GLASSMANOAK'S Contest Thread #108 ...for WINNERS and with MULTIPLE WINNERS !!

[liblue1]

9/10 #3

It's not just that I'm cheap (even though I am cheap), but there is no discretionary money in the budget. That means a dollar ninety eight. Seriously, I think the iStick was $30 and I suppose I could just get a second one as a backup, but... Well, $100 for a TC mod is just out of the question for our budget. I am reluctant to go to the thread where everyone sells their "old junk" simply because it is used and has no warranty. I suppose that would also apply to clones because there is no one to back them up when they fail. Is this making any sense? I don't want another eGo/EVOD type, but I also feel a little unsafe with those that require replaceable batteries. I hear great things about mods like Spire, but bad things about getting cheap 18650 batteries for it. We have a couple X6's but the second was bought because the threads on the first one ripped out (my tank is held on by one turn at the moment). Which way do we go? Which way do we go...?

There is no bad information. Everyone's experience can be counted and weighed for applicability. Thank you.

I completely understand....and I agree with the unsafe batteries that's why I don't use them..........as for people selling "old junk" RR can tell you he got some great deals there....for good stuff..........
I can say that if you stick around here long enough you can win some great gear and if you don't care for it as much as you thought it can always be a backup.........
My biggest concern is not having my batteries last long enough.....but in an emergency I can always stop anywhere and use regular "AAA" batteries for a few hours if I needed to.....I built them all myself for under $12.00 each....another $10-15 for new rechargable batteries a year....
I wish I had something more to offer you....but I gave most of my winnings away months ago.....hang in there....

 

[jpf880]

#4
9/10

PIF to @Slowone2


@Fuzzy Thunderbear if you feel uncomfortable with replaceable batteries I might suggest the iStick TC40W, it has a built in battery, goes to 40 watts if you would like to and has temperature control if you ever decided to try that, all for less than $40.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

9/10 #4

I can say that if you stick around here long enough you can win some great gear

And I have entered all of those contests I have found to date. I have "won" lots of juice samples (from 10ml up to 60ml), but as yet have not snagged even one piece of hardware. No, that's not whining; just a statement of fact. I figure that the minute I buy a new mod, that's when I'll probably win the same one. Oh well...

I might suggest the iStick TC40W

That one is on my wish list, but haven't heard enough people talking about it yet to move it to the cart. Some have talked about iStick misfires (or auto-fires?), but I don't think it was the TC version. Have you tried it yet?

An internet friend came all the way to Orygun from Michigan just to see some of the things I talked about, so we started with the Deschutes River canyon...

 

[Slowone2]

9/10 3
Been a long day, just cannot wait for tomorrow

 

[CountBoredom]

9/10 #4
PIF to @Slowone2

@Fuzzy Thunderbear , two options I'd recommend are the Innokin Coolfire IV--slightly larger than your iStick 30, but with a little more heft and better quality power signal--or the Innokin Disrupter. The CF4s are $30-35 and I believe the Disrupter kit (device+ one battery) are about $40-$45 (you can also buy additional batteries for as little as $13).

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

9/10
#3

9/10 #4
PIF to @Slowone2

@Fuzzy Thunderbear , two options I'd recommend are the Innokin Coolfire IV--slightly larger than your iStick 30, but with a little more heft and better quality power signal--or the Innokin Disrupter. The CF4s are $30-35 and I believe the Disrupter kit (device+ one battery) are about $40-$45 (you can also buy additional batteries for as little as $13).

Normally, I agree with everything @CountBoredom says. This time I must respond...

NO NO NO NO NO!

I like Innokin. They make some nice stuff. The Disrupter, though, is a money grab. Buy that control head once and you'll be buying those batteries as long as it works...

Imagine buying a car from Dodge that will only operate when your using Dodge brand fuel... Dodge owns you and your car from that point on. They want to jack the price... you pay. They want to discontinue... you suffer.

