~~One Year of Vaping~

[Saurian]

I think i have had 6 months tar free in my 1 year of vaping. Which is not good as i have really gone out of budget on this activity/hobby/necessity.

Ten things I like about vaping in this order
1. no tar
2. vapor
3. flavors
4. nicotine
5. fragrance and lack of cigarette smell
6. variety and options - i love box mods
7. enthusiasm and community
8. 21st century business and being able to witness its development (much like the internet itself)
9. the politics and bans
10. curiosity

Ten things i hate about vaping in this order
1. Juice in mouth, hand and everywhere
2. burnt flavor
3. the physics - fogging ohms, Newton and Eisenstein
4. the clearomizers
5. misfires
6. lack of flavor
7. expense - where i live a pack of analogues is for 1-3$ and shipping for Johnsons Creek costs about 100$
8. time requirement
9. size
10 phallicness of tube mods.

Before you judge me i will tell you that i am an idiot, a guy who studied science till high school, then law, became a lawyer practiced criminal law, then corporate law, then owned heavy metal record label, design studio, events company, recording studio, merchandising label, then did marketing for an IT company and now doing marketing for a sports brand. I am the least focused 29 year old you are bound to come across but i am constantly trying to change that.

That being said, I have FINALLY after a year of vaping invested in worthwhile product and now am happy.

I have had loads of ego bats of different sizes, 306's, 510's, i have bought and tried every type of clearomizer and cartomizer, atomizer, pass through available in the market and now been using 3 products with great success.

1. lavatube + dual coil with a tank on it
No leakage, no burnt flavor. The only problem i have is that it is quite big and isint great for travelling around with or using publicly. It would be great if someone could recommend a box mid with similar features and prices!!!

2. 2600 mah ego 3.7v battery with a low resistance stardust - This is fantastic, it lasts long and does not leak, easy to fill and totally rules. I think the stardust gives me about 80% of the flavor i get on a dewicked and debridged 510 atomizer, but i don't have to constantly drip, which gets really cumbersome and time consuming, plus carrying the bottle becomes a little painful, also while working or chilling, reading or watching a movie one has to break concentration and stop everything and drip two dumb drops in the thing....gah, i know people love it but it really gets to me sometimes.

3. The 5v Big Kazoo - This was my first mod, works beautifully with a 510 atomizer but i have a lot of misfires on it, i think its the battery connection, but what ever it is get quite annoying to get a dry/mis hit. Also it requires dripping and the battery life has not been the best for me as it uses 2 14500s. But it a box mod i really like them. I think they look really cool.


I really like to thank every one on this forum for sharing, really, it has helped a lot. Although i have posted anything I have been finding info for mere on a regular basis and it is probably the only reason that i stuck around to get to products I like else I would have given up a long time ago.

 

[Saurian]

just filled it and....The stardust is leaking.... the stardust is leaking...omfg what did i do wrong now!!???

 

[sailorman]

Sounds like you need a variable voltage or fixed voltage REO bottom feeder. Not sure if they ship to India and they're in very high demand, but you might get lucky. No leakage, no cartos, bottle is in the box mod itself. Right up your alley. And they're top quality and beautiful. Reosmods.com

Out of your list of 10 hates, it would solve all of them except #7 and maybe #3.

BTW, if someone is charging you $100 to ship less than a gallon of juice to India, you're getting robbed. U.S. international postage isn't nearly that expensive. 4 pounds priority mail costs about $14. Express mail costs about $30 for a pound. I used to send boxes of 8 or 10 heavy old antique Gillette razors to India all the time and never paid anything near $100.

 

[priorities]

Aww..what a shame.!! Goodness...I am glad you found what you love to use..that is fantastic..sounds great..you have done your homework...well...sometimes there are problems with leaks..I have yet to use those so I am not the one to help you but someone will come along and do it I am sure...lots of great people here..sorry about that leak! Hope it all works out..and good luck to you...take care..*

 

[priorities]

Whoops! See that...someone was posting an answer while I was!!

 

[Saurian]

@Sailorman - JC shipping, i dont know why, is so expensive. I was ordering about 3-4 bottles. I dint place the order. The reo mods definitely look tempting. I was very keen on getting the Eclipse but i dont know what happened to it. Probably in 1 year if i am still vaping i will invest in a REO or if released the eclipse. Thank you for the information.

@Priorities - Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[R53_Dave]

WOW! That's a lot lof living for a 29 year old! Idiot? Not so much. I'd say you were simply trying to find yourself. Having the guts to jump around like that shows strength. At the very least the ability to adapt. Some may disagree, but they may be jealous you have the sack to change where they cannot. Most amble through life like cattle following the same line even though they hate it. More wish they could be like you than will admit it.

If you like the flavor of pure atomizers, but hate dripping all the time, try this. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/221377-stainless-steel-doughnuts-dripping.html Cheap way to get 20-30 minutes of vaping out of a small device without dripping every 5 minutes. 8+drops with no leaking is worth the fiddle. Smaller ego batt with a 510 drip setup and you're gtg in public. Will be trying this tomorrow myself. Another ECF member hipped me to it.

While these may be a bit on the pricey side (heck, a guy like you can figure out how to make this work) Provari Mini VV. Small, will fire pretty much anything (ok, not over 6 volts) and built well. I just got my (larger) Provari VV and it's fantastic. Glad I went with it and not something else. Can hardly see the screen to type for all the vapor I'm pumping out here.

I'm finding the stuff that works the best is also the stuff that costs the most (funny how that works). GG Ody is my next target.

Grats on 6 months of zero analogs. Don't go back. You WILL regret it later in life, no doubt. If you can only stick to one thing in life, may this be it. You'll have much more time to change your mind about other things if you live longer.

