What to try next?

[moodyb]

Hello all,

So after 26 years,I finally took the plunge & decided to give up cigs for vaping. And after 2 weeks, so far so good

Started off with the Intro Vision starter kit ( trying to keep to a limited budget, which was soon busted as you'd expect... ) and soon realized that the clearo it came with was giving me a chemical / burnt taste in my mouth, which my long abused taste buds didn't really appreciate.

So I did a bit of reading around & the general opinion seemed to be that the Kanger EVOD's were the way to go. And they have been.
Miles better compared to the ce2 clearos ( ce2's should be banned from any ecig kits imho - they make juices taste bad )

Next on the shopping list was an eGo Twist vv battery which has made a subtle but noticeable difference to some of the, many, flavours I'm steaming through, on the journey to find the one that 'scratches the itch' for good.
It has also given some juices I wasn't impressed with a bit more throat hit, which I honestly didn't think I'd bother with when I started reading up on all of this, but it has made them useable & they'll tide me over until the next batch drop through my letterbox...


The problem I'm having is that I'll randomly still get the urge to want a cig, even though I was smoking fairly weak ones - Silver PallMall at 6mg nicotine iirc.

I'm not sure if this is because I haven't found a juice that I could vape all day, or if I need more taste of the flavour than the EVOD's provide. Or I need more of a throat hit. Or all 3!


So, I've been looking at 2 things to try -  1.8ohm replacement heads for the EVOD's, and the Smok Pyrex DCT.

Anyone care to comment if the Smok Pyrex DCT would be a noticeable upgrade over the EVOD clearos in taste & overall vaping 'experience', or would the lower resistance heads for the EVOD's give the same/similar effect?


Any advice would be much appreciated before I end up spending more this month on vaping than I ever did on cigs!

The joy of trial and error

[fred]

moodyb

You haven't said what strength juice you're using. Even though you smoked "light" stinkies, it may be that your juice is not strong enough.

I've not got an all day vape - I chop & change, but I've used tobacco for nearly 16 weeks.

You will get it sorted with help from the folk here.

[moodyb]

Thanks fred.

I'm currently using 18mg juice. I have tried 24/25mg but found it just a bit too strong for me.


As for flavours I'd say that I tend to swap between 3-4 on a daily basis, all in their own EVOD's atm :


DV Menthol, LT Peppermint, CelticVapour Virginia & LT Watermelon.


So far I've tried around 15 flavours I think. More if you count the ones I've tried out the e-cig shop near to me in Whitburn.

[Fagsareus]

There's an ecig shop in Whitburn ? Where




Welcome

[Deleted]

I found myself having an urge to want a cig for the first couple of weeks, but i was actually just craving nicotine, it tends to be periods where i'd put my PV down for a while, as soon as i took a draw it satisfied me, are these urges coming when you'd normally have a cigarette?

[djs]

I would say a carto in a tank spanks the arse off a clearomiser.

[moodyb]

Jul 17, 2013 20:49:48 GMT Fagsareus said:

There's an ecig shop in Whitburn ? Where

Hey Fagsareus, they're called Zen Vapour.

A black shop on what I think is the main street ( don't know Whitburn that well myself ). Opposite Xcite.

They've only been open a few weeks. Good place though.

[Fagsareus]

moodyb I only know the place to drive through ...lol must go have a nosey ...thanks

[moodyb]

Jul 17, 2013 20:50:03 GMT digiw0rx said:

I found myself having an urge to want a cig for the first couple of weeks, but i was actually just craving nicotine, it tends to be periods where i'd put my PV down for a while, as soon as i took a draw it satisfied me, are these urges coming when you'd normally have a cigarette?

Hey digiw0rx.

They can come at any time, even not long after I've vaped.

I've been in company with people smoking a few times since I stopped & it hasn't bothered me too much.

Had it even while I'm vaping, as though it's missing something.

[Deleted]

Changing to 1.8 ohm heads makes a world of difference in evods. I haven't tried the Smok DC but I've tried an iclear 30 dual coil and it vapes wonderfully. It goes through juice like nobody's business tho, and the coils aren't easily rebuildable.

How about getting into building your own heads and getting something like an Aga T2? Cheap to buy, good quality, comes with spare parts, easy to rebuild coils, can be used with silica or mesh wick so can progress along with your skill advancement. Vapes great, the down side is you can't leave it on it's side for long or it would leak so not great for out n about.

