Vaping for 2 days..need advise

[latexyankee]

Alright well 15 years 20-30 analogs a day, got my pv 2 days ago and I had two analogs left. Smoked one yesterday and the last this morning. Havent even thought about an analog since! vaping is definitely for me!

So I elaborated in my initial post yesterday that I bought the SAFECIG. I know, I know, but its too late now. So since i was a little preemptive in my purchase, would like some advise on where to turn now. I'm gonna order a new kit Saturday and I have 8 prefilled cartos to get me through. (1 carto is actually lasting me all day and i puff quite alot!) Since the safecig is 4801 and it has auto batt I;ve decided to get something new with manual batts to begin dripping(since I've heard its quite easy to fry auto batt this way, especially for a newbie). Now I've read all over these forums but I cannot seem to come to a decision. The 501 seems awfully tempting due to that vapor production, but the battery issues seems to be too much of a drawback. Looking for something that can live all day (8 hours or so) with two batts. I'ts hard to define everyones personal battery lifespans 1-4 hours because noone says how often they're actually vaping (every 30 sec, 5min?) So if anyone could give advise on where to turn, vapor production is important to me but so is a moderate batt life. TH is necessary but not a deal breaker. (for instance, I'm using 11mg prefills with my safecig and TH is good enough.) Flavor is not a huge issue since I have no tastebuds anyway. I guess I'm looking for somthing good for the next 3 months to help make sure I stay completely away from analogs. Once all desire, withdrawl is lost, I will have several pv's on hand at all times like most of ya'll, one for quick fix, one for flavor etc...Most important are vapor production and decent batt life. Also, one can get more or less of a TH from different strengths of juice correct? Anyone who made a quick purchase like me care to add their $.02? Help! So much info to take in at once! Love you guys here, keep up the positive feedback on this site.

 

[brian5470]

Get yourself eGo or Riva and vape away!

 

[Automaton]

Yup, I think you'll be happy with an eGo or Riva.

The cone is actually extra-nice for dripping. If you over-drip (which is likely to happen while you figure out how works best for you) the cone holds it in, so it doesn't leak, and eventually sucks it back into the atomizer.

The battery life is great - I vape heavily, and I get 7 or 8 hours from it. Some people get a lot more.

It's the size of a small cigar. Not much longer than a regular, 510, just wider. It's very classy-looking, and really not as big as some of the pictures make it look.

 

[latexyankee]

Im also a little confused on the ego, riva aspect. Are these actually models like 501, 808 etc...? When looking at the ego dedicated forum, every thing is mismatched so to speak. Like 510 atty with ego batt. Is the ego jus the batt? Sorry I've been reading for 2 days, but that is the one that keeps escaping me

 

[niccofiene]

I have a 510, with two batts and a PCC. I probably use it every hour to half hour or so, 3-4 drags, maybe 5 if I'm demonstrating it for someone, ha. With the PCC, I have not killed a batt yet (granted, it's only been 5 days). In the evening, I prob use it more, like every commercial break. I haven't even had the batt flash yet. I plug one into the mains charger at night, and one into the PCC, and in the morning, I'm all set. And I've had to charge the PCC every 2 days via USB, so that's not even dying on me.

Also, unless you truly have a condition where you have no taste buds, they come back amazingly fast after you start vaping and cut down on analogs. Day five, I can definitely taste things waaaay better. And that beloved menthol flavor? Yeah, don't care for the juice, even though it tastes better than the analog. Food for thought.

 

[Automaton]

Im also a little confused on the ego, riva aspect. Are these actually models like 501, 808 etc...? When looking at the ego dedicated forum, every thing is mismatched so to speak. Like 510 atty with ego batt. Is the ego jus the batt? Sorry I've been reading for 2 days, but that is the one that keeps escaping me

The eGo is just a 510 with a big battery.

So the battery itself is called the eGo, and it has the threading to use 510 atomizers. And that's what the kit comes with.

You can also buy eGo-specific atomizers and cartomizers called "eGo Mega's", but to keep it simple, just start with 510 atomizers. They will work on an eGo or a 510 Riva.

