Favorite Battery + Atty/Cartomizer combo

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TommyG

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I'm really liking the ego 1300mAH with a Boge 2.5 with a Delrin C drip tip, waiting for the Boge LR 2.0, and I do like the Smoketech XL Dual Coil 1.5 when I'm doing anything high VG (huge vapor).

On the go I use the 650mAH with the Boge setup mentioned above, sometimes without the drip tip if I want to stealth as the entire PV isn't even as long as a standard mini with a carto on.
 

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Actually I don't like to see a noob spend a whole lot of money until they even know if they will like vaping. So I like to keep it as simple as possible.
Most of the time I will set them up with a little box mod that I can make for under $5 and a box of cartos.

This would be ideal really, I need to make a box sometime (for myself). Always looking for little projects like this, and why not have one be a project to further my vaping experience lol. Good stuff.
 

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Quite honestly (and this is only my humble opinion), I think for a newbie, simple is much better. When they are introduced to higher tech lingo it tends to be confusing. A simple eGo battery along with good LR cartomizers (with instructions as to how to fill them) will go a long way in their pursuit of vaping.

Once they get through some of the initial learning curves, then they can add some additional hardware for experimental purposes. Some need very basic information lest we forget..things like, here's how to charge the battery, here is how to fill the cartomizer, here is how to check it and add some more liquid. YMMV :)
 

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eGo 1000mah and a Boge 2.0 carto with a delrin flute drip tip is my daily vaping hardware. The 650mah batts are probably better for a new vaper than a larger model. Most new vapers want something slim, but it's really a waste not to get the higher capacity batteries to start. Riva is a better deal at the start, but eGo batts seem to last longer and maintain charge level. Unregulated batteries empty faster than regulated batts since they are working at a higher wattage level with the same resistance.
 

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Actually I don't like to see a noob spend a whole lot of money until they even know if they will like vaping. So I like to keep it as simple as possible.
Most of the time I will set them up with a little box mod that I can make for under $5 and a box of cartos.

Thats a great idea. I've been interested in building a cheap mod. You could have someone up and running for under 10 bucks. :toast:
 

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I agree with TommyG, I use an E-Power as well and think they def give a better vape than an eGo. Thats why I recommend 3.7V PVs, like the E-Power and kGo, instead of an eGo. They not only give a better vape, but handle the lower resistance attys and cartos alot better too. I use a Smoktech 3.5ml tank with a Ressurector carto in it and its awesome. The Ressurectors are absolutely awesome on 3.7V PVs.
 

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A new person needs quick and easy. A kit would be your best bet. Smokeless Image | Only The Best Electronic Cigarette | Volt - Standard Starter Kit - Starter Kits Once they are sure that vaping is going to work for them, then they have you and ECF to help them to the next level.

Hello... have been lurking while starting to examine e-cigs. Without recapping a gazillion posts from newbs (i.e., I fell into the free trial trap, Chinese junk, etc., but am liking e-cigs anyway), two basic questions:

1) For a new user, still wanting to replicate analog and not into all of the hobbyist intricacies, why do you recommend the Volt, as opposed to the more heavily marketed (and popular) brands such as Green, South Beach, V2, etc?

2) If a new user were to start with one of the aforementioned, how the eff to figure out if they are 510, 880, whatever, so that the investment might have some ongoing value? It would seem to me that knowing a starter kit has sustainable value would be a factor, but I can't figure out which systems are in which group.

Thanks in advance.
 

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Any mod that can be vaped at 5V or 6V with a dual coil cartomizer. Once I discovered mods, proprietary batts just wasn't my thing. The only time I use an eGo is when I'm going shopping because a mod just doesn't fit in a pants pocket very well. I don't recommend them to new vapers because I think folks need to start out a little smaller to test the waters before making a big investment in something that may/may not work for them.
 

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Hello... have been lurking while starting to examine e-cigs. Without recapping a gazillion posts from newbs (i.e., I fell into the free trial trap, Chinese junk, etc., but am liking e-cigs anyway), two basic questions:

1) For a new user, still wanting to replicate analog and not into all of the hobbyist intricacies, why do you recommend the Volt, as opposed to the more heavily marketed (and popular) brands such as Green, South Beach, V2, etc?

2) If a new user were to start with one of the aforementioned, how the eff to figure out if they are 510, 880, whatever, so that the investment might have some ongoing value? It would seem to me that knowing a starter kit has sustainable value would be a factor, but I can't figure out which systems are in which group.

Thanks in advance.

1) A Volt hits harder than the ones you mentioned. It gives more vapor, flavor, and TH...basically more like an analog hit.

2) 510, 808, 901...are the battery thread type. All you have to know is what battery you have and then buy the appropriate hardware to go with it.
 
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