Approximately six months ago I decided to take up vaping in order for me to help quit Copenhagen. I watched a few videos from a guy I followed on car audio forums, twistedchild420. I gathered up enough knowledge about various products since I knew there had to be a better option than the Blu e cigs I see in gas stations.
Did my research and ordered a KGo starter kit and some juices from NW Vapors. At this point I was excited and didn't think that I would go any further from there equipment wise. The juices I picked were alright at first, but by the time I needed to order more I thought I would try carto tanks and vivi novas. Since I had started I had not had one dip and felt better as my gums and lips were back to normal.
I started branching out into different juice vendors, trying brands like Moon Mountain and Mt. Baker. Around this time I had ordered an iTaste SVD. I wanted customization for power output and I thought the SVD was just so cool and had so many features. The Protank 2 came into my life at that point. I liked what I was getting out of it and that was what I would stick with for a month.
I kept watching all of these videos by different youtubers of RBA/RDA builds. As someone who loves electronic devices and likes to tinker, I went ahead and ordered an IGO-L and some ribbon kanthal wire. There is an abundance of cotton that I never use so I figured I would just make cotton wicks since I hear they wick very well and have great flavor reproduction.
I got my stuff in the mail along with orders from AVE and Velvet Cloud. Started a wrap of ribbon kanthal on a punch set and got anywhere from 1.5 ohms to 2.5ohms. Finally got a really good wrap at 2.2ohms. Knowing the limitations of the SVD I went with this. Bah! Didn't get the vapor production I wanted and felt disappointed. I assumed that the ribbon wire didn't want to play nice at higher resistances. Here was where I decided it was time for my first mechanical mod. Did a little research and being a poor college student, decided I should get a Smok Magneto. Also got some Sony green batteries for the 30A discharge.
I patiently waited, still using the beloved yet boring SVD+Protank combo. Now with the Magneto in my hands I wasn't afraid of going into sub ohms. My first build was okay, I think around 1 ohm may have messed up the coil or wick, but it did alright. Today I got a wrap of .8 ohms. The vapor and flavor is UNREAL! The raspberry juice I had sitting around from NW Vapors tasted amazing once again, as well as AVE Hype. I still need to bore out the air hole a little more, but I feel like I am close to getting that near perfect vape for myself.
I have spent so much in the past several months on vaping supplies, but it has been very successful in keeping me away from tobacco. I quit smoking with dip, and the thing I loved the most about smoking was blowing the smoke. Just a fascination with it. Sub ohm vaping allows me to get as close to that without using tobacco.
tl;dr I started with a KGo and worked my way to sub ohm vaping, which gives me amazing vapor and flavor. I also have spent more money than I like to admit.
Thanks for reading. Not sure where to go from here device and build wise. I wanted to make this post for new vapers or anyone looking into upgrading their equipment.
Did my research and ordered a KGo starter kit and some juices from NW Vapors. At this point I was excited and didn't think that I would go any further from there equipment wise. The juices I picked were alright at first, but by the time I needed to order more I thought I would try carto tanks and vivi novas. Since I had started I had not had one dip and felt better as my gums and lips were back to normal.
I started branching out into different juice vendors, trying brands like Moon Mountain and Mt. Baker. Around this time I had ordered an iTaste SVD. I wanted customization for power output and I thought the SVD was just so cool and had so many features. The Protank 2 came into my life at that point. I liked what I was getting out of it and that was what I would stick with for a month.
I kept watching all of these videos by different youtubers of RBA/RDA builds. As someone who loves electronic devices and likes to tinker, I went ahead and ordered an IGO-L and some ribbon kanthal wire. There is an abundance of cotton that I never use so I figured I would just make cotton wicks since I hear they wick very well and have great flavor reproduction.
I got my stuff in the mail along with orders from AVE and Velvet Cloud. Started a wrap of ribbon kanthal on a punch set and got anywhere from 1.5 ohms to 2.5ohms. Finally got a really good wrap at 2.2ohms. Knowing the limitations of the SVD I went with this. Bah! Didn't get the vapor production I wanted and felt disappointed. I assumed that the ribbon wire didn't want to play nice at higher resistances. Here was where I decided it was time for my first mechanical mod. Did a little research and being a poor college student, decided I should get a Smok Magneto. Also got some Sony green batteries for the 30A discharge.
I patiently waited, still using the beloved yet boring SVD+Protank combo. Now with the Magneto in my hands I wasn't afraid of going into sub ohms. My first build was okay, I think around 1 ohm may have messed up the coil or wick, but it did alright. Today I got a wrap of .8 ohms. The vapor and flavor is UNREAL! The raspberry juice I had sitting around from NW Vapors tasted amazing once again, as well as AVE Hype. I still need to bore out the air hole a little more, but I feel like I am close to getting that near perfect vape for myself.
I have spent so much in the past several months on vaping supplies, but it has been very successful in keeping me away from tobacco. I quit smoking with dip, and the thing I loved the most about smoking was blowing the smoke. Just a fascination with it. Sub ohm vaping allows me to get as close to that without using tobacco.
tl;dr I started with a KGo and worked my way to sub ohm vaping, which gives me amazing vapor and flavor. I also have spent more money than I like to admit.
Thanks for reading. Not sure where to go from here device and build wise. I wanted to make this post for new vapers or anyone looking into upgrading their equipment.
If you haven't already, I would suggest building micro coils in your RBAs, still do sub-ohm but make them micros, the flavor and vapor is amazing.
