Kaji's Ali'i (AH - LEE - EEE)
I checked the mail and found a USPS PRIORITY MAIL box from Kaji. I opened it up and, among generous amounts of packing popcorn, found two black velvety bags. I pulled each one out carefully and placed them to the side. I also noticed in the box 2 copies of a 2 page instruction sheet / manual. I carefully read each line of the note and then grabbed one black velvety bag, I untied the knot and inside was 1 Ali'i - Maple spine/top/bottom with Bubinga covers(sides), catch : SS wrapped in a jacket of bubble wrap which had taped to it a little ziploc bag that contains a Kaji-ized atty adapter and an extra rare earth magnet. I detached the taped bubble wrap and extras and placed them to the side. Alas the Ali'i in all of it's beauty...
So now I careful remove the Maple spine/top/bottom with Bubinga covers Ali'i and notice how visually appealing the combination is and with the Stainless Stell catch: Perfect. I did a good job of picking something from my usually unfaithful LCD screen. I proceed to open up the doors and check all the joints. I notice that it is very obvious to my eye that this was indeed made by a man and not a machine and relish the slight imperfections that brings to this device a rather unique charm. I notice that in the juice bottle compartment is a kaji-ized juice bottle with the teflon tube installed in it. I note and appreciate the rare earth magnets on the bottom and top of the juice bottle compartment. I then opened up the battery compartment and found a spare juice bottle for travel-this one doesn't have a hole drilled in the top or a tube...it's...well...for travel...this is to say one could bring another bottle full of juice for a long day or a different flavor....simply swap the tops and voilah...you're ready to go with another flavor!...nice touch.
The finish of the Ali'i is not that of a mass produced assembly line unit. Is this a bad thing...no. What I mean is it doesn't have the absolute symmetry that one would find in a computer generated and machined box....heck, this happens to be a positive for me-love how it came out and I know, as I stated before, I've got the only one like it of it's kind.
*WARNING: Shameless product placement*
I installed my already charged and waiting AW18650 battery, from Lighthound.com in and filled my juice bottle with Liquidxpress.com Honey Flue-cured Tobacco(my favorite for about 9 months).
To detach the bottle, there is a teflon tube that is inserted into a silicone hose from the bottle and extends down to the bottom of the bottle. To fill I just rock the bottle outward a bit and then twist off of the silicone hose. As the instructions say: "The bottle detaches by pulling out and down(the silicone hose flexes, so you should be able to tilt it out then pull down by holding the teflon bottle tube. There is a teflon tube that is inserted into the silicone hose from the bottle and extends down to the bottom of the bottle. To fill/refill your bottle and reassemble in the opposite order insuring the teflon tube is at the bottom of the bottle"
I slipped on a trusty 510 atty that was known good and tasting real good. I love how big the feed pin is in the Ali'i, it inserts right into the atty and this fills me with a bit of confidence as I know it will wash up onto the element and nourish it in the most positive way.
Okay, kill switch on(to the right), 6 ml juice bottle filled, battery installed, and now to pump. A little press and hold and I see the juice fill my stainless steel catch so then I release the bottle and all excess disappears back to the bottle. Now I hit the vape/power button and boy, what nice action it has with a bit of a pop feeling...nice tactile feel. Now, I vape...good flavor and amazing vape....mmmm.
Fast forward now, I've been vaping it all night...how has it been? It's been reliable, flavorful, powerful and I'm very pleased to announce....all this and it's beautiful to boot! Try as I may, I just couldn't flood it....I think I found what I've been looking for.
That's it for now....I'll continue adding to this impression as time goes by!!
Kaji/Ryan/Ryan's Dad, Thank you ever so much for your efforts....you really do have your hand on the pulse of the vape world...you hit a home run. Is it perfect? Nothing's perfect but this Ali'i is on the top of a short list of the best at this point in time....now if they ever take their design of the ali'i and metalize it....it could go to battle with it's owners...that's a thought but anyway...the Ali'i would serve any Vaper well and heck, it just may save your life in more ways than one, take it from a guy that has come close to dripping and crashing more than once...not anymore!
Shucks...All that and I haven't even got to the 2nd black velvety bag! Later...promise...don't want to get carpal tunnel syndrome!
Vape On
ADDENDUM:
Oh, can I tell you, it's a very viable alternative to dripping. I was a dripper but admit that I didn't like to do it...especially when driving. Kaji thought this mod out very well...it just works and works and works....the autofeed is amazing in it's implementation and it is so easy with no tedious learning curve.
There is a problem that I admit I have with this Ali'i and Journeyman, though.....
.....I CAN'T SEEM TO PUT IT DOWN!
I love it....however, you may want to lower your nic content!
LOL
Can I tell you...right now at this moment I am vaping some Honey Flue cured on my bubinga with maple spine/ends and I'm using my LR510 atty and I haven't dripped since I received the Ali'i / Journeyman...what a relief! The clouds of vape are everywhere and so thick that I have to wave away the clouds in order to see what I'm typing(lol).
"Is this Heaven?" You betcha it is! What's an Analog? Don't know - can't remember!
Paaaahhhhhteeeeee over at Kaji's!!
Did you get one, oh yeah me too!!
After the mailman delivers it you wanna dance:
After you Vape it without having to drip and you see that catch fill and then the excess
get's sucked back into the bottle and you think, gosh that sure was easy and you come to
the realization that you'll never...ever...have to spill the sticky juice on you fingers due to the
fact that your eyes are shot and you can't get a drop in the hole, (breathe)...again!
After your 2nd or 3rd Kaji creation comes in you pahtee!
I've heard others say, "you'll have to pry my Ali'i from my cold and lifeless hands"
and now I join the choirs of praise.
