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Since I've been around vaping for a while I can tell you yes it is. It's a thousand times better than it was just 3 years ago. Can't wait to see where it goes.
I think I bought my first ecig in 2009. An NJoy kit at the 7-11. I was trying to find something to kill cravings when I couldn't smoke at work or even near work. It was pretty lame, but it helped a little. It didn't have a wall charger...just a USB. This was quite limiting for me as I had to leave my computer on all night just to charge it.
Gave up that job, tossed out the NJOY & returned to analogs. Unemployed at home I could smoke whenever I wanted.
Today I use a Kgo. Battery lasts all day. Have a wall charger, an extra battery & gooood juice.
Btw I have a new job now & I stealth vape in the loo.
Maybe we'll call this the Gilded Age cuz we're not getting taxed yet. Haha
Gave up that job, tossed out the NJOY & returned to analogs. Unemployed at home I could smoke whenever I wanted.
Today I use a Kgo. Battery lasts all day. Have a wall charger, an extra battery & gooood juice.
Btw I have a new job now & I stealth vape in the loo.
Maybe we'll call this the Gilded Age cuz we're not getting taxed yet. Haha
It remains to be seen.
This could be the Golden Age, or it could be just the beginning.
Does truth matter? Does reality matter?
I guess we will find out down the road.
But if we all pull together, we can have an impact.
We can help steer the course.
We can make a difference.
Become a CASAA Member
Those of us that care to take the time to do so are already making a difference.
A very, very big difference.
Get involved, make a difference, be a part of the solution.
Because if you're not a part of the solution, then you might be part of the problem.
How can any vaper stand idly by while watching smokers die?
This can be your calling, you chance to make your mark in this world.
Get involved.
This could be the Golden Age, or it could be just the beginning.
Does truth matter? Does reality matter?
I guess we will find out down the road.
But if we all pull together, we can have an impact.
We can help steer the course.
We can make a difference.
Become a CASAA Member
Those of us that care to take the time to do so are already making a difference.
A very, very big difference.
Get involved, make a difference, be a part of the solution.
Because if you're not a part of the solution, then you might be part of the problem.
How can any vaper stand idly by while watching smokers die?
This can be your calling, you chance to make your mark in this world.
Get involved.
There's no such thing as a golden age. Any golden age you can think of, people were either reminiscing about another golden age that didn't exist or looking forward to utopia. Sorry…just a pet peeve.
But, uhh……this world exists. Maybe it did a few years ago when I tried my first smoking everywhere kit……but I didn't know about it. Maybe I was just dumb……I was really late on the uptake of anything on youtube except cats jumping in boxes and falling over or pirated music videos…and I thought forums were for just for gamers, musicians, and pedophiles.
So, in that way…I think it's amazing compared to the last time I tried.
But, uhh……this world exists. Maybe it did a few years ago when I tried my first smoking everywhere kit……but I didn't know about it. Maybe I was just dumb……I was really late on the uptake of anything on youtube except cats jumping in boxes and falling over or pirated music videos…and I thought forums were for just for gamers, musicians, and pedophiles.
So, in that way…I think it's amazing compared to the last time I tried.
Yeah, like mostapha kind of said... golden age is more or less defined by hindsight and nostalgia. I think your prediction is close... but we won't know for 30 years. I'm hoping this is the beginning of the golden age... and it gets even better!
almost exactly the same for me, it was 2009, got an nJoy kit i ordered because of a TV commercial (i think) came with a really short usb only charging cable, and didnt taste very good, overall a souring experience, so i went back to analogs as well, back in February a friend walked me through getting all the right stuff and i got my first "real" e-cig, now im happily vaping on my provari and fiddling around with DIY, havent had an analog since March 16th (i cheated and had 1 that day, i had originally quit completely on March 5) and it was, to say the least, nasty
When 50 years go by and people look back at 09- 2012, I'd say yes it is the golden age of vaping. Seeing all the new and improved technology that will spawn better vaping experiences for the coming years. From Trog and his screwdriver, paved the way for modders like Capt Brian, Rob, Imeo, Chad.... And the list goes on, help prosper the mod pv industry. Turning point of awareness, most defininatly, now is the time.
in terms of technology advancing and the vaping experience getting better, yep its a golden age...in terms of what might happen to the legality, availability and affordability of vaping, we could be on the cusp of a vaping dark age....
well I really hope that the vaping "dark age" is not upon us.... The advances in technology would completely stop. That being said I really hope that the "golden age of vaping" is still to come. Its amazing to see how far things have come in the 6 months that I have been vaping, theres no telling what the next few years will hold.
Same as Bullette and Individual....
For me this is GOLDEN! I am having the time of my life. I have a whole bunch of awesome ecigs, PV's and Mods all filled with delicious juices, a huge variety of cartomizers and some ofmy PV's even have VV too, for that perfect hit every single time! No fussing, no leaking. Just works. Vaping up a storm!
