Where oh where to go from here?

[jrenae4]

So like most of us I'm ready for the next big thing I was pretty happy with my Spinner and my itaste vv 3.0 but now I'm curious as to what else is out there. The most detailed descriptions and links are helpful (For instance: "provari" won't really help me out, I barely know what that is. Still quite a newb here ) I feel like I'm missing out on something...I just don't know what! I'm bored - help me upgrade!

Also, I'm less than enthralled with my delivery systems of evods and protanks. They are fine for now but again...something is missing. My vaper's tongue hasn't been helpful either.

Thanks y'all!

 

[Mikey6]

That really depends on which direction you want to go. Mechanical, rebuildable, box style, tube style, dripping, tanks, genesis?

I went from the ego 650 to a protank 2, to a smoktech sid (I have big ol' bear paws so it fit nicely), to a rebuildable drip atomizer to a magneto mechanical mod, to a Kraken clone genesis. There are so many different paths and steps along the way it just depends on what you are looking for.

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[jrenae4]

I agree, and I guess that's kind of the point. I have no idea LOL. I'm pretty open minded I don't know how well I'd be at rebuilding but this does seem to be a viable and also popular option. I'm also thinking the mod route. But frankly it's all as overwhelming as when I first started and looked at starter kits.

 

[graybuck]

Where you go from here is a game of inches. A spinner with an Evod is a great combination to get the game started. From here it is really small gains in flavor, vapor, and Throat hit. Rebuildable coils in something like a Kayfun light + is a nice next step, you will need to combine it with some type of power source like a mechanical mod or a variable voltage/ variable wattage device. The provari is a variable voltage power supply that works well or a Nemisis for a mechanical mod is nice. The other side of the fence would be a REO mod which is a bottom feeder mod. Either direction you should spend some time at PBusardos web site "tasteyourjuice.com" and educate yourself on all the different directions you can go.

 

[jrenae4]

Where you go from here is a game of inches. A spinner with an Evod is a great combination to get the game started. From here it is really small gains in flavor, vapor, and Throat hit. Rebuildable coils in something like a Kayfun light + is a nice next step, you will need to combine it with some type of power source like a mechanical mod or a variable voltage/ variable wattage devide. The provari is a variable voltage power supply that works well or a Nemisis for a mechanical mod is nice. The other side of the fence would be a REO mod which is a bottom feeder mod. Either direction you should spend some time at PBusardos web site "tasteyourjuice.com" and educate yourself on all the different directions you can go.

Thanks! I will be sure to watch that tonight.

 

[graybuck]

He had many utube vids to watch. It may take you a couple nights.

 

[jrenae4]

He had many utube vids to watch. It may take you a couple nights.

Haha okay!

 

[Craig_B]

Do you enjoy tinkering? Are you interested in worrying about ohms, amps, batteries and their limitations? Serious questions to ask yourself before venturing into the mech/rebuildable world! I personally enjoy that type of thing. But for someone who isn't into it, it may be money wasted!

 

[Hill]

I second the PBusardo thing he's great. Rip Trippers is pretty good too. I don't know if he has a website but he's got a lot of very helpful Youtube videos.

Personally I got 2 Kayfun clones last month and haven't used anything else since. My gennies Protanks evods and ViVi novas are collecting dust.

 

[jrenae4]

Do you enjoy tinkering? Are you interested in worrying about ohms, amps, batteries and their limitations? Serious questions to ask yourself before venturing into the mech/rebuildable world! I personally enjoy that type of thing. But for someone who isn't into it, it may be money wasted!

Orrrr maybe I'll just get a MVP 2 or try ibtanked or rba's aaaand skip the mech world and call it a day LOL

 

[jrenae4]

I second the PBusardo thing he's great. Rip Trippers is pretty good too. I don't know if he has a website but he's got a lot of very helpful Youtube videos.

Personally I got 2 Kayfun clones last month and haven't used anything else since. My gennies Protanks evods and ViVi novas are collecting dust.

I see people talking about kayfuns all the time but I still don't really know what they are. They look like a tank...do you rebuild their coils? What's their deal? I'm about to google it lol

 

[Vaslovik]

I went through a progression of devices from the totally wretched Smart Ecig (tm) to the basic eGo rigs, to a 1300 spinner with Protank to a mech which roasted my Protank coils in to oblivion at a rapid clip, and finally got myself an RBA, an AGA-T2, whereupon I thought I had finally arrived at my vaping solution, until I got an RSST, which gave me much better flavor and was a lot easier to rebuild and deal with in general. I use 400 SS mesh for my wicks.

I remain with my RSST on my Sigelei 24 mech, and I'm pretty happy with that. I did use 28 kanthal for a couple months, but saw a lot of ohms creep with it. I'd have it dialed in at .8 ohm and in a couple hours it would creep up to .83, .89, and .92, which I was not happy about at all. So I got some 26 kanthal, which holds firm at .70 ohm and never deviates. Now I'm happy.

I burn the carbon crust off my coil once a day and vape on. So, if you are not averse to rolling up SS mesh wicks, and winding your own coils and checking your resistance and making sure you don't have a hard short in it, you might be ready for a mech and a genesis RBA.... or not.

