Hello~ I've recently switched to e-cigarettes in attempt to kick the habit. [As you see, I'm only eighteen, I obviously had the issue far longer than I was legally able to..but isn't that the story with most of us smokers?]
And my mother, smoker of 33 years, decided to join me.
So far, it's gone pretty smooth. Me, within the first day I couldn't stand the taste of a cigarette. [Although, I've forced a few. I think because I lowered my nic level a bit too much [Over 12mg less. ><], my mind says, you NEED it, and I can't stop myself despite how displeased I am with the taste..]
My mother's noticed the same thing, although her nic level was only dropped maybe 4mg.
Anyway, my questions...
After having a few days using the pre-filled cartridges Bloog offers.. [We're both using Maxxfusions] we decided we best order awhile as Bloog takes ridiculously long to ship to us. [Also, we wanted to try juices, which is the point I'm getting to.] After filling out our order with Bloog, I went looking for empty carts as they're out, and ordered some KR-808 Revolution carts from VaporTalk, and went looking for flavors on Tasty Vapor.
The carts arrived the day after the order processed, and the juices arrived today.
I was excited to try them, and filled my carts as soon as I'd woken up to find the juices arrived.
Now, I made a BIG mistake. I was really excited to try Kretek. Since BEFORE I started smoking I'd always wanted to try Djarum blacks, but I could never find them in the area, and eventually it just slipped my mind. Started looking again this year, and, soon found out cloves are now illegal and considered a flavoring. [Which confuses me as menthol wasn't banned, and although that's just in the filter, it's still 'flavoring'. But I do realize the health issues with cloves were probably taken into it although I haven't seen an article related to that over the ban. But I could just be hating as I could never stand menthol.]
But my bottle of Kretek came as a 48mg liquid! I thought maybe it was an error on their part, but looking at my printout, I really did order 48mg. I remember initially I'd forgotten to add sweetener, so, I deleted the item and went back to add sweetener. I suppose I simply clicked the yes option on that without checking anything else. D'oh! Looks like I'll be ordering a bottle of doubler. [The worst part is, I actually tried it before reading the bottle! OH goodness that was terrible.--I'm going to have to do some major cart cleaning..] --Which leads me to my first question, how large of a bottle of doubler will I need to turn said 48mg liquid into 24mg or less? 2oz or 4oz? :x
Second question...
All of these flavors--to me at least, taste like hibiscus. VERY flowery.
Two of the four flavors aren't sweetened, my mother agrees aside from one of them--which is sweetened. So I don't imagine the ethyl maltol is the problem. [I bring that up as before trying all of them I figured maybe the sweetener was the issue, as, I've never seen any reviews specifying whether they've gotten their flavors sweetened or not.]
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? What would be the reason? Is it normal for them to have a flowery taste, or could it possibly be something I've done?
I know some say you should let them sit for a week or two--as they're made on order and don't have time to steep. Could this be a reason for a flowery flavor?
Here's what I ordered:
Of course, the Kretek which I now won't be using until I get doubler. [48mg, 10%vg, sweetened]
Ultimate Vanilla [24mg, 30% VG, no sweetener]
Atomic Cinnacide [24mg, 30% VG. Sweetener isn't an option, of course]
Coconut Cream Pie [24mg, 30% VG, sweetened.]
Any help on that is greatly appreciated, although that's not my biggest concern.
At 30% VG, we should be getting tons of vapor without problem, however, we're getting absolutely none. I highly doubt I got a two packs of dead cartomizers, as well, I'd find it hard to believe I'd ruined several of them immediately. [Note-- There is some, although a very small amount of vapor if we simply blow it straight from our mouth without inhaling, but of course, there's no point to vaping if you're not inhaling. haha]
I used the 'condom' method for filling them. My first one, I accidentally filled from the mouth side, but it still worked just fine. The others I did according to the Vapor Doctor's video, on the atomizer side. I made sure to blow out the excess, and then dry any off to avoid any damage to the battery.
Then we tried vaping. I've seen many fill and use immediately with no problem, so, I figured it's not the reason. But could them being too wet cause a lack of vapor?
Or, is it the revolution cartomizers?
This is the biggest concern for me. If I don't get enough vapor, I light up a cigarette. ><
[Although I finally got wise and just switched back to the pre-filled carts. Although I'm getting low on them very fast.]
