First vaping rig?

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Seanchai

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Started with a Halo G6 starter kit. I still keep it around, it's good for when I'm out and about and am too busy to vape much but want something just in case.

After about a month of constantly charging the batteries since I work from home and tend to chain vape, I moved to MVP2s, which I still use. For tanks, I used pyrex smoktech aros and protank IIs for a few months, still have those too and use them occasionally. Then I got serious about learning how to rebuild coils and got a Kraken clone (genesis style tank atomizer). There followed three more Kraken clones and a Magma rebuildable dripping atomizer. The Krakens and Magma paired with the MVP2s give me the vape experience I want/need on a general basis, as someone whose days consist of sitting at my computer in the privacy of my own home where I have the luxury of vaping as much as I choose.

I'm currently looking at picking up a mechanical mod just to have something simple and reliable around (the battery on the MVP2 will die eventually, and it's non-replaceable). But I'm happy with the vape I get now, with the MVP as my power supply and the Krakens and Magma as my go to atomizers.

If I had to do the beginning of my journey over again, I'd do the same thing. The Halo kit didn't really have the power I needed when I was first making the switch, but at that time I needed the form factor of a cigarette to get on the vaping train... I wanted/needed something I could hold like a cigarette, that actually felt like a cigarette. I'm not sure I would have made the jump if anyone had stuck an MVP in my hand to start off with... it would have felt too weird and ostentatious.

I mention all of this - more than you asked for - to illustrate that it's common to start with the cig-a-likes, find their power lacking, and move up in gear from there... and also to illustrate that it *is* possible to only go through a few iterations of gear before you find what works for you.
 

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disposable cigalikes.

then
tried ego-c; total fail.
vnano: good starter.
ce4 topcoil: fail; I didn't know about twirling.


Tried a couple cigalike cartridge types: 'Supercigarette' - workable; not great taste.
: Southbeach smoke: good; but expensive. (kr808?)

Finally got some bottom coil clearos then on to protanks.
 

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About a year ago, I bought on impulse a Blu disposable from a convenience store to entertain myself while waiting for my wash to dry at the laundromat. By that evening, I was thinking "this can work". I spent the next day researching the sort of products out there. Three days later I had a Bloog starter kit. A month later, I was on an Ego Twist with Evods or cartomizers. A couple of months later, an MVP v.2 and Innokin VV/VW married to Protanks and Protank Minis -- which have been my go-to gear since. When Provari comes out with their version 3 device, I plan to get one, probably teamed up with a Kayfun Lite Plus.
 

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I started off with a Silver Bullet, few 5ml PBC bottom coil tanks, 5 coil replacements, few 18650 30 amp batteries, and a battery charger. and a 50 ml of RY-4. I have not looked back to smoking ever since. It feels so good to be released from the addiction that cig's are! Vaping to me is a hobby, and much safer and less expensive as cig's. The complete cost to get me started was kinda hefty. But after 1-2 months of not buying cig's it payed itself off.
 

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I started off with a Silver Bullet, few 5ml PBC bottom coil tanks, 5 coil replacements, few 18650 30 amp batteries, and a battery charger. and a 50 ml of RY-4. I have not looked back to smoking ever since. It feels so good to be released from the addiction that cig's are! Vaping to me is a hobby, and much safer and less expensive as cig's. The complete cost to get me started was kinda hefty. But after 1-2 months of not buying cig's it payed itself off.

You went straight from cigs to a mech and clearos?
You had a buddy who vaped or something?
 

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Hi when I very first started I started out with blu, of course i was not satisfied so I quickly went to a G1 which is a cheap ego type pen. Then I moved to a variable voltage which only had 3 settings the kamery x6, I quickly moved to the ego twist variable voltage. I then moved to the vision spinner vv, then moved on to the vision spinner2. I got a nemisis mechanical mod.After that I moved to a vv/varable watt, the mvp2. Then I moved to the DNA 20, then I moved up to the DNA 30. Which is the current device. It is pretty much what I was looking for. It goes to 30 watts variable wattage, I can sub ohm down to .3. It gives 30 watts no matter what resistance my coil is at. I must say I'm happy for now..and pretty satisfied. Really enjoying my vape.
 
Such a journey... I started with a Green smoke cigalike disposable cartomizer thing. Still smoked but smoked less. I got really irritated with the price and flavor selection of the Green Smoke Cartridges so did some research and found compatibles that I could fill myself. Nice. Smoked even less. Eventually I bought an ego C starter kit and quit smokes for good. This was a huge step up but still lacking, I hated the janky plastic tanks and their tiny refill holes. So I upgraded to an ego C twist and Kanger II tank. Awesome. I've been using it for over a year now, however the 1000 mah batteries are on their deathbed. I ordered the eVic supreme and a Kanger aero tank yesterday. I'd always wanted the original eVic, but the reviews and price left me perpetually on the fence. Now I'm glad I waited.

Now where the hell can someone in the US get a hold of the Joyetech Delta?
 
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