I've been lurking here since the beginning of the year, but I finally registered today and this is my first post.
At the beginning of the year I bought my first e-cig, a C2O from a local smoke shop to try out while waiting for the arrival of the 510-T kit I had ordered from Vicki at CIGNOT. I was less than impressed with the carts that come with it, but it was a first taste at an e-cig. It was actually quite impressive, months later, once I got into making my own juice and refilling carts, but the battery died quite rapidly - fell apart actually!
The 510-T (XL manual) kit arrived and it was very nice, though at the time I did not know that atomizers wore out, etc. Pure Noob, but on the right track to get to what I was looking for, and I ordered a couple of bottle of juice and some spare tanks from CIGNOT and that kept me in pretty good shape for a few months, though the 510-T tank system was leaky.
I then started looking up making my own juice, watched the YouTube videos a few people had made, and started experimenting until I found something to my taste - as a long time menthol smoker it took a bit of time to get the right taste and hit that I like, but the vapor just wasn't quite what I was looking for and I continued smoking (though admittedly less) and experimenting while looking for something better.
I then took the plunge and ordered a 1300mah battery and a Kanger T2 from Vapers Choice, and Tim was kind enough to send me an adapter so they could work together, as the 1300mah battery I had chosen was oddly enough threaded for 510 but not eGo. This was MUCH better! I had also ordered menthol crystals off Ebay and several different flavour concentrates from Wizard Labs, along with a good sized bottle of 100mg nicotine, and I found a nice supply of cheap VG at my local Wal-Mart, so I was set. I had acquired a 510 pass thru, and chargers for both my 510 and eGo 1300mah batteries, and after a couple of months of enjoyment, including my first week being completely analog smoke-free in years I had the misfortune of sitting on my rig when I forgot it was in my back pocket, breaking the plastic Kanger T2 tip clean off. Luckily I had found Boge stainless cartomizers and had a backup while waiting for the arrival of the new metal tips (and another Kanger T2) I ordered from Discount Vapers and new 1300mah battery (this time with not only a 510 adapter but a stainless eGo sleeve spacer as well! Thank you SO much Tim!) from Vapers Choice.
Those arrived this morning, so now I have 3 complete rigs, the Kanger/eGo 1300mah battery setups being my main rigs with the 510 as an emergency backup. Here are my beauties:
Both the 1300mah batteries are actually the same size, one is just closer than the other in the photo. They easily last longer than a day, and the vapor they produce with the Kanger T2 and VG is fantastic! Even better considering the Kanger T2, eGo 1300mah battery and charger shipped to my door were only $30!
Hope you enjoyed my first post!