Vaping on a Budget.....

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I have been following this thread and I am rooting for him as well. I have friends that are pretty much the same as his and I think he would be surprised at the response he may get, as others have said every smoker knows smoking is not good for you and when they see me vaping I have yet to get razzed about it. Instead I am explaining what flavors I am vaping and where they can get a pv. I think the majority of smokers even though they don't want to quit would really like to and when they find out how successful vaping is they are interested.
 

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So for out and about, out with the boys, out where you don't want to have to carry a big ole case to fit a larger battery.... what would you reccomend? A smaller 650 ego or a joye cig a like battery.... Keep it 510 compatible please.

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Hi, wow, you've been on an incredible journey so far Tracie, I just read all this and called my wife over a few times to read some of it, we were chuckling pretty hard at some stuff. My mother in law turned me onto this when I tried her v2 cigs, but I had troubles getting them in Canada at the time, and forgot about it for a year or so. Then a few days ago one of my buddies and I went for coffee and he had an ecig instead of a cig and said, here, puff on this for a while and see what you think. It was the joyetech 510 ecig thingie, the cigalike. Now I know a little more, and saw that that could be a great 'out with the boys' option, but with a proper cartomizer on it instead of the kits atomizer setup. I do believe you can buy the little 510 threaded batteries, so if Craig wanted he could just pop the cartomizer he already uses onto it and go out with the boys.

This should be taken for what its worth, which is really nothing, as I am still waiting for my ego kit to come, I have an eroll that i ordered to start with and the atomizers just can't handle what i wanted them to haha...I am a heavy smoker and I would imagine they were crying out in pain with the amount I was puffing on them. The few days that I used them, I didn't smoke analogs except 1-2 a day and was looking forward to quickly being done with them when my equipment quit working.

Anyways, thanks for sharing your journey, its been very inciteful and nice to get to know a little more about you. :)
 

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So for out and about, out with the boys, out where you don't want to have to carry a big ole case to fit a larger battery.... what would you reccomend? A smaller 650 ego or a joye cig a like battery.... Keep it 510 compatible please.

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I came back because it keeps popping up on "my posts" lol... sooo...

I use a joytech 650mah ego c upgrade with a carto while out and about. I always recommend them to noobs offline because of their size, ability to stealth with them, there are no leaking worries and extra filled cartos take small space to carry and no juice bottles required... and, truly, they just look classy. I have black, steel, blue, bronze, red, green and... oh, well. These are especially good for males as most don't use fanny packs anymore... and the size of them means he can even carry two charged batteries in his pocket so won't even need to consider charging equipment. The thing with a noob is to make it as user-friendly as possible. They can change things themselves later. I use the same setups at home in passthrough with more mah version as I like them and don't fix things that already work. As for the something like an eroll or njoy, I haven't used them but evelwmn on youtube likes them and think she does reviews on a couple of others like them also:

NJOY King Disposable e-cigarette - YouTube

Hope that helps a little. Oh, I am going to get the njoy king myself to try even though I have an arsenal of egos, vamo, mechanical, vvs. I just like them... hobby ya know.;)

Edit: when will I eeeever stop typing their and there wrong? if ya find another one, I really do know the difference, my fingers just don't. And while I'm at it, the price is right on them too... anywhere from $12 to $15.
 
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Hi, wow, you've been on an incredible journey so far Tracie, I just read all this and called my wife over a few times to read some of it, we were chuckling pretty hard at some stuff.

Glad I could be a source of entertainment!! :D I'm really quite the nut but since I'm a SAHM now, I have to take my quirky-ness out on my internet friends! lol, sorry all. I hope your next kit works well for you, keep up the good work!
 

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I came back because it keeps popping up on "my posts" lol... sooo...

The forum just knew you were holding out and had more to share!! ;) I think I will look into getting a couple 650's so that he can transition into taking it on the go.... so far he's doing great at home!! And he's not even a "chain vaper," he just takes a hit every so often, its so infrequent that I don't even see him do it more than 2 or 3 times in a night (so I know he's doing it when I get up to go to the kitchen or chase our son lol). I'm kind of surprised that it is satisfying his cravings, but thrilled that it has knocked his home smoking almost completely out!
 

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I would only like to mention the Itaste MPV. I know Ego's and Kgo's are a great place to start. But I had one and while it served it's purpose. I found that I was constantly having to swap and charge batteries. Being a maintenance man, trust me, he may find it becoming a hassle. He needs a device that's going to last ALL day. I know I was a pack a day for 35 years.
I starting buying mods and passed my ego set up to my son. Who stumbled with it a couple times, he would be with his friends and find his battery dead and bum a cigarette, then buy a pack. Finally I got him set up with something to last all day with no hassles and he's doing good.
The MPV has a 2600 muah ( which means "should" last about 26 hrs between charges) its built in, no charger or extra batteries to buy.
A complete kit with every thing he'll need (except juice) is gonna be in the $60-$70 range. It's small, well built and rectangular, kinda like a pack of smokes. Only smaller, and he's already used to carrying a pack anyway I assume. Watch a few reviews pbusardo has a great one, his site if you don't already know is "Taste your juice.com" lots of fantastic information there. He's helped steer me in the right direction, I made the switch the beginning of this year and never looked back.
 

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There are other MODs than what have been mentioned that I "would" suggest, but OP said her man prefers it to be as inconspicuous as possible. Once he is over needing it to be so small, there are a few robust, manly, maintenance man worthy PVs out there.

I'll wait until the call for more is issued though.
 

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It doesn't sound like Craig is a heavy vaper so here are some ideas- they can all be used with the charger you presently have and are 510 compatible. Vendor links are ONLY to show show the max amount of information.
510 Mini eGo Battery (400mAh, fires @ 3.7 volts) Length: 60mm or 2 3/8". Diameter: Diameter: 14mm
510 Mini eGo Battery (400mAh,3.7v) [C-B7 Vision 510] - $10.50 : Healthcabin Electronic Cigarettes - Wholesale and Retail
I own an SD Keyring which is similar and find it provides a great hit. At the time it was the only Mini available otherwise I would've bought the 400 mah.

The following is a review of the 350 mah but it's basically the same as the 400 mah- will give you an idea of the size with carto attached.



My vote would also go to the Joyetech eGo-C Upgrade 650mAh Battery
[Joyetech] Joye eGo-C Upgrade 650mAh Battery
You can operate it in 2 diff modes- 3.3 volts (battery lasts longer) or approx 3.7 volts (stronger hit but battery will eventually drain down to 3.3 volts).
Here's some info on the diff eGo C Upgrade voltages:
How to use the battery of Joyetech eGO c upgrade.
 

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There are other MODs than what have been mentioned that I "would" suggest, but OP said her man prefers it to be as inconspicuous as possible. Once he is over needing it to be so small, there are a few robust, manly, maintenance man worthy PVs out there.

I am laughing my .... off @ manly, maintenance man worthy!! Sorry, that just tickled me, love it!! Yes, he's currently still in the weenie stage but I'm hoping he'll get into it more as time goes on.
 
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