hi - normally I spend a lot of time doing all my research myself, but I am in my last semester of college with lots of additional stressors and I think I've become a little overloaded. On top of that, I've been vaping for 2 years and for the past 6 months I just can't seem to get it right. These past 2 weeks everything has broken down and I'm going a little crazy.
So, a few months back i broke down and ordered an Alpha (this one), but it just wasn't doing anything for me. Used 14500 batteries I bought with the mod. I used standard and Cisco LR 1.5 and 2.0 atomizers on it and it just really didn't seem any better than my previous setup, which was a 1300 mAh Brother with 1.5 Cisco atomizer. I also did not like the mechanical plunger switch as I tend to slip my cigarette in my back pocket when not sitting down, and it would still compress and go off... yea, this got pretty painful on several occasions. i prefer the manual switch close to the atomizer, this seems much harder to trigger by accident. not anything against the maker, it seems very well made, but i just didn't like it. also it got dingy from fingerprints really fast and often slippery; didn't like that too much either.
I also got a USB passthrough (this and this) which I use plugged into a power strip when at home, and it seemed to be better at first, but now I think it's pretty bunk too. I've tried a 510-T, a regular 510, and even desperately tried one of my 1.5 Ciscos on it and it just doesn't seem to satisfy any more, while it additionally gets hotter, faster.
I'm a dripper, btw, and I can do it on the go. I enjoy the functionality of my 510-T atty system but if I'm not using an LR atomizer I feel a little crazy. It's just not enough!! I could get a 510-T LR but I feel like I'm just doing something wrong somewhere and want to fix that first. i have NEVER been able to get cartomizers to work. it makes me feel like a total idiot but i just DO. NOT. GET IT. i've bought some fancy double coil LR clear-0-mizer whatevers and seriously it just doesn't work. i bought syringes to fill it, no go there either. i can't tell if i'm flooding the atomizer or what, but I either get juice in the mouth or a hard-draw with very little vapor. i don't think they've all been DOA... (i've tried 5 cartomizers prolly)
I keep reverting back to 1.5 LR atomizers and 3.2v Brother (with stock 510 and mega batteries in emergency) but it's never QUITE what I would like, but anything else just seems worse! I'm also a DJ/VJ/musician sort of person and I just can't haul a giant mod/batteries/box with me everywhere, and i do not carry a purse. I just carry the cigarette in one pocket and a small bottle of juice in the other. I don't need the best of the best but I do need to feel satisfied... I really don't want to go back to cigarettes but lately it's been a frustrating back and forth. Accept a cigarette to reduce cravings, feel smoky and suffocated, try to vape current setup, not satisfied. repeat ad infinitum.
my brain is so tired i can't think and digging through the forums just leaves me exhausted and confused. could i please get some recommendations? short list:
i just know there is something i'm not doing right. either its in my technique or it's in my gear. again, the best thing that's worked for me the past two years has been:
also, i tend to range from 15-25mgs in strength, and smoke juicy vapor, backwoods brew, and totally wicked liquid. usually PG mixed. rarely smoke dark or VG heavy. i clean my atomizers with a brief boiling and a good blowout, but maybe not as often as i should. prolly only a few times a month, maybe 4 or 5. they seem to last me a long time.
any advice or ideas or recommendations.... so appreciated. i need them.
So, a few months back i broke down and ordered an Alpha (this one), but it just wasn't doing anything for me. Used 14500 batteries I bought with the mod. I used standard and Cisco LR 1.5 and 2.0 atomizers on it and it just really didn't seem any better than my previous setup, which was a 1300 mAh Brother with 1.5 Cisco atomizer. I also did not like the mechanical plunger switch as I tend to slip my cigarette in my back pocket when not sitting down, and it would still compress and go off... yea, this got pretty painful on several occasions. i prefer the manual switch close to the atomizer, this seems much harder to trigger by accident. not anything against the maker, it seems very well made, but i just didn't like it. also it got dingy from fingerprints really fast and often slippery; didn't like that too much either.
I also got a USB passthrough (this and this) which I use plugged into a power strip when at home, and it seemed to be better at first, but now I think it's pretty bunk too. I've tried a 510-T, a regular 510, and even desperately tried one of my 1.5 Ciscos on it and it just doesn't seem to satisfy any more, while it additionally gets hotter, faster.
I'm a dripper, btw, and I can do it on the go. I enjoy the functionality of my 510-T atty system but if I'm not using an LR atomizer I feel a little crazy. It's just not enough!! I could get a 510-T LR but I feel like I'm just doing something wrong somewhere and want to fix that first. i have NEVER been able to get cartomizers to work. it makes me feel like a total idiot but i just DO. NOT. GET IT. i've bought some fancy double coil LR clear-0-mizer whatevers and seriously it just doesn't work. i bought syringes to fill it, no go there either. i can't tell if i'm flooding the atomizer or what, but I either get juice in the mouth or a hard-draw with very little vapor. i don't think they've all been DOA... (i've tried 5 cartomizers prolly)
I keep reverting back to 1.5 LR atomizers and 3.2v Brother (with stock 510 and mega batteries in emergency) but it's never QUITE what I would like, but anything else just seems worse! I'm also a DJ/VJ/musician sort of person and I just can't haul a giant mod/batteries/box with me everywhere, and i do not carry a purse. I just carry the cigarette in one pocket and a small bottle of juice in the other. I don't need the best of the best but I do need to feel satisfied... I really don't want to go back to cigarettes but lately it's been a frustrating back and forth. Accept a cigarette to reduce cravings, feel smoky and suffocated, try to vape current setup, not satisfied. repeat ad infinitum.
my brain is so tired i can't think and digging through the forums just leaves me exhausted and confused. could i please get some recommendations? short list:
- no bigger than Alpha or Brother - please!! slim as possible
- need at least 650 mAh or up to last a gig at the bar
- would prefer button in a "normal" position, no plungers or switches on the ends that can be compressed easily in tight pockets. and i MUST be able to put it in my pocket dammit!!!
- don't think i want a box mod, sorry. you can TRY to convince me but REO mini is prolly as big as i'm willing to go, and not sure i want to, because:
- i DO like the cigarette look because i have to field enough questions about my device as is in a crowded bar environment.
- i am satisfied with vapor production but not flavor/TH/general satisfaction. don't care too much about cool draw or hot draw, just don't like HEAVY draw.
i just know there is something i'm not doing right. either its in my technique or it's in my gear. again, the best thing that's worked for me the past two years has been:
- The Brother 1300 mAh 3.2v
- 1.5 LR Cisco spec atomizer
- Delrin whistle drip tip
also, i tend to range from 15-25mgs in strength, and smoke juicy vapor, backwoods brew, and totally wicked liquid. usually PG mixed. rarely smoke dark or VG heavy. i clean my atomizers with a brief boiling and a good blowout, but maybe not as often as i should. prolly only a few times a month, maybe 4 or 5. they seem to last me a long time.
any advice or ideas or recommendations.... so appreciated. i need them.