I've had my Stick V8 Baby for a couple of months. It showed me that I can enjoy vaping (credit where it's due, etc) but I'm going through their coils in 2-3 days. Some (too many) are hotspotting within a few hours, the rest are just all-over knackered after a couple of days.
I realised not to chain-vape (though more on that below) or to let my liquid drop too low in the tank (those bad habits probably killed some of the early coils), but I still can't get the coils to last long enough to make this financially viable. I've come to the conclusion (though feel free to suggest others) that my vaping style just doesn't work with these coils. Back to chain vaping, I see multiple definitions of this. I want a mod that I can puff away on throughout the day while I'm working, though taking time between hits to let the coil cool, not slamming hit-after-hit with no break between. Some definitions still count that as chain vaping. I tend to feel my tank - if it's hot, I leave it, if it's cool (or coolish, I don't wait until it's stone cold), I vape.
I'm certainly vaping enough to drain the battery in a day, often get into late evening and run out of charge. Another issue with the kit.
As for juices, I'm using fruity stuff. 70%+ VG. The last juice tasted really sweet so I suspected that was contributing to coil death, but the newer stuff is a lot less sweet and the coils are still dying young. Can give more info on the juices if necessary (but tbh, my flavour preferences won't change so the new kit needs to cope, y'know?).
I spoke to my local shop and they recommended the following:
+ Asmodus Minikin (I think v2, not sure)
+ batteries??? (they didn't tell me what, as they want me to buy it from them and pay their set-up fee)
+ Vandy Vape Kyrin v2
+ coils??? (again, didn't specify brand, said they'd set it up for me)
+ cotton??? (same again)
Recommended on the basis that the coils are robust enough to handle my preferred vaping style, and threading my own cotton will keep the system fresher/happier for longer. The person I spoke to reckons I can get a couple of weeks out of a pair of coils, and 1.5-2 days out of the batteries. I nearly bit his hand off for it (such is my frustration with my current kit) but thought some more reading, advice and price-comparison was in order.
My desires for a replacement are fairly simple (ha, famous last words).
+ Batteries get me through a day (I charge overnight on a timer)
+ Coils last at least a week of heavy vaping
+ A mod that will last me, I'm not looking to get a budget one that I want to upgrade in 6 months
+ Some clouds are nice, but I'm not chasing them
+ Enough flavour to keep me interested (more than the Stick ideally, but I'm not gonna go all 'hmm, notes of cherry with a woody finish')
So, thoughts? On any/all of it. Am I a coil killer and fundamentally need to change my habits? Is this a good replacement for my Stick? If so, what batteries and coils should I be getting? If not, what do you recommend? Have I been mislead by the shop?
I realised not to chain-vape (though more on that below) or to let my liquid drop too low in the tank (those bad habits probably killed some of the early coils), but I still can't get the coils to last long enough to make this financially viable. I've come to the conclusion (though feel free to suggest others) that my vaping style just doesn't work with these coils. Back to chain vaping, I see multiple definitions of this. I want a mod that I can puff away on throughout the day while I'm working, though taking time between hits to let the coil cool, not slamming hit-after-hit with no break between. Some definitions still count that as chain vaping. I tend to feel my tank - if it's hot, I leave it, if it's cool (or coolish, I don't wait until it's stone cold), I vape.
I'm certainly vaping enough to drain the battery in a day, often get into late evening and run out of charge. Another issue with the kit.
As for juices, I'm using fruity stuff. 70%+ VG. The last juice tasted really sweet so I suspected that was contributing to coil death, but the newer stuff is a lot less sweet and the coils are still dying young. Can give more info on the juices if necessary (but tbh, my flavour preferences won't change so the new kit needs to cope, y'know?).
I spoke to my local shop and they recommended the following:
+ Asmodus Minikin (I think v2, not sure)
+ batteries??? (they didn't tell me what, as they want me to buy it from them and pay their set-up fee)
+ Vandy Vape Kyrin v2
+ coils??? (again, didn't specify brand, said they'd set it up for me)
+ cotton??? (same again)
Recommended on the basis that the coils are robust enough to handle my preferred vaping style, and threading my own cotton will keep the system fresher/happier for longer. The person I spoke to reckons I can get a couple of weeks out of a pair of coils, and 1.5-2 days out of the batteries. I nearly bit his hand off for it (such is my frustration with my current kit) but thought some more reading, advice and price-comparison was in order.
My desires for a replacement are fairly simple (ha, famous last words).
+ Batteries get me through a day (I charge overnight on a timer)
+ Coils last at least a week of heavy vaping
+ A mod that will last me, I'm not looking to get a budget one that I want to upgrade in 6 months
+ Some clouds are nice, but I'm not chasing them
+ Enough flavour to keep me interested (more than the Stick ideally, but I'm not gonna go all 'hmm, notes of cherry with a woody finish')
So, thoughts? On any/all of it. Am I a coil killer and fundamentally need to change my habits? Is this a good replacement for my Stick? If so, what batteries and coils should I be getting? If not, what do you recommend? Have I been mislead by the shop?