 

[Lisa B]

Welcome to wide world of vaping, I suggest you get a Joye eGo, got mine from Cignot your Midwest Electronic Cigarette store. , good customer service, fast delivery, widely respected company. I am a heavy vapor, hardly put it down and one battery lasts me about 6 hours, the kit comes with 2 batteries, so you keep one on the charger and vape the other, be sure to order a drip tip. The only juice supplier I have used is FreedomSmokeUSA but they say a lot of good things about Backwoods Brew . Order several small sizes in different flavors don't stick to just tobacco, try some coffee and some sweet flavors. When you know what you like then order larger size bottles. That's my $.02 worth, good luck and happy vaping!!!

 

[clark8876]

My $0.02......get a Riva or eGo.

Like you, I used to smoke approx 30 analogues/day so we should be about the same vaping rate. I started with an eGo and now I have a combination of eGo & Riva batteries. Standard eGo batteries are 650mah, Riva are 750mah, I've also got a couple of eGo 900mah batteries.

The rule of thumb for battery charge life is approx 1hr for every 100mah of battery so your standard eGo should go for 6.5hrs, the Riva 7.5hrs and the larger ones approx 9hrs. I've found this to be pretty right.

Vapor production is great & TH is dependent on mg strength of juice. I am vaping 24mg and that satisfies me. PG juice is also supposed to give better TH than VG but I haven't noticed much difference.

I've been using this combination for about 7 months now and it's working for me.

 

[jdh5484]

The 510 atty and 510 cartridge will work with the fatter EGO battery. There is a "cone" that you can buy that makes it look better.

You can also get a bigger atty and cartridge that is made for the EGO battery. I've stuck with the regular 510 attys and carts and use the XL batts.

I have the regular 510 batteries ( last two hours maybe), the 650mah Ego ( last 5 hours maybe) and the 1000mah XL Ego (last 10 hours maybe).


The regular 510 is about the size of a reg cig, the 650mah EGO the size of a dry erase marker and the XL ego about the size of a long permanent.

Throat hit: as I weened myself off cigs my taste buds and throat started to heal. I went from 25 mg/ml of nic to 6 mg/ml without a problem. Below 6 though I couldn't get a throat hit. So at that point I tried the LR atty and it worked great! Now I'm down to 2 mg/ml and the LR is too much of a throat hit.

When I first got on here a year ago it was very frustrating. Hope this clears some things up?

I vape about 2.5-3 ml/day. I have no idea how many "puffs" that is...but I was a two packer.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...3-small-ish-mechanical-mod-3.html#post2147154
Above is a link where I posted pictures of a few pv's. It should give you an idea of the sizes.
As for the Ego/Joye510-the atomizers, cartridges and 510 cartomizers are interchangeable. The charger for the Ego is not. Some people use the Joye510 mini charger for the Ego and it takes what seems like forever to charge the much higher mAh Ego, but you cannot use the Ego charger to charge the Joye510. The Ego batteries give you a ton more life than the Joye510's. It is the mAh that represents battery life. The higher the mAh the longer (time wise) charge it will hold.
Hope this Helps!

 

[latexyankee]

Well the eGo sure does seem great in the batt life dept, but it may be a little big for me. Style really isnt that important, but I kinda like the size, feel of the 4081 (or is it 4801?) I have now. Anyone know the stock mah for these batteries? They seem to be holding up pretty nice. Also is there a big difference between cartos and atty/cart combos? Since I've only ever used cartos at this point they seem easier, one less piece I guess. Harder or easier to drip?

 

[DonG]

got my first kit from cignot (510 w/ pcc). passed up the bargain stuff after weeks of reading and lurking. Very happy with it. Was a 1.5ppd smoker, sometimes more; nothing but a couple drags every few days since (19 days) analogs taste sooooo bad after a few days without one. With the 510 while at work I seem to switch batts every 5-6 hrs. If I am stuck in front of a computer screen for extended time I have drained a batt in as little as 2 hrs. The size and handiness of the kit is great and I havent jumped into the hobby side of the habbit as heavily as others so it works well for me. I did order an EGO passthrough kit this week to try out. 650mah battery w/ usb charging/passthrough. Hoping this might eliminate the need to carry anything more than a 5ml bottle of liquid to get me through an entire day.

