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@Tam The office I use to work at tried that crap of "not in your personal vehicle, while on our property", but 500+ employees reminded them that we can park in a city lot (a mile away), and walk or take the bus to work, and let the homeless or circus set up tents in "their" parking lot... or all quit... They saw the light and backed off, but they were pushing for more totalitarian control... no smoking in your car, no eating your lunch in your car, no weapons in your car, and the most egregious of the list... random inspections of your car (interior/trunk) while on their property... which is a total violation of our Constitutional Rights! This state drives me nuts sometimes... The whole of the state is mostly conservative, yet they keep electing Utopian Totalitarian Nanny-state Hippie Dems/Liberals/Socialists into the state and local governments... and then complain all day about how their rights are continually eroded If I were there, you'd better believe I'd be in the front row... citing my 4th and 5th Amendment rights, and telling the school administration to take a long walk off a short pier!! My property insurance agent recently came out and told me I had to cut down some trees because they posed a threat to the house if they fell... okay, I can see that... but 3-weeks later another guy came out to see if they had been removed... and then proceeded to tell me that I had too many cars in my driveway... the couch-style bench and two chairs on my porch didn't "look good", and that the English Ivy growing up one side of my house didn't "look good" and could be a "potential fire hazard" or "could push the house off the foundation"! Ummm... it's my property and if I want 20 cars on blocks in the driveway and yard it's MY BUSINESS (BTW, the six vehicles and three motorcycles in my driveway all RUN and are driven regularly... I have 4 drivers in my house!), and I reminded him he worked for the insurance company, not Better Homes and Garden nor was he a Botanist... If English Ivy were a hazardous plant, every University and government office in the US and UK would lay in ruins! If they try any crap with my policy, I'll be happy to find another insurance company Crap like this is why I'd NEVER live in an area with an HOA, lol... I'd be the guy with a bright pink mailbox and a Camaro on blocks in the front yard... just to piss them off...

Whhhat's up Vapor Talkers The founder needs some schooling. I'm feeling like an upgrade. I'm using the Nautilus Tank and I could sit here and open boxes all day, or I can see what the rest of you are using. I took a hit off the Cleito this afternoon my sister in law was using, not bad! (I hate the wide bore tips though) Once I burn through some of these BVC coils, I'm going to jump ship to another daily driver. I love my Nautilus, (I almost never get a dry hit from it) but eh... I just feel it's not pumping out as much vapor as it could/should. (Anything passed 12w and it gets a bit burnt) I was sitting in traffic on the 15 today watching some dude ripping clouds. I thought, I run a huge forum and I'm hitting my 40w with a natti Time to step it up and shop my own store. So, what are you all rocking (Coil based) Humbly awaiting your advice

Forgot to post this earlier, but @Edna kindly sent me a pretty green marbled drip tip with the screen inside to try. My excuse for not posting earlier is that I've been very busy giving this new tip a work out to see how I would like it compared to the spiral drip tip. Thanks so much, Edna! Oh, and I liked it so well that I've ordered more in different colors, lol.

Chris... I've gone from cigalikes to eGos with KPT3 mins... to KPT2 to Aerotanks... box mods like the MVP 2.0, mechanicals, micro boxes, high power, TC... big tanks, small tanks, sub-ohm... you name it... and I must say, I prefer my Kanger Subtank minis with 1.2 Ohm coils... flavor is great and vapor is respectable (but not room filling like my RDA's were). So, if you're looking for flavor, I'd give a ST mini a try! As for mods... I LOVE my Wismec Presa 75WTC (and the 100WTC is slightly bigger if you want more grip). The Wismec RX200s is a bit bulky, but I can go 3 days or more without swapping batteries... but I rarely go above 20W, with 16-17W being my average for my ADV. I've tried TC... and it's better with SS coils (flavor-wise)... Ni200 coils just taste funny to me, even after they're broken-in, and they don't seem to last as long as SS (in TC mode) or Kanthal/Nichrome in Wattage-mode. Yes, TC seems hard to master... but you set the temp low, just like you would for Wattage and slowly go up to find your sweet-spot... upping the Wattage only speeds up the ramp-up time to hit the temp, but if Watts are too low, you'll never hit your temperature limit, and if your Watts are too high, the screen goes nuts as it pulses power off/on to prevent over-kill of Wattage-to-temp, so you do have to play a balancing game. These days my daily rigs are Wismec Presa 75W with Subtank mini, Cloupor Mini-plus with Subtank mini, Kanger 50W subbox kit (subtank mini), RX200s with Subtank mini, Subvod 1300mAh (or Cloupor mini) with Subtank Nano or Aerotank2 (used when riding my motorcycle or working in the yard/garage), and lastly my beloved Russian 91% mounted on a Cloupor mini or IPV mini. My coil choice is 1.2 Ohm (horizontal) for the subtanks, and 1.2 or 1.5 Ohm BDC for the Aerotanks... and I build my Russians to hit 1.2 or 1.4 Ohm as well. All of these rigs produce great flavor and enough vapor to know I'm getting a fulfilling mouth/lung-full, and can easily require cracking the window in my car/truck so I can see to drive I have plenty of other tanks and mods, but those are my daily-drivers.... and yes, I also use smaller-bore drip-tips... like the (bore) size of the Kayfun V4... My fiance' rotates two Nautilus (1.6 Ohm coil) and a Triton (1.8 Ohm coil) on her mods (Wismec Presa 40W, Sigelei 50W, and Cloupor mini)... and she has a major preference to the Nautilus (she'd kill me in my sleep if I took them away from her, lol)! She only uses the Triton in the house, and she's not fond of my subtank minis She also has an eGo 1100mAh with a KPT3 mini (filled with chocolate mint) in the bathroom, which she vapes every morning while getting ready for work, lol

