Friend or not, 101vape is a solid, top-notch company. They are definitely top 5 in the US for shipping times and general quality, though they tend to be OOS all the time, which is a bummer.

I wouldn't buy off eBay. Selling vape products is against their rules, and I'm not sure how this one is getting away with it. The seller rating is awful as well.

I agree about SMOK being **** products, but a lot of people seem to disagree with me on that. My opinion doesn't really count since I only do rebuildables and have found all products lacking for the most part. I think Joyetech atties and coils are the best on the market hands down, but don't normally suggest them because it can be very difficult to find coils since they aren't as popular as other brands.

I found this rather interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQuhJW06uq4

I applaud CBS for trying to be more balanced than most media outlets on this issue.

Been using this all day and it is really nice. Has 3 wattage settings too which is rare on these. The spring load thing is awesome and doesnt seem like it will leak anytime soon and def not before the coil wares out.

Yeah, this thing is awesome. Just finally changed the POD yesterday and it never leaked. Didn't even really ware out, never got a nasty taste, just seemed like time. Could have gone another week I think.

Lol @ vaping hurtling your immune system. Thinking back, I've been vaping for almost 10 years and I can remember getting sick one maybe two times total since. When I was a smoker I got sick all the time.

What the **** is this **** gtfo ******

It's like the anti-Dungeons & Dragons stuff from the 80's, but stupider.

lol

+1 on this. I've been vaping for about five years and recently wanted to get something a little more discreet after blowing mountains of vapor with a Cloud Blaster. Love this mod in every way. It's light, you can load your own juice and it uses very little juice as opposed to the monster tanks. Also charges with USB cable, so I don't have to deal with those big, heavy batteries anymore.

I don't know who all is still building their own, but I bought some Cotton Bacon Prime, and it's a revelation.

Granted, it's $7 per pack, but this stuff lasts for so long, it's crazy. Plus the flavor on a fresh build is great.

Anyways, no more buying packs of cotton balls for me.

(not any way affiliated, just liking this product)

vape noob here, i usually use a zeus which is easy or a vogue mod that is all automatic.

A friend just gave me his mage 217 with a horizontech falcon tank with the m1 .15 ohm coil.

I have no clue how to use this. do i set this thing to titanium nickel or stainless? i have found 60w works the best but i do not know what i am doing.

all advice appreciated

As far as I can tell from a quick google the M1 coils are not titanium, nickel or stainless so should not be used in TC mode - just regular Watts mode as it sounds like you're doing and adjust up/down to preference.

This thread is what I found: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronic_...n_temperature/

I've finally bought a new tank. I've been running solo with my Pyro for about a year now, and I decided I'd like to get an RTA. No... I just can't bring myself to like the sub-Ohm tanks.

About 3 years ago, I owned the Wismec Theorem tank created by YouTuber Suck My Mod (SSM). It was widely panned for being "weird," but honestly, it was among the best flavor tanks I've ever owned, and really it was what inspired me to pick up another RDTA, so thus I own the Pyro.

I spent a few hours browsing "best of" devices on YouTube, and this new SSM tank called the Serpent Elevate was sitting near the top of a few lists, so why the heck not? This past year wasn't all to great for new anything in the vape world as far as I could tell. Seems everyone is experimenting with strange ideas, and some of those tanks looked like a total PITA to build on.

Thus I bring you my review of the Serpent Elevate. Let me start with some pictures:

The box:



How it looks on my Tesla. I've had the mod for over a year now, and it's still going strong, though it's admittedly beat up a bit. In any case, I think this tank in gray looks pretty good:



A close-up:



A whole lot of stuff in it. Not loving the staple coils. I think that black thing is for helping you clip coil leads.



And the exploded view:



And I think this is a great place to start. This tank is top airflow, which means the tank never leaks. Well... until you change your coil, at which point, you have to dump out your juice if you have any left.



The build deck is unique, airflow on the bottom and the sides. It's a single-coil deck. Maybe you can wind around some 10s and get two coils in there, but I really don't think that's even possible.

The problem is that the bottom airflow is completely blocked off from the cotton, as you can probably tell from this close-up of the build deck. If you can't tell, the cotton goes down the sidewalls, and yeah, it requires a lot of cotton.