When I ordered my 510 I had read all the negatives about battery life but with the PCC and reasonable usage it really is a very good combo. Cant wait to try the cartos I ordered to see if I can cut down on refilling during the day.

 

[Automaton]

Well the eGo sure does seem great in the batt life dept, but it may be a little big for me. Style really isnt that important, but I kinda like the size, feel of the 4081 (or is it 4801?) I have now. Anyone know the stock mah for these batteries? They seem to be holding up pretty nice. Also is there a big difference between cartos and atty/cart combos? Since I've only ever used cartos at this point they seem easier, one less piece I guess. Harder or easier to drip?

You're just not going to get decent battery life out of anything that small, sorry. To get the kind of battery life you want, you need to go with something bigger.

The eGo really isn't big. It's certainly bigger than your RN4081, but it's not a monster by any stretch of the imagination. It's a small cigar. A *very* small cigar.

If you really can't stomach that idea, and you're ok with sticking with cartomizers, try the Kr808D-1. It's about the size of a 510, but because it uses a cartomizer, which is shorter than an atty+cart, the battery is longer and has more charge time. I got 4-6 hours out of a battery.

That's the best you're going to do without moving to something eGo-sized. The Kr808 has the best battery life of any mini e-cig.

 

[vivictus]

I just wish Liberty Flights would get more Riva starter kits in. I would rather order a complete starter kit for the two batteries and the cone rather than pay nearly $20 per battery.

 

[tigerlily]

I would definitely go for the eGo. The starter kit comes with 2 batteries. One battery easily lasts me all day long. I keep one on the charger, then switch out when I get home from work. The second battery lasts all evening. I've never had a battery come even close to running out on me. With my first e-cig I was having to change out the batteries every hour or so. It was a real pain!

 

[Beachlover]

Get a Riva or an Ego as suggested. The Riva is the same thing as an Ego and very nice. Also if you want a long lasting but looks more like a regular cig in size and shape go for the XL Vapor King from Vapor4Life.

 

[Stygian]

Seeing all these Ego suggestions, I may have to get one myself, just to try it out. Based on my experience, I'd suggest either a 510 with pcc to keep the batteries charged through the day, or, since you've stated that vaping is "definitely for you", you may want to look into some of the various box mods available, or possibly make your own. I know I love mine. 5v, and it lasts all day.

 

[clark8876]

Listen to MistressNomad, her comments reflect my opinion.

 

[latexyankee]

Well I sure like the look of the vapor king. Battery life seems to be ok, especially if I bought an extra, carried 2 and always had one on the charger. Any reviews on the vapor king vs an ego for newbies? I would most likely use cartos mainly on both models because I dont have time to constantly drip. How is vapor production on a vapor king compared to my 4081? Also when everyone is referring to dripping, this means people are using just attys and need to drip juice on the atty every 30 min or 5-6 puffs depending on usage coorect? While the cartos you just refill your juice and go yes? Thanx

 

[Automaton]

The Vapor King is a Kr808. It was my first kit, and a very good one. I also have an eGo, which is another great kit. I used cartomizers for a long time, but I've gone to dripping now, so I prefer the eGo now. But I used the Kr808 almost exclusively for months and loved it.

It's definitely a good kit, and it does have good battery life for its size.

The vapor production may be a bit more than what you get from your RN4081. But that's a guess on my part. I'm guessing because super-mini e-cigs (which is what you have) run below 3.7v. The Kr808 is also the only proprietary e-cig that runs at a true 3.7v. And that extra power may give a little more vapor.

That said, I haven't used RN4081 cartomizers, so I can't say for sure.

You're correct about the difference between dripping with atties, and cartomizers.