Shinyitis Support Group

[borno]

I'm currently sitting in my car waiting for the vape store to open (lazy buggers don't open til 11am). Picking up a Qbix, a P26A and a Kumo. Thanks @AngeNZ for helping me decide on the Kumo.
Hopefully I stay disciplined and don't leave with more...they do have some really classy boro gear there.

You are lucky, I don't think they even know what a boro tank is at my local shop. I do need to go and give them my new phone# , they text you around your birthday for a $.49 60ml of house juice. Some aren't bad.

 

[OnTheFidele]

You are lucky, I don't think they even know what a boro tank is at my local shop. I do need to go and give them my new phone# , they text you around your birthday for a $.49 60ml of house juice. Some aren't bad.

I gave up on vape shops in my area when I started looking around in 2012. No one knew anything about any equipment worth mentioning, nor did they stock anything of interest. I tried going to a few a couple of years back but, to my dismay, the shelves were full of Smok products.

When I was curious about flavors (after trying a disposable), I went to another local shop and they recommended another Smok because "we found it has the best flavor". It was not a good experience compared to any of my setups, including my Aspire Nautilus GT and GT Mini.

Got a couple of known retailers an hour and a half away, but I'm not spending $30 in gas and 4 hours for the retail experience. No thanks

 

[Pigs]

Aw heck, what's a couple more items!!!

25 more minutes until they open.

I nearly folded...

First thought is why did I wait so long to buy a Kumo? The af suits me and the flavour is dense.

In full metal jacket mode:

 

[Pigs]

You are lucky, I don't think they even know what a boro tank is at my local shop.

They stock the mid-end stuff I prefer like Aspire, SXK boro devices and Dotmod products. Not always the cheapest prices but when you factor in exchange rates and shipping, it comes out ok. Plus I like to give them business to keep them going.

 

[OnTheFidele]

BP Mods Pioneer Insider Initial Scoring:

First named boro RTA/bridge I've tried. Love this thing. It's a great pairing to my Cthulhu AIO. Flavor is on point. The MTL draw is really nice at 1mm (though not close to the Kayfun X ). Overall, I'd say it definitely vapes better than the Taiful GTR clone I'm still testing. I'm okay with the filling, but I don't like that I have to vape a certain amount to rewick comfortably. I'm not a fan of boro rewicking in general, so that part gets negatives. As a conservative grader, I give it a solid 4/5 until I try out some more. It's very, very nice.

DVARW 24 FL Clone First Impressions:

Flavor is starting to shine after about 15mls (cut only about 35% total and using Graham's Cellucotton) of break-in, which isn't that bad. Wicking was quite easy and forgiving. Refilling I don't like with my current wick; I didn't use the thread-and-cut method so the cap stays on the tank when I unscrew sometimes. Not happy that it doesn't fit flush on my Dani 25. I'm not a fan of botom fill on my SBS mods, either.

I chose the wrong airflow insert: the 3x 0.6mm. Too much airflow for some reason, though it should be close to a single 1mm hole, which is what I'm used to. Might be a clone issue. No leaking.

Other Thoughts:

I'm still leaning toward thinking a JFC is useful, but only because I prefer low watts and I have specific rayon preferences. If I wanted more vapor and went with cotton, might be okay with no JFC. I realize now that I'm part of what is now a very niche market I was never a cloud or flavor chaser. I chase stealth, longetivity, MTL qualities, and adjustability...

 

[Tor R]

I am getting closer to purchasing a AIO/Boro Mate!!!

The gentleman selling his B22 still hasn't sold it (I check daily ). This is his second or third time listing it. I'm kind of surprised it has not sold already because it's in mint condition. Also, the B22 has excellent reviews. People in the Ennequadro FB group are always raving about theirs.

I am very patient, when the stars properly align, and the price is right, I'm in 100%.
If he still has his B22 next month, I will likely make an offer.
But, if I don't get the B22 then I will go back to Plan A, a mech AIO/Boro.

I hope you get a good deal mate.
That said, when you're done, we, the rest of us, i.e. everyone you see in this thread, we'll of course give you an rba tip, or ten.
As good comrades should do when one of ours has taken a step into the unknown.

 

[Tor R]

DVARW 24 FL Clone First Impressions:

Flavor is starting to shine after about 15mls (cut only about 35% total and using Graham's Cellucotton) of break-in, which isn't that bad. Wicking was quite easy and forgiving. Refilling I don't like with my current wick; I didn't use the thread-and-cut method so the cap stays on the tank when I unscrew sometimes. Not happy that it doesn't fit flush on my Dani 25. I'm not a fan of botom fill on my SBS mods, either.

I chose the wrong airflow insert: the 3x 0.6mm. Too much airflow for some reason, though it should be close to a single 1mm hole, which is what I'm used to. Might be a clone issue. No leaking.

2×0,8=1,13mm

2×1,2=1,7mm

2×1,5=2,12mm

2×2=2,83mm

3×0,6=1,04

3×0,8=1,38

 

[Tor R]

Totally agree!!! Never owned a Smok product, never will. Their reputation and history for making junk products is very well known.

Aspire products are among the best made.

The newer Aspire Prestige collaborates with some of the industry's best modders to engineer the premium products. They offer more high-end products like the Mixx SBS (SunBox), Kumo (Steampipes) versus Aspire's regular offerings.

I have an old Aspire Pegasus mod and a couple old NX75-A's. The NX75-A, like the Mixx SBS, were CNC'ed from single blocks of aluminum. Those three mods are built like WWII battleships.

Still have several Aspire ET-S BDC and BVC (EGO) tanks and many boxes of coils for those. Those are part of my emergency stash.

Aspire is quality, maybe a bit of a shame that they haven't continued to develop the prestige line.
They had several such as Paradox and Mixx in which they could mount the DNA 60.
Mechanically, the Aspire is +++

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good morning, Dan. Have a great day.

Thank you so much Fran