 

[Brettweer]

I'm in the same boat as you jrenae4. I'm currently using PT2 Minis with Vision Spinner. I've gotten really good at rebuilding the PT single coils that you use with them. Went from throwing them out every couple days to using each one for a couple weeks. Gotten into kind of a rhythm with taking the tanks apart for cleaning, switching juices, etc.

But like you, I think I want something more. Something better. But what? I watched a couple videos about setting up and rebuilding Kayfuns, etc, and man, I was a little overwhelmed if that is really something I want to get into. I mean people are breaking out blow torches, etc. Be great if someone could recommend a unit designed more for beginners. I wonder what it's like to change juices with something like the RSST from Smoketech or the Kayfun. How does the coil maintenance on a Kayfun or RSST compare to a PT single coil?
Do you have to clean and dryburn inbetween changing juices like we do for the PT coils? Once you get one of these setup, how long does it last before you have to rebuild it again? Oh so many questions.

On the other hand, I like the idea of the mech mods such as Nemesis clone or been looking at a King clone. I thought maybe I could go this route and use a non-RBA tank such as am Aerotank or something like that if I don't want to go the RBA route. But wonder if that would work?

Well, who knows where I'll wind up, but you're surely not the only one in this situation

 

[Ohms Lawbreaker]

Take it slow, no hurry. Keep reading and researching and shop around. For me, I reached a plateau. Sometimes too much experimenting is a bad thing, sometimes you can miss something good in the rush to try everything -- for me it's about the vaping, but if you really get into it as a hobby you can go as crazy as your budget will allow. Most important is to find a set of equipment, juice, and procedures you can rely on and work best for you. Sounds funny to say this but almost anything "good" still takes some fiddling with, in this hobby, tanks most of all. The more patient and well-researched I am, the more I seem to save $ and enjoy myself. Dripping and rda's and sub-ohm vaping sounded like fun to me, but turned out I didn't care for those aspects of vaping at all or need them. Enjoy yourself, #1.

 

[cramptholomew]

Have you rebuilt the coils for your EVODs and Protanks yet? If not, I'd like to suggest that you start there. Get yourself some 30 gauge kanthal wire (lightningvapes.com), some sterile cotton balls for wicks, and go to town. It seems like a small thing to do, but I think it will up your vape satisfaction quite a bit, while giving you entry into coil building. From there you can decide how comfortable you are with the fiddly aspect of things. I'm not sure if your VV reads ohms or not (off the top of my head). If it doesn't, get one of those ohm meters. Or, better yet, get a digital multimeter (~$8-$20 on amazon). If you eventually go mech/rebuildable you'll need one anyway to check coil resistance and battery voltage.

Your entire investment would be -/+ $25

BTW: a Kayfun is KINDA like a big Protank, except you build the coil inside it, instead of the whole coil head assembly.

 

[jrenae4]

Have you rebuilt the coils for your EVODs and Protanks yet? If not, I'd like to suggest that you start there. Get yourself some 30 gauge kanthal wire (lightningvapes.com), some sterile cotton balls for wicks, and go to town. It seems like a small thing to do, but I think it will up your vape satisfaction quite a bit, while giving you entry into coil building. From there you can decide how comfortable you are with the fiddly aspect of things. I'm not sure if your VV reads ohms or not (off the top of my head). If it doesn't, get one of those ohm meters. Or, better yet, get a digital multimeter (~$8-$20 on amazon). If you eventually go mech/rebuildable you'll need one anyway to check coil resistance and battery voltage.

Your entire investment would be -/+ $25

BTW: a Kayfun is KINDA like a big Protank, except you build the coil inside it, instead of the whole coil head assembly.

I have contemplated rebuilding my evod and pt coils. I've watched a video or two on it. Doesn't seem TOO hard, but I agree that's a good place to start And yes my itaste reads ohms.

 

[Iffy]

Oh my, you're gonna get more info than you're ready for.

Nonetheless, if you don't want to rebuild coils/etc., I highly recommend a VV/VW PV of your choice and the Aspire Nautilus (replaceable heads). Best vape I've had with 'off da shelf' toppers yet!

Best o' luck to ya!

 

[cramptholomew]

It's not too hard. Its harder than putting coils in a an RDA (dripper), but you'll get the hang of it. I promise...

My first couple coils were real stinkers, and it took a few times to get a good one, but it was WAY worth it once I got comfortable with it. Besides, if you can build a decent Protank head, you can build anything, and that opens up a whole other world of shiny things...

 

[furlac]

Understandable, I found that after a bit but once I started looking and trying different atomizers, I was revived
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[jrenae4]

It's not too hard. Its harder than putting coils in a an RDA (dripper), but you'll get the hang of it. I promise...

My first couple coils were real stinkers, and it took a few times to get a good one, but it was WAY worth it once I got comfortable with it. Besides, if you can build a decent Protank head, you can build anything, and that opens up a whole other world of shiny things...

I just watched Rip Trippers vid on rebuilding a protank head and yeah Brett was right, pulled out a blow torch and everything LOL. Other than that it didn't put me off too much, it can't hurt to try a couple times right?

That's the second time today I've heard about the Aspire Nautilus. May just have to pick one up for the heck of it.