BTW I have quite a few attys and evods are my preferred out n about. I use the Aga pretty much all the time indoors (along with an igo L for dripping), but today have got a Kayfun (as yet unused) so can I reserve the right to change this statement later pls? (See my first welcome thread for a brief write up on each atty if you're interested)

[Perpetua]

Welcome Moody.

I enjoy the vape from both the Evod and a Dual Coil Tank . . . they are quite different for me, the Evod is what a call a softer vape, even with a 1.8ohm coil. DC's for me have more punch and you might find them useful for when you have a ciggy crave moment.

These are a reasonable way of trying one:

www.ltecigs.larsentilbrook.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_114&product_id=635

Or the Iclear16, which is dual coil is another popular clearo choice right now:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Clearomisers/Innokin-CE5-IClear16.html

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome moodyb

I really like the evods, but have to admit that I still prefer the draw on a Boge cartomiser

[moodyb]

Jul 17, 2013 21:14:40 GMT @tall said:

Changing to 1.8 ohm heads makes a world of difference in evods. I haven't tried the Smok DC but I've tried an iclear 30 dual coil and it vapes wonderfully. It goes through juice like nobody's business tho, and the coils aren't easily rebuildable.

How about getting into building your own heads and getting something like an Aga T2?

BTW I have quite a few attys and evods are my preferred out n about. I use the Aga pretty much all the time indoors (along with an igo L for dripping), but today have got a Kayfun (as yet unused) so can I reserve the right to change this statement later pls? (See my first welcome thread for a brief write up on each atty if you're interested)

Thanks Tall. I might order 1 or 2 1.8ohm heads to test with then. If that doesn't do enough it looks like the DCT will be next on the shopping list.

As for rebuilding heads, I'm not sure if I want to go down that route yet. The simpler the better atm.
And I'd prefer to stay around eGo battery dimensions & not the sonic screwdriver sized devices I seen a few using

Jul 17, 2013 21:19:10 GMT Perpetua said:

Welcome Moody.

I enjoy the vape from both the Evod and a Dual Coil Tank . . . they are quite different for me, the Evod is what a call a softer vape, even with a 1.8ohm coil. DC's for me have more punch and you might find them useful for when you have a ciggy crave moment.

These are a reasonable way of trying one:

www.ltecigs.larsentilbrook.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_114&product_id=635

Or the Iclear16, which is dual coil is another popular clearo choice right now:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Clearomisers/Innokin-CE5-IClear16.html

Thanks Perpetua. A softer vape is probably the best way to describe what I'm experiencing, so you've hit the nail on the head there.

I'll try one of the DCT tanks you linked to, along with the 1.8ohm heads. Both are still cheaper than the Smok DCT & might do the trick.

As for the Innokin, are they any good in comparison to the Evod's?
I'm wary of long wicks after my experiences with the ce2's & what they did to the taste of juices.

[Perpetua]

Jul 17, 2013 21:49:42 GMT moodyb said:

Jul 17, 2013 21:19:10 GMT Perpetua said:

Welcome Moody.

I enjoy the vape from both the Evod and a Dual Coil Tank . . . they are quite different for me, the Evod is what a call a softer vape, even with a 1.8ohm coil. DC's for me have more punch and you might find them useful for when you have a ciggy crave moment.

These are a reasonable way of trying one:

www.ltecigs.larsentilbrook.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_114&product_id=635

Or the Iclear16, which is dual coil is another popular clearo choice right now:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Clearomisers/Innokin-CE5-IClear16.html

Thanks Perpetua. A softer vape is probably the best way to describe what I'm experiencing, so you've hit the nail on the head there.

I'll try one of the DCT tanks you linked to, along with the 1.8ohm heads. Both are still cheaper than the Smok DCT & might do the trick.

As for the Innokin, are they any good in comparison to the Evod's?
I'm wary of long wicks after my experiences with the ce2's & what they did to the taste of juices.

It's another type of vape again the Innokin . . . a combination of the Evod and DC for me Moody. I put off trying them for a while, as like you Vision's/CE2's did nothing for me.

The Iclear is in a different league to them.

[moodyb]

Jul 17, 2013 20:55:15 GMT djs said:

I would say a carto in a tank spanks the arse off a clearomiser.

Can't really ask for a better explanation than that djs

Jul 17, 2013 21:34:33 GMT Chrissie said:

Hello & welcome moodyb

I really like the evods, but have to admit that I still prefer the draw on a Boge cartomiser

Thanks Chrissie.

Looks like cartomisers / DCT's are winning atm.
I'll need to get my orders in tomorrow as I've to drive down to Chippenham & back on Sunday, so I don't want any cig pangs at service station prices