For the NOOBS - Vape Gear: What You Should Always Bring When on the Go!

[digibomb]

Originally posted here wp.me/p2luP3-8Z

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If you have been vaping for a while you know that leaving the house with just your PV and nothing else is dangerous - OK, not dangerous, but you may end up a very unhappy vaper by the end of the day if your bat dies or you're out of juice!

I can't speak for all vapers - but I definitely learned the hard way!

Recently I helped a few guys at my office make the switch to vaping, I'm happy to report that so far they love it and are smoke free.

On the second day 2 of the 3 guys I helped came by my desk asking if I could help them out? You guessed it - noob error 101 - they left home with just their PV!

]I realized, just like I had done once in the past, it is not always obvious what you need to bring with you, especially when you are just figuring things out and you have not yet discovered your vaping style. For example; Some vapers can go all day on 1ml of juice, others might need tripple that.

It took me a few days to figure out what necessities I need when on the go - plus depending on my PV of the day the gear setup is different - something else you need to learn as you go - now it's just second nature.

The not always obvious list of gear for on the go vaping

• Extra batteries - at least 1
• A USB or wall charger
• Extra juice - I usually bring a few bottles
• Extra tanks, cartos, or atties - whatever you use bring at least 1 extra
• Cotton swabs or tissue to clean excess juice from battery connections
• Optional stuff
  • Tweezers - depending on your MOD
  • Noalox - depending on your MOD
  • Paperclips or safety pin - great for cleaning cartos
  • Empty bottle - you never when you might come across a DIY'er
  • Syringe or syringe tip bottle - filling
  • Condoms (The rubber caps from your cartos) - great for filling or capping while travelling

So there you have it! As you can see from the above pic my basic eGo on the go gear is pretty straight forward. I've added a few optional items to list based on different MOD setups - hopefully this helps the rookies figure things out.

Keep on vaping!

 

[Vapira]

Agreed! q-tips are essential and the ever present paper clip for sure.

Nice post.

Vapira

 

[six]

Here is what I carried with me today




Here is what I carried with me yesterday




One device - no extra juice - no spare batteries - nada. - Admittedly, there is always a spare atty or a couple of spare empty cartos in my glove box in case of a popped coil, but I no longer have to carry a kit of stuff with me. Either/both of the pictured devices have an all day juice supply on board and boast all day battery life. I don't have to fill tanks - I don't have to prefill cartos - I don't have to carry a juice bottle.... It takes less than 30 seconds to remove and refill the bottle in either one.

 

[bruiser]

A cig lighter USB adapter for the car.

 

[skilow]

Or a pass through for the car

 

[thinkingaboutit]

I'm brand new, and I bring both kgo batts, the charger, and spare cartos in my laptop bag.

It's really pretty easy.

 

[Krystm]

In my experience a screw or binder clip to pop tops of carts. Not sure if a paper clip will do it or not. A screw works wonders though. Get enough tread in and pull it off and bonus it doesn't go flying anywhere.

And a folded paper towel for any incidents. At the office I'm sure you are ok but what about outdoors or your car!

 

[digibomb]

In my experience a screw or binder clip to pop tops of carts. Not sure if a paper clip will do it or not. A screw works wonders though. Get enough tread in and pull it off and bonus it doesn't go flying anywhere.

And a folded paper towel for any incidents. At the office I'm sure you are ok but what about outdoors or your car!

paper clip works for me ...

 

[mattt9998]

I use a lavatube at home, and a volt for on the go, I have the mega charging case so I have room for 1 extra battery and 5-6 cartos that I make sure are all full before I leave.

 

[familiarstranger]

I can fit most of my necessities in my PCC. its already a charger, and I can keep a couple spare's assembled to mix and match batts and attys. Also I love the 10ml bottles for the PCC as they have a tip that fits the EGO Tanks.

 

[grandmato5]

Life got a lot easier when leaving the house when I got my Hogmod bottom feeder eleven months ago. With its 18650 battery and 6 ml juice bottle it's the only thing I need to grab when leaving the house for the day. I do keep an extra atty in my purse just in case I should ever need it but thats there all the time so I never have to think about grabbing one before leaving the house .

 

[Aunt Lala]

This is what I use... holds a couple days worth of stuff..

 

[Got-Ta-Go]

I make sure I have an atty in my day kit.

You can't never tell when you might get a sample of a new juice shared with you!

 

[Borescoped]

I make sure I have an atty in my day kit.

You can't never tell when you might get a sample of a new juice shared with you!

Holy Crap! Is that a Ric Flair avatar?!?

 

[Borescoped]

On a serious note, I think this is an important thing for newbies to check out. Should help them keep from going nuts and grabbing an analog while on the move!

Good thread!

 

[Deanacal]

If I'm just going to work, I just bring my Vision Spinner 1300 mAh topped with an iclear 16 or Kanger T2 and an extra bottle of juice. I'm thinking about getting a 5-pack of those inexpensive disposables that I read about on another thread, and keeping a couple in my desk and throwing a couple into my glove box.

 

[nctrekken]

I have an extra battery and two extra tanks to change between flavors. I use the 18650 batteries so I can go for a day or two, but have the spare with me just incase. One thing I have added was a alcohol wipe. I got the ones wrapped individually so if I make a mess or have to clean the threads it works great.

 

[rprata]

If I'm carrying the Provari I carry 2 extra batteries. If I'm carrying my Ego-T I just carry that - it's good for at least 8 hours. I always have at least two extra full tanks or clearos and at least one bottle of juice. My eGo-T is the passthrough so I can plug it in if I need to .. I have a cable at home and in the car, and a few spares (since it's just a standard Mini-USB I have tons of them around). Never had an issue of running out of supplies or battery yet!

 

[THETOTALLYCOOL]

Ok, granted I'm fairly new to all of this. And I understand the obsession with all the accessories. I have a few dedicated tool boxes around the house, and yeah, there was a time when I had a large assortment of things related to smoking things.

But for crying out loud, are you planning a trip to Everest? I'm away from the house for maybe 14 hours a day. Why would I need all that stuff? And where would I keep it, especially during the summer when my clothing is minimal? It's too hot in the car. And if a desk drawer is the answer, well then why not just leave a small kit permanently at the job?

 

[Maggiemw]

I've just come back from three weeks away.

I packed a hard eye-glass case in my back pack and a hard zipable Ego case in my suitcase.

In the backpack were 2 ego 650 batteries with 1 CE4 and a 10 ml bottle of liquid, a small cleanup cloth and a couple of q-tips. In the suitcase Ego case were 1 iTaste VV and its protank plus a wall charger, usb chargers, 2 small spare batteries and 2 spare clearos. In a separate zip lock were 3 sealed bottles of 30 ml liquid that I knew I liked (vastly over-estimated the quantity!!!). I didn't open the ones I wasn't using so that there would be no leaking-on-planes problems.

It worked out very, very well. I sat on one clearo and nearly destroyed a small battery, but was able to enjoy a holiday without obsessing about my vaping equipment. Just kept everything charged and refilled, as I did with my camera batteries.

The hard cases protect everything. My pockets didn't!

I really, really did not want to spend more than minimal time on it - the country I was visiting was too interesting to waste time on my nicotine habit!