Looked into mech. mods. Not for me!
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for some of us it is even a little more then just waste factor. almost everyone I have convinced to step up to rebuildables has concluded that while the setup they had worked fine it was lacking more then they thought and cant go back to less then stellar performance of prebuilt tanks, in almost every situation, people said they didnt think the atty was that much better until they tried going back and were convinced the clearo's have stopped working somehow and now must be broken because they lack any real flavor in comparison.
after almost 15 months of rebuildables i tried a protank for giggles and It was one of the most bland and tasteless devices i have used (but on par for a decent working clearo)
Everyone has to find their own personal happy place.
I can pee WAY farther than you can.
Well, I cloud chase, but not on street corners (nor do I pee on them). Out and about, I usually cart around a nice, polite VV/VW mod and tank. At home is a different story. I'm not doing it to show anyone else that I can do it, I do it strictly because it pleases me.
I can pee WAY farther than you can.
Well, I cloud chase, but not on street corners (nor do I pee on them). Out and about, I usually cart around a nice, polite VV/VW mod and tank. At home is a different story. I'm not doing it to show anyone else that I can do it, I do it strictly because it pleases me.
Mechs and rebuildables are the cleanest way to vape for my family and I. I had used cartos, clearos, protanks and all the other stuff that contains rubber, plastic, and mystery metals that I'd rather not be inhaling.
Actually, I have a very particular bias, but it involves a very small, select few, who do not have an ECF presence. They prefer reddit. But I know them personally, and although they are nice people individually, when it comes to mech mods and rebuildables they are very, very condescending, rude to new vapers, and sit there in a corner giggling, blowing "smoke" rings, making little whirly tornadoes... Yes, I get it, you can produce an inordinate amount of vapor with a rebuildable, and do neat tricks with it. I take umbrage to cloud chasers who blow these fog clouds in front of 100% new people who are just wanting to quit smoking, just to show off. When asked how they do it, they launch into these massively long diatribes that most definitely shrinks the stugotz of any noob listening. It's not even a cloistered little club I feel left out of, because I understand the science of it thoroughly. It's the cockiness and immaturity of most cloud chasers that just irks me.
EDIT: Bad, I was going to say the same exact thing!
EDIT: Bad, I was going to say the same exact thing!
Not nice to judge a book by its cover. I have 14 Mechanical Mods. 5 run Kicks and Almost All run 1.5 or higher Coils. Only one runs a Sub Ohm .85 Dual coil. Cross paths with its Flavor and you would understand.
I do agree, you find what you like and enjoy it. Whether a Cig-a-like, an APV or a Mechanical. The idea is to find a satisfaction that allows you to enjoy NOT SMOKING.
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I have tasted and sampled almost every rebuildable that has crossed my path, and that is a large number. Like I've said in the past, I appreciate them like I appreciate the Beatles and Nirvana. While I personally do not like them, I can appreciate their contribution to music. And crxess, I doubt you're one of those (mostly young) cloud chasers that irk me. There's a difference in finding your sweet spot or happy place, and being this gigantic rude, condescending ahole when people ask you out of curiosity how you're blowing such big clouds. Popping the cap off your rsst and pushing the fire button to reveal a mess of mesh wick and wire and then explaining to a completely new person that you "just wrapped a dual quad coil sub ohm using .25 ribbon kanthal and oxidized stainless steel mesh with Orbtronic batteries with a crazy 300 amp drain blah blah blah I just reversed the polarity of the anti-proton influx neutron beam while sidestepping the dilithium crystal chamber using by-passed cyclotron jefferies tubes."
When I first started looking for a mechanical mod 2.5 years ago, I was looking for a PV that would still work even if hell froze over. (and the FDA could still make that happen). I wasn't looking for better performance, I already knew the vape that I wanted, and how to get it.
I still have & use that first mechanical, and it was even dropped out of a duck blind and spent a week in the mud on the bottom of Ogden Bay. (my dog found it) At this point that mechanical has cost me $2.25/month to own. (7.5c/day)
I also think of a mechanical as the ultimate back-up PV. If you can't use your PV for a hammer, and then still vape it .. it isn't a reliable back-up.
I just look at is as there is VV, VW, and VR. With a mechanical we just change the resistance to change the performance instead of changing the voltage or wattage. The end result is the same.
I still have & use that first mechanical, and it was even dropped out of a duck blind and spent a week in the mud on the bottom of Ogden Bay. (my dog found it) At this point that mechanical has cost me $2.25/month to own. (7.5c/day)
I also think of a mechanical as the ultimate back-up PV. If you can't use your PV for a hammer, and then still vape it .. it isn't a reliable back-up.
I just look at is as there is VV, VW, and VR. With a mechanical we just change the resistance to change the performance instead of changing the voltage or wattage. The end result is the same.
