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A suggestion by @Matthee on another thread got my mind buzzing again (dangerous, I know, but bear with me ;-))

Welcome to Rate Your Vape.

Here anyone can post there vape gear, and give it a rating of 1-5, in time I will update the main post/s with each device and it's score, averaged where rated more than once. The ultimate goal is to give anyone an idea of what devices to buy or avoid when hunting for their vape Nirvana.

Obviously everyone's idea of Nirvana is different, but as we get more scores the popular items will rise, and the dirt will fall giving better indications. I will try to keep the amount of ratings visible where possible so everyone will have a good idea of how well rated a device is overall

You may rate any device you own/have owned in the past if you feel you used it long enough to discover all it's secrets. And please remember to rate items based on their category, if we compare EVOD tanks to a Russian 91% there will be no clearo with a score above 4

So here are the categories:

1. Must have . . - That mod that's been glued to your hand for weeks
2. Nice to have . . - It may not be your ADV device, but you would buy it again
3. Have . . somewhere - You don't hate it, but you aren't quite sure you like it either
4. Why do I have . . - You will use it in an emergency, but only in an emergency
5. Wish I never had . . - This device is somewhere in a drawer, but you've already forgotten which, and frankly don't care

To keep everything neat and tidy, I will have categories in the first few comments
 
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Batteries:

Built-in Battery Devices:
1. Must have . .
X-Fire Wooden Spinner 1000mAh (1 rating)
2. Nice to have . .
Innokin iTaste MVP V1 (1 rating)
Vision Spinner 1300mAh (2 ratings (1.5))​
3. Have . . somewhere
Innokin iTaste VV v3 800mAh VV/VW Battery (1 rating)
Twisp 650mAh Passthrough Battery (1 rating)
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .

eGo-T 650mAh (1 rating)
eVod 650mAh (1 rating)​
Removable Battery VV/VW Devices:

1. Must have . .
Vamo V3 (1 rating)
Vamo V5 (1 rating)​
2. Nice to have . .
Innokin iTaste SVD (4 ratings (2.25))
Sigelei Zmax (1 rating)
Sigelei Mini (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
Joyetech eVic (1 rating)​
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .

Mechanical Devices:

1. Must have . .
Launcher V2 Clone (1 rating)
Reo Grand (2 ratings)
Reo Mini 2.1 (3 ratings)​
2. Nice to have . .
Sentinal M16 Clone (1 rating)
Kamry K100 (1 rating)
Smok Magneto (1 rating)
Atmizoo Dingo (2 ratings)
Grand Vapor PVT V2 (1 rating)
Nemesis (2 ratings (1.5))
Kamry KTS (1 rating)
Nemesis Clone (2 ratings (1.5))
Caravela Clone (1 rating)
KTS Clone (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .
PH 22 Poldiac Clone (1 rating)​

Removable Batteries:

1. Must have . .
Efest 18650 1600mAh 30A (1 rating)
AW 18350 (1 rating)
AW 18650 1600mAh (1 rating)
Efest 18650 2250mAh (1 rating)
MNKE 18650 1500mAh (1 rating)
Efest 18350 700mAh (1 rating)​
2. Nice to have . .
Sony VTC3 30A 18650 (1 rating)
Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mAh (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
fAW* 18490 (1 rating)
Trustfire 18650 2500mAh (1 rating)​
4. Why do I have . .
fAW* 18650 (2 ratings)​
5. Wish I never had . .
fAW* 18350 (1 rating)​

*fAW is an abbreviation used on the forums for fake AW batteries
 
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Atomizers:

Clearomizers:

1. Must have . .
Kanger Aerotank (1 rating)​
2. Nice to have . .
Kanger Protank 2 Mini (2 ratings)
Kanger Protank 3 Mini (2 ratings (1.5))
Aspire Nautilus (2 ratings)
Innokin iClear 30B (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
Twisp Clearo (1 rating)
Kanger Protank (1 rating)​
4. Why do I have . .
Innokin iClear 30 (1 rating)
Kanger Protank 2 (3 ratings)
Kanger Protank 3 (2 ratings)​
5. Wish I never had . .
Kanger EVOD (1 rating)
eGo CE5 (1 rating)​

