Long story short:
* Thumbs up to Mistic for being a great, accessible entry-level replacement to analogs. I'm really glad I found them at my local Wal Mart the same day I was going to break down and buy a pack of analogs.
* Thumbs down to V2 for their crappy overpriced product, and to their disgusting cigarette flavors.
Long story long:
So I started on Mistic I got from WalMart. Worked great. Lots of vapor, smooth draw, and I felt as if I was smoking a real cigarette. But with only one flavor and being a non-standard size, I wanted to get 'real' kit. My only real complaint about the Mistic was that the one tobacco flavor seemed to be modeled after a Marlboro Red, and I smoked Camel Lights. But to its credit, it DOES taste like smoking a Marlboro Red, and the fact that my main complaint didn't have anything to do with it not tasting like a cigarette, but tasting like a different brand than my favorite, says a lot about it I think. After getting accustomed to smoking full-flavor Marlbs again, I was happily vaping instead of smoking, which was my first goal. Job Done.
Next, of course, started my quest for the best. So I ordered the V2 kit (before I knew about this site) because according to Google it's the best e-cigarette in the universe. Picked 2 flavors: Sahara and Red. My expectation was they would nail my beloved Camel flavor, but just in case, I was sure their Red would taste even better than the Mistic. Nowhere go to but up, right? WRONG...
My impressions? Horrible vaping, and disgusting flavors. Really glad I didn't try this kit first because I would have gone back to my analogs.
1) First of all, regardless of what flavors they have, there are 4 holes around the cartridge that don't let you do anything but inhale gross-flavored air and compared to the Mistic, not much vapor. The Mistic feels more like you are taking a drag from a cigarette. The V2 feels like you are hitting a pipe with a carb, but not covering the carb. Not to mention the silly whistling and popping you hear from the V2.
2) Secondly, both the V2 Red and Sahara flavors are DISGUSTING to the point I can't even bear to smell them, let alone vape them. They literally stink just sitting there. I feel sorry for anyone getting their first impression from this kit. By the time I had the kit in the mail, I already had my new Johnson Creek e-juice (thanks to this site), and had refilled one of my Mistic cartridges with the Tennessee Cured (TC) flavor (OMG it's awesome!!!!). Anyway, I wanted to wash out the juice from the V2 cartridges so I could fill them with my new juice and hopefully salvage my purchase. Boiled them for 5 minutes as per the internet and let them dry. No dice. They stank even worse for some reason. Tried to give a washed Sahara cartridge a chance by filling it w/ the TC which I knew to be pure perfection, but in that cartridge it tasted horrible (conversely, the Mistic tobacco flavor was actually neutral with the TC juice, or possibly added to it). I figured it was just because they needed more boiling because they were full the first time, so I boiled them for another 5 minutes and let them dry. The smell lingered just as strong as the first boil, and still fouled the TC. I ended up throwing all 10 of them away. What a waste
Luckily my Mistic kit is still going strong while I wait for all my hand-chosen items from vapor4life. Now that I did some research, here is version 3 of my starter kit. It's a lot of money, but now I KNOW it's money well spent. Maybe someday I'll go with an advanced kit, but for now the KR808's are a perfect replacement for my cigarette habit. As soon as I start to pick up either habits or limitations of the KR808's exclusive to vaping, I'll look into more advanced stuff.
PS I just got my new juices from Pink Spot. I don't know how they taste, but on the invoice was a nice lengthy hand-written appreciation note on the bottom, complete with smiley face. If they put that much care into their invoice, I can only imagine how their hand-crafted juices taste. I'm SO ANXIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Thumbs up to Mistic for being a great, accessible entry-level replacement to analogs. I'm really glad I found them at my local Wal Mart the same day I was going to break down and buy a pack of analogs.
* Thumbs down to V2 for their crappy overpriced product, and to their disgusting cigarette flavors.
