What are your Vaping Pet Hates ;)

[kiwivap]

I bet I'm missing a page of math aren't I?

A chapter.

 

[classwife]

A noob has only two issues/concerns when they are contemplating vaping. One, what in the hell does vapor feel like/taste like going down my throat? Two, am I going to look dopey with this thing? A mini cig addresses both of those concerns the best. Any other concerns do not exist in the new vapers mind. Constant voltage, variable voltage, pulse modulation...none of that is even in his/her solar system when they are contemplating vaping.

I can so relate to this...I never would have even tried an eGo to start ! It HAD to be similar to a cigarette !

 

[gthompson]

The guy I work with that's been vaping ~3 years now, who helped me out a lot with stuff, still to this day uses a cig-a-like. When I got my first real PV and brought it to work, he laughed and called me a geek. It works for him, who am I to argue?

 

[classwife]

The guy I work with that's been vaping ~3 years now, who helped me out a lot with stuff, still to this day uses a cig-a-like. When I got my first real PV and brought it to work, he laughed and called me a geek. It works for him, who am I to argue?

I readily admit that I still love my little 510s ! I get them out every so often - just because they are small, light and comfortable.

 

[gthompson]

I readily admit that I still love my little 510s ! I get them out every so often - just because they are small, light and comfortable.

I still have 4 of them myself. I mainly keep them as backups for my backups, but when I'm out in the yard or something, I usually have one in my pocket.

 

[Bronze]

I read folks aplenty who are still using little cigs as their only device. I mean if you vape only 1mL a day then those tiny batteries will probably last you all day too. I saw a review on Vapor Coutuierre (excuse my horrible French spelling). It's a cig line marketed to women. They're small penstyles that are all gussied up with various female accessories. The ladies who buy those don't want anything to do with a big ole fat Twist with a drum threaded in the top. They want looks. And if that means it gets them off the cigs...then more power to VC.

 

[Bronze]

I still have 4 of them myself. I mainly keep them as backups for my backups, but when I'm out in the yard or something, I usually have one in my pocket.

I have a 510 bat I use to screw into my PBC so I have something to grab onto while I pull the tube off.

 

[gthompson]

I have a boxful of them.

edit: the no longer working kind that is.

 

[vsummer1]

A noob has only two issues/concerns when they are contemplating vaping. One, what in the hell does vapor feel like/taste like going down my throat? Two, am I going to look dopey with this thing? A mini cig addresses both of those concerns the best. Any other concerns do not exist in the new vapers mind. Constant voltage, variable voltage, pulse modulation...none of that is even in his/her solar system when they are contemplating vaping.

I disagree. A noob has only ONE major concern and it is not listed here: will it help me not smoke cigarettes? Without that major one, the others you mentioned are a moot point as a newbie will never try them to begin with.

 

[Bronze]

I disagree. A noob has only ONE major concern and it is not listed here: will it help me not smoke cigarettes? Without that major one, the others you mentioned are a moot point as a newbie will never try them to begin with.

That's assumed. That's why they contemplated vaping in the first place. Go to Step Two if that makes more sense to you.

 

[gthompson]

I disagree. A noob has only ONE major concern and it is not listed here: will it help me not smoke cigarettes? Without that major one, the others you mentioned are a moot point as a newbie will never try them to begin with.

That depends on the "noob" I suppose. When I was a "noob" it was because my kids bought me a kit for Father's Day. I used it to humor them, not because I had any intention of quitting smoking. My ONE major concern was would I look stupid sucking on a black battery thing that glowed blue on the end.

Everyone is different.

 

[John D in CT]

Well lucky for them you nursed them along the whole way. If only everyone had that option.

Well, I do what I can - like talking to Steve K from Philly for over three hours, at no charge, getting him squared away because his local B & M "set him up" with a single Twist, a single DCT tank, a single pre-punched carto, and 100% VG. After two trips to the vendor's store, he still doesn't have a decent vape going on. He ordered some Vivi Novas today, finally. A link to the first one-hour conversation is posted in his thread:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-newbie-would-like-help-someone-philly.html

Unfortunately, he didn't want me to post links to the second one-hour conversation, or to the third one-hour conversation.

So yeah, I do what I can; like posting this tonight in another thread in the New Members forum:

(The text is all original)

Hiya Steve - welcome to the forum, and to vaping!

One thing that I believe to be universally true about vaping is that with the right equipment and juice, it's more enjoyable than smoking. I tell person after person that they don't have to "quit smoking"; they just have to start doing this, with the right equipment and the right juice (for them); and I've also had person after person cease smoking immediately, in the face of this far more enjoyable alternative.

Whatever gets you off cigarettes, and keeps you off of them forever, is obviously fine. But the mere fact that you're still smoking, and hoping to quit by October 31, says to me that your vape could be even better than it is now.

If you really want to maximize the enjoyment of your vape, and thereby maximize your chances of getting off of cigarettes, I can't encourage you enough to add a slightly more capable setup to your "arsenal". Please bear in mind that your current setup would not be "replaced", but "added to". Not every vaper use just one piece of equipment exclusively, and specific setups fill different roles.

I'm not sure you know yet what "variable voltage" is, but it lets you adjust the warmth of the coil up or down by regulating the voltage going to it, and therefore the amount of watts (heat) generated by it.