Good luck.

 

[Saurian]

WOW! That's a lot lof living for a 29 year old! Idiot? Not so much. I'd say you were simply trying to find yourself. Having the guts to jump around like that shows strength. At the very least the ability to adapt. Some may disagree, but they may be jealous you have the sack to change where they cannot. Most amble through life like cattle following the same line even though they hate it. More wish they could be like you than will admit it.

Thanks for looking it this way. I guess I have always been looking for things I can nail,enjoy, be innovative/creative and make a living, however all 4 have not been able to merge for me yet. But things are looking good.

If you like the flavor of pure atomizers, but hate dripping all the time, try this. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/221377-stainless-steel-doughnuts-dripping.html Cheap way to get 20-30 minutes of vaping out of a small device without dripping every 5 minutes. 8+drops with no leaking is worth the fiddle. Smaller ego batt with a 510 drip setup and you're gtg in public. Will be trying this tomorrow myself. Another ECF member hipped me to it.

Now this is what I love about ecigs. The moment there is a problem, some genius will solve it in such an awesome manner. Hats off to all of you guys. Now where does one get a pipe filter...hmmm

While these may be a bit on the pricey side (heck, a guy like you can figure out how to make this work) Provari Mini VV. Small, will fire pretty much anything (ok, not over 6 volts) and built well. I just got my (larger) Provari VV and it's fantastic. Glad I went with it and not something else. Can hardly see the screen to type for all the vapor I'm pumping out here.

I'm finding the stuff that works the best is also the stuff that costs the most (funny how that works). GG Ody is my next target.

Grats on 6 months of zero analogs. Don't go back. You WILL regret it later in life, no doubt. If you can only stick to one thing in life, may this be it. You'll have much more time to change your mind about other things if you live longer.

Good luck.

I have the lavatube so i am going to skip the provari. I dont like the tube ecigs, no offence but I find box mods uber cool. It just feels more comfortable to me for use. what is GG ODY? And thanks for the awesomeness

 

[Saurian]

Oh dang disappointment. It is the juice. Oh dear lord, it is the da*n juice.

So i had filled the Stardust, before it leaked, with my favorite juice the Tennessee Cured by JC (jhonsons creek) and although it is awesome a flavor it has never worked on most of my things. I think i have spent too much money on these JC juices and they are pretty much the reason most of my atty's have choked up.

I have used only Dekang, KVS and JC juices so far. I did not enjoy the taste for either Dekang or KVS but JC juices specially TC, Espresso, Domestic and Solstice were awesome. Solstice is the only one that worked flawlessly in all aspects but the rest messed up the hardware. I hate to blame such awesome flavored juice but gah.

I am thinking of trying the BWB, can someone recommend other companies and flavors that are similar to Tennessee Cured by JC.

 

[R53_Dave]

There is an E-Bay link in that thread for screens. Please get the stainless steel as the brass likely won't react well with the juices. If that's not an option, any smoke shop should have these screens. Or just google "stainless steel pipe screens". Read the thread fully as they go into mesh sizes. This is the critical part me thinks.

GG is likely the Bentley/Ferrari of vaping hardware. http://ggwiki.et.com.mx/index.php/Main_Page. Good thing you don't like tube mods. These are expensive but unrivaled. The Odysseus is a combo tank/atomizer....No carto type poly filling, just a wick and a coil. It's rebuildable and will likely outlive all of us. It's about as efficient as possible. All of Imeo's stuff is highly sought after and are works of art imo.

If you like Tobacco flavors, try Pink Spot or Blue Mist. I hear they have some very close to analog tobacco flavors. YMMV. I'm not into them at all so I couldn't say either way. I have tried 10 or so Pink Spot flavors and they all were good. Some outright amazing. Tired juice from China and it almost gagged me.

 

[Fisty]

congrats on your accomplishment!

 

[Saurian]

There is an E-Bay link in that thread for screens. Please get the stainless steel as the brass likely won't react well with the juices. If that's not an option, any smoke shop should have these screens. Or just google "stainless steel pipe screens". Read the thread fully as they go into mesh sizes. This is the critical part me thinks.

GG is likely the Bentley/Ferrari of vaping hardware. http://ggwiki.et.com.mx/index.php/Main_Page. Good thing you don't like tube mods. These are expensive but unrivaled. The Odysseus is a combo tank/atomizer....No carto type poly filling, just a wick and a coil. It's rebuildable and will likely outlive all of us. It's about as efficient as possible. All of Imeo's stuff is highly sought after and are works of art imo.

If you like Tobacco flavors, try Pink Spot or Blue Mist. I hear they have some very close to analog tobacco flavors. YMMV. I'm not into them at all so I couldn't say either way. I have tried 10 or so Pink Spot flavors and they all were good. Some outright amazing. Tired juice from China and it almost gagged me.

Damn, the GG ody looks awesome, reads awesome and i think it can be compared to getting a car being regular ecigs to getting a Bently engine parts which i need to build myself. Sounds like an adventure that i will get into when I become a so called veteran. But the info on it great and it seems like a fabulous product. I will read more on it and see if it can be used as a tank and how to make it suit my needs

I will head to a smoke shop today and see if i can get pipe filters else ebay is a good option.

Except for a very few juices I have been gagging on most of them, pg or vg. I was stupidly judgmental and though a brand called pink Spot would most likely have exclusively fruit/sweet flavors ad avoided it, haha.

I sincerely thank you for your help.

 

[Saurian]

congrats on your accomplishment!

Thanks .

 

[LycanFury]

Congratulations man!!! an inspiration.

Live Long and Vape!!!
LF