So I'm really on the fence with this one.....not due to the vape .....but my daily use has shown both Haze and Ghost what major issues they had with their devices( Haze couldn't figure it out but me a non engineer user did) and went thru at least 30 returns for repair / replacement and could see where this CS might not serve me so well.....has anyone beat the living heck out of this thing....meaning back to sessions , back to back on demand, also worried about how many batteries and how much is large charger for all the batteries ,etc. ?
If you have insight please share ......those of you I know from HAze and Ghost forums have definitely made me curious especially hearing about its punch!
I push mine hard and often. I start and finish at 8-8.5, once in a while 9. Back to backs are not uncommon if not daily at some point. I also go thru water often, it makes for one hell of a one hitter thru my swiss tree HT and other glass at those temps. She keeps up just fine and hasn't skipped a beat.
I do clean the battery lid and body threads at least weekly, I find a grayish residue most times and when it's very humid and it produces more, I do notice an improvement in function. I don't find this to be an issue, it's aluminum and we're pushing a high current thru it, it's going to oxidize.
I can't speak for the current devices, there's seems to have been minor unannounced changes along the way and I was a fairly early adopter, we had our own small things to work out. But I can say that I carry this everywhere with me, it's not fragile. I push it harder than average I'm guessing and I trust it enough to carry this without a backup, there are only a few vapes I do that with.
There have not been many issues on this board for the number of units out there and this is basically a new device. I feel very confident that when people ask for vape recommendations, this is a very common lead answer.
No vape is perfect and this one is made by either a single individual or a small team with many of the parts outsourced parts. CS isn't outstanding, but I don't think he's left anyone in the lurch, it just hasn't been timely. I could be wrong about that? I have a budget for vaping purchases so that I keep my spending under control, but I also consider it disposable, I felt no risk in my purchase.
You sound like you've almost talked yourself into it, jump in, the water's fine!
On another note, I draw before the buzz all the time out of habit with my IO and I'm always at the higher temps I mentioned above, it's never caused combustion. I have combusted once, I don't think that was a contributor at all, I over packed, had it on 10 and was going after it like a champ thru water to see just how much vapor it could produce and pushed too hard. I don't disagree with the general thought process that everyone has adopted as gospel lately, but I really doubt that it is causing the incidents that it keeps being attributed to. There could have been some hardware or more likely software changes that make newer units affected more than mine, so I could be all wet, but so many of these incidents have been at lower temps?
I hope all are staying safe and sane, we're living in crazy times, it's time for a hit!
