So my e-nano got some more use this weekend. Thanks to the tips and cheerleading from this forum, I'm (slowly) starting to get the hang of it. I'm getting used to the lack of convenience issues I talked about earlier: between my pockets and two hands, I can carry everything pretty easily into and out of the storage space. Those things are more or less a non-issue for me now.
Even my wife is starting to get used to it! She doesn't mind snuggling up next to me to take her two or three small hits (we actually like each other!). And she definitely appreciates the big bump in flavor.
I still think it's fair to say the Arizer Air wins on convenience, as it really is a turn-key product. But with that convenience comes a loss in flexibility. You can adjust temperature, and that's about it. The rest of the variables are minimally adjustable, if at all. So with a log-style vape, you give up some convenience in exchange for far greater flexibility in terms of matching the product to your particular vaping style. I.e., temperature is obviously adjustable, but so is load size (to a greater degree than the Air), draw speed (Air has an upper limit to how fast you can draw), distance to heater, and presumably better suited for bubblers (you can use an Air with a water device, but I'm assuming the restricted draw speed makes it a lesser experience than the same with a log-style vape). And it's no contest when it comes to flavor; I assume that's due to the pure convection mechanism.
At least that's how I'm looking at it, so for now am focusing on "mastering" the actual vape experience to really get the most out of the e-nano. And it's a fun process, as I like to tinker. It's just slow going given how moderate I am in terms of usage.
However, I did accidentally combust. Our couch is a few feet from the wall with the closest AC outlet, meaning I only have about a foot of slack on the cable (and the reason why my wife has to move over next to me to use it). Well, somewhere along the way I pulled the cord in such a way that the rotary temp dial must have dragged along the couch, bumping it up to eight! Combustion is the
anti-flavor, even the e-nano can't fix that!
I dabble in electronics as a hobby, so I was trying to think of ways I might improve on this situation. Hopefully this doesn't ruffle any feathers to say in this thread, but in hindsight I feel like the 12V DC used by the Underdog and Heat Island might offer a little more in terms of flexibility. At least as an electrical hobbyist, I'd rather work with low current 12VDC than mains voltages! But anyway, one simple poor man's hack to the accidental dial adjustment problem is to just use tape. But over time that would likely result in gummy adhesive residue all over the dial.
Does anyone know what kind of dial the e-nano is using? I was thinking if that could be replicated in a standalone box, it might be more convenient for some (well, me at least). I'm thinking it would be nice to have something like the Voltage Keeper or VVPS that people are using for the DC-powered log vapes. I'd have one cord going from the outlet to the box, and another cord going from the box to the e-nano. So what's in the box? I haven't figured that out yet.
A variac transformer would be sweet, albeit expensive.
The other problem is that mains voltages fluctuate. Does the e-nano have any kind of regulation circuitry? If it's super simple, like a light bulb, then my "6" is not the same as your "6". And in fact, my "6" could vary depending on what outlet I use (empty circuit or shared with something like a fridge), or even time of day (typically higher at night).
So I envision something akin to the Voltage Keeper, but for 120V AC: a standalone box (heavy enough to stay in place even when the cord is moved); a nice heavy-duty dial for voltage adjustments; a digital readout telling you what voltage is going out to the e-nano; maybe another digital readout telling incoming voltage from the wall; and maybe a way to set the minimum and maximum values.
2nd birthday (give or take a day or two...) 
