vape setup with almost zero maintenance?

[GeorgeS]

In days past I'd recommend a iStick 20-40 and a Nautilus mini or full size. Use the factory coils with clear or unflavored juice and they last a long time.

Today I'd recommend a iStick Pico with a Kanger top tank mini. You can use factory coils or the RBA (wind your own). Less messy because of the top fill, does not leak unless you leave it in a car on a hot afternoon (all bottom coil tanks will leak under these conditions).

Personally, I use the RBA's. I might dryburn the coil and rewick every few months. I just unscrew the top and fill er up once a day. Toss it on the charger when needed. Very low impact and easy.

 

[drugarth]

Well let me be the voice of discontent : He is asking for a hassle free device, and I see a lot of responses about the REO.....how is this hassle free?
Sure it is sturdy and almost impossbile to break, but for me that is not what hassle free means.
You have to coil it and wick it, it's a mech so you have to watch you batteries and ohms law, it is a squonker so you have to squonk all the time......it not all that difficult I agree, but that's not what I call hassle free compared to other set ups.

Not really sure what the OP intentions are, and what he/she calls hassle free, but my guess he/she needs a device that is very easy to use without thought.
And that means, easy filling, no leaking/spitting, and no coiling/wicking so sadly factory coils.

A good tank for this would be the Nautilus X, no air from the bottom so no leaking, topfill so easy to fill, factory coils so easy to replace. Get the extension kit and you have 4ml of capacity, it's easy on the liquid you so don't have to refill that often. It's a low wattage coil, so you don't have to charge your batts that often.
It won't be the quality vape of a good RTA or a Squonker, but it gives a very decent vape.

For the Mod perhaps an internal battery one would be easiest, but you'll need two (use one, charge one), and when the battery is gone the mod is gone, so not a big fan of those. But if you want easiest, yes they are. Some decent ones are the Innokin coolfire IV range or perhaps the new Evic VTWO. If you want very simple pick the older Innokin IV (plus), no TC are anything, just set you wattage and vape.
I would however recommend a replace battery mod, some nice and cheap ones are the Eleaf Pico (goes very well with the nautilus X) or Joyetech EVIC vtc mini.

You want even easier?? Go for an AIO or Innokin Endura, but that will restrict your vaping, as no adjustability what so ever.

 

[kbeam418]

Hassle free; Endura T18, AIO, any all in one kit. Durable; Mechanical mod, Provari, maybe a DNA 200 device.

 

[kbeam418]

Well let me be the voice of discontent : He is asking for a hassle free device, and I see a lot of responses about the REO.....how is this hassle free?
Sure it is sturdy and almost impossbile to break, but for me that is not what hassle free means.
You have to coil it and wick it, it's a mech so you have to watch you batteries and ohms law, it is a squonker so you have to squonk all the time......it not all that difficult I agree, but that's not what I call hassle free compared to other set ups.

Not really sure what the OP intentions are, and what he/she calls hassle free, but my guess he/she needs a device that is very easy to use without thought.
And that means, easy filling, no leaking/spitting, and no coiling/wicking so sadly factory coils.

A good tank for this would be the Nautilus X, no air from the bottom so no leaking, topfill so easy to fill, factory coils so easy to replace. Get the extension kit and you have 4ml of capacity, it's easy on the liquid you so don't have to refill that often. It's a low wattage coil, so you don't have to charge your batts that often.
It won't be the quality vape of a good RTA or a Squonker, but it gives a very decent vape.

For the Mod perhaps an internal battery one would be easiest, but you'll need two (use one, charge one), and when the battery is gone the mod is gone, so not a big fan of those. But if you want easiest, yes they are. Some decent ones are the Innokin coolfire IV range or perhaps the new Evic VTWO. If you want very simple pick the older Innokin IV (plus), no TC are anything, just set you wattage and vape.
I would however recommend a replace battery mod, some nice and cheap ones are the Eleaf Pico (goes very well with the nautilus X) or Joyetech EVIC vtc mini.

You want even easier?? Go for an AIO or Innokin Endura, but that will restrict your vaping, as no adjustability what so ever.

