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I started buying the disposable e-cigs at the local gas station, and using those in between packs of my Marboro Milds... Decided I like them, so I bought a couple of different rechargeable ones from the gas station and drug store. On June 15, 2012, I declared my quit date, and after work, until midnight, I chain smoked the rest of my pack of ciggies...


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I had a buddy that was a month or so ahead of me, that had a mod with a tank and liked it. I decided that I didn't want to spend $100 bucks on that kind of setup, so continued on with my rechareable lil ciggie looking setup. At the end of the first 4 months, I realized I had spent $225 on throw away tips, not to mention I was frustrated by the short battery life, and having to carry 2-3 sets to get me through the day...


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A friend of mine at work had found a guy at the local flea market that was selling ego clones. I decided to go visit the fellow at his store, and ended up with an ego clone that took 18650 batteries, also bought one of the DC tanks and a couple bottles of ejuice, in 24mg nicotine one in pomegranite/raspberry and the other in menthol.


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A couple months later, I bought a lavatube clone and started using ViviNova tanks, with the replaceable wicks. Found the ECF forums and the vast world of ejuices online.


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When the Smok Zmax came out, I bought one of those in SS with the extended cap, and several pairs of 18350 batteries, so I could crank up the voltage/wattage a bit. Only thing I didn't like about it was that it was just a hair too narrow and wobbled, didn't help that the edges of the bottom cap were rounded. I sanded and sanded to no avail...

Dropped my nic level down to 18 since I could crank this one up a bit more with the 2x18350 batteries...



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Around my first vaperversary on June 15,2013, I bought one of the sigelei zmax v3 clones and started using Innokin iClear30 tanks, with the dual coils that gave a better vape than the ViviNova tanks. Better vapes, so I dropped my nic level down to 12...

Around October 2013, I found out when we renewed our benefits at work that beginning in 2015, they would be charging extra for smokers and ecigs were considered the same... o_O Around Christmas time, I started ordering half 12mg and half 6mg nic level ejuices and mixing them, gradually weaning myself down to 6mg.


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Around April 2014, my lil sigelei zmax gave out on me, so I bought a cool looking wooden xGun 18650 mod. It had about the same menu as the zmaxs, but wouldn't take the 2x18350 setup, and about halfway down the battery, the voltage no longer displayed correctly. I decided I could live with that, but about a month into it, the fire button began sticking, so back to the store it went, and was swapped out for another unit. About another 30 days later, same thing, sticking fire button so back to the store. I would like to thank Vaperite (https://www.vaperite.com/) for standing by their warranty! This time they let me swap out for an Innokin SVD.


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On June 15, 2014, my second vaperversary, I decided to drop down to 3mg nicotine ejuice. I was quite surprised how much the drop effected me. I was cranky in nic withdrawl for about a week, but then again, this drop was half my normal level...


So a couple weeks ago, I decided that I really hadn't bought anything new, technology wise, in quite some time, and being that I was finally comfortable with 3mg nic ejuice, I decided to treat myself. I ordered a Pioneer4You Seven30 and a Kangertech AeroTank Giant, along with several 26650 batteries and a new 4 bay charger... Been diggin' on that with some of the sub-ohm (.8ohm) coils...


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I never have done the coil rebuild, cloud chasing thing, but thinking about getting one of the Hades clone 26650 mods and a big 28.5-30mm tanks, and giving that a try... Who knows where it will lead me...

:D I am sure I will find too many toys next month with I goto the second anniversary VAPE-A-PALOOZA meet downtown at the Atlanta Airport Hilton next month... http://peachstatevapors.com/
 
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You have found a path.. and yes when you start building rda or rba you will taste a difference. I really enjoy my drippers
 

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Hello from GA! Where about? I'm in the Blue Ridge area. I visit vaperite any time I'm in the Woodstock area :)
 

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Hailing from Norcross... I used to roadtrip to Vaperite in Woodstock, now I can go down to their Cheshire Bridge store! Actually, there are two B&M's near me at I-85 and JimmyCarter... :cool:
 

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I never have done the coil rebuild, cloud chasing thing, but thinking about getting one of the Hades clone 26650 mods and a big 28.5-30mm tanks, and giving that a try... Who knows where it will lead me...

:D I am sure I will find too many toys next month with I goto the second anniversary VAPE-A-PALOOZA meet downtown at the Atlanta Airport Hilton next month... http://peachstatevapors.com/

You won't regret it, Robtest.. but try a dripper too.. once you get good at it, you will leave those tanks behind.. :D

Good morning from Upstate SC! ;)
 

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Current collection:

Pioneer4You Seven 30 Mod , Kanger Aerotank Giant tank
Smok Zmax v2 mod, Innokin iClear30 tank
Innokin Svd mod, Kanger AeroTank Mega tank
Sigelei 20watt mod, Aspire Naultilus tank
Hades 26650 Clone mod, Tobh clone Atty

soon: VapeOverload Unicorn 26650 Copper Mod, Copper Tobh clone Atty, tobh Copper Creations Drip Tip

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Hellow m3rma1d !

So I was going through some old stuff and found my "original collection" about 6 months into vaping... My friends still wonder how I made it through the first 4 months on gas station/drug store refills on them damn lil ciggie looking one... o_O

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So, of all the tanks you have in your collection - which one is your favorite and why? I'm at the "original collection" stage myself, and I've tried the iClear 30 and the MegaTank and they both have their downsides. I'm getting a Nautilus in to see if that's any better... :)
 

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I used the original iClear30 for over a year... Great tank, good vapage amount, a lil leakage at the end of life on a coil... Just a drop on the 510 connector... Recently got the mega & giant aerotanks and a nautilus ... I like playing with the low ohm coils in the aerotanks, but now use the nautilus as my daily carry... It really rocks with the mini_nautilus BVC coils... I found the coils on the aerotank more short lived, and the tanks to leak a bit, which I haven't had at all on the nautilus... Of course, others may have different experiences ... I have read people talk about their leaky naultilus and loving the aerotanks... LOL
 

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I think the iClear is a little tight, and the Mega is too airy. :( Hopefully the Nautilus slides right in between - right now I'm partial to a simple VapeOnly BDC.

At this time, I think I'm more comfortable with box mods, but I'm also on the lookout for a good first mech. What would you recommend?
 

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hi, you sure have a lot of toys. hitheresmiley.gif
 

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Thanks for sharing you journey and your toys. I always find them interesting.
Some have someone to guide them and they get zeroed in quickly. Many of us kinda stumble around in the dark, looking for the answer. Then once you discover the online world of vaping, you can become more overwhelmed than you were in the first place. So much shiny!!! Just when you think you have found your 'sweet spot', you try something else and it starts all over again.
 

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Some recent projects:

1.) Patina on the 26650 Unicorn:

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Dual 18650 Mosfet Box Mod:

Read all about it, ordered some parts, joined some groups on FB, saved lots of pictures, ...
Dusted off the soldering iron, broke out the 2x reading glasses, ...
And it can be done... :p

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new DoubleOhm 26650 (manhattan like clone):

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New Kanger Turbo on my Seven30 ... 1ohm coil, works great at 20w ...

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BrickhouseMods parallel 26650 box mod:

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And I ruined my patina on the Unicorn 26650 :(

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Some recent toys and modifications ... :)

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I burned out the Seven 30 by Pioneer4U... They sent me this as a replacement...

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I upgraded the firmware to the 165w version... It will run lower ohm builds than my Sigelei 100w or my Cloupor T6 100w devices...
 

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I am runing the IPV three with the plume veil. I havent gone back to a regular mech mod since.
 

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