There is so much to tell you, and you have so much to look forward to. Vaping is so enjoyable it is simply unbelievable. Any flavor in the world, more enjoyable than smoking, costs less, doesn't kill you. Things just don't get much better than that.
You're going to have to fill anything that you buy that's worth using. You just are. You're pretty much asking for the equivalent of the self-lighting, self-smoking cigarette. Plus, filling a carto or a tank gives you a little of the "ritual" associated with cigarettes. Tearing off the cellophane on the upper part of the pack, removing the idiotic piece of foil, maybe smacking the .... of the ciggie on a hard urface to pack the tobacco down a litte, lighting one up, playing with the ashes, crushing it out, the whole deal. Pouring/dripping juice into a tank or a carto, or maybe right onto an atomizer [did I hear someone say "HH.357?] is not a big deal.
Please PM me and I will give you my phone number. I will show you exactly what to buy, and from whom. Or just buy these things:
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Links:
Joyetech eGo-C Twist:
Joye eGo-C Twist Variable Voltage 650mAh Battery (MyVaporStore)
Smoktech 3.5ml DCT tank:
Pro DCTank Tube (MyVaporStore)
USB charger:
eGo Rapid USB Charger 6.75 (MyVaporStore)
Wall charger:
Mini AC Wall to USB Converter 6.25 (MyVaporStore)
eGo trim piece:
eGo Cone Cover for DCTank (MyVaporStore)
Plain drip tip:
Colored Drip Tip - 510/901 (MyVaporStore)
Cartomizers:
Crystal Clear Vaping CrystalClearVaping
Cartomizers:
Boge Mix n Match (5 Boxes) SureVapes - $0.92 each
No, I do not own, work for, or am in any way affiliated with MyVaporStore.com.
If you don't like this setup, you can PM me and I will buy it from you fr what you paid for it. For you, I will reimburse you for shipping. For anyone else reading this, same deal except the shipping to me is on you.
You will like it, and you wll like it very much. You will have to slot the cartomizers; either per Phil Busardo's YouTube video:
A PBusardo Tutorial - How I slot my cartos!.wmv - YouTube - or PM me and I will call you and tell you how to do it. You'll need to own or borrow a Dremel tool for someone, and you'll need some Dremel cut-off wheels, # 409. Or you can buy a cartomizr punch. It's hard to find pre-punched cartomizers that will work well with lower-voltage devices, even ones that go up to 4.8 volts like the Twist. Some people - including MyVaporStore - will say that dual coil cartomizers work fine on lower-voltage devices - but they do not.
From the MyVaporStore website:
These cartomizers were designed specifically for use with Dual Coil Tank (DCTank) Tubes. A 510 drip tip and DCTank tube is needed in order to use these cartomizers. There is a hole punch on the side of them so may leak if used without a DCTank Tube.
All of our eLiquid will work with the DCTank (full PG or 50/50 PG/VG). Full VG eliquid is too thick and will not work well in theDCTank. [
VG will work much better in a carto slotted for it].
These new cartomizers contain two heating coils instead of one to produce more vapor than your standard cartomizer [
if you can put enough volts/watts to them]. They have been designed to work great with 3.7V batteries [
Not IMO] or a HV (high voltage) setup. Available in 1.5ohm or 2.5ohm. Please allow +/- 0.3 variation. We recommend 1.5ohm for Ego batteries [
why?] or 3.0V-4.2V batteries and 2.5ohm for 5V or higher.
These cartomizers must be used with batteries of 650mAh capacity or higher and are known to discharge batteries much quicker than single coil cartomizers.
This is nowhere near as complicated as it might seem, and will be well worth the modest learning curve to figure out. This thread:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...sion/302432-why-ego-c-twist-game-changer.html
contains a thorough discussion of why single coil cartomizers are far superior (IMO) to dual coils for use in a Joyetech Twist (or any eGo-class battery/PV).
If you do nothing else, please at least watch the Grimm Green review of the Twist, and feel free to ask any questions that you might have. Good luck, and happy vaping, whatever it's on.
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Others might recommend other things, and I encourage them to do so without making direct comparisons to what I have recommended if those other devices are of a different form factor.
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Also: I have always found the term DCT[ank] to be a misnomer, since "DCT" stands for Dual Coil Tank, potentially leading one to believe that single coil cartomizers are somehow not well-suited to them, which IMO they very much are. Some people like dual coils, and IMO they have their place, but not in lower-voltage devices; not even a 1.5 ohm dual coil in a Twist, due to the marginal wattage per coil, and the greatly increased amp draw of say a 1.5 ohm dual coil cartomizer over a 3.0 ohm single coil.
