So, I just have to share my "adventures" in vaping from the past week, and emphasize the need to bring back ups for your back ups when traveling. Also, please note that I am a juice switcher, I usually have a minimum of 5 mods running all with different tanks and different flavors.
I had to go to a convention that I help put on. The convention lasts 5 days, but since I am on the planning committee I was going to be out of town, at a hotel without transportation for 8. I brought what I thought was ample gear, and gear that if it got lost, stolen, etc. I thought I wouldn't mind losing it. I also brought an abundance of juice with me.
I brought a nauty mini (with 2 coils that I had hanging around), and 2 isub tanks (the originals - since they weren't glass I thought it would be a good idea given my running around and such) and 4 coils. I also brought my Kangside 25 for the nauty, an original kbox, and the mini Jedi. I also brought my AIO for traveling on the plane or if I had to run out quickly. I also brought 1 18350 batteries, and 4 18650 batteries and a 2 slot battery charger. I was afraid to travel on the airplane with lipo (internal) battery mods. Yes, my carry on luggage was hand inspected both coming and going.
When I get to the hotel, I immediately unpack my gear to find that one of my isubs cracked and the chimney broke. Down to one "sub-ohm" tank. I load up the nauty mini, and find that both coils are reading over 2 ohms, and I usually use the 1.6 or 1.8 coils. I fill the nauty up to find that the juice that I brought, I don't like or I don't like it in the nauty (still not sure). The first night I go out to dinner, and drop the AIO on the sidewalk and the bottom snaps off (now I have exposed wires, etc.) so I throw that away. Sigh, not a good day. I'm down to 2 devices/tanks, one with a juice I don't like and that I can't get to vape in my desired way. I did dump the juice in the nauty, and replace it with the juice that I was using in the AIO, that was better.
The next day on a break, I actually got a local to take me to a brick and mortar shop in the area. I buy a new isub V, and the price was actually comparable to online prices. I was pleased. Now I have 2 subohm tanks again, and one mtl device (even though I'm not thrilled with the juice. Then the Jedi decides that it likes to automatically shut off, or fail to turn on. I could get it to turn on if I used the battery adjustment screw, but for some reason it kept going out of adjustment and I had to keep playing with the screw to make it work. I did that (which was probably stupid and unsafe) for 5 days.
At the airport, while vaping in the smoking section I finally decided to chuck the Jedi in the trash before I went home.
Moral of the story. Bring at least one extra tank, and one extra mod when traveling. Don't travel with juice that you are unfamiliar with on the device that you plan to use it on. Traveling is hard enough, but to do so without a comfortable vape, or something that is comfortable for your vaping style, makes the time away from home more frustrating than it needs to be.
First world problem, I know. But it made for an extremely cranky mom.
No need for sympathy, just a word of warning for those that might be traveling this summer.
Sigh.
(i.e. didn't need quite as much heft to lift as other mods....)
