Credit Where Credit Is Due: The Firsts

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This thread is about giving credit to innovative vape gear and who first came out with it and when. I want this thread to focus mostly on "the first(s)" in innovative gear that a vaper could actually buy (even if the items were limited and hard to get), but not necessarily the "best" or "better" that may have come out at a later date. I would initially like stick to major innovations as I wouldn't want the thread to get bogged down too soon with talking about gear that was a mere tweak to the major innovation. After we have some of the biggest innovations established, listed with pics (pics will be very important) and dates, we can move to more derivations of those "firsts".


I know all so-called ecigs are a set of basic components, but that's not a point I wish to dwell on (in regards to what constitutes a further innovation). Some of this may get murky, but I think there can be a general agreement at least about what in our community was a "first" and who came out with it (though it may be more difficult to agree on what was/is an actual innovation). And not to discount all the modders, designers and inventors out there that spurred many of the products we have, but without an actual product made with some level of availability for consumers, there would be no easy way to validate every claim with who made something first -- but we can
at least acknowledge them if we have enough info. We should give credit to those who played major roles in the original design/conception of a device (like the case with the Raidy and the *Genisis atty), but for the most part this is about the vendor/supplier/manufacturer that made the product available.


After we have a list of what the actual innovations were -- beyond the common cart/atty/cig-a-like combo -- we can then move toward the phase of figuring out who were the firsts (obliviously some of this will be easy). Examples of innovations:

Cartotank
VV device
VW device
Bottom-fed mod
Mechanical mod
Hybrid mod
Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer
Rebuildable Tank Atomizer
Genisis
etc.

(Do you know who made the first true mechanical device? The first hybrid mod? The first production-genisis? Who was first to sell the carto tank? The first RTA? The first bottom-feeder? The first variable wattage? Have you seen all the first versions?...)

*Not a typo. "Genisis" is the spelling -- it's an acronym. "Genial Simpler Siebdampfer (ingeniously simple mesh steamer)" -- Raidy
 
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I would like real-deal veterans to also chime in with their experiences as things started changing to the vape game we have now. ECF members from in 07'/08'/09' (are there any left here from '07?) -- dust off that old gear, if it's not still in use (LOL), and take a photo. Some of it may not seem so innovative now, but a dinosaur is cool too. ;)
 

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I'm not sure how you're wanting to define "the first" of these things. For the most part it's all borrowed technology from other fields.

For instance... the first mech mod?

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Patent given to David Misell in 1898. The only mechanical difference between this and your current mech mod is the ability to lock it in the firing position and the threading in the top cap connector.

Also, did you know that Kanthal coils have been around since 1931?


In almost every case these devices and technologies have been in use for decades before some ecig user adopted it for this industry.
 
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Trog100 created the Screwdriver, the first commercially available mod, but he started off with this beauty back in May '08...

Not for air travel

I just saw a post from 5.31.2009 where the Screwdriver was on pre-order (in "limited quantities") from Totally Wicked. Yeah, that sure sounds like a new mechanical mod! haha. I had heard a little bit about that when I began, but I had never seen one or known even what I was hearing about (I still was concerned about little glowing lights on the ends of my batts). I can't find a pic of the first-run Screwdrivers, so if you know which ones are which, maybe you can post a pic (or anyone else). I'll look some more though. Thanks again, EbenezerScrews.
 

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I own 6, haha, First from Nov '08. I can't do any pics at the moment...she's scarred & bruised but works ;)

Here's a review. Scroll down for a picture lineup of what was available at the time, haha.

Im trying to find the thread regarding the early DIY box mods. Thats what many of us were building ourselves to use. I'm pretty sure I have one left in a box somewhere, I'd have to rummage.
 

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I own 6, haha, First from Nov '08. I can't do any pics at the moment...she's scarred & bruised but works ;)

Here's a review. Scroll down for a picture lineup of what was available at the time, haha.

Im trying to find the thread regarding the early DIY box mods. Thats what many of us were building ourselves to use. I'm pretty sure I have one left in a box somewhere, I'd have to rummage.

Just noticed your sig.


Mr. Mann, this old review by GrimmGreen might interest you.



:lol::lol::lol:

That is suhweeeeeeeeeeeet!
 
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I've only been vaping for just over a couple years, but I do know a little history. :)

One of the first mass-produced mechanical-style mods was the Silver Bullet by AltSmoke in 2009. It was one of the first mods to use an 18650 battery, and was large enough to stack two RCR123 3.7 volt batteries to achieve higher voltage before variable voltage mods were made. The Silver Bullet has stood the test of time, being one of the few survivors from back in the day to still being a popular mod today and being a staple in many vapers arsenal of mods. I own two myself, and use one on a daily basis with a rebuildable atomizer.

A blast from the past, the original Grimm Green review of the Silver Bullet in 2009. This was the first 18650 mod that Grimm had ever used "this thing is pretty honkin huge", and the first time he had experienced stacked batteries for higher voltage. Although his initial impressions were mixed, it would grow on him to turn out to be one of his favorite all-time mods.



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Edit to add: A recent review (3/2014) of the new Silver Bullet M by Grimm Green.
 
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I've only been vaping for just over a couple years, but I do know a little history. :)

One of the first mass-produced mechanical-style mods was the Silver Bullet by AltSmoke in 2009. It was one of the first mods to use an 18650 battery, and was large enough to stack two RCR123 3.7 volt batteries to achieve higher voltage before variable voltage mods were made. The Silver Bullet has stood the test of time, being one of the few survivors from back in the day to still being a popular mod today and being a staple in many vapers arsenal of mods. I own two myself, and use one on a daily basis with a rebuildable atomizer.

A blast from the past, the original Grimm Green review of the Silver Bullet in 2009. This was the first 18650 mod that Grimm had ever used "this thing is pretty honkin huge", and the first time he had experienced stacked batteries for higher voltage. Although his initial impressions were mixed, it would grow on him to turn out to be one of his favorite all-time mods.



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Edit to add: A recent review (3/2014) of the new Silver Bullet M by Grimm Green.


I never had or even used a Silver Bullet...wait, are they the same thing as a Bolt? LOL. J/K.

Was there an 18650 mech before the SB?
 

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Pretty scary times after the success of the Screwdriver. Market was flooded with battery tubes, I wouldn't even call most of them mods, haha. Cash grab. Made by people who either didn't know even the basics of electricity or who just didn't care about anyone's safety. Recommending shoving batteries(plural & undefined) into their tubes, attach whichever old atty to the end and...hit the switch! (Mouth guard and safety goggles sold seperately.)

A few exceptions, like the Silver Bullet, survived. Super T was also early in the game. Or the "Chuck"(Where's DC2?, haha). Puresmoker was a big name vendor back then, sold the Prodigy then the Protege, no clue what became of them. Or how I remember this :p

What's making me laugh every fudging time I see it, hahaha, searching the 2008 threads, haha, are vendors promoting "Check out our new My Space page!" Haha
 
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As archaic as this may seem now, I thought it was pretty nifty at the time. It was a feeder system, but as a normal drip (from top down). The SuperT Vapemate.


I don't think this will make the list of major innovations as no one really did much else with this (as far as I can tell), but I still wanted to post it. I don't know exactly when it came out, but it was awhile ago.
 
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