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The first squonking attie I ever bought some three years ago was an original Origen Little - it wasn’t cheap ( nor for that matter were the two custom mods which I bought at the same time which have long since been consigned to Mod Heaven) and I had to get it from France, but I took to it straight from the off.


It didn’t leak, despite its small size it didn’t run hot and it was surprisingly easy to build on. It produced as much of a cloud as I wanted, and to my mind was excellent for flavour.


I gave up with squonking, somewhat disappointed with the mods I had, but kept the Origen in my “Apocalypse Box” - just in case, and for the next three years vaped away happily on my Nautilus and Triton Minis, until, as you’ll all be fed up of hearing, I broke three of them over the winter just gone.


Back in Scotland I replaced the three broken tanks with more of the same, but began looking for as bomb proof as I could get systems to take back to Spain, dug out the Origen and my mech Terminator Squonk Box … and found I loved the simplicity of both Squonkers and Drippers and the top notch flavour they could produce.


To add to the Spanish Arsenal, I bought a Mark 1 Pico Squeeze, 20 spare bottles for it (fasttech!). I loved the mod but couldn’t really get along with the attie - for me, while it was good enough for flavour, it was just too airy and leaked at the first hint of oversquonking.


Researching for another Origen, I found they were scarce as hen’s teeth but clones were available. Never having bought a clone of anything before I was somewhat wary and rather reluctant to try one, but becoming increasingly frustrated with the “Coral” which had come with the Pico, I finally bought one.


It arrived this morning. The seller had described it as a “perfect one for one clone” and I can’t argue with that as the parts are truly interchangeable. After coiling, wicking and priming I actually can’t tell any difference in its performance either .. it’s even as tolerant of oversquonking as the original Origen!


I’m back to Spain for a couple of months next week - both squonkers are going with me as is a vaping Outlaws “Enforcer” mech dripping kit


“Back to the Future” indeed! - Here’s a pic - spot the clone!
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In my experience, the more simple a device is, the better the clone is likely to be, barring exotic materials use. RDAs clone best, followed by the more rugged and simple mech mods. Even RTAs are problematic, though, and I normally wouldn’t touch a cloned VV mod.
I’ve got a clone and an authentic velocity, and with the exception of the drip tip threading they are interchangeable. I’ve actuallly got a weird little atty that was the clone of a clone, and ironically works better than either the origional clone or the origional origional. It’s a squonk top that has very tight tolerances. I don’t know who made it, but it’s sole drawback is that it’s an entirely friction fit setup, so it is possible to “knock the top off” the atty exposing the deck.
 
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The watch! It's not a real Elgin, right?

It's a bedside travel alarm clock, which I've had for about 20 years and which has been round most of Europe with me. It's a Dalvey and runs on batteries I'm afraid. I do collect mechanical watches, but the Dalvey was a present all those years ago and I am fond of that company's range of goods and accesories ( hip flasks, tankards etc,all to the same style. )
 
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Yep, love the Little things. I have, uhm, several, and they're still my most-used atty.

Yes I really swithered about buying a clone, but as the original was so good, but now sadly out of production I chanced it, and it's A1 - I suspect I'll be joining you with "uhm several" when I get back to the UK in June!

I have tried other squonking atties but never really got along with them, as they are all too airy for me.

The clone also came with a solid pin so it can be changed and used as a Dripper and even also a "Beauty Ring" - happy bunny here!
 
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In my experience, the more simple a device is, the better the clone is likely to be, barring exotic materials use. .

What you say makes perfect sense to me. As I've said, even though the original Origen Little wasn't cheap ( about 70 Euros three and a bit years ago ) if it were still in production I'd have happily bought another as I'm not one to jump on the latest bandwaggon and if I find something I like I tend to look after it as I want it to last.

What I'm trying to do at this stage is to put together some simple rugged kits which will stand up to accidental knocks on my travels and which won't leave me vapeless.

The Masterplan is to aquire a few more of these atties as backups and then look for a high end mech mod which I can service myself, when I get back to the UK in June/July.

I only build coils between 0.9 and 1.2 Ohms, understand Ohms Law and keep up to date with Mooch's posts on batteries so I'm good to go there.
 

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Yes I really swithered about buying a clone, but as the original was so good, but now sadly out of production I chanced it, and it's A1 - I suspect I'll be joining you with "uhm severai" when I get back to the UK in June!

I have tried other squonking atties but never really got along with them, as they are all too airy for me.

The clone also came with a solid pin so it can be changed and used as a Dripper and even also a "Beauty Ring" - happy bunny here!
Yay! New words! Such fun! *really likes new words*
swither | Definition of swither in English by Oxford Dictionaries
 

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...Aye but mind, Ah'm fae Goad's ane country, whaur we aye cried it "Swither" insteed o' "Dither" like thae Sassenachs dae!

(Translation for non Scots speakers - "Yes but do always bear in mind, that in Scotland the normal useage is "swither," as opposed to "dither" as used by those from South of the Border, when they find themselves in two minds over some matter." )

Here's a link - Dictionary of the Scots Language :: SND :: Swither v.1, n.1
 
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