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turretin

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Hey has anyone tried using the micro ecigs? I'm thinking of Prosmoke, Red Dragon, Safe Cig or Blu? I'm sure that there are more than this in the micro or super mini category but I can't think of any other ones right now. Anyway, I'd love to hear your guy's experiences with these smaller devices. I'm thinking particularly of the vapor production, throat hit, battery life, and overall quality of the product. Thanks everyone! :D
 

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The micros have a very very short life. Exen folks who use the standard and larger size (65mm 180is mah/78mm 300ish mah)
batteries find that they need more batteries than the standard 2 in a kit or they have to get a PCC. The minis are good for only about an hour or so. If you want a good quality pv and you absolutely have to stay with a slim style go for Somkeless Image's volt a Bloog or V4l. They are much less expensive and perform way better. Good luck!
 

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I started on the Blu....and for that I am thankful. My mother still uses the blu and mistic. The batteries are tiny and just did not fit well into my style of vaping. I am a heavy vapor and take long draws and I was going through the batteries in about 45min to an hour. Because of that I decided that the larger stepups were better for me. The flavor of the orginal tobacco was pretty decent. Good luck on finding one that works well for you.
 

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Hey has anyone tried using the micro ecigs? I'm thinking of Prosmoke, Red Dragon, Safe Cig or Blu? I'm sure that there are more than this in the micro or super mini category but I can't think of any other ones right now. Anyway, I'd love to hear your guy's experiences with these smaller devices. I'm thinking particularly of the vapor production, throat hit, battery life, and overall quality of the product. Thanks everyone! :D

They all "suck" in all four of those categories. Just a total waste of money. The only exception might be if you only smoke one or two analogs a day, then they might work for you.

Rule of Thumb: the more it looks like the real thing, the worse the performance.
 

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You need to tell us about your smoking habits so we can tell you more, if you are looking for more advice. I personally managed to quit in a Kr808D-1 analog style. It's like the ones I listed above and you can find replacement parts anywhere. If you are a heavy smoker, we may suggest a larger battery style that will last you most of the day and you won't have to fiddle with so much. I personally puffed on the kr808d-1 style for over a year before simply deciding to see more about what vaping had to offer.
 

PaporPlas

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Compare for yourself:

Electronic Cigarette by blu E Cigarette ($90)


KGO 1100 mAh 2 battery kit ($45)


You have doubtfully ever heard of the second link. Even though it produces twice as much vapor, lasts 3 times as long, costs half the price of the Blu Starter Kit. That's because all the money goes into making the KGO. Blu spends large sums of money on slick pacakaging and marketing their device, less in the actual production of it, and what you get for your buck. Therefore, you have so many people on here that "got their start into vaping" with the Blu. Notice, they say, that's how they started? Not many on here that are still with them.

Nuf said!

Welcome to ECF. : )
 
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dormouse

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3 no and an eh

You have obviously been trying to use Google to find an ecig and all you do then is pull up the best marketeers and their bs "review" sites.

Prosmoke - I believe this is like M401 and e-Health with a tiny annoying juice cup down in the mouthpiece you have to push up with a paperclip to add a meager few drops of juice to.

Red Dragon - KR808D-2 which is incompatible with the popular and near-identical KR808D-1 version (KR808D-1 is all of these: V4L which is best for longer drags, and the rubberized models Smokeless Image, Bloogplanet, Halocigs G6, and normal manufacturer KR808D-1 by Kanger, and other KR808D-1 models and all of the 3rd party style of blank KR808D-1 cartomizers, and DSE901 atomizers for testing new juices)

The Safe Cig - RN4081 which is a 2nd tier model with almost nothing interesting available for it except a couple of kinds of blank cartomizer. It's an OK starter model (though I recommend manuals if you expect to be refilling cartomizers). While OK for starting it has little variety available for it compared to the popular models.

Blu - probably one of the most despised ecigs here. Weak very weak choice. 90mah batteries mean you may get an hour of vaping. Basically it is 1/2 as good as a Joye 510 and Joye 510 is the weakest model I recommend.

If you want a slim ecig I recommend

Joye 510 manual and once you find some thinner juices you like switch to Boge 3 ohm cartomizers for your favorite all-day vapes. The cartomizer replaces both the atomizer and cartridge and makes its proportions more like a cig and filter (cartos as well make it a more consistent vape and are what most prefer). NiteLiteVapor.us has Boges in tan and white as well as the common black. Charleston Vaping has the best PCC charging case (looks much like Blu's - that style). And on manuals you can use a 510 drip tip on the atomizer to test juices). 180mah and 100mm long w/ a cartomizer.

Or for stronger and with lots of prefilled cartomizers - see the KR808D-1 models I listed above. Again I recommend manuals (harder to damage or kill with juices leaks, much easier to get a good hit every time). Most here use and recommend manuals. On a manual you can use a DSE901 standard resistance atomizer and drip tip (see LiteCigUSA.net) for testing juices. I recommend the standard aka 78mm batteries for a 120mm ecig w/ carto, 280mah charge. But if you want smaller you could get the smaller batteries (shorty, 65mm) to make a shorter ecig 180mah.


