Lol!! Like they say... Wherever you go, there you are.
I caught a bartender trying to slip Beefeaters in on my when I ordered a Tangueray. I guess he thought I couldn't taste the difference. HA!! Cost him his tip. I wasn't THAT drunk.
Johnson Creek Vea - Under represented here?
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Lol!! Like they say... Wherever you go, there you are.
I caught a bartender trying to slip Beefeaters in on my when I ordered a Tangueray. I guess he thought I couldn't taste the difference. HA!! Cost him his tip. I wasn't THAT drunk.
LOL! Don't hold your breath waiting for them to show up anytime soon.
I will say this, I am new to this forum but NOT NEW to forums in general so here's my unbiased take on this thread.
The OP was/is definitely riding the VERY fine line between advertising their affiliate site and presenting an honest "review" of a newer product, which by the way is EXACTLY why little has been posted regarding the "Vea" System. It's NEW.
That said I ALSO notice there are basically 3 types of folks that post here.
1. Guys like Sailorman who are here to talk about the inner workings of E-Cigarettes and where to acquire them.
2. Folks who just want to quit smoking and would chew on the end of a rotten wooden stick with a battery attached to it if it helped them to succeed.
3. Folks that think anyone who doesn't have 5 mods, 5 3.8 Volt devices, about a dozen Ego batteries, plus an extra grands worth of apparatus and paraphernalia including zebra striped drip tips and at least one Provari that is the same shade as their Bentley are somehow missing out on E-Cigs and don't know what they are doing yet.
I think that 3rd group of folks sometimes tend to get this forum headed a little off the rails especially when some poor chump who just WANTS TO QUIT SMOKING, shows up and simply needs a little pat on the back and encouragement to get him through the first couple weeks using WHATEVER E-cig he has handy.
I mean I get it. I started with a Blu too and then I bought a Switchback, realized I couldn't fire LR cartomizers with it and now I have a couple Kgo batteries etc. But I could also have quit just using my Blu kit and loading up cheap 510 2 Ohm Boges with decent juice too.
I guess my point is we ALL tend to get a little CRAZY regarding our SHARED nicotine addiction around here so it's important we don't end up STRESSING folks out with our mutual insanity when they arrive here trying to beat their cigarette addiction. I bet a lot of folks that end up here just plain old want to talk to some fellow smokers who are also trying to OR have quit using E-Cigs and I feel they COULD do it using almost any of today's current E-Cigs. After over 30 years of smoking I seemed to be doing pretty well on the Blu's but I will also admit I sure like my Kgo better when I am sitting here at my computer dripping 24 mg juice into my atomizer! LOL!
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While finding a reliable, satisfying nic delivery system is definitely the most important thing (and many, many people have been satisfied and quit smoking with an Ego type system), the issue is that the OP overplayed his credentials and overstated the functionality of the Vea.
I'm sure the Vea is a fine Ego clone. Maybe one of the better ones. However, even if it is the best Ego style battery on the market...it's still just an Ego. A battery system with a fixed life and low voltage. This is fine for many people, however to make claims that it can last for 2+ days when used exclusively is a bit ridiculous.
The new JC cartos might be awesome cartos. I'll hold my opinion on that. IMO there are a lot of gains to be made in the carto market. We're seeing high end attys being offered in the HH357's and the Ava atomizers. I would really like to see a higher end carto be offered. Maybe that's the JC Vea carto, maybe not. I would need to seem some direct comparisons between the Vea carto and industry leaders to have an opinion.
Bottom line, to present the Vea as anything but an Ego clone, without direct quantitative analysis, is either brand pushing or ignorance.
I'm sure the Vea is a fine Ego clone. Maybe one of the better ones. However, even if it is the best Ego style battery on the market...it's still just an Ego. A battery system with a fixed life and low voltage. This is fine for many people, however to make claims that it can last for 2+ days when used exclusively is a bit ridiculous.
The new JC cartos might be awesome cartos. I'll hold my opinion on that. IMO there are a lot of gains to be made in the carto market. We're seeing high end attys being offered in the HH357's and the Ava atomizers. I would really like to see a higher end carto be offered. Maybe that's the JC Vea carto, maybe not. I would need to seem some direct comparisons between the Vea carto and industry leaders to have an opinion.
Bottom line, to present the Vea as anything but an Ego clone, without direct quantitative analysis, is either brand pushing or ignorance.
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Hi everyone, I'm pretty new new on here but have been lurking the forums for a few weeks now. I'm currently using a Vea, and actually got it very soon after it was released.
