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Back to my Protank story...
After I got mine my friends started getting them. As I said before, mine was buggy (AF either too airy or too tight; leaking, etc.) and we had to work on things before we bonded. My friends weren't having the same problems (or not as much) and I was jealous.
For you newer vapers, back in the day you couldn't just buy a different tank if you had trouble. You had to deal with what was available. Because my ADV is a major tank cracker I can only use glass or metal. I didn't want to use metal (aluminum Vivi Novas were all you would get anyway), so my only choice was a carto tank. I liked them a lot, still do (shout out to OCD @ IBTanked), but cartos take time to set up and you can't change flavors easily. I longed for a plug & play. I was frustrated.
It took me awhile to find this old post:
"Why doesn't Protank love me? Perhaps my expectations were too high. I feel like I met someone online and got Catfished. I've talked to it nicely; I've kept the glass and tip sparkling; I consented to that asphyxiation thing it likes so much; I gave it heads, yet still it toys with me - one minute I think we have a relationship and the next...I'm left breathless and wet, the flavor of life muted. I feel abandoned and disillusioned. Every post I read of how much love it gives other people is like a dagger in my heart.
I've gone back to my IBTanked. Sure, the relationship isn't perfect, we have to work at it, but it's there for me. I'm still not content though. I can't seem to help myself. Late at night I reach out to Protank and sometimes it seems like there's promise, but in the morning I realize I let my heart get broken once again. Perhaps I should try Angel Tears, since I haven't heard of a vendor selling a Low Self-Esteem flavor."
After I got mine my friends started getting them. As I said before, mine was buggy (AF either too airy or too tight; leaking, etc.) and we had to work on things before we bonded. My friends weren't having the same problems (or not as much) and I was jealous.
For you newer vapers, back in the day you couldn't just buy a different tank if you had trouble. You had to deal with what was available. Because my ADV is a major tank cracker I can only use glass or metal. I didn't want to use metal (aluminum Vivi Novas were all you would get anyway), so my only choice was a carto tank. I liked them a lot, still do (shout out to OCD @ IBTanked), but cartos take time to set up and you can't change flavors easily. I longed for a plug & play. I was frustrated.
It took me awhile to find this old post:
"Why doesn't Protank love me? Perhaps my expectations were too high. I feel like I met someone online and got Catfished. I've talked to it nicely; I've kept the glass and tip sparkling; I consented to that asphyxiation thing it likes so much; I gave it heads, yet still it toys with me - one minute I think we have a relationship and the next...I'm left breathless and wet, the flavor of life muted. I feel abandoned and disillusioned. Every post I read of how much love it gives other people is like a dagger in my heart.
I've gone back to my IBTanked. Sure, the relationship isn't perfect, we have to work at it, but it's there for me. I'm still not content though. I can't seem to help myself. Late at night I reach out to Protank and sometimes it seems like there's promise, but in the morning I realize I let my heart get broken once again. Perhaps I should try Angel Tears, since I haven't heard of a vendor selling a Low Self-Esteem flavor."
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Vape Mail from Vixen (sometimes it's nice to be local)! These arrived to join the Provape/Provari family... Thank you @The Ocelot!
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The ones on each end...is that the Bronze ?
Really pretty !!
In the end, Protank and I got counseling and were able to work out our issues. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Too Funny!!!
Yes - I ended up with 2 standard size Bronze (one was supposed to be Black), and a glovari mini instead of the red/black. I'm happy with them, as I have 5 nephews. Fortunately, I get to keep the purple mini (my wife's favorite color) and still be ok because one of the nephews was smart and bought his own provari (and was highly influential in my first provari purchase).
You could try heating the coil with the Provari with no wick is another option. Since I'm usually changing out the wick and have the base unscrewed from the rest of the Sophia, I usually use a torch to clean my coils. I'll hold the base in my left hand fingers and the torch in my right hand and kind of wave the coil in and out of the flame until it look like all the gunk is cleaned off. 30 gauge kanthal will melt as it's really thin so I don't want to leave the coil in the flame for very long, else I'll be making another coil. The base is stainless steel which conducts heat poorly so holding it in my fingers, I can tell if it's getting too hot. Might take some trial and error before getting it right. The worse thing that can happen is you'll have to make another coil.
In the end, Protank and I got counseling and were able to work out our issues. It will always have a special place in my heart.
I didn't go to the same therapist. I gave up on the Protanks when all my eGo twists broke.
I love this story - have you ever thought about writing romance novels (with a twist).
Another member of our gang, who had a wolf avatar, really loved his Protank.
I'm temporarily using a Kanger t3, it doesn't seem very pleasant, kind of a harsh taste. I think I would rather be using a protank right now. I don't know if I every used this adapter before.
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I left the Protank for the Kayfun 2.5 or Lite or something like that. Never looked back. I still use Kayfuns 99.9% of the time. I had a brief fling with the Erlkonigian (sp?) but liked the larger build space and slightly more robust design of the Kayfun.
The Kayfun 4 when it came out was not my cup of tea. I should probably look into that again and see if it's actually been redesigned to be usable these days.
The Kayfun 4 when it came out was not my cup of tea. I should probably look into that again and see if it's actually been redesigned to be usable these days.
Yes, it's a Blazer Micro Torch that runs on butane.
They were stainless, but yes, very heavy. The thick glass turned out to be what caused much of the leaking mine had. The glass would get cold overnight and took a lot of time to warm up. The head would warm the juice, but it couldn't warm the glass fast enough to keep up, so the juice would drip out the bottom.
Once I learned to warm the glass before I used it; to block the center with a Q-tip when I turned it upside down to fill it; to only fill it 3/4 of the way; to take a cold draw first to listen for gurgling, and if I heard any, to put my finger over the airflow hole then lightly suck through the drip tip to get a vacuum; then if it gurgled again to roll up a piece of tissue, insert it into the airflow hole and light blow through the drip tip to blow out the excess; then restricted the airflow with these little pads I found that worked better than bandaids, it vaped great. Except the flavor was muted.
It's probably no wonder to anyone why, when I was at home, I direct dripped on a 306 or 510 atty.
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