Having big trouble on product selection. I should move back to the newbi section for awhile.

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I started with a variety of cig-alikes ending with the V2.

They did get me to stop using analogs but the battery life and fluid capacity left me wanting something batter. I was satisfied with the nico fix and the taste. I tried some apple fluid and love it.

I started to get an eGo-C but decided not to with so many posting they like the taste from a cartomizer more than an atomizer so I didn't get it. I instead got those huge 5ml cartomizers and some eGo-C batteries.

I think I made a mistake. Those huge 5ml cartomizers do not taste the same as the little cartomizers when using the same fluid. It me they big 5ml cartomizers taste bitter in comparison.

I am wishing I would have tried a tank cartomizer instead.

Is the taste the same when using a tank cartomizer the same as when using the same size cartomizer without the tank?

Does everyone end up going in circles before they find the equipment they like?

I think I would be happy with something that tasted like a V2, had all day battery life and all day fluid capacity. I went backwards on flavor by going to the 5ml cartomizer.
 

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I started with a variety of cig-alikes ending with the V2.

They did get me to stop using analogs but the battery life and fluid capacity left me wanting something batter. I was satisfied with the nico fix and the taste. I tried some apple fluid and love it.

I started to get an eGo-C but decided not to with so many posting they like the taste from a cartomizer more than an atomizer so I didn't get it. I instead got those huge 5ml cartomizers and some eGo-C batteries.

I think I made a mistake. Those huge 5ml cartomizers do not taste the same as the little cartomizers when using the same fluid. It me they big 5ml cartomizers taste bitter in comparison.

I am wishing I would have tried a tank cartomizer instead.

Is the taste the same when using a tank cartomizer the same as when using the same size cartomizer without the tank?

Does everyone end up going in circles before they find the equipment they like?

I think I would be happy with something that tasted like a V2, had all day battery life and all day fluid capacity. I went backwards on flavor by going to the 5ml cartomizer.

The big cartomizers are tricky with an ego battery. They are so big and there is so much batting, they take a while to get going. I do think you get a better vape with a standard size cartomizer.

To answer your questions, yes. Taste is pretty much the same using a carto/tank as just using a carto. Might be better because the tank keeps the carto full with e-liquid.

Valley Vapes and Mom and Pops both carry fairly easy to use starter tank/carto combos. They have a little screw in the side that lets you fill them fairly easily.
 

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The big cartomizers are tricky with an ego battery. They are so big and there is so much batting, they take a while to get going. I do think you get a better vape with a standard size cartomizer.

To answer your questions, yes. Taste is pretty much the same using a carto/tank as just using a carto. Might be better because the tank keeps the carto full with e-liquid.

Valley Vapes and Mom and Pops both carry fairly easy to use starter tank/carto combos. They have a little screw in the side that lets you fill them fairly easily.

Thanks,

I think I will give a tank/carto a try.
 

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I found using the larger tanks the juice ingredients would separate over time and thus the vape was not consistent from start to finish. Also used the Mom and Pop tank and LOVED the side screw for refilling and equalizing the pressure in the tank when needed.

Edit: even now when using any type of tank I roll/ tilt it occasionally to keep juices "mixed".
 
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    For me it's all about the learning. Learning what I like, and then learning all the different ways I can get the same results.

    The carto tank was one of the first really great way to vap that I found, and I still use them quite a bit. Believe it or not, I actually watched my tanks being made. That was almost two years ago, and I'm still using those same tanks today. I also think that my tanks were free because they have been paid for several times over by the number of cartomizers that I don't need to buy every month.
     

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    For me it's all about the learning. Learning what I like, and then learning all the different ways I can get the same results.

    The carto tank was one of the first really great way to vap that I found, and I still use them quite a bit. Believe it or not, I actually watched my tanks being made. That was almost two years ago, and I'm still using those same tanks today. I also think that my tanks were free because they have been paid for several times over by the number of cartomizers that I don't need to buy every month.

    Thanks, I read that cartomizers last longer in a tank.

    I think it get frustrating for newbies trying to figure all of this out. :)
     
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    I am not trying to make a hobby or anything.

    I guess I am looking for something that lasts longer than the cigalikes but has the same flavor.

    The blues didn't last long enough but the flavor was not bad. The V2's were a step up I felt like but the capacity was too low as well as battery life. I still want to keep things on the easy side.

    The 5ml cartomizers was a flop for me on eGo-C batteries.

    The goal is to not go back to analogs. I don't want a huge collection of gear, just gear that can keep me away from analogs, that I am not filling constantly, change batteries too often. I don't have a huge amount of free time in a day.

    If the tank cartomizers are close to experience I had with ordinary cartomizers in flavor I think I will be happy.

    I know there are some powerful units out there but in terms of amount of vapor and taste the V2's could have been good enough.

    Maybe single coil low resistance cartos in a tank will meet what I am looking for, I sure hope so. :)
     

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    I am not trying to make a hobby or anything.

    I guess I am looking for something that lasts longer than the cigalikes but has the same flavor.

    The blues didn't last long enough but the flavor was not bad. The V2's were a step up I felt like but the capacity was too low as well as battery life. I still want to keep things on the easy side.

    The 5ml cartomizers was a flop for me on eGo-C batteries.

    The goal is to not go back to analogs. I don't want a huge collection of gear, just gear that can keep me away from analogs, that I am not filling constantly, change batteries too often. I don't have a huge amount of free time in a day.

    If the tank cartomizers are close to experience I had with ordinary cartomizers in flavor I think I will be happy.

    I know there are some powerful units out there but in terms of amount of vapor and taste the V2's could have been good enough.

    Maybe single coil low resistance cartos in a tank will meet what I am looking for, I sure hope so. :)

    With the eGo style PVs always use single coil cartos- 1.7- 2.0 ohms. Dual coil will always give a weak vape and drain the batts quickly. The eGo is a good PV and should be satiating you. Dual coil cartos are generally for the larger PVs.
     
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