I checked the mail and found a USPS PRIORITY MAIL box from Kaji. I opened it up and, among generous amounts of packing popcorn, found two black velvety bags. I pulled each one out carefully and placed them to the side. I also noticed in the box 2 copies of a 2 page instruction sheet / manual. I carefully read each line of the note and then grabbed one black velvety bag, I untied the knot and inside was 1 Ali'i - Maple spine/top/bottom with Bubinga covers(sides), catch : SS wrapped in a jacket of bubble wrap which had taped to it a little ziploc bag that contains a Kaji-ized atty adapter and an extra rare earth magnet. I detached the taped bubble wrap and extras and placed them to the side. Alas the Ali'i in all of it's beauty...
So now I careful remove the Maple spine/top/bottom with Bubinga covers Ali'i and notice how visually appealing the combination is and with the Stainless Stell catch: Perfect. I did a good job of picking something from my usually unfaithful LCD screen. I proceed to open up the doors and check all the joints. I notice that it is very obvious to my eye that this was indeed made by a man and not a machine and relish the slight imperfections that brings to this device a rather unique charm. I notice that in the juice bottle compartment is a kaji-ized juice bottle with the teflon tube installed in it. I note and appreciate the rare earth magnets on the bottom and top of the juice bottle compartment. I then opened up the battery compartment and found a spare juice bottle for travel-this one doesn't have a hole drilled in the top or a tube...it's...well...for travel...this is to say one could bring another bottle full of juice for a long day or a different flavor....simply swap the tops and voilah...you're ready to go with another flavor!...nice touch.
The finish of the Ali'i is not that of a mass produced assembly line unit. Is this a bad thing...no. What I mean is it doesn't have the absolute symmetry that one would find in a computer generated and machined box....heck, this happens to be a positive for me-love how it came out and I know, as I stated before, I've got the only one like it of it's kind.
*WARNING: Shameless product placement*
I installed my already charged and waiting AW18650 battery, from Lighthound.com in and filled my juice bottle with Liquidxpress.com Honey Flue-cured Tobacco(my favorite for about 9 months).
To detach the bottle, there is a teflon tube that is inserted into a silicone hose from the bottle and extends down to the bottom of the bottle. To fill I just rock the bottle outward a bit and then twist off of the silicone hose. As the instructions say: "The bottle detaches by pulling out and down(the silicone hose flexes, so you should be able to tilt it out then pull down by holding the teflon bottle tube. There is a teflon tube that is inserted into the silicone hose from the bottle and extends down to the bottom of the bottle. To fill/refill your bottle and reassemble in the opposite order insuring the teflon tube is at the bottom of the bottle"
I slipped on a trusty 510 atty that was known good and tasting real good. I love how big the feed pin is in the Ali'i, it inserts right into the atty and this fills me with a bit of confidence as I know it will wash up onto the element and nourish it in the most positive way.
Okay, kill switch on(to the right), 6 ml juice bottle filled, battery installed, and now to pump. A little press and hold and I see the juice fill my stainless steel catch so then I release the bottle and all excess disappears back to the bottle. Now I hit the vape/power button and boy, what nice action it has with a bit of a pop feeling...nice tactile feel. Now, I vape...good flavor and amazing vape....mmmm.
Fast forward now, I've been vaping it all night...how has it been? It's been reliable, flavorful, powerful and I'm very pleased to announce....all this and it's beautiful to boot! Try as I may, I just couldn't flood it....I think I found what I've been looking for.
That's it for now....I'll continue adding to this impression as time goes by!!
Kaji/Ryan/Ryan's Dad, Thank you ever so much for your efforts....you really do have your hand on the pulse of the vape world...you hit a home run. Is it perfect? Nothing's perfect but this Ali'i is on the top of a short list of the best at this point in time....now if they ever take their design of the ali'i and metalize it....it could go to battle with it's owners...that's a thought but anyway...the Ali'i would serve any Vaper well and heck, it just may save your life in more ways than one, take it from a guy that has come close to dripping and crashing more than once...not anymore!
Shucks...All that and I haven't even got to the 2nd black velvety bag! Later...promise...don't want to get carpal tunnel syndrome!
Vape On
ADDENDUM:
Oh, can I tell you, it's a very viable alternative to dripping. I was a dripper but admit that I didn't like to do it...especially when driving. Kaji thought this mod out very well...it just works and works and works....the autofeed is amazing in it's implementation and it is so easy with no tedious learning curve.
There is a problem that I admit I have with this Ali'i and Journeyman, though.....
.....I CAN'T SEEM TO PUT IT DOWN!
I love it....however, you may want to lower your nic content!
LOL
Can I tell you...right now at this moment I am vaping some Honey Flue cured on my bubinga with maple spine/ends and I'm using my LR510 atty and I haven't dripped since I received the Ali'i / Journeyman...what a relief! The clouds of vape are everywhere and so thick that I have to wave away the clouds in order to see what I'm typing(lol).
"Is this Heaven?" You betcha it is! What's an Analog? Don't know - can't remember!
Paaaahhhhhteeeeee over at Kaji's!!
Did you get one, oh yeah me too!!
After the mailman delivers it you wanna dance:
After you Vape it without having to drip and you see that catch fill and then the excess
get's sucked back into the bottle and you think, gosh that sure was easy and you come to
the realization that you'll never...ever...have to spill the sticky juice on you fingers due to the
fact that your eyes are shot and you can't get a drop in the hole, (breathe)...again!
After your 2nd or 3rd Kaji creation comes in you pahtee!
I've heard others say, "you'll have to pry my Ali'i from my cold and lifeless hands"
and now I join the choirs of praise.
