Moving backwards in vaping?

[amoret]

I started with itaste VV v3s, added MVPs strictly for the battery life, and am perfectly happy at this level. I've tried different toppers and have decided that I prefer bottom single coil clearos.

I am going to try some DIY liquid, but just because I don't like sweet flavors, and want to try my own favorite teas and coffee, and maybe some unsweetened fruit flavors.

If it looks like the vapocalypse is imminent, then I'll look into getting a mechanical, probably a Reo, but I would just stock up on a lot of premade coils.

 

[zapped]

I wouldnt call it backwards.

Ive used RBAS and mech mods but they dont fit my vaping philosophy of Keep It Simple Stupid!

I wanted something that was as easy and as simple as smoking a cigarette.

Ex-smokers here know the drill on that Im sure, Buy the pack, pack the pack, open the pack, get a cigarette and light it. Some of us probably remember turning a cigarette upside down in the pack "for luck" as well.

The closest approximation to that for me, is my Provari with a Phiniac tank and pre-punched cartos.

I open the carto, insert it into the tank, fill the tank, prime the carto and puff away......and don't have to worry about doing it again for at least a couple of weeks.

I can do this from start to finish in just a couple of minutes now and after that all I have to do is refill the tank and change the batteries periodically.

I don't think mech mods, cloud chasing, rbas and the latest and greatest new gadget on the market is necessarily progress unless it fits your own personal vaping philosophy.

More like an alternate path used by others to reach the same destination.

 

[Myrany]

I guess I did it all wrong

I went
EGO - EGO w/clearo - EgO w/RDA - Vamo w/RDA or clearo - REO w/RDA and Provari with carto tank/clearo/RDA

Um yeah I never do things normal

 

[e-pipeman]

I find that I often use eGo batteries when out and about. With an lr atty and cone they're no mess, no fuss simple ways to vape. Indoors I'm usually on the MVP (which goes out with me too sometimes) or my Vamos (which usually don't these days). There's room for lots of different devices but I still love the simplicity of eGo batteries. In fact I've just ordered 7 eGo-R batteries which claim to have 2200mah capacity. It's not so much the device as what you want to do with it imho - and of course what you want to put on top of it.

 

[RugerRob]

I went the fast route from EGO to RDA and am going through juice like a madman these days and am considering breaking out my Iclear 30S and Kanger Aero Tanks to get better Ejuice MPG on my VTR. I built my Kayfuns at 1.0 ohm and even they tend to get bad MPG! LOL

Sold/Gave away my EGO's and MVP... Would much rather carry one of my M16's...

First I started chasing clouds, now it's not so much the clouds as the pefect smooth vape and best possible flavor and enjoyment.

Seem to be enjoying parallel wire 26 - 28 ga dual coil builds in the .21 - .34 ohm ranges on different RDA's...

 

[rasmith1959]

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

I've done what you're talking about, went from an eGo-C twist to an eVIC then a ProVari and now have regressed to a Kanger EVOD IPOW. Don't get me wrong I still use the eVIC and ProVari, just not as often as I used to. The reason is that I'm a truck driver and having my PV I'm my hand all the time isn't convenient. With the EVOD IPOW I can put a lanyard on it and have it hanging around my neck.

One thing that I have noticed snide doing this is that with the PV on the lanyard I tend to not vape it as often as when I'm holding it in my hand.


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[Tinkiegrrl]

In terms of how I progressed, it was largely the typical progression. Ego to iTaste VVv3 to MVP to Provari to mech mod. With toppers, I went from clearos to cartotanks to RDA to RBA to RTA. I've since settled on Kayfun style clones, particularly the Ehpro Kayfun Lite. Also, I mainly use my Provari Minis and MVP, with my mech mod as back up to the back up. I bought it mainly for the vapeacolypse. To have something that could last a long while without need for repairs. When I use it, I use it with an Evolve Kick. I like variable volt devices, I don't sub ohm and I don't vape over 10 watts most of the time, so I've likely reached the end of my progression.

