Second guessing...

[peenie]

So I've been vaping for over a month now...started with an ego bat and a CE5? Got some evods, some new juice, totally enjoying it, but then my battery died. So rather than buy another ego battery, I went ahead and ordered a vamo, because I'm totally into this and not cigarettes anymore so why not upgrade?

I get the vamo, and aside from a bit of a learning curve with the vv/vw and getting used to the heft of the thing, I love it.

...but then I use my wife's ego/evod. We vape different juices, as we have different tastes, and I just wanted to give her juices another shot. Nice and smooth! And dear Jesus is her setup light; it's way lighter than mine. So I put her tank on the vamo, and I play with the wattage. Pretty similar. So I switch to variable voltage, and play with the volts...not a big difference. So I put MY tanks on HER ego, and I get...pretty much the same results.

Am I missing something here? I can definitely notice the TH difference playing with watts on the vamo. I can go from "is this on?" to "holy .... this hurts and tastes gross", but aside from that, I'm not noticing an appreciable difference in flavor or vapor switching between the vamo and ego.

I'm mainly curious because I was talking myself into an igo-l next, and some sort of mech after that(maybe a k101), but now I'm starting to wonder if it's really worth the money.

 

[shoggot]

To me, the point of a mech was to be able to try sub-ohm vaping (which I've stuck with); ego batteries can't handle the amperage, and vv/vw mods can't handle the low ohms.

I tried a few vv/vw mods, but never really got much out of them above & beyond ego's. The mech mods, OTOH, w/ 2900mah 18650's... Almost a full day of vaping, and I control the wattage via controlling the coil resistance. I'd call the mechs worth it, the vv/vw mods notsomuch.

Then again, folks love their provari's, so tastes obviously differ.

 

[drew_goring]

I found the Provari a lot more consistent. Both of my Vamos were great for the first week, then after that were burning whatever coil and juice I put in them if I tried to vape at more than 6w.

 

[peenie]

That's what I'm looking at. I can't really tell so much of a difference in the vamo vs the ego (aside from the price and weight), but I've never tried dripping or low resistance coils, and I read so much great things about both of them.

I'm totally hooked on vaping, and I love to tinker, but I don't have a huge amount of "fun money".

Should I take the plunge?

(side note: I research every hobby to the nth degree, have read extensively about battery/mod safety, and am pretty quick at picking up/understanding technical info, so I'm not concerned about any of that. I just don't want to drop some coin on a bunch of gear that isn't going to impress me.)

 

[shoggot]

I started 'the plunge' with a cheapo mech (10$ bolt clone, IIRC) and a cheapo RDA (dripper) (about 3$?), decided the results were worthwhile. Then I started splurging on real-deal goods - $XXX for a mech mod seems like a lot, but the difference is between an m1 Abrams and a heavily used Yugo. You don't have to spend a lot of bucks for a high quality RBA, though - 35$ for a richman, or an AGA-TD.

I guess my point is, the price of experimentation in the world of clones is cheap, and if you like it enough, you can get a (admittedly frequently only marginally) better experience from the more expensive gear at your leisure.

 

[DoogieTony]

Egos are very decent batteries and if you're happy then stick with them.

The difference really comes more from toppers than the power source. You're running a topper that it really designed to work with ego batteries so its no shocker that it runs best around the same voltage that an ego puts out.
Try some different delivery devices and you'll see more of a difference.

If you learn how to build a proper wick/coil setup an igo-l will perform much better than a ce5.
Pair a dripper with a mech mod and it opens more possibilities, but there's a bit of a learning curve between learning about your batteries limitations (amp limits) and not overdischarging to learning how to build a decent coil without getting a short.

In the end, if you find something that you're satisfied with and feel no need to upgrade, great! Vape on.

 

[peenie]

Thanks for the input, shoggot.

