Moving backwards in vaping?

[Ryan Kelly]

so the general course of a vaper's vaping life goes like: cigalike ---> ego ---> VV/VW device ---> mech mod ---> RBA ---> RDA. (not saying anyone does this but this is the way most people go through their vaping journey) has anyone gone in the opposite direction? i similarly went through this chronological journey, and sort of stalled out when i got to a turtleship v2 with an omega RDA. the past couple days i have put all my expensive vape gear aside and been very happy vaping a basic setup. ego twist 1600 may with an aerotank mini. now of course i know there is nothing wrong with this if it keeps me off analogs and makes me happy but has anyone else sort of regressed in vaping like this besides me? just thought it was kinda interesting that i suddenly craved my old starter kit setup

 

[Vaslovik]

You are right, and there's nothing at all wrong with it if it keeps you off the analogs. If you enjoy it and you don't go back to smoking it's totally cool! There is no possible obligation to progress to the pinnacle of vaping hardware if you are not inclined to, vape what you are happy with. For my part I did the classic vaping progression, but by no means are you obligated or expected to follow that line.

Vape on in peace

 

[daleron]

I currently use both a ProVari with an IBT and an eGo with an Eternity RBA, whatever it takes huh?

 

[klynnn]

It is a fun learning experience. 3 years ago I didn't know what an ohm was, today I build my own coils. Back then I didn't know what ethyl maltol was either but I use it a lot today in my mixes. I enjoy learning and trying new things I call it passion. So many people today have no passion for anything. I have friends that are so miserable they can't get out of their own way but have no interest in anything. You must have passion in your life even if it changes weekly. It keep you young and vibrant.

 

[Micchi]

I popped an Octopus RDA (running a single coil) on top of an eGo.

Pretty sure I do most things back-asswards, though, LOL.

 

[Ryedan]

has anyone else sort of regressed in vaping like this besides me? just thought it was kinda interesting that i suddenly craved my old starter kit setup

I haven't, but I know people who have. I think the majority of vapers are using cigalikes and eGo type gear. ECF is quite large as vape forums go, but we are still a small minority of the vaping world. A lot of us also look at vaping as a hobby and I doubt that is all that common 'in the wild'.

If it works for you, vape on

 

[Ryedan]

I popped an Octopus RDA (running a single coil) on top of an eGo.

Pretty sure I do most things back-asswards, though, LOL.

That actually sounds like a great setup Micchi. I've got one but have not tried it yet. I have used a Vision Eternity at 1.8 ohms on a eGo battery and it was very nice. What resistance are you running yours?

 

[hairball]

I have days where I'm happy using a 510 battery instead of a mod.

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[Mikie]

it is cigarette replacement, right?? anything but the cigarettes seems ok with me

 

[Micchi]

That actually sounds like a great setup Micchi. I've got one but have not tried it yet. I have used a Vision Eternity at 1.8 ohms on a eGo battery and it was very nice. What resistance are you running yours?

The first coil I built, with the help of the guys at the local MadVapes shop, clocked in at about 2.8ohms. It wasn't a bad vape at all.

Currently, I'm running a 2ohm coil, and I'm pretty happy with it.

 

[Rat2chat2]

The only way I can see going in the opposite direction I am in is if something tragic happens and I need a backup until I can find replacement. I never thought I'd feel that way but nothing or no one is going to make me stop using what I am today. Now who knows about tomorrow.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Sometimes I just want my eGo Protank set up. I don't think it's moving backwards so much as just craving a different style of vape.

 

[PLANofMAN]

I found myself going from cig-a-likes, to eGo, to Vamo, to ProVari...and on into mechs of various sizes. Now, I'm looking into the Kayfun mini and 14500 mods as I only vape 2-3 ml a day at 3.7-4.2 volts. Seems the smaller batteries are not all that popular.

 

[Dj Xy]

I like to switch things up, I use a kayfun, sometimes an RDA, an HH357 on a GGTS clone, and even a original DCT MAP tank.
Sometimes it gets boring using the same device, or types of devices so whatever works for you is whats best.

 

[CKCalmer]

Sometimes I just want my eGo Protank set up. I don't think it's moving backwards so much as just craving a different style of vape.

...as I am vaping my eGo-V/Protank 2 at this very moment.

I guess I "progress" and "regress" several times everyday. I usually start the day with my eGo-V/PT2, then I progress right up to the top with my eVic-S (although it only has a DCT on it at the moment while I wait for my Kayfun to top it properly). The eVic-S is just too heavy to carry around when I'm on the move, but once I find a place to squat for a while to write, I swap the portable for the big rig. Then midday I'm up and about again, so I regress back to the eGo/PT, then up again when I'm back to writing, and so on throughout the day.

