What's next? (Advice needed)

[CdnBison]

So, I've got my little, overpriced mystery PV, and I'm doing fine with it. Mostly. Battery life is becoming a bit of an issue.

I was looking at the ECHO-E - big battery, holds a lot of juice - seemed like a good fit for me. Then I got a glance at a REO mod. Damn...

So, with that in mind - what do I do? My big requirements are battery life and refills (i.e. I'd like to avoid them). At the same time, though, I'd like to be able to dabble with flavors (only 2 weeks in, so haven't settled on any favorites).

Care to share your collective wisdom?

 

[JWebb]

You can't go wrong with the REO or Ali'i from rnrmanufacturing, for juice feds. If you want a good PV adn want to drip, the darwin and the Provari are excellent. I own all but the darwin, but it has a huge fan base and is well regarded.

 

[SuziesMom]

You can drip on a REO with no problem. It takes whatever 510 atty or cart you want to put on it, so you can easily add juice to the top if you feel like it. The Grand will easily last you all day, and then some. For me, I've had days where I could vape through a 650 mah, and a 1000 mah battery- the 2400 mah 18650 lasts for a crazy long time.

I haven't played with an Echo at all though. It looks like you can use any 901 cartomizer, but to get the 3ml capacity you have to get one of their $5 cartomizers.

If you can swing a REO I think you'll be much happier with that, or another juice feeder.

 

[CdnBison]

Oooo.... the Ali'i is nice. Did some digging - the Grip from Sweetvapes is also mighty purty - and has the power and supply to keep me vaping for a long time..

Hrm... any other mods y'all might suggest?

 

[Trev1138]

I got a madvapes.com roughstack. Much cheaper ($50-70), durable, long lasting batteries. With dual coil clearomizers its so nice. And i have the little one. Carry one extra carto and battery, but battery usually lasts me 12-14 hours and I vape on it ALOT.

 

[MickeyRat]

Sort of depends on what you want and your budget. The eGos and Riva will beat the snot out the battery life you're getting now. So, will just about any generic battery. For some cheaper options in bottom feeders, you might want to look at the Boge Revolution V2. Also GLV has one on the way.

 

[wv2win]

Here's a summary of many better battery devices. IMO, if you are going to step up, at least move up to a 5 volt PV or better yet, a good variable volt PV:

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[CBB]

It looks like it boils down to if you are a dripper or a carto person. If you are a dripper a feeder mod would suit you better, if you are a carto user a giant carto such as echo, go-go, or igo would probably suit you.

 

[chevelle]

Whatever you decide on, I would always opt for the greatest versatility and the widest range of options. Anything that accepts the 510 thread would certainly fit that requirement. I don't have a REO but it looks like it might be a nice option. The Mad Vapes Roughstack with some BIG 510 cartos also looks interesting.

 

[madmartyr72]

I am not a mod type of guy, but I do use the new Echo-e cartos on my eGo and they are the bomb! I am a moderate vaper, so one of these big dawgs last me way over an entire day (maybe a day and a half). I also use the standard 650 bat for the eGo and I have yet to have one of these drain on me before I rotate them out to recharge.

 

[swedishfish]

Here's a summary of many better battery devices. IMO, if you are going to step up, at least move up to a 5 volt PV or better yet, a good variable volt PV:

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I know you've probably explained this a 100 times, but what's the difference vapewise between a 5 volt and a 3.7 volt. Better flavor and TH? I'd like more flavor and TH but not crazy about the 'hotter' vape you get when you drip, if that makes sense. Do you get a hotter vape with 5 volt?

 

[StuckinLA]

Here's a summary of many better battery devices. IMO, if you are going to step up, at least move up to a 5 volt PV or better yet, a good variable volt PV:

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I agree with wv2win If your going to move up, a variable volt pv is the way to go. I've heard great things about the darwin and the Provari and I own an Infinity from Notcigs and love it

 

[CdnBison]

The variable volt question is a good one - what are the benefits? I've been (generally) happy with the vape I get from my 808(?), and was *really* impressed with the Reo I tried (damn you, Lelly!) which was also 3.7v. Just wondering what the primary benefit would be in going that route...

