Back to the beginning

[Fidola13]

I tried to go back to my beginning Mel vape pen but it vented or something on me after it auto fired ! So I’m sticking to DL for now

 

[beckah54]

I have found my sweet spot with single battery, mtl setups. I tootle-puff at 10-13 watts so I guess I have gone back to the beginning. Although I am stocked up and have several dual battery mods I will keep, they won’t get as much use as my small vape mods.

Although I love the look of the LV Orion, I also can’t justify buying another pod system as I already have a couple and I really am trying to save money. lol Shinyitis is strong and it is a constant battle.

 

[Ryedan]

I started with an eGo-C kit that got me off cigarettes ... but I'M NOT EVER GOING BACK TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT

Or to cartos, 1.6 ml clearos, drippers, or Genisis tanks with SS mesh

Having said that, a Pico 75 with a Doggy on it set up for a restricted LH vape at about 15 watts, or an Aqua V2 using 30 gauge wire at slightly higher power suit me perfectly now. This technology was not available back in 2012, but once I started dropping the watts a couple of years ago and started enjoying the more restricted air flow these atties had it all really grew on me. So I'm kinda going back to my roots that way, but nowhere near back to 2012 - 2015. Without the advancements made in the interim I would likely still be vaping the way I was a few years ago.

I've had a passing thought occasionally about trying a pod mod, but I just can't get past feeling like they are just not as safe as what I'm using now and they also don't have the flexibility and dependability I enjoy with my RTAs on small 18650 mods. And MTL just isn't for me anymore either.

 

[vapdivrr]

I know tech is much better today but vaping a doggy at 15 watts and 30 gauge is not totally different to 2012/2013 imo. You could of drilled out a kayfun/ taifun and got kind of close to an sxk doggy, and the 15 watts and 30g wire was the norm. Perhaps I misread your post saying a doggy at 15 watts and 30g just wasn't obtainable back then and if so, my bad. Now if your vaping a DNA 200 with quad coils doing super low resistances , then I agree that nothing like that was around, but the taifun, kayfuns, and gg rtas is what I was vaping back then and I really don't find my dogs or any rta I vape now all that much different. Yes they are better, but not like night and day.....maybe you have the more airy doggy?

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[Ryedan]

I know tech is much better today but vaping a doggy at 15 watts and 30 gauge is not totally different to 2012/2013 imo. You could of drilled out a kayfun/ taifun and got kind of close to an sxk doggy, and the 15 watts and 30g wire was the norm. Perhaps I misread your post saying a doggy at 15 watts and 30g just wasn't obtainable back then and if so, my bad. Now if your vaping a DNA 200 with quad coils doing super low resistances , then I agree that nothing like that was around, but the taifun, kayfuns, and gg rtas is what I was vaping back then and I really don't find my dogs or any rta I vape now all that much different. Yes they are better, but not like night and day.....maybe you have the more airy doggy?

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I use 28 or 27 gauge in single coil atties like the Doggy, 30 gauge in my dual coil builds in the Aqua or similar.

There are a bunch of Kayfun/Taifuns out there. I tried a few and didn't get along well with them. Too finicky to set up to be dependable and some had airflow that was a bit tight for me. They didn't work for me when I modified them either. I am also a low nic or no nic vaper who likes TH, which can really toss a wrench into the mix . I never got into the GG stuff, just seemed like way too much work for not enough return and expensive to boot. The Doggy gives me the most dependable vape I've ever had, with the Aqua V2 in second place. Both perform exceptionally well for me for flavor and TH. I have never used a Kayfun or Taifun that I would consider vaping exclusively for any length of time, or taking with me for a day at work.

They were great tanks for a lot of people though

 

[vapdivrr]

I use 28 or 27 gauge in single coil atties like the Doggy, 30 gauge in my dual coil builds in the Aqua or similar.

There are a bunch of Kayfun/Taifuns out there. I tried a few and didn't get along well with them. Too finicky to set up to be dependable and some had airflow that was a bit tight for me. They didn't work for me when I modified them either. I am also a low nic or no nic vaper who likes TH, which can really toss a wrench into the mix . I never got into the GG stuff, just seemed like way too much work for not enough return and expensive to boot. The Doggy gives me the most dependable vape I've ever had, with the Aqua V2 in second place. Both perform exceptionally well for me for flavor and TH. I have never used a Kayfun or Taifun that I would consider vaping exclusively for any length of time, or taking with me for a day at work.

They were great tanks for a lot of people though

I love the dogs and vape them every day and don't vape the old kayfuns or taifuns any more because the newer tanks are a little better, but at least in our type of vape (seems we vape similar styles) they weren't to far off back then. Haven't tried the aquav2, but still have and vape the v1. The v1 was my first dual coil rta and was the first tank I experimented with really low resistances, a bit of a pain to coil, but a great vape

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[Ryedan]

I love the dogs and vape them every day and don't vape the old kayfuns or taifuns any more because the newer tanks are a little better, but at least in our type of vape (seems we vape similar styles) they weren't to far off back then. Haven't tried the aquav2, but still have and vape the v1. The v1 was my first dual coil rta and was the first tank I experimented with really low resistances, a bit of a pain to coil, but a great vape

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I think we have quite similar vape styles too vapdivrr, but they are just enough different so we can't agree on tanks like the Aqua V1. I just could not get mine to be a good vape and if I remember right, it has been a while though, I think I opened up the air flow and the juice channels on it. Had the same experience with the low air flow Kayfuns.