I'm coming to realize that I'll probably never actually use a mech and an RDA because I'm a cool vaper. Not "Fonzie" cool, but temperature cool. I like my Black Ice at 5.7w-6.2w into 2.6Ω-3.1Ω (3.8v-4.4v) on both the eGo/PT2 and eVic-S/DCT. Barely enough power to juuust get a full cloud of vapor.

Even a fraction too high, and it starts tasting horribly burnt to me. I don't know if it's the nature of this particular juice, or the nature of my mouth.

I know you don't HAVE to run a sub-ohm platform with a mech and a dripper, but from what I've read and seen, that seems to be the whole point of dripping and using an unregulated (or as I prefer to think of it, a "manually regulated") power source. And if I tried to run a 0.5Ω coil straight off a fully charged battery, I'd be toasting my juice at 33 watts.

Now, what I know about sub-ohming on a mech and RDA couldn't fill a buckminsterfullerene, so the way I'm looking at things based on my description above may be all whack, and maybe I could drip my juice onto a sub-ohm atomizer just fine without toasting it. If that's the case, then I'm sure I'll try it at some point in the future.

As a wanna-be writer, my work would be very conducive to dripping. I'd always be at my home desk with my MM and all other necessary equipment right at hand, and I could stop and start my work as I please. So it's just a matter of the answers I get when I start asking you veteran drippers the requisite questions to fill in the holes in my understanding.

If it turns out that dripping would just never be the right bag for a cool-vaper, and if there are other cool-vapers out there progressing away, then I wouldn't consider mechs and RDAs to be part of a "normal progression" in the field of vaping. I've taken the steps cig-a-like > eGo > VV/VW, and will be RBAing within days.

And actually, my eGo is VV and VW, so it'd really be cig-a-like > VV/VW eGo > regulated mod > RBA, with an option for the rest, but otherwise not an assumed progression, and I'd consider sub-ohming an option beyond mechs and RDAs as well. I'd draw a "normal progression" for most ECF vapers as follows, with the non-bold steps representing optional paths:

cig-a-like > eGo > VV/VW eGo > regulated mod > RBA > mech > RDA > sub-ohm​

(And as always, I'll gladly welcome corrections from anyone here who knows more than I.)

 

[Scootaloo]

I have regressed back before in vaping:

I had a Riva 510 once, the big PV manual battery like the E-go 510 at the time, but went back to a cig-a-like. I didn't find online stores helpful at the time because I had no idea what I was buying hence why I ended up with crap and spending too much, cig-a-likes were easier to maintain.

But aside from that I've not really regressed back, I now have 4 vape shops and helpful advice, ECF and better stuff that's easier to obtain than going on the internet.

 

[JMarca]

It's not progressing or regressing, it's using a different mod, in the end they all vaporize liquid.

 

[Dampmaskin]

I have mechs, mods, RDAs, RTAs, gennys blah blah. Lately I've been using dual coil clearos when I've not been using rebuildables.

The other day I put my PT2 mini (with a rebuilt single coil) on a Spinner, and was surprised at how well it vaped. I could easily use that setup all day. The only thing I really don't like about that setup, is the way you charge the battery.

 

[jpargana]

I've been vaping for more than five years and an half.
Started with an Ego Dura-C (not a 'cig-alike', but definitely a 1st generation device).

Then moved to the Ego-X (2nd generation), and was quite happy with it for five years. Of course, had already done some research on mods, felt somewhat curious about them, but never to the point of buying one. My little Ego was more than enough for me.

Lately, things started getting hairy in Europe:
First, the failed medicalization attempt on the last October.
Then, the new european TPD with all those irrational bans on 2nd and 3rd generation devices.

That's what made me decide to buy mods and start researching some DIY: I wanted to stop being dependant on batteries and non-rebuildable atomizers made specifically for vaping and instead, start using generic rechargeable batteries and kanthal wire, which will be much more difficult to ban - if possible at all.

Of course, later I discovered the best vape provided by mechs, and that rebuilding can actually become an "hobby"... but the main thing is, I was kind of FORCED by unfortunate circunstances (the irrational war on e-cigs) to move on. Most people make that change because they feel unhappy about the device they're presently using. It was definitely NOT my case.

And sometimes, yes, I still use my old Ego

Some of the backup Ego stash I sold, some of it I still use sometimes. (I always had backups, and then backup for my backup).

Never an Ego felt so light and portable after using a steel mech mod !

 

[Hulamoon]

Actually it occurred to me that the way the media keeps lying and badmouthing vaping, that we'd have to resort to buying cigarette wraps for our PVs - "LOOK! CRIMINAL! SHE'S VAPING!" Oh! Wait! No she's smoking. Oh, that's alright then.

OK . so the provari would be a really big cigarette..wonder if I should buy a cigar wrap instead....