I started vaping just before last Christmas and had the last nasty stick a couple days before New Years Day. I started with blu because I wanted a teeny ecig (grown outta that) and something I could get cartos for easily (Wallygreens) if I ran out and didn't order online soon enough. Researching the blu cartos pointed me to JC and I just waited til they released the Vea. I admit I fell for the hype of battery mathcing carto thing which is why I spent the few dollars extra over other eGo style kits. Plus I do get a little nervous ordering from lower cost websites without first reading a ton of good reviews. Should have done a little more research but mind you I was getting by just fine with blu, recharging batteries like no one's business I can tell ya, but no thought of going back to analogs. Then one day shopping at the mall with the wifey, I set my blu PCC down and walked off without it!
Quick trip to Wallygreens for disposables, heh, and looking at a nice chunk of cash to replace PCC and batteries. That was the real deciding factor to go away from blu in such a hurry. Lost PCC in mall on a Saturday, had new Vea on Thursday night after work and was ultra excited. I wasn't sure if the batts shipped with a charge so hooked it to PC via passthrough and instantly fell in love. The prefiled cartos tasted WAY better than anything blu sells, and luckily I got a pack of blank cartos and 15ml of their Ranier juice with my order so I was sitting pretty (so to speak). I have only ever used blu and Vea, and thought the Vea was the best thing ever invented on this planet as you could imagine.
I do like the Vea unit. The battery is only 650 mah but with the passthrough I have plenty of opportunity to recharge at work or while in front of the home 'puter. Yesterday I actually made a decent effort to run the battery all the way down. Was mostly charged when leaving work at 5'ish and still going late last night (midnight or so). I do tend to chain vape (have ever since starting with the blu), mostly stopping when a headache comes on (24mg juice), so that sounds to me pretty good based on what I've read for other 650 mah eGos. I've so far been happy with the battery life, using the passthrough quite liberally. Whoever invented passthrough batteries should get a raise!
The Vea cartos aren't exactly hate-worthy either in my opinion. Not much on capcacity I guess, but all I've had to compare with is the blu cartos. (better stuff on the way now!) I have read these Vea cartos are 1.7 ohm LRs. They give off vapor WAY better than the skinny blu cartos for sure. I now know how overpiced they are and it's a lesson learned, but taught me the difference between 3.0 SR and 1.7 LR. My Vea kit came with a blank carto in the unit and I've used that one carto exclusively to use up the entire 15 ml Ranier juice from JC, so that should be about 15 fills. Not too bad IMHO. I'm hoping the Boges 2.0 LRs I've got on the way will be as long lasting.
The last aspect of getting a Vea kit, the prefilled cartos, was the low-point to me. Only a handful of flavors to choose from so got the Tundra since I'm a menthol guy. Not too very impressed. Better than blu menthols but not by much. I have since bought BlueMist's Robacco Menthol and as I use up the prefilled Vea cartos just refill. I'm out of Robacco Menthol for a few more days but have yet to throw out a Vea carto. I can tell when the taste changes and don't push vaping beyond that point.
All in all Vea isn't the bast out there I'm sure, but it broke me from blu, which broke me from analogs. I am feeling the progression thing I've read about on these forums as I'm ready to go higher now. I may wind up with a BB within the next few weeks, or another nice mechanical, but will never find a place in my heart to bash on blu or Vea too much. So far I'd have to say it's the "progression" that's important and the lessons learned along the way. Anyone that's currently using a 510, blu, pen-style, V2, or other small ecig would be impressed by a Vea kit.
I just hope others read down to see there's more to this thread than the first half dozen pages represent. And again, hello to the forum! I've lurked a great deal of knowledge from here so far!
I started vaping just before last Christmas and had the last nasty stick a couple days before New Years Day. I started with blu because I wanted a teeny ecig (grown outta that) and something I could get cartos for easily (Wallygreens) if I ran out and didn't order online soon enough. Researching the blu cartos pointed me to JC and I just waited til they released the Vea. I admit I fell for the hype of battery mathcing carto thing which is why I spent the few dollars extra over other eGo style kits. Plus I do get a little nervous ordering from lower cost websites without first reading a ton of good reviews. Should have done a little more research but mind you I was getting by just fine with blu, recharging batteries like no one's business I can tell ya, but no thought of going back to analogs. Then one day shopping at the mall with the wifey, I set my blu PCC down and walked off without it!