Rebuildable Dripping Atomizers:

1. Must have . .
Trident Clone (2 ratings)
Reomizer Bottom Fed (2 ratings)
Cyclone Bottom Fed (1 rating)
Reomizer 2.1 Bottom Fed (1 rating)​
2. Nice to have . .
Igo-S Bottom Fed (1 rating)
Igo-L (2 ratings (1.5))
Igo-W (2 ratings)
V5 Nimbus Clone (1 rating)
ERA Clone (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
Smok Octopus (1 rating)
Igo-W - No tail holes (1 rating)
ERA (1 rating)
Nimbus Clone (1 rating)​
4. Why do I have . .
Helios Clone (1 rating)​
5. Wish I never had . .

Rebuildable Tank Atomizers:

1. Must have . .
Aqua Clone (1 rating)
Aqua (1 rating)
Kayfun Lite (1 rating)
Ithaka Clone (1 rating)​
2. Nice to have . .
Russian 91% Clone (1 rating)
Bliss Genesis Clone (1 rating)​
3. Have . . somewhere
Kayfun Lite+ 4 Channel Clone (2 ratings (2.5))
Smok RSST Genesis (2 ratings (2.5))
Pulse-G Genesis Clone (1 rating)​
4. Why do I have . .
Kayfun 3.1 ES Clone (2 ratings)​
5. Wish I never had . .

Atomizers/Cartomizers/Carto Tanks:

1. Must have . .
2. Nice to have . .
3. Have . . somewhere
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .
 
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Other Items:

Coil Building Kit: (Please don't rate your screwdrivers/drillbits etc. This is for more advanced kit like coil jigs)

1. Must have . .
2. Nice to have . .
3. Have . . somewhere
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .

DIY Juice Kit:

1. Must have . .
2. Nice to have . .
3. Have . . somewhere
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .

Other:

1. Must have . .
2. Nice to have . .
3. Have . . somewhere
4. Why do I have . .
5. Wish I never had . .
 
Brilliant thread!

My first entry under built-in batteries is as follows:

the Innokin iTaste VW 800 mah battery.

I rate it a 3 on your scale.
 
Brilliant thread!

My first entry under built-in batteries is as follows:

the Innokin iTaste VW 800 mah battery.

I rate it a 3 on your scale.
I'm guessing you're referring to the VV v3?
 
I am not 100% sure if it's the V2 or the V3. I bought it around Dec 2013. I think it is the V3.
 
This is rather awkward, I'm a tad uncomfortable rating a device without giving specific explanations applicable to specific circumstances. I feel that a simple "good" or "bad" rating would work better. Then before your purchase you can simply have a look see if it works. Just my opinion, feel free to disagree.

So lets see.

RDA
Trident Clone = 1

RTA
Kayfun Lite Plus 4 Channeled Clone = 3

VV/VW Mod
iTaste SVD = 2

Clearomizer
Innokin iClear 30 = 4

Mechanical Mod
Sentinel M16 Clone = 2

Edit: I changed some values.
 
This is rather awkward, I'm a tad uncomfortable rating a device without giving specific explanations applicable to specific circumstances. I feel that a simple "good" or "bad" rating would work better. Then before your purchase you can simply have a look see if it works. Just my opinion, feel free to disagree.
In a sense I do agree, but I think a rating /5 gives a better idea of what a product is like, especially since it's all subject to personal taste and opinion. A plain good/bad, although much easier to understand, would've been difficult to manage. Example, if 3 people say the SVD is good, and 3 say it's bad, where does it go?
 
In a sense I do agree, but I think a rating /5 gives a better idea of what a product is like, especially since it's all subject to personal taste and opinion. A plain good/bad, although much easier to understand, would've been difficult to manage. Example, if 3 people say the SVD is good, and 3 say it's bad, where does it go?

Cool, thanks for elaborating. I get your point. Just help me clarify this then please.

Hypothetically if I think the Mini Protank 2 is a good device for beginners and I received many good vapes from it 4 months ago but have since evolved onto RBA's. Currently the Mini PT2 means nothing me, I won't vape it at all and think very little of it in terms of my current vaping experience. Do I rate it high or low?

