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[TexasT]

allsonew,

Vapor Junction has both the Riva and the E-Power and both are at a very good price.

Have you signed up for their newsletter? If you have then you know you can get a discount by using the code "augustrush."

I don't think you would be happy with the eGo or cartamizers or atomizers and why buy somebody else's troubles? There's a reason why their selling it. Even if there's nothing wrong with it, its clear they don't like it.

Filling cartos is going to be a fact of life if your going to vape. You can buy prefilled cartos, but why pay somebody else to fill them for you? Its not anything hard to do and the more you do it you'll develop your own little routine and it will become even easier.

As far as KR808D-1's are concerned, there's nothing wrong with them. A lot of experienced vapers continue to use them and I frequently do myself. The problem I think your having is those automatic batteries, but even those aren't bad ... I just never had much luck with them lasting very long.

The eGo is 3.2 volts and the 808's are 3.7 volts. You can buy a real fancy battery (you'll probably need another charger) that is brightly colored fluorescent orange, glows in the dark, has a built in laser and a flashlight on the end and its still going to be 3.7 volts.

The important thing on a 3.7 volt battery is the mah. The higher the mah number the longer the battery is going to last you between charges.

And dear, if all this seems expensive just add up what the stinkies are going to cost you every week. With vaping equipment you buy it, you have it and it lasts a long time. With the stinkies you just keep buying and buying and buying and dieing.

TT

 

[LostVapeMonster]

Thanks TT. Always appreciate the input.

allsonew,

Vapor Junction has both the Riva and the E-Power and both are at a very good price.

Have you signed up for their newsletter? If you have then you know you can get a discount by using the code "augustrush."

I don't think you would be happy with the eGo or cartamizers or atomizers and why buy somebody else's troubles? There's a reason why their selling it. Even if there's nothing wrong with it, its clear they don't like it.

Filling cartos is going to be a fact of life if your going to vape. You can buy prefilled cartos, but why pay somebody else to fill them for you? Its not anything hard to do and the more you do it you'll develop your own little routine and it will become even easier.

As far as KR808D-1's are concerned, there's nothing wrong with them. A lot of experienced vapers continue to use them and I frequently do myself. The problem I think your having is those automatic batteries, but even those aren't bad ... I just never had much luck with them lasting very long.

The eGo is 3.2 volts and the 808's are 3.7 volts. You can buy a real fancy battery (you'll probably need another charger) that is brightly colored fluorescent orange, glows in the dark, has a built in laser and a flashlight on the end and its still going to be 3.7 volts.

The important thing on a 3.7 volt battery is the mah. The higher the mah number the longer the battery is going to last you between charges.

And dear, if all this seems expensive just add up what the stinkies are going to cost you every week. With vaping equipment you buy it, you have it and it lasts a long time. With the stinkies you just keep buying and buying and buying and dieing.

TT

 

[technovapir]

TT hit several nails on the head. Sometimes, when he's lucid, he gives the BEST advice!!!

 

[LostVapeMonster]

And my best one just died.

 

[LostVapeMonster]

Can someone please tell me what the heck a cone is and what it's for?

 

[technovapir]

Hey Alls, a cone is the torpedo shaped top that screws onto Ego type PVs. It gives it a sleeker look, covers the atty or carto, and keeps eliquid from dripping onto your fingers! Some folks don't like them, but I do.

 

[LostVapeMonster]

Thanks Techno. Do you need a cone? Can't you just put a carto on the end? Uuggghhh. I'm such a newbie!

Hey Alls, a cone is the torpedo shaped top that screws onto Ego type PVs. It gives it a sleeker look, covers the atty or carto, and keeps eliquid from dripping onto your fingers! Some folks don't like them, but I do.

 

[technovapir]

Technically you don't "need" a cone. But it's prettier...and it does keep some leaky liquids (especially if you use attys) from getting on your fingers. It also makes the cartomizer a little warmer. I personally like the way it looks & feels, so I always use one.

 

[LostVapeMonster]

What kind of PVs do you use? I am trying to decide what to get next. I am now down to 3 and who knows when the next one will die on me. These KR808s don't seem to be the most reliable things.

