GunnyFreedom
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So I'm off of analog cigarettes since mid December, and feeling great!
Tried vaping before, and either the rig was crappy, the battery not solid enough, the tank not very good, or the juice was harsh. I used to vape only for situations where cigarettes were impractical.
In December, I went and got a better tank, a decent battery, and found a couple of good e-juices and suddenly it worked as a full time replacement.
So I'm kicking off this thread for vapers to talk equipment and liquids, and maybe that will help others do the same. I'm seriously feeling better than I have in years, maybe more than a decade, so I'd love it if others could feel better too.
my current rig is as so:
Battery:
Eleaf iStick, adjustable battery, pick volts or watts. I usually keep it at very low power, 6.8W 3.7V and the battery lasts forever. A little more bulky than the round batteries, it's been totally worth it. A consistent vape that doesn't die on me at the worst time, and if it does, it allows 'passthrough' charging so you can plug it up and still hit the vape. For those of another persuasion you can even bump up to 4.2V and hook up a cloupor cloutank.
http://www.eleafworld.com/product/detail.php/eleaf-istick.html
Tank:
I started with one of those self-contained tanks-in-a-mouthpiece with a sponge like material that wicked the juice against a burner which didn't work very well and didn't last long, and went to a tank that had fiber string that wicked the juice into a contained burner that worked a lot better but still didn't quite cut it. Now I'm using the KangerTech EVOD2
No listing on the KT website, so it appears they've move on to bigger and better tanks, but I'm a fan because this thing us durable as all get out. No fiber wicking, it's all metal, and comes completely apart for cleaning maintenance etc. Atomizers are easy to get and replace. And it's inexpensive.
E-Juice:
I've tried a bunch of different e-juices, and there is a wide variety from horrid to great. Before I could never have gotten into vaping full time, then I switched to a couple of brands that really did it. I didn't even realize how much of a difference there was until I ran out one day and tried some of the old crappy stuff. Yuck!
So far in my #2 spot, is "The Steam Co" E-Liquid http://www.thesteamco.com/collections/e-liquid
The liquid is technically very high quality and reduced the 'burn' a lot, which makes it great. Major issue I have with this brand is their flavors are just...weird. Tried a couple, never really got into the flavor. If I found a flavor I liked, I might like it better, but still it's miles ahead of most other brands I've tried.
And my current favorite is "Baker White." I've been able to drop down from 24mg to 18mg in just a month. Great flavor less burn. Currently vaping Pina Colada. http://www.bakerwhiteinc.com/our-flavors.php
Anybody else made the transition from analog cigs to full-time vape? How did you make it work, and what equipment/liquids do y'all like?
Tried vaping before, and either the rig was crappy, the battery not solid enough, the tank not very good, or the juice was harsh. I used to vape only for situations where cigarettes were impractical.
In December, I went and got a better tank, a decent battery, and found a couple of good e-juices and suddenly it worked as a full time replacement.
So I'm kicking off this thread for vapers to talk equipment and liquids, and maybe that will help others do the same. I'm seriously feeling better than I have in years, maybe more than a decade, so I'd love it if others could feel better too.
my current rig is as so:
Battery:
Eleaf iStick, adjustable battery, pick volts or watts. I usually keep it at very low power, 6.8W 3.7V and the battery lasts forever. A little more bulky than the round batteries, it's been totally worth it. A consistent vape that doesn't die on me at the worst time, and if it does, it allows 'passthrough' charging so you can plug it up and still hit the vape. For those of another persuasion you can even bump up to 4.2V and hook up a cloupor cloutank.
http://www.eleafworld.com/product/detail.php/eleaf-istick.html
Tank:
I started with one of those self-contained tanks-in-a-mouthpiece with a sponge like material that wicked the juice against a burner which didn't work very well and didn't last long, and went to a tank that had fiber string that wicked the juice into a contained burner that worked a lot better but still didn't quite cut it. Now I'm using the KangerTech EVOD2
No listing on the KT website, so it appears they've move on to bigger and better tanks, but I'm a fan because this thing us durable as all get out. No fiber wicking, it's all metal, and comes completely apart for cleaning maintenance etc. Atomizers are easy to get and replace. And it's inexpensive.
E-Juice:
I've tried a bunch of different e-juices, and there is a wide variety from horrid to great. Before I could never have gotten into vaping full time, then I switched to a couple of brands that really did it. I didn't even realize how much of a difference there was until I ran out one day and tried some of the old crappy stuff. Yuck!
So far in my #2 spot, is "The Steam Co" E-Liquid http://www.thesteamco.com/collections/e-liquid
The liquid is technically very high quality and reduced the 'burn' a lot, which makes it great. Major issue I have with this brand is their flavors are just...weird. Tried a couple, never really got into the flavor. If I found a flavor I liked, I might like it better, but still it's miles ahead of most other brands I've tried.
And my current favorite is "Baker White." I've been able to drop down from 24mg to 18mg in just a month. Great flavor less burn. Currently vaping Pina Colada. http://www.bakerwhiteinc.com/our-flavors.php
Anybody else made the transition from analog cigs to full-time vape? How did you make it work, and what equipment/liquids do y'all like?
