A Vape Obsession

[DaveSignal]

Hello forum members,

I have been vaping for about 4 or 5 months now and have become somewhat obsessed with it. I love vaping! It is a fantastic hobby!

I am an American, currently living in England where I work, but hope to be back in the USA in about 1 year. vaping is not quite as big here as I think it is in the US. Brits take this up as a temporary thing to try to quit smoking. They use vaping devices that vaguely look like cigarettes, smoke them like cigarettes, and even use tobacco flavored liquid that vaguely tastes like tobacco. Nevertheless, I was able to find one shop called "Tobacco Not Included" which had some ego-style batteries and similar mini tanks.

Then I went on vacation to the USA and found a vape shop where I purchased a Vamo and a Nautilus. At this point, I was really hooked. It wasn't long before I had 18650 batteries for my Vamo and a second Nautilus. After a few months, though, I stripped the threads on the Vamo. I have since ordered a new top cap and fixed the device, but in the meantime I purchased an iTaste 134 mod and tried out a few more tanks, including the Kanger Aerotank Mega.

At this point, I realized that I was not going to get any bigger flavor or vapor clouds with these tank-based systems and so I started purchasing the things I would need to move to RDAs and build my own coils. I now have a few great RDAs and some mechanical mods, and a few more coming that I am waiting for in the mail. I barely touch the tank-based systems anymore because the vape from these is just awesome.

I am glad that there is a vaping community online to share techniques about this great pastime.



- Dave

 

[crg31953]

Welcome Aboard DaveSignal!!

You have joined a great community here and someone is always willing to help.

If you have questions just ask!

 

[K31Scout]

Welcome from a fellow obsessive!

 

[keonee]

Welcome DaveSignal to ECF. Many people have complained about the Vamo threads....this is a quick solution to resolve the problem - Tank Air Cotroller ( just showing the pic of it...forgot where I bought mine ).

Tank Air Flow Controller

It certainly did the trick and protected the threads...unfortunately I dropped mine and the tube has sharp cut in it....still usable but moved on to other setups.

Hope you tried the new BVC ( coils ) for the Aspire Nautilus....it's a whole new game changer for vaping. If not good luck to you in re-building.

Happy Vaping!!!

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

England is a great place to be. Spent a lot of time there (over a period of 4 years) in the late 70's! Family lived in Hertfordshire and we spent a lot of time in London as well as touring all around Great Britain and the continent.

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome DaveSignal

I'm surprised that you think "Brits take this up as a temporary thing to try to quit smoking. They use vaping devices that vaguely look like cigarettes, smoke them like cigarettes, and even use tobacco flavored liquid that vaguely tastes like tobacco." I've been vaping for 6 years & I'm sure that most folks on AAE-C UK & other UK e-cig forums would be surprised by your comment.

Their is also a UK sub-forum on here that I'm sure you will find helpful -

UK Forum

 

[oplholik]

Welcome to ECF, and vaping. The obsessive part, or hobby part, catches a lot of us.

 

[eratikmind]

Welcome aboard to the obsession, Dave.

I see you have a Magma. That is one of my favorite drippers . . . Enjoy.

 

[DaveSignal]

Welcome DaveSignal to ECF. Many people have complained about the Vamo threads....this is a quick solution to resolve the problem - Tank Air Cotroller ( just showing the pic of it...forgot where I bought mine ).

Tank Air Flow Controller

It certainly did the trick and protected the threads...unfortunately I dropped mine and the tube has sharp cut in it....still usable but moved on to other setups.

Hope you tried the new BVC ( coils ) for the Aspire Nautilus....it's a whole new game changer for vaping. If not good luck to you in re-building.

Happy Vaping!!!

Thanks for the tip. I just ordered an airflow controller for the Vamo. I have read about the BVC coils, but already have about 7 BDC coils in my vape cabinet, and I have been using my RDAs so much more than the Nautilus tanks that I think it will be awhile before I need more coils. I will certainly get some BVCs when I run out though!

 

[DaveSignal]

Hello & welcome DaveSignal

I'm surprised that you think "Brits take this up as a temporary thing to try to quit smoking. They use vaping devices that vaguely look like cigarettes, smoke them like cigarettes, and even use tobacco flavored liquid that vaguely tastes like tobacco." I've been vaping for 6 years & I'm sure that most folks on AAE-C UK & other UK e-cig forums would be surprised by your comment.

Their is also a UK sub-forum on here that I'm sure you will find helpful -

UK Forum

OK, maybe it is just the town of Harrogate where I currently live. There are about 4 or 5 shops that sell "e-cig" gear, but nothing that a vaping hobbyist would purchase. It is all mostly ego-type batteries and tanks with wicks hanging from the top. Whenever I do a google.co.uk search for vape shops that sell more of the bigger and better stuff, I usually find a shop in London, which is about a 4-hour drive away.