Anybody Using A Kabuki?

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AstroTurf

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Gun Metal Geisha description reads: (pay attention to 4th quarter of 2015...)

The Gun Metal Geisha features a FULL GUN METAL ZenKote™ Kabuki tank and that's the only way you'll be able to get your hands on a ZenKote™ Kabuki until at LEAST some time in the 4th quarter of 2015. Decked out in Red O-Rings and a red Airflow screw, this new offering is sexy beyond belief...
 

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This maybe the wrong place to ask this question, but has anyone used the Nautilus with the P3 mounting? I noticed ProVape is no longer selling them. E-Cig Barn has them for 20 bucks each. At that price I couldn't pass and ordered two. With postage total was $44.85. Should be here tomorrow.

I have one. It's the best Nautilus imo. Once you try the Kabuki you won't care. Still, a very good deal that.
 

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Just found out that a q-tip can be used to adjust the airflow on the Kabuki in a pinch. Cut off the cotton, and use a knife to cut a taper on the end of the shaft, just push the tapered q-tip shaft into the grub screw and adjust, voila!

I live in a hex key-rich environment. No worries.
 
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I have one. It's the best Nautilus imo. Once you try the Kabuki you won't care. Still, a very good deal that.
I use mine in a nylon belt sheath that goes with me everywhere.

I could not bear to be without it... Ever.
 

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I'm interested in gun-metal more than stealth -- but, who knows, I might get both. :blush:

I generally prefer 510 for the ability to use on various mods, though mine are most often on a ProVi. I'd certainly take a Blue-Zen-Coat in either version without question.

I have a P3 threaded Nauti Cage and use it as well. My only disappointment has been that I can't use my collection of decorated Nauti Glass Tanks -- it's a very slightly different size. I do like the honeycomb "cage". Vape-wise, it's the same as my other Nauti's.
 

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I've got a bunch of both, and have only one issue with the caged ones. The 5ml is a big lie. Filled to the brim, they actually hold about 3ml.

I couldn't figure out why I was burning through them so quickly, until I took a syringe to it. Well, to THEM actually (I have four of them). Well, I'll be dayum'd!

Anyway, still a great tank. I just wish it held more juuuuuuuuuuuice.
 

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So....

I've been toying with the idea if getting a Provari. I already have a ZNA and an SXMini S class but I really prefer the tube mod form factor. I prefer small 18350 sized mods and I'm assuming that the PV 2.5 mini is similar in size to an 18500 type device in length.

If I were to go that way, what kind of battery life can one expect running a Kabuki with a 1.6 ohm coil? I suppose that would mean I'd have to buy another 510 Kabuki but that's the price one pays. I already have 2 Z2's and 1 510 but that one is married to the wonderful Nickle Plated Brass and Obsidian DX350 custom pv I got from them :D

Mike just announced that they are carrying ProVape devices at the ZFO so I can stop in to "test drive" one for form and function. Just wondering what to expect battery wise...
 

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k2zs, I've always thought battery life is/was dependent on how much one vapes. I run Provis in '350 and '490 mode, but I rarely time them. When they start flashing at me, I flash back. ;)

I'm not sure anyone can tell you accurately what sort of life span you'll have with an 18350 and the Kabuke with a 1.6Ω coil. I puff constantly and that set up could last me all day. Maybe. Hmmm....... now you've inspired me to test out that theory.

I normally ficklely grab device after device. :blush:
 

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Thanks Kat,

I don't get to vape (much) at work but I usually drive 5 hours or more a day and I carry 1 unregulated 18350 device. When I get home, I have multiple mods to choose from so it's not unusual to get 2 days out of a charge. Based on that it probably won't be an issue so it will probably come down to form factor for me...
 

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I use mine in a nylon belt sheath that goes with me everywhere.

I could not bear to be without it... Ever.
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Nice setup Astro, I wear a nylon open top sheath on my belt every single day, and if my ProVari du jour is not in my hand or whatever flat surface is in front of me, it's in that sheath :)

I've been running my Kabuki long enough now for me to be convinced that it will serve as a one tank, one mod, vape for me. Taking a trip and plan on just using the Kabuki and my Ti ProVari mini, or my P3 in 18350 mode. I'll have spares of course, but the plan is to try to just use and carry one 18350 setup every day. I'll carry along spare batteries, a 10ml bottle of e-liquid, and one spare coil( just in case). I've never had a Nautilus BVC coil go suddenly bad on me, they are very predictable and reliable, and tend to slowly and predictably go south for me.

I can refill my Kabuki on the fly in about a minutes time, all I need is a flat surface and a napkin or paper towel, I don't even bother to remove the attie from my device, Just unscrew the tank base while still attached to the ProVari. I feel extremely confident that I will be just fine with the most compact reliable vape I have yet to encounter on my journey thus far. Just remembered, I need to pull a spare glass from one of my ZAP atties to take along for extra insurance :)
 
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