From looking through the forums a lot it sure seems like theres a difference between the two worlds, but I was just kind of shocked when I took a backwards look at the ego. My SO gave me enough .... when I spent ~$100 on the vamo and batts and charger and clearos, I didn't want to have a repeat with the RDA and mech if I wasn't going to really love it On the other hand, she still buys cigarettes, so I kind of feel like it all evens out. I'm pretty sure I have spent much less on vape gear than I would have on analogs

If anybody else wants to chime in with their personal experience and opinions, I'm thankful for that as well. I love ECF

 

[peenie]

Thanks for the reply, Doogie. For some reason I can't like your post, but I do like it.

I think that's the real issue here, is the topper. My brother has been rebuilding coils lately and loves it. For him it's more of a zen thing, I think...he's in the military and likens it to cleaning and rebuilding a little gun, lol.

I love to play and experiment. An Igo won't break the bank, so I think I'll at least give that a go.

 

[Caridwen]

I have a lot of mods and pv's and I use ego twists all the time. They're small, light and you get a good vape.

Your ego battery should have lasted longer than a month though. Did you have any kind of warranty on the battery?

 

[peenie]

I have a lot of mods and pv's and I use ego twists all the time. They're small, light and you get a good vape.

Your ego battery should have lasted longer than a month though. Did you have any kind of warranty on the battery?

It was a gift from my sister. She won it in a raffle at a vape meet. She doesn't inhale anything anymore, and her hubby has lots of nice gear, so she hoped I would appreciate and use it. Honestly I wouldn't have stuck with the ego for very long but as a backup anyways...this is the sort of hobby, funds permitting, that I can really sink my teeth into.

The crazy thing is that I'm sure I've spent less on vaping than I would've on cigs, it just seems like more because it's in bigger 1 time hits, rather than small daily amounts.

 

[peenie]

Also, I just want to say that I'm not trying to trash the egos. I started vaping with one and you know they work for me if you're in this thread.

I'm just in that "better and better" mindset right now. Vaping right now is better than smoking, no doubt. I want vaping to blow smoking out of the ....ing water.

Also, I like shiny things.

 

[bosun]

What ever works for you! I'm sitting here with a provari in my hand with a carto on it. Right before that was an 808 with a clearo and a different juice. Before that was another 808 with clearo and a third juice. I rotate through, don't care if I impress any one. I just put the provari down, doesn't matter much what I pick up next - it is all good! And I'm off the coffin nails!!!

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

The biggest benefits of the Vamo and other regulated electronic mods are power management, battery life and a wider range of atomizer options.

Ego batteries just can't drive tanks with resistance of 2.5+ ohms very well. A regulated mod with power management options lets you dial up the output and get the vapor that an Ego can't get from the tank.

Wider and larger capacity systems like the X10 and Protanks work with Ego batteries, but the style turns people off and the Ego batteries may not have enough life in them to do a whole tankful.

The Panasonic CGH/CR and AW IMR batteries have beastly long charge lives. I can use one CGH for two, sometimes three days before it gets swapped out for its twin and goes on the charger.

However, I have a bunch of Ego setups, too. They're paired with Evods, all of which have 2.0 or 2.2 ohm coils. The Vamo doesn't leave the house, but I'm always grabbing an Ego setup for a trip to the store.

 

[wv2win]

The Vamo will provide better consistency, longer battery life and more flexibility over the ego, plain and simple. But if you don't need any of that, don't waste the money.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

The Vamo will provide better consistency, longer battery life and more flexibility over the ego, plain and simple. But if you don't need any of that, don't waste the money.

Technically, we don't need any of this APV stuff.

We wants it, yessss...

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

I use my Vamo at home and while out and about I use my Spinners...or at least used to

 

[wv2win]

Technically, we don't need any of this APV stuff.

We wants it, yessss...

Well, technically I don't need cruise control on my car, but it sure makes driving long distance easier, lol.

I'm still waiting for tank-atomizer set-up where I don't need to rebuild the atty but just pop in a new one every couple of weeks and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[lunarresonance]

Just personal experience, HATED the Vamo, but the Itaste SVD is a completely different experience. I Rarely burn my juices, and it performs very consistently. I love my mech too, but the I taste is good for testing ohms on self build coils. I think one needs 2 things, ... maybe 3 a good back up ego device, and once wonderful VV VW and a solid mech that never fails you

 

[suspectK]

I totally feel the Zen thing with RBAs.