Does a non-leaking, no fiddling, decent vapor producing ecig exist?

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What's an ego booster? What's the best place to order one from?

The eGo Booster turns your eGo into a variable voltage device. It sits between the battery and the atty/carto and has a dial that lets you select from between (I think) 3.3v to 4.7v -- though it has a cutoff that will depend on the resistance of your carto/atty (like most mods). Happy Vaper (a local guy to me, and a great guy to deal with) sells them. They were on fr $60 last time I checked, I think.
 

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What's an ego booster? What's the best place to order one from?

an ego booster turns a genuine joye (no rivas or other knockoffs) ego into a VV mod basically. it's got a knob you can use to adjust the voltage from 3.whateverish that the ego normally is, up to 4.7v. there's a thread on it somewhere, I got mine from canada, but there may be a place here in the states. grimm green did a review on it on youtube and has the information there too. $60, but worth it to me for what it does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyjXfs_uMVw <--- GG review

**edit** i ordered mine from canada as mentioned, and got it in just a few days. not the 2 weeks-ish the seller said could happen. only thing i plan on ordering from that many hundreds of miles away just in case customs gets picky, but still pretty good. i'd rather order from the states though.
 
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I'm not sure if they'll ship to an APO (I'm sure you could E-Mail them, they're in the process of trying different carriers right now) but I got mine from MadVapes for $2.50 a piece, which is a pretty good price considering, and frankly the customer service I've had from them has been excellent, so just drop them a line and ask if they will. I'm sure they'll be able to accommodate you somehow.

Just looked up the dual coil cartos and saw that they are 1.6ohm, after reading more posts saw that the lower ohm rated cartos drain batteries faster, we have 900mah batteries, will this work through the day or will a day of medium vaping (fatherinlaw is a pack a day smoker)? Right now with a SR clearomizer the batt lasts about a day and a half, although I suspect he is starting to use it more and more...
 

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Just looked up the dual coil cartos and saw that they are 1.6ohm, after reading more posts saw that the lower ohm rated cartos drain batteries faster, we have 900mah batteries, will this work through the day or will a day of medium vaping (fatherinlaw is a pack a day smoker)?

For a couple of eMDCC reviews and discussions, go HERE and THERE.

Ya won't be sorry!
 

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Just looked up the dual coil cartos and saw that they are 1.6ohm, after reading more posts saw that the lower ohm rated cartos drain batteries faster, we have 900mah batteries, will this work through the day or will a day of medium vaping (fatherinlaw is a pack a day smoker)? Right now with a SR clearomizer the batt lasts about a day and a half, although I suspect he is starting to use it more and more...

I could get most of a day out of a 1000mAh eGo battery easily, and I'm a relatively moderate vaper. On a fully charged battery I'd get good performance from the time I wake up until around the end of my work day, which is when I notice it starting to fade. It still works, but the vapor and flavor diminish from that point. I always keep at least one charged spare on me though so I can swap easily.
 

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Just looked up the dual coil cartos and saw that they are 1.6ohm, after reading more posts saw that the lower ohm rated cartos drain batteries faster, we have 900mah batteries, will this work through the day or will a day of medium vaping (fatherinlaw is a pack a day smoker)? Right now with a SR clearomizer the batt lasts about a day and a half, although I suspect he is starting to use it more and more...

I just had two batteries die on me that I was using the dual coil cartos on almost on the same day. Very weird. BUT and this is a big but- they were 7 months old. That's why I used the dual coil cartos on them. They do drain your batteries faster. I use an echo-e cartomizers on my other battery and it definitely doesn't drain the battery as fast. So, maybe you'll have to charge the battery more often or replace it sooner, but I'm not complaining about my battery life at all. 7 months is still pretty great.

I'm really happy with the echo-e cartomizers if you want to try them as well. Try both, see which one you like better. I use the echo-e for my fruit flavors. I still do use and just reordered the dual coils as well.
 

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I could get most of a day out of a 1000mAh eGo battery easily, and I'm a relatively moderate vaper. On a fully charged battery I'd get good performance from the time I wake up until around the end of my work day, which is when I notice it starting to fade. It still works, but the vapor and flavor diminish from that point. I always keep at least one charged spare on me though so I can swap easily.

I love my 1000 mah battery! Mine lasts me that long too.
 

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Six to seven months on one battery is pretty decent, these things are, after all, consummables, have to be replaced over time.

I always include some replacement hardware cost in my vaping budget. It's good to have a third battery, and a replacement charger, as backup gear; of course one spare charger can cover several people, it's just that you don't want to have to wait for the mail if your charger does break.
 

