NEED expert buying tips for APV

[elizabeth3ep]

HI All,

Been vaping now about 3 months, im still a newbie but Ive read tons of posts on here and done a lot of research. SO heres the deal, I have two set ups now (details are below on what I'm currently rocking). I should also mention I really like my nautilus aspire tanks, and I have committed to owning 4 of them so far so I want to be able to keep using them.

• itaste vv 3.0 - variable voltage and wattage up to 11w. - I like the size but the punch of the vape isn't that impressive.
• 20w sigelei - this thing is a beast, I love the vape but it looks like a weapon when Im out in public and in my little lady hands.

I want something powerful and sleek/small - so I've come up with a few ideas and need your help.

Should I get a Smoktech mini, or sigelie zmax mini? I want something that's smaller profile than my sigelei, doesn't need to go up to 20 watts because I normally hover around 12-16w.
OR
Can I get a mechanical mod like the manhattan mod and use it with a nautilus? I really don't want to get rid of my tanks because I really like to change up my flavor profiles throughout the day. I also don't love the idea of building coils or being stuck going to shops getting them to build it whenever it goes dead.

let me know your thoughts, I really want to get something that I feel doesn't look ridiculous/super large in public but I also want something with a bit more power than my itaste.

 

[Wraith504]

Tanks perform best on a regulated mod in my opinion. Because you can up the volts or watts to compensate for a high resistance coil, with a mech your only going to get 4.2 then less after drop off. You can get a rebuildable tank and build your own coils get plenty of punch and use it with a mech if thats the route you wish to take.

 

[elizabeth3ep]

HI Wraith504 can you explain what you mean by 4.2? I have no experience with rebuildables and their benefits or how the mechanical mod would work differently.

What would you recommend for a smaller battery to go with my nautilus?

thanks!

 

[Mikey6]

If you're looking for a small device you may like the eleaf istick (I think that's the name). Up to 20 watts, micro USB charger, standard 510 connection. And from what I hear it's relatively cheap.

And the 4.2 that Wraith504 was referring to is the battery voltage. With a mech you only get the voltage that the battery has in it. Check out any of the ohms law calculators online or in a phone app and you can type figure out all kinds of power combinations.

 

[readeuler]

I'd second the istick. It will probably run a little higher than your Sigelei, so you'd just have to turn it down a bit. It's about the size of a bic, should go pretty close to 20 watts with a 1.8 or 1.5 ohm coil, and has a built-in 2200 mAh battery.

Look into mechs and rebuildables by all means (I'd especially recommend a rebuildable dripping atomizer, to get your feet wet), but you'll probably want to go regulated if you're using a stock clearomizer.

 

[Bkag]

Thirding the Eleaf iStick. Another option would be a DNA30 if you want some more extra headroom in case you are interested in venturing into RBAs/RDAs in the future.

Also have to also agree with Wraith on not using a mechanical. Using a mechanical with a clearomizer (to me) diminishes the experience. Voltage drop off becomes annoying and with a clearo you may as well have the added functionality and ease of use that comes with using a regulated mod. Regulated is the way to go with clearomizers IMO

 

[classwife]

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