Author: pbusardo
From Jospeh
Dear Mr. Busardo, I just wanted to write you today and say thank you! Today
is my 2 year anniversary of being analog free! You are a BIG reason I made it. From
building my first early coils, to learning about battery safety, and what makes a
good (and bad) mod, I learned too much from you to list here. I am more advanced in
my vaping journey now, but I still love to watch your videos. Quality is quality and
your work is just good!
With all that being said, just let me say again Thank You sir! Not just for helping
me, but all the others you help with your work as well. Keep up the great work!
MY COMPLIMENTS TO JJ VAPES… FOCUS ON THE SMOKER!
My compliments to JJ Vapes on their latest radio advertisement. I heard this and was impressed enough to post it here.
We cannot forget that the reason that we started this is to help people quit smoking and there are still so many people to try and help.
Listen to their radio advertisement here:
BRAVO JUSTIN! Very proud to have you as an advertiser and an advocate!!
THE IJOY ASOLO AND NEW CONTEST!
A PBusardo Review & Contest – iJoy Asolo
In this video we talk about the FlavourArt visit and review the iJoy Asolo. We also kick off a new contest and give one away!
The Links:
FlavourArt
iJoy
The Vape Shop in Rochester
The Video:
The Photos:
From Ryan
Hiya there Mr. Busardo! I wanna say right off the bat, THANK YOU for your
website and your review videos. I’ve been vaping off and on since about 2006,
starting with a P.O.S. Ruyan pen style piece of junk from china, and over the years
have grabbed other budget pieces with little success, and much disappointment. But
when I learned about your review site and checked out some of them, you helped me
finalize my decision on a product. Now, the real meat and taters here is the fact
that your indirect influence got me immediately off cigarettes, dare I say,
permanently! I talked my old man into buying me a Kanger Subox kit for my upcoming
birthday, and as a result, he bought some new vapes for himself, and ALSO said to
hell with cigs. Since I’m still waiting for my Kanger to show up, I grabbed a new
Eleaf iJust2 (which you NEED to try, my god) to sort of tie me over until the Subox
shows up, from a local store in Buffalo NY. Similar type of setup, albeit more
simple, sub-ohm vape, but the big cloud belching device that I hadn’t tried yet. The
big thanks is that you demonstrating these new products and seeing the performance
changed my mind, and my beloved father’s mind, about vaping, and I’m infinitely
grateful, sir.Cheers!
From Rob
I am one year smoke free today. I just wanted to drop a line to thank you
for the videos that you make, and how they have helped me with the decisions on the
devices I have chosen to buy, and not to buy, over this time. You have saved me
hundreds of dollars.
When I started this “journey”, there is no way in hell anyone could have convinced
me that I would sit for an hour each week to watch a video about a vaping device,
yet somehow you pull it off.
I am looking forward to my next year of being smoke free, and watching the videos.
#keepitgoing
From Gerry
Just wanted to say a large and loud THANK-YOU for all of the time and effort you put
into your reviews and the vaping community in general.I’ve been analog free for a year and a half after smoking for 16 years. Your
Youtube channel and website are invaluable and entertaining sources of information
and have led me to products that have both kept me from returning to cigarettes and
introduced me to what is now a wonderful hobby. (Just wish I’d seen your Fogger v5
entry on here before I picked up mine, fortunately cheaply. Frustrating is only the
first word I’d use, the others are usually four letters.)Banner week for me as well. I’ve taken no less than three people I care about to
local vape shops and helped them with their first set-ups, in part using information
gleaned from your videos.Keep up the amazing work, and thanks again for your dedication!
Gerry
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
THE HCIGAR VT200 FIRST LOOK…
The Hcigar VT200 came in today. As I mentioned before, this will be part of the DNA-200 review video and device comparison.
The Hcigar website was down at the time of this post, but expect to pay around $170 for this piece.
No magnetic door on this one, but replacing the battery is going to be easier than with the Shark. This one has the balance plug plugged into the body and the mains are connected via an easy to get at XT30 connector.
This one feels solid if not a little hefty. The stripes down the side could be done a little better and feel sharp in the hand. The Shark has the size advantage coming in the smallest of the three.
The buttons feel good on the VT200, but don’t give you as much feedback nor feel as positive as with the Shark. If I were to rate button feel it would be…
- Vapor Shark DNA-200
- VT200
- Opus 200
If I were to rate batteries:
- VT200 – 1300 mAh battery, user serviceable, mains connected via XT30 connector
- Opus 200 – 1000 mAh battery, mains hard wired (even with the additional 100 mAh of the Opus over the Shark, the hard wiring of the mains may bump this rating down for you)
- Shark DNA-200 – 900 mAh battery, user serviceable, mains connected via banana plugs under heat shrink tubing
Some photos of the device itself, the battery compartment, and comparison photos for you…
INNOKIN GETS READY TO LAUNCH ANOTHER SUB-OHM TANK
Here comes another sub-ohm styled tank from Innokin… the iSub Apex. They’re talking a lot about “flavor” in this one. We’ll see.
Looks and feature wise I think they have their own iSub beat. Not too sure about the limited capacity though for sub-ohm vaping. Only 3ml.
