had a taste of sub-ohm... now I need more

[Glastonbury13]

Hi everyone, new member here

I bought my first ecig 5 years ago at a Gorillaz concert, blew my mind I could smoke indoors with an ELECTRIC CIGARETTE?!

I've been using a pen-style one for a few years, currently on kanger geni-tank mini with a standard battery

I tried a new flavour on a shop owners set-up and was blown away, the amount of smoke and flavour was just beyond anything I had experienced before, however there is SOOOOOOO much choice that I'm a bit lost in it all....

Hoping you more experienced folk could help?

I was looking at getting a Smok Prospect or Guardian pipe, but I'm not quite sure if they will run a sub-ohm tank or not?

Otherwise, I'm going to get a istick 30w, but what is a decent (and cheap) sub-ohm tank to go with it? I've read all the information about it "not being for beginners", but I'm pretty sure I can learn what needs to be learned and be careful enough not to blow myself up!

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[ElevenEleven]

Do you know what the shop owner was using?

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Hi Glastonbury and welcome to the forum. I run the Kanger Subtank Mini on my iStick 50W and love them both. If you find that coil building is not for you then you can still buy the OCC factory coils in .5 and 1.2 ohm. I've been so happy with the 1.2 ohm I doubt I'll move into the sub ohm area for a good while. I am getting amazing flavor (I use 65pg/35vg). I am positive you'll enjoy the subtank. If you do go this route, look for youtube videos on the subtank. When I get to the point of building my own coils I am trying the "vertical coil build" in the subtank deck. Good luck in your vape journey.

 

[Glastonbury13]

he said his set up cost £250, so I'm not trying replicate it exactly

 

[ElevenEleven]

he said his set up cost £250, so I'm not trying replicate it exactly

I don't blame you. Since you want to subohm you might want to look for a mod with more headroom.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

You could look here for some shopping ideas :
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[Glastonbury13]

ha, I don't even know what that means!

 

[DaveSignal]

Since you have been vaping some kind of device for years, you are not a beginner. It's time to move up. You already understand how an atomizer works and what kind of taste you like. You are interested enough not to ignore battery safety precautions and are serious about your vape. Serious enough to post on a forum and read information about mods and atomizers to make sure you are doing it right.

Its time for an RDA. And a mech mod.

 

[ElevenEleven]

ha, I don't even know what that means!

Something with more than 30 watts and has replaceable batteries.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Hi everyone, new member here

I bought my first ecig 5 years ago at a Gorillaz concert, blew my mind I could smoke indoors with an ELECTRIC CIGARETTE?!

I've been using a pen-style one for a few years, currently on kanger geni-tank mini with a standard battery

I tried a new flavour on a shop owners set-up and was blown away, the amount of smoke and flavour was just beyond anything I had experienced before, however there is SOOOOOOO much choice that I'm a bit lost in it all....

Hoping you more experienced folk could help?

I was looking at getting a Smok Prospect or Guardian pipe, but I'm not quite sure if they will run a sub-ohm tank or not?

Otherwise, I'm going to get a istick 30w, but what is a decent (and cheap) sub-ohm tank to go with it? I've read all the information about it "not being for beginners", but I'm pretty sure I can learn what needs to be learned and be careful enough not to blow myself up!

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

got that "monkey on yer back" now

 

[sonicbomb]

The safest easiest and cheapest choice would be an Istick 50 and a sub-ohm tank. The more expensive option with a lot more study and practice would be a mech mod and an RDA.
The ST Mini is great in that it allows you to get straight on the sub-ohm horse with the OCC coils, then into rebuilding once you are ready.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Headroom means if you're gonna run 25 to 30 watts on a subtank you want a 50W mod. If you're looking at a mod that has replaceable batteries (like the ipv mini 2 70w), buy the proper batteries and a separate quality battery charger.

 

[jseah]

If the Subtank is a bit on the pricey side for you, a low cost alternative is the iSub G by Innokin, Even cheaper is the iSub. The "G" indicates that the tank is made of glass rather than plastic. Don't know what the pricing is in the UK, but the iSub G sells for around $20 here in the US and the iSub goes for around $17. It's a good alternative to the Subtank considering that it sells for roughly half of what the Subtank sells for. And the replacement coils are pretty inexpensive as well, selling for around one half to 2/3rd's the price of the Subtank OCC coils.

 

[dcfluegel]

may want to take a look at the smok m80 plus mod - plenty of headroom (wattage wise) for sub ohm vaping with a variety of tanks, attys and builds... big fan of the kanger sub tanks, also - very reasonably priced and dependable, for me thus far... good basic sub ohm starter set, imo

 

[Cerik360]

I also recommend the istick 50 an the isub g the whole setup with a pack of coils cost $80 in the states. I also use a vapor shark rdna 40 but i cost alot more an unless your into temp control theres better choices for cheaper. Out of all my mods I like the istick 50 an isub g for work and vapor flask for home

 

[SevereDeceit]

ipv Mini V2 70 watt is what I'm using for my RDA's and I like it alot. Solid device.

 

[Glastonbury13]

vaping is so expensive in the UK compared to the US! Everything is roughly twice the price!

So an Istick 50w and a kanger subtank mini will do me quite happily then?

 

[phil823]

ive been using a subtank recently, its not bad, but not the same as a dripper!

 

[Glastonbury13]

what is a dripper? what makes it better?

 

[RipCigs]

what is a dripper? what makes it better?

A dripper is an atomizer type that does not have a tank, just a chamber with a coil and cotton and a little juice well. In my experience and understanding, this results in several differences to the tanks. The obvious one is, you have to drip a few drops on it after taking some puffs. After how many, that will depend on your wattage and puff types. On my veritas i vape until i feel the flavor diminshed a bit and then drip, which really isn't as often as you would think. The second thing is, since the cotton in a dripper is always completely soaked, i get more flavor and more vapor. They are also easy to rebuild (unless you have an RTA, which makes the tank easily rebuildable as well). They will also never flood (unless you actually drip so much liquid it gets to your air hole ), but they can leak (depending on the chamber type, and you guessed it, how much liquid you put in it ).
I've had a joyetech ecom tank and kanger mow. Both worked well, the mow really well. But once i switched to drippers, there's no going back for me
As for the mod, i can't really give a personal recommendation. I've tried some egos, joyetech ecom, vision spinner 2, vamo 3 and vamo 5, now i got a sigelei 30 in the mail. They all did what they were made to do, the spinner is great but i don't think it will do for sub ohm. The vamo will be better, it's awesome for my tootle MTL puffing, but also don't think 15w will be enough for sub ohm lung hits.