And many use a drip tip as mouthpiece on the cartos of both instead of the endcap - keeps your lips cool (you will need it with V4L cartos), easy to remove to check stuffing or with carto off battery to add juice.
 
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AmandaMarie

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No no no and no

You have obviously been trying to use Google to find an ecig and all you do then is pull up the best marketeers and their bs "review" sites.

Prosmoke - I believe this is like M401 and e-Health with a tiny annoying juice cup down in the mouthpiece you have to push up with a paperclip to add a meager few drops of juice to.

Red Dragon - KR808D-2 which is incompatible with the popular and near-identical KR808D-1 version (KR808D-1 is all of these: V4L which is best for longer drags, and the rubberized models Smokeless Image, Bloogplanet, Halocigs G6, and normal manufacturer KR808D-1 by Kanger, and other KR808D-1 models and all of the 3rd party style of blank KR808D-1 cartomizers, and DSE901 atomizers for testing new juices)

The Safe Cig - RN4081 which is a 2nd tier model with almost nothing interesting available for it except a couple of kinds of blank cartomizer. It's an OK starter model (though I recommend manuals if you expect to be refilling cartomizers). While OK for starting it has little variety available for it compared to the popular models.

Blu - probably one of the most despised ecigs here. Weak very weak choice. 90mah batteries mean you may get an hour of vaping. Basically it is 1/2 as good as a Joye 510 and Joye 510 is the weakest model I recommend.

If you want a slim ecig I recommend

Joye 510 manual and once you find some thinner juices you like switch to Boge 3 ohm cartomizers for your favorite all-day vapes. The cartomizer replaces both the atomizer and cartridge. NiteLiteVapor.us has Boges in tan and white as well as the common black. Charleston Vaping has the best PCC charging case (looks much like Blu's - that style). And on manuals you can use a 51- drip tip on the atomizer to test juices)

Or for stronger and with lots of prefilled cartomizers - see the KR808D-1 models I listed above. Again I recommend manuals (harder to damage or kill with juices leaks, much easier to get a good hit every time). Most here use and recommend manuals. On a manual you can use a DSE901 standard resistance atomizer and drip tip (see LiteCigUSA.net) for testing juices.
Dormouse hit the nail on the head. Great run down!
Good luck in your search turretin
 

Adam the Aussie

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No no no and no

You have obviously been trying to use Google to find an ecig and all you do then is pull up the best marketeers and their bs "review" sites.

Prosmoke - I believe this is like M401 and e-Health with a tiny annoying juice cup down in the mouthpiece you have to push up with a paperclip to add a meager few drops of juice to.

Red Dragon - KR808D-2 which is incompatible with the popular KR808D-1 version (KR808D-1 is all of these: V4L which is best for longer drags, and the rubberized models Smokeless Image, Bloogplanet, Halocigs G6, and normal manufacturer KR808D-1 by Kanger, and other KR808D-1 models and all of the 3rd party style of blank KR808D-1 cartomizers, and DSE901 atomizers for testing new juices)

The Safe Cig - RN4081 which is a 2nd tier model with almost nothing interesting available for it except a couple of kinds of blank cartomizer. It's an OK starter model (though I recommend manuals if you expect to be refilling cartomizers). While OK for starting it has little variety available for it compared to the popular models.

Blu - probably one of the most despised ecigs here. Weak very weak choice. 90mah batteries mean you may get an hour of vaping. Basically it is 1/2 as good as a Joye 510 and Joye 510 is the weakest model I recommend.

Great post dormouse, you are a true asset to ECF. I love the fact your posts are based on actual information, rather than they all suck or they're all great. Any new vapers who get a post from you are always better off. The mods should add a sig to all your posts which says: Listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about.
 

Running Wolf

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The Blu suck, stay away, stay very far away unless you like getting ripped off.

Overprices POS. If the Blu were a car you'd be buying a used 1976 Ford Pinto for the price of a 2012 Rolles Royce. And to top it off they have replaced the gas tank so that you'd have to stop for gas every 3 blocks.

Mistic were mentioned somewhere earlier in the thread. If you're looking for a mini that looks like a cig go with them. The battery life is super and the price is right. The Mistic lasts about 9 hours where the Blu lasts about 10 minutes.
 

Andyhrn

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Mistic has 808 long tread and standard cartos stick out a little but works nicely. Love's track stations has them for 7.99$.
Go to QT gas station for a really micro e-cog. "Jusper" brand with 510 connector.
This e-cig is smallest and tinest I've ever saw. The cartos small too. Lasted about an hour. 20$ for a kit or 10$ disposable.
 

Charlz

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The Mistic lasts about 9 hours where the Blu lasts about 10 minutes.

show me an analog style e-cig that lasts 9 hours longer than another and I will send you my entire PV collection. Show me an analog style e-cig that lasts an average smoker 9 hours and I will send you my favorite pv.

Lets not make bs claims to a new person looking for help.
 
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