Hi, first I'd like to say thanks for the great thread (much needed).
My first question is about the "
clearomizer" you linked to above. I been looking at the Lavatube but hate to make the jump from what I'm using now with 1100 Mah battery from
Volcano which is the
MAGMA Re-fillable MEGA-Clearomizer - 5 Pack. After spending a small fortune like most people have, to me this is the best thing out there, it's the fiddling and the juice capacity that kinda sux.
Question:
1. Does it have a oversize tip (like putting your lips over a banana)?
2. Does anyone know how it compares to the
MAGMA Re-fillable MEGA-Clearomizer - 5 Pack in TH/Vapor/Flavor?
3. Does it take the same fiddling as the
MAGMA from Volcano?
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I'm looking at the (Mini) but I don't like the idea of stacked batteries.
Question:
1. Is there a single battery that would work in the "Mini" and still give 6 to 8 hrs of vaping or close?
Edited: I see they do use just one battery.
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I've used a
Dual Coil 510 Cartomizer Tank 3.5ml also (not impressed with the carto), love the tank, maybe more power would help don't know, any thoughts on that?
Cheers
All excellent questions. I can tell you that I REALLY dislike clearomizers as a rule, and that extends to the basic CE2/CE3 type like the Magma you linked to. I find that they have almost no flavor... it really really dumbs down the flavor for some reason. I also find that there is ZERO consistency in the vape, which drives me, personally, out of my skull. I've tried all sorts of those 'magma-esque' products... I might get one unbelievable hit off them in a few hour period, and for the rest of the time its subpar at best. I'm constantly having to fiddle with the darn things just to get them to work, period. Lots of troubleshooting involved, lets say that. I've had the same experience with all the other clearo type products I've tried, so even really pricey stuff like the vision grande clearotanks and the CE4 ego 'stardusts' (though I should say I've not tried the discount vapers version of the ce4s with the longer wicks...that might improve things considerably). But even if the vape was consistent, I'm just not willing to give up all that flavor. I don't have a lot of patience for dripping, which is generally considered the best way to vape for fullest flavor. Plus I vape a ton of flavors, so that doesn't work well with dripping unless you have a ton of atomizers, which I don't. So when I tried that clearo dual coil thing, I really wasn't expecting much. I needed to spend a few dollars more for free shipping, and clicked on that page by accident, and the reviews looked good, so i popped 2 in my cart. I use filler cartos, for the most part, just cause they have better flavor than the clear stuff, and if you buy a good brand, like smoktech and boge (and now I'll try the Kangers cause of that awesome endorsement!) they're inexpensive and easy to use, and until you start to run dry, each hit is pretty much identical. So when I got the clearo dual coils, I wasn't expecting much. I put it on my Vision tox vv at 4.2v, and about choked myself to tears. lol They're a VERY hot vape. I like around 4.3volts usually, with a 1.7ohm carto, so I was amazed how 'hot' the 1.5ohm clearo was at the same voltage. It felt like the time I experimented with my friends high voltage pv and tried to vape at 6.5 volts. lol So I put it on my ego, and it was downright amazing. It felt to me like about a 5.5v, but I'm thinking that is because these things just fill your mouth with giant plumes of very warm vapor. And I've never experienced flavor like that, not even when dripping to a brand new fresh atty. I vape a lot of 'apple pie' and while its normally very tasty stuff, I usually get more of a 'spiced cinnamon apple/baked apple' flavor off it. But with these it literally tasted like apple pie. I got all the nuances in the flavor that I normally don't get. Now the only issue I had with the ones I got was that after a number of days, they eventually got those pressure fractures that most clear stuff gets. I wish to heck they were in the frosted 'vision tank' kind of unbreakable poly, but they're not. However, I was so excited about how awesome these were that I was shouting it from the rafters, and about 10 other vapers I know tried them. Not one of them had cracking issues, so I'm thinking I was torquing it down too tight on the pv, and generally just not being very smart about it. I managed to crack some ego stardusts, too, and they're supposed to be practically unbreakable. lol So I don't think the cracking is a common thing at all. If you peek at the reviews, noone else has mentioned cracking, and they have upgraded the plastic. Now I don't know WHY on earth these are so much better than any other clearo thing I'v tried, but there is literally no comparison between something like this, and a regular old ce2 or ce3, which is what the magma looks like. And the reason I think these will be great on the lava tubes is because they're so darn hot that you won't want to vape them over 3.7or so, at the high end. So while most dual coils run into issue because you can't get them 'hot' enough with the 2.5amp restriction, I'd be AMAZED if anyone had that issue with these. The only person i referred these to who didn't fall madly in love with them is my friend Marie, who's a brand new vaper. She uses an ego, and that's all she's ever used. Her complaint with them is that the make 'way too much vapor'! lol As for the mouthpiece, I'd say its a tiny bit bigger than a normal sized 510 drip tip, but its this really nice soft rubber. I really like them, as opposed to the visions that have that giant plastic 'nipple' top on it which I don't care for at all, or the weird cigar type mouthpiece. And as for the mini... um, my vision tox uses 18350s in the 'mini' mode, and I'd say i get about 6 hours out of it, and I'm a really heavy vapor. Constantly vape, pretty much. lol I've never timed it, though. So there ya have it... that's about the the most detailed description I can give you of them. I will say that I'm amazed that not every single vape shop carries these. lol Oh, and one more thing... a whole ton of places carry something they call a '510 dual coil clearomizer'. But what those are is smoktech dual coil FILLER cartos with a clear casing instead of the black or stainless. Those are a whole other animal, and you'll run into the same issue with those that you do with most dual coils... you won't be able to get them high enough in voltage to really enjoy them the way they're supposed to be. VapingZone is the only place Ive found with these actual 'clearomizer' no filler dual coils. I saw them at one other place, but it was a polish vaping place. I can't even figure out what brand these are, which is driving me crazy. lol So I'm guessing in a month or so when I run out of these, I'll have only myself to blame that vaping zone is out of stock on em, since I'm telling everyone how fabulous they are. lol But I'm really of the opinion that these are a gamechanger, clearomizer wise. The flavor on them is the best I've EVER had, and that includes dripping, filler cartos and leaps and bounds better than all the other clearomizers I've used. I didn't have to do any 'troubleshooting' with them at all, just fill and go. You can vape them virtually dry, and all the hits are the same, like a good filler carto. I wish to heck they were upgraded with the crazy heavy vision 'frosted' plastic, just cause those are as hardy as a stainless carto, but I'm guessing if enough of us beg them to upgrade it further, they will.
Hope that helps! Heck, they're under $4... its worth a shot. Price was another surprise... comparable concept like the CE4 for ego is like $7 to $8 a pop. BTW, I'm begging Andrew at CCV and Eric at discount vapers to carry these as well... hoping I'll get lucky and they'll have even lower prices, or a 15 pack deal on em.
You know one thing I didn't mention? I got a headrush off these on a joye brand Ego (which are weaker than most)... that's something I didn't even think was possible. lol