So, if you can help me on this, I'll love you forever. haha.
Thanks. c:
And my mother, smoker of 33 years, decided to join me.
So far, it's gone pretty smooth. Me, within the first day I couldn't stand the taste of a cigarette. [Although, I've forced a few. I think because I lowered my nic level a bit too much [Over 12mg less. ><], my mind says, you NEED it, and I can't stop myself despite how displeased I am with the taste..]
My mother's noticed the same thing, although her nic level was only dropped maybe 4mg.
Anyway, my questions...
After having a few days using the pre-filled cartridges Bloog offers.. [We're both using Maxxfusions] we decided we best order awhile as Bloog takes ridiculously long to ship to us. [Also, we wanted to try juices, which is the point I'm getting to.] After filling out our order with Bloog, I went looking for empty carts as they're out, and ordered some KR-808 Revolution carts from VaporTalk, and went looking for flavors on Tasty Vapor.
The carts arrived the day after the order processed, and the juices arrived today.
I was excited to try them, and filled my carts as soon as I'd woken up to find the juices arrived.
Now, I made a BIG mistake. I was really excited to try Kretek. Since BEFORE I started smoking I'd always wanted to try Djarum blacks, but I could never find them in the area, and eventually it just slipped my mind. Started looking again this year, and, soon found out cloves are now illegal and considered a flavoring. [Which confuses me as menthol wasn't banned, and although that's just in the filter, it's still 'flavoring'. But I do realize the health issues with cloves were probably taken into it although I haven't seen an article related to that over the ban. But I could just be hating as I could never stand menthol.]
But my bottle of Kretek came as a 48mg liquid! I thought maybe it was an error on their part, but looking at my printout, I really did order 48mg. I remember initially I'd forgotten to add sweetener, so, I deleted the item and went back to add sweetener. I suppose I simply clicked the yes option on that without checking anything else. D'oh! Looks like I'll be ordering a bottle of doubler. [The worst part is, I actually tried it before reading the bottle! OH goodness that was terrible.--I'm going to have to do some major cart cleaning..] --Which leads me to my first question, how large of a bottle of doubler will I need to turn said 48mg liquid into 24mg or less? 2oz or 4oz? :x
Second question...
All of these flavors--to me at least, taste like hibiscus. VERY flowery.
Two of the four flavors aren't sweetened, my mother agrees aside from one of them--which is sweetened. So I don't imagine the ethyl maltol is the problem. [I bring that up as before trying all of them I figured maybe the sweetener was the issue, as, I've never seen any reviews specifying whether they've gotten their flavors sweetened or not.]
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? What would be the reason? Is it normal for them to have a flowery taste, or could it possibly be something I've done?
I know some say you should let them sit for a week or two--as they're made on order and don't have time to steep. Could this be a reason for a flowery flavor?
Here's what I ordered:
Of course, the Kretek which I now won't be using until I get doubler. [48mg, 10%vg, sweetened]
Ultimate Vanilla [24mg, 30% VG, no sweetener]
Atomic Cinnacide [24mg, 30% VG. Sweetener isn't an option, of course]
Coconut Cream Pie [24mg, 30% VG, sweetened.]
Any help on that is greatly appreciated, although that's not my biggest concern.
At 30% VG, we should be getting tons of vapor without problem, however, we're getting absolutely none. I highly doubt I got a two packs of dead cartomizers, as well, I'd find it hard to believe I'd ruined several of them immediately. [Note-- There is some, although a very small amount of vapor if we simply blow it straight from our mouth without inhaling, but of course, there's no point to vaping if you're not inhaling. haha]
I used the 'condom' method for filling them. My first one, I accidentally filled from the mouth side, but it still worked just fine. The others I did according to the Vapor Doctor's video, on the atomizer side. I made sure to blow out the excess, and then dry any off to avoid any damage to the battery.
Then we tried vaping. I've seen many fill and use immediately with no problem, so, I figured it's not the reason. But could them being too wet cause a lack of vapor?
Or, is it the revolution cartomizers?
This is the biggest concern for me. If I don't get enough vapor, I light up a cigarette. ><
[Although I finally got wise and just switched back to the pre-filled carts. Although I'm getting low on them very fast.]
So, if you can help me on this, I'll love you forever. haha.
Thanks. c:
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