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Final note:
Volts are great, but they're not variable voltage. kGo's, Rivas, and standard eGo's are great, but they're not variable voltage. IMO, there is no longer a compelling reason not to start with variable voltage. I've asked what that compelling reason is, and hereby ask again. What is the compelling reason for not getting two Joyetech eGo-C Twist batteries right from the start, if for no other reason than to have a perfectly fine variable voltage device to vape on while you continue to explore your options?
It takes about 5 seconds to figure out how to adjust the voltage on a Twist. Turn it clockwise for more heat to the cartomizer coil, counter-clockwise for less. Put a little dab of red paint right at the "4.0 volt" mark - halfway between its low setting of 3.2 volts and its high setting of 4.8 - and you can tell at a glance where you are.
Slotting cartos is "too hard"? Use the cartos by themselves until you figure it out. Or buy a couple of Stardusts, eGo W's, Vivi Nova's, or one of the many clearomizers out there. But get some 3.5ml DCT tanks too. They work just fine. Great part of anyone's arsenal. Ask Grimm Green. (Phil prefers "J-tanks", I happen to prefer DCT tanks. Whatevs).
I have a lot of stuff, but right now, I'm vaping on a 650mah Twist fitted with a Smoktech 3.5ml DCT tank with a nicely-slotted Boge 3.0 ohm single coil SS XL carto in it. My vape is great. I don't even want to bother to pick up my VMax. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? TIA.
Lastly - mentoring. Things are easier when someone can answer questions for you, and tell you just what to do when unfamiliar things get tricky; things that are relatively simple once you know the ins and outs, having already gone through the learning curve. If you PM me, I will give you me email address and two phone numbers so you can contact me at any time so that this will be as easy for you as possible. "Post pulling" (insert joke here), carto slotting, tank filling, replacing a cartomizer in a full tank, keeping batteries happy and healthy, filling tanks and priming cartos, Ohm's Law (volts times volts divided by ohms = watts (two coils need [almost] twice the watts); rebuildable atomizers; great flavors and the best juice vendors, PG/VG ratios, carto punching vs. slotting, and how many holes or slots, and their size; pre-punched cartos, flanged cartos, unpunched cartos, single coil, dual coil, and when and why to use them; what level of niotine to start out with and end up at; health benefits of nicotine vs. the harmful effects of nicotine (yes, there are some) and how to intelligently balance them; and I'm sure I'm leaving a lot out.
There's a lot to this, but the big trick is to do something, which is just what you're about to do. If you get either a ProVari V2 or a VMax, plus three Twists, a bunch of DCT tanks, about 50 Boge 2.0 ohm single coil XL cartos, about 6ml of juice per day before you plan to reorder, and all of the support equipment I listed, you will be in fine, fine shape. You just will. Of course, you'll aslo have to make sure that you have whatever convertor you'll need to make sure that when in China you can supply 110V 60hz current to your charger(s).
I'm relatively sure I'm about to get a lot of disagreement about my recommendations, but it is very unlikely to change my opinion that you will not go very far wrong by following them. Are there "better" things you could get? Sure. You could get a Darwin, a Reo VV bottom-feeder, some Bulli tomizers, a bunch of Vivi Novas, eGo Vision/Stardust tanks, and many, many other things. But IMO there's no compelling reason to get it all right now. You have a long time to figure out exactly what you're going to like best throughout the rest of your vaping career. So do I. I've barely scratched the surface of exploring everything that's out there, but I know that you will get a fine, fine vape with the things that I've listed, and IMO you will be off to a flying start.
Good luck, and again, contact me if and when you have any questions.
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If you get those items - Two or three Joyetech Twists ($22 each), a couple of Smoktech 3.5ml DCT tanks, maybe 15 2.0 ohm Boge single coil stainless steel XL cartos, two chargers, a drip tip, a trim ring, and some juice, you will be miles ahead of the game. You just will.
If you haven't watched this video, PLEASE watch it. The above is EXACTLY what Grimm Green is vaping on and raving about.
THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER - YouTube Grimm Green Twist Game changer
Why not? I've used prefilled for 3 months and have just ordered my first juice. Prefilled is more expensive and prolly not as good, but it was ok for me for 3 months. And I've order a few more for emergencies. I can't always stop and fill with my lifestyle so I need an emergency back up. If I'm sitting at home then I could go something a bit more fiddly and with better punch. The provari looks cool but I can't see myself getting one. The X2 will be about my limit I think.
