Vandy Vape Simple EX MTL squonker

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@Rossum. I live in the UK and recently took a trip to Germany for work. I just took my Reo and a couple of 30ml bottles of juice. The TPD covers what is sold, it is still legal to have and use older mods etc. Honestly nobody took any notice, even through the customs areas in the airports. Across large areas of Europe the rules are just being ignored. juice and mods and tanks are all still easily available.
 

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I'm honestly going to start building this probably 1.5ohms and higher. Maybe 28, 30, 32g kanthal, just like I used to rebuild my Kanger Evod heads to be. I actually got a nice vape from them with 24mg juice at 2-2.5ohm. Just really interested in what kind of vape I can get like that. I'll bet the battery life will be pretty good on something like that.

If I'm going to build low, I figure I might as well just use my Squeeze instead?

This is going to be interesting. Heck, may just end up building lower and using it as a restricted lung device to cover me on short trips out of the house, etc. Seems that something this small could be useful in a lot of situations.
 

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MyVPro says expected arrival August 1st-9th. We all know how that goes though. I've got my 30g and 32g kanthal ready. Haven't used them since I used to rebuilt my EVOD heads. I'm aiming for high resistance with simple wire to try to see if I can get all day from a single charge.

Hoping there is no delay on this one. I'm taking a week vacation towards the end of the month and would like a chance to see if it meets the use of a travel device for me.

I'm only going to be gone about a week, but trying to pack light this time as far as vape gear. Maybe carry this, a pod system (Minifit) and use high conc nic salts in both. This way I'm not lugging full size mods, a ton of juice, and building supplies with me.
 

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Thanks @Figs, I've been keeping an eye out myself. I'll be posting here as soon as I see them at one of the vendors I shop with. Been checking several times/day the past few days.

I'm leaving for a week vacation in a little over a week and would like to take this with me. Doubt it will arrive in time the way it's looking. I've got some coils wrapped for it already, all 2.5mm kanthal wire in 28g, 30g, and 32g. I'm going to start with simple, small mass coils over 1 ohm, and high conc nic salts. Interested to see if I can get a full day out of it as a solo device without having to recharge or fill the bottle.

On vacation this time, I've decided not to mess with my squonks, RDAs, big bottles of juice, chargers, etc. I'm taking a pair of Minifit pod systems with 30mg nic salts in them. A 30ml bottle of juice and a few spare pods will make packing light and simple. I was hoping to also have this to carry as well. Maybe it will end up coming in time, but I'm not taking it with me if I don't have a chance to dial it in before I leave.

I'll be watching some of the larger US vendors this week and will update when I see it. Would appreciate others doing the same. Pretty excited about this one.
 

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Still waiting. I went back to Element Vape, and it's gone. I still have one sitting in my cart though. I'm guessing I caught it online when they were getting the item ready to be listed, or perhaps they added it on accident and removed it after. Wasn't planning on buying it there anyways.

I wanted to have this before I left for vacation, but looks like I will be trying a minifit pod system with high nic salts instead.

I also am planning on building the Ammit RDA with a simple wire kanthal build (maybe 28 or 30g 2.5mm, 6 wraps), and trying this out with a Pico Squeeze OG for a small setup to use with salts. Not sure why I'm so fixated on waiting for the Simple EX, the Squeeze with the Ammit and the right build will probably vape better and I know the battery will last me all day. Guess because it's something new I'm holding out for it, lol. Not sure how much smaller the Simple EX will be until I see them side by side.
 

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Yeah, I saw that last night. Unfortunately, I'm headed back to PA for a while later this week, and I really don't want any vape goods shipped there, because if they were, I'd have to fill out PA's ridiculous vape-tax return. So not happening right now...

Gotcha...

Good chance to let the User Reviews roll in anyway.
 
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I'm honestly going to start building this probably 1.5ohms and higher. Maybe 28, 30, 32g kanthal, just like I used to rebuild my Kanger Evod heads to be. I actually got a nice vape from them with 24mg juice at 2-2.5ohm. Just really interested in what kind of vape I can get like that. I'll bet the battery life will be pretty good on something like that.

