So, I took people's recommendations.
I ordered a couple of extra DSE901 batteries because I was down to my last Mistic battery. They're tiny. There's no way these things are going to last as well as I'd hoped. Whatever…they'll make okay backups and stealth vapes with a carto.
Also, it didn't even cross my mind, but those extra long threads on the Mistic make it so my charger won't work with the new 901 batts. I figured, since I had to order a charger anyway, I might as well just spend ten times as much and get a full Twist setup (some cartos, a tank, a couple attys, adapters to use my current attys on the new battery, chargers, a couple drip tips, some more juice, the thread cover sleeve things, etc.).
It was probably dumb, but…whatever. I only got one battery just in case I end up not liking it as much as I hope; maybe that won't bite me in the .... (I do have the others as backups).
It was actually pbusardo's review of the Provari that lead me to do it. I'm "saving" enough money from not buying cigarettes that I could easily justify the cost of a Provari in another few weeks. I was holding off on the Twist because it seemed like a pointless stop-gap on the way to a Provari when I could just keep using my Mistic + some generic DSE901 stuff 'till I hit that magic "amount saved" number that I'm tracking.
Then I got about half way through his video and saw the one-button + tiny LED UI.
Screw that.
I didn't even finish the video.
No offense to Provari fans, I'm sure the thing is an awesome PV. It's certainly gorgeous and I'm sure it feels as good as everyone says it does…I'm actually ...... off that I won't be able to use it as my "dream" mod. But, I know that for me I'd make it about a day of experimenting with settings, get ...... off, and chuck it at a wall……and be out a lot of money because I'd probably break it in the process and not be able to sell it. It's not a problem with it…not with that many people loving it. I just remember how many times I've chucked my iPhone for similar reasons, and it's way less annoying than that interface seems.
So, here's to hoping that you guys, grimmgreen, pbusardo, and everyone else is right. And that my Mistic + the batts I can't charge will last 'till Monday when the new shipment should get in……I really don't want to go back to stinkies, and with exactly how these mistic batteries fail, it worries me.
If this works, when I get back in the black (compared to the cigarettes I'm avoiding) I might look into another variable/selectable voltage mod……Possibly a rev3 because it's cheap, but I might wait until I can get a Kick. Or a provape-1 if I think I can deal with a single-voltage device (after experimenting with the twist) because it's IMHO just as pretty as the provari but with none of the annoying BS.
At any rate, I'll report back after a day or two of use with the twist.
I ordered a couple of extra DSE901 batteries because I was down to my last Mistic battery. They're tiny. There's no way these things are going to last as well as I'd hoped. Whatever…they'll make okay backups and stealth vapes with a carto.
Also, it didn't even cross my mind, but those extra long threads on the Mistic make it so my charger won't work with the new 901 batts. I figured, since I had to order a charger anyway, I might as well just spend ten times as much and get a full Twist setup (some cartos, a tank, a couple attys, adapters to use my current attys on the new battery, chargers, a couple drip tips, some more juice, the thread cover sleeve things, etc.).
It was probably dumb, but…whatever. I only got one battery just in case I end up not liking it as much as I hope; maybe that won't bite me in the .... (I do have the others as backups).
It was actually pbusardo's review of the Provari that lead me to do it. I'm "saving" enough money from not buying cigarettes that I could easily justify the cost of a Provari in another few weeks. I was holding off on the Twist because it seemed like a pointless stop-gap on the way to a Provari when I could just keep using my Mistic + some generic DSE901 stuff 'till I hit that magic "amount saved" number that I'm tracking.
Then I got about half way through his video and saw the one-button + tiny LED UI.
Screw that.
I didn't even finish the video.
No offense to Provari fans, I'm sure the thing is an awesome PV. It's certainly gorgeous and I'm sure it feels as good as everyone says it does…I'm actually ...... off that I won't be able to use it as my "dream" mod. But, I know that for me I'd make it about a day of experimenting with settings, get ...... off, and chuck it at a wall……and be out a lot of money because I'd probably break it in the process and not be able to sell it. It's not a problem with it…not with that many people loving it. I just remember how many times I've chucked my iPhone for similar reasons, and it's way less annoying than that interface seems.
So, here's to hoping that you guys, grimmgreen, pbusardo, and everyone else is right. And that my Mistic + the batts I can't charge will last 'till Monday when the new shipment should get in……I really don't want to go back to stinkies, and with exactly how these mistic batteries fail, it worries me.
If this works, when I get back in the black (compared to the cigarettes I'm avoiding) I might look into another variable/selectable voltage mod……Possibly a rev3 because it's cheap, but I might wait until I can get a Kick. Or a provape-1 if I think I can deal with a single-voltage device (after experimenting with the twist) because it's IMHO just as pretty as the provari but with none of the annoying BS.
At any rate, I'll report back after a day or two of use with the twist.
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