Hey guys, my Redds starter kit arrived today from Happy Vaper and I thought I'd write a little something on this amazing little device.
I started vaping again about a week and a half ago after stumbling upon a Smoke NV kit in my local news stand. While the Smoke NV is good by itself (battery lasts most of the day before needing a recharge) their cartomizers really suck IMO. I actually was just looking for cartos on Happy Vaper when I saw the Redds starter kit, which they spoke quite highly of, and claim that it's the closest thing to a real cigarette. Since I needed a spare battery, I figured I might as well hop on the Redds kit and get a portable charger while I'm at it.
I was smoking a pack a day at one point (especially whenever I'm in the Philippines because cigs are so cheap compared to Canada) but since I've been actively trying to reduce my cigarettes I managed to cut it down to about a pack every 3 days.
I've been playing with this thing all day, and I'm loving it. It's small, the battery is around 50+ mm, so with the cartomizer it's just slightly taller than a regular cigarette. I love being able to fiddle with it and twirl it around my fingers just as I do a regular cigarette -- I found that a lot of times, it's more about the habit of smoking than the nicotine addiction itself. The finger twirling, the throat hit, the motion of taking a drag, etc. Since this thing is almost the same size as a cig, I can do all that.
Their cartos are gooood. Lots of vapor and a pretty good throat hit, depending on the juice you're using. I'm experimenting with different flavors from Jugheads right now (I'm loving Jugz Koffee and JokeSmoke 2.0 is starting to grow on me).
I tried plugging a carto in with the Smoke NV battery and while I have to take a harder drag to get the same amount of vapor, it's still pretty good. I plan on carrying that as a spare if ever the PCC runs out, maybe keep it in my car or something. The Smoke NV is a lot longer, which explains why it takes a lot longer to die. But it's also slightly heavier, and is pretty hard to hold and balance with two fingers.
Battery life is pretty good, for such a small battery. It lasts me about 2 hours or so before it runs out. But thanks to the PCC, you always have one charging so by the time it runs out, a new battery is fresh to go. It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to charge. They claim you can charge a battery 5 times if the PCC is fully charged, so that's about 10 hours of vaping at my pace which is pretty damn awesome.
It looks slick as hell too. The PCC and the battery is made out of smooth rubber coating that reminds me of an iPhone sleve protector and is about the size of a king sized cigarette pack. It flips open like one too. And their cartos have rubber tips, so they don't pop out like the plastic ones do but instead they gently slide out.
My only gripe? I wish they sold this in white to look even more like a cigarette! But at least the LED is red. LOL it's not that big of a deal really, just a preference thing for me to make it look and feel as much like the real thing. I went back to analogs because my eGo-C didn't quite do the trick (like I said, it was more about the habit of smoking for me; plus, I never could get enough vapor out of that thing for some reason... Maybe I got a faulty one, I don't know).
If you're just starting out and looking to replace the analogs, I can't recommend the Redds kit enough. I've never tried the Bloogs or the Volt though, so keep that in mind. Granted it's only my first day but I can already tell I'm going to love this thing. I don't plan on quitting entirely (personally it's too hard to give up the wake up smoke, after dinner smoke and before bed smoke haha), but if I can get down to 1-2 cigs a day I'd be ecstatic.
As an aside... I'm taking a few trips in August and September, and just the thought of having these with me on a 12-hour flight REALLY tickles my insides. Nothing quite like being able to vape in peace while everyone's asleep *grin*
I started vaping again about a week and a half ago after stumbling upon a Smoke NV kit in my local news stand. While the Smoke NV is good by itself (battery lasts most of the day before needing a recharge) their cartomizers really suck IMO. I actually was just looking for cartos on Happy Vaper when I saw the Redds starter kit, which they spoke quite highly of, and claim that it's the closest thing to a real cigarette. Since I needed a spare battery, I figured I might as well hop on the Redds kit and get a portable charger while I'm at it.
I was smoking a pack a day at one point (especially whenever I'm in the Philippines because cigs are so cheap compared to Canada) but since I've been actively trying to reduce my cigarettes I managed to cut it down to about a pack every 3 days.
I've been playing with this thing all day, and I'm loving it. It's small, the battery is around 50+ mm, so with the cartomizer it's just slightly taller than a regular cigarette. I love being able to fiddle with it and twirl it around my fingers just as I do a regular cigarette -- I found that a lot of times, it's more about the habit of smoking than the nicotine addiction itself. The finger twirling, the throat hit, the motion of taking a drag, etc. Since this thing is almost the same size as a cig, I can do all that.
Their cartos are gooood. Lots of vapor and a pretty good throat hit, depending on the juice you're using. I'm experimenting with different flavors from Jugheads right now (I'm loving Jugz Koffee and JokeSmoke 2.0 is starting to grow on me).
I tried plugging a carto in with the Smoke NV battery and while I have to take a harder drag to get the same amount of vapor, it's still pretty good. I plan on carrying that as a spare if ever the PCC runs out, maybe keep it in my car or something. The Smoke NV is a lot longer, which explains why it takes a lot longer to die. But it's also slightly heavier, and is pretty hard to hold and balance with two fingers.
Battery life is pretty good, for such a small battery. It lasts me about 2 hours or so before it runs out. But thanks to the PCC, you always have one charging so by the time it runs out, a new battery is fresh to go. It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to charge. They claim you can charge a battery 5 times if the PCC is fully charged, so that's about 10 hours of vaping at my pace which is pretty damn awesome.
It looks slick as hell too. The PCC and the battery is made out of smooth rubber coating that reminds me of an iPhone sleve protector and is about the size of a king sized cigarette pack. It flips open like one too. And their cartos have rubber tips, so they don't pop out like the plastic ones do but instead they gently slide out.
My only gripe? I wish they sold this in white to look even more like a cigarette! But at least the LED is red. LOL it's not that big of a deal really, just a preference thing for me to make it look and feel as much like the real thing. I went back to analogs because my eGo-C didn't quite do the trick (like I said, it was more about the habit of smoking for me; plus, I never could get enough vapor out of that thing for some reason... Maybe I got a faulty one, I don't know).
If you're just starting out and looking to replace the analogs, I can't recommend the Redds kit enough. I've never tried the Bloogs or the Volt though, so keep that in mind. Granted it's only my first day but I can already tell I'm going to love this thing. I don't plan on quitting entirely (personally it's too hard to give up the wake up smoke, after dinner smoke and before bed smoke haha), but if I can get down to 1-2 cigs a day I'd be ecstatic.
As an aside... I'm taking a few trips in August and September, and just the thought of having these with me on a 12-hour flight REALLY tickles my insides. Nothing quite like being able to vape in peace while everyone's asleep *grin*
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