I'm keeping my blue aquarium foam just in case....
I know I still have mine somewhere (but it's white, I managed to find some that didn't scare me over tints and such)
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I know I still have mine somewhere (but it's white, I managed to find some that didn't scare me over tints and such)
Tell me you weren't really trying to use a blue airstone! We were using the blue foam filter media. An airstone would certainly add a degree of difficulty. On the bright side, you may be the pioneer that paved the way for ceramic wicks and eventually coils. You're, more than likely, an icon. Time to start a YouTube channel!
yes I did not notice the date but it looks like back in the day........lolif one thinks about it.... this thread was created "back in the day"
hahahahahahaha.................that's what my wife says every time I want another mod to go along with the other bazillion mods already sitting there not getting
used.............she call me an Icon............lol........
Wasn't the airstone supposed to be an easier to use replacement for SS mesh in the genny tanks? And yes, I also have SS mesh in my stash box with my blue foam....
I remember when they had the ceramic wicks for the zap....I don't remember anyone using an airstone. But, you're probably right.Wasn't the airstone supposed to be an easier to use replacement for SS mesh in the genny tanks? And yes, I also have SS mesh in my stash box with my blue foam....
Alot were using that fish tank stone for a ceramic wick. Personally I never tried it and was using the fc2000 wicks, but in the ceramic thread, those fish sticks were popular. It was because of the price of the real ceramic wicks, they were expensive compared to the fish sticks
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Wasn't the airstone supposed to be an easier to use replacement for SS mesh in the genny tanks? And yes, I also have SS mesh in mystashStosh box with my blue foam....
FTFY.
Those were the days my friends. 
Posting to make sure this stays open...such a great trip back in time.
Halfway done reading through the thread.. I'll be back.
Posting to make sure this stays open...such a great trip back in time.
Halfway done reading through the thread.. I'll be back.
Yes, indeed they were! I miss them!!Those were the days my friends.
Posting to make sure this stays open...such a great trip back in time.
Halfway done reading through the thread.. I'll be back.
Keep up with the times, or the times may leave us behind!
I miss them too. Great times great members great sense of community.
Though starting vaping now is so much easier than vaping in those early days I wouldn't trade a second of it.
Though starting vaping now is so much easier than vaping in those early days I wouldn't trade a second of it.
I remember somehow learning about what we then called "e-smoking" in late 2007, apparently soon after it first arrived in America. I don't remember exactly how/where I caught wind of it, but it must have been online somewhere. I was (still am) a longtime pipe smoker--never really a cig smoker--who got interested in the "e-smoking" as an option for reducing my real smoking and coping with situations such as staying in non-smoking hotel rooms or homes.
I remember researching further and learning that the real stuff had to be ordered from Ruyan in China, and there were also some American-based sites selling cheap knock-offs of the Ruyan products. The available form factors were mainly the cigalike, an e-cigar, and an e-pipe. As a pipe smoker, naturally the e-pipe attracted me the most.
I remember spending a few hundred dollars and a fair amount of hassle to order the genuine Ruyan e-pipe and a supply of the juice cartridges from China. I also tried a cheap knock-off pipe and knock-off replacement juice cartridges and juice to refill cartridges from other sites--these were all terrible. The Ruyan stuff was the only thing that performed (at first) and tasted worth a darn.
I remember the Ruyan e-pipe and its juice cartridges coming in upscale packaging and seeming very much like a luxury-style product--which it should for the price. (I was counting all this as 2007's Christmas present to myself, and also thinking of it as an investment in future health from reduced smoking.) I remember really liking the Ruyan e-pipe at first. The juice came only in cartridges and only in one flavor. (I.e., from Ruyan itself. As mentioned, I tried different juices and carts from other sources but didn't like them.) I happened to really like the flavor--tasted to me like a maple syrup tobacco. I began using the e-pipe daily, replacing multiple pipefuls of real tobacco.
I remember finding this forum in my Googling around about "e-smoking." There were a small handful of forums/sites on the topic; all with very little traffic and content. Apparently I joined this forum in Jan. 2008 as its 13th member and made a handful of posts. I remember also around this time coming across examples of people creating flashlight mods for a more powerful "e-smoking" experience--I knew that this was something I should not mess with given my lack of DIY skill. Those were being called "mods" because they were literally "modified" from flashlights.