If I'm going to build low, I figure I might as well just use my Squeeze instead?

This is going to be interesting. Heck, may just end up building lower and using it as a restricted lung device to cover me on short trips out of the house, etc. Seems that something this small could be useful in a lot of situations.

Im going to grab one when the price drops a bit. I think $50 is a little high for a disposable device, but there are some features I really like on this one. The small size makes it useful for a lot of on the go situations, perfect for out and about for a few hours but building at 1.2ohm+ for MTL the battery would last a whole work day. Im also a fan of the VV, even though its in .3 increments.
 
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I've got one sitting at my house in GA for a few days, but I'm in OH until Sunday. I watched tracking numbers and nagged the wife to confirm delivery, lol.

Have a second one taking an unplanned tour of the south compliments of USPS. Longest it's ever taken priority mail for me.

I wrapped some coils, 1, 1.2, and 1.5 ohms with 28, 30 and 32g kanthal before I left. First order of business after I get unpacked is to build the RDA and give it a shot. Almost more excited to get home than travel, lol.

Been watching here for early feedback. I'll post my thoughts early next week. Hoping someone else tries it in the meanwhile.

That sajd, the minifit pod system is doing great on my trip. Shouldn't have mixed 30mg salts for it though. Have a feeling I will have to mix some 6mg for my squonkes until I can get back down to 3mg. The mini ft at 30mg is much more than I'm used to.
 

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That said, I carry my mod in my shirt pocket, and having it be too short would make it more difficult to retrieve from there.:

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I really should dust off the Reo and order a little MTL atty instead of buying something like this.... anny atty sugestions?
 
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I took one of my original Squeezes and put an Orgen Little on top. Built a 1.2 ohm simple coil, filled with 50mg salts.

Pretty good, may be my stealth out about town setup. Other than the slight size difference I don’t see a reason to get a Simple EX. When someone gets this I would appreciate any info that might change my mode.
 

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I built the Simple EX last night, juiced it up this morning. Liking it so far.

Built the RDA with a 30g, 6 wrap, 2.5mm kanthal coil. Came out to 1.53 ohm. If you roll your own coils, roll them COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. I usually go clockwise, and with small wires, it's hard to clamp them down when you have to flip the coil. Also, with small wire, screwing down the leads can be difficult, the screws like to kick out the wires as you tighten them. Haven't tried the included coils yet, but they do look nice.

So far, I'm running the RDA on the third largest hole, only run it at 3.3V, and using 24mg freebase juice. Been vaping it all day instead of my full size setup and it's really nice.

Main complain is the squonk tubing is carelessly cut, just like my Pulse was. Cut very rough and at a high angle, so you can't easily squonk the bottle empty. This is more important than on the Pulse since it's a smaller bottle. Mine was a little long too, so I just snipped some off the tip where they cut it for now. I have some spare tubing, I will probably cut a better piece in a few days if I continue to like it.

I really am surprised how small this thing is. At the same time, the Pico Squeeze with an Ammit RDA on it is already pretty small. I'll try to post a picture for comparison later. Very light though and easy to forget you even have it in your pocket. I'll weight them both later too if the batteries in my scale still work.

With the Squeeze, I rest three fingers on it, with the Simple EX, I have to hold it in the upper part of my hand to fire it easily. In a way, the Squeeze falls into place easier in my hand. With the Simple EX, I have to shift it up to hold/fire it because it's a good deal smaller. Very comfortable though, and the fire button is nice.

As was mentioned in DJLSB's review, they released it with a stiffer bottle. Still appears to be silicone, but it's not too soft where it's too easy to squonk small amounts. Bottle seems to be good for the application.

Battery life is good so far, interested to see if it will get me though the whole day. Started off freshly charged this am, and still have three bars (out of five) left at 3pm.

