[ehjie]

That setup looks very well loved!

Thanks. Yes, I do love 'em. The perfect balance of hit & flavour...

 

[GlenAppleton]

Thanks. Yes, I do love 'em. The perfect balance of hit & flavour...

Good gear is like a good pair of shoes... You can always tell how much it's loved by how beat-up it looks.

 

[Paul Mohr]

I've been vaping for around 10 years. I have more gear, tanks and junk than I care to list lol. Not a cloud chaser and I tend to like rebuildable tanks and drippers. Normally shoot for around 1-1.4 ohms at 14 to 16 watts. Currently using a dual battery mod, IPV 6 maybe? I forget, its kind of old. With a dead rabbit dripper on it. I just got a new set up, voopoo drag X with the magnatic tanks. I don't care for it and went back to my IPV.

I only vape at home, I don't take it with me when I go out. Vaping was a replacement for cigars/pipe smoking for me. So I like the flavors and don't mind the fiddling around.

 

[TrollDragon]

Steam Crave's Mini Robot MTL tank on the venerable Hohm Wrecker G2 LE.
Kanthal temperature control at it's finest.

 

[ehjie]

That setup looks very well loved!

Indeed...

 

[ehjie]

Indeed...

The Dejavu's @ home.
It's more practical to use something else whilst ooh, during work
The V4 is simply good - light and easy. But I doubt if they last as long as the mechs.
I got the V2 and its acting up already. Not even reached 12 months use...

 

[GlenAppleton]

The Dejavu's @ home.
It's more practical to use something else whilst ooh, during work
The V4 is simply good - light and easy. But I doubt if they last as long as the mechs.
I got the V2 and its acting up already. Not even reached 12 months use...

I don't think anything with power control / electronics would last as long as most mechanicals. But then, with mechs you have to be OK with the reduced hit at the end of the battery charge, and you have to be somewhat of an expert when it comes to Li-Ion battery safety and care. With that, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone but the most experienced vaper or maybe RC hobbyist (also using Li-Ion batteries) who has a great understanding of what they're getting into.

 

[iFi audio]

But then, with mechs you have to be OK with the reduced hit at the end of the battery charge, and you have to be somewhat of an expert when it comes to Li-Ion battery safety and care.

My last mod before I stopped vaping was Geekvape Aegis, so a regulated device, but I could also feel sensibly weaker hits when its battery was low. Usually somewhere around 25% it was time to charge it.

 

[GlenAppleton]

My last mod before I stopped vaping was Geekvape Aegis, so a regulated device, but I could also feel sensibly weaker hits when its battery was low. Usually somewhere around 25% it was time to charge it.

I've noticed that too since I recently starting using the Vaporesso Swag II, but that wasn't the case when the ProVape Radius' were working. I'm guessing the new chipsets they're using are lowering the power at the end of the battery cycle to extend the battery life a bit. In any case, it's more the safety that the regulated devices bring to the table that's ultimately important when dealing with Li-Ion batteries.

 

[ehjie]

I've noticed that too since I recently starting using the Vaporesso Swag II, but that wasn't the case when the ProVape Radius' were working. I'm guessing the new chipsets they're using are lowering the power at the end of the battery cycle to extend the battery life a bit. In any case, it's more the safety that the regulated devices bring to the table that's ultimately important when dealing with Li-Ion batteries.

The Nord 4 "dries" the taste @ 20% and then rapidly depletes the back up time i.e. 1 hit = 4% drop!

 

[iFi audio]

I've noticed that too since I recently starting using the Vaporesso Swag II, but that wasn't the case when the ProVape Radius' were working. I'm guessing the new chipsets they're using are lowering the power at the end of the battery cycle to extend the battery life a bit. In any case, it's more the safety that the regulated devices bring to the table that's ultimately important when dealing with Li-Ion batteries.

That's true. Not all people have to know the risk associated with Li-Ion cells, so manufacturers have to do the best they can to limit it.

 

[H20Fidelity]

Still vaping here 6 years now, when I started the wind of changing laws and outlawing it was just beggining.

In Australia we had a good ride freely importing as much nicotine base / ejuice as we wanted, that changed in 2021, now you need a doctors prescription (not impossible but considerably hard to obtain). Luckily I have a good few years nicotine base stocked up in the freezer.

I started making my own ejuice early into the game, these days I vape straight VG / PG based nicotine without any flavoring.

One mod to impress me recently is Aspire Rhea, got some great prices on a couple around Christmas, built and performs well.

 

[iFi audio]

Still vaping here 6 years now, when I started the wind of changing laws and outlawing it was just beggining.

In Australia we had a good ride freely importing as much nicotine base / ejuice as we wanted, that changed in 2021, now you need a doctors prescription (not impossible but considerably hard to obtain). Luckily I have a good few years nicotine base stocked up in the freezer.

I started making my own ejuice early into the game, these days I vape straight VG / PG based nicotine without any flavoring.

One mod to impress me recently is Aspire Rhea, got some great prices on a couple around Christmas, built and performs well.

Although I managed to quit vaping entirely, I still enjoy seeing new stuff that appears in this hobby. And yes, where I live all regulations led to 50-100% price increase, it depends on items. For a shot of nicotine one now has to pay roughly three times as much as before and only 10ml bottles can be purchased. Bases also went up significantly.

 

[TrollDragon]

Still vaping here 6 years now, when I started the wind of changing laws and outlawing it was just beggining.

In Australia we had a good ride freely importing as much nicotine base / ejuice as we wanted, that changed in 2021, now you need a doctors prescription (not impossible but considerably hard to obtain). Luckily I have a good few years nicotine base stocked up in the freezer.

I started making my own ejuice early into the game, these days I vape straight VG / PG based nicotine without any flavoring.

One mod to impress me recently is Aspire Rhea, got some great prices on a couple around Christmas, built and performs well.

Great to see you here Uncle H20, the Goon is one fine RDA even today.
I replaced mine with the QP KALi V2, squonking it on the Drone. I really should dig my old Goon back out again for a run.

 

[H20Fidelity]

Although I managed to quit vaping entirely, I still enjoy seeing new stuff that appears in this hobby. And yes, where I live all regulations led to 50-100% price increase, it depends on items. For a shot of nicotine one now has to pay roughly three times as much as before and only 10ml bottles can be purchased. Bases also went up significantly.

That's possibly my plan when my nicotine supplies get low, I'll consider weaning off slowly. Congrats on stopping completely.

Before the new Australian laws, it cost around $140 AUD to import 1-litre of nicotine base, enough to last me 3-4 years, it was a damn good deal.

I might have a few bottles in the freezer.

Great to see you here Uncle H20, the Goon is one fine RDA even today.
I replaced mine with the QP KALi V2, squonking it on the Drone. I really should dig my old Goon back out again for a run.

Yeh man, good to see you here.

I've been using Goon RDA 3-4 years now, I've tried some newer RDA's a few times and go back to the Goon.

I have quite a few here, authentic and clone. #fasttechlife

I'll have a look into this Kali V2.