Technically you don't "need" a cone. But it's prettier...and it does keep some leaky liquids (especially if you use attys) from getting on your fingers. It also makes the cartomizer a little warmer. I personally like the way it looks & feels, so I always use one.

 

[technovapir]

Alls, I use T-Rex mostly. It's just like an Ego, but I like it better. Thats the thing though, everybody likes their own thing. I have some KR808s, that I really liked for a long time. Then I went with Ego, Riva, T-Rex, and lots of different types of cartomizers until I found my favorite (1100mAh T-rex with a 2.0 ohm cartomizer). Vapor Junction sells the e-powers, which everyone seems to really like - but I haven't tried it yet. I may, if I keep losing my PVs at the rate I'm going lately!

Here's a picture of my PVs. As you can see, my primary requirement is that they be PINK;

 

[LostVapeMonster]

Ha. I prefer purple ones! I do have one pink one too, though. So where does one find a T-Rex?

Alls, I use T-Rex mostly. It's just like an Ego, but I like it better. Thats the thing though, everybody likes their own thing. I have some KR808s, that I really liked for a long time. Then I went with Ego, Riva, T-Rex, and lots of different types of cartomizers until I found my favorite (1100mAh T-rex with a 2.0 ohm cartomizer). Vapor Junction sells the e-powers, which everyone seems to really like - but I haven't tried it yet. I may, if I keep losing my PVs at the rate I'm going lately!

Here's a picture of my PVs. As you can see, my primary requirement is that they be PINK;

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[salemgold]

Vapor Junction has T Rex asn

Edit no they don't I thought I saw them there. I think the 1100 mah Riva would be very comparable. I never used the cone on my Riva because it seemed to make the draw tighter but it does also make it a bit warmer

 

[salemgold]

Really if I were in your shoes I would go for the epower because the batteries are so chaep and easy to replace as well as other components of the epower. So when a battery dies on you just replace it with a $2 battery Instead of buying a battery for $15 and up

 

[salemgold]

Hey asn, what did you think of the 5V PT? That will give you a good indication of whether or not you may like a stronger battery

 

[Pokeygizmo]

Hey ASN,

Make a list for what you're really looking for in an e-cig -- size, battery life, voltage, pretty colors, particular threadings (remembering that there are adapters to conquer this foe), carto friendly, atty friendly, easy/cheap to replace - you get the idea.

Then, narrow down your options from there...there is so much out there it is tough to make a choice, even for us older folks, let alone make the perfect choice off the bat. You may find that what you think you want is a far cry from what you really need. Or what works for you now, might not work for you later. It's part of the deal, unfortunately.

I can personally vouch for the EPower; it is a nice little unit that offers a good mix of everything - decent looking, mod-like capability to maintain a constant, fairly lengthy voltage, and easy to replace parts.

I cannot speak for the Riva, the TRex, the Ego - I missed those along the way. But I was a huge 808 junkie; and as much as I loved the pretty colors and how they worked for me, initially, there's been no looking back.

Well, except for my fairly recent royal purple 808XL auto with pink diamond bling tip. Sheeesh, whatever was I thinking? lol

ASN, sometimes with vaping you just have to take a leap of faith and jump both feet first. It's a huge learning curve, but you'll figure it out!

 

[TexasT]

Really if I were in your shoes I would go for the epower because the batteries are so chaep and easy to replace as well as other components of the epower. So when a battery dies on you just replace it with a $2 battery Instead of buying a battery for $15 and up

Very good advice.

TT

 

[TexasT]

Now that leads me back to that chicken. I still have it. And when its real hot outside ...

that chicken goes insane!

Somehow it will manage to climb up on the boat out there by the couch in the front yard and when I'm laying there contemplating the national debt and its affect on the Lemonade business, that danged chicken will dive bomb me!! I mean come flying off that boat and attack me!! I hate it!