I hate Hate HATE proprietary systems that force you into spending more than is necessary...

Of course, someone will hack it to run on an 18650 or such, but then you're back to external batter issues...

iStick TC40W may only last 1 year if you're a heavy vaper, but for that year - which you spent $30 on - it's all yours. Same applies to the Coolfire 40 or the MVP 3 / Pro, the Smok Xpro m80plus (just don't run it in TC mode). Most can be had for under $60 with some agressive shopping...

As for tanks? Cannot go wrong with the Kanger Subtank Mini. All kinds of coil heads and an RBA... win win win...

 

[jpf880]

#5
9/10

PIF to @Slowone2

9/10 #4


That one is on my wish list, but haven't heard enough people talking about it yet to move it to the cart. Some have talked about iStick misfires (or auto-fires?), but I don't think it was the TC version. Have you tried it yet?

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An internet friend came all the way to Orygun from Michigan just to see some of the things I talked about, so we started with the Deschutes River canyon...

No I have not tried it. I like replaceable 18650 batteries. My son did have a regular iStick but it was the original 20w version.

 

[tiggerrts]

9/10 - 3: So the boss has me go to a job with him and we finish it out in a few minutes, off to the next, and almost finish but he made a mistake. Then he sends me off to the next service call, at this time I realize that break time has passed, and I end up working through lunch to satisfy the customer. Then the boss has me join him on another job and assures me that I would be home before dinner LOL. After finishing my fist task and then figuring out the problem to some wiring and how to fix it I said "Hey >boss' name< my eight hours up in thirty minutes. OK in a pouty voice, I knew he was going to give it one last chance to trick me or try to guilt me into giving him extra effort for nothing. Rant over, time for some salad and a work out.

 

[Ken1979]

9/10 #2
Evening tree fam hope everyone is doing well, hasn't had time to read and catch up today I've had some family stuff to deal with

 

[rangerrobin]

9/10 #6

@Fuzzy Thunderbear - You can get some great deals from the classies! Clones are not permitted. Just beware, it's a slippery slope...

@tiggerrts - You tell him!
After work, I'm going to free concert in the plaza: Zepparella; an all female Led Zeppelin cover band!

Then, it's the Jazz & Blues Fest, with gf and friends, this weekend!

Have a great evening, everyone! Catch y'all later...

 

[Slowone2]

9/10 4
Fuzzy I will second the subtank mini... If you use the rba's you can build your own coils for under .50. As for the pv,,, well so any options out there but I actually prefer the ones with replaceable batteries

 

[tiggerrts]

9/10 - 4: Time to go on my walk, we will see if I get "lucky" again.
ranger enjoy the long weekend

 

[DingerCPA]

9/10/15 #1

PIF @Slowone2

For being a "short" workweek, it's been quite insane. Should have gone to workout this evening, but head/neck ache and just plain TIRED. Not in the mood Need to get back on routine.....

Hope y'all are well

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

9/10 #5

Just got in from finishing the horse barn. They left some extra deposits last night, so it turned out to be 7 wheelbarrow loads. Then I noticed that I forgot to include "the porch" in my calculations. "The Porch" is that portion of the horse corral immediately in front of the barn door. After serious raking, that was another 5 wheelbarrow loads. So, including yesterday, 27 wheelbarrows of horse crap (15 then 12 today). That didn't leave me enough time to do the whole chicken coop, but I got about half of it dug out (4 wheel barrows of chicken crap + at least that much tomorrow). The big problem with the coop is that I made it from an old storage shed and the ceiling is 5 feet high on the front and 4 feet on the back, so I have to do all that shovel work very stooped over. I had to stop before finishing because my back is now screaming (but I'll live - I might yell at the chickens for a couple days, but I'll get over it). OK, on to the good stuff:

two options I'd recommend are the Innokin Coolfire IV--slightly larger than your iStick 30, but with a little more heft and better quality power signal--or the Innokin Disrupter. The CF4s are $30-35 and I believe the Disrupter kit (device+ one battery) are about $40-$45 (you can also buy additional batteries for as little as $13).

