My first vaping experience!

[River]

is the riva anygood then blue

[Chrissie]

River, the Riva is an eGo clone & some folks say it works even better than the eGo.

[bluecow1980]

Hiya River,

I'm a newbie too (5 weeks in), and started with a KR808d-1 kit which I still use for little trips or for the school runs when I want something less conspicuous.

The riva for me is fantastic, the battery life is the biggest improvement above the smaller mini kits. I have 2 riva standard batteries, and now 2 ego xl batteries. They are all interchangable with any of the tornedo/riva/ego gear which makes it much more user friendly imo. Personally I prefer the LR atties, and 5 weeks in have just killed my first one.

What i do to make my riva perform better is this... use the blue foam in the carts instead of the white fluff that comes in them. I also use a drip tip when at home as this gives even better flavour.

If I'm going out for the day I have just started using a tank attie. I have the LR ones, and for me the LR tank atties are a bit like sucking on air (you still get the vapour and throat hit just a very very light draw), so I'm going to give the standard tank atties a go.... especially as a new version has just hit the stores in the usa.

I've just got my first mods.... but not used yet as i am waiting for the batteries and chargers to arrive, and I'm sure these will be even better than the riva. However i still cant see me leaving the trusty riva alone for long. I think they are excellent... just wish you could replace the battery component as cheaply as you can with a mod.

All in all for flavour, battery life and reliability vs cost they are a winner with me

[bluecow1980]

chrissie, I dont see much difference in performance than the ego.... what i do notice is that i prefer the button on the riva to the ego's hard plastic one. The ego button leaves a dent in my fingers after a short time of vaping.

[River]

right, now im 100% completely confussed, i currently use a device from vip parden the explanation as im a newbie.it looks like a normal fag.i unscrew the filter and charge the white bit.i have learned how to top up the filter rather than buy new ones but i am looking for a system that allows me to fill a cartridge with 1mm(like the ego t or tornado)or something similar as this seems less hassel and messy
sorry if im going old ground

[bluecow1980]

ok river

the riva510/tornedo/ego are all virtually the same battery.

There are (i think?) 3 battery sizes, approx 650 (standard), 900 (called either xl or egoT) + 1100 (xxl). The size denotes how much power the battery holds, so the higher the number the longer it will last. A battery will last longer imo with the standard 510 atty system than with the tank system.... but thats on VERY limited experience.

They all use:
standard 510 atties + 510cartridges/driptips
LR 510 atties + 510 cartidges/driptips

OR

EgoT atties + Tank cartridges
LR EgoT atties + Tank cartridges


To make an ego tank, all you need are the Tank atties and cartridges, they will all fit and work on any of the batteries.

Its really up to you whether you buy a standard or tank system to begin with, as you can always buy the other atties+carts later.


There are other options for this system, cartomizers, cleromizers, smartcarts, xl carts and xl atties, but I dont have experience of these so cant really comment.

Hopefully one of our more experienced members will be along to fill you in properly, and correct me where/if i have gone wrong.

[bluecow1980]

forgot to say... the system for charging is virtually the same

You unscrew the battery (your white bit), and charge it
you have an atomizer that fits onto the charged battery
you have a cartridge which fits into the atomizer (this stores your juice)

On top of those with the tornegoriva standard system you have a cone which protects your fingers from getting burnt from a heating atomizer and makes the unit look more streamlined. You dont have a cone with the Tank system as its pre-built onto the atomizer.

[Perpetua]

I don't think there's anything I can add to Blue's excellent summary of the Riva/Ego/Tornado systems . . . for anyone who has one of them it's worth getting a couple of Tank atomisers/carts to try.

I quite like the Mega Atomisers as the carts hold more juice than a standard set up . . . but between the two, a Tank would be my first choice.

[Chrissie]

Agrees with Perpy - excellent summary Blue

Kev, I'm mainly using drip tips these days. I've always liked the slight faffing side of e-cigs - dripping into a drip tip sort of compares to picking up a lighter & lighting a real cig

[Lee]

Thanks all for the discussion and advice. I think I'm firmly decided on a Riva when I order next. Probably due to the reviews and the fact that it is quite versatile with all the compatible parts.

I'm on day 2 now and still haven't had a proper cig!

[River]

keep it up mate
if you can get through the first 5 days(thats what killed me)after that it just gets easier

[Scylla]

Great going, Lee - it's such a treat when newbies get a good start

scylla

[Lee]

Thanks, I'm doing quite well apart from the fact I keep going into the kitchen (where I used to smoke) out of habit. Have to remember I can vape anywhere now.

[Chrissie]

You are doing amazingly Lee - especially with that kit & it only having the one battery.

[Lee]

Thanks Chrissie, I wish the kit came with 2 batteries but like I said before it will do for now. My sister and brother in law are coming over later to have a look. They're both smokers too and might make 'the switch'. I think they're thinking if I can do it anyone can.