Newbie ... a few questions ... surprise surprise :D

[Twister]

Bet you're going to like the 510. Real nice draw on it as long as you don't flood it. It loves juice and bats. A PCC for travel and a PT are a must IMHO.

Now to play devils advocate. I think everyone goes through two or three or more models while trying to find their pleasure. Take a look at the JSv2. I recently tried it and to me, the draw is the easiest of all. Big enough difference that I ordered a second one. That's with a classic or TAWA atty. With an 801 atty, it seems to be closer to the 510 in draw. It has the PT and bat charger built in. The bat lasts a long time and the cart holds much more fluid than the 510 so less topping off. It is not an HV mod so the regular strength juices flavor comes through. The HV juice from Drew does work fine in it as well. Have you tried his pear lung juice yet? Fantastic. Oh well, just my 2cents. Relax and enjoy!

[Elokin6]

Sounds like you will have the best of both worlds with the 510 & 901. You'll have the 510 for the throat hit and the 901 for the flavor. I'm so jealous (wish I had the moolah for a 901)

As far as the coppers go, I don't think you need to worry about it too much. I've vaped openly in front of several cops, and not one of them has said a word to me. If you happen to get pulled over while vaping, I would say that you shouldn't vape in the cop's face (set it aside for a bit) and politely answer any questions that come up. PVs aren't illegal, nor is nic juice, so the only reason a cop would have to question it is a lack of information.

BTW, my hubby and one of my friends got stopped by the border patrol a week or so ago, and they didn't question his pv or juice at all. They gave him the 3rd degree about is vicoden, but not a word about the pv.

[JeannieB360]

You MIGHT want to clean your atomizer - boil some water, drop your atomizer in a cup, cover it with the boiling water and let it sit 5-10 minutes. When you take it out of the water, blow through it to get rid of most of the water (or used compressed air meant for cleaning computer keyboards), then sit it down 'standing up' on a paper towel - in an hour you'll be fine. Put a couple of drops into the cleaned atomizer and start vaping.

I've been doing this weekly, and almost never have any problems. I even had an atomizer that was so clogged I couldn't draw through it at all, and it's fine now.

Sometimes when I'm starting a vaping session, it seems to work better if I take several small puffs until the atomizer heats up enough, then a deeper more satisfying drag - otherwise you start off trying so hard to get vapor that you fear that you're going to swallow the e-cig!

I don't have any other e-cig so I can't give you any comparisons.

[DC2]

I got the 18mg liquid because I only smoke like six analogs a day (Newport Lights) so I figured that would work … but I can’t seem to get enough nicotine.

If you only smoked six light cigarettes per day I would be wary of going higher than 18mg yet.

The thing is, if you are really finding it that hard to draw, I have to wonder if you are really getting much vapor (and therefore nicotine) from your current setup.

If you find that you get it working better maybe you will find that 18mg is more than enough.
Just a thought.

Can I go to a higher nic level without it making me feel strange?

There is no way of knowing ahead of time.

[AngelBunny]

You MIGHT want to clean your atomizer - boil some water, drop your atomizer in a cup, cover it with the boiling water and let it sit 5-10 minutes. When you take it out of the water, blow through it to get rid of most of the water (or used compressed air meant for cleaning computer keyboards), then sit it down 'standing up' on a paper towel - in an hour you'll be fine. Put a couple of drops into the cleaned atomizer and start vaping.

I've been doing this weekly, and almost never have any problems. I even had an atomizer that was so clogged I couldn't draw through it at all, and it's fine now.

Sometimes when I'm starting a vaping session, it seems to work better if I take several small puffs until the atomizer heats up enough, then a deeper more satisfying drag - otherwise you start off trying so hard to get vapor that you fear that you're going to swallow the e-cig!

I don't have any other e-cig so I can't give you any comparisons.

I will try that ... it seems like the atomizer isn't sensing the draw sometimes today ... so I am going to try my other (previously unused) atty and see if that is better ... if so then the atomizer seems to be the issue.

If you only smoked six light cigarettes per day I would be wary of going higher than 18mg yet.

The thing is, if you are really finding it that hard to draw, I have to wonder if you are really getting much vapor (and therefore nicotine) from your current setup.

If you find that you get it working better maybe you will find that 18mg is more than enough.
Just a thought.

There is no way of knowing ahead of time.

Thanks for the advice ... I feel like I am getting plenty of vapor because I am exhaling alot ... but what I consider alot could be not much to someone that was a heavier smoker than I have been. Thanks!