This post is part my way of thanking the community, and part recap of my beginnings to help any noobs who may be feeling frustrated. I know I did when I first started out. My only advice: You don't really know what you need until you realize you don't have it. Start with a solid foundation, (I honestly recommend the 510 based on my limited experience. It has yet to let me down other than the batteries dying, which was entirely my fault for not charging them beforehand.) and adapt your setup to eliminate individual flaws. It doesn't take a whole lot of money to get where you want to be so long as you take it step by step and actually look at the e-cig as individual parts instead of a whole unit. Read the rest of my post and you'll see what I mean. Oh, and research! Lots of it!
So here I am, nearly two months after starting my journey, and what a trip it's been!
I started vaping on September 10th. Due to my own ignorance, I purchased a Blu kit which, sorry to say, was garbage. Only a few days later both auto batteries were malfunctioning and the PCC was acting up and AUTO DRAINING the batteries if I didn't unscrew them fast enough after a charge. (Seriously, who thought that would be a good idea, let alone a FEATURE?) and I was back on analogs while I waited for my next kit, a manual Joye 510.
The day I got my 510 I was reasonably skeptical. By the following night I was overjoyed. (Guess that's why it's called a Joye?) To think I wasted my money on a Blu?!? Well, that showed me anyway! Weeks later I was getting fed up with inconsistent draws and leaking carts. I pulled out the filler and started direct dripping. There was a bit of a learning curve, I flooded the atty countless times and leaked out the battery end more times than I care to remember, but I finally got it down.
Then, having to pull the empty cart off every time to drip, coupled with moisture buildup around the bottom of the cart had me fed up. So I graduated to a Super T tip a couple weeks ago. Yeah, it's that good.
Finally got sick of changing batteries all the time after my PCC died at work, and after hearing about that my wife ordered me a black Inferno from Volcano. So needless to say, I'm pretty happy right now. So really, what a journey it's been. All the while I haven't had a single craving for an analog.
It's all of you who made this possible for me. With countless models, loads of garbage on the market, and plenty of knockoffs, the information here made it possible for me to be where I am. If not for this forum and the good people who post here, I would have probably given up after my dismal experience with the Blu. Though like everything in life, wisdom, knowledge, perseverance and willpower is all it takes to turn something around. Well.. a little luck doesn't hurt either. Thanks for supplying me with the first two. The rest? Let's just say I'm stubborn AND an optimist. Thanks a lot everyone.
On a side note, I lit an analog up last night just to see if I was missing anything. Two puffs in and I was rushing back inside for my PV. I don't remember analogs being like some kind of horrible nightmare, but it was pretty much like that.
So here I am, nearly two months after starting my journey, and what a trip it's been!
I started vaping on September 10th. Due to my own ignorance, I purchased a Blu kit which, sorry to say, was garbage. Only a few days later both auto batteries were malfunctioning and the PCC was acting up and AUTO DRAINING the batteries if I didn't unscrew them fast enough after a charge. (Seriously, who thought that would be a good idea, let alone a FEATURE?) and I was back on analogs while I waited for my next kit, a manual Joye 510.
The day I got my 510 I was reasonably skeptical. By the following night I was overjoyed. (Guess that's why it's called a Joye?) To think I wasted my money on a Blu?!? Well, that showed me anyway! Weeks later I was getting fed up with inconsistent draws and leaking carts. I pulled out the filler and started direct dripping. There was a bit of a learning curve, I flooded the atty countless times and leaked out the battery end more times than I care to remember, but I finally got it down.
Then, having to pull the empty cart off every time to drip, coupled with moisture buildup around the bottom of the cart had me fed up. So I graduated to a Super T tip a couple weeks ago. Yeah, it's that good.
Finally got sick of changing batteries all the time after my PCC died at work, and after hearing about that my wife ordered me a black Inferno from Volcano. So needless to say, I'm pretty happy right now. So really, what a journey it's been. All the while I haven't had a single craving for an analog.
It's all of you who made this possible for me. With countless models, loads of garbage on the market, and plenty of knockoffs, the information here made it possible for me to be where I am. If not for this forum and the good people who post here, I would have probably given up after my dismal experience with the Blu. Though like everything in life, wisdom, knowledge, perseverance and willpower is all it takes to turn something around. Well.. a little luck doesn't hurt either. Thanks for supplying me with the first two. The rest? Let's just say I'm stubborn AND an optimist. Thanks a lot everyone.
On a side note, I lit an analog up last night just to see if I was missing anything. Two puffs in and I was rushing back inside for my PV. I don't remember analogs being like some kind of horrible nightmare, but it was pretty much like that.