My husband is kind of different. He went from Ego to iTaste VVv3 to cigalikes to Provari. He still uses each of them save for the ego throughout the day, depending on what he's doing and for how long. It wasn't really a progression so much as a need for different devices for different things for him. He's embarrassed using anything larger then a cigalike in public, so for softball with the guys and quick trips out he uses those. For longer trips out, he brings along his VVv3 and a 15 mm cartotank. When he has a chance to disappear for a few minutes, he'll use that as the cigalikes aren't satisfying enough to suit him for longer periods of time. He also uses the VVv3 set up at home, during the day when he needs to chase kids around. Once the kids are in bed though, he'll use the Provari topped with a Kayfun or the Expromizer. He enjoys this the most of course, but it's too large to suit him for the day, even while home. He saves it for the time of night before bed, when the kids are already sleeping and he's lying on the couch watching TV. Like having a glass of wine at the end of the day.

 

[e-pipeman]

Like having a glass of wine at the end of the day.

Yes, I do.

 

[kojul]

I doubt I'll ever regress to a cigalike or even a ego battery, but I like to switch it up between my mod & RDA and my MVP with various tanks. Sometimes, I just like a change of pace. Sometimes, I don't feel like fogging the entire room.

 

[CKCalmer]

Like having a glass of wine at the end of the day.

Oh, how I miss a really great Merlot in the evenings. With the stuff I have to take for my condition, I can't drink alcohol at all anymore. It might "depress my breathing", they tell me.

OK, so what if my breathing is really happy one day, and could endure some slight depression without going below the center line?

Nah, I guess I shouldn't risk it.

 

[Rt1Rebel]

Can't say I've ever moved backward because I never moved forward. Been using Halo Triton for almost a year, haven't considered an upgrade yet.

 

[Racehorse]

Can't say I've ever moved backward because I never moved forward. Been using Halo Triton for almost a year, haven't considered an upgrade yet.

There's quite a number of people on the forum who buy an ecig, and then just stick with it, never move to anything else. Obviously, you are easy to please kinda person. (and probably have a few more dollars in your savings account to boot )

I think the only reason I tried as many things as I did was just curiosity about the hardware itself, the gadgetry.

As it turns out, once I play with the stuff, I'm bored with it, and still like a real simple ego type vape LOL

 

[chellemmm]

Funny. I used Ego types for about 9 months before being generously gifted an Itaste vv/vw. Now, I have 3 in rotation, 2 more in a box waiting for the vacopolypse. Saving for a REO. Using the MVP2...which I love, too.

I gave away or broke most of my 20+ Ego "types" but I recently purchased a EVOD Rainbow Twist and a Vision Rainbow Spinner, both purely for looks. I LOVE them. So pretty with mPT3s...easy peasy to take "out and about." So, I guess I am regressing again...(altho I have never really progressed much.) I have some RBAs on my wish list, but can't seem to pull the trigger just yet. I like the ease of just putting a replacement coil on...and the ease of an eGo type. I think they look pretty. I just hate the way they recharge compared to the pass through...

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

There's quite a number of people on the forum who buy an ecig, and then just stick with it, never move to anything else. Obviously, you are easy to please kinda person. (and probably have a few more dollars in your savings account to boot )

I think the only reason I tried as many things as I did was just curiosity about the hardware itself, the gadgetry.

As it turns out, once I play with the stuff, I'm bored with it, and still like a real simple ego type vape LOL

Same here, except I can't go back to the eGo. As curiosity drove me to buying everything I could, I've been sending the things I stopped using to my sister. If I kept everything I tried, my husband would likely murder me in my sleep. He hates clutter, although oddly enough he can't seem to part with anything HE tried. Although he still has one of his first egos, he no longer uses it. The button is stuck, so it's sitting in our kitchen cabinet and he refuses to part with it. Anyway, I was satisfied with the vape I got from my first, ego, set up and could have stayed off cigarettes with it indefinitely. I just couldn't stop myself from trying everything though. I love the gadgetry.

