answer to your question.

 

[MethodMandrill]

Many thanks Retriever. There's so much to learn and so much conflicting information around the net, I thought it best to join here, people seem friendly and seem to know what they're talking about!

 

[ctourtelot]

Hello MethodMandrill and welcome to the forum.

There are several options for carrying Egos. If I'm going to be out for awhile, I will take something like this Tornado Zipped Carry Case - Black, Red and Light Blue

If I'm only going to be out for a couple of hours, I use one of these http://www.walmart.com/ip/Case-Logic-Ultra-Compact-Camera-Case/14118871

And for a quick run out, I just put mine on a lanyard eGo Lanyard with Ring Clip

 

[MethodMandrill]

Hello MethodMandrill and welcome to the forum.

There are several options for carrying Egos. If I'm going to be out for awhile, I will take something like this Tornado Zipped Carry Case - Black, Red and Light Blue
If I'm only going to be out for a couple of hours, I use one of these http://www.walmart.com/ip/Case-Logic-Ultra-Compact-Camera-Case/14118871

And for a quick run out, I just put mine on a lanyard eGo Lanyard with Ring Clip

Thanks. The lanyard looks interesting. That suggests it's safe to keep the eGo fully connected (battery to atomiser) then? Is that correct?

And good thinking about the camera case... although a little worried even that would be a little bulky in my pocket. The search goes on!

 

[indo]

I was thinking that a locking ring came with the kit.. Allowing you to carry without worry of activating the device.

 

[MethodMandrill]

I was thinking that a locking ring came with the kit.. Allowing you to carry without worry of activating the device.

Afraid not indo...

Is it safe to say then that's not wise to keep it connected in my pocket? Is that just to ensure the button doesn't press itself in my pocket and activate it?

Apologies for the billions of (probably pretty obvious) questions!

 

[ctourtelot]

The little camera case has a clip on it. I clip it to my purse strap. My son also uses one and he clips it to a belt loop. There aren't many pocket friendly cases for the ego due to it's size in general.

I always keep the one I'm using assembled and keep a spare battery and a couple cartos in the camera case.

If you do keep it in your pocket, the locking ring would probably be a good idea. Also a lot of the newer Ego's come with a build in locking feature. You click the button 5 times to lock it and click again 5 times to unlock it.

 

[MethodMandrill]

The little camera case has a clip on it. I clip it to my purse strap. My son also uses one and he clips it to a belt loop. There aren't many pocket friendly cases for the ego due to it's size in general.

I always keep the one I'm using assembled and keep a spare battery and a couple cartos in the camera case.

If you do keep it in your pocket, the locking ring would probably be a good idea. Also a lot of the newer Ego's come with a build in locking feature. You click the button 5 times to lock it and click again 5 times to unlock it.

Interesting! You'd think they'd tell me this in the instruction booklet! I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

 

[PumaSpeed]

Hi MethodMandrill! Welcome to ECF!

I carry my eGo on me connected. I have not had any problems yet. I did find a case to carry it in, one of the MagLite flash light cases you clip to your belt. I think it was for the medium MagLite size, not the smaller ones. Hope this helps you out.

Welcome to Vaping!

 

[ctourtelot]

Your Ego may or may not have the locking feature. It I will usually say on the site where you purchased it. I only have this feature on the newest ones that I purchased.

 

[nansc]

Hi MethodMandrill and welcome to the forum.

 

[MethodMandrill]

Hi MethodMandrill! Welcome to ECF!

I carry my eGo on me connected. I have not had any problems yet. I did find a case to carry it in, one of the MagLite flash light cases you clip to your belt. I think it was for the medium MagLite size, not the smaller ones. Hope this helps you out.

Welcome to Vaping!

Thanks, and thanks!

 

[CrunchyGeek]

While I don't have the same kit as you (I went with a volt), I keep mine in a hard leather eyeglasses case that I had laying around. Eventually I'm going to design a custom organizer to put in it with pockets/bands to keep everything from knocking around.

 

[MethodMandrill]

Another, possibly stupid, question.

When I first got my kit and didn't know what I was doing, I stupid threw away some of the little silicon tip caps that go on top of the cartridge to keep them moist.

I can't, for the life of me, find tips (in the UK) to replace them. Should I just buy more cartridges instead?

 

[cags]

well, you have already learned that you should never throw anything away

if you do get more cartridgges, don't buy too many ...most people here are going to tell you to use cartos. (but I don't like them)

I carry my PVs around connected up, it would aggravate me if I had to put them together all the time. there is a button protector you can get... here is a picture and description...

Joye EGO Button Protector

 

[MethodMandrill]

well, you have already learned that you should never throw anything away

if you do get more cartridgges, don't buy too many ...most people here are going to tell you to use cartos. (but I don't like them)

I carry my PVs around connected up, it would aggravate me if I had to put them together all the time. there is a button protector you can get... here is a picture and description...

Joye EGO Button Protector

That would be ideal. Struggling to find a UK stockist though, sadly.

 

[Baldr]

Until now, I've been carrying my e-cigs (2 of them, this kind - Premium eGo Style Starter Kit - 900mAh - ECig Wizard) around fully connected (the battery connected to the atomiser)... but I worried I shouldn't be doing this. Is it ok to do? Or should I be disconnecting it all and reconnecting every time I want to vape?

I can't imagine taking it all apart and putting it all together every time I wanted to vape. Far too much trouble, and I can't think of any good reason to do that.

Is there a decent pocket sized carry case for the above? The best suggestion I can find online is just an Altoid mints tin. Is there nothing else that will fit in my pocket?

Sometimes I have a pocket, sometimes not. When I starrted, I was using an eGo very similar to what you have, and I ordered one of these.

e-Cig Lanyard Black

I got rid of the lanyard, and put a small carabiner on it. That let me easily attach it to a belt loop when I wanted my hands free, and easily remove it when I wanted to vape or whatever. And it would still go in a pocket if that's what I wanted to do.

The pouch itself was the right size to hold my 1000 mah eGo battery with a cartomizer or ego tank or whatever attached. I could vape with it still in the case, or I could easily remove it from the case. It worked well for me.

 

[bushmasterar15]

Welcome to the ECF.

 

[PumaSpeed]

One idea is to keep them in a zip lock type baggie. Now I don't know if mixing different flavored cart's will mix flavors or not, I wouldn't think so though.