I agree, especially about the proprietary batteries. Why pay $20 for a battery that can be recharged only 200 times when you can pay $3.50 for a battery that can be recharged 2000 times.
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I agree, especially about the proprietary batteries. Why pay $20 for a battery that can be recharged only 200 times when you can pay $3.50 for a battery that can be recharged 2000 times.
I don't think people care necessarily if it looks like a cigarette. They want something that's going to deliver what a cigarette does. They want a device that will help them stop smoking analogs in a not overly complicated way.
For 30 bucks an ego is a simple and easy way to do that. If you hate it, you're not out a lot. A carton of cigarettes cost $70 here in NJ. If you move on in a few months, what's the big deal?
Some people like tinkering and reading about amps and volts and things like that. My brain just shuts down, especially when I was new and never even tried one. Just reading the beginners guide (all 6 parts of it) was information overload and gave me a migrane. Not that it wasn't appreciated or well done, but it's a lot of information. Add mods to the mix before you even start is a little much for some people- not all. But it definitely wouldn't be anything I would have considered when I first started.
There are simple mechanical mods out there that don't require any extra knowleadge except how to unscrew them and put a battery in and they aren't much more than an ego. I got a Screwdriver from trog for not alot more than an ego and it has always worked as long as I have a good battery in it. Which by the way is about $3 for a trustfire or $6 for an AW imr battery. I do agree that there is alot of information out there since there are alot more options available now compared to when I started out. However, if someone was lucky enough to find this forum before making their first purchase then I believe it is worth doing some research in order to make an educated decision on their first purchase. One last thing, I was wondering if you could tell me where they are selling ego kits for $30. You should post that in the deals and steals thread in the PIF section.
hittman, Its the Riva 510 which is very similar (Afaik) to the Ego, they are $30.00 from liberty-flights.com(or co.uk)
I will definitely have to look into a mod for my next one since the battery prices sound very manageable to me, but yes it was all VERY overwhelming at first. Everything I found when searching contradicted everything else, and while the newbie videos were helpful (especially the vaping for broke people ones haha) I still felt very undecided so I'm glad to have found the help I did! Thanks again!
I will definitely have to look into a mod for my next one since the battery prices sound very manageable to me, but yes it was all VERY overwhelming at first. Everything I found when searching contradicted everything else, and while the newbie videos were helpful (especially the vaping for broke people ones haha) I still felt very undecided so I'm glad to have found the help I did! Thanks again!
I as well started on the njoy. For a time i was removing the wadding from the 2n1 cartos, dripping juice right on the inner wick, putting the plastic piece back on and vaping through a passthrough.
I eventually bought the riva 510 and after some getting used to its fantastic. Enjoy
I eventually bought the riva 510 and after some getting used to its fantastic. Enjoy
Liberty Flights has a Riva ego for $30.00
Let me ask you this, was your first pv a mod?
I heard about pvs but never entertained the idea of using one. The whole idea sounded stupid to me.
I saw that actreess on TV, forget her name vaping on David Letterman and a lightbulb went off. My moms health has been in a decline, she has COPD and I thought I'd look into it for her. Plus even rolling cigs was too much trouble and work for me- hated it.
Wandered into this place. Tons and tons of information. In fact I read here for months. I'd smoke my brains out reading this board it frustrated me so much. Once I started seeing the numbers - 510, 901, etc. etc. my brain shut off and I x'd out of the forum. And I'm by no means a stupid person. It just seemed overly complicated for something that I may not even like.
I wanted someone to cut to the chase. Where can I pick up on of these things to try that isn't expensive and I won't get ripped off. We're not talking about buying a car, we're talking about something that's the price of a carton of cigarettes.
If someone would have gone on about variable volts and 3.7 vs 5 and juice boxes and bottom feeders, I'd still be smoking Newports.
But that's me.
I can understand that point of view swedish and am not really trying to make this into something more important than it is. My first pv was not a mod. I thought that I had said that already in my post on the last page. Back then the 510 was the hot item and everyone I asked said buy a 510 kit. A week or two after receiving my first kit and realizing how short the battery life was, I built my first nicostick/box mod. I was in heaven or so I thought anyway. In my case, I wish I had gone straight to a high voltage unit which is what I use on a daily basis. Had I started where I am then I could have saved alot of time and trouble. I'm not trying to say that I'm right but simply trying to share my experience.
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