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No it is easy once you get going, though for £20 you will struggle a little. It is worth shelling out initially.
£28.99 - http://myepack.co.uk/evod-starter-kit.html
Then just order a load of 10ml sample juices that take your fancy from - http://www.joosejuice.co.uk/shop/ca...s2BL55RMM9OodH7BtzOyKPmbdPcV&shop_param=cid=&
You will find that you should pretty much stop smoking immediately.
Got my starter kit and juices today!
For a starter kit, this looks pretty classy to me. Lovely velvety feel to the surface of the EVOD and I chose my favourite colour blue. So far so good, vaping on this is giving me a decent buzz so far on 18mg and nice amount of visible vapour. But I think the 24mg will be better for me. I've got a couple of bottles of those but haven't tried them yet. I suspect I will still be wanting to try 36mg to get the full rush I'm used to, but time will tell. Tobacco flavour on this first one I'm using, beat blend, is not bad. Looking forward to trying some of my other flavours like the cheesecake, and banana.
Here's some pics I took. I know you've all seen these starter kits before, but humour me, it's a new toy.
For a starter kit, this looks pretty classy to me. Lovely velvety feel to the surface of the EVOD and I chose my favourite colour blue. So far so good, vaping on this is giving me a decent buzz so far on 18mg and nice amount of visible vapour. But I think the 24mg will be better for me. I've got a couple of bottles of those but haven't tried them yet. I suspect I will still be wanting to try 36mg to get the full rush I'm used to, but time will tell. Tobacco flavour on this first one I'm using, beat blend, is not bad. Looking forward to trying some of my other flavours like the cheesecake, and banana.
Here's some pics I took. I know you've all seen these starter kits before, but humour me, it's a new toy.
Nice one Merlin.
Also have a gander at this Evod user guide, it will make things easier in the long run.
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/22461/evod-protank-tips-tricks
Also have a gander at this Evod user guide, it will make things easier in the long run.
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/22461/evod-protank-tips-tricks
Thanks j.col, that looks very helpful, especially about the 3 airholes.
My instruction manual says it takes 4 hours to charge the battery. I don't know if that's for USB only and maybe it's quicker on mains?
Its been a while but 4hrs sounds about right for a mains charge lol.
I never used usb charging
Blimey, that means USB charging may take longer.
I was thinking of getting a spare back up battery to use when one is charging, then remembered this starter kit already gave me a spare, lol.
Are there 1300 mah batteries that I can buy from somewhere to work with the EVOD? Mine is 650 mah and myepack only has 650 mah EVOD batteries.
I think it should only be 1-2 hours charging from the mains.
As for 1300mah, I should be getting this for Christmas:
www.************/products/ego-e-cigarette-kgo-mega-black-kit-2x-battery-1300mah-2xce5plus-wickless-atomisers-1x-usb-charge-cab
You can get others probably cheaper but I wanted shorter, wider batteries than the others tend to be, and that kit seemed to be the best value for two of them.
Edit: doh, competitor.. Searching for 'KGO Mega 1300' should find it.
Dont need to use just EVOD batteries, these http://myepack.co.uk/batteries/vision-spinner-1300-mah.html are 1300 mah, variable voltage to.
Thanks. I saw that battery earlier but didn't know if it would screw onto my clearamiser. Think I'll buy that. I like that is has variable voltage. I appreciate higher means sapping the battery quicker, but if I put it on maximum 4.8, how does the experience change from my 3.7 battery? I imagine the cloud is thicker. Does it improve the draw, the taste, or the nicotine absorption into the liquid making for a better nicotine hit?
It wont improve the draw, thats down to airflow and how hard you draw, but vapour, throat hit and flavor will intensify, but it could also give you a burnt taste depending on the ohms of your coil, so start at 3.7v and work your way up until your happy
E-cigs are the toothpicks compared to the Ultrasonic Toothbrushes that the best vaping kit would be (didn't really think the analogy through, but I hope you get the point).