Quick trip to Wallygreens for disposables, heh, and looking at a nice chunk of cash to replace PCC and batteries. That was the real deciding factor to go away from blu in such a hurry. Lost PCC in mall on a Saturday, had new Vea on Thursday night after work and was ultra excited. I wasn't sure if the batts shipped with a charge so hooked it to PC via passthrough and instantly fell in love. The prefiled cartos tasted WAY better than anything blu sells, and luckily I got a pack of blank cartos and 15ml of their Ranier juice with my order so I was sitting pretty (so to speak). I have only ever used blu and Vea, and thought the Vea was the best thing ever invented on this planet as you could imagine.
I do like the Vea unit. The battery is only 650 mah but with the passthrough I have plenty of opportunity to recharge at work or while in front of the home 'puter. Yesterday I actually made a decent effort to run the battery all the way down. Was mostly charged when leaving work at 5'ish and still going late last night (midnight or so). I do tend to chain vape (have ever since starting with the blu), mostly stopping when a headache comes on (24mg juice), so that sounds to me pretty good based on what I've read for other 650 mah eGos. I've so far been happy with the battery life, using the passthrough quite liberally. Whoever invented passthrough batteries should get a raise!
The Vea cartos aren't exactly hate-worthy either in my opinion. Not much on capcacity I guess, but all I've had to compare with is the blu cartos. (better stuff on the way now!) I have read these Vea cartos are 1.7 ohm LRs. They give off vapor WAY better than the skinny blu cartos for sure. I now know how overpiced they are and it's a lesson learned, but taught me the difference between 3.0 SR and 1.7 LR. My Vea kit came with a blank carto in the unit and I've used that one carto exclusively to use up the entire 15 ml Ranier juice from JC, so that should be about 15 fills. Not too bad IMHO. I'm hoping the Boges 2.0 LRs I've got on the way will be as long lasting.
The last aspect of getting a Vea kit, the prefilled cartos, was the low-point to me. Only a handful of flavors to choose from so got the Tundra since I'm a menthol guy. Not too very impressed. Better than blu menthols but not by much. I have since bought BlueMist's Robacco Menthol and as I use up the prefilled Vea cartos just refill. I'm out of Robacco Menthol for a few more days but have yet to throw out a Vea carto. I can tell when the taste changes and don't push vaping beyond that point.
All in all Vea isn't the bast out there I'm sure, but it broke me from blu, which broke me from analogs. I am feeling the progression thing I've read about on these forums as I'm ready to go higher now. I may wind up with a BB within the next few weeks, or another nice mechanical, but will never find a place in my heart to bash on blu or Vea too much. So far I'd have to say it's the "progression" that's important and the lessons learned along the way. Anyone that's currently using a 510, blu, pen-style, V2, or other small ecig would be impressed by a Vea kit.
I just hope others read down to see there's more to this thread than the first half dozen pages represent. And again, hello to the forum! I've lurked a great deal of knowledge from here so far!
I wouldn't call it an Ego clone at all for the simple reason that all my Ego & clones leaked like sieves. One leaked a whole tank in my pocket and I didn't even know it until I was suffering from serious nicotine transdermal poisoning. Not cool. That said, my Vea does not leak, even when I overfill it, the juice doesn't seep out the cracks. I am a chain vaper and my battery easily lasts a full day--I only switch to a fresh one twice in a day when I'm going to work and want a full charge. I've been vaping 3 1/2 years and JC vg has always been my juice. I prefer old style 4075's because I hate manual e-cigs, but of all the brands I've tried, Vea is easily second--push button and all. Plus their carts are only supposed to be for 2-3 refills, and I have never killed one yet, so people whining about them being out of stock are nuts. Reuse the ones you have! Anyway, my 50 cents...
An old thread, but I don't think it is an ego clone as most claim. It is a 2.8 volt device as stated in JC specs with a protected battery so it may be different in other respects also. But with this voltage the cartomizers may have been matched in some way with the battery.
TTK, Here's the real specifications for the Vea:
Johnson Creek Original Smoke Juice - The Best E-Liquid in the World - Made Right Here in America
Battery voltage:3.7V
Battery amp:650mah
Cartomizer Resistance ohm:1.7-1.9ohm
Weight of one assembled e-cig:44g(for single e-cig)、260g for starter kit.
Length of one assembled e-cig:16.6*133.8mm(for single e-cig)、150*97*40mm for starter kit.
Johnson Creek Original Smoke Juice - The Best E-Liquid in the World - Made Right Here in America
Battery voltage:3.7V
Battery amp:650mah
Cartomizer Resistance ohm:1.7-1.9ohm
Weight of one assembled e-cig:44g(for single e-cig)、260g for starter kit.
Length of one assembled e-cig:16.6*133.8mm(for single e-cig)、150*97*40mm for starter kit.
