Tootle Puffers, Redux (The Sequel)

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ColbeWan

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I agree on both fronts. I too sometimes feel like that we have just peeked out of the stone ages when it comes to vaping. And it is true that vaping doesn't need to be "high tech". But then again I wouldn't be suprised when a touch screen mod comes into the market. heck there are already "smart-vapes" that can connect to your phone through bluetooth.
 

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I agree on both fronts. I too sometimes feel like that we have just peeked out of the stone ages when it comes to vaping. And it is true that vaping doesn't need to be "high tech". But then again I wouldn't be suprised when a touch screen mod comes into the market. heck there are already "smart-vapes" that can connect to your phone through bluetooth.

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Does it ever strike anyone how "low-tech" our devices are when compared to our other electronic devices (like cell phones)? It's 2016, yet in e-cigarette-land sometimes it feels like we've just gotten out of the stone age.

Then I think, "well how high tech does electrical engineering need to be for vaping purposes?"

I guess since smokers-turned-vapors are such a minority market and there are no ginormous corporations involved in the industry (e.g., General Electric, etc.) there's not enough money to be made - oh and of course, due to regulatory issues?

Just a weird sensation I get sometimes.

It's the low tech that make vaping unstoppable.
 

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Does it ever strike anyone how "low-tech" our devices are when compared to our other electronic devices (like cell phones)? It's 2016, yet in e-cigarette-land sometimes it feels like we've just gotten out of the stone age.

Then I think, "well how high tech does electrical engineering need to be for vaping purposes?"

I guess since smokers-turned-vapors are such a minority market and there are no ginormous corporations involved in the industry (e.g., General Electric, etc.) there's not enough money to be made - oh and of course, due to regulatory issues?

Just a weird sensation I get sometimes.

Well, what we need to do -- vaporize a liquid containing nicotine -- is fairly low-tech; we do have electronic power sources that run on batteries, and those are slowly growing in complexity, but the more complex a machine is, the more likely it is to break, to cost a lot to fix, or just to buy it in the first place -- think about what a pain all that electronic crap in cars nowadays is; we had to get our thermostat replaced in our truck last year, which cost $230 -- back when cars were low-tech, down here in the south, we'd just pull the stupid thermostat out! Some folks won't use electronic mods for just that reason -- they use mechs just because of their simplicity and low-tech ease of maintenance.

Our turntable no longer works, but back when it did, it was our go-to entertainment when there was a big electrical storm going on and I'd turn off my computer and make the kid turn off the TV. My dad's TV blew up once, when lightening struck his antenna! There's a great deal to be said for low-tech, and I wish more of it was still around.

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The hard part is the vaporization process and power requirements.
A tootle puffers cellular mod would be easy. But a 200 watt one....

Then the question do I vape my battery dead or do I text?

vape instead of text and send vape signals like they used to do with smoke signals

you would prob enjoy it more than texting i know i would

it would be a tasteeee message LOL
 

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Oh those sub ohmers! always needing higher watts and bigger batteries. I wouldn't be surprised if someone walked past me with a car battery in a backpack wired into a vaping hose coming out of the back like a camel bag (sits and wait for a pic. to show up of this...)

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I am with Andria I don't see the need for high tech. Heat liquid, produce vapor and deliver nicotine.......simple, easy and effective.

I suppose the obvious is battery technology but I don't need anymore miniaturisation.

Yes, absolutely the place where more progress needs to be made are the batteries; instead of MOAR VAPOR, now we need MOAR BATTERY LIFE! :lol:

To me that's one of the best parts about being a tootle puffer; these hi-wattage mods that support sub-ohm vaping have considerable amperage, and with the wattage set low and mid-to-high resistance coils, that translates to excellent battery life!

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