From Innokin:
- PRISM Flavor+ Boost
- Quick & Clean Top-Fill
- Dual Adjustable Airflow
- Removable Drip Tip
- 100%Stainless Steel
- Pyrex Glass Tank
- iSub Coil Compatible
- Japanese Organic Cotton
- No Spill Coil Swap System
- 3ml Capacity
- MSRP will be $39.99
- Available for order on September 15th
- A rebuildable deck will be available as well
The iSub APEX has been created with expertise and passion to enhance your personal vaping experience; perfect for mouth to lung vaping for consistent full flavors, deep hits for huge clouds, or a great mix of both.
The Solid Spin Top Fill System refills quickly and cleanly and the raised adjustable airflow minimizes leaking and maximizes performance. Compact and quiet, the sleek high quality 100% Stainless Steel body and Pyrex Glass tank have been engineered for durability as well as outstanding flavor and cloud production. The iSub Apex is compatible with all 2.0Ω, 0.5Ω and 0.2Ω iSub Coils which are made with high quality 100% Japanese organic cotton for fast wicking and pure flavors.
Innokin’s advanced new design, Prism Flavor+, boosts flavors to bring out the best in your favorite eliquids. The patented Prism convection airflow system draws in air through the dual, raised, adjustable intakes, down into the heated outer chamber and then back up through the vaporizer coils, delivering maximum flavor and also minimizing leakage. The interior design of the iSub-Apex Prism system further focuses and enhances your eliquid vapor, delivering an exceptional burst of flavor with every vape.
Here’s an interesting blurb from them as well…
We do not currently offer iSub coils in nickel – we are waiting on more research. The new Innokin ATC Temperature control will be available soon which can also use Kanthal.
GOOD!! Looking forward to seeing that research!! Maybe we can get some questions answered.
Some first look photos:
From Keith
Hi, Phil,
The reason I’m e-mailing you is to thank you for your efforts in putting together vaping-related videos.
I started smoking when I was 13. I’m now 50, so that makes 37 years of sucking all kinds of toxins into my system. For a lot of those 37 years, I was a 2+ pack a day man. I never thought that I’d be able to kick the habit. I’d tried the patches, cutting down, cold turkey, and so on. I never did try the pills (Chantix, Bupropion, nicotine lozenges, etc.) because I did not trust going that route.
A few years back, one of my friends suggested that I try picking up Walmart’s version of the Cigalike. Needless to say, I was back on the cigarettes within a couple of hours.
A few months later, I picked up an Ego C-Twist. This also did not cut it, and I was back to smoking by the very next day.
Fast forward to a couple of months ago. I was tired of wheezing and coughing, and being out of breath from all the smoking, so I picked up the Ego again. I tried hard to stick with it, but found myself going back and forth between it and the Ego. Desperation drove me to YouTube to do some research and I found people were using something called ‘mods’ and blowing clouds of vapor. That looked more like it. That looked like it might work!
So… I paid a visit to my local Cheap Tobacco store to see what they had in stock. I was impressed by how lackadaisical the staff of said Cheap Tobacco store were, and by their serious lack of knowledge and willingness to actually help customers, but like I said, I was desperate, so I purchased a Kamry 20 with an Aspire Atlantis tank (which sucks with both .5 and 1 ohm coils, by the way) and it helped a little, but still just didn’t cut it. Oh, well, I asked myself, what was I expecting from “cheap Chinese crap?”
At that point, I was ready to throw in the towel and just go back to smoking and deal with the health issues I was facing – yes, I know that I’m weak willed. Then I discovered your videos.
I watched a few of your videos, and finally came across your review of the JoyeTech eVic-VT, and was intrigued. This looked like just the ticket. Of course, I wasn’t going to just take your word for it. I searched and found a bunch of reviews on this device, and for the most part, they all said what you said – Rip Trippers is a hoot, by the way.
So I went back to your channel and found your China series, and this showed me that not all “cheap Chinese crap” is created equal, and based mainly on your videos, I picked ordered an Evic-VT from http://vaporauthority.com/. It arrived on July 21st, 2015, and I’ve not had a cigarette since then. It’s now September 3rd, and I’m more than happy to have replaced smoking with vaping.
Also, based on your August 27th review of the Goliath V2 by UD Youde, I ordered that on August 31st from VapeNW. It’s due in tomorrow.
Long story short, Phil, I owe you debt of gratitude. It is plain to see that you put a huge amount of time and effort into your videos in order to educate people about vaping, and your efforts have most definitely paid dividends for me, quite literally, changing my life for the better. Thank you for this!
You have my full permission to publish any portion, or all, of this e-mail on your site, and if any of your readers/viewers have any doubts about the sincerity of what I’ve written here and want to contact me about it, please feel free to publish my e-mail address.
Thank you.
Take care of yourself and those you love.
Sincerely,
Keith.
A SHOW AND TELL WITH THE VAPORSHARK & A LOOK AT THE S-BODY S-CA3
A PBusardo Review – The VaporShark Vapor Flask Show And Tell and The S-Body S-CA3 Review
In this video we do a quick show and tell on the Vapor Flask by VaporShark. We then take a full look at the S-Body S-CA3 Squonk Box. We clarify contest entry rules, and finally find out who won the last contest.
The Links:
VaporShark
S-Body
AngelCigs
The Video:
The Photos:
Store