I could never justify buying a device with non-removable batteries. You're paying $100 dollars for a device that will inevitably fail within two years, three years at best. One of the reasons why I haven't bought a smartphone is because most of them have non-replaceble batteries.

 

[disley]

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[Toronnah]

I could never justify buying a device with non-removable batteries. You're paying $100 dollars for a device that will inevitably fail within two years, three years at best. One of the reasons why I haven't bought a smartphone is because most of them have non-replaceble batteries.

The OP wants something that is hassle free. Sure it comes at a price. But that is their preference.

 

[OcalaFlGuy]

iStick 30/40 and Eleaf GS Airs, rebuild your own coils.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

[cardsfan300]

Njoy dailys..work great..disposables..all I use now. Hassle free as you can get. Just look for coupon codes and get the 100 pack. They really are great and last much longer than the kings ever did!

 

[Lessifer]

Well let me be the voice of discontent : He is asking for a hassle free device, and I see a lot of responses about the REO.....how is this hassle free?
Sure it is sturdy and almost impossbile to break, but for me that is not what hassle free means.
You have to coil it and wick it, it's a mech so you have to watch you batteries and ohms law, it is a squonker so you have to squonk all the time......it not all that difficult I agree, but that's not what I call hassle free compared to other set ups.

Not really sure what the OP intentions are, and what he/she calls hassle free, but my guess he/she needs a device that is very easy to use without thought.
And that means, easy filling, no leaking/spitting, and no coiling/wicking so sadly factory coils.

A good tank for this would be the Nautilus X, no air from the bottom so no leaking, topfill so easy to fill, factory coils so easy to replace. Get the extension kit and you have 4ml of capacity, it's easy on the liquid you so don't have to refill that often. It's a low wattage coil, so you don't have to charge your batts that often.
It won't be the quality vape of a good RTA or a Squonker, but it gives a very decent vape.

For the Mod perhaps an internal battery one would be easiest, but you'll need two (use one, charge one), and when the battery is gone the mod is gone, so not a big fan of those. But if you want easiest, yes they are. Some decent ones are the Innokin coolfire IV range or perhaps the new Evic VTWO. If you want very simple pick the older Innokin IV (plus), no TC are anything, just set you wattage and vape.
I would however recommend a replace battery mod, some nice and cheap ones are the Eleaf Pico (goes very well with the nautilus X) or Joyetech EVIC vtc mini.

You want even easier?? Go for an AIO or Innokin Endura, but that will restrict your vaping, as no adjustability what so ever.

Yeah, a lot depends on your definition of hassle. For me, wrapping a coil every six months is less hassle than replacing a factory head every few weeks. Especially when that head is in a tank. Filling a bottle is less hassle than filling a tank. Yes, you have to squonk often, but most bf attys are drainers so no leaking. As for rebuilding and ohms law and checking batteries constantly, only while you're learning. Yes, as a mech you have to do safety checks, but other than that I know when my batteries are ready for a charge. I'm not doing new calculations each coil because I've found ones that work well for me.

I literally do a few minutes of maintenance a month. It did take a while for me to get here though.

 

[dbrandt01]

Well let me be the voice of discontent : He is asking for a hassle free device, and I see a lot of responses about the REO.....how is this hassle free?
Sure it is sturdy and almost impossbile to break, but for me that is not what hassle free means.
You have to coil it and wick it, it's a mech so you have to watch you batteries and ohms law, it is a squonker so you have to squonk all the time......it not all that difficult I agree, but that's not what I call hassle free compared to other set ups.

I would disagree. Especially vaping unflavored, I have the same coils for 3-4 months unless I get bored. In that case it takes 5 minutes, if that to rebuild. Changing cotton takes a minute at most. I can fill up a bottle faster than my dad can fill up a tank. Plus $2.50 for a prebuilt coil in a tank is ridiculous. Batteries are easy, you taste it when battery is going low. Ohms law once you figure it out for one coil, keep the same setup and you're good to go for the next build you repeat.

My Reo doesn't spit e-liquid. My Reo doesn't leak unless I'm careless and lay it on it's side right after squonking. Tanks can do that also in my experience. I would consider this hassle free.

