What was the first commercially avaliable none-cig-a-like PV?

[Scootaloo]

I often figured it was the old school Ego 510.

I seem to remember, back when most devices were cig-a-likes but some vapours had this device like no other called the Ego 510, which didn't look like a cigarette and was much more fancy with it's unusual shape.

I don't know though, I often wondered

 

[mcol]

Probably.
And then when people were switching to egos we were
all saying, "I don't want anything that looks like that! It's
so big!"
Now look at us.

 

[440BB]

I'm thinking the Copper and Screwdriver were the first commercially available non-cigalikes/pens, but there are likely more veteran vapers than myself that were there for the initial releases. Here's a thread from October 2010 showing the state of the art at that time - The Wonderful World of Mods: An Illustrated Guide | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[bacc.vap]

I don't really know for sure, but often times the credit for first mod goes to the screwdriver, which was really a flashlight fashioned into an ecig. Still available today as a matter of fact. www.ecigscrewdriver.com The Home of an E Smoking Icon - Hosted by CaveCom

 

[VHRB2014]

View attachment 456227 I don't really know for sure, but often times the credit for first mod goes to the screwdriver, which was really a flashlight fashioned into an ecig. Still available today as a matter of fact. www.ecigscrewdriver.com The Home of an E Smoking Icon - Hosted by CaveCom

Those are really cool. Usually I`m not up for anything so stylized, but those look very unique. And the Key Ring models would be prefect for the stealth vapor in all of us. Ha, ha.
Not my usual cup of tea, but I`d hit that!

 

[Richie G]

If my timetable is right, it was indeed The Screwdriver which was an actual *mod* as it was *mod*ified from something else. The first (let's call it) PV was the Janty Stick. Janty designed it and Joyetech manufactured it. It sent a whopping 3.3 volts to its 801 atomizer at 3 ohms. Talk about your Tootle puffers. =) Hey, that was some high tech stuff back in the day. It got this poster off analogs for good tho.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Talk about your Tootle puffers. =) Hey, that was some high tech stuff back in the day. It got this poster off analogs for good tho.

You are a real oldtimer. Reminds me of the guys I met 30 years ago in AA who were fifty years sober.

 

[Richie G]

You are a real oldtimer. Reminds me of the guys I met 30 years ago in AA who were fifty years sober.

Shots fired!!! LOL Yes, I'm not just old school... I'm plain old. =)

To switch over to vaping from the onset took real commitment. Nothing really worked right. Everything leaked. But one could see the potential.

And to get his thread back on track and to celebrate Mother's Day in one fell swoop--

The first (somewhat) commercially available device was one that a machinist from Minnesota created for his Mom. That would be the T1 created by David of Super T, now defunct.

 

[stevegmu]

There were some cigaralikes around for a while; mostly in China, I think, though...

 

[SissySpike]

I think the origional Lava tube was the first regulated everyone had that was commercially made. Here is my first mod big daddy meter box dual 18650 with potentiometer digital read out and ever cool circuitry it goes to 7.4 volts I had to buy 5 ohm cartomizers to crank it up back then ;-) dirpping was done with a 510 or 306 atty.

It was Made to order 2 weeks lead time buy a guy in his spare bedroom in Peoria IL.

 

[SissySpike]

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Notice the battery was a trustfire 18650 flamer protected those were the battery of choice at one time

 

[zoiDman]

I would say that the eGo was the 1st Commercially available Non Cig-a-like.

BTW - You are Not Old School unless you remember this "MOD".

The Elendil Vapezilla



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[john333]

I would say that the eGo was the 1st Commercially available Non Cig-a-like.

BTW - You are Not Old School unless you remember this "MOD".

The Elendil Vapezilla



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Thanks for sharing, how cool. I started vaping in 2010 but don't remember the date. Didn't know I was on an adventure. I do remember my early days. First to vape at work and all that. Joined ECF in 2011 but don't think I was active until some time later. I pretty much was on my own for a long time. Started with the little black pen style from Totally Wicked and went from there. I remember how BIG my ego 650 was and getting a lot of comments on it. Still have it and still love the way it feels, funny in a happy/sad way.