I am a recovering smoker currently. Tried using a e-cig a few years back to try stop smoking. Just bought a vape pen called the vap 3. It did not do the job and I continued to smoke.
Now as with many people, the ban forced me to stop. Everyone who was cleverer than me, bought immediately. So when I tried to buy locally I could only get my hands on the more expensive setup.
So here is a noob who just spent a lot of money buying a Aegis Mini mod with a Smok TF tank. Now it is a beautiful setup and has done the job of making sure I don't kill people around me. But it's definitely not for someone just coming off of cigarettes.
To go from a pack of cigarettes on a weekend day to 6mg of nicotine has turned me into a chain vapour. I literally walk around with it in my hand all the time. So that has made me learn what I want and don't want in a vape.
MTL versus DL - I don't mind DL actually, but it locks me on too low a nic lvl so I will have to go MTL. And I do prefer a more stealthy vape when out in public.
Juice - Use less than what I'm using now. Also have a wider variety locally of 50/50 and only one of 70/30.
Battery: Due to continuously using the vape, I am having to put it on charge twice during the day, and that's on top of putting it on charge when I go to bed. So I'm looking at either a system that has external batteries or going higher nic to cut down the usage so that an internal battery will last a full day and evening use. Though I'm leaning more towards the external batteries, as we like to go camping.
And lastly cost. I'm obviously wanting this to cost less than actual smoking does. So need to use less juice and more affordable coils. Currently I'm paying R80 per coil. And I'm on my 3rd one in less than a month. Probably a 4th any day now. But I also want to be able to buy the exact coils I use easily and not in packs of 5 where every coil is used differently. I wouldn't mind learning to make my own coils if it saved on cost, and assured me of never having difficulty finding the right ones, but I think building your own coils is only for sub-ohm devices.
I have narrowed it down to two devices.
Nord 2 - This looks like a very basic pod system. No external batteries, but maybe the battery will last most of the day, and can maybe be charged via a battery pack if it goes flat while not near a plug. The pods and coils seem easily found and purchased. It looks very discreet and the less vapour production does not bother me. But does it satisfy? Will it be enough of an enjoyable experience to keep me off the cigarettes. And any leakage issues? I want to be able to throw it in my bag without it leaking on everything.
My 2nd option and the one I love is the Smok RPM80 pro. It looks more like my current setup. It's not compact like the nord 2, but if you use it like a MTL, it will still be discreet vapour wise. The only problem I'm having is the fact that both coils it comes with are sub-ohm coils. And every review I watch uses those coils to review it. So I read that it can be used MTL, but I cant find any direct information of what exact coils one should buy to make it MTL. There are so many coils on the market, that I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, the more I try figure out which ones to get, and find a SA supplier that readily stocks and supplies said coils. So I would love if someone who is cleverer than me to be able to give me a link or name of exactly which ones I would need to buy.
I'm wanting to find one device that ticks all the boxes for me, as currently I'm not looking to have a vape collection. Though building my own coils is definitely intriguing me....
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Now as with many people, the ban forced me to stop. Everyone who was cleverer than me, bought immediately. So when I tried to buy locally I could only get my hands on the more expensive setup.
So here is a noob who just spent a lot of money buying a Aegis Mini mod with a Smok TF tank. Now it is a beautiful setup and has done the job of making sure I don't kill people around me. But it's definitely not for someone just coming off of cigarettes.
To go from a pack of cigarettes on a weekend day to 6mg of nicotine has turned me into a chain vapour. I literally walk around with it in my hand all the time. So that has made me learn what I want and don't want in a vape.
MTL versus DL - I don't mind DL actually, but it locks me on too low a nic lvl so I will have to go MTL. And I do prefer a more stealthy vape when out in public.
Juice - Use less than what I'm using now. Also have a wider variety locally of 50/50 and only one of 70/30.
Battery: Due to continuously using the vape, I am having to put it on charge twice during the day, and that's on top of putting it on charge when I go to bed. So I'm looking at either a system that has external batteries or going higher nic to cut down the usage so that an internal battery will last a full day and evening use. Though I'm leaning more towards the external batteries, as we like to go camping.
And lastly cost. I'm obviously wanting this to cost less than actual smoking does. So need to use less juice and more affordable coils. Currently I'm paying R80 per coil. And I'm on my 3rd one in less than a month. Probably a 4th any day now. But I also want to be able to buy the exact coils I use easily and not in packs of 5 where every coil is used differently. I wouldn't mind learning to make my own coils if it saved on cost, and assured me of never having difficulty finding the right ones, but I think building your own coils is only for sub-ohm devices.
I have narrowed it down to two devices.
Nord 2 - This looks like a very basic pod system. No external batteries, but maybe the battery will last most of the day, and can maybe be charged via a battery pack if it goes flat while not near a plug. The pods and coils seem easily found and purchased. It looks very discreet and the less vapour production does not bother me. But does it satisfy? Will it be enough of an enjoyable experience to keep me off the cigarettes. And any leakage issues? I want to be able to throw it in my bag without it leaking on everything.
My 2nd option and the one I love is the Smok RPM80 pro. It looks more like my current setup. It's not compact like the nord 2, but if you use it like a MTL, it will still be discreet vapour wise. The only problem I'm having is the fact that both coils it comes with are sub-ohm coils. And every review I watch uses those coils to review it. So I read that it can be used MTL, but I cant find any direct information of what exact coils one should buy to make it MTL. There are so many coils on the market, that I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, the more I try figure out which ones to get, and find a SA supplier that readily stocks and supplies said coils. So I would love if someone who is cleverer than me to be able to give me a link or name of exactly which ones I would need to buy.
I'm wanting to find one device that ticks all the boxes for me, as currently I'm not looking to have a vape collection. Though building my own coils is definitely intriguing me....
I have
