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WWV Part V \u2013 Buying Your First E-cig:
Big Guys and Juice<\/em><\/center>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please see the Introduction<\/a><\/strong> of this guide for an explanation of what this six-part series is all about, including a Table of Contents and relevant caveats. This installment picks up where we left off in Part IV<\/a><\/strong> and focuses on the larger models and e-liquid.<\/p>\n

Specific Recommendations and Supplier Links Based on Your Priorities<\/h3>\n

A. The Big Guys<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. <\/strong>Penstyles<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Cigars and Pipes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Fat Batts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. <\/strong>Mods<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

B. The Juice<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25cf How to Decide <\/strong>\u2013 China vs. US\/UK juice \/ Nicotine Level \/ Flavors<\/p>\n

\u25cf Samplers<\/strong>: Where to get them \/ 10 ml Bottles<\/p>\n

A. The Big Guys<\/h3>\n

Shown in this photo (left to right) are: one of the larger Mods, a Penstyle, an E-Cigar, and one of the smaller Mods \u2013 compared to a Mini and a Super-Mini (and a quarter).<\/p>\n

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4. Penstyles<\/h4>\n

If you want more puffs<\/strong> per battery charge than the minis or super-minis (and equal to the Kr8), good vapor, rich flavor, and solid throat hit<\/strong> \u2013 and you don’t mind a long <\/strong>e-cig (55% longer than a 100s analog) \u2013 consider the Penstyle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"[photo courtesy of MNichopolis<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of its right flavor and throat hit, I (and many other veteran vapers) prefer the penstyle over any other category\/model. As I’ve stated elsewhere, I believe the reason there is not more buzz <\/em>about the penstyle is that most vapers have never even tried <\/strong>it, because of the length. However, I <\/strong>think its long slender appearance is elegant<\/em>. It looks kind of like an analog cigarette in an old-fashioned cigarette holder, such as used by FDR and Holly Golightly (although hers is much <\/em>longer) … and by my avatar.<\/p>\n

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The cartridges are large and can hold a lot of juice. Their atomizers are un<\/em>exposed; in fact, they’re at the bottom of long tubes. With two exceptions, these all have automatic batteries.<\/p>\n

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With the exception of the Janty Kissbox, all models look <\/em>the same on the outside. So I’ll just show various penstyle photos in this section.<\/p>\n