I must say there is a wealth of knowledge in this thread. All the reviews and discussions on pros/cons, techniques, and general feedback made my decision on which vape to buy much easier. So I'll start by saying thanks!
I decided to go with the PN as my first vape (Yes, I'm a vape newb) after sifting through everything you all have had to say about it and I am really glad that I did because it fits my needs perfectly. After a painstaking work day tracking it on UPS.com, it arrived in the mail yesterday evening.
Having read about the battery capacity and indicator issues, I made sure to charge it for a full 5 hours prior to using it. Before my first session I let it run on high for about 7 minutes in order to bake away any off flavors. I then shut it down, packed a bullet about half way, loaded it and set it to low. My roommate and I ran it on low for about 6 minutes and were getting minor vapor clouds (increasing in density throughout the session), which is exactly what I expected and was looking for. We then bumped it up to the high setting to see the difference and there was a noticeable increase in vapor. Basically exactly as described numerous times in this thread.
I could not have been happier with the results of that short session, however this is where things started to go south. About 3 minutes after we bumped it up to high, the low battery indicator (alternating blue and orange flashing) came on and the unit shut down within a minute. All in all I got about 15 minutes of run time from the initial charge. I figured that maybe the battery needed to go through a cycle to "stretch its legs," if you will, so I didn't panic and just plugged it back in to let it charge overnight. I unplugged it the next morning after a solid 7 hours charging. When I got home this evening I went to turn it on and it blinked really fast and would not turn on indicating the battery was dead.
I took this as a sure sign that I got a defective unit, so I called up VaporBlunt customer service. The guy I talked to was very helpful, but unfortunately they are a bit short staffed right now so it looks like it might a be a bit before they can address my issue. He thought it might be in sleep mode so he told me to double click the button, but that did not work.
After that call I plugged it in again for 3 hours. Solid blue light, turned it on, 3 seconds of warm up and it shut down again. Plugged it in yet again and it is blinking away as if it went throughout the full charge in 3 second.
Any advice? Or should I just wait to hear back from VB and go from there?
Apologies for the lengthiness and for posting off-topic.