 

[kalidus8]

so the general course of a vaper's vaping life goes like: cigalike ---> ego ---> VV/VW device ---> mech mod ---> RBA ---> RDA......(deleted for space ) just thought it was kinda interesting that i suddenly craved my old starter kit setup

This happened to me. I started with an Ego-C 900Mah with Cartos and then moved up to a robust VV 14500, VV 2x14500 box mod, 18650 Vamo V2 With Kanger Pro Tank. Then I realized . it wasn't the battery It was the Atty. The battery just had to be variable voltage (VV) and above 900Mah. The Vamo Was to heavy and really wore down in 6 months. The Ego-c was so week and died in 8 Months. The L rider Robust Just Sucked.I mean with the battery life and the whole build omg what a waste. The VV box mod was great because it had 2 14500 batteries and was VV.

I Finally desided to buy 2 Ego-C Twist (VV) 1100Mah and use my Kanger Pro tank on those. And So I have been doing so for the past 6 months. Each one last me all day which is about 4 Ml of liquid I Go through a Tank And a half on most day. I smoked Cigs for 10 years Marlboro reds so you can see where I'm coming from.

Point is. Any Battery Will do a variable voltage one is recommended. Think about the Atty and the VG %of you're liquid. Also consider how long you would like the battery to last. They make these cool 350Mah ego mini for on the run vapes.

Vape on!

 

[Mountain_Rain96]

I've been vaping nearly 2 years now, but haven't owned anything fancier than an eGo V-v2. That thing crapped out on me after using it only 6 or 7 times, it wasn't very pricey, but it wasn't exactly cheap, either, so I think that kind of put me off on buying anything fancier than my Twists and Spinners, which I love and still use to this day. I have some that are well over a year old, and still perform as well as they did the day I received them in the mail. I think of them as the VW Beetles of the e-cig world: Nothing fancy, but always dependable and get me to where I want to go. Give me a Spinner with an iClear16 any day, and I'm happy/satisfied. I don't know if I'll ever 'progress'(?) any further, but even if I do, it'll likely be to buy something mainly for the novelty value.

 

[vapero]

my progression went like this
ego/ce4 > ego twist/evod > zmax v3/evod > Zmax/rda > mech/rda > mech/RTA > mech/rda

I found my sweet spot on mech mods in 18500 mod and a dripper, it gives me a great sub-ohm range and keeps it portable (its smaller than carrying a pack of smokes and a lighter and I used to smoke cigars when out with friends and my mod is a bit smaller than my cigars so I don't really need something bigger nor smaller, I'm happy here and don't tend to go "back or forth"

 

[CKCalmer]

I like the ease of just putting a replacement coil on...and the ease of an eGo type. I think they look pretty. I just hate the way they recharge compared to the pass through...

Me too! I mean, I do love my Supreme. Until they make an eGo that does power curving, that is.

But I do like the way an eGo feels in my hand. I've been using the SLB eGo-V V3 Mega for several weeks, and it's been wonderful to have the convenience of an eGo with VW and an ohm meter, plus the convenience of passthrough charging. I've been using it with a PT2 about twice as much as I use my Sup, largely because it's soooo much lighter. I can drop it into my pocket and almost forget it's there.

I'm starting to associate "forward" or "backward" in vaping with level of control over the vaping experience. The most control a vaper can employ when it comes to the most basic aspect of producing and inhaling the vapor of an e-liquid is dripping the e-liquid directly into an atomizer powered by a straight and pure mechanical power device.

That's one "branch" of control. Control over the "top half" of vaping. Control over the "bottom half" deals with customizable power delivery. Today it's tailor-able voltage or power levels at each fraction of the draw.

Tomorrow, who knows? But I'm excited.

 

[Rt1Rebel]

Obviously, you are easy to please kinda person. (and probably have a few more dollars in your savings account to boot )

Oh, believe me, when I was younger, I loved to modify my hobby equipment: cars, guns, guitars, etc. Now I'm older and don't have time or energy to turn vaping into one of those things, although I have a science background and am intrigued by the electronics so I can definitely understand and appreciate APV builds. I just want something that works.

 

[e-pipeman]

I just want something that works.

MVP v2. Egos. Low-res 510 attys.

Whatever works for you is best.