I remember generally enjoying my e-pipe over the next few months, but growing annoyed when its performance started to degrade. Eventually it quit working altogether. (Later I would learn the fatal flaw of these early devices--the atomizer was built into the e-pipe device itself and was not replaceable; the replaceable cartridges held juice only; once the atomizer burned out, one was left with a useless device that had cost a few hundred dollars to get and would cost another few hundred to replace.)
At this point, I just gave up on the "e-smoking"--the technology just wasn't there yet. Also, the market wasn't there--aside from my disappointing experience with the e-pipe itself, it was a pain to have to order everything from China. The whole thing didn't seem to be catching on anyway, so why get into something that will cease to be available soon?
I remember in 2009 seeing those guys selling the cigalike kits at mall kiosks, thinking maybe it is now starting to catch on, and toying with the idea of trying it again. But I took a pass.
I remember in late 2012 starting to notice that the e-cig finally DID seem to be catching on. I noticed some people vaping in bars and the like. I noticed that Walgreens was now selling the Blu cigs, and I was hearing more people refer to "vaping" as "a thing." This got me interested again. This is when I got back into it--I first tried a disposable Blu from Walgreens just for the heck of it, and later an Ego/clearomizer setup from one of the handful of b&m vape shops that I discovered in my area. The Ego performed worlds better than my original e-pipe. I quickly acquired a small collection of various pipe-style mods and learned that cartomizers gave me better flavor than the Ego clearomizer.
I remember learning that "mod" no longer referred specifically to jerry-rigged flashlights and now includes factory-made devices and devices specially made by individual craftsmen. (This was really confusing to me at first--whenever I saw "mod" I thought it meant somebody was taking an off-the-shelf device and modifying it somehow.)
Around this time, I remember looking for a forum where I could post a couple questions, finding this forum, and trying to create an account. I remember being informed that I already had an account here, dating back to Jan. 2008, and had in fact been the 13th member to join. I remember being pleasantly surprised to remember this.
I remember liking my pipe mods at first but starting to get frustrated by the short life of the small batteries and reliability issues. I tried a Zmax, which got me used to the tube form factor and 18650 battery life. I soon moved on to tube mechs, which have become my preferred form of mod, coupled with a Nautilus Aspire, which gives me my preferred vape.
I remember around 2013-2014 seeing vape shops start to pop up all over town. Before, there were only a few in my area, and the closest was like a 15-mile drive away.
I remember noticing recently that all the cool vapers these days seem to be using box mods running subohm coils and feeling a little square what with my tube mod + Nautilus setup. I remember saying to myself "Who cares? This is what I like. Vape on!" So I remember continuing to vape with my tube mech/Nautilus set up, just a second ago.
I remember researching further and learning that the real stuff had to be ordered from Ruyan in China, and there were also some American-based sites selling cheap knock-offs of the Ruyan products. The available form factors were mainly the cigalike, an e-cigar, and an e-pipe. As a pipe smoker, naturally the e-pipe attracted me the most.
I remember spending a few hundred dollars and a fair amount of hassle to order the genuine Ruyan e-pipe and a supply of the juice cartridges from China. I also tried a cheap knock-off pipe and knock-off replacement juice cartridges and juice to refill cartridges from other sites--these were all terrible. The Ruyan stuff was the only thing that performed (at first) and tasted worth a darn.
I remember the Ruyan e-pipe and its juice cartridges coming in upscale packaging and seeming very much like a luxury-style product--which it should for the price. (I was counting all this as 2007's Christmas present to myself, and also thinking of it as an investment in future health from reduced smoking.) I remember really liking the Ruyan e-pipe at first. The juice came only in cartridges and only in one flavor. (I.e., from Ruyan itself. As mentioned, I tried different juices and carts from other sources but didn't like them.) I happened to really like the flavor--tasted to me like a maple syrup tobacco. I began using the e-pipe daily, replacing multiple pipefuls of real tobacco.
I remember finding this forum in my Googling around about "e-smoking." There were a small handful of forums/sites on the topic; all with very little traffic and content. Apparently I joined this forum in Jan. 2008 as its 13th member and made a handful of posts. I remember also around this time coming across examples of people creating flashlight mods for a more powerful "e-smoking" experience--I knew that this was something I should not mess with given my lack of DIY skill. Those were being called "mods" because they were literally "modified" from flashlights.
