3 days going- Have questions

[RainbowznStarz]

Well I'm new and here's my first post! It's been 3 days since I started the 901 kit. I gotta say I'm quite amazed by this whole thing. I've smoked about 10 analog cigs since starting and 10 cigs was normally done in 5-6 hours!

I now know what having too much nicotine feels like That was the worst headache I've ever had in my life! I seriously couldn't see straight, my head felt 10x bigger than it was and I literally came home and passed out I felt so bad. Lesson learned. Do not keep puffing away on the damn thing ALL at once (like it's 5 cigs combined. jeez)

But so far except for that episode I'm loving it!

Questions- Apparently I'm getting too much nicotine. I ordered the Marl HIGH 18mg liquid. Whenever I top off, The headache starts to come back. When I use just a new cartridge, I feel fine (the carts were mediums). So I've been reading the threads and I need to dilute what I have. I'm confused by what kind of glycerin to buy. Is it vegetable glycerin? and what is PG and non PG?

Is there a place located in the states to buy flavoring to make my own juice? I saw that the UK has it but I don't want to pay for shipping from that far away.

Lastly, what should be my daily maintenance of the atomizer?
I let it sit on a papertowel last night, cart side down, but there was nothing on the towel this morning. I'm thinking I gotta clean it out or something. I want the atomizers to last as long as possible and don't mind a little elbow grease to do it but I've read so many posts that I've only confused myself.

Steve (cash) Thank you! I've smoked for 17 years, at least 2 packs a day. Half a pack in 3 days is a miracle. Many friends and co-workers have asked for your info and I have given it. I know 2 people who have already ordered from you and my family is coming over tomorrow to see this E-cig hahaha. I suspect you'll be getting more orders from VA very soon.

Great forums you all got here and excellent information. I hope to post more often once I settle into this new routine of "vaping".

[robw]

Ya man just go with a lower nic content, dont try and cut it, you will need to learn a whole different skill in that.
Clean the atomizer only when it goes wimpy. A little grunge is ok. To clean it, blow really hard from the back and the sludge will drip out. Top off the atomizer with 3 drops before putting it on the battery.

The head ache is not just from the change in nicotine, it is the withdrawls from the stuff you get in a real cigarette. It will pass soon. Your first week is gonna feel weird. Cut the real cigs as soon as possible and you will get past the withdrawls faster.

I stopped analogs the day I vaped my first ecig, and I never looked back. I have changed brands 5 times in 20 years, and this was the best change. You are not quitting smoking, you are just changing brands.

[dnakr]

Welcome - glad to hear you are enjoying your e-cig. I am also from VA - its seems we are getting quite a few members from here.

Yes, you can OD very easily if you are not careful. It sounds like your 18mg is too strong but at least you have already realized that.

I buy my vegetable glycerin on line at nowfoods.com - but if you have a Ben Franklins or a craft store around you - you can go to the baking section (cake icing and baking pans) and pick up a bottle of glycerin.

The medium carts that you seem to be fine with are 11mg so you don't have to dilute your e-liquid by much.

One of my favorite places to buy flavoring (which you my also be able to get in the craft store) is on line at Bickfordflavors.com. Just stay away from any flavors that have oils in it.

It seems that you are doing proper maintenance on the atomizer. The only time you will get e-liquid from it is if you have put to much e-liquid in. (Do you use carts only or do you drip?). If you only use carts you may not get any liquid out.

You may want to just blow into the atomizer from the part that connects to the battery before you put your atomizer upside down on the paper towel at night.

Yes, Steve is a great supplier and has great customer service. You will love dealing with him.

I hope your family at least tries e-smoking. Who knows you may be able to convert them all ...

Again, welcome to the forum.

[Jaaxx]

You can get Humco Glycerin USP at Wal-Mart in the pharmacy. It will be in the area with Cortaid, Lanocane and other skin care products. Costs about $3 for a bottle.

I've used it to mellow out 36mg juice on a few occasions and it works wonderfully.

[ZambucaLu]

I saw USP glycerin at Rite Aid too in that same aisle but it said it was a skin protectant so I didn't get it. Personally, I was looking for a food grade one....like the one used in making candy/icing. At least I know that's ingestible! I guess I am just too concerned about inhaling the other so I'll wait til I find the baking one. Don't really know how much difference there is though....just being cautious.

Lu

[Jaaxx]

From the reading I've done, the USP designation is the greatest "official" assurance of purity available. 99.5% pure.

I think Glycerine is Glycerine at those purity levels. However, whether it's *completely* safe to vape glycerine in the first place.....

[SuziQ]

I think Jaaxx is right. In the US, USP is the purest available and in the UK, it is BP. Both of these are what is used in cake making and for ingestion for sore throats, etc.

[RainbowznStarz]

I am having the hardest time finding glycerin! Nobody carries it and I keep getting strange looks when I ask for it lol. However, today I was in Safeway and they had a small bottle. It said- Glycerin-usp For external use only. I asked the pharmacist and she said it was used for skin but not to ingest it. I asked about inhaling it and I got another strange look. She said not to inhale it.

I think I'm just gonna order vegetable glycerin online to be sure I'm getting the right stuff.

Thanks all!

[GabbyD]

I just posted about this in another thread. I called Humco, which is the USP brand available at Walmart. It says "all natural" but nothing about vegetable. So I called and they told me that they sometimes get the vegetable based version from their supplier and sometimes they use a supplier that gives them the synthetic version. USP does not mean vegetable based, so if that's what you're looking for, you need the food grade, from what I understand.

[nicosnack]

I now know what having too much nicotine feels like

But so far except for that episode I'm loving it!

Hey! I too am a noob and discovered high nic juice might be too high for me. This really surprised me as I smoke a bit over a pack a day. Just got my first 901 and ordered medium with it... seems better so far. I too am gonna get some glycerin as I bought a high Johnson Creek sample pack....

I too love this. WAY better than tobacco. Everyone here is curious and intrigued... I'm in Pittsburgh PA. People on this forum seem nice...