Flashback 3.5 years ago, when I first started.... aghhh!! Fiddle, fiddle, leak, burn atties... Horrid dry hits with disgusting tastes that take forever to leave your mouth, awful juices, hassles all day long - can't compare at all!
For me this is GOLDEN! I am having the time of my life. I have a whole bunch of awesome ecigs, PV's and Mods all filled with delicious juices, a huge variety of cartomizers and some ofmy PV's even have VV too, for that perfect hit every single time! No fussing, no leaking. Just works. Vaping up a storm!
Flashback 3.5 years ago, when I first started.... aghhh!! Fiddle, fiddle, leak, burn atties... Horrid dry hits with disgusting tastes that take forever to leave your mouth, awful juices, hassles all day long - can't compare at all!
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I've been vaping a little over two years. I started out with an original rough stack, some really bad juice, and a cheap 510 atty. I used that for about 10 months before I even knew what I was using was called a rough stack (I did, however, find some better juice almost immediately and I found slightly better attys where i was getting my juice)... After discovering the forums, I started buying a lot of other stuff.
Before I end up typing half a dozen paragraphs, I think I'll just get to my point: Indeed there have been some wonderful innovations the last couple of years. That's true as true can be. However (and I should really bold type the "however"), there is a hold up... a snag... the elephant in the room: Batteries. Battery technology advancements are not trickling down fast enough for these sorts of devices. When the batteries we use become 75% smaller, 75% lighter, and have 300% more energy density, then things will change very much for the better. Until then, we have to make due with what we have and our devices will either remain large, heavy, and conspicuous - or they will remain small and not very versatile. The "golden age" will come when battery technology improves.
I've been vaping a little over two years. I started out with an original rough stack, some really bad juice, and a cheap 510 atty. I used that for about 10 months before I even knew what I was using was called a rough stack (I did, however, find some better juice almost immediately and I found slightly better attys where i was getting my juice)... After discovering the forums, I started buying a lot of other stuff.
Before I end up typing half a dozen paragraphs, I think I'll just get to my point: Indeed there have been some wonderful innovations the last couple of years. That's true as true can be. However (and I should really bold type the "however"), there is a hold up... a snag... the elephant in the room: Batteries. Battery technology advancements are not trickling down fast enough for these sorts of devices. When the batteries we use become 75% smaller, 75% lighter, and have 300% more energy density, then things will change very much for the better. Until then, we have to make due with what we have and our devices will either remain large, heavy, and conspicuous - or they will remain small and not very versatile. The "golden age" will come when battery technology improves.
What would it be trickling down from? According to a quick search, it looks like iPhone 4s battery is a 1420 mAh, 3.7V single-cell battery……not much unlike an 18650. It just draws less power most of the time because everything else is more efficient than a resistive wire that's supposed to draw enough current to get hot.
I might be missing something, but PVs actually seem in line with everything else in that regard. Or, at least mods do.
I might be missing something, but PVs actually seem in line with everything else in that regard. Or, at least mods do.
I think it might be for a couple reasons. The regulatory agency's haven't gotten involved much but, they will. So, it's still possible to sell PVs you make in your garage and there are some real artists out there. You're starting to see collectors out there and I think that in time, the most prized PVs in any collection will be from this period. There are just so many. There are few restrictions on where it can be used. Any health hazards, and I think there may be some, aren't known. So, we feel safe in our ignorance.
IDK…everything in vapor is in food except nicotine. I doubt anything actually dangerous will come out, but that doesn't for a second imply that regulations won't come out preventing it because the people that make the laws don't understand science or medicine.
But, basically, what I'm hearing from MickeyRat is that I need to go ahead and save up for an Empire. Some of the prices in the classified section already baffle me.
But, basically, what I'm hearing from MickeyRat is that I need to go ahead and save up for an Empire. Some of the prices in the classified section already baffle me.
The classies is a good source. GGs are already getting to be collector's items. There are a few others like the original fist pack. I'm telling you that in 10 or 20 years the lesser known mods will be worth something. The Provaris and Buzz Pros are a little too common to be worth a lot but, some GGs or a Katana maybe even some of the Siam mods are likely to be worth some serious money.
I see technology beginning the advance quite a bit. We are seeing more VV mods at lower prices. The capabilities are finally expanding with wattage, voltage, and resistance being measured and displayed on a screen. Temperature will surely be introduced as a measurement at some point and maybe with mods that allow you to adjust coil/juice temperature instead of voltage and wattage.
Check out this thread for a new addition.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...watts-amps-boost-mcu-mod-w-nokia-display.html
Check out this thread for a new addition.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...watts-amps-boost-mcu-mod-w-nokia-display.html
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Nice. Also, with the DNA 12, there might be a rush of Darwin clones in other form factors with really good circuitry.
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