I remember generally enjoying my e-pipe over the next few months, but growing annoyed when its performance started to degrade. Eventually it quit working altogether. (Later I would learn the fatal flaw of these early devices--the atomizer was built into the e-pipe device itself and was not replaceable; the replaceable cartridges held juice only; once the atomizer burned out, one was left with a useless device that had cost a few hundred dollars to get and would cost another few hundred to replace.)
At this point, I just gave up on the "e-smoking"--the technology just wasn't there yet. Also, the market wasn't there--aside from my disappointing experience with the e-pipe itself, it was a pain to have to order everything from China. The whole thing didn't seem to be catching on anyway, so why get into something that will cease to be available soon?
I remember in 2009 seeing those guys selling the cigalike kits at mall kiosks, thinking maybe it is now starting to catch on, and toying with the idea of trying it again. But I took a pass.
I remember in late 2012 starting to notice that the e-cig finally DID seem to be catching on. I noticed some people vaping in bars and the like. I noticed that Walgreens was now selling the Blu cigs, and I was hearing more people refer to "vaping" as "a thing." This got me interested again. This is when I got back into it--I first tried a disposable Blu from Walgreens just for the heck of it, and later an Ego/clearomizer setup from one of the handful of b&m vape shops that I discovered in my area. The Ego performed worlds better than my original e-pipe. I quickly acquired a small collection of various pipe-style mods and learned that cartomizers gave me better flavor than the Ego clearomizer.
I remember learning that "mod" no longer referred specifically to jerry-rigged flashlights and now includes factory-made devices and devices specially made by individual craftsmen. (This was really confusing to me at first--whenever I saw "mod" I thought it meant somebody was taking an off-the-shelf device and modifying it somehow.)
Around this time, I remember looking for a forum where I could post a couple questions, finding this forum, and trying to create an account. I remember being informed that I already had an account here, dating back to Jan. 2008, and had in fact been the 13th member to join. I remember being pleasantly surprised to remember this.
I remember liking my pipe mods at first but starting to get frustrated by the short life of the small batteries and reliability issues. I tried a Zmax, which got me used to the tube form factor and 18650 battery life. I soon moved on to tube mechs, which have become my preferred form of mod, coupled with a Nautilus Aspire, which gives me my preferred vape.
I remember around 2013-2014 seeing vape shops start to pop up all over town. Before, there were only a few in my area, and the closest was like a 15-mile drive away.
I remember noticing recently that all the cool vapers these days seem to be using box mods running subohm coils and feeling a little square what with my tube mod + Nautilus setup. I remember saying to myself "Who cares? This is what I like. Vape on!" So I remember continuing to vape with my tube mech/Nautilus set up, just a second ago.
I remember somehow learning about what we then called "e-smoking" in late 2007, apparently soon after it first arrived in America. I don't remember exactly how/where I caught wind of it, but it must have been online somewhere. I was (still am) a longtime pipe smoker--never really a cig smoker--who got interested in the "e-smoking" as an option for reducing my real smoking and coping with situations such as staying in non-smoking hotel rooms or homes.
I remember researching further and learning that the real stuff had to be ordered from Ruyan in China, and there were also some American-based sites selling cheap knock-offs of the Ruyan products. The available form factors were mainly the cigalike, an e-cigar, and an e-pipe. As a pipe smoker, naturally the e-pipe attracted me the most.
I remember spending a few hundred dollars and a fair amount of hassle to order the genuine Ruyan e-pipe and a supply of the juice cartridges from China. I also tried a cheap knock-off pipe and knock-off replacement juice cartridges and juice to refill cartridges from other sites--these were all terrible. The Ruyan stuff was the only thing that performed (at first) and tasted worth a darn.
I remember the Ruyan e-pipe and its juice cartridges coming in upscale packaging and seeming very much like a luxury-style product--which it should for the price. (I was counting all this as 2007's Christmas present to myself, and also thinking of it as an investment in future health from reduced smoking.) I remember really liking the Ruyan e-pipe at first. The juice came only in cartridges and only in one flavor. (I.e., from Ruyan itself. As mentioned, I tried different juices and carts from other sources but didn't like them.) I happened to really like the flavor--tasted to me like a maple syrup tobacco. I began using the e-pipe daily, replacing multiple pipefuls of real tobacco.
I remember finding this forum in my Googling around about "e-smoking." There were a small handful of forums/sites on the topic; all with very little traffic and content. Apparently I joined this forum in Jan. 2008 as its 13th member and made a handful of posts. I remember also around this time coming across examples of people creating flashlight mods for a more powerful "e-smoking" experience--I knew that this was something I should not mess with given my lack of DIY skill. Those were being called "mods" because they were literally "modified" from flashlights.
