Nautilus Mini alternative??

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tearose50

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There is a bit of a fan club for the Eleaf M and Ms as well as the earlier GS Air. The M's have a bit more airflow with a more modern air flow controller, I do believe.

Pop in here and ask about it:

https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/watched/threads/all

I also like one called the CeroTank. It uses the Aspire BVC coils and has a nice air flow controller. Only problem, in the US, Fleabay is the only place I've seen it for sale.

The only other new ones I'm aware of are in the subtank category and it seems some may be coming out with a broader range of air flow to be more suited for more vaping styles.....meaning ability to have tighter air flow for mouth to lung vapers.
 
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Some of the sub ohm tanks might work well enough for you if you stick with coils at 1.2 ohms and cut the airflow down a bit.

If you are willing to start wrapping your own coils, maybe something like a Lemo 2, or a KayFun, or even a sub ohm tank with an RBA module would be good for you, as the RTAs and RBAs allow you to tailor your build to your style of vaping and change it as you progress. Say, starting at 1.5 ohms and working lower as you go. It's not nearly as complicated as it sounds and you can start with a single spool of 30 gauge Kanthal A1. The Coil Master Kit would have everything you would need, other than the Kanthal and some Japanese Cotton. Both of those can be found on Amazon for really good prices.
 
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I'm going to share with you what other members shared with me because I will be forever grateful to them, you know who you are :angel:S

Ok, so I loved my Nautilus mini, I still use it when I'm out sometimes, I bought a Subtank Nano and an Istick 30w, pretty much knowing nothing, I'd never lung inhaled, I tried to mouth to lung it at 20w and it got very angry with me, it would spit and pop and tell me off, actually, I didn't even know what lung hitting was, been a smoker of 25 years, I came to the forums and started learning, I tried a lung hit, it felt weird and a massive throat hit due to using 12mg of nic and rubbish juice I was using, opened the airflow up, tried everything but it would just pop and spit and flood or dry hit, you name it, (I wouldn't recommend a Subtank now btw, there are better tanks and coils out now) I thought, this isn't for me, it all just felt too weird and complicated. I ended up selling the Nano, a month later I was given a Subtank mini, I had run out of coils in my Nautilus so I was forced to use it, back to the forums I went. I basically lived on here for a few weeks, after sometime I found I had to lower my nic level, get higher vg juice, found some great vendors, learnt all about coils, loads of things really, doing direct lung inhales, I started getting used to it, I found my love of custard juices (Mike from Isle of custard, your a legend), lowered my nic level down to 6 (now 3mg).
Now lung hitting is very natural, in fact mouth to lung feels weird now. I am now vaping a Starre tank at 0.25ohm, around 60w and going back to the Subtank feels like the Subtank felt, going back to the Nautilus. Once you get used to it, there is no going back, those were the words members on here told me and I was like....hmmm but it's true, once you get it right and discover the flavour and the warm smooth satisfying vape you can get, you really can't go back to other tanks.
Now I'm not saying you are a noob like I was but I would strongly consider trying another sub ohm tank again with a nice box mod, for me, there is no better way to vape, to just screw a coil in, fill it up, put it on you mod and vape. This is the happiest of been since I started vaping, finally nailed it.
 
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I just had to share this while writing the above, this tank chucks clouds and I was just breathing it out through my nose while typing, I got talking to the other half and went to make a drink, I came and sat back down and thought, omg, smoke was coming from the back of the keyboard where the lead was, I picked the keyboard up, until I realized it was vaper, the vaper must of gone down, through the keys and got stuck in the keyboard and found a way out the back where the lead was, what an idiot I am at times.
 

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I did drill mine out a bit, but it only helped a little. The coil is restrictive too. Now, that I have outgrown my Nautilus, it belongs to my next door neighbor. I hope it gets her off the analogs.
This is it, if it gets you off analogs, it doesn't matter what you vape as long as it works..
 

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Rixsta Have you tried an atlantis??? If you have how does the Starre tank compare??
I've tried both the Atlantis and Atlantis 2 and the Freemax still has better airflow and the Starre coils are better in my opinion and has better flavour, I don't use any of my other tanks now
 
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