But I'm ready for it tomorrow when it tries its funny stuff. I took the bug zapper off the porch and have it laying out there beside the couch. When that killer chicken comes after me tomorrow I'll jerk the bug zapper up real fast and she'll find out who the smart one is around here! Heh, heh. I'll be eating some micro-zapped chicken!

I'll let y'all know what happens!

TT

So this afternoon I'm laying out there on the plaid couch by the boat in the front yard and I have the bug zapper from the front porch laying beside me and I'm pretending to be asleep.

But I'm not.

I'm fully alert and ready to spring into action at a moments notice ...

I see the insane chicken sneaking across the front yard trying to hide in the weeds ... but its useless ... I'm locked on him like a fighter jet radar system.

But I accidently dozed off ...

It is the last action I remember performing. It struck without warning, without respect to my circumstances. Nay, it wasn't a hexed raccoon, drawing me into its gnashing teeth. it was that danged chicken, clawing at the area between my legs.

She ( aka "the danged chicken") had been poised up on the boat and stalked me. At precisely the second I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws.

Now when men feel pain or even sense danger anywhere close to their masculine region, they lose all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements. Instinctively, their nerves compel the body to contort inwardly, while rising upwardly at a violent rate of speed.

Not even a well trained monk could calmly stand with his groin supporting the full weight of an insane chicken and rectify the situation in a step-by-step procedure. Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome; men, in this predicament, choose only the "flight" option.

Fleeing straight up, I knew at that moment how a cat feels when it is alarmed. It was a dismal irony. But, whereas cats seek great heights to escape, I never made it that far. The bug zapper I was holding bluntly impeded my ascent; my fingers on the left hand entered the bug zapper and the electrical impact knocked me out cold.

When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics snorted as they tried to conduct their work while suppressing their hysterical laughter. My pants were down around my knees and wife told me I should be flattered.

Later up at the Coffee Shop, colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me as for the reason my eyes were bloodshot and my left hand, fingers and groin area supported large bandages. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk.

And when one of them asked if I wanted a fried chicken sandwich I began to cry.

If they had only known.

TT

 

[Pokeygizmo]

OMG, TT!

I'm saving this one. I really am.

LOL!

Wait a second, this is a true story isn't it?

ROTFL!

 

[TexasT]

I'm in a lot of pain right now and can only type with my right hand.

And that's not my hand that spells the best.

TT

 

[salemgold]

So this afternoon I'm laying out there on the plaid couch by the boat in the front yard and I have the bug zapper from the front porch laying beside me and I'm pretending to be asleep.

But I'm not.

I'm fully alert and ready to spring into action at a moments notice ...

I see the insane chicken sneaking across the front yard trying to hide in the weeds ... but its useless ... I'm locked on him like a fighter jet radar system.

But I accidently dozed off ...

It is the last action I remember performing. It struck without warning, without respect to my circumstances. Nay, it wasn't a hexed raccoon, drawing me into its gnashing teeth. it was that danged chicken, clawing at the area between my legs.

She ( aka "the danged chicken") had been poised up on the boat and stalked me. At precisely the second I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws.

Now when men feel pain or even sense danger anywhere close to their masculine region, they lose all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements. Instinctively, their nerves compel the body to contort inwardly, while rising upwardly at a violent rate of speed.

Not even a well trained monk could calmly stand with his groin supporting the full weight of an insane chicken and rectify the situation in a step-by-step procedure. Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome; men, in this predicament, choose only the "flight" option.

Fleeing straight up, I knew at that moment how a cat feels when it is alarmed. It was a dismal irony. But, whereas cats seek great heights to escape, I never made it that far. The bug zapper I was holding bluntly impeded my ascent; my fingers on the left hand entered the bug zapper and the electrical impact knocked me out cold.

When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics snorted as they tried to conduct their work while suppressing their hysterical laughter. My pants were down around my knees and wife told me I should be flattered.

Later up at the Coffee Shop, colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me as for the reason my eyes were bloodshot and my left hand, fingers and groin area supported large bandages. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk.

And when one of them asked if I wanted a fried chicken sandwich I began to cry.

If they had only known.

TT

I just read that aloud to hubby and we are both cryin for ya TT LOL!