Author: pbusardo

A PBusardo Review – Smoktech 18650 VV Gripper

Manufacturer Link: Smoktech

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Post Review Followup:

One of my long term testers managed to break the Gripper in less than a week.

In using the front button panel the circuit board appears to have separated from it’s mount points and pushed into the body.

When I opened I could see that the small tabs and hot glue used to hold the board in place failed.

The buttons all went into the body and when handling it, one of the +/- buttons must have fallen through the holes and is no where to be found.

So a word of warning to all you Gripper users out there. When using your front panel buttons PRESS LIGHTLY!!

See the photos below.

Phil,
Got the Phniac today. Damn GEORGEOUS! Also, works like a charm. I
realize there are several polycarbon or whatever tanks out there, but
this was a very reasonable price, and a great product. Happy that it
came with extra o rings, as it is so tightly fitted, a tank filler
tool is quite necessary. I have now quit smoking for 4 weeks after
smoking for 18 years. You are an inspiration through your reviews and
on site testimony. I could care less if you get famous, but I would
like you to know you are appreciated. My wife and daughter, 3 years
old praying that I would quit, ditto that last comment, and I thank
you for your guidance (seriously). Between the Provari V2 and the
Phiniac tank I am set up to continue a life smoke free and I am
grateful. So grateful that 3 people I work with are now exploring the
option. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Levi

I get asked all the time for information on brick and mortar locations outside of the ones I’m familiar with so I’d like to add a Brick and Mortar section to TasteYourJuice for people to find shops in their areas.

If you have a Brick and Mortar and would like to be included in this directory email me (pbusardo@tasteyourjuice.com)  following information:

• Name of the shop
• Address
• Phone number
• Brief description

I’ll get working on this soon!  Thanks!

A PBusardo Review – Vivi Nova 2 5

Vendor Link: Got Vapes

Follow-up:

Something I should have noted about this tank is cleaning it and changing flavors. Super Easy! Disassemble it, rinse out the tank, the wicks, and the head, blow it dry, give it a quick dry burn if you like, and load up with the next flavor. Worked well enough for me!

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Started putting it through it’s paces today. I must say, after dealing with the screens on the Chrome Lava Tubes for the past several weeks, looking at the Gripper’s screen is an ABSOLUTE PLEASURE!

Full review coming soon.

BTW, I almost slipped up today and vaped my soy sauce… 🙂

Hello Tan Man,

After weeks worth of videos, reading what I think is every word on your site. I really do appreciate YOU (and your wife for putting up with you) for having set up a location where people can go and obtain trustworthy advice from a good person. Your efforts did get me though the process of learning what I needed and wanted to know. Thank you for creating not only your website but your videos as well.

My first four days of of Vaping are in. I did have some rough moments while figuring out the pull and inhale part… I did discover what throat hit means and at times not in a good way LOLOL – I think I used some bad words and noticed a newb should not go for the big thick clouds of vape that experienced vapers can produce… Best moment was my first carto, and burning it because when I pushed the power button I thought it was cool that it was smoking – oops… don’t do that without juice, I chuckled because I am sure Tan Man mentioned that several times along the way of learning, at some point.

What I want you to know is that due to the above, I just put out my last analog smoke.

Though, with me being a gadget/electronics person I am not sure if it will end up being cheap experience lol. Already looking around to see what will be good enough to store all the items I will be collecting. But, that’s me and I am happy about it.

Big thank you to you and your efforts Mr. Busardo.

Mike

Here’s a first look at Smoktech’s answer to the Vision Vivi Nova tank. They call it the “Screw Tank”.

Note that Young June also has one out.

I don’t have a review on this one yet. Before I get to this one, I’ll be posting a quick take on the Vivi Nova tank… hopefully tonight.

A PBusardo Review – 7 from Mountain Oak Vapors

Vendor Link: Mountain Oak Vapors

Smoky Mountain 555
Classic CountRY4
Heavenly 7
Applewood
Nirvana
Red Drop
Cool Berry

Post Review Follow-up:

From Steve, the owner of Mountain Oak Vapors…

Phil,

First of all thanks for getting our review done we appreciate that! It was definitely fun to watch.

The tobacco liquids were sent to you a while back and since then Smoky Mountain 555 and Applewood have both received an update. Most importantly Applewood has had the apple toned back and the nutty tobacco toned up. (You mentioned this specifically in your review so I thought it important to note that Applewood had been updated.)

We do make note of all recipe updates/changes on our website so our customers are aware of the changes and the dates they are made if they are made (we try to avoid changing if possible, but we also like to offer the best product we can so at times changes are warranted.)

Also I did want to let you know too that you were not crazy about the caps threading crooked on some bottles, our supplier early on had this issue and we have since addressed the issue with our supplier some months back. The first 3 bottles you received (Applewood/CCRY4/SmokyMountain555)though definitely would have had those old caps. It’s hard to say if the 3 fruit flavors sent on 7/8 had this cap issue, in any event this issue is resolved fully now. This issue only affected our 15mL bottles, not our 30mLs.

Again thanks so much for taking the time to give us a review, up to you whether or not you think these two things are worth making a note of, we don’t mind either way!

Sincerely,

Steve Nair
Owner/Manager
Mountain Oak Vapors LLC

Just an FYI for all you Scotland Vapers out there! Vapefest Scotland 2012

Here is some disheartening information from Andrew. Note that I have received the new Boges hot off the line and directly from Boge. I’ll be getting to them shortly.

Phil, thought I’d give you an update on my Boge experience with the ones I
thought had no issues. Haven’t seen any updates to Bogegate in a while, so I
guess you still haven’t gotten your order directly from Boge to try out.

To recap I bought 4 boxes about 3 or 4 days after you first announced
Bogegate. They had the new typed descriptions on the boxes and the candy
packs, but they had the long and short condom and the first box was great,
so I emailed you to tell you that I thought the problems were resolved. No
issues, and all 5 fired. Then, the second box started having problems. 1 was
crushed at the 510 connection making it impossible to screw onto the battery
and too bent for pliers (the box was in perfect shape so I don’t think that
it was damaged in transit). Out of this 2nd box I’d say 3 of 5 were pretty
good but the other 2 did not last as long and the draw got very tight.

On to the third box things got much, much worse. 3 of the 5 burnt almost
immediately. I was vaping at like 3.7-4.0 volts but still. Today one burnt
up, and it was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. It was literally on fire
thank God I didn’t inhale. It was tasting a little burnt, but I was at work
and needed a vape so I was gently taking one and then all of the sudden I
pushed the battery and smoke started pouring out and the smell was terrible.
I was at work, and it was very embarrassing. I can tell coworkers are now
worried that I’m going to start a fire up there, and I just know they are
going to tell me I can’t vape anymore at work. Bummer. I use the cap fill
method and leave my cartos to sit overnight and make sure they are
completely saturated before I ever put them on a battery, so I don’t think
this was a filling error. I still have one box left, but needless to say I’m
really disappointed and don’t really even want to use them. Thought since
this batch was the long/short condom that the problems were fixed, but not
in my experience. I’ll be really interested to hear your review once your
get yours from Boge. I hope you don’t experience what I did with the one
that caught on fire it was really scary and frankly freaked me out. Hope you
are doing well, and I look forward to your next video.

Sincerely,
Andrew