Looking for suggestions for a completely new setup!

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    So I was looking to get a new RDA as well as a VW mod (vv is ok too but I prefer VW). I like good flavor and good clouds however I'd prefer clouds to flavor as I may switch to unflavored at some point soon. Any suggestions?>

    What do you currently have? You could get away with getting something completely different without jumping to the top of the "food chain" entirely. Then again, getting more than what you may need today may save you needless upgrades later.

    While the dual battery mods don't cost that much more than the single battery ones, there is size, weight and the added cost of 2x the batteries and charging. Besides decent "clouds" can be made with "high" or nearly 100% VG juices and less than 50W. The single battery mods (and fixed battery ones to) are much more "pocketable" and can be as much or more feature packed for less money than the dual battery mods.

    Personally I just bought a IPV4S - not for the power but for the battery life. Outfitted with 2x LG HG2's today for the 1st time I've been vaping on a single charge ALL DAY. (including a few tanks of way to weak nicotine mg juice!)

    How much do you have budgeted for the upgrade? My last upgrade (SXminiM+batteries+Lemo2) set me back ~$240. A Kanger "subbox kit" can be had for a fraction of that. Somewhere in between a Sigelei 75W +your tank of choice, battery and charger.

    While some of the local vape shop goers seem to only be interested in how big of a cloud they can produce (and how much juice they can consume per hour and there is nothing wrong with that) it has been estimated that the majority of users find satisfaction with vaping much less than that.

    There are a seemingly multitude of good decent quality choices available on the market today and more being introduced all the time. I'd say pick a budget number to narrow the field/choices down a bit first.
     

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    What do you currently have? You could get away with getting something completely different without jumping to the top of the "food chain" entirely. Then again, getting more than what you may need today may save you needless upgrades later.

    While the dual battery mods don't cost that much more than the single battery ones, there is size, weight and the added cost of 2x the batteries and charging. Besides decent "clouds" can be made with "high" or nearly 100% VG juices and less than 50W. The single battery mods (and fixed battery ones to) are much more "pocketable" and can be as much or more feature packed for less money than the dual battery mods.

    Personally I just bought a IPV4S - not for the power but for the battery life. Outfitted with 2x LG HG2's today for the 1st time I've been vaping on a single charge ALL DAY. (including a few tanks of way to weak nicotine mg juice!)

    How much do you have budgeted for the upgrade? My last upgrade (SXminiM+batteries+Lemo2) set me back ~$240. A Kanger "subbox kit" can be had for a fraction of that. Somewhere in between a Sigelei 75W +your tank of choice, battery and charger.

    While some of the local vape shop goers seem to only be interested in how big of a cloud they can produce (and how much juice they can consume per hour and there is nothing wrong with that) it has been estimated that the majority of users find satisfaction with vaping much less than that.

    There are a seemingly multitude of good decent quality choices available on the market today and more being introduced all the time. I'd say pick a budget number to narrow the field/choices down a bit first.

    My last setup (which broke :'( ) was a lemo 2 and smpl my current is an istick 30w (which I really wanna get rid of) and a stillaire clone. I'd be willing to spend around 100-125 on my new setup. I'm not too worried about having huge clouds (I don't want to chug juice) but I like having the ability to blow clouds with a good build!
     

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    My last setup (which broke :'( ) was a lemo 2 and smpl my current is an istick 30w (which I really wanna get rid of) and a stillaire clone. I'd be willing to spend around 100-125 on my new setup. I'm not too worried about having huge clouds (I don't want to chug juice) but I like having the ability to blow clouds with a good build!

    (sigh) The Limo2 is my everyday tank, I have it mounted and run more juice through it than all my other tanks combined. #2 is my STM's, one I have outfitted with 3rd party top fill. The Atlantis2 and Trition maintain spots in my tank rotation but don't see as much use. They all are good decent tanks and all have their strengths and weaknesses. If you are looking for buildable the Aspire tanks are mostly out, bigger clouds might imply larger build decks which may fit dual or larger coils. I'm sure others will fill in the blanks here.

    If you do you purchasing online you can save a bunch of $$$ over buying at the local B&M store. If you set aside $35 for the tank, you'll have $90 left over for the mod +battery +charger +shipping. As mentioned there are quite a few good, decent single 18650 mods on the market. While it is rare some 'kits' will include a battery and charger, most won't.
    http://www.cigabuy.com/authentic-pioneer4you-ipv4s-120w-temp-control-vw-mod-silver-p-7854.html
    As an example:

    $61.99 - Authentic Pioneer4You IPV4S 120W Temp Control VW Mod - Silver - Cigabuy

    the above is ~half what I recently paid locally for the same thing. (I felt like spreading some cash local)
     
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    If you do you purchasing online you can save a bunch of $$$ over buying at the local B&M store. If you set aside $35 for the tank, you'll have $90 left over for the mod +battery +charger +shipping. As mentioned there are quite a few good, decent single 18650 mods on the market. While it is rare some 'kits' will include a battery and charger, most won't.

    I'm looking more for RDAs at this point, I'm planning on using it more at home than out and about. I'd be more than happy to put aside some money for a dripper to get a higher quality of course! I mostly use single coils (I don't chase clouds so two coils just uses more juice than I really need it to) and I'm probably going to subohm most if not all of the time...
     

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    Maybe the dripping RDA will save you!! LOL When I went from low flow tanks to high flow subohm ones my juice consumption went from 5ml a week to ~5ml a DAY!! ;)

    Since your interested in RDA's I'm sure someone who is knowledgeable about them will jump in the thread anytime. All my purchases to date have been tanks and lately RTA's and top fill ones.
     
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