I am very impressed by Innokin's quality, fit, and function. Lannie has a Disrupter and she loves it! (very possessive - don't touch MY PRECIOUS!) But I think it is too big in size and weight. It simply does not fit my hand in the manner to which I have become accustomed (you know - tiny little iStick).

NO NO NO NO NO!
I like Innokin. They make some nice stuff. The Disrupter, though, is a money grab. Buy that control head once and you'll be buying those batteries as long as it works...

Imagine buying a car from Dodge that will only operate when your using Dodge brand fuel... Dodge owns you and your car from that point on. They want to jack the price... you pay. They want to discontinue... you suffer.

I hate Hate HATE proprietary systems that force you into spending more than is necessary...

Of course, someone will hack it to run on an 18650 or such, but then you're back to external batter issues...

iStick TC40W may only last 1 year if you're a heavy vaper, but for that year - which you spent $30 on - it's all yours. Same applies to the Coolfire 40 or the MVP 3 / Pro, the Smok Xpro m80plus (just don't run it in TC mode). Most can be had for under $60 with some agressive shopping...

As for tanks? Cannot go wrong with the Kanger Subtank Mini. All kinds of coil heads and an RBA... win win win...

Hmmmm... I highlighted the above because I agree 100%, and I hadn't even thrown that into the equation yet. OK, Innokin, sorry but you're out. So I guess it is currently an iStick40TC or the Coolfire40... MPV3 Pro? I'll have to go research that one. Doesn't Smok have the same issue as Innokin? Or is the Xpro more along the all-in-one line like iStick?

Anyway, thanks to all who replied. A lot to digest now. Gotta suck my binkie for a while, chew some dinner, then do the routine evening chores. I'll be back!

About the center of this picture, if you squint, you can see two bodies in that little cave. We were taking that Michigan friend up Prehistoric Canyon when Lannie saw that cave and the two of them raced up the hillside to check it out. I didn't go because, at that time, I was hobbling on a cane (yes, I did still hike with bad knees, but I didn't climb much). The really funny part is that neither of them realized how steep the slope was while going up and to get back down, they both slid on their butts all the way to the bottom. Look out for that sagebrush, it might hit you in the ... never mind.

 

[Roadtrip635]

9/10 #2

For those of us who have been vaping awhile.....it's not always good to jump on every new item that comes out...wait awhile and see if they last and then buy at lower prices........

9/10 #3

That's always wise advice. That's why I had to stop browsing, too easy to buy stuff online and don't want to regret it later.

 

[Ken1979]

9/10#3
I'm back lol really just popping in between stores while the wifey smokes!! Hope all is well among the trees

 

[CountBoredom]

9/10 #5
PIF to @Slowone2

Normally, I agree with everything @CountBoredom says. This time I must respond...

NO NO NO NO NO!

Hmmm... I think I like the first sentence better. Actually, the reason why I included the Disrupter in that list is because I knew Lannie already had one. Otherwise, I agree with you that proprietary is not the best option.

So I guess it is currently an iStick40TC or the Coolfire40... MPV3 Pro?

If you find the Disrupter too big, I'd rule out the MVP 3 Pro as it's even bigger.

 

[tiggerrts]

9/10 - 5: Put in about ten miles, whoo. Time to hydrate, feeling hungry again so think I will do some popcorn.

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

9/10
#4
@CountBoredom has a point... if Lannie's unit dies, she'll steal yours... get a terrible mod so she's not tempted...

