? From. newbie

[Loreta]

I ordered my starter kit without really knowing much about this new way of smoking. A friend asked me something about the liquid used and I said what liquid!!! I didn't have any with my kit, so I looked into it and planning on buying some tomorrow evening.
My question is van I start using my new e-cir without this liquid?
I'm still a bit confused about it all.

 

[DivisionMatrix]

Some starter kits come with pre-filled cart's, i f you have one of those you can use them till you get your liquid. If not then all you'll be smoking is the primer fluid in your atty (this stuff is really nasty btw.)

 

[EMTJH]

What stater kit did you get? Did it come with any pre-filled cartridges? If it did you will have a day or two depending on how many it came with. I would get online now and order some liquid, or try and bum some from your friend. Do not try to vape without liquid! There are a lot of great vendors to try so I recommend buying sample packs in various mg and seeing what will work for you. The main thing to remember is that no liquid will taste like an analog, so don't give up. I am only a couple weeks in and have about 20 different bottles and still searching for that perfect one. more vg (vegetable glycerin) will give you more vapor and a little less throat hit and flavor, more pg (polypropylene glycol) will give you less vapor, more flavor and a harsher th. Hope I didn't confuse you to much. Good luck and congrats on making the switch!

 

[Loreta]

Oh thanks for replying so quick, I'm really nervous and at the same time excited about this change... I got the Intellicig starter pack and yes it does come with pre filled cartridges. I'm going to buy some liquids from the drugstore here just to keep me going but will search online for some... So many to choose from

Thanks again, I'm still finding this all confusing

 

[Numevexo]

Hi Loreta,
Watch this six part series. Especially the first three parts about what you need to get started and juices!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-videos-newbies-particular-broke-newbies.html

Best of luck in your future vaping endeavors!

 

[Rosa]

I'm going to buy some liquids from the drugstore here....

Wow, you have a drugstore that carries e-liquid? What do they carry?

 

[Loreta]

Thanks for the info about the videos, I think this is just so nice of you to take the trouble to do this for newbies like me...

I'm not sure what liquids are on sale here at the drugstore because I haven't asked about it yet but will be going today to check it out..

 

[Loreta]

Another question for you all..... So can I use any liquid for my e-cig? Does it have to be from the same company that I bought the kit from?

Looking through the forum I don't think so, but I feel better asking about this, trying to get all the info I can get

 

[Rosa]

You can use any e-liquid that's designed for e-cig use, regardless of the manufacturer.

 

[Bradder]

No you can get it anywhere - the taste is personal but you will find that some are better than others. the only real thing you need concern yourself with is the PG/VG concentrations (thin with hit/ thick with sweeter) and what to try. Have fun and explore the vast emporium of flavors.

 

[supsandroid]

Juice sold at a drugstore? How much are they selling it for?

 

[toddos]

Just to be very, very, very clear -- you can't just use any old liquid you have lying around (water, milk, beer, whiskey, orange juice, etc). E-cigarettes, or personal vaporizers, are designed to use PG or VG based liquids (hover your mouse of PG or VG to get definitions), with flavoring and nicotine extract mixed in. It's highly unlikely that you'll find these liquids at your corner drugstore. Your local tobacconist might carry some, but more than likely they don't. Thus you'll need to buy online. A good place to start is where you bought your starter kit.

As for whether or not you need liquid, your starter kit should come with everything you need to get started (thus "starter kit"). Depending on what you got, it will either have several pre-filled cartridges (for models that use a separate atomizer) or several pre-filled cartomizers (atomizer and cartridge together in a single unit). These carts/cartos only last as long as there's liquid in them, and when they run dry you'll need to either replace them or fill them back up with more liquid.

Follow Numevexo's link above and all should be made clear.

 

[dormouse]

One good place to buy ejuice is FreedomSmokeUSA - lots of flavors including lots of tobaccos. Only some of their flavors are available as 3ml samples and the samples are fixed PG/VG and 24mg. But in their other sections you can find all of their juices. When a PG/VG selection is offered I usually get 70pg/30vg or 80pg/20vg if I want more TH. PG is thinner and lets through more nicotine TH (throat hit). VG is thicker and cuts TH a bit but adds more visible vapor.

Another good one is Backwoods Brew (all of their are 70/30).

And I like Velvet Vapors too, especially their sweet Vanilla Almond Tobacco which is mostly rich vanilla, and their Raspberry Ginger Ale.

If you bought a really small 3-piece e-cig with plastic carts that push on over the atomizer then they may have a recessed juice cup - if so then this is how to fill a similar cart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGMVDa6bhk

If you have a 2-piece model then you have cartomizers and how you can fill them will depend on whether the cap at the mouth end comes off easily and whether the vendor ships the cartomizers with clear flexible caps on the end (we call them carto condoms and there is a way to fill cartomizers using them).

 

[Loreta]

.It's highly unlikely that you'll find these liquids at your corner drugstore

Well they sell the e-cig so I'm thinking they sell the juice. I know the price will be more then online, but since I don't have any I figured I would get some here then order online from the UK, which is closest to Malta

 

[dormouse]

Ah I didn't notice your weren't in the US. There is a Europe subforum which may be useful if you plan to order form Europe - you can find it by scrolling down the front page of ECF and you can post anoywhere on the forum once you have 5 posts/replies and about an hour's wait.

In the US re have many ripoff rebranders who resell ecigs at higher prices (one I saw charges $119 for a battery!) and those guys usually do not sell juices or blank carts because they want the customers to be locked in to them for prefilled carts. then we have the reputable multibrand hardware vendors but many of those just sell the 100% PG Chinese Dekang juice.

 

[toddos]

Well they sell the e-cig so I'm thinking they sell the juice. I know the price will be more then online, but since I don't have any I figured I would get some here then order online from the UK, which is closest to Malta

They may not have actual juice, just replacement cartridges/cartomizers, and they may not have ones compatible with whatever starter kit you got (I don't think you mentioned what you ordered?). They may also just sell kits and not replacement bits, like a lot of places in the US do.

 

[VapNfool]

I'm going to buy some liquids from the drugstore here just to keep me going but will search online for some...

Never heard of that. Doubt it. The clerk will prolly tilt their head with eyes that look like slot-machine wheels when you ask them what aisle the e-juices are on. BUT....if you do find them at a drugstore, by all means...let all of us know!

 

[Loreta]

Thanks for the info about the European forum, I will have a look.

I did find the juice at the drugstore. The choice is limited and they are more expensive which is to be expected here. But at least I know I can find if I need some in a hurry. Our drugstores have nothing to do with the ones in the US. Very, very different....
I'll have a look around and see about the different juices on the market, I didn't imagine there would be so many....