I tried TC, but really didn't notice a difference from VV/VW once they are set right for the tank/coil/juice combo. IMHO TC is ok, but not needed if you understand how to set your mod. We all have been there, bump up from low until a slight burnt taste then back off a bit. One thing I did like about TC was when chain vaping you don't get the occasional dry hit. Only time I get those any more is using 70VG or higher juices in the subtanks, as the thicker juices don't wick as well as a 50/50 juice. I am a working stiff relegated by works rules to only vape on breaks. And yes if you up the watts, and have a TC mod you can see the display on while vaping, you will see the watts drop when you hit the temp limit. Basically depending on the TC mod you are using setting the watts will only change the ramp up time. Your Istick 40 can only set the temp in TC mode, I have one, I also have an IPV4s. The 4s is way better in TC than the Istick 40 IMO. That being said, when at work I use a Nautilus mini tank on a VV/VW mod with 50/50 juice, just so I don't produce a ton of vapor, because I break the rules a bit. I find a nice quiet corner and vape indoors away from the smokers area where I am supposed to vape (Never realized how much cigs stink until I started vaping). I currently have a Smoant Knight, a Kangside luxury box and an Athena envy Plus for work. I also have a VTR, but it's on the fritz and haven't had time to T/S the prob. They are compact and easy to slide in my pocket. I recently started using a subtank mini in the Envy with a 1.2 ohm coil and the 50/50 juice, and it is working well. I also have a Tesla Stealth, that is basically an old e-go batt in another form factor. I only got it because of the submerged tank design and the description said "100 watts". It's limited to 100 watts and not adjustable at all. When I don't have to worry about some clouds I like the subtank with a .5 ohm coil (I have 5 minis and a Plus) and 60vg/40vg to 70/30 juice, good balance of flavor and clouds. Or my favorite, except for the fact it's a juice hog, my Freemax Starre with a .25 ohm coil and the thicker juices, awesome flavor and good clouds for the visual "need" I seem to have left over from smoking. I would try one of the "Beasts", but burning through the juice like has been reported, I would go broke. As it has been said many times by many members here, "What works for one person may not work for you." I say if the Nautilus is keeping you off cigs and happy stick with it. If you want some bigger clouds, time to look for another tank, the nautilus is a great tank for flavor, but lacks in cloud production. I am sure there will be others with tank recommendations.

That's the beauty of TC these days. There are a ton of "screw on the coil and go" options in nickel and SS out there now. And if you want flavor, watch my review of the baby beast again. AWESOME flavor. AWESOME clouds. The best of both worlds [emoji6] Sent from my heart using the Vapor Talk App. OK...OK...I'm kidding. I have no heart. But I did use the Vapor Talk Mobile App.

hmm can't we just have both I suppose if I had to choose... flavor probably. Believe it or not I've never actually given the temp control a go so to me it's an unknown (though plenty of the VT staff on the east coast use temp control coils/devices) I def don't want to deal with rebuilding as I'm usually to busy/lazy to deal with it. I'd rather screw on a coil and go. It might have been lol I was thinking about the TFV8 series as it's pretty popular through our store. But I like the idea of keeping my 510 tips (I actually like the stock tip that comes with the Nautilus though I'm using a Wood Drip Tip at the moment) The only down side to the baby beast is the low capacity. FYI Hardware wise I'm using an iStick 40w. Good size, though a bit small for my larger hands. (I could easily grasp two of these things) My wife is using a Pico Mega (not to derail) but I'm not a fan of the button placement. I've used a few RBA"s and I hate the amount of heat that comes through them

