Timeline of vaping history and some old school things

[asmcriminal]

I have been vaping for about ten years now. I recently bought an old school style atomizer(Genesis). It brought back a lot of memories. I went through my old vape pile that was out in a shed. I found my old Reo Grand Mini mech sqounker(2011). Lately, I have been digging into the past. Here are some pictures of old school vape products. If you have any, please post them.

Just some random pictures of things from back in the day.

Genesis atomizer with stainless steel mesh wick.

Ceramic Wick for genesis.

306 atomizer

306 with drip tip(we used to drip a few drops into the drip tip)

A cartomizer. It's a tube filled with cotton and a coil. You put ejuice in the cotton and add a drip tip.

Cartomizer with a cigarette filter style wrap on a cigalight

eGO CE4 clearamizer(an early rendition of modern tanks)

An early box mod. This is where the term mod came from. Things where modified to make a vape.

A Tekkon battery bank.

A tekkon battery bank turned into a mod.

ProVari first regulated device(to my knowledge). You could increase the Voltage up or down.

 

[Vapedog]

Wow, didn't know vaping went back 10 yrs. Thought it was more recent 6 maybe 7 ish. Thats cool to see the grandaddy vape stuff.

 

[Anise]

That was really cool! Thanks for sharing it. I found it extremely interesting and finally found out where the term mod came from.

 

[untar]

ProVari first regulated device(to my knowledge). You could increase the Voltage up or down

Don't forget about the Darwin from Evolv. They were released a few months apart from each other (dunnoh which came first), the ProVari was a VV while the Darwin already had VW.

 

[Vapedog]

What year was the official first available vape device launched, for sale to the public?

 

[dedi]

Lolol....funny, all these look perfectly "normal" to me!

 

[Vapedog]

Lolol....funny, all these look perfectly "normal" to me!

I haven't been at it too long. These look like something I'd expect to find in a cabinet at an antique shop.

 

[asmcriminal]

Don't forget about the Darwin from Evolv. They were released a few months apart from each other (dunnoh which came first), the ProVari was a VV while the Darwin already had VW.

That's the thing. I am not familiar with the Darwin. These pictures are from my experience. Part of the point of making this post is for others(such as your self) can share their perspective and timeline.

 

[asmcriminal]

What year was the official first available vape device launched, for sale to the public?

There are patents as far back as 1930. The first mainstream one was lunched in 2003.
Historical Timeline of Electronic Cigarettes - CASAA

 

[asmcriminal]

I haven't been at it too long. These look like something I'd expect to find in a cabinet at an antique shop.
View attachment 780111

That is actually my picture. I found it in my old vape stuff. Those wicks were more of a fad. They were hyped up.

 

[r77r7r]

That is actually my picture. I found it in my old vape stuff. Those wicks were more of a fad. They were hyped up.

Seemed like a reasonable alternative to mesh at the time. Great brainstorming on the ecf at that time. Seemed like the future of vaping.

 

[r77r7r]

Don't forget about the Darwin from Evolv. They were released a few months apart from each other (dunnoh which came first), the ProVari was a VV while the Darwin already had VW.

The Darwin was great. Nicely sophisticated, you could see the future of vaping in that device. Provari looked like just a regulated mech. Too bad evolve didn't move ahead with devices much.

 

[asmcriminal]

The Darwin was great. Nicely sophisticated, you could see the future of vaping in that device. Provari looked like just a regulated mech. Too bad evolve didn't move ahead with devices much.

I never seen it, it is trippy. I found a picture of it.

 

[scott58]

I've still got some brand new cartamizers still in the box and a few of those usb 808 devices. Those were the days.

 

[zoiDman]

I have been vaping for about ten years now. I recently bought an old school style atomizer(Genesis). It brought back a lot of memories. I went through my old vape pile that was out in a shed. I found my old Reo Grand Mini mech sqounker(2011). Lately, I have been digging into the past. Here are some pictures of old school vape products. If you have any, please post them.

Just some random pictures of things from back in the day.

Genesis atomizer with stainless steel mesh wick.

Ceramic Wick for genesis.
View attachment 780099

306 atomizer

306 with drip tip(we used to drip a few drops into the drip tip)

A cartomizer. It's a tube filled with cotton and a coil. You put ejuice in the cotton and add a drip tip.
View attachment 780109

Cartomizer with a cigarette filter style wrap on a cigalight

eGO CE4 clearamizer(an early rendition of modern tanks)

An early box mod. This is where the term mod came from. Things where modified to make a vape.

A Tekkon battery bank.
View attachment 780101

A tekkon battery bank turned into a mod.
View attachment 780107
ProVari first regulated device(to my knowledge). You could increase the Voltage up or down.

That's Cool to see some Old Stuff from the Past. And made me take a Sentimental Journey to the back of the Unused Vape Drawer.

Amazing How Far things have come.

 

[zoiDman]

I never seen it, it is trippy. I found a picture of it.

Don't you Remember those Provari vs Darwin Wars here on the ECF?

 

[EverythingEvil]

I've still got an old taste svd, a few Iclear 30s and a carto tank floating around in my vape gear. Back when I first started vaping it was all 15w max regulated mods and mechs. Things really changed a lot in a few years. I'm starting to feel old.

Can't say as I remember the Darwin though, thing looks more like a digital thermometer or a decibal meter than something for vaping.

 

[keelalagirl55]

How about GLV? Don't know for certain when their mod first came out, but the company has been around since 2008.

Wanted one for quite a while when I started and never did bite the bullet to get it

 

[smacuser]

What year was the official first available vape device launched, for sale to the public?

Maybe some time in the late 1800's?

 

[Baditude]

Old school vape gear, huh?

Pyrex cartotanks on a black AltSmoke BB and white AltSmoke Silver Bullet. Blue mod is my first Provari. Black Mini Provari with wide base endcap (prevented the PV from falling over and cracking the glass tank). [circa 2012-2013]