Until just a few months ago, VV could only be had in fairly large devices that range from fairly expensive (like $60-70 for something like an Apollo SS VTube) all the way up to the "Cadillac of VV", the ProVari V2, at closer to $200.

Now, you can get VV in an "eGo-class" battery like a Vision Spinner, Joyetech Twist, kGo VV, and a few others. They start at around $20, and top out at around $30. A couple of the $20 or so ones is all you need to have variable voltage, and a very nice vape.

For the "attachment", there's a very popular device called the Vivi Nova, that's a very reliable and low-hassle way to vape for a long time between refills, or before any appreciable maintenance is required. They come in a 3.5ml ["regular"] size and a 2.0ml "Mini" size that's about the same 1/2" or so diameter as the battery itself. Altogether, the entire setup is about the size and shape of a Panatela cigar (6" x 15mm), and is nice and compact and "stealthy", and is great when worn around the neck on a lanyard.

I've been exploring this stuff for a long time, and have a fair amount of "fancy" stuff, but this is what I use on a daily basis. It really is very nice to be able to adjust the power up or down (with either a little dial on the bottom, or with buttons on the kGo VV). It's like having a dimmer switch on a light so you can adjust the output as you wish. Some flavors might taste better at a higher or lower wattage than others, and with a variable voltage device, you can use coils with varying resistances and still achieve a wide range of wattages.

Here are some links to where you could get this setup, if you're interested. I always recommend at least two 650mah-900mah (milliamp-hour) batteries, two chargers, two Vivi Novas, and a lot of juice. Lanyard and trim ring that secures it and/or covers the external (and unused) external threads of the "510" connection between the battery and the Vivi Nova are optional.

Joyetech eGo-C Twist: Batteries E Cigarette

USB charger: eGo Rapid USB Charger 6.75

Wall charger: Mini AC Wall to USB Converter 6.25

eGo trim piece: eGo Cone Cover for DCTank $1.49-2.49

Lanyard: Joye eGo Lanyard $4.95-7.95

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Lastly, a very interesting (IMO) review that says very well why this might be a good thing to consider:

Grimm Green: VV eGo's are a "Game Changer" THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER - YouTube

It got three "Likes", including one from the OP, who seemed to grasp it pretty well.

And yeah, my Dad was quite a guy.

 

[kiwivap]

That depends on the "noob" I suppose. When I was a "noob" it was because my kids bought me a kit for Father's Day. I used it to humor them, not because I had any intention of quitting smoking. My ONE major concern was would I look stupid sucking on a black battery thing that glowed blue on the end.

Everyone is different.

That was a cool father's day present.
My concern as a noob was that it felt like a cig, looked like a cig, and I could breathe something in and out like a cig. Mine was white.
The lady at work who told me about her husband's gas station ecig saved me.

 

[John D in CT]

I can so relate to this...I never would have even tried an eGo to start ! It HAD to be similar to a cigarette !

Yeah, everyone certainly is different. When I starting looking at e-cigs and knew virtually nothing about them, I had no interest whatsoever in a ciggie look-alike, and went straight for an eGo-class battery. Glad I did, since the performance is so much better.

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(Bye all, it's been fun - for the most part!)

 

[BethAnn]

It's a hobby for me...It's just darn fun to try out different stuff and juices and try to figure out what a problem could be by spending hours on these forums and watching youtube videos. I think the ones who have a passion for vaping are the ones who will not let if fail them.

 

[meli.]

Pet peeve, when the Vaping Pet Hates thread turns into the Cig-A-Like Appreciation Society Thread.

Not that I have anything against cig-a-likes, they worked for me, I wouldn't have made the switch without them.

 

[kiwivap]

Pet peeve, when the Vaping Pet Hates thread turns into the Cig-A-Like Appreciation Society Thread.

Not that I have anything against cig-a-likes, they worked for me, I wouldn't have made the switch without them.

Peeve - those really hard to read faint extra bits.
Fire at will.

 

[awsum140]

Pet peeve, when the Pet Peeve thread turns into a VV/Mod Appreciation Society Thread

 

[zapped]

That depends on the "noob" I suppose. When I was a "noob" it was because my kids bought me a kit for Father's Day. I used it to humor them, not because I had any intention of quitting smoking. My ONE major concern was would I look stupid sucking on a black battery thing that glowed blue on the end.

Everyone is different.

I dont think we have any "noobs" here in the strictest sense of the word. Everyone who found their way to this or other forums had enough common sense to research the products more thoroughly after seeing or using the bottom of the barrel in electronic cigarettes.

The real noobs are the ones who tried an el cheapo electronic cigarette in a convenience store somewhere and it turned them off from ever using another electronic ever again. A LOT of people nowadays dont take the time to research purchases like we all have and I have to wonder if companies selling what I consider to be overpriced crap arent hurting us in the long run by not educating their consumers and taking advantage of that ignorance like the mall kiosks selling 80 dollar 501 kits and lying about how they are the "best".

 

[blondeambition3]

Erm, just having a topic drift moment here - but wow, I just noticed your sig blondeambition- smokefree since April 2007. That is awesome!

I appreciate that....Thank you kiwivap