My dad having to have 2 devices because batteries go dead fast. My dad having to buy coils and replace them every 2 weeks. My dad having a tank leak if you miss a thread. The risk of breaking a regulated mod or a tank by a small drop. My dad having to replace a regulated mod because it fails in 3 months. That is what I consider a hassle, not what a Reo involves, but that's just me

Great thing about vaping though haha, we all have our preference and we mentioned Reo because it isn't a hassle for us. Personally I like the idea of Spending $4.15 for 100 foot of kanthal and way more coils than I will ever need compared to $2.50 for each pre built coil in a tank.

 

[Grimwald]

Seems like you want something you can just swap coil and go. I would throw another vote to the Joeteck AIO. Top fill and replaceable coils...but more of a beginner setup or someone like me that likes something smaller and easy for out and about.

 

[GeorgeS]

While many of the modern top or side fill tanks might not survive the "hot car test" without leaking, they are just as or even easier than pulling a bottle out and refilling it.

Vaping unflavored? The coil/wick longevity caries over to RTA's as well. I have a few Lemo's that were last recoiled Sept/Oct last year. Wick got you down? Silica or even Rayon can be used in RTA's as well as 'bottom feeders' and can last weeks if not months.

So it comes down to charging and battery swaps. Many modern mods have magnetic battery doors PLUS have USB charging capability. Toss a charge cord in the car, desk at work and one at home and I rarely if ever need to swap batteries in any of my mods that have USB charging.

One mans easy can be another ones to complicated.

 

[kbeam418]

The OP wants something that is hassle free. Sure it comes at a price. But that is their preference.

Absolutely that's why I suggested devices that were hassle free.

 

[Mazinny]

Njoy dailys..work great..disposables..all I use now. Hassle free as you can get. Just look for coupon codes and get the 100 pack. They really are great and last much longer than the kings ever did!

Yes, undoubtedly this is the easiest and most hassle free option. No need to buy liquid, wire, batteries, atties etc .... or re-fill, make coils, re-wick, charge batteries, wash tanks or bottles etc...

FYI Njoy almost always has a 35% to 40% off sale on their site. Standard price for a 100 pack is $ 400. With the coupon code, $ 240 or $ 260, so each disposable comes out to $2.40 or $2.60. Unless i am drinking, this lasts me the entire day.

This is what i use when i travel and they are miles better than the disposables from 5 years ago.

 

[bnrkwest]

I do love the T18 for ease of use and the coils do last a long time. I have 2 batts and 3 tanks to use. I have to learn to build coils for dark ages of vape and all but this T18 is really handy

 

[Vandal]

I do love the T18 for ease of use and the coils do last a long time. I have 2 batts and 3 tanks to use. I have to learn to build coils for dark ages of vape and all but this T18 is really handy

I bought a T22 (in black) a couple or so months back and it's been airing out ever since. I have been unable to use it because of the strong chemical smell. It's decreased some over time but is still very present. Might be whatever they used to coat it in black. Just wondering if anyone else a similar issue with a T18/T22.

 

[bnrkwest]

I bought a T22 (in black) a couple or so months back and it's been airing out ever since. I have been unable to use it because of the strong chemical smell. It's decreased some over time but is still very present. Might be whatever they used to coat it in black. Just wondering if anyone else a similar issue with a T18/T22.

My T18 has zero smell to it anywhere. I plan on using these tanks once the batts die over time and I have tons of coils for it to stock up. They last a long time. I love how easy it is

 

[440BB]

The hassle factor is closely related to your flavor preference. Using a sweetened or darker liquid will cause more hassle as coils/wicks will need more frequent cleaning or changes. Sticking to clear lightly flavored liquids will make coil/wick maintenance very infrequent, so just changing batteries is all you do on a regular basis. We're not flavor chasers except for occasional flavor fun at home, so a simple mint/menthol all day vape that's clear and colorless keeps our coils happy.

My wife wants no tinkering whatsoever, and continues to use basic 1.8 ohm top coil CE4 clearos from Kanger. She unscrews the top a couple times a day and puts in some liquid, then starts on a new one every three weeks or so. They cost about a buck a piece.