Vaping is only as complicated as you choose to make it, most start with a cig-a-like, but move on to the larger capacity (battery life & Nicotine juice) kit, which provides a better experience with regards to Throat Hit, warmth and vapour production.
These "Ego" batteries and "Clearomisers/Tanks" are available in different sizes and capacity (as well as colour, materials, shape etc.) but the biggest variables are cost, quality and performance (not mutually exclusive). The consumables are the juice (available cheaply in Chinese mass produced form; occasionally with added Antifreeze, all the way up to custom blended, to your exact requirements and everything in between) and the Coil Head of the Clearomiser (the disposable atomiser element - these get gakked up and burnt out with use).
Most are happy to stick at this level - perhaps learning to recoil the atomiser heads themselves, (most easy to do, if a little fiddly) and saving £10 per 5 heads (on average) recoiled or even make their own juice (far, far cheaper than buying premade and again, very easy to learn)...
There's another level beyond the Egos and Clearos:
Variable Voltage or Wattage devices: (either a single rechargeable device or one with replaceable rechargeable batteries)...
...and Mechanical Mods (a "simple" metal tube that literally just holds the batteries and provides a switch to activate the atomiser), which can be as cheap as £30 or command £thousands (for the rarest, most desirable mods).
Ultimately they all do the same job - provide power to the atomiser attached - at this level it will likely be a Rebuildable Atomiser -
as simple as a "Dripper"; a small device that allows you to coil your own wire around your choice of wick material, onto which you drip the juice and vape until it dries out and you need to drip again...
...or a rebuildable atomiser with a tank attached, which holds a sufficient amount of juice to feed the wick and your chosen style of coil - as simple and cheap as a £20 RSST "Genesis" type, to the £50 ish Kayfun Lite, up to the SQuape and beyond - too many styles and brands and prices and wick/coil requirements to list, costing anything from £5 to £hundreds for a Hellfire Mega or Nahual...
...or a purpose designed "Hybrid" of battery tube and atomiser, usually in one continuous device, often very desirable due to the sleek lines and design, and usually expensive...
The sky's the limit, depending on what you want to achieve from your vaping experience, whether you make a hobby out of the habit and your available funds.
New designs and developments are released on almost a weekly basis - some will insist on chasing each of them and others (myself included) would soon be bankrupt if they were to buy everything shiny, each time it's released - the few that manage to do so are called "Todd", or "Scott", or "GrimmGreen"...
There's a wealth of information, on Youtube, various Vaping forums and even this very thread - the Vaping Community is mainly very helpful and close-knit, so get Reading (UKVapers forum is good), get watching (PBusardo and Todd's reviews on Youtube are pretty informative) or ask in here - just try to help yourself first via Google - it does get a little tedious answering: "What's the best starter kit?" and "Where can I buy juice that doesn't taste like they've wrung out a Sumo Wrestler's nappy into the bottle?"
Happy Vaping
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Got my starter kit and juices today!
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Looking good.
Enjoy the higher strength nicotine (>20mg/ml) while you can because the EU are taking that away from us.
Oh and no longer can we buy bottles of ejuice bigger than 10ml
Vapers are getting screwed
It wont improve the draw, thats down to airflow and how hard you draw, but vapour, throat hit and flavor will intensify, but it could also give you a burnt taste depending on the ohms of your coil, so start at 3.7v and work your way up until your happy
Thanks for the info and tips, stifler.
Looking good.
Enjoy the higher strength nicotine (>20mg/ml) while you can because the EU are taking that away from us.
Oh and no longer can we buy bottles of ejuice bigger than 10ml
Vapers are getting screwed
Thanks majnu.
Yeah, bit worrying. I read your link on the previous page. Wouldn't surprise me if governments are panicking that their tobacco industry will not provide them with enough tax revenue anymore since vaping has become more popular. Might be trying to supress people's interest in e-cigs by placing stupid restrictions. Unless they can get as much tax revenue from e-juice of course, in which case I'm wrong.
