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Daw1864

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Hi all!

I hope you will help me take the next step in the vaping universe.

Right now i have an Ego-t 650mah battery with an Evod tank.
Problem is, i feel like i want some more power now.

I'm seeking a more powerful hit, i am a mouth to lung inhaler btw. My budget is max 200$.

The device should be easy to carry around in my pockets. I have no plans to DIY with coils etc.

I'm open to learning how to use a mod, but i prefer if it's easy to use out of the box.

Thanks in advance! :)
 

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Personally I think the 650 mah VV ego/evod batteries are all the power anyone should need.
But If your mind is wandering toward the 'clouds bro' world here's an inexpensive sub ohm kit. All I can really say is a lot of folks are happy with them. just ain't my thing.

eGo AIO Starter Kit by Joyetech
 
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Personally I think the 650 mah VV ego/evod batteries are all the power anyone should need.
But If your mind is wandering toward the 'clouds bro' world here's an inexpensive sub ohm kit. All I can really say is a lot of folks are happy with them. just ain't my thing.

eGo AIO Starter Kit by Joyetech

I'm alright with this setup i have, i just feel there is more to squeeze out of it.

I miss the good thick hit you would get from a analog cigarette. I'm not seeking "the clouds", just a bit more than what i get now.

Could upgrading my tank help with this, maybe for the Aspire Nautilus?
Also i heard VG juices produces more vapor, maybe that's another change i could make?

Thanks for the answer :)
 
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Hi all!

I hope you will help me take the next step in the vaping universe.

Right now i have an Ego-t 650mah battery with an Evod tank.
Problem is, i feel like i want some more power now.

I'm seeking a more powerful hit, i am a mouth to lung inhaler btw. My budget is max 200$.

The device should be easy to carry around in my pockets. I have no plans to DIY with coils etc.

I'm open to learning how to use a mod, but i prefer if it's easy to use out of the box.

Thanks in advance! :)
Hola,
Use a higher level of nicotine.
What are you using now?

cheers
I
 
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Well, I just recently upgrade from Evod tanks to Protanks. Which are actually the same thing and use exactly the same coils,the protanks just hold more juice. I improved my Evod and Protanks by rebuilding the coils. using better wicking material. I drill out the airholes to improve airflow, I use 2.4 ohm nr-r-nr coils to rebuild with. All stuff you said your not interested in so I didn't mention it. I'm sure someone will come along who can tell you how to buy a better vape. I have more fun making mine better. I gotta get to bed. G'nite.
 

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I often recommend an iStick 30 watt (mod) with an Aspire Mini Nautilus or eLeaf GS Air M (both tanks). Videos below.

eLeaf iStick 30 Watt
Aspire Nautilus Mini
eLeaf GS Air M Tank

Picture of the Mini Nautilus on the iStick 30 watt

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My daughter and I were using Kanger Evod 650 mah batteries for several years, topped with Kanger Evod Glass tanks. The Evod Glass comes with a dual coil, but we have been successfully using both the Kanger single coils and the Kanger dual coils. We were pretty happy with what we had.

I got my daughter an Innokin VV v3 battery for Christmas, and she got herself an Aspire Nautilus Mini tank. She liked it so much better than the Evod Glass, and was telling me that the coils for the Nautilus Mini were lasting her a lot longer than the Kanger coils, so I got myself a Nautilus Mini to go on top of my CoolFire IV that she and her boyfriend got me for Christmas. Wow. My first coil in the Nautilus Mini lasted 2 weeks. Flavor and vapor production are fine with the Nautilus.

Both the Innokin VV v3 and the CoolFire IV are variable wattage/variable voltage. You can vape while charging using the passthrough.

My daughter vapes at 18 mg nicotine, and I recently went down from 12 mg to 6 mg nicotine. We vape eliquids at 50/50 pg/vg, as well as 70 vg/30 pg, depending on the vendor. We have not had any problems with these pg/vg ratios, even using the Evod Glass and the 650 mah Evod batteries. The batteries and the coils handled the 70 vg/30 pg eliquids with absolutely no issues.

All the hardware that we use is pretty much straightforward as far as being able to vape "straight out of the box". The main things to remember are to prime new coils well, and, if you are using something variable wattage/variable voltage start low on a new coil and work your way up to your "sweet spot".

