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illitirit

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I am so interested in a Billetbox however I just want to ask you experienced users how do you get about without having a USB port for charging?

I use an istick pico and having a USB connection has saved me so many times when I needed to charge. I honestly really hate the idea of having to lug around multiple 18650's like back in my mech days. There are days at a time that I spend 3-4 days away from home so bringing multiple 18650s with me is really not something I want to do. Just want to hear anyone maybe that has a solution to this that I dont know about?
 
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I am so interested in a Billetbox however I just want to ask you experienced users how do you get about without having a USB port for charging?

I use an istick pico and having a USB connection has saved me so many times when I needed to charge. I honestly really hate the idea of having to lug around multiple 18650's like back in my mech days. There are days at a time that I spend 3-4 days away from home so bringing multiple 18650s with me is really not something I want to do. Just want to hear anyone maybe that has a solution to this that I dont know about?
A single battery lasts me at least a full day. When I travel I bring a charger and a few extra batteries. No way around that as far as I can see.
 

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I am so interested in a Billetbox however I just want to ask you experienced users how do you get about without having a USB port for charging?

I use an istick pico and having a USB connection has saved me so many times when I needed to charge. I honestly really hate the idea of having to lug around multiple 18650's like back in my mech days. There are days at a time that I spend 3-4 days away from home so bringing multiple 18650s with me is really not something I want to do. Just want to hear anyone maybe that has a solution to this that I dont know about?

First of all, battery life will be dependent on how you vape. I use 1.7 ohm Nautilus coils at 10.6 watts and I can get just about 2 days. When I'm traveling, I keep one of those small waterproof battery holders with 2 full batteries and 1 full in the Billet Box, a unicorn bottle of my favorite juice, and I could be good for about a week. I work out of my car, and I always keep batteries handy in my bag no matter what though.


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I've never found carrying spare batteries for my BB to be a problem. Like most, one 18650 can last me at least a whole day. I have a charger that will work on a USB, and I can hook it up to an external power pack that also can charge my phone and ereader. :)
 

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Last night, I decided to take the Insider out of my vape drawer and put it back into the boro to see how I feel about it after spending a month with the Odis Flow. The final conclusion is that I prefer the Insider by a long shot. Its flavor and draw are definitely more to my preference, probably because I'm a former Kayfun user. Contrary to what I was expecting, the Odis Flow will be heading to the classyland this weekend.
 

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@hobbes4 and @oplholik, here are pics of my 2.5mm coil in my Exocet. Just pulled it yesterday from BB and as you can see, dry as a bone in the BB.

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Okay this is weird, I just had to share this. I have been using the aspire BVC Coils for a long time. I have always wanted to try to re-build them for a long time, I have a Zapper to joint the one leg that goes down the outside of the cotton. I could build the coil with no problem, but when I would try to pack the cotton in as tight as the original's were, I would always end up mangling the coil, so I kind of gave up on the idea for a while.

I just noticed that I had one of the coils sitting here that I had taken apart, still had the cotton wrapped around it. I got out my ceramic tweezers and tried to burn the cotton off, using a bic lighter. It did not work, so I took it to my stove and tried again. Still no go, these coils are advertised to be organic cotton coils. :?: Sense when does cotton not burn? These coils are wicked with some type of ceramic wicking material, and no cotton at all.:blink:

I am not complaining though, I love the flavor of these, but what this means is all I have to do with these, (if they are all the same) is to takes the coil out of each one and torch it, then re-assemble it and reuse the coil. the only thing wrong with them is that they were gunked up. For a long time I was wondering how they packed the cotton in there so tight. They didn't.:blink:

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Okay this is weird, I just had to share this. I have been using the aspire BVC Coils for a long time. I have always wanted to try to re-build them for a long time, I have a Zapper to joint the one leg that goes down the outside of the cotton. I could build the coil with no problem, but when I would try to pack the cotton in as tight as the original's were, I would always end up mangling the coil, so I kind of gave up on the idea for a while.

I just noticed that I had one of the coils sitting here that I had taken apart, still had the cotton wrapped around it. I got out my ceramic tweezers and tried to burn the cotton off, using a bic lighter. It did not work, so I took it to my stove and tried again. Still no go, these coils are advertised to be organic cotton coils. :?: Sense when does cotton not burn? These coils are wicked with some type of ceramic wicking material, and no cotton at all.:blink:

I am not complaining though, I love the flavor of these, but what this means is all I have to do with these, (if they are all the same) is to takes the coil out of each one and torch it, then re-assemble it and reuse the coil. the only thing wrong with them is that they were gunked up. For a long time I was wondering how they packed the cotton in there so tight. They didn't.:blink:

KAS

Hey KAS - might it be one of the older ones, before they switched to cotton?
 
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