Hi from Scotland

[johndps]

...and a Happy New Year to you all.
Been vaping for about ten years. Stopped me smoking cigarettes instantly.
Started with basic pen kit, tried various pens and liquids.
VIP in UK supplies liquids and most equipment, find their liquid smoother than others.

HOWEVER......eleaf mini stick has been my preferred choice for couple of years.
Wore thread down on second one now and after some research I find that the threads are soft, so will not be buying another one.

Can anyone recommend a replacement?
Not looking for thick clouds, just an experience similar to smoking cigarette.
Size of the Eleaf mini suits me, looking for better battery life though.
Mini has 1050mAh, so 2000mAh would be fine.
Looked at vaporesso Gen Nano. Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks

 

[zoiDman]

Hi johndps. Welcome to the ECF.

For a Small n' Compact Built-In Battery Mod, the eLeaf iStick 40W is a Nice (Old School) Choice.

 

[Falconeer]

Old hat, but there is the iStick 30w topped with a Nautilus Mini ( used mine for five plus years) or if you want the ease of top fill either a Zenith or Zlide.

Welcome aboard - "Here's tae us, wha's like us - damn few an' they're a' deid!"

 

[JCinFLA]

Can anyone recommend a replacement?

Size of the Eleaf mini suits me, looking for better battery life though.
Mini has 1050mAh, so 2000mAh would be fine.

Eleaf iSticks also come in 20W, 30W, 40W, 50W, and the pretty hard to find now 60W. All of them except the 20W have a spring-loaded 510 connection, so you won't likely wear out the threads like you did on your Mini 10W ones. I've been using 3 20W iSticks though, for 3-4 years so far...and just now am having a little problem with the threads on 2 of them. Putting an eGo/510 adapter on and then screwing the tank onto it works. Or, you can use a small piece of paper around the inside edge of the 510 on the mod..and then screw the tank on.

I agree with Falconeer, about the Zenith and Zlide tanks. They're great MTL tanks, IMO, and very easy to use. I personally prefer the Zeniths and have several of each size.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Welcome to ECF, johndps.

 

[MJCSD]

Hello and welcome to ecf

 

[FlyerTom]

 

[BrotherBob]

Been vaping for about ten years.

Welcome and glad you joined.

 

[VapingBillet]

Welcome JohnDps, Happy New Year Too!

With regards to replacement, the older Eleaf's were known for this issue, softer base alloy used for thread plate. The newer models all have stainless now so will be good but you will be increasing your size.

If you want to stick with Eleaf I would recommend a Eleaf T80 with a nautilus GT Mini on top, but going to be a far bit bigger than you used to, really really good MTL vape plus tank uses the nautilus coil range. Alternatively another small but easy and relevantly cheap device Vaptio Cosmo Kit, simple device 1500mah battery, again uses nautilus coils and works amazingly well. Links below for you.

iStick T80 3000mAh Battery Mod £36.99 | Eleaf UK (eleafworld.co.uk)

Aspire Nautilus GT Mini Tank| Nautilus GT Mini Tank|GT Mini Tank (aspire-uk.net)

Cosmo (vaptio.com)