Another noob with a Pilot Hybrid

[Barnettbill]

Well I got my new E-Cig yesterday and I charged up the batteries. In the meantime I cleaned out the juice in the cartriges 'cuz I wanted to start using the juice from JC (Original Tobacco and Sweet Strawberry) right away. I was expecting more vapor... But I am not complaining. The flavor is definately different, but better than the burning tobacco in analogs. I am still trying to figure out a good technique, and one puff left me coughing for 5 minutes (My 17 year old son thought it was funny as hell) I started out using the short battery and was very surprised that it lasted about 6 hours (I was using it the whole time, if they would have been analogs I would say I smoked a whole pack). I am a pretty heavy smoker and I smoke like a West Texas grass fire, so I am very happy with the short battery. Makes me wonder how long the long one will last. I can't wait until PS gets more stuff in. I would like to keep an extra atomizer in my case. Overall I am happy with this rig and with the folks over at Puresmoker. I hope my wife likes hers.

 

[Barnettbill]

Oh yea and one more thing... I only smoked less than a half a pack of analogs today. For me that is pretty amazing.

 

[That Guy]

hey i was just wondering if you also have a peewee?

 

[Barnettbill]

Nope, I am brand new to vaping and the Pilot is my first one. I bought 2, one for me and one for the wife.

 

[That Guy]

Dang i just bought a peewee and i suppose i will get it monday or tuesday and i heard the battery life sucks i just was hoping you could tell me if it would last me 9to 5 :/ trying to give up analogs you know but if it cant last 9 to 5 thats not going to happen till i can buy extra battery's

 

[wyzardd]

I've had mine almost a week and it's getting better with age... or with practice. It's still not quite up there with my first one (808? somethign like that)
I drip occasionally when it seems to not be performing like I want, kind of jump starts it you know?

 

[Barnettbill]

I will be happy if mine last from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. I do smoke less at work than I do at home so I think I should be ok... I will take my charger to work with me at first just in case.

 

[chuck7403]

The PeeWee is a RN4081...It produces good vapor for its size...Battery life is fairly short, a few hours, however some batteries seem to last longer than others...

I would get a passthrough...That will solve many of the battery issues...

Also, it has very small carts, so be prepared to drip. Dripping works great with this model...

 

[Obi Wan]

Dang i just bought a peewee and i suppose i will get it monday or tuesday and i heard the battery life sucks i just was hoping you could tell me if it would last me 9to 5 :/ trying to give up analogs you know but if it cant last 9 to 5 thats not going to happen till i can buy extra battery's

My advice is get a second kit and a couple more atomizers.
then you can put together 4 complete ones and also buy some juice to refill them.
i have 3 pilot kits so i never worry about a battery running out.
3 or 4 fully charged batteries is a good way to make sure you never run out when your out at work or anywhere else.

it doesnt matter which one anyone has because even if someone has a bigger battery like the bada bing and it runs out its not going to help unless they have backups charged and with them...

 

[Obi Wan]

Obi,,
that wasnt the smartest advice because its so obvious that it would help to have more then one in case your battery runs out...

 

[Obi Wan]

Obi,,
who cares what you think,, he wrote the word noob which i took as meaning hes new to this so i gave some basic advice about it being worth investing in a few more kits..
and why are you starting an arguement with yourself...
are you even sane..

 

[Obi Wan]

Obi,

im just bored waiting for the puresmoker site to open..
could be any minute,,

 

[Obi Wan]

ok,,,,,,,

 

[wyzardd]

The crazy is strong with this one...

 

[Obi Wan]

The crazy is strong with this one...

at least you called me crazy in jedi slang,,

 

[Barnettbill]

Obi,

im just bored waiting for the puresmoker site to open..
could be any minute,,

OK so boardom made you hijack my thread?
Just kidding. I have a wierd sense-o-humor.

 

[wyzardd]

The overpriced smokinganywhere 808 is deteriorating, so although I managed to destroy the short Pilot battery, it's now my primary and after a bit of a soak in lime juice it's performing way better. Really tasted terrible when I first got it, whatever they treat the atomizer with is nasty and sticks around a long ol' time.

Help my post count, Obi Wan... You're my only hope

 

[Fern]

For fear of starting another "noob with a pilot" thread, I'm hijacking this one for a minute.

Since PS was out of juice, I ordered the JC sample pack and it came yesterday. I cleaned out a cart according to igetcha's video, put six drops into the cart, stuffed the filling in, and added two more drops. I pushed the cart back down with tweezers.

Then it felt like I was trying to suck ice cream through a straw. Took the cart back off, fluffed the filling a bit, pushed it back down, then stuck the paperclip through the "suck hole" and pushed the cart up a tiny bit. It was much easier to hit, but then I got juice in my mouth.

Now it's acting like it's empty again, but I haven't used it that much and don't see how it can be dry already.

What the heck am I doing wrong?

I was all excited to use this thing at work today, but it's not producing any vapor at all.

 

[JonHarm]

For fear of starting another "noob with a pilot" thread, I'm hijacking this one for a minute.

Since PS was out of juice, I ordered the JC sample pack and it came yesterday. I cleaned out a cart according to igetcha's video, put six drops into the cart, stuffed the filling in, and added two more drops. I pushed the cart back down with tweezers.

Then it felt like I was trying to suck ice cream through a straw. Took the cart back off, fluffed the filling a bit, pushed it back down, then stuck the paperclip through the "suck hole" and pushed the cart up a tiny bit. It was much easier to hit, but then I got juice in my mouth.

Now it's acting like it's empty again, but I haven't used it that much and don't see how it can be dry already.

What the heck am I doing wrong?

I was all excited to use this thing at work today, but it's not producing any vapor at all.

As a PROUD Pilot owner, I can say this: Carts suck.

I use them OCCASIONALLY as emergency backups, but basically, the wicks they come with are atrocious. Get some polyfill (igetcha has a video on that, he uses the "batting" which comes in sheets instead of the great big puff - I prefer the puff, personally) and make new wicks out of it. Make the wick fill the entire cart. You will still get 8 drops in. It will work better.

However....

I've found it takes forever to "wick up" even with the new polyfill wick, so if you take 5 puffs, you need to let it "cool down" for 15 to 30 minutes before osmosis kicks in and gets that fluid moving. Personally, I just drip two or three on the metal atomizer wick and puff on that. I carry one of those little squeeze bottles from the JC 'Welcome to E-Smoking Kit' and carry 3.7mL of juice on me, and just top off when I need a few puffs, and puff 'er till she's almost dry. Get great big clouds, almost like a cigarette, and smooth, easy draws. One of those little bottles lasts me almost two days.

Hope that helps!

Oh yes - I use JC juice too.

 

[Fern]

JonHarm - I haven't tried dripping yet, but would like to. How long does last? Will I burn up two drops in one vaping session? I'm afraid of getting more nicotine than I already get from my Marb Light 100s. I don't want to create more of an addiction, know what I mean?

For the record, I've never smoked at work (but will be vaping there when people get on my nerves, lol!) and I only smoke at home in the garage, away from the kiddos. Usually I go through a half-pack of analogs a day, unless it's the weekend, then it's more like a pack.

Even though I haven't got the hang of vaping yet, I can already tell that analogs are starting to taste like crap.