That is how I feel about the SVD and iClear 30 in part.

Ps. Thanks for putting this together so eloquently :)
 
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Cool, thanks for elaborating. I get your point. Just help me clarify this then please.

Hypothetically if I think the Mini Protank 2 is a good device for beginners and I received many good vapes from it 4 months ago but have evolved onto RBA's. Currently the Mini PT2 means nothing me, I won't vape it at all and think very little of it in terms of my current vaping experience. Do I rate it high or low?

That is how I feel about the SVD and iClear 30 in part.

Ps. Thanks for putting this together so eloquently :)
Right, forgot to mention that in the main post. When rating a device, rate it within its own category, as it would be kinda pointless to compare an EVOD tank to a Russian 91%.

Will add that to the main post in the morning, thanks for pointing it out
 
You onto something really good here. Will be interesting to see how it evolves over time
 
I think yes @TylerD

Thats the whole point, to get the experience of everyone and somehow sort out the good from the bad. If you have gotten rid of gear but used it enough to rate it, I say go ahead
 
I think that at the very least any hardware you are rating has to have been owned by the reviewer at some point in time. This will prevent the "oh I used a friends kit for day" type ratings.
 
I agree witg @BhavZ above.

I'll go as far as saying you cant really know something until you have used it for a while. First impressions can be very deceiving as i have discovered on many occasions.

For batteries and mods, you need to have put them through their paces at their highest power and have had many cycles.

For mech mods, their flaws only seem to become apparent after a while

For atmoisers and tanks, the same applies.

Ok, you dont need to be an expert on the device, but you need to have properly used the device for the rating to have meaning
 
I agree witg @BhavZ above.

I'll go as far as saying you cant really know something until you have used it for a while. First impressions can be very deceiving as i have discovered on many occasions.

For batteries and mods, you need to have put them through their paces at their highest power and have had many cycles.

For mech mods, their flaws only seem to become apparent after a while

For atmoisers and tanks, the same applies.

Ok, you dont need to be an expert on the device, but you need to have properly used the device for the rating to have meaning
I agree. I just wanted to know if I can actually rate the kit I owned and used daily for some time. I will not rate say the pt2 as I didn't use it as extensively as other members.
 
In my view, i dont think you should worry about other members
If you used it for long enough to have a view, good or bad, and you want to rate it, then you should
 
what an awesome thread

i will post my reviews in a moment
 
Twisp 650 mAh pass through - 3
Vision Spinner VV 1300 mAh - 1
X-Fire Wooden Spinner VV 1000 mAh - 1
Vamo V3 and V5, VV/VW - 1
Itaste SVD, VV/VW - 2
K100 - 2
Smok Magneto - 2
Launcher V2 clone - 1
Reo Grand - 1
Reo Mini - 1
Atmizoo Dingo - 2
Twisp cleoromizer - 3
mPT2, all versions - 1
mPT3 - 1
PT, all versions - 3
Aspire Nautilus - 2
Kanger Aerotank - 1
Reomizer2 bf - 1
Igo-S bf - 2
Cyclone bf - 1
Igo-L - 2
Igo-W - 2
RSST - 2
Russian 91% clone - 2
Kayfun 3.1 ES clone - 3
Aqua clone - 1
 
VV built in bat
iTaste MVP1 = 2


MECH
Brass FastTech Nemesis (magnetic switch) = 1
PH22 FastTech Poldiac clone = 5


RDA
FastTech v5 Nimbus RDA (4 air-hole) = 2 [because it is not 22mm dia.]
Smok Octopus = 3


RTA
FastTech Bliss (genesis) = 2
FastTech Pulse-G(genesis) = 3

Clearo?
K PT3 = 5

BATTERIES
VTC3 30A= 2
 
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Reo mini - 1
Sigelei zmax telescopic - 2
Sigelei mini - 2
Vision Twist 1300 - 2
Protank II - 5
iClear 30b - 2
Mini PT II - 3
Mini PT III - 2
Aspire Nautilus - 2
Reomizer 2.1 - 1
 
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