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Vapoor eyes er

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I would say a good place to get the batteries is Altsmoke. As I said before, I think you should get an iclear 16. You can get them from smoktec.com.

As for liquid, that's a hard one. Your taste is going to be different then everyone here. It's a very personal decision. Two of my favorites that everyone I know seem to like are Tiger's Blood from Vixon Vapers and Snicherdoodle Cookies from Ms. T's. Both would be a good choice IMO. My advice is to find some place that offers a variety pack (like Vixon Vapers) and try a bunch of flavors.

Yeah I tried Altsmoke but the page is giving me problems. Could you please see if it works for you?
 

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Hi,

I've also been lurking here for a while , I've been back to vaping now for a few months. In that time, I've spent a considerable amount on mods since my first go around was back when ecigs first hit the US shores and well, it was fairly miserable back then. Every year or so I would try vaping again, and I always found myself dissatisfied till this go around.

What I own bought this time around: Sigelei Zmax, Provari V2, Innoken ITaste MVP, Ego-Twist, Smokteh Groove, and a Vamo VV (I get obsessed what can I say).

Honestly, my favorites to use are not what most here would think. My Daily drivers are my Innoken Itaste MVP, and my Vamo VV, my Zmax is my backup.

The ITaste MVP is easy to carry around in the jeans pocket, offer all day use on a single over night charge using a 2ohm cartomizer tank (boge cartos and AGR V2 tank 5ml). Vapes quite nicely at 4.8v without over heating like some can, it's metal body can take a pretty good beating too. It can also be a spare battery for your cell phone if you turn your phone off to put some juice back in it's battery.

The Vamo VV, is my "drive it home" device I use at night before bed. It easily keeps pace with the significantly more expensive Provari, and it is nice that it has multiple battery options, so I can throw a 16350 in there in short mode, and carry it easily. It's menus just make sense to me.

The ZMax I had problems where the battery connector (which is only pressure fit) would come loose, the menu system is easy to navigate, but it is a PITA to set the output off so it doesn't misfire in the pocket, although it really doesn't pocket well.

The Provari, excellent device, but I had problems where if the device was lying down would roll over to the button and fire. The using the menu on it is a pain in the you know where, and I really didn't see anything great over the Vamo or ZMax. I can see why people swear by them, but IMHO they are way over priced, and they don't really pocket well. Buy hey I was able to sell it pretty close to what I paid for it.

The Ego Twist - Went through 2 of them before giving up on that line. Worked great for the price, but where the battery connector is joined to the body of the device, it is a lot more delicate then I would like. It shifted very easily, and one of them snapped off.

Now the Groove, an absolute piece of very cheap plastic JUNK. I stood it up with a 510 3ml DCT Tank on it, it tipped over ON the desk it was standing on and broke. Didn't even last 1 day, it didn't fall to the ground, it just tipped over, landed flat like a domino, didn't hit anything. The only good which came out of the groove is I have spare parts to experiment with.
 

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Here's the order. In the next post I'll explain what's in in your order:

2 X Spinner 1300 mah- 2 X $21.00= $42.00
AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | eGo Spinner Variable Voltage Battery

2 X Mini Vivi Nova (2.0 ml) 2 X $10.00= $20.00- make sure it’s the 2.0 ml. Also make sure the heads (coil+ wick) are 2.4 ohms. You'll have 4 heads (coil+ wick) with these Vivi Novas
http://altsmoke.com/vision-vivi-replacement-coil-tank-kit.html

1 X 510 atomizer- 1 X $9.00= $9.00
AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | Sealed 510 Low Resistance Atomizer - V2.2 - Atomizers - Accessories

USB Battery charger- 1 X $8.00= $8.00
AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | eGo Series - USB Battery Charger - Chargers - Accessories

Wall Adapter- 1 X $8.00
AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | eGo-C - USB Wall Adapter - Chargers - Accessories

Total= $87.00
Here's the ECF discount Page. Follow the instructions for a 5% discount.
Altsmoke discount coupon - 5% off « ECF Electronic Cigarette Coupon codes
 

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Vision Mini Vivi Nova (2.0 ml)
a plastic or metal tank with a wick and element. Contains NO stuffing. The rebuildable clearos come with heads (coil+ wick) that can be cheaply and easily replaced. When the head burns out simply unscrew the old head out and screw in new head- takes 10 secs. My Vivi Nova heads are lasting about 10+ weeks BUT I wash the heads every few days. I've found the Vivi Nova to give the best draw. Mine are still firing fine after 10 weeks but the wicking is a little shredded so I just replace the head. Some report their heads lasting 3-5 months.

510 atomizer
Atomizer/ Atty- an element on to which 3-4 drops of juice is dripped- usually used for testing new juices because attys are easy to clean. Testing juice in a tank or cartomizer- very hard to clean out yucky juice.
 

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any other accesories or replacement items i will be needing for maintnance like the wicks or wtvr u just said that i can add on to the order?
No with 4 heads you should be good for a long time. I'll find a vid regarding Vivi Nova head maintenance- really quite simple and easy.

DIT on the atomizer 2 questions... 1. theres options should i get the standard lr or the no bridge?
Get the bridgeless as they're easier to clean.

2. should i get a spare just incase?
Once you find juices you like you won't be using it much. I've still got my original 5 from 1 1/2 yrs ago

Next I would wait for sales. Some great ones come up every so often. Here's another website by an ECF Vet- he posts some incredible deals IMO- almost 3 mill page views LOL
Vapor Joes - Daily Vaping Deals
 

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Going to give you a small list of sites that i have done business with that i feel are reputable:
Altsmoke.com,Awesomevapor.com,Haloecigs.com (Primarily for Liquid,but they also sell Pv's)Myvaporstore.com,Vapor Alley.com & Vaporphoenix.com.I have bought stuff from each of these websites and have had absolutely no problems with any of them.
 

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oop and the usb battery charger is out of stock :ohmy:

You have Altsmoke quite close by

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Altsmoke
(Brick & Mortar)
2 Locations
545 W High Ave
New Philadelphia, OH
2460 N High St
Columbus, OH

Wall Charger and USB are 1/2 the price and are the same brand as Altsmoke
Located in Columbus, OH:
Charger:
http://www.buckeyevapors.com/510-USB-Charger-62011.htm
Wall Adapter
http://www.buckeyevapors.com/A-C-to-USB-Converter-62021.htm
 
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Klynn1976

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size isnt a issue with me honestly doesnt matter to me if it feels like a cig in my hand or not i'm a few years removed from having to have that feeling between my fingers.... willing to spend what it takes to get a good unit.. just looking for opinions on if ego is the way to go and if so which one/ which site is best ot buy from.. or should i really just try and jump that class all together and go to the higher end ones and hope i get used to how to used it fast .. size doesnt matter to me much.. price isnt a big issue as i just got income tax back..

Edit 2: i mean as reading thru the forums for a long while now.. i have read thru allot of posts on the provari and such just dunno if it would be to complicated for me and such as jumping from the cheap cigalikes as the nexgen is.. or if i should just take steps up by goin to a ego of some kind first

If you can afford it, I would go with the provari. I had an ego twist and upgrade to the provari within two weeks. It is really easy to use and I'm a noob.
 
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