Which way to go?

[ethnobot]

Heya, ethnobot the newb from England here,

I was going to introduce myself in my first post but I was also going to end it with a question and that question is becoming potentially time-sensitive so I think I'd better ask it and then make a second post to introduce myself instead as soon as I have time.

The question I was going to ask is:
I want to upgrade to a decent quality rechargable PV that doesn't necessarily have to look like the analog that it isn't and preferably has cartridges that can be refilled with eliquid (for both variety and financial reasons. I looked at as many offers as I could in a short space of time and had just about decided to go with a DSE901 from Liberty Flights which looks really cute I have just had an offer which has made me rethink though - I was on IM talking to my cousin across the pond & he said a friend of his had a kit that was an unwanted gift that he could scrounge for me if I paid the postage. This would save me about £20 I reckon but the kit is a different type. That one is a Joye Ego. Is this something I want? I want a nice look and some degree of standardisation but I also wanna a PV that is gonna make me feel like I took a nice big rip off it but without making me hack and cough. Any advice what I should do here?

Cheers, ethnobot.

 

[EastSideToker]

I use the Ego T..great TH.. battery last 1-2 days b4 charge and i only have a 650mah(I think).. mine is a tank style very easy to refill

oh and welcome to ECF

 

[JWebb]

ethnobot, welcome to ECF and the joye eGo or counterpart Riva is an excellent starter ecig with longer battery life and uses standardized parts, the 510 or 306 atomizers for vaping. The batteries come standard at 650 mah, milliamps per hour, so it is a lot longer than the normal "cigarette size" starters and you can upgrade to 900 and 1100 mah batteries, you can get atty replacements almost anywhere and even use low resistance LR atomizers on it for a simulated 5volt experience. Libertyflights in the UK has them on discount, (upper left corner of website) for like $29.99.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

An eGo for the cost of shipping would be a killer deal. You can get eGo-T tanks or cartos for it. The battery life alone would be such an improvement as to make this a no-brainer.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

The eGo is a very nice PV. The batteries will last at least 7 hours or longer, depending on how much you use it. The kit should come with two batteries, so that will last you all day! They use either cartridges or cartomizers with a 510 thread, so finding parts is easy.

I prefer cartomizers and dripping myself. Carts can get a bit messy and I just found them to be frustrating after a while. You'll need to buy some juice, but there are plenty of quality vendors out there who offer a wide variety of flavors. You might even want to try DIY at some point and save even more money!

 

[dormouse]

Joye Ego - it can use anything and make the hit as hard as you want. 510 threading and can use
- both standard and low resistance (hotter) atomizers and cartomizers
- or tank atomizer and tanks
- or adapters to use all popular atomizers including DSE901

It's a fat battery model and extremely popular in the US. You can see them at Liberty-Flights.co.uk

Bit of a learning curve as to what parts go with what other parts. There are different size atomizers that use different size carts and drip tips. There are different size tank atomizers and only the larger one can use both small and large tanks.

I vape an Ego clone (Riva 510) and I use blank Boge cartomizers (standard resistance for a warm but not hot hit) and with thinner clearer juices I can often get 2 weeks good performance out of one Boge carto. Many others prefer the hotter Boge LR 2.0 cartomizers.

Super long battery life on an Ego (3x or more the charge of most slim ecigs) if you can deal with vaping something that does not look slim.

 

[pfaber11]

I think i would buy a new one .

 

[chevelle]

Welcome ethnobot!

Get the Joye eGo. A great, versatile PV by all accounts. It is what many choose as an upgrade after they tire of their first PV anyway. You would be ahead of the game if you START with one. The price is definitely right!

 

[fsroq]

Wish I would have started with an Ego battery. Wish there would have been Dual coil cartos, that is what I would recomend to get for these bats, no mess, no problem long lasting full flavour. IMHO the best what you can get at this moment at an afordable price.

 

[ethnobot]

So there seems to be a fair amount of opinion in favour of the bargain eGo. Thanks for all the welcomes too

I think i would buy a new one .

Thanks pfaber, but that couldn't separate the two kits when I got more details. The eGo kit hasn't had any of the packaging removed apparently so it counts as being in new mint condition. I have just been back on the IM to my cousin and agreed to reimburse him for the shipping cost if he'll send me the kit. I'll be getting a decent PV for around £5.00 now I reckon - not bad at all. I have got his friend's email too so I can write him a thank you note.

The kit that I am now getting comes with 5 cartridges, and does indeed have 2 batteries. It is in black & seems to be a fairly standard eGo set with an eGo/510 atomiser, USB and mains-USB power adaptors and a soft carry pouch besides what I mentioned before. Of course the mains adaptor is USA-style but that doesn't really bother me because firstly I think I still have a US-UK socket adapter, secondly I can buy a UK adapter for it as an accessory & finally it has the purely USB cable so I can charge it from the computer in the meantime.

Thank you everybody for your help and thanks again for the warm welcome ,

ethnobot

 

[Diablo]

Tomorrow will be my 2 week mark. I started with the Riva and it was ok. I spent about $54 on it. It didn't take long about 4 days to realize the smaller e-cig types wasn't gonna cut it for me. I needed something with a bit more power and less micro management. After spending about 20+ hours of reading info on this site I decided the Reo Mod would fit my life style and bought one. Only regret I have is I wasted 54$ on the Riva.

It can be hard to get your hands on one right away but you can keep an eye out on the classifieds @ ECF.

Can read info at the links below.

reosmods.com

Reos Mods

If you want a simple to use, high quality mod to vape and don't want to mess with it every 10 mins and have a device that looks and feels great in your hands go have a look at it.

Welcome to ECF



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[BGabe]

I just got my eGo in the mail today! And guess where I ordered it... I'm vaping it right now. DEFINITELY get cartomizers.. the atty / cartridge combo is just too messy and time consuming.. as a matter of fact, I think they overfilled my cartridges believe it or not.. I had to wipe the excess liquid off of it and dab some out of the fiber with a paper towel because it was almost dripping out of it! I'm not impressed by the attys, but I also use vapor4life.com WOW cartos with a 510 to 901 adapter and I've gotta say, I think I found my sweet spot! You will definitely be happy with the eGo.

 

[Bonehead]

If money isn't a factor. I would check out the joy-e tanks with the GGTS(cause of the interchangeable batteries) is the way to go.

 

[ancient puffer]

Joye Ego - it can use anything...
- or adapters to use all popular atomizers including DSE901
...

Just for emphasis from dormouse's post. You can pick up an adapter for a few bucks and still use the stuff you have when the ego arrives

 

[MickeyRat]

If money isn't a factor. I would check out the joy-e tanks with the GGTS(cause of the interchangeable batteries) is the way to go.

If money isn't a factor, they should be checking out the VV monkeyboxx or the GGTS with UFS.

 

[txtumbleweed]

I would choose the Go-go or Echo. Both have 1300 mah batteries and 3 mil cartos and will last you all day without changing cartos or charging batteries.

 

[The M4n C4nn0n]

If money is a problem, madvapes sells a 510 e-power kit that looks like an eGo and has 1050mah batteries that you can swap. Kit I think runs $45. I wish I would have got that instead of my first 510 kit. Now I'm rockin' a 3.7v box mod that lasts me more than all day and only cost me $23 =P

 

[markusmschafer]

Can't go wrong with the SB