Long story long:
So I started on Mistic I got from WalMart. Worked great. Lots of vapor, smooth draw, and I felt as if I was smoking a real cigarette. But with only one flavor and being a non-standard size, I wanted to get 'real' kit. My only real complaint about the Mistic was that the one tobacco flavor seemed to be modeled after a Marlboro Red, and I smoked Camel Lights. But to its credit, it DOES taste like smoking a Marlboro Red, and the fact that my main complaint didn't have anything to do with it not tasting like a cigarette, but tasting like a different brand than my favorite, says a lot about it I think. After getting accustomed to smoking full-flavor Marlbs again, I was happily vaping instead of smoking, which was my first goal. Job Done.
Next, of course, started my quest for the best. So I ordered the V2 kit (before I knew about this site) because according to Google it's the best e-cigarette in the universe. Picked 2 flavors: Sahara and Red. My expectation was they would nail my beloved Camel flavor, but just in case, I was sure their Red would taste even better than the Mistic. Nowhere go to but up, right? WRONG...
My impressions? Horrible vaping, and disgusting flavors. Really glad I didn't try this kit first because I would have gone back to my analogs.
1) First of all, regardless of what flavors they have, there are 4 holes around the cartridge that don't let you do anything but inhale gross-flavored air and compared to the Mistic, not much vapor. The Mistic feels more like you are taking a drag from a cigarette. The V2 feels like you are hitting a pipe with a carb, but not covering the carb. Not to mention the silly whistling and popping you hear from the V2.
2) Secondly, both the V2 Red and Sahara flavors are DISGUSTING to the point I can't even bear to smell them, let alone vape them. They literally stink just sitting there. I feel sorry for anyone getting their first impression from this kit. By the time I had the kit in the mail, I already had my new Johnson Creek e-juice (thanks to this site), and had refilled one of my Mistic cartridges with the Tennessee Cured (TC) flavor (OMG it's awesome!!!!). Anyway, I wanted to wash out the juice from the V2 cartridges so I could fill them with my new juice and hopefully salvage my purchase. Boiled them for 5 minutes as per the internet and let them dry. No dice. They stank even worse for some reason. Tried to give a washed Sahara cartridge a chance by filling it w/ the TC which I knew to be pure perfection, but in that cartridge it tasted horrible (conversely, the Mistic tobacco flavor was actually neutral with the TC juice, or possibly added to it). I figured it was just because they needed more boiling because they were full the first time, so I boiled them for another 5 minutes and let them dry. The smell lingered just as strong as the first boil, and still fouled the TC. I ended up throwing all 10 of them away. What a waste
Luckily my Mistic kit is still going strong while I wait for all my hand-chosen items from vapor4life. Now that I did some research, here is version 3 of my starter kit. It's a lot of money, but now I KNOW it's money well spent. Maybe someday I'll go with an advanced kit, but for now the KR808's are a perfect replacement for my cigarette habit. As soon as I start to pick up either habits or limitations of the KR808's exclusive to vaping, I'll look into more advanced stuff.
| Vapor King Portable Charging Case - PCC Color: White | 1@$25.00 | $25.00 |
| WOW Vapor King Blank Cartomizers - Cartomizer Color: Sampler #1 | 2@$9.95 | $19.90 |
| Diamond Series Auto Battery - Battery Color: Red | 1@$16.50 | $16.50 |
| Diamond Series Auto Battery - Battery Color: Chrome | 1@$16.50 | $16.50 |
| Vapor King Auto USB Passthrough - Color: Gun Metal Platinum | 1@$19.95 | $19.95 |
| Drip Tip - Ribbon - Drip Tip Color: Blue | 1@$3.95 | $3.95 |
| Drip Tip - Metallic - Drip Tip Color: Chrome | 1@$3.95 | $3.95 |
| Drip Tip - Delrin - Drip Tip Color: Black | 1@$4.95 | $4.95 |
| Subtotal: | $110.70 |
| Coupon saving (EVAPE): | $11.09 |
| Discounted subtotal: | $99.61 |
| Shipping cost: | $26.95 |
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| Total: | $126.56 |
PS I just got my new juices from Pink Spot. I don't know how they taste, but on the invoice was a nice lengthy hand-written appreciation note on the bottom, complete with smiley face. If they put that much care into their invoice, I can only imagine how their hand-crafted juices taste. I'm SO ANXIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