I by no means want to come across as bashing mech mods. Once again, they have their place. It's just a rehashed argument similar to certain types of Provari owners. It's not the device, it's the users' behavior.
you guys. LOL
relax a little, try some decaf this morning and.............. just let it go
relax a little, try some decaf this morning and.............. just let it go
OH-DAMN ............ now I'm suppose to behave
However, I've tried sub ohm, tried large air holes with an airy draw .......... thanks, but no thanks.
That's just not my bag.
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Ah well. I know I'm not "in with the in crowd" here anymore...thus I'm rarely here and rarely post, anymore. I had a grand ride for nearly 2 years "moving up"...on the chase to find my personal vaping nirvana. I tried all manner of things...mechanicals, VV , VV/VW, bottom feeder, semi-mechanical, clearomizers,cartomizers, carto tanks, RBAs, dripping atomizers, all sorts of coils and ohm levels, etc. etc. etc. And it was fun. Really it was. Expensive but I had a good time. But I never did find that elusive something using the fancy stuff that others seemed to find.
A little short of three months ago, after getting a little VV passthrough on a lark, I thought I'd give my trusty old eGos another try. Wow. Just wow. I LIKED it! I was using a generic delrin capped polycarbonate tube carto tank with a 2ohm cartomizer. And it was perfect! For me, of course. I dug up ALL my eGo class stuff...quickly eliminated the VV Twists and Spinner types...and found that to my great surprise that those dandy little 3.3v eGos (Joye & Smok) combined with my 2ohm carto tanks (I do have higher quality ones) WERE my "vaping Nirvana". And all of them were between one year and one and a half years old. And ALL WORKED. And still do.
One thing to note: I only vape ONE flavor. A DIY menthol I make. That is all. I do not switch flavors.
I am aware that the FDA Boogieman can and probably will come and put a kibosh on my happiness vaping. So I'm hoarding now. I discovered the Smok magnetic pass throughs (love 'em!) and have been stockpiling them, and the Joyes (both the traditional and the upgrade kind) like mad. Plus cartomizers. I will eventually be defeated if the Gub'ment has their way...and I DO have mechanicals and my RBAs I can fall back on. But I dread that day.
I am so stupid happy with my eGo class PVs. I haven't been this happy with vaping in well over a year. I am treasuring this time...and doing my best to insure I can continue for as long as possible, even after the hammer falls.
But this means...I don't fit in well here at ECF anymore. It's hard to find people like me who are happily roosted with something so simple. So I just lurk sometimes. And wish everyone well.
A little short of three months ago, after getting a little VV passthrough on a lark, I thought I'd give my trusty old eGos another try. Wow. Just wow. I LIKED it! I was using a generic delrin capped polycarbonate tube carto tank with a 2ohm cartomizer. And it was perfect! For me, of course. I dug up ALL my eGo class stuff...quickly eliminated the VV Twists and Spinner types...and found that to my great surprise that those dandy little 3.3v eGos (Joye & Smok) combined with my 2ohm carto tanks (I do have higher quality ones) WERE my "vaping Nirvana". And all of them were between one year and one and a half years old. And ALL WORKED. And still do.
One thing to note: I only vape ONE flavor. A DIY menthol I make. That is all. I do not switch flavors.
I am aware that the FDA Boogieman can and probably will come and put a kibosh on my happiness vaping. So I'm hoarding now. I discovered the Smok magnetic pass throughs (love 'em!) and have been stockpiling them, and the Joyes (both the traditional and the upgrade kind) like mad. Plus cartomizers. I will eventually be defeated if the Gub'ment has their way...and I DO have mechanicals and my RBAs I can fall back on. But I dread that day.
I am so stupid happy with my eGo class PVs. I haven't been this happy with vaping in well over a year. I am treasuring this time...and doing my best to insure I can continue for as long as possible, even after the hammer falls.
But this means...I don't fit in well here at ECF anymore. It's hard to find people like me who are happily roosted with something so simple. So I just lurk sometimes. And wish everyone well.
What many of us fail to realize is that, as has been stated many times on this forum, we represent the hardcore side of vaping. The vast majority of vapers are people who use simple egos and clearos, and it works for them. And the bulk of them do not visit here. So many of us posters get a skewed perspective and expect ALL vapers to have our same level of knowledge.
My issue is when these kids who mastered wrapping a coil (and they make it seem like they've just built an anti-matter rocket engine that will get us to Mars in 3 days) make it all about this "secret society of awesome vapers" who are in the sacred circle. Rebuildables may be the next hot thing, but it's absolutely not necessary to quit smoking, and is not the end game for the bulk of vapers.
My issue is when these kids who mastered wrapping a coil (and they make it seem like they've just built an anti-matter rocket engine that will get us to Mars in 3 days) make it all about this "secret society of awesome vapers" who are in the sacred circle. Rebuildables may be the next hot thing, but it's absolutely not necessary to quit smoking, and is not the end game for the bulk of vapers.
Most of em are just excited they did something cool. For alot of folks they've never did anything like this so rebuilding and tweaking is like rocket science;-) If you notice todays expert changes quite frequently. Thats because once the new wears off they move on. I think most of us have been a little over zelliouse in our vaping career at one point or another.
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