If you decide to wander into subohm territory, the CoolFire IV will handle coils down to .50 ohms, according to the owner's manual. My daughter's boyfriend wanted to "blow clouds" after several visits to our local, very good, vape shop. I got him a Kanger Subox Mini for Christmas, and so far he is loving it. It can handle above 1 ohm coils, as well as subohm coils. He forgot he had it in his jacket pocket one day, and it fell onto a concrete floor at work. It is still running fine for him.

Have fun. There are so many different setups available, you are sure to find something that suits you and your vaping style.
 

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Well, I just recently upgrade from Evod tanks to Protanks. Which are actually the same thing and use exactly the same coils,the protanks just hold more juice. I improved my Evod and Protanks by rebuilding the coils. using better wicking material. I drill out the airholes to improve airflow, I use 2.4 ohm nr-r-nr coils to rebuild with. All stuff you said your not interested in so I didn't mention it. I'm sure someone will come along who can tell you how to buy a better vape. I have more fun making mine better. I gotta get to bed. G'nite.

This reminds me of exactly how I started :)

If you don't want to go for new gear as of right now, you could try adding a little vg to the juice and try 1.8 nr-r wire instead.
 
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This reminds me of exactly how I started :)

Lol, funny thing is that this is not where I started. It's where I've landed! No interest in going anywhere else.

Traded a Cloupor Mini+for a pile of ProTanks. Sold a Koopor plus 200w TC to get more DIY flavors. Just last evening mailed off my Luggy 60w TC in trade for a brand spankin new Istick mini 10w.

What I've got works and maintenance entertains me. I got no intention of moving anywhere.
 
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I'm new to vaping myself. I have an Evod 2 kit, Still use the 650mAH batteries as a backup. I'd suggest picking up an Evod Glass, sometimes called and Evod 2 4 window, if you wanna hang on to the batteries as a back up. It's pretty much a protank 3 mini without the chrome. I honestly love my protank 2, and would suggest picking up a Kanger airflow control valve, or an Aero/Geni tank replacement base for them. Under 5 bucks, helps stop leaks from the botton of the coil, and just makes the tank that much more awesome. Same can be done with the mini's, currently picked up 2 aerotank mini V2 bases off of sun-vapers for 3 bucks a piece. I like it better than the stock fixed drilled protank mini bases.

I use a nautilus mini and a Protank 2 as my main two tanks currently. Naut with a 1.8 coil I run at about 9-9.5 watts, Protank 2 with the mt32 Socc cotton coils (better flavor than the stock in my opinion and barely cost more) at about 7-7.5 watts. Analog like plume of vapor, great flavor.

I have a Kanger IPOW2 (ego style but wide, believe it's 19mm while the 650mAH ego's are 16mm?)6-15 watts, doesn't do Volts but I don't play with that much. 1600mAH battery, internal with micro USB charger. Lasts me about 2 days when I vape like I smoked (15-20 puffs every 1-2 hours. Picked it up for 18 bucks on ecig.com, Naut mini is 18 on there as well, believe the full sized Naut (5ml) is 19 bucks if you're interested in the bigger tank.

I also have an iTaste Mvp v.2, might be hard to find because it's older now, 5-11 watts I think. Does Volts as well. Pretty good battery, lasts about 3 days before the fire button LED goes yellow.

If you're looking for a bit higher watts without breaking the bank I just picked up a itaste SVD 2.0 for 20 bucks. 5-20 watts, pretty well built an reviewed to be a longer life mod. This one uses an external battery, but can be found on madvapes.com or vapingmall.com for that price.

If you go that route I got a Nitecore d4 charger for 20 bucks off of eightvape.com, picked up two Samsung 25R (Greens) from there as well.

If you go newer tanks, I think you might want to go a bit higher. Maybe look into a 50-70watt device to future proof yourself a bit. It'll cost more upfront but work with more tanks when you have a better idea in the future.

Good luck!

Edit: Oh, almost forgot! No matter what you choose, I would use vapecrawler.com to cross check prices quickly. Awesome site, I always use it against a google shopping search to find the best deal.
 
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