Good first Mod?

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deezycakes

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Hi all!

So I got my volt, fell in love with vaping, now I'm out to get a mod for around the house. But what to choose?

I guess my price range would be around the $100 mark. I've been reading a ton of reviews but it's still hard for me to decided/decipher

I have some questions:

You can recharge the batteries right? Would I need to buy a special charger? Does everything (mod case, bottle, batteries, charger) come with the initial purchase?

I'm not sure about the variable voltage thing either. Would I have to use a certain resistance atomizer for a certain voltage?

I guess I'm looking for someone who has a fool-proof mod setup that works, and works good.

Any help is greatly appreciated
 

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fool proof for one can be another's nightmare. there is no one-mod-fits all. the reviews from real world users can give you much detailed information about whatever device you're looking at.

what are your requirements/wants? long battery life, juice feeder, mechanical, vari voltage, etc. you can get more specific recommendations once people know what is most important to you.

on the vari volt/atty, some devices have a limit on amps, which can limit the temp/watts you run at. others don't. that said, with vari-volt, there really isn't a reason to run low resistance coils.
 

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I'm leaning towards recommending an epower or a roughstack. Both available at madvapes. However, Joker's right. Both of those will provide longer battery life and you'll have money left from your $100. However, that's not going to help if you want a better juice delivery system. So, what are you after?
 

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Huge vape, everytime (without the burn taste?):

First of all, "foolproof" is not going to happen, so I've pretty much tossed that requirement out the window.

My personal recommendation for a great mod is the JTank. Again, this is all in the eye of the beholder. If you are a huge fan of, say, the RoughStack, the JTank isn't exactly going to work for you. And they may look a little funny if you insist on using 510 batteries.

Again, just my personal advice (oh, the JTank isn't a battery mod, but a cartomizer mod).

If you want a big battery mod to stick the JTank on, I recommend the Silver Bullet. Which you will need to buy batteries for, and a battery charger. I do feel that most people do not provide the kind of respect that are due to the batteries used by these big battery mods. The Lion battery requires special care... so be sure to read up on them.

Anyways... reasoning...

JTank
Dripping is tedious. Cartomizers taste burnt. Clearomizers leak. Cartridges... are well... even more tedious then dripping. With every single one of these, at one time or another, you're going to end up with a mouth full of juice. The list goes on and on with problems trying to find the "right" setup. Enter the JTank. I love these things, and can not recommend them enough. For this tank you will need a Boge Cartomizer (I really recommend the Boge branded ones). The JTank is a three peice tank kit that wraps around a cartomizer. The cartomizer has two holes punched in it, and is fed juice through those holes. Try as I might, I've not had this tank leak (and I'm not exactly graceful, so I have tried in many accidental ways trying to get it to leak). Every draw on it has been perfect... even on the thickest of VG only juices... never have I had a burnt taste or a dry hit with it. Never have I sucked up any juice. You can easily see how much liquid is left. The only draw backs that come to mind are that it is a little difficult to fill (but, I only need to fill it twice a day) and it's a little bit large (but not as large as you think it appears in photographs) so it doesn't work with some mods. Also, being large, it kind of commits you to one flavor of juice for a quite some time before you manage to vape everything that is in it. On the plus side, it's only $20, so it's not a huge loss if you decide you do not like it.

The Silver Bullet
I personally think everyone should have one of these mods. From their simplicity to their reliability... not only do these make a great first mod, the also make a great back up mod for if/when you decide you want to try other mods. The button is huge, easy to press, reliable, and placed perfectly. You can get at it with your index finger or thumb, which is pretty much the fingers God intended us to use to push buttons. Mods like the GGTS and Megalodon (both are good mods, btw) require pressing the button with your tiniest and weakest of fingers... odd to get used to. Mods like the OmeGa and Copper require a pushing/pulling down action on the top that can prove to be awkard and tedious (especially painful for someone with arthritus or RSI). I can go on and on about button placement... but, just to get to the point... the Silver Bullet has a fantastic user interface. The unit is rock solid.. although it is made of aluminum... it feels like it's stainless steel. It's going to hold up. And if you do manage to break it, the customer service provided by it's manufacturer is top notch. Although, it's not perfect. It is a big mod (it's designed for an 18650 battery after all). I do have a small problem with it not being vented at the bottom... although it is designed to vent out of the button in case of a thermal runaway battery, I would just have felt better if it was bottom vented too. The Silver Bullet isn't stupidly expensive, but with batteries and a charger, it can run you upwards $100.