You saw some dude ripping huge clouds on the 15? That could have been me! [emoji33] Seriously though, I'm loving both of my Fuchai 213s with the Cloud Beasts and Baby Beasts. They have wide bore tips, (the cloud beast is wider than the baby beast) but the baby beast is a standard 510 drip tip so it can easily be swapped and the cloud beast comes with a 510 drip tip adapter. Low ohm/high wattage tanks, but that doesn't necessarily mean a hot vape, which I'm sure you already know. The coils are a little pricey compared to some of the others, but I'm approaching a month on the original coils in both of my cloud beasts and two weeks on both baby beasts. I have run a boatload of juice through all 4 tanks and the original coils are still running like champs. Sent from my heart using the Vapor Talk App. OK...OK...I'm kidding. I have no heart. But I did use the Vapor Talk Mobile App.

Just like we ask anyone else who asks for a rec, Chris... Do you want more flavor or more vapor? Do you want sub-ohm, temperature control, RBA... ? Inquiring minds wanna know.

I've had a Coolfire IV for some time now but it's never done that. @Adversarious1 gives some good advice that I would echo. Either take it back or contact the manufacturer to help with trouble shooting the device.

Mine still is not leaking,but everytime I put it down,the airflow gets closed.I am a pretty heavy vaper,so it's kind of annoying, but being forced to vape outside helps because when I put my mod back on the counter 9 times out of 10 I remember my rule of thumb is when you're done hitting it,close that airflow.by the way the .5 coils suck.they have wicking issues big time,even in tc mode.I had to stab a small hole in each part where the cotton goes with a pin.and even after that they last three days max. I am not running them above 45 watts on my worst day.their reccomended wattage is 50-80 I believe. You would think running it lower would make it last longer....nope!so vape at the wattage you want because they won't last anyway.I ordered the .8 kanthal,we will see.

Great article @Tam... I read it full-length, and felt all warm and fuzzy I'll be sharing it to many people today, including my congressmen and representatives... and forwarding a copy to the brass at the FDA! As for hospitals and corporations outlawing/banning tobacco use... I find it to be a pile of sh*t... Your employer should have the right to fire you if you are doing something that will impair your function (drinking on the job, doing lines of coke in the bathroom, heroine on your luch-break, etc.) but studies on tobacco have NEVER proven it impairs you while using it... furthermore, Nicotine is a stimulant like caffeine, yet most employers provide coffee for FREE to employees all day, every day! All of this boils down to the CONTROL and paranoia created by the the Nanny-State, and ultimately, the ACA. Tobacco is bad, therefore Nicotine is bad, therefore Nicotine use in any form is a bad thing (because Nicotine is apparently the only substance in leaf-tobacco, right?), so you must be a smoker and you're endangering your health and the health of those around you through second-hand and third-hand smoke. You must be fired because you are a danger to yourself and others! Sounds insane and asinine, right? Well, that's the logic of our "betters".... My employer requires us to submit to an annual physical and blood test in order to garner (up to) $1500 discounts on our health insurance. If you don't take the physical, you don't get the discounts... if you fail the blood test (find nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc) you don't get a portion of the discount (for Nicotine use). If you test positive for drugs/alcohol then you can be fired (or forced to rehab). However if your cholesterol is 2000 (yes, you'd be dead if it were), you can still get full discounts?!? Fortunately, my doctor (when filling out my insurance forms) won't list Nicotine, even if found, on the forms if you're a former smoker and current/fomer vaper... He is a former smoker too, and knows that Nicotine is NOT the problem! Actually, my most recent physical and blood test showed Nicotine to be at the "background" level anyway... no more than if I had just eaten a baked potato and salad with tomato and eggplant in it.... At a town-hall meeting with our governor and a few state representatives a few years ago... they were discussing taxes and budget for infrastructure, etc. ... I spoke up and asked the question regarding tobacco taxes and the illogical stance of "tobacco free society". I was rebuffed and asked to leave (by security) when I posed the question... "I understand it is the goal of this administration to see tobacco use at zero, yet you continue to raise, and rely heavily on taxes from tobacco products, and I see from your budget proposals that you have earmarked several million dollars of the budget to be covered by these taxes... so I ask if your goal is to ultimately rid the state of tobacco use, why are you planning your multi-year budget to rely so heavily on tobacco taxes? Why are you taxing tobacco products at all, if you don't intend on receiving those tax dollars in the very near future?"