OTOH, I really enjoyed the old Lemo V1 once I modified it. If it wasn't for the fill port screw I would probably have got more of them. Gave it to a smoker wanting to try vaping a couple of years ago and he loved it too and is not smoking any more

The Aqua V2 has been very hard to get lately. Ecigitty has an unbranded Ehpro clone on clearance for $4. I just received 4 of them . I suspect once these are all sold, that will be it. I vape it at around 18 watts and I think it will handle 25'ish watts but not much more. I think it can also be set up to vape well at 10 watts but I don't go that low so no experience with that. Have not built one yet, but they look exactly like the clone I've been using for a while. If you are interested in trying one, keep a couple of things in mind.

I replaced the large O-ring that does the tank to deck seal with one that has a bit more interference so the tank is sure to seal there and also doesn't turn as easily. It gets a bit tight by the time I want to refill so I always turn the tank 'in' slightly as in reducing air and juice flow, then unscrew it. This works flawlessly for me unless I forget and the whole tank starts to unscrew from the mod.

Have a look and you'll see there is one screw per post on the deck, so you need to install both coils before you screw them down. Also, using 30 gauge wire in Kanthal or SS I find it easy to cut a wire when I tighten them. 28 gauge is fine, but will generally require more power to run. I have sometimes got the 30 gauge installed but it's not dependable so I double and twist the coil tails before installing them. That makes it pretty fool proof and after doing it a couple of times I find it pretty easy to do.

The top part of the tank when removed has small fill holes. I find refilling works well using long tips on my juice bottles, but you have to take care to have the tip hole lined up well enough with the tank hole or you will have juice leak while filling.

This is not a tank I would recommend for anyone who is not experienced in rebuilding and/or is not willing to put up with a couple of quirks. Having said that, I have taken it to work with no backup confident the chances of it failing on me were really low and it has always delivered. And it comes with a full metal tank along with a plastic section (and a dripper option I have never tried) which should make it pretty tough if you drop it.

 

[Grimwald]

With COPD higher PG liquid on my old evods, T3s and PT2s is the only way to go. Using an Istick 30w with an old Vision Victory tank (PT2 coils) as I type. Pretty much stopped buying and experimenting.

That being said, I did buy a Aspire Nautilus AIO on Black Friday deal, so I'm not complete weaned from shinytitis.

 

[vapdivrr]

I think we have quite similar vape styles too vapdivrr, but they are just enough different so we can't agree on tanks like the Aqua V1. I just could not get mine to be a good vape and if I remember right, it has been a while though, I think I opened up the air flow and the juice channels on it. Had the same experience with the low air flow Kayfuns.

OTOH, I really enjoyed the old Lemo V1 once I modified it. If it wasn't for the fill port screw I would probably have got more of them. Gave it to a smoker wanting to try vaping a couple of years ago and he loved it too and is not smoking any more

The Aqua V2 has been very hard to get lately. Ecigitty has an unbranded Ehpro clone on clearance for $4. I just received 4 of them . I suspect once these are all sold, that will be it. I vape it at around 18 watts and I think it will handle 25'ish watts but not much more. I think it can also be set up to vape well at 10 watts but I don't go that low so no experience with that. Have not built one yet, but they look exactly like the clone I've been using for a while. If you are interested in trying one, keep a couple of things in mind.

I replaced the large O-ring that does the tank to deck seal with one that has a bit more interference so the tank is sure to seal there and also doesn't turn as easily. It gets a bit tight by the time I want to refill so I always turn the tank 'in' slightly as in reducing air and juice flow, then unscrew it. This works flawlessly for me unless I forget and the whole tank starts to unscrew from the mod.

Have a look and you'll see there is one screw per post on the deck, so you need to install both coils before you screw them down. Also, using 30 gauge wire in Kanthal or SS I find it easy to cut a wire when I tighten them. 28 gauge is fine, but will generally require more power to run. I have sometimes got the 30 gauge installed but it's not dependable so I double and twist the coil tails before installing them. That makes it pretty fool proof and after doing it a couple of times I find it pretty easy to do.

The top part of the tank when removed has small fill holes. I find refilling works well using long tips on my juice bottles, but you have to take care to have the tip hole lined up well enough with the tank hole or you will have juice leak while filling.

This is not a tank I would recommend for anyone who is not experienced in rebuilding and/or is not willing to put up with a couple of quirks. Having said that, I have taken it to work with no backup confident the chances of it failing on me were really low and it has always delivered. And it comes with a full metal tank along with a plastic section (and a dripper option I have never tried) which should make it pretty tough if you drop it.

I never opened the juice channels on the v1, but did drill the af slightly and the af plastic disc that was in the base, because that allowed the air to come thru besides just drilling the holes. Like the v2, the v1 was not made for someone not really into building, as it was and is tricky. Although I do occasionally vape my v1, I pretty much settled on plain single coil rtas and not sure if I would buy the v2 because of that , especially when you have a tank like the doggy that's just so darn easy and vapes great.

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