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Out of everything I've tried carto-wise and atty-wise I have yet to find anything that is simpler with the no-hassle and excellent performance of just dual-coil or LR single-coil cartos. 2 filled per day will last me even when vaping 24/7, I have never gotten a "burnt" taste--there is a noticeable weakening of the "bite" in a juice that tells you pretty plainly when the carto is running low. They don't leak, they don't give weird plastic taste--they just work. Maybe I've gotten extremely lucky, I'm not sure.
 

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Out of everything I've tried carto-wise and atty-wise I have yet to find anything that is simpler with the no-hassle and excellent performance of just dual-coil or LR single-coil cartos. 2 filled per day will last me even when vaping 24/7, I have never gotten a "burnt" taste--there is a noticeable weakening of the "bite" in a juice that tells you pretty plainly when the carto is running low. They don't leak, they don't give weird plastic taste--they just work. Maybe I've gotten extremely lucky, I'm not sure.

That's been my experience with cartos as well. They used to suck, but they've improved vastly of late and for me are all I use now. About the only possible improvement on them is the Liquinator, and that's just for extra capacity -- although it'll garner you some looks out in public. (More than your PV itself, that is. :))
 

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Right now I'm trying the 1.7 ohm "resurrectors" from Crystal Clear Vaping. I was really expecting a drop-off cause I've been vaping dual-coils non-stop for a while and they are singles AND they somehow cost $20 for 15 of them. But as many have said here, they are fantastic. 60 bucks for an E-Power kit and 15 of these cartos and someone is set for at least a good 3-4 months of vaping.
 

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Does a non-leaking, no fiddling, decent vapor producing ecig exist? I think the answer is no. Non-leaking and good vapor are easily attainable with practice. I don't think there will ever be a "no fiddling" solution. I think the closest you will ever get to no fiddling is to find one thing that works as you like and repeat constantly. There are already pages of probable solutions for your Grandfather, all of which are great. My advice is don't be afraid to try them. If you end up with a solution you do not like as much as what you have now, so what? That just means you are one step closer to finding what you need.
 

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CCV does have awesome prices on cartos. I will give ya that. I just placed my first order with them yesterday.

Yeah I'm on my 2nd day using my first resurrector and my only comparison to the vapor levels is a 1.5 ohm 306 atty I use on my REO. It just has an instant-on heat/vapor quality with what I consider to be better flavor (I find all attys give their juices a little tick of their own flavor). Anyhow, really really liking them and an unbeatable price (my jaw even dropped a little bit when I got to the end of the CCV order process and found out that shipping was free on my $20 order... whaaa??)
 

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Closest I've found is 1.6 ohm dual coil carto at 4.2 volts.

Make sure PV is dual coil capable.

dual coil at a true 3.7v is good if every thing is working 100%.

4.2v can handle a liquid that is off spec and works better when DC starts to get dirty.

5v is high performance but can burn DC quick if not very careful.

DC coils share load and take more abuse before burning.
 

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Does a non-leaking, no fiddling, decent vapor producing ecig exist?

That depends on a lot, and there is no simple answer.

Non-leaking? Of course. I know people will tell you about the plethora of posts about how an eGo-T leaks. Hundreds of posts. Now ask yourself - how many of these things you think have been sold? What would it look like if every person who didn't have a leaking issue were to come in and post to that effect? On a side note - Do people bother to try to find out the cause of the leak? Maybe something they were doing, caused it? I haven't seen much of that - usually just "They leak". Nice generalization.

No fiddling? Depends on what you mean by fiddling. Compared to opening a pack and setting fire to an analog? No. Unless you count disposables, you have to at least charge batteries. That would be 'fiddling' wouldn't it? Guess it comes down to each person's tolerance for fiddling and where it becomes 'excessive'.

Decent vapor? Again, very much a personal opinion. How much vapor you get will depend on everything from equipment to juice to technique. You can balance those factors out in different ways and still get results - but you're probably going to have to violate the 'no fiddling' clause to do it.

Everything is a give and take. Switching to vaping from analogs is not a straight up one-to-one switch. It just depends on how much a person is willing to accept that in order to reap the benefits, they may have to make some small concessions here and there.

No, it isn't just like smoking an analog. So if that's the standard, and that standard is non-negotiable, then analogs will probably be the only acceptable option. But I personally feel, and many agree - the concessions are small, and the return is huge - thus making the switch an obvious choice.
 

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Your best bet for your grandpa might be using a big batt cig with pre-filled cartomizers. This way he doesn't have to fiddle with charging all the time and carrying around several batteries, atomizers and cartridges. With pre-filled cartos, he could use them and then toss them. You said cost wasn't so much an issue if it was easy to use. When a carto runs out, unscrew it, toss it, screw a new one on. Charge it every night. That's it. No liquids, no syringes, no atomizers and cartridges. We all have our favorite methods we use and is easy to us. We also know that this is not the most cost effective by any means. But I can't think of anything easier than that.
 
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