Hey guys just thought that I would finally introduce myself and see if I could get some advice. I am 27 years old and I live in Overland Park KS. I started smoking later and lighter than most here but by 25 I was at a pack of camel menthols about every two days nothing major but it was time for a change. I am a die hard Chiefs fan and an android enthusiast and now added vaping to my list of obsessions.
I first tried egigs in summer of 2011 with a vapor for life starter kit that I came to enjoy but I hated the carts and the flavor and power was pretty sad for the $100 investment. I was soon back to analogs and about 6 months later I looked back into ecigs. After lots of forum reading (thanks!) I decided in January that I was going to invest in a kgo kit. This was mostly due to the fact that they were like an ego but with higher voltage and for $50 bucks if I failed no big loss. Well this was my downfall. I loved my kgo and became a dripper and still havent even considered a carto. Unlike most I fell in love with the tedious act of dripping and the flavor and hit from my kgos had me thinking that there was nothing better.
Fast forward a few months and many hours of reading here at ecf and I found myself running out of battery power and carting both batteries for my kgo around and still not making it through the day. After more strenuous research I decided that my answer was the highly suggested silver bullet. Magic! All day vape, even better flavor and throat hit. To all who suggested the silver bullet I thank you it is fabulously built and is my ever present companion prompting many crude jibes from my analog smoking friends. I use mostly LR atomizers that are bridged since I had a bad experience with hot spitting juice out of some bridgeless attys and 24mg juice because I like the throat hit. I have now become sort of a vape pitch man now since the SB prompts many questions. I have convinced a few friends to pick up some kgo kits and the seem to like them and use them but they also still use analogs. I think that they just aren't as ready to drop the stinkies as I was.
Now for the questions. I find myself wanting to take the next step and thought that I would post it up for advice. Variable voltage is the obvious next step but I find myself wavering over my options. This is probably due to knowing a little too much about my options but still not having the trial and error experience that most of you went through. The obvious elephant in the room is the Provari which I am leaning towards because of its suggested nature. I also am interested in the Darwin but can't get my head around an internal battery since there is nothing worse than running out of power when you just need a vape. A tube mod Darwin I think would be my vaping nirvana but it is only a pipe dream. Any suggestions would be welcome in my next step journey. My SB is fabulous but I think that bumping up my voltage would give me that little extra vapor and hit that I have come to find from a fresh battery and brand new atty. I find that my vape satisfaction has been decreasing as I try to prolong the life of my attys and think that a variable set up might let me jump the voltage to increase that as performance declines.
I also just took a new job that requires a commute of about 45mins and am looking into tanks for the road but I am reluctant because of my dripping leanings. The reactor tank has me interested and the opinion of drippers who have tried it would be welcome. Rebuildable genesis type attys are also something I'm thinking about but I am not sure that I am ready for that yet.
I apologize for the lengthy post but I hope that I can get some advice that will push me to make the next step and maybe my story and journey can help other "noobs" along the way. I appreciate the courtesy and experience of the pros here on this forum and hope to continue to enjoy vaping and the great community that has sprung up around it.
I first tried egigs in summer of 2011 with a vapor for life starter kit that I came to enjoy but I hated the carts and the flavor and power was pretty sad for the $100 investment. I was soon back to analogs and about 6 months later I looked back into ecigs. After lots of forum reading (thanks!) I decided in January that I was going to invest in a kgo kit. This was mostly due to the fact that they were like an ego but with higher voltage and for $50 bucks if I failed no big loss. Well this was my downfall. I loved my kgo and became a dripper and still havent even considered a carto. Unlike most I fell in love with the tedious act of dripping and the flavor and hit from my kgos had me thinking that there was nothing better.
Fast forward a few months and many hours of reading here at ecf and I found myself running out of battery power and carting both batteries for my kgo around and still not making it through the day. After more strenuous research I decided that my answer was the highly suggested silver bullet. Magic! All day vape, even better flavor and throat hit. To all who suggested the silver bullet I thank you it is fabulously built and is my ever present companion prompting many crude jibes from my analog smoking friends. I use mostly LR atomizers that are bridged since I had a bad experience with hot spitting juice out of some bridgeless attys and 24mg juice because I like the throat hit. I have now become sort of a vape pitch man now since the SB prompts many questions. I have convinced a few friends to pick up some kgo kits and the seem to like them and use them but they also still use analogs. I think that they just aren't as ready to drop the stinkies as I was.
Now for the questions. I find myself wanting to take the next step and thought that I would post it up for advice. Variable voltage is the obvious next step but I find myself wavering over my options. This is probably due to knowing a little too much about my options but still not having the trial and error experience that most of you went through. The obvious elephant in the room is the Provari which I am leaning towards because of its suggested nature. I also am interested in the Darwin but can't get my head around an internal battery since there is nothing worse than running out of power when you just need a vape. A tube mod Darwin I think would be my vaping nirvana but it is only a pipe dream. Any suggestions would be welcome in my next step journey. My SB is fabulous but I think that bumping up my voltage would give me that little extra vapor and hit that I have come to find from a fresh battery and brand new atty. I find that my vape satisfaction has been decreasing as I try to prolong the life of my attys and think that a variable set up might let me jump the voltage to increase that as performance declines.
I also just took a new job that requires a commute of about 45mins and am looking into tanks for the road but I am reluctant because of my dripping leanings. The reactor tank has me interested and the opinion of drippers who have tried it would be welcome. Rebuildable genesis type attys are also something I'm thinking about but I am not sure that I am ready for that yet.
I apologize for the lengthy post but I hope that I can get some advice that will push me to make the next step and maybe my story and journey can help other "noobs" along the way. I appreciate the courtesy and experience of the pros here on this forum and hope to continue to enjoy vaping and the great community that has sprung up around it.