 

[KatzWh1skers]

9/10 #1
Good Mornin Nite Tree Fam
It is a wonderful day in the neighborhood....I was so tired all day yesterday...what makes me think there was no "pay back" after over extending myself the day before??!! I was having some mild back spasms last night ..and took some pre-emptive measures....really expected (from prior experience) that I would awake with those horrid "rubber band booooiiingggy back spasms" but short of some stiffness...I survived ...so I can over do again one day Notice I ididn't tell you what I'm up to, as you would beat me... I do try to stay active...and I do my PT ...and I think that helps when I overdo.
Go for my first neck PT today...When he worked on my back he referred to me as "the old grey mare" (and he is my young whipper-snapper)
I would get after him , but I am a lump of noodles after he works on me.

9/9 #5
These two really strange people decided to get hitched out in Nature in rather archaic garb. Lannie's mother dropped us at one end of the canyon and the two of us had to walk the length to the other end, asking the local spirits of the place to join us, to where the ceremony actually took place The sword's name is "Storm Bringer" and it is spirit-blessed by Father-Sky and Mother-Earth and dedicated to protecting this union from all dangers. It hangs on the bedroom wall for instant access.
And you thought I was weird before...

I had to laugh when you talked about the livestock cleaning up after themselves...now there's a visual!
I did not think you were wierd before..In fact..this is a side of you I have not seen before...Oh sure..I have seen you decked out in various grab..That just prompted me to think you were into period pieces
But the whole, walking down the canyon and asking the spirits to join you...I have not been around anything similar since my friends in Alaska used to place offerings in a church ring of stones...and you had to wear a mask on All Hallow's Eve...so the spirits wouldn't recognize you. The Native Peoples up there have alot of traditions and stories as well...and a best friend of mine is from Native Shaman stock.... I may be of direct German descent, but much of the Native Spirit resonates with me. In short, that's very cool, Fuzzy!

9/10-1
Ive told hubby before that my new dream vacation isnt just traveling the country, its traveling the country and meeting my favorite fellow vapers!

9/10-1 ...with my belief set I dont find it/you weird...it just means you are most certainly on the list if I ever get to take my leisure trip around the country

In fact, I was thinking to suggest to @tiggerrts that the "next installment" of Glassmanoak's VapeTreeFlix original be set out at the farm ..with you and Lannie and the kritters....My thought was that Tiggs could start the story...and then you (and Lannie is welcome too) can jump in and add Real Substance to the Story with your own real Life experience or using "fictional characters" if you wish to tell the story. Tiggs has been wanting to get a feel for the different geographic flavor where we all hail from...I think this would be a fun/ vicarious way for those of us who have never been on a working farm (or those who have)...to experience everyday life...And believe me, I sure wish I could experience Lannie's cookin in real life... You guys ever thought about running a bed and breakfast..??...you could have the guests "experience real farm livin"...hand em a pitchfork and set em off to shovel out the staBLES...vIOLA! Your chores are done!! (sorta) As an example...my Life is kinda sedate these days...but I have been along on some adventures...as have all of us in our lifetime....There is a story where a friend was visiting my cabin...Say it was one of you...and you(they) said, "Gee..it's kinda hot in here... "..well..that was true...it was only minus 20 degrees outside and I had stoked the old barrel stove with a minus 40 load of wood. Next thing ya know, Katz reached into the wood stove with a pair of fireplace thongs, pulled out a big flaming log and marched across the room with it ...opened the door and pitched it outside into the snow. Katz turned to the visitor and said . "..Now that's what we call a Bush (slang for off-the-grid) Thermostat". True story And of course, it doesn't have to stop at Fuzzy and Lannie's...we could re-visit each of our real or fictious moments in turn...who ever wants to share that is...just an idea...and @Fuzzy Thunderbear ...you know I am full of those

9/10#5 Laid down for almost 3 hours and managed to get maybe 10 minutes of sleep.

I'm just glad that I'm not anyway near the stuff going on up on the mainland.

... I'm also glad u aren't,....

9/10 #2
What did you do for the other 2hrs and 50mins? (that you couldn't sleep)

Time to round up some cats....
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