The build deck is pretty difficult to build on, mainly because the screws to tighten the leads are so small. This tank has great tolerances all around it, except for the screws. They are too tight and feel like they are a bit stripped. Just really bad, and I don't know why they would give you a bend hex screw to work with this thing. Thankfully, I have a hex screw driver that works great with it.

And this is where I'm really confused by this tank. I'm not really sure who it's for. On the one hand, it vapes and feels like a tank for someone just starting out, but trust me, if I've been building for 5 or 6 years now and I think this thing is hard to build on, a beginner would struggle like mad on it. I don't care if it has a leads measuring tool or not. This deck is somehow way too big yet too small. The sides where the airflow is makes it hard to see where the leads are going, and it also make it hard to figure out if the coil is set right. The small and flaky screws don't make it any better. This is one of the worst decks I've ever built on.

The Silo Beat ranks #1 because no one could figure that thing out.

The Goblin was horrible because it had pointed screws that clipped off your leads no matter how softly you twisted it...

and this. Just yuck.

Okay, clearly I'm irritated with the build deck. What about everything else?

The Bad

If you look at the exploded view, you will notice that it's all put together by pressure. When was the last RTA that required you to dump out your juice when you rebuilt it?

What's up with the screw-off top? Didn't they invent the slide-tops 4 years ago?

The good

This tank reminds me of the Kayfun. It has a similar style of airflow and it really does have a nice flavor to it. It's not intense, but not muted either. It's just right.

The neither

The device is advertised as a "restricted lung hit," but honestly, it's a true-to-form mouth to lung device.

The surprise

Whatever material this deck is made of is super conductive. The coils light up instantly and they light super hot. I can't recall the last time I burned cotton while burning off juice, but I did it this time. Really made me think twice about using this thing.

The final thought

The Serpent tries to straddle both the beginner and advanced worlds of RTAs. It's not enough airflow for someone that's been doing this for a while, and it's way too hard to build on if you are a beginner. It's probably great if you enjoy fiddling with devices and trying new tanks out, but if you are like me, who just likes to spend 5 minutes building and moving on with his life, this isn't the tank for you.

I think I paid $30 for this on. It's worth about $20, with shipping.

(mind that these are my own opinions, and often run contrary to what most people think)

Good morning! I'm finally making the purchase. I really appreciate the help with this. I'm buying the starter kit from 101vape. I assume that's just for the hardware. Where do I buy the oils? Can I buy at same place? Do I need to buy something special to ensure it's compatible w kit?

Yes, I see I should buy the oil there. I am looking at an oil that says it's for low power high resistance builds. Is that ok?

the idea of a pod for me is no-maintenance. that thing looks like you have to buy and replace the pods and coils separately. yuk.

i'm still using the vaporesso and loving it. have a couple i swap the pod between during the day. love the fill valve and not leaking so much.

https://101vape.com/vaporesso-renova-zero-kit.html

can you recommend pods that go with the vaporesso as well as anything else I need in order for it to work.

Jose,
Looks like that device comes with one refillable pod so you just need to get some juice aka E liquid (don't call it oil!) to refill it when empty. It says in the description what the pods are if you want to order extras

Looks like the additional pods are out of stock at 101 vape, this is a reliable site: https://www.elementvape.com/vaporess...ges?enter=true

Yeah what brock said. That is a great price for the refills too.

Can I bother either of you to send me a link to the juice so I buy the right one? I'm looking for heavy nicotine - I'd like to buy less nicotine juice in the future and wean her down.

Thank you both!

Thinman you rock, thanks for the help.

I can't help with the juice as I don't use pods or nicotine salts, maybe others can chine in. I do know that nicotine SALT juice is usually much higher in nicotine and (because of the chemistry) supposedly "hits" faster, more like a traditional cigarette, therefore seems to satisfy smokers more when making the transition to ecigs

I use this one at 12mg nic. (https://www.electrictobacconist.com/...pe-juice-p1305)

they have the same thing in a saltnic at 35mg nic. (https://www.electrictobacconist.com/...pe-juice-p4552) I bought this when I first got the device and actually loved it, but I was already weened down to low nic and it was giving me head rushes. haha, i dug that too, but yeah, wasn't going backwards so switched to the 12mg regular juice in first link.

I'd get one of each to try for sure

I like the Naked juice line too, one of my favorites. I don't vape tobacco flavor but their fruit flavors are great