No leaks at all, even in the 510. Mine seems like all of the juice goes right into the RDA. No issues with oversquonking/leaking. Been pocketing it all day and no problems.

I do like it, no regrets yet but only been using it since this morning. I'm not sure one of these would buy you much if you are running a Squeeze/small RDA for the same purpose. If you are looking for something smaller, then by all means, it is. LOL. I do like I can run a higher cpacity battery in the Squeeze, and that the battery is replaceable. If you didn't have a Squeeze, or was just starting out with MTL squonking, I don't think you can go wrong.

Pretty cool little device. Folks moving from a pod system to this as their first rebuildable/squonker should be very pleased. Even on 3.3V, and 3rd hole from the smallest, this thing vapes better than my Minifit using a 1.5 ohm Kanthal coil. Good vapor production.
 

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Here's a side by side with the Squeeze/Ammit combo.

Weight comparison:

Squeeze/Ammit - 158.5 grams
Simple EX - 91.8 grams

Of course some of the weight difference is due to the Ammit being a heavier/larger RDA.

Squeeze Only - 120.1 grams
Simple EX (no RDA) - 76 grams

So the Squeeze weighs in at 44 gm heavier (battery included) than the Simple EX if weight is a concern to you.

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I built the Simple EX last night, juiced it up this morning. Liking it so far.

Built the RDA with a 30g, 6 wrap, 2.5mm kanthal coil. Came out to 1.53 ohm. If you roll your own coils, roll them COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. I usually go clockwise, and with small wires, it's hard to clamp them down when you have to flip the coil. Also, with small wire, screwing down the leads can be difficult, the screws like to kick out the wires as you tighten them. Haven't tried the included coils yet, but they do look nice.

So far, I'm running the RDA on the third largest hole, only run it at 3.3V, and using 24mg freebase juice. Been vaping it all day instead of my full size setup and it's really nice.

Main complain is the squonk tubing is carelessly cut, just like my Pulse was. Cut very rough and at a high angle, so you can't easily squonk the bottle empty. This is more important than on the Pulse since it's a smaller bottle. Mine was a little long too, so I just snipped some off the tip where they cut it for now. I have some spare tubing, I will probably cut a better piece in a few days if I continue to like it.

I really am surprised how small this thing is. At the same time, the Pico Squeeze with an Ammit RDA on it is already pretty small. I'll try to post a picture for comparison later. Very light though and easy to forget you even have it in your pocket. I'll weight them both later too if the batteries in my scale still work.

With the Squeeze, I rest three fingers on it, with the Simple EX, I have to hold it in the upper part of my hand to fire it easily. In a way, the Squeeze falls into place easier in my hand. With the Simple EX, I have to shift it up to hold/fire it because it's a good deal smaller. Very comfortable though, and the fire button is nice.

As was mentioned in DJLSB's review, they released it with a stiffer bottle. Still appears to be silicone, but it's not too soft where it's too easy to squonk small amounts. Bottle seems to be good for the application.

Battery life is good so far, interested to see if it will get me though the whole day. Started off freshly charged this am, and still have three bars (out of five) left at 3pm.

No leaks at all, even in the 510. Mine seems like all of the juice goes right into the RDA. No issues with oversquonking/leaking. Been pocketing it all day and no problems.

I do like it, no regrets yet but only been using it since this morning. I'm not sure one of these would buy you much if you are running a Squeeze/small RDA for the same purpose. If you are looking for something smaller, then by all means, it is. LOL. I do like I can run a higher cpacity battery in the Squeeze, and that the battery is replaceable. If you didn't have a Squeeze, or was just starting out with MTL squonking, I don't think you can go wrong.

Pretty cool little device. Folks moving from a pod system to this as their first rebuildable/squonker should be very pleased. Even on 3.3V, and 3rd hole from the smallest, this thing vapes better than my Minifit using a 1.5 ohm Kanthal coil. Good vapor production.

A Nice Write-Up score.

Sounds like it is Over-All a Nice set-up.
 
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