Volcano, thoughts?

[Trenatos]

So I ordered myself a V-Kit Sampler from Volcano Fine Electronic Cigarette...home of the best eCig
I haven't received it yet, let's not get into that part. But anyway, I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on the kit or the parts of it?

This is my first ecig btw.

 

[Icoth]

I'm fairly sure it's a 510. The 510 is a very popular e-cig to start with and you'll find lots of info on it in the forum. For something that is close to the size of a regular cigarette, the most common recommendations are for the 510 or the KR808. There are other good models as well, but this will let you give vaping a try with good equipment. The 510's biggest short coming, by the way, is battery life. To be successful, it's usually recommended to buy either a personal charging case (PCC) or a USB pass-through along with at least 2 or 3 batteries.

You are only getting one battery and one atomizer. It will be difficult to stop smoking entirely since you'll be waiting for the battery to recharge. To be honest, I've seen 510 kits that include 2 batteries and 2 atomizers for less than the $40 this costs. If you can accept the idea of using something a little larger, there’s also the ego/riva style models that use the same atomizer, but have a much larger capacity battery. They last a lot longer before they need to be recharged. I think Liberty Flights is selling Riva kits for $30 after discount and there are other ECF vendors that have good prices as well. Something to consider if you decide e-cigs will work for you.

Hope you enjoy your PV. I started with a 510, it was a great introduction to vaping and it is still my atty of choice.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Icoth covered the basics. I can, however, add that this is a decent vendor. I got the wife a Volcano Inferno kit for an early Christmas gift. The larger of the two batteries was defective but they cross shipped a new one out quickly. Can't really do better than that. She's had this kit for a while and they've been working great. I would assume their other kits perform good as well. I also haven't seen anything really bad around here in the forums either.

 

[resist]

I am sorry my friend, but it looks like you purchased the blu's evil twin. I started off with the blu and ordered a new kit within a hour of it arriving. I might would cancel the order and do a little more research. I think the magma is a 510, which is a great e-cig. And I think the inferno is an ego, also a great e-cig. But I think you will be disappointed with the volcano. My $.02

 

[outbackblackjack]

I'm glad to hear good things about Volcanoes because I've got a Black Volcano e-cigarette & Black Volcano Magma each with lots of accessories coming soon.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Just looked at the kit. Doesn't look like a "510". Looks like a "Supermini"...maybe a "103" or "306"?

 

[Liv2Ski]

Just looked at the kit. Doesn't look like a "510". Looks like a "Supermini"...maybe a "103" or "306"?

Looks like a 306 to me JonnyV. If so then that leaves all the 510 options open down the road.

 

[Trenatos]

Thanks for the input, guys
I actually quit smoking 2 years ago, but kind of miss parts of it, my hope is to find something that tastes good and can keep me from picking up analogs.
I quite because it's that bad for you, not because I disliked smoking.

I didn't find much bad about the kit I got, and it was cheap enough that I figured I could use it to give vaping a go without spending too much, if I like it that much I'll probably buy better gear pretty soon.

 

[Icoth]

My bad, I just looked again and it is not a 510.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Given your criteria, that kit may be a pretty good match for you. If it is indeed a 306 then it will perform well. Additionally, you'll be able to use 510 atomizers and cartomizers if you want. The 510 is just slightly larger in diameter but uses the same connector.

 

[Kilroy]

The V-Kit Sampler is a L88b. (As is the Blu.)

 

[son et lumiere]

It's just knock off of a Janty Dura C. You might want to look into a Janty Ego. I stand behind Janty because of their warranty. It's the best in the industry and they can stand behind it.

 

[Troutbum]

I started with the Volcano kit. It was OK, but didn't really hit the spot for me. I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 30+ years and had been quit for 2 months when I got it. I needed something to keep me from going back to the real thing.
Ordered their Inferno as soon as it came out and haven't been able to put it down. My wife is more satisfied with the Inferno as well and she was a less than a pack a day smoker. We keep the Volcano kits around, but haven't used them in a couple months.
As far as customer service goes, I had some battery issues with the Volcano kit which they promptly made right (after they finally answered my inquiry).