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Started with a 510 (Thanks ECF) on 9/11 2009. After spending 50 bucks on it I was gonna give it a chance and never looked back. I still have a vacuum sealed jar full of 510 atties sitting in the back of the storage closet. I remember filling a carto and tying a string to the fill end and twirling it round and round then topping it off just to try to get a wiff of vapor. By December I built my first 14500 mech mod with a plastic battery box and switch from MadVapes. That was great. To me, the turning point with vaping becoming great was the introduction of the kayfun. That changed every thing. I can never thank ECF and the people that make it up enough for all the help through the years.
Remember back before we had cartos and good atomizers we'd have to go out to the garage, warm up our motorcycles, get the exhaust good and hot and then turn it off and pour some eliquid into the tail pipes and then suck the vapor out with a straw. Mine always tasted of cherry and Yamaha.
Old mods I have had. Don't have too many pics but there are probably more in Picture Of Your Setup 2. The egos were my first devices.
Anybody remember Godzilla and his plastic 14500 mods? Those were my favorite at the time. Loved the 2 battery 5v one, and with a 3.0Ω carto, it was da bomb.
Were those mods from the Patina time here? Some people did a good job with those. The better side of the mech mod craze.
Those were torched. I went rhrough a period of torch paint everything near me made of stainless steel. I dabbled in patinas but not too much. There is a group on fb called PatinaMods. They are still doing it. Some beautiful stuff on there.
Here you go: Sophia RBAThe industry has cast aside the cig-a-like !. Shame it didn't evolve into a rebuildable. There is still room for improvement. For example, the old Protank coils could be rebuilt without having to use screws, they were just held in with a rubber grommit. I'm pretty confident that a 401 type atomizer could be redesigned to allow for a user to rebuild it. I realise, that to some people a rebuildable 401 type atomizer wouldn't be worth rebuilding, but i'd disagree.
Is the cig-a-like industry still alive ?.
I don't think it is. Even those supermarkets who used to sell cig-a-likes are now selling "Ego" kits instead.
It's the form factor of the cig-a-like which i like, plus it's a practical size, regardless of how many you might have in your breast pocket.
Bring back the cig-a-like, make it rebuildable for all of those vapers who enjoy the satisfaction which they get from D.I.Y coils.
I didn't last long with the filler material. I quickly moved to dripping. Ok on a 510, but great on a 306.I started in 2010 with a cigalike. The frustration was immense, but I stuck with it for a year and a half through shear determination not to smoke again.
- remove the cotton from the cartridge with a paper clip
- drip two to three drops on the cotton and reinsert
- reassemble and mop up spilled juice
- take a test puff and get a mouthful of 28mg
- take a puff get a tiny bit of vapor
- wait for 2 minutes for the overheat protection timer to expire
- take another tiny puff
- repeat entire process.
That twirling around was called the Taryn Spin. (Someone named Taryn came up with it.) The centrifugal force moved the liquid down enough that we could then get maybe 3-4 more drops in. LOL
I also remember when we got juice out of China. And it getting seized at customs. And when it wasn't seized sometimes it sat in a customs warehouse forever.
We had good stuff back then. I just remembered, That tube mod that is my bio pic (same pic since '09) was made in 2009 by a fellow ecf follower. He was a machinist. Best mod I've ever had and no two were alike. I wonder if he's still around?
I remember a thread during the rebirth of the mech craze where the OP made a valid observation about a popular older mech mod and about all participating in thread got a time out.
I also remember that the mod in debate some months after had a modification, to update for sub ohm and higher wattage use.
Hoping @tomzgreat that you felt vindicated.
I also remember that the mod in debate some months after had a modification, to update for sub ohm and higher wattage use.
Hoping @tomzgreat that you felt vindicated.
I still have the "Gatling gun" mod. It still works although I haven't used it in a long long time.
OMG
The different iterations of vaping.
1st Device Cig Alike
Discovered the forums
not necessarily in this order
Bought 2 E-Cigars both defective within a week
Bought two similar to Ecigs devices they detected when you were vaping and lit up on there own. Problem was that if you were in car with windows open it would trigger it.
Prodigy- Hunk of Junk
Golden Greek Mechanical Mod - Regulated 2 bats down to 4.2V - This was a winner
Provapes Provari Vs 1.00 Lasted a year and then the new subohm atomizers did it in , they did repair it and upgraded inside so vs 2. Eventually left Provari behind for Sub Ohm vaping.
Innokin MVP Version 1 along with Vivi Nova Atomizers - Lasted 3 days on a battery and a real work horse. I like Innokin products.
Bottom Feeding Phase
2-3 Fine Wood Mods Produced by a guy who went broke and beat a lot of people.
Reo - First Reo I returned because the resistance was horrible. Made the mistake of posting it and was non stop flamed. Owner listened to me and came out with a low resistance upgrade which I bought.
Built all of my own Atomizers for awhile
Wismec Reuleaux RX200 - Used those for around 2 years along with The Smok Beast series atomizers, Crown 3 too.