I think I'm definitely going to want to go for a feeder box mod of some sort. I'm already tired of swapping cartos out and refilling them. A feeder system looks like it would take care of that issue.

 

[MickeyRat]

Before I say anything. I need to say that tastes in voltage are the same as tastes in juice. There's no best. Threre's only what's best for you.

It partly about power to the atomizer (watts). You can increase that two ways. By varying the resistance of the atomizer or by increasing the voltage going to the atomizer. The reason I say partly is because a 2.0 ohm atomizer at 3.7V will have about the same power going through it as a 4.5 ohm atomizer at 5.5 volts. However, the taste and feel is different.

The above is pretty much beyond dispute. Now I'll talk about what I like and there are a lot of people that won't agree with this. I haven't tried a 5 ohm atomizer yet but, for everything else for me 5V is too hot. In fact, while I'll say that a 510 atomizer at a little higher voltage is better than at standard voltage, I much prefer a 901 at HV. So far, my favorite is a 2.5 ohm 901 at between 4.5 and 4.8 volts.

The main advantages to HV for me are better vapor production, better throat hit, and more consistency. It's really hard to flood an atomizer running HV. If you are using a VV mod, you also get more consistent power because typically your batteries can supply more voltage than you are using. So, you don't get that difference in voltage between freshly charged batteries and ones you've been using for a while.

 

[skeeterjdj]

get a trex from sharp smoker .com great pv and great service

 

[loft]

So, I've got my little, overpriced mystery PV, and I'm doing fine with it. Mostly. Battery life is becoming a bit of an issue.

I was looking at the ECHO-E - big battery, holds a lot of juice - seemed like a good fit for me. Then I got a glance at a REO mod. Damn...

So, with that in mind - what do I do? My big requirements are battery life and refills (i.e. I'd like to avoid them). At the same time, though, I'd like to be able to dabble with flavors (only 2 weeks in, so haven't settled on any favorites).

Care to share your collective wisdom?

Wait for the GLV3... will hold 10ml juice, can be bottom fed, top fed, or dripped. And when you don't feel like carrying the juice feeder, you can detach it and drip or use a carto.

 

[wv2win]

I know you've probably explained this a 100 times, but what's the difference vapewise between a 5 volt and a 3.7 volt. Better flavor and TH? I'd like more flavor and TH but not crazy about the 'hotter' vape you get when you drip, if that makes sense. Do you get a hotter vape with 5 volt?

Before I answer your question, let me add that I don't use 510 attys/cartos. I do use a 510 Storm Tank on my Darwin sometimes but it is not my main atty/carto and I have to dail it down to about 4.0 volts or it is too hot. I use 801/BE112 attys/cartos. They have about a 2.8 - to 3.0 resistense whereas the 510's are about 2.5 resistense which automatically makes them a hotter vape. I don't like a "hot" or "burning" vape.

To me and many others I have communicated with, a good 5 volt PV and obviously even better, a good variable volt PV, with the right atty/carto combination provides a "fuller" throat hit or "inhaled feel" than a 3.7 volt PV. And it does this much more consistently over a longer period of time than an LR atty on a 3.7 volt PV from my experience. So if you remember when you smoked and you had not been able to have an analog for 3 or 4 hours and you were stressed and you finally were able to light up and take that first big inhale, that is closer to what a good 5 volt or VV PV provides you over a 3.7 volt PV. It's not hot or burning, just fuller and more pronounced. With a 510 atty you are going to border more closely to a hot feel than just a full feel.

This is why I like the 801/BE112 atty or Madvapes 801 cartos. It's a cooler vape but on a 5 volt or VV PV, it's still full, with definite throat hit. Too many people confuse throat hit with "hot" or burning. It is neither of these. In fact, I content, that if a person has only vaped standard attys/cartos on a 3.7 volt device, they have no way of knowing what good throat hit is or how it feels.

I hope this helps. You can PM me if you have more questions.

 

[swedishfish]

It definitely helps- thanks so much for the explanation. I may take you up on that when I'm ready to get a mod.