Hey guys,
I'm a long time vaper, been at it for 2 or 2.5 years and saved tons of cash over smoking. After an initial blunder of ordering a ProSmoke, I bought two ProVari V2's, one satin black and one chrome. They have been rock solid for over two years, even with countless abuse and little to no upkeep. I'm even still on my original 2 AW IMR 18490 batteries. I've mostly used Phiniac tanks with Boge cartos, though I have tried a couple integrated tank/atty systems (models in my sig), as well as a Z Atty Pro. The cheaper systems were affordable but had reduced flavor and airy draws I wasn't crazy about. I really wanted to like the Z Atty, I can reliably build coils to a given resistance, but could never get it to feed properly. I also hated the limitations in use and the leaking if turned upside down. Even just sitting on the couch, using it was a chore... much less out and about, and unless I sat there twirling it, it was nothing but dry hits... hence the feeding issues. I pretty much gave up on it and it's collecting dust. Once in a great while I would get a great hit that had amazing flavor, but the consistency was never there for me.
This all brings me to my current situation. I was recently in Vegas for my mother's birthday, and ended up losing my satin black ProVari V2 in a cab. I tried to track it down but it was a lost cause. Thankfully I had redundancy, but it was still a big loss and now I only have a single ProVari and battery. I'm really not up to speed on where advancements have been made in the industry, but I see there are tons of new products out. I basically used what I had, and had no interest in upgrading. I felt like doing it "right" from the beginning saved me a lot of money in upgrading over and over.
I'm thinking of buying a ProVari Mini V2.5, a slightly smaller form factor would be nice sometimes and I could live with reduced battery life of a 18350 in those occasions. What I don't know is if there are better options out there now, I'm not a cloud chaser and I love the flexibility VV provides so a mechanical mod is out. What I really care about is quality and dependability, made in the USA is a nice bonus... I don't have any interest in something cheap that may break in a few months. My budget is pretty open, upwards of $200-$300 would be preferred. It doesn't seem like Provape has made a lot of advancements in the 2.5 years I've been using mine, but on the other hand mine have worked great and were so dependable. I'm not 100% tied to ProVari, or even tube mods, but I do seem to prefer them. It absolutely MUST be the same size or smaller than my current ProVari V2.
I'm also really curious about new Atty tank systems. Filling cartos sucks, but I've put up with it because the draw and taste were good. What I'd love is if I could get a similar draw and taste, in something that lasts a long time but without the drawbacks I've experienced before. I don't want to have to build the things, I don't want it to leak... I'd really prefer to just fill up the tank and be done. The tank also needs to be Pyrex as I mostly vape Radiator Pluid which eats plastic. Are there any products like this now, that aren't Genesis style and don't require rebuilding? The quality of the Phiniac tanks are great, I've dropped them onto tile from 4 feet and it's like nothing even happened... the cartos are the weak spot in the system though. I rarely get more than a week or two before it starts getting a burnt. taste. I'd be fine keeping with this system, if there's nothing bulletproof out there now that is easy, quality and dependable.
To sum of my novel up:
I'm a long time vaper, been at it for 2 or 2.5 years and saved tons of cash over smoking. After an initial blunder of ordering a ProSmoke, I bought two ProVari V2's, one satin black and one chrome. They have been rock solid for over two years, even with countless abuse and little to no upkeep. I'm even still on my original 2 AW IMR 18490 batteries. I've mostly used Phiniac tanks with Boge cartos, though I have tried a couple integrated tank/atty systems (models in my sig), as well as a Z Atty Pro. The cheaper systems were affordable but had reduced flavor and airy draws I wasn't crazy about. I really wanted to like the Z Atty, I can reliably build coils to a given resistance, but could never get it to feed properly. I also hated the limitations in use and the leaking if turned upside down. Even just sitting on the couch, using it was a chore... much less out and about, and unless I sat there twirling it, it was nothing but dry hits... hence the feeding issues. I pretty much gave up on it and it's collecting dust. Once in a great while I would get a great hit that had amazing flavor, but the consistency was never there for me.
This all brings me to my current situation. I was recently in Vegas for my mother's birthday, and ended up losing my satin black ProVari V2 in a cab. I tried to track it down but it was a lost cause. Thankfully I had redundancy, but it was still a big loss and now I only have a single ProVari and battery. I'm really not up to speed on where advancements have been made in the industry, but I see there are tons of new products out. I basically used what I had, and had no interest in upgrading. I felt like doing it "right" from the beginning saved me a lot of money in upgrading over and over.
I'm thinking of buying a ProVari Mini V2.5, a slightly smaller form factor would be nice sometimes and I could live with reduced battery life of a 18350 in those occasions. What I don't know is if there are better options out there now, I'm not a cloud chaser and I love the flexibility VV provides so a mechanical mod is out. What I really care about is quality and dependability, made in the USA is a nice bonus... I don't have any interest in something cheap that may break in a few months. My budget is pretty open, upwards of $200-$300 would be preferred. It doesn't seem like Provape has made a lot of advancements in the 2.5 years I've been using mine, but on the other hand mine have worked great and were so dependable. I'm not 100% tied to ProVari, or even tube mods, but I do seem to prefer them. It absolutely MUST be the same size or smaller than my current ProVari V2.
I'm also really curious about new Atty tank systems. Filling cartos sucks, but I've put up with it because the draw and taste were good. What I'd love is if I could get a similar draw and taste, in something that lasts a long time but without the drawbacks I've experienced before. I don't want to have to build the things, I don't want it to leak... I'd really prefer to just fill up the tank and be done. The tank also needs to be Pyrex as I mostly vape Radiator Pluid which eats plastic. Are there any products like this now, that aren't Genesis style and don't require rebuilding? The quality of the Phiniac tanks are great, I've dropped them onto tile from 4 feet and it's like nothing even happened... the cartos are the weak spot in the system though. I rarely get more than a week or two before it starts getting a burnt. taste. I'd be fine keeping with this system, if there's nothing bulletproof out there now that is easy, quality and dependable.
To sum of my novel up:
- Been using 2 ProVari v2's since I started vaping 2.5 years ago
- Love the quality and dependability of the ProVaris
- Lost a ProVari last weekend in Las Vegas
- Need to replace my lost ProVari, need suggestions on new VV or VW set up (no mechanical mods)
- Thinking about a ProVari Mini V2.5, smaller form factor would be a nice compliment to my survivor chrome ProVari V2 and I like the redundancy of this option (sharing batteries, caps, tanks, etc)
- It absolutely MUST be the same size or smaller than my current ProVari V2.
- NO CLONES, made in USA preferred.
- Dependability/Reliability paramount, I do not need tons of power/not a cloud chaser.
- Are there any new tank systems out there that don't require manual rebuilding, that are rock solid dependable, easy to fill, and have great taste and draw?
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