What will the Vaporesso PodStick be like? A pod + A stick

[Vaporesso_Milo]

 

[United States]

So a test model was sent to me thanks the Chelsea at Vaporesso.

My intial assumption was prior to it arriving was based on the Zero experience. I was thinking "heavy", auto fire and a bit large for shirt pocket carry compared to my Vladdin RE.

It arrived and my initial experience was it was way lighter than expected, has a fire button and aint much larger than my RE.

Mine is a sample so production models may vary some. Initial fill with a stubby 100ml bottle of juice meant filling at an angle. So the supplied bottle with narrow top area would be ideal. It easily filled even at an angle though.

A 5 minute wait and first puff was yummy. Like the Zero red is low, blue is medium and green is high. 3 clicks changes the setting and 5 for on/off. Unlike the Zero the pod fits in one way only. Also unlike the Zero there are pins protruding from the battery to make connection to the pod creating a bay for any residual juice to set below the contact points where the Zero has flat points for contact so wetness can cause contact issues with the Zero but not likely with the pod stick.

Some said the Zero should a bit tighter draw. They should like the slightly tighter draw of the pod stick. The Play was supposed to be a dual use device for mtl or dtl with different resistant coils. The podstick has that ability. It did not materialze with the Play (called "click" at the Vaporesso store). I stuck with the 1.3 ohm it arrived with. I've only had it for about an hour, so can't say a whole lot until using it a few days, but my initial impressions are this device is a nice cross between an old school pen device and a modern hassle free pod system. And for tinkerers who scoff at built in batteries this one has mini screws at the bottom for ability to service the device if you know how.

I'm not a fan of fire buttons yet can get past it if need be. One virtue I found with this one is once you've held the button long enough to get the vape you want, you let go and pull a bit longer to clear the chimney of any leftover vape in the chamber. With auto draw devices you need to pull the pod out to break contact. Otherwise eventually some residual ends up below the tank. That should not be the case with the pod stick.

Vaporesso has once again introduced a nice device for nicotine vaping. After a few days use I'll post a user thoughts thread. But right now I can't think of a thing I would like to see done differently except that it be a little thinner, but Vaporesso was probably going for a whopping battery capacity in a miniature device. And from stem to stern minus the pod tank it takes up about as much real estate in a shirt pocket as a BiC lighter and weighs about the same.

I would definitely reccomend these to a friend as a smoking cessation device or as a daily for those MTL types who kicked the habit already. I suppose for the DTL this is a great backup for travel or when packing portable or light. Oh, and it's pretty quiet for those stealth vape times. I'm using a 6 strength freebase 80/20 vg/pg.

 

[bombastinator]

So a test model was sent to me thanks the Chelsea at Vaporesso.

My intial assumption was prior to it arriving was based on the Zero experience. I was thinking "heavy", auto fire and a bit large for shirt pocket carry compared to my Vladdin RE.

It arrived and my initial experience was it was way lighter than expected, has a fire button and aint much larger than my RE.

Mine is a sample so production models may vary some. Initial fill with a stubby 100ml bottle of juice meant filling at an angle. So the supplied bottle with narrow top area would be ideal. It easily filled even at an angle though.

A 5 minute wait and first puff was yummy. Like the Zero red is low, blue is medium and green is high. 3 clicks changes the setting and 5 for on/off. Unlike the Zero the pod fits in one way only. Also unlike the Zero there are pins protruding from the battery to make connection to the pod creating a bay for any residual juice to set below the contact points where the Zero has flat points for contact so wetness can cause contact issues with the Zero but not likely with the pod stick.

Some said the Zero should a bit tighter draw. They should like the slightly tighter draw of the pod stick. The Play was supposed to be a dual use device for mtl or dtl with different resistant coils. The podstick has that ability. It did not materialze with the Play (called "click" at the Vaporesso store). I stuck with the 1.3 ohm it arrived with. I've only had it for about an hour, so can't say a whole lot until using it a few days, but my initial impressions are this device is a nice cross between an old school pen device and a modern hassle free pod system. And for tinkerers who scoff at built in batteries this one has mini screws at the bottom for ability to service the device if you know how.

I'm not a fan of fire buttons yet can get past it if need be. One virtue I found with this one is once you've held the button long enough to get the vape you want, you let go and pull a bit longer to clear the chimney of any leftover vape in the chamber. With auto draw devices you need to pull the pod out to break contact. Otherwise eventually some residual ends up below the tank. That should not be the case with the pod stick.

this is the advantage of fire buttons over autos: better control. You can also preheat by hitting the button just before you vape. There’s also the better durability issue which is what killed autofires more or less completely the first time. They have disadvantages too of course: you can’t vape no-handed and they're less intuitive. With a bit of practice you won’t even think about the button though.

Vaporesso has once again introduced a nice device for nicotine vaping. After a few days use I'll post a user thoughts thread. But right now I can't think of a thing I would like to see done differently except that it be a little thinner, but Vaporesso was probably going for a whopping battery capacity in a miniature device. And from stem to stern minus the pod tank it takes up about as much real estate in a shirt pocket as a BiC lighter and weighs about the same.

I would definitely reccomend these to a friend as a smoking cessation device or as a daily for those MTL types who kicked the habit already. I suppose for the DTL this is a great backup for travel or when packing portable or light. Oh, and it's pretty quiet for those stealth vape times. I'm using a 6 strength freebase 80/20 vg/pg.

A well designed pod can (though not infrequently doesn’t) vape as well as a well set up RBA which requires skill and time to learn and do.

The big thing for me about pods has always been continuing costs. What are they?

 

[United States]

You hate pods.
Why are you speaking in this thread? Seriously.

 

[bombastinator]

You hate pods.
Why are you speaking in this thread? Seriously.

Me? Hate is perhaps strong. I’ve got some. I’ve used them. I think they often have some problems.
Some are better than others.
Where does this “evangilists only!!!” attitude I seem to repetitively run into here come from?

The whole “IF YOU DONT LOVE THIS THING AND ARE WILLING TO IGNORE ANY SHORTCOMINGS ....!”
thing just seems rampantly stupid to me. It’s not just with pods.

 

[United States]

Perhaps a little more honey and a lot less vinegar? Just a tthought.