Okay, but here is what the JC site also says
Two (2) protected 650mAh, 2.8v pass-through batteries with on/off button, non-slip grip, removable light up end cap and pressure release ports.
Your information comes from the FAQ page and is most likely the correct set of specs. It is just that have something different on the purchase page which caused me to think, well, maybe this is different.
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Itook a look at the Vea on the JC site. I have to say it looks really nice -aesthetically its cool. But 2.8volts? Isn't that quite low? Maybe that's why it has a more marked drop off. Just thinking aloud.
P.s. sorry if this has been mentioned already - I got about halfway thru the thread and posted.
P.s. sorry if this has been mentioned already - I got about halfway thru the thread and posted.
I hear ya. Although I'd never recommend Greensmoke now, their stuff did keep me off analogs until I found something better. So yeah - it's all part of the journey and we're still smokefree - which is awesome.
Well I agree with most of what your saying, but I think your missing the part this this is also a huge hobby for a lot of people, including myself. For me not smoking is simply a part of a new passion in life. We wanna try everything, vape everything, and talk about everything. Like most of us, i overpaid for my kit. $80.00 for an Ego-T kit. I laugh at that now, but $80.00 bought me a new hobby to. I must have spent 1,000.00 on all my shwag - but its fully worth it to me.
I have been reading though this thread, and it is apparent that many of you just come to the forum to see who you can bash. I have just purchased a JC Vea, and so far this is my experience. I have yet to get a full days use from just one of the 650mah batteries. I do not have experience with any other batteries of this class, but I would say it is not likely to get more than a day from one. The cartomizers can hold 3 times more juice than any of the cartomizers I have used. I started with Blu, and I have been using the KR808d-1 exclusively before the Vea. My first Vea cartomizer lasted for 2 fillings, and then I had to toss it. The Vea is not a miracle, but it is a good product, and I am not disappointed with the performance. Since the Vea has the 510 threading, it is open to experimentation with other 510 cartomizers. I think when some people talk about the capacity of cartomizers being an average a 1ml, they may really be talking about clearomizers, or maybe even small tanks. Also on the subject of cartomizer warranties, Blu will allow cartomizers to be returned, and then they will test them to determine if the cartomizer is defective. You have to pay the return shipping, and your cartomizer may or may not be replaced. I had a go around with Blu about the receiving DOA cartomizers 1 and sometimes 2 in nearly ever pack I purchased. Sadly we had to part ways.
10/17/2012 - I need to add to my earlier comments: After nearly a month of using the Vea, I became very dissatisfied. The vea is a bit under powered. The voltage spec limits you to cartomizers in the low ohm's range of 1.5 -2.0. The cartomizers do hold a bit of juice, but the lifespan is short. I would recommend a variable voltage device to maximize your experience, and to be able to utilize a larger variety of cartomizers, and tanks. I had to return it, and was very happy with JC's return process, and a quick refund of my purchase. JC is a quality company, and I am sure they will turn out better devices in the furture.
Wow this thread is something you would find in a video game or poker forum. I was going to make a comment on JC, but I'll just hold my tongue.
You're a tad late to the party.
The thread began and essentially ended the same day better than four months ago. A scoundrel in our midst was discovered and exposed for what he was: a pimp marketing his stable of eGo clones—the device in question being Johnson's very average Vea—and his slick, sex-for-hire website not so believably disguised as a credible purveyor of vaping information.
Moral vagrants of his sort never last long in here.
I didnt bump the thread....someone else did 
And yeah I saw it was from awhile ago
And yeah I saw it was from awhile ago 
I'm new to vaping well kinda new anyway and I love my vea, it looks amazing it works perfectly and after reading about how some thought the batteries weren't great or wouldn't last a few days I have to say my batt will easily last me 2 or 3 days and I vape quite heavily, I think the reason they last long is because I got a high nicotine e liquid so each toke is pretty short and sharp, I think the vea is worth every penny even if ego's are cheaper I love its style and its extremely reliable
I like my Vea too. I know there are other options out there that I'll probably get around to eventually. I took a chance and got mine for 30% off during JC's cyber monday sale and it's doing the trick and keeping me off the tobacco.
The problem here had nothing to do with Vea.
There are better devices, better options. The Vea is just a JC-loaded eGo clone. But it works.
The problem was the ingenuine, exploitative use of this forum by the OP for personal gain.
There are better devices, better options. The Vea is just a JC-loaded eGo clone. But it works.
The problem was the ingenuine, exploitative use of this forum by the OP for personal gain.
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