Graduated to the Wismec Releaux Dna-200
Tried and liked the OBS Engine and used those for awhile. Still rebuilding my attys.
Then discovered the Zephyrus v2 and enjoyed the stock Atomizers which are built vertically
Finally Today I am using the Joyetech Atopack Penguin very lightweight small form factor, holds 8ml of juice, and the Atomizer has been rock solid in terms of no gurgling, spitting issues. i almost feel like I've gone backwards with this unit.
Can't forget somewhere along the way owned a Joyetech
The different iterations of vaping.
1st Device Cig Alike
Discovered the forums
not necessarily in this order
Bought 2 E-Cigars both defective within a week
Bought two similar to Ecigs devices they detected when you were vaping and lit up on there own. Problem was that if you were in car with windows open it would trigger it.
Prodigy- Hunk of Junk
Golden Greek Mechanical Mod - Regulated 2 bats down to 4.2V - This was a winner
Provapes Provari Vs 1.00 Lasted a year and then the new subohm atomizers did it in , they did repair it and upgraded inside so vs 2. Eventually left Provari behind for Sub Ohm vaping.
Innokin MVP Version 1 along with Vivi Nova Atomizers - Lasted 3 days on a battery and a real work horse. I like Innokin products.
Bottom Feeding Phase
2-3 Fine Wood Mods Produced by a guy who went broke and beat a lot of people.
Reo - First Reo I returned because the resistance was horrible. Made the mistake of posting it and was non stop flamed. Owner listened to me and came out with a low resistance upgrade which I bought.
Built all of my own Atomizers for awhile
Wismec Reuleaux RX200 - Used those for around 2 years along with The Smok Beast series atomizers, Crown 3 too.
Graduated to the Wismec Releaux Dna-200
Tried and liked the OBS Engine and used those for awhile. Still rebuilding my attys.
Then discovered the Zephyrus v2 and enjoyed the stock Atomizers which are built vertically
Finally Today I am using the Joyetech Atopack Penguin very lightweight small form factor, holds 8ml of juice, and the Atomizer has been rock solid in terms of no gurgling, spitting issues. i almost feel like I've gone backwards with this unit.
Can't forget somewhere along the way owned a Joyetech
Those cig a like glowing ends were the Mrs and i first ones battery lasted perhaps 1/12 - 2 hours at most wife started complaining got on the dial up internet and found our first ego's . The cig a like though was responsible for our quitting the cigs.
Now a days with this deeming stuff we are stocked up on nic and all else vaping related for life.
Thanks for the thread and the memories.
Oh yeah back then we had two very fanatical groups the Provari Elites and the Reonaughts both Fanatically loyal customer. Heaven forbid that anyone would criticize either.I remember a thread during the rebirth of the mech craze where the OP made a valid observation about a popular older mech mod and about all participating in thread got a time out.
I also remember that the mod in debate some months after had a modification, to update for sub ohm and higher wattage use.
Hoping @tomzgreat that you felt vindicated.
Reo closed down last year, probably due to Rob making a ton of money and retiring, was a company that made Bottom Feeding Mods and Bottom Feeding Atomizers.
They ruled the market in Bottom Feeders. Initially he had all wood mods and then came out with a more economical metal product that could be produced much quicker.
Well I tried the Reo Mod because I believed the hype. Got it in and the resistance lost on it was horrendous.
To give you an idea a Top Quality Mechanical Mod when tested for the voltage going to the Atomizer is in the 3.8V to 4.0V. This is on a new high resistance battery putting out 4.2V.
The Original Reo Metal Bottom Feeder on stock parts was measured at around 3.2V this meant that the window of time for vaping on it before the vape was too cool was very short. I made a movie testing it with my voltage tester and of course showed the measurements. Unbelievable blowback.
Some accused me of buying it just to pan it. My argument was that I bought it based on all the wonderful reviews.
Some said that I should have known it. My argument was that no one had ever posted a negative post on the Forums. How could I have known.
No one refuted the science and showed me that my testing results were wrong.
I had two threads going.
These people got vicious The moderator had to take down a bunch of hateful comments and then stopped further comments on the one thread. The other she just gave up on and deleted the whole thread.
I was attacked on so many fronts and in so many ways it was unbelievable.
You are correct that eventually I was vindicated, the owner who had accepted my return, probably listened to my complaints and around 6 months later came out with a Low Resistance Kit that could be installed on existing units. Then upgraded all new units used to the new hardware.
I have to credit Rob, he listened, came out with a fix and made a ton of money. Not all business owners are that shrewd.
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Reminds me of when the 510 connectors came out for the REO with the hollow reverse threaded set screw. I liked the idea of an adjustable 510, so I ordered one. I had a terrible time adjusting the thing, so I posted a question about what was going on. Wow, you would have thought I insulted the Pope, people cam down on me for disparaging the beloved product. Well Rob listened to me also, checked his stock and a whole batch of screws were manufactured but were not reverse threaded. He sent me a couple of correct screws. But the experience was not enjoyable.
I remember this, I knew your name sounded familiar. Yes you were bashed pretty good
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