I remember generally enjoying my e-pipe over the next few months, but growing annoyed when its performance started to degrade. Eventually it quit working altogether. (Later I would learn the fatal flaw of these early devices--the atomizer was built into the e-pipe device itself and was not replaceable; the replaceable cartridges held juice only; once the atomizer burned out, one was left with a useless device that had cost a few hundred dollars to get and would cost another few hundred to replace.)
At this point, I just gave up on the "e-smoking"--the technology just wasn't there yet. Also, the market wasn't there--aside from my disappointing experience with the e-pipe itself, it was a pain to have to order everything from China. The whole thing didn't seem to be catching on anyway, so why get into something that will cease to be available soon?
I remember in 2009 seeing those guys selling the cigalike kits at mall kiosks, thinking maybe it is now starting to catch on, and toying with the idea of trying it again. But I took a pass.
I remember in late 2012 starting to notice that the e-cig finally DID seem to be catching on. I noticed some people vaping in bars and the like. I noticed that Walgreens was now selling the Blu cigs, and I was hearing more people refer to "vaping" as "a thing." This got me interested again. This is when I got back into it--I first tried a disposable Blu from Walgreens just for the heck of it, and later an Ego/clearomizer setup from one of the handful of b&m vape shops that I discovered in my area. The Ego performed worlds better than my original e-pipe. I quickly acquired a small collection of various pipe-style mods and learned that cartomizers gave me better flavor than the Ego clearomizer.
I remember learning that "mod" no longer referred specifically to jerry-rigged flashlights and now includes factory-made devices and devices specially made by individual craftsmen. (This was really confusing to me at first--whenever I saw "mod" I thought it meant somebody was taking an off-the-shelf device and modifying it somehow.)
Around this time, I remember looking for a forum where I could post a couple questions, finding this forum, and trying to create an account. I remember being informed that I already had an account here, dating back to Jan. 2008, and had in fact been the 13th member to join. I remember being pleasantly surprised to remember this.
I remember liking my pipe mods at first but starting to get frustrated by the short life of the small batteries and reliability issues. I tried a Zmax, which got me used to the tube form factor and 18650 battery life. I soon moved on to tube mechs, which have become my preferred form of mod, coupled with a Nautilus Aspire, which gives me my preferred vape.
I remember around 2013-2014 seeing vape shops start to pop up all over town. Before, there were only a few in my area, and the closest was like a 15-mile drive away.
I remember noticing recently that all the cool vapers these days seem to be using box mods running subohm coils and feeling a little square what with my tube mod + Nautilus setup. I remember saying to myself "Who cares? This is what I like. Vape on!" So I remember continuing to vape with my tube mech/Nautilus set up, just a second ago.
How awesome this story is! Wow! 13th member
How awesome this story is! Wow! 13th member
Welcome back(looked at your profile and noticed you have been posting LOL)and I am so glad you shared with us. I cannot even imagine trying to vape back in the day.
Thanks! To be fair, while I have posted a few times the past couple days, over the years my posting here has been sporadic. So I'll accept the welcome back.
Generally I tend to post when I have specific questions come up that I can't find an answer to or feel I have something to contribute. This recent spate of posting came about because last week I decided to pull the trigger on a new mod, which led to some online searching, which led me back to ECF of course! (If anyone cares, I wound up scoring an authentic Mystic Atmos Zeus mech mod, which I found in a local vape shop where it apparently had been sitting in the case for 2-3 years. And so far I'm very happy with it!)
not familiar with the"Mystic Atmos Zeus ".......looked it up Langdell , nice Mod!!................now i want one, haha
not familiar with the"Mystic Atmos Zeus ".......looked it up Langdell , nice Mod!!................now i want one, haha
Thanks! I wasn't familiar with it either--it just caught my eye in a local shop, and I had to have it.
Apparently only 500 were made, and mine is a low 2-digit serial number. I think it's special enough to replace my beloved MCV Overdose as my main vape--LOVE my Overdose, but I started to realize that copper 510 threads have a limited lifespan. I went out and found the Zeus while waiting for the second replacement top cap for my Overdose to arrive. Hoping the Zeus threads will prove more durable in the long run.
yep lang, the overdose is a beast but you are right the copper threads will break down( mine gets limited use)
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