Well, as the title suggests, today I decided to go get a replacement glass for Vaporshark's version of the Kanger PT2 I had and rid myself of the dreadfully small tank that came with the I-Taste 2. I Googled a B&M store that was not to far from home. I called and asked if they had the part and wicks, they confirmed they did so I took the ride.
There was one person in the store sitting and the woman running the shop whose name was Tina greeted me cheerfully, then asked how she could assist. I told her I phoned about the tank and wicks and she immediately pulled them out from under the counter. I chatted a bit, then left and went to assemble the tank in my car as I had more places to go. To my surprise the wick was not threading into the base. I looked it over carefully thinking I must be doing something wrong, but after a minute or so I knew it just wasn't going to fit. I headed back inside.
Walking inside Tina asked if I had forgotten something, I said I hadn't but asked if the wick could be the wrong one. She said she didn't think so and checked too, but it would not screw into the base. After a couple of minutes, the customer came over and asked if he could have a shot at it, but he too could not make the wick screw into the base. The threads were clean, the wick was new and three people who have vaped for over a year each, one being the shop owner could not make this wick fit into the base. Her partner was returning from a home depot run and she asked if I'd like to wait as he had more experience with this. I said I would. When the other owner came in he noticed that there was a small separation in the base which was making the wick not thread in. \
Now I asked if they had the Kanger in stock and bought a new one. The wick fit and I filled up and was just about to go on my way when I overheard him say to the other customer that he would build his new atty in a minute. I asked if I could stay and watch as I'd never seen one built before and figured it would be a good idea since I eventually would start making my own.
About three minutes later he returned from the back with a small workbench, tools and supplies. He then sat down and began to build the RBA, explaining every step along the way as I watched. He used a jewelers screw driver to wrap the wire and used 28 gauge wire. When he tested the unit the coils heated up almost perfectly even on the first try, but he adjusted them a bit with tweezers, then pulled out some organic cotton and began gently pulling it and tapering the tip. I wondered how he was going to get the cotton inside the small hole of wrapped wire without the wire moving. He explained that as he was pulling it on one side he was gently pulling it on the other to stretch the cotton a bit. Once it was in he wet it with a bit of juice, then began shaping and cutting it to size. He tested it again and saw it was heating as he wanted, then assembled it, put in his mouthpiece and vaped. The cloud was nice and foggy, the aroma was delicious and the unit was built.
He asked if I had ever tried vaping on one and I said I hadn't. He handed me the unit without a mouthpiece and I put mine in and drew on it a bit, then a little more and finally fully taking the vapor into my mouth and letting some seep out my nostrils. The flavor was intense, the vapor cool and the TH was full. It was the best vape I had ever had. I asked what he had in stock that wouldn't break the bank and would hold liquid so I wouldn't need to drip. He brought me our a Kayfun lite+ V2 and asked if I would like it.
Being so excited by the experience and knowing I didn't want to spend more money, I asked how much thinking that I could tell him it was out of my budget this week and get out of the store with my Kanger, but when he told me the price, I said, yes. A mere 29.99. How could I resist such an offer. He then explained to me that the Kayfun has a lot of clones and that the original was made in Germany. He told me to look on the bottom of my Kayfun for the insignia. To my surprise it says, Designed in Russia, Made in Germany.
Fifteen minutes later I was vaping on my very own Kayfun, having learned how to make my own coil wraps, set my wattage and enjoy my experience all the time. I have now entered the world of RBA and know I'll never go back to tanks.
There was one person in the store sitting and the woman running the shop whose name was Tina greeted me cheerfully, then asked how she could assist. I told her I phoned about the tank and wicks and she immediately pulled them out from under the counter. I chatted a bit, then left and went to assemble the tank in my car as I had more places to go. To my surprise the wick was not threading into the base. I looked it over carefully thinking I must be doing something wrong, but after a minute or so I knew it just wasn't going to fit. I headed back inside.
Walking inside Tina asked if I had forgotten something, I said I hadn't but asked if the wick could be the wrong one. She said she didn't think so and checked too, but it would not screw into the base. After a couple of minutes, the customer came over and asked if he could have a shot at it, but he too could not make the wick screw into the base. The threads were clean, the wick was new and three people who have vaped for over a year each, one being the shop owner could not make this wick fit into the base. Her partner was returning from a home depot run and she asked if I'd like to wait as he had more experience with this. I said I would. When the other owner came in he noticed that there was a small separation in the base which was making the wick not thread in. \
Now I asked if they had the Kanger in stock and bought a new one. The wick fit and I filled up and was just about to go on my way when I overheard him say to the other customer that he would build his new atty in a minute. I asked if I could stay and watch as I'd never seen one built before and figured it would be a good idea since I eventually would start making my own.
About three minutes later he returned from the back with a small workbench, tools and supplies. He then sat down and began to build the RBA, explaining every step along the way as I watched. He used a jewelers screw driver to wrap the wire and used 28 gauge wire. When he tested the unit the coils heated up almost perfectly even on the first try, but he adjusted them a bit with tweezers, then pulled out some organic cotton and began gently pulling it and tapering the tip. I wondered how he was going to get the cotton inside the small hole of wrapped wire without the wire moving. He explained that as he was pulling it on one side he was gently pulling it on the other to stretch the cotton a bit. Once it was in he wet it with a bit of juice, then began shaping and cutting it to size. He tested it again and saw it was heating as he wanted, then assembled it, put in his mouthpiece and vaped. The cloud was nice and foggy, the aroma was delicious and the unit was built.
He asked if I had ever tried vaping on one and I said I hadn't. He handed me the unit without a mouthpiece and I put mine in and drew on it a bit, then a little more and finally fully taking the vapor into my mouth and letting some seep out my nostrils. The flavor was intense, the vapor cool and the TH was full. It was the best vape I had ever had. I asked what he had in stock that wouldn't break the bank and would hold liquid so I wouldn't need to drip. He brought me our a Kayfun lite+ V2 and asked if I would like it.
Being so excited by the experience and knowing I didn't want to spend more money, I asked how much thinking that I could tell him it was out of my budget this week and get out of the store with my Kanger, but when he told me the price, I said, yes. A mere 29.99. How could I resist such an offer. He then explained to me that the Kayfun has a lot of clones and that the original was made in Germany. He told me to look on the bottom of my Kayfun for the insignia. To my surprise it says, Designed in Russia, Made in Germany.
Fifteen minutes later I was vaping on my very own Kayfun, having learned how to make my own coil wraps, set my wattage and enjoy my experience all the time. I have now entered the world of RBA and know I'll never go back to tanks.