Oh and I just realised that myepack sent me blueberry juice in 18mg when I ordered 24mg, and it says 24mg on their invoice.
Looking good.
Enjoy the higher strength nicotine (>20mg/ml) while you can because the EU are taking that away from us.
Oh and no longer can we buy bottles of ejuice bigger than 10ml
Vapers are getting screwed
To be honest if that is all that happens then that is a lot better then what I was reading about a few weeks ago ... It was looking like basically everything was going to get banned except for pre-made by tobacco companies ... Like this one for example ... https://vusevapor.com/modules/Security/Login.aspx (made by the owners of Camel tobacco) ...
I hope they have realised that doing this is totally corrupt / not acceptable and if they have reduced it to 20mg/ml max and 10ml bottles, that is really not too bad compared to what was proposed a few weeks ago (which was completely banning all refillable tanks, all liquids etc.) ...
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Can some recommend me a dripping atomiser? I've been told on an american e-cig forum I joined recently, "If you're looking for a "rush" then look into a dripping atomizer and put some of that 18mg liquid in it." Sounds just the ticket for me. I'm assuming dripping makes the nicotine hit stronger? I believe it's also a quicker way to test flavours before filling a tank.
Also, I want to try some of my other flavours. Can I pour what's left in the tank into a bottle or back into the original bottle if I can get the nozzle off, and should I rinse the tank with warm water and dry immediately with a cotton bud before filling with a different flavour? Or must I use soapy water or isopropyl, rinse and dry overnight?
Also, I want to try some of my other flavours. Can I pour what's left in the tank into a bottle or back into the original bottle if I can get the nozzle off, and should I rinse the tank with warm water and dry immediately with a cotton bud before filling with a different flavour? Or must I use soapy water or isopropyl, rinse and dry overnight?
Got a couple of new flavours from Northern Vapour bricks and mortar shop, in Northwich.
Fruit Salad, by themselves which the Mrs chose, though I may have a tank or two of; tastes mostly of cherries to me. (Not the sweet unfortunately.) I chose Main Squeeze by Epic Juice, a Californian company; a zesty vape.
@Edit. At merlin, I guess you mean a disposable not rebuildable dripper? Not used a disposable for years now, I just drip onto the coil of a rebuildable for testing. The dilemma of squirting semi used juice back into the bottle, I always decline and simply clean. I use plain hot water and flush through the fill hole until clear, shake as much as I can out and dry the wick with a kitchen towel; then dry burn the coil and wick once giving everything a good glow for a second or two.(Using an SS mesh wick that is.)
I am doubtful of your bigger hit theory from dripping.
When I was using chinese or disposable atomisers I liked the io6's, if that's what they are called now.
Fruit Salad, by themselves which the Mrs chose, though I may have a tank or two of; tastes mostly of cherries to me. (Not the sweet unfortunately.) I chose Main Squeeze by Epic Juice, a Californian company; a zesty vape.
@Edit. At merlin, I guess you mean a disposable not rebuildable dripper? Not used a disposable for years now, I just drip onto the coil of a rebuildable for testing. The dilemma of squirting semi used juice back into the bottle, I always decline and simply clean. I use plain hot water and flush through the fill hole until clear, shake as much as I can out and dry the wick with a kitchen towel; then dry burn the coil and wick once giving everything a good glow for a second or two.(Using an SS mesh wick that is.)
I am doubtful of your bigger hit theory from dripping.
When I was using chinese or disposable atomisers I liked the io6's, if that's what they are called now.
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That charger will be fine, provided it's of sufficient quality (I.e not a 12p Chinese "Fliday Afternoon Special")
As for disposable drippers - look into Boge cartomisers. They can be used on their own (be sure they're not" pre-punched") or in a Carto Tank (in which case, buy pre-punched or get your own carto hole punch)
As for disposable drippers - look into Boge cartomisers. They can be used on their own (be sure they're not" pre-punched") or in a Carto Tank (in which case, buy pre-punched or get your own carto hole punch)
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