Crystal Clear Vaping & Andrew Watkins
I just had a very difficult phone conversation with someone I’ve dealt a lot with in the past.
His name is Andrew Watkins and he is the owner of Crystal Clear Vaping (CCV).
Andrew has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer which has spread to his liver. He has been given 4 months to live if the kemo and radiation does not work.
I talked to Andrew from his hospital bed and it was not easy for him, but he asked a few favors of me which I’m more than happy to do for him.
- He asked me to keep him in my prayers and thought and I’ll do just that. I would ask the same of you.
- He explained to me that he’s been training the replacement management of CCV from the hospital bed, but the transition has not been an easy one. There have been customer service and order issues over the last 5 months and he would like to make them right. He’s asked me to provide his personal email to you. If you’ve experienced customer service or order issues with CCV over the last 5 months, please contact him directly so he can address them. Note that he’s doing this from his hospital bed. I think this speaks wonders for the man.
I would personally ask you to be patient with him through this difficult time. Perhaps, even if you haven’t had any issues with CCV or have never even dealt with CCV, a quick email wishing him well could boost his spirit a bit.
His email address is cmdryker1@charter.net.
I wish you well Andrew.
Thank you everyone.
GUESS WHO’S IN THE RDA GAME!
Well, we knew this was coming and now it looks like it’s here.
Innokin enters the RDA game with their new itaste VF.
I knew the build deck was removable from the base. The idea is to have individual build decks for single, dual, and quad coil builds, but what I didn’t know, and was a little disappointed to find out, was that they’re sold separately. Bummer. I think they should have included them. It comes with a dual coil deck.
The posts are unique in that they can be tightened with a phillips head, flat head, and they are also knurled for finger tightening, and they have holes for the coil leads in two different positions for different build types, although, IMHO they are not aligned correctly (see photos below).
There is no 510 pin adjustment on this one.
The cap has four air slots and are adjustable via a ring. Although you can open them or tighten them with the ring, it’s controlling all of them at the same time, so the air pattern may not be ideal for a dual coil build (with the included deck), a single coil build (with the optional single coil deck)… only a quad. Also, the air holes do not appear to be in the correct place to hit a typical dual coil build where the coils are built on the opposite sides of the posts, so you may get a rather harsh vape on a dual coil build, I’ll have to play with this a bit to see and show you in a video. The control ring is also a bit loose and the overall construction feels a bit light.
The included drip tip is rather long and doesn’t have a very large bore as seen in most RDA drip tips these days.
Overall it comes across as a dripper made my someone not very familiar with drippers. As an inexpensive (around $35.00) first RDA it may be worth a look, but experienced RDA users should probably look elsewhere.
In addition to the VF, Innokin has fancied up their CLK batteries as well, adding some new patterns and colors including Dimitri Pink!! I checked the control ring and it appears to be MUCH smoother now.
The CLK batteries shown are 1280 mAh, will fire a resistance as low as 1.2 ohms, are chargeable via a micro USB, have a limit of 3.0 amps, come with a lanyard and transition ring, and are adjustable to 3.5, 3.8, 4.0, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, & 5.0 volts.
Check out the photos below…
THE VAPIN’ DONUTS AND MORE!
A PBusardo Review – Vapin’ Donuts
Ok, there’s a lot more in this video other than the Vapin’ Donuts.
We’re going to take a quick look at the Aspire Mini Nautilus and the new head and I’ll give my take on side by side vaping this next to the Kanger Aero Tank Mega.
We’ll take a quick look at a new RDA, the CLT from Infinite, a Chinese manufacturer and put a dual coil build in it.
Then I take a look at the Vapin’ Donuts. I give you my take on these, do a couple builds, and compare them to a comparable Kanthal coil.
We also announce the winner of the last contest and kick off a new one!
The Links:
AspirECig
The CLT RDA
Fat Daddy Vapes
The Video:
The Photos:
CLOUD CHASING
A PBusardo Video – Cloud Chasing
Although I said, at least to myself, that I’d never do a video based solely on Cloud Chasing I thought it time. I hope it provides the information you need to do it safely and correctly.
The Video:
THE EXPROMIZER!
A PBusardo Review – The eXpromizer
In this video we take a look at the eXpromizer, talk about my likes and dislikes, do a build on it, and put a concern I have to rest. Enjoy!
Thanks to Stephanie Roberts for getting me this for review!
The Links:
eXvape
Liberty Vapor
The Video:
The Photos:
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME…
After years of innovation and millions in research, Aspire has managed to create…
A CARTO TANK!
HA! I took a look at the new heads that come with the Aspire Nautilus Mini. They are, for all intents and purposes, a vertical coil cartomizer.
I’ve started using them and will be comparing them to the Kanger Aero Tanks with the new head design soon. Performance has been good, but I’m not sold on the flavor and we still have threaded glass.
In the meantime, take a look at the photos below to see what I’m talking about.
G-PLAT UPDATE
As promised, here’s an update to the G-PLAT issue posted earlier…
G-Plat: Public Announcement
To Our Valued Customers,
Through the advice of our attorney, we will not be releasing specific information about our wires.
However, we would like to release the following statements to the most commonly asked questions:• For those who are concerned about the main chemical composition of our wires, our wires do not contain Carbon, Aluminum, Lead, or Copper.
• Vapinology LLC carefully ensures that our wires do not contain amounts of chemicals beyond that which is allowed by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”).
• Lastly, in response to the Manganese issue, most studies about the harmful effect of Manganese (Mn) are related with various manufacturing processes, such as welding, grinding, brazing, etc. In those manufacturing processes, the temperature of the metal/work-piece is close to (if not exceed) the melting point of manganese. Note that the melting point of manganese is 1246 Celcius (2275 F). Keep in mind that the actual Mn content will vary from heat to heat, but will remain much lower than the permissible upper limit value allowed by the standard/specification.
According to the reactivity data of our wires, even if Mn is released, the amount released will be lower than 1% of the permissible upper limit.We hope that the information that we have provided has given you the confidence to continue using our product.
Thank you for the support that many of you have shown us through this ordeal. For that, we are releasing our highly anticipated 20g HAYWIRE today!!! For all wholesale and retail orders, please visit our website atwww.vapinology.com
Regards,
G-Plat Team
A LITTLE ON THE VCCNE EVENT AND A NEW CONTEST!!
A PBusardo Video & Contest – VCCNE
In this video we take a look at some of the sights and sounds of VCCNE.
We kick it off with the lost VaperShark interview 🙂 and end it up with a contest! Hurry, entires must be in today!
The Links:
VaporShark
Vaping Convention Circuit
Giant Vapes
New England Vaping Company
Avid Vaper
Innokin
The Video:
The Photos:
MEET THE MILITIA!
A PBusardo Video – Meet The Militia
In this video we meet Joe from the Vaping Militia, discuss how it got started and what it does, and talk about other groups and organizations that are here to help both vapers AND vendors.
The Links:
The Vaping Militia Website
The Vaping Militia Facebook
CASAA
SFATA
AVA
VISTA
AEMSA
FreeToVape
The Video:
THE TAIFUN EYE
A PBusardo Review – The Taifun Eye
In this video we take a full look at the Taifun Eye.
The Links:
Smokin Crow’s Apple Pie
Tatroe’s Atlas
SmokerStore – The Taifun Eye
Post Review Follow-Up:
- 07/03/14 – I’ve heard through the grape vine that the reverse battery protection build into The Eye is hardware and not software based, thus the requirement for a nipple or button top battery, much like the ZNA.
The Video:
The Photos:
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