Ironically, though... I sit here and recommend the JTank on a Silver Bullet, but I'm vaping on a Sapphire Bud on an eGo-T battery. =)


Well... if you've made it this far through my post... I want you to keep in mind that my initial recommendation was the JTank. The Silver Bullet recommendation was just because it seemed you wanted a battery mod. I recommend you pick up the JTank (don't forget a carto) before you pick up a battery mod. =)
 
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...what are your requirements/wants? long battery life, juice feeder, mechanical, vari voltage, etc. you can get more specific recommendations once people know what is most important to you...
Picking up on this theme, you may want to check out my Mods Buyers Guide. As a listing of mods available, it is out of date (although it links to ViZi's more up to date database) ... but it guides you through the parameters to consider when making a mod purchase.

Other than perhaps juice feeding, variable voltage may be the most valuable feature to look for in a mod ... but it will cost you. For example, pbusardo recently reviewed his current favorite PV: NotCigs' Buzz Pro ($159, including batts and charger). NotCigs' upcoming Infinity Pro will probably come in at a price closer to your $100 budget.

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Some mods (e.g., the inexpensive e-Power) come as a complete kit with batts and charger. Most (e.g., the Buzz Pro or Silver Bullet) do not. The $20 package sold by NotCigs for the Buzz Pro is an example of what you would need to get. [NOTE: The specific batteries vary, depending on the mod.]

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In his review, Phil shows his ideal rig: the Buzz Pro and the J-Tank (which he separately reviewed here and which Quinic has recommended immediately above).

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It seems to me that the J-Tank (or the similar DCT MAP Tank or Liquinator) would accomplish pretty much the same thing as a bottom fed juice feeder ... but without having to press a bottle to feed the juice (and for less money).
 
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deezycakes

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I appreciate the responses guys, I think a j-tank will be my next purchase, not so hip about the mods though. I might get an ego battery to use it on. Any experience with that? I see that it's possible, is 3.7 decent to vape at? I have a volt now, and I havent looked into how many volts it puts out.

I was thinking of an ego or a foxy box mod. Just something to get me started out, and has a little more kick than what I have now.
 

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I appreciate the responses guys, I think a j-tank will be my next purchase, not so hip about the mods though. I might get an ego battery to use it on. Any experience with that? I see that it's possible, is 3.7 decent to vape at? I have a volt now, and I havent looked into how many volts it puts out.

I was thinking of an ego or a foxy box mod. Just something to get me started out, and has a little more kick than what I have now.

The Volt is 3.6v regulated which means power will stay consistent until it's time to charge. The Ego is around 3.4ish regulated and matched with the right ohm carto/atty will give you the same vape. The Ego is also regulated and will give you much longer run time in between charges than the Volt. If your looking for more kick/power I don't think that's the way to go. You can use a tank system with it, it might look a little odd, the tank will be a wider diameter but it'll work.

Something that uses external batteries would probably be your best bet and I'm a VV guy so that's what I'd recommend, just makes life much easier not having to look for specific ohm equipment to use with it, also gives the ability to find tune your vape or just leave it set a specific voltage if you don't want to fool with it, very versatile. You'll probably have to stay in the box mods like the one from Foxy you mentioned, they over a vv version, just remember they aren't as durable as the tubes so be careful with them. What I'd personally recommend at your budget is the Army Tank. It's VV and a feeder which will give you a chance to check out both.

Also if you want to stay with a tube, although you probably can't get VV at that price unless you luck up and find one in the classifieds you can get a regulated 5v tube, the Triple V gets good feedback, is durable, has a drip will and is regulated. There's a few others as well.
 
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My suggestion is a kgo hoosier has them for around 50. will use standard 510 cartos. which allows all sorts of fun things in the future, dripping, tanks, dual coil cartos (my fav). A little higher than the ego in voltage or the volt. Looks good, until I got my GG it was my vape of choice. progression for me was : 808 (same as volt), Hex (all mechanical cool looking and tough as nails), Kgo with dual coil LR cartos, and now a 50/50 split between my buzz pro and my GGTS. When I'm out on the town I use my Usecigs Titan kit though (same as volt)
 

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I think you are going to let yourself down if you use a jtank on an ego or even a kgo. Like you I started with a volt/bloog, here is a little time line of the past few months.

Volt/bloog - good taste, weak vapor, bad battery
Kgo/dual coil - okay taste, better vapor, better battery life
Rough stack/IMR/ lr boge - good taste, much better vapor, much better battery life
Silverbullet - same as above with 100x better switch
Mantis/j-tank/IMR/lr boge - best flavor, great vapor, great battery life etc etc

The mantis is lighter and easier to hold than a silver bullet with the same great switch. J-tanks made my life much easier, now I just grab my mod/fresh battery and a full j-tank and I'm good to go for an entire day. No spare battery's, no juice, no refilling etc. Just me, my mod and a day full of trouble me vaping.

Mantis from Cigtechs.com

J-tank from electronicstix.com or EZ tank from cigtechs.com

Stainless steel LR Boges cartomizers from electronicstix.com

IMR high drain 18650 batteriers and charger from supertmanufacturing.com

Total cost will be closer to $140/$150 after shipping but you would have everything you need for a solid upgrade from a volt.
 
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