Hi... 
this may look long at first glance, but I tried to organize it so that it's a quick and easy read. I hope I succeeded!
- I learned about ecigs and tried a little 21st Century gas-station model in September 2012. Was able to put down the cigarettes instantly.
- Within a couple of months, I was trying different clearomizers and had ego batteries and then VV batteries.
- Worked my way down to 0 mg nicotine... was awesome!
- Felt like I had never smoked a day in my life. Lungs were clear and clean.
Then... had some drama
and bought some cigarettes at a weak moment at Christmastime in 2015.
Got hooked again and ended up putting the vaping aside til recently.
I geared up with a couple of new tanks last month, bought some coils, some new juice, etc... ready to quit again. I even bought the 21st Century kit again, since that is how I successfully quit last time.
I put the nasty analogs down on Wednesday of last week (1/04/17) and have done fine... it's a little tougher this time, but I haven't smoked. I am using my tanks with flavored juice most of the time, and using the 21st Century ecig when I have a big craving (since it's more like an analog).
Despite the fact that I have been able to stay smoke-free for over a week, I feel like the situation with vaping is a
total nightmare. It has changed a lot from 2-3 years ago, and I am completely overwhelmed by the
veritable ocean of new stuff and info.
I never really found that perfect vape for me, and I think that's why I ended up relapsing in the first place.
I don't have any friends who vape (yet), so I was hoping that if I give some info on what I like/don't like, you vaping vets could point me in the right direction, give some suggestions, whatever.
I realize that vaping is a truly subjective experience, but if you could just share information that you believe lends itself to a
quality vaping experience, I won't hold you responsible for anything that I end up not liking!
I cannot be an expert on vaping right now..
I just want to enjoy my vape so I don't go back to killing myself with analogs.
If I had time, I would
love to learn all there is to know, plus learn to build mods and make my own juice, etc. But I home-school my two kids and that just leaves me no time at all for the finer points of vape-ology.
What I'm using now:
- Two Ego-Style VV Batteries (Tesla Spiders)
- One Old Kanger Protank 2
- Two New Kanger Mini Protank 3's (I just bought these last month)
- Plethora of juices -- some 50/50, some 65 PG/35 VG
- Most of my juices are from MBV, which has always been my favorite. I also have a SourVape I bought last month (not all that sour even after a month of steeping), and a couple of new juices from VapeWild that are okay. Everything would probably taste amazing if I had the right setup.
- With all coils, I have been using my VV batts at lowest setting (3.4), because I'm afraid if I try different settings I'll burn more coils and juice.
- I also found an old Kanger Evod and quickly remembered why I never used it... it's like sucking on a straw stuck in a milkshake that's way too thick. I get hardly anything out of it. It does say it's "rebuildable", so if any info or links on how to fix that -- would greatly appreciate it.
What I like:
- I don't care about the clouds -- they're fun, and I'll take them if I can get them, but clouds are not a deal breaker.
- I only care about the flavor. I want clear, clean, uncooked, unburnt, full-strength, strong, juicy flavor. With clouds if possible.
Is this a glittery-rainbow-unicorn-fantasy that will never happen? Am I being naive?
- My favorite flavors are candy-cane (sometimes mixed with menthol), cherry limeade, and other sweet but sour fruity flavors.
- It seems that I prefer a higher res/colder vape now that I've tried the 2.5 ohm.
Problems I'm having:
- 1.8 ohms seemed to be burning my juices from the get-go on both batteries and both kinds of tanks.
- I was told by a customer service rep that 1.0 ohms for my Mini Protank 3's would be best, because 1.8 ohms could "pop" on my VV battery if I had it anywhere above the lowest setting.
- Tried the 1.0 ohms, and they seem to be burning worse than the 1.8's (yes, I prime coils for at least an hour, which some would consider paranoid, lol).
- I read an article by a vape-store owner about his preferences in ohms and why... and it made sense to me to try a higher-resistance coil just to see if I like the colder vape better and wouldn't get that burnt taste... I bought 2.5 ohms for my Kanger Protank 2. It does seem better, because there has been no burnt flavor... but still I just know there is more flavor in this juice than what I'm getting with this tank.
- Decided to try to find 2.5 or 2.8 coils for my Kanger Mini Protank 3's also, and they don't seem to exist. What's so different about the Protank 3 that we can't use higher res coils on them? So frustrating. The 1.0 ohms are frying like crazy. I bought ten and have burnt 6 coils (most on the first drag).
- Even before, and certainly now -- I have never felt like I've had a vaping experience where I was getting the full-strength flavor of the juice. It's really annoying. Everything always seems just a little "off." Either too weak or too cooked. (Yes, I do steep juice for at least a couple of weeks before using.)
I hope some of you can offer some advice. I am willing to spend more for a quality vape, but can't afford over a hundred for a set-up... actually if I can do it for closer to $50 that would be so much better, lol.
If someone could just tell me how to get the most flavor out of the tanks I already have, that would be even better!
Thanks for listening
Lora
