Want to try vaping again

[slash75]

I started vaping 2 years ago and was able to quit smoking cigarettes for 1 year. I had a basic setup using ego twist batteries and viva nova tanks. This worked great for awhile but then I started constantly having problems with burnt wicks and juice. I tried different batteries and replacing the wicks regularly but just kept getting a burnt taste and could not figure out what was causing this. After several months I gave up on vaping and went back to cigs. I am desperate to quit smoking and want to try vaping again with a different setup. I was wondering if anyone could recommend something that could eliminate this problem.
Thanks

 

[Robino1]

Welcome!

I'm sure you will get many suggestions

I started with eGo's and the Vivi Nova. Are you willing to try making your own coils? Or are you looking more for something that is fill and go?

There are a lot of new things in the year that you have been out of the vaping world. Hopefully you will find something that suits.

 

[DaniB]

Hi slash75. Equipment has improved a lot over the last 2 years so hopefully you can find something that works for you. I would recommend an iStick and a Nautilus Mini. Just keep in mind that nothing is foolproof. There will always be some problem with equipment, but the people around here are great at helping solve those problems.

 

[PapawBrett]

The Eleaf iStick is a popular start up device these days. There are basic tank-like attachments that offer exchangeable bottom coils.
Welcome back, and Good Luck in your search.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

The burning is "probably" (IMHO) lack of juice wicking or the coil getting to much power. If the wick doesn't get the juice, the wick burns. If the power is too high then the juice burns and., therefore, the wick.

 

[daleron]

Welcome to ECF Slash, make yourself right at home
I see lot's of advice coming for you!

 

[PaulBHC]

Attitude change did it for me. Instead of replacing smoking, I used vaping to get over the craving for the real thing.

There are lots of options in variable volts and watts now. Burnt taste is from too much power or not changing the coil before it is bad. Could be the kind of juice, the way you "puff", or something else.

The ego twist and a vivi nova is not a bad setup.

Don't be cheap with juice and coils. Look at what smoking costs you a day and you should be able to change coils and waste a little juice for less than smokes.

 

[Snug]

I use an Aspire Nautilus tank with adjustable airflow and a Vision Spinner 1600mah battery . . . works better than wick type tanks and smaller batteries. Also, I change
the coil about every 2 to 3 days. Hope that helps.

 

[Jma1087]

I had a buddy with the same problem. We visited a local shop and he picked out a dripper and a mech mod and the problem was gone.

 

[Warpigs]

I started out with and still use to this day 2 Your Online Electronic Cigarette Store. 5 AW 18650 Protected 3100 mAh Rechargeable Lithium Battery - AltSmoke. 1 http://altsaltsmoke.com/xtar-wp6-ii-six-bay-charger.html. 5 EH IMR 18650, 30amp, 1600mAh, Flat Top. 20 Smok Tech Replacement Bottom Coils. 14 PBC TANK. And 7 Sonty VTC4 18650 2100mAh 30A Rechargeable Battery - 30 Amp Battery - AltSmoke (Not fakes!!!!) And my all day vapes are $3.58 Hangsen E-liquid for Electronic Cigarettes (30ml) - Ruyan 4 flavor / 24mg/ml nicotine at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping. And Blue Moon Ice Cream - Killer Juice.

 

[slash75]

Thank you all for the suggestions and recommendations! I will look into each these further.

 

[slash75]

Jma1087 - Can you tell me specifically what he picked out?

 

[57chilicat]

Just stopping by to say welcome Slash and congrats on being willing to give vaping another try!

 

[towelie]

Hey slash. You might want to revisit those old Vivi Nova's. I had great success rebuilding the heads with cotton wicks and twisted 32ga wire. I drilled out the little nipple on the positive pin of the head and drilled the holes on the 510 connector. My gf still loves those tanks and we can load up any max vg juice in them with zero wicking issues...except you just must, must, must, must tip them to load up the atty.

When you take a big hit off the Nova with cotton wicks, you can see it wick when you tip it if you watch the drip tip. You can see vape come out the drip tip when you tip the thing

 

[Kynetic]

If you want to start with the basic device, a EVOD will do. However, in a month or so, you will want a more advance choice. So I would recommend a CLK 1280 with either a Maxi BDCC, or if you want to control your airflow, a Genitank.