Oh man, thank the maker, so glad to see the old forum is still here! I half expected it to have folded under in the sands of time!
I am in crisis, fellow vapers.
I took up vaping three years ago when this forum was still young and the technology was, too. I spent several weeks educating myself, started out with the good old Joye 510 kit, and eventually got to feeling like a real info-stud on e-cigs. I upgraded to a Puresmoker Prodigy V3, which I ran stacked rcr123a (safe chemistry) through at 6v. (Evidently this is now seen as more unsafe than {SOMETHING BAD} and Russian roulette combined, but I've never had a venting or an issue.)
This was such a reliable, satisfying setup for me that I basically fell off the radar here and never looked back.
Nothing broke, I bought my liquid in bulk by the liter, accumulated RCR-123As and 510 mega cartos until I had a nice big box full, and everything was great.
Four days ago, the contact screw on my V3 broke in my pocket, and the mechanical switch on the .... of the tube fell out and was lost forever down a storm drain!!
Worst part: Puresmoker no longer sells parts for the V3, and evidently the technology has advanced in 3 years to the point where I CANNOT PHYSICALLY ASSIMILATE IT! My brain aches from trying.
I bought a gas station disposable ecig the second day to try and stave off the analogs while I frantically researched. It was such a nightmarish insult to my mouth and wallet (died in 4 hours) that I ended up back on the analogs anyway.
I am genuinely ashamed of myself, but I have no idea what to do now. Evidently my rcr-123a's are now useless and outdated, as are my 510 cartos.
I recognize my need to re-educate myself will take weeks, but I need to get some kind of replacement unit fast lest I fall back into the analogs permanently. There are no local e-cig stores and the gas station fare is an insult.
The unit must be capable of running at 6v and must be able to ship to my house with a quickness. I'm also slightly cash strapped and don't want to pay more than $100 for the whole kit.
Please have mercy on an old vaper and treat me like you'd treat Grandpa trying to buy a new car after his ever-reliable 1946 Model T finally died. I humble myself before you, the new generation.
I am in crisis, fellow vapers.
I took up vaping three years ago when this forum was still young and the technology was, too. I spent several weeks educating myself, started out with the good old Joye 510 kit, and eventually got to feeling like a real info-stud on e-cigs. I upgraded to a Puresmoker Prodigy V3, which I ran stacked rcr123a (safe chemistry) through at 6v. (Evidently this is now seen as more unsafe than {SOMETHING BAD} and Russian roulette combined, but I've never had a venting or an issue.)
This was such a reliable, satisfying setup for me that I basically fell off the radar here and never looked back.
Nothing broke, I bought my liquid in bulk by the liter, accumulated RCR-123As and 510 mega cartos until I had a nice big box full, and everything was great.Four days ago, the contact screw on my V3 broke in my pocket, and the mechanical switch on the .... of the tube fell out and was lost forever down a storm drain!!
Worst part: Puresmoker no longer sells parts for the V3, and evidently the technology has advanced in 3 years to the point where I CANNOT PHYSICALLY ASSIMILATE IT! My brain aches from trying.
I bought a gas station disposable ecig the second day to try and stave off the analogs while I frantically researched. It was such a nightmarish insult to my mouth and wallet (died in 4 hours) that I ended up back on the analogs anyway.
I am genuinely ashamed of myself, but I have no idea what to do now. Evidently my rcr-123a's are now useless and outdated, as are my 510 cartos.
I recognize my need to re-educate myself will take weeks, but I need to get some kind of replacement unit fast lest I fall back into the analogs permanently. There are no local e-cig stores and the gas station fare is an insult.
The unit must be capable of running at 6v and must be able to ship to my house with a quickness. I'm also slightly cash strapped and don't want to pay more than $100 for the whole kit.
Please have mercy on an old vaper and treat me like you'd treat Grandpa trying to buy a new car after his ever-reliable 1946 Model T finally died. I humble myself before you, the new generation.
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