Beginners upgrade?

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CampbellMC

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Just a heads up though, if money is a factor (and really it should always be one), you may want to start looking into DIY e-juice to save on money. The atlantis running it outright all day you are going to go through something like 6-10 ml of juice roughly. juice can be quite pricey, shops around here are usually 7-8$ for a 10ml bottle. On the other hand though, if you make the investment into DIY supplies you can make that same 10ml bottle for about $0.25, so huge savings. Takes a bit of trial and error (Rough cost is about $0.10 for one of my test batches), but once you have a recipe you can scale it up and vape for next to nothing.
 

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Just a heads up though, if money is a factor (and really it should always be one), you may want to start looking into DIY e-juice to save on money. The atlantis running it outright all day you are going to go through something like 6-10 ml of juice roughly. Juice can be quite pricey, shops around here are usually 7-8$ for a 10ml bottle. On the other hand though, if you make the investment into DIY supplies you can make that same 10ml bottle for about $0.25, so huge savings. Takes a bit of trial and error (Rough cost is about $0.10 for one of my test batches), but once you have a recipe you can scale it up and vape for next to nothing.
Agreed 100%. I've found that while complex mixes are nice, if you can find a single flavor and be happy with that, you're golden. Personally, I DIY and though I've mixed quite a few blends, I always seem to go back to my Absinthe, single flavor. I can mix up a batch for less than $1.00 per 30 ml I rebuild my own coils so virtually no cost there. Of course, my time is worth something, but I find the process of rebuilding and mixing "therapeutic", and it is done in my spare time, so I consider this $0.00 opportunity costs.
 

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Once I get my new RDA and coil supplies I am going to be able to make up recipes quick, will be able to do like 5 test batches in an hour and hone in on flavors quickly. I find most of the flavors I have tried as single flavor vapes come off really dry tasting, but if I just throw in like 1% Sweet Cream and 2% EM with any fruity flavor it makes it very vapable. From there I play around with the fruit top flavors. Can't wait to get my next shipment of flavors with more creams and fruits, also going to play with menthol since its cold season and its handy to clear ya up.
 

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Vaping can be just as, if not way more expensive than analogs. Trust me when I made the switch I invested in what I thought was my forever setup in a provari mini with a nautilus tank. 8 months later I own an ipv2s, a rdna40, multiple rta's, multiple rda's, and a kitchen cabinet full of eliquid. This is ok with me because vaping has turned into a new hobby that I truly enjoy but if this is simply an alternative to smoking for you I would suggest researching every purchase to death. The vape world is ever evolving and you only have the next best thing for a week or two it seems. Wish you the best of luck and hope you enjoy the switch as much as I have!
 

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Ok, so I've now been vaping for 5 days. I currently have an IStick 20W with a Nautilus tank. I am thoroughly enjoying my experience so far but I already want more. After doing a lot of reading about different MOD'S and tanks I'm thinking that in the next few weeks I'll probably upgrade to the new IStick 50W and an Atlantis or the new Joyetech Delta II (when they come out). I am looking for more vape as well as better flavor but I'm not necessarily looking to cloud chase or anything. I'm also a mouth to lung smoker and haven't really tried straight lung hits but from what I've read it looks like the big vape comes from lung hits. Do you guys think this would be a nice little upgrade or am I still going to want more? I'm not planning on RDA's and I really don't think I need anything that produces 100+Watts but then again, I don't know....

Welcome. You already are startin out in good shape. I'm with you on the Joyetech and I have a 30, waitin on 2- 50's on order. Check out this review, if you haven't seen it, comparing the Delta ll, Subtank, and Atlantis. I do max VG and 3mg nic with the big clouds ( 30w on my istick 30 and plume veil .7 ohm dual coil).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-DXGH0JKck
 
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