Hi everyone!
OK so it's been a week now since I first began vaping. Yay! 
Just wanted to share some brief thoughts with you on how it's going so far. [To paraphase Bob from the classic sailing scene in What About Bob?: "I'm vaping! I'm a vaper! I vape!" 
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My first orders - from Happyvaper & Evapers - arrived on Friday July 30. I was very impressed with both the speed of delivery & the great customer service! Here's a rather large photo (3264 x 1613, 3.64MB) showing exactly what arrived:
As you can see, I also managed to get a huge bottle of plain PG from Shoppers Drug Mart. It's great so far...though considering what I've read since about the shelf life of PG, there's a good chance that even being kept in a cool, dark place this bottle isn't going to stay usable for very long. So next time I'll order my flavourless no-nic PG from Happyvaper (to cut with the excellent 28mg-nic flavourless PG I get from Evapers).
Anyway, yes! I love the 'Happy' Joye 510 automatic - a thousand thank-you's to everyone who steered me clear of Greensmoke and all that baloney
- because what I have now is exactly what I wanted! As to automatic vs manual, both have advantages; but I like the 5 second cutoff on the automatic battery. Helps prevent cartomizer burnout, and I'm getting tons of great vapour just fine. I'll probably get a manual down the line too, but yeah - I'm loving the automatics.
I will say that the sound the cartomizer makes when in use took me by surprise! Thought I was doing something wrong at first until I read somewhere that the snap-crackle-pop I'm hearing every other puff or so is a good thing.
A Few Brief Flavour Reviews
DIY-ing my juices from day #1 has been great too. The first flavour I tried was Capella's Root Beer Float (courtesy of Jack at Happyvaper). I added a bit too much flavour to the mix at first (20%) so it ended up tasting medicinal. I was discouraged. But the next day I tried it again, this time with the flavour at 15% in the mix...and it tasted exactly like root beer! It has quickly become my favourite vape so far. In fact I adore it. It's got zing! Root Beer forever!
On the other hand, Capella's Gingerbread was (in my opinion) terrible. That's not to say it's a bad flavour necessarily (though it's not my bag) - it simply doesn't taste like gingerbread to me when vaped. Specifically, it's as though it's missing virtually all the spices one expects in gingerbread. Believe me, I know gingerbread (I look forward to gingerbread lattes & gingerbread cookie dough each year), and this isn't it. But that's ok - I'll try the Gingerbread from Perfumer's Apprentice next month & see.
Speaking of them...the new Watermelon from Perfumer's Apprentice is a winner! It tastes just like real watermelon, the rind & flesh etc - spot on. Doesn't taste like "candy" watermelon. I was rather amazed that they got the real taste of real watermelon so accurately. The only possible quibble is that it could stand to be a smidge stronger. At 15% of the mix, it's at times a tad too subtle. Though so far I find it's very nice as a milder vape. I'll try 20% next time, but either way it's a keeper.
I think it's safe to consider myself a confirmed DIY-crazy in the making! It's fun to experiment with different flavours, and have options over the strength of both the flavour & the nicotine. To make as little or as much as you want. I've already ordered a second batch of flavours from Jack at Happyvaper (which should arrive today! truly amazing speed & kind, friendly service!
). I look forward to mixing two of them together (another first): Capella's French Toast with FlavourArt's Maple Syrup. Also ordered Grape Juice, Key Lime, and the intriguing Pizza from the Perfumer's Apprentice flavours.
Tobacco: Eww
Re: 'tobacco' flavours...you were right, mom_life_love, and I should've listened to you. After first quitting smoking, I was sure that cigarette flavours would be my primary flavours of choice. And now, just like you, I have a bottle of tobacco e-juice here that I don't want & find unpleasant. Lesson learned (the expensive way).
A Question
OK...so I do have one question. It's re: voltage. So far, I'm very pleased with the vapour production from my 'Happy' Joye 510 automatic batteries. But several of the videos out there seem to show people producing more vapour than moi on their 510's (at least, more consistently)...like huuge clouds...but maybe it just looks that way, or maybe they're mixing VG with their PG, or maybe it's the lighting or something).
But anyway, I hear people going on about 3.7v, 5v, etc etc etc. My thus-far limited understanding is that higher voltage produces more vapour...can affect flavour...and also means greater risk of cartomizer burnout (???).
So here's my question: if I want to buy a 5v battery, are they only available in huge clunky sizes? What I mean is, is voltage just a matter of internal difference, or is the external size and/or weight of the battery bound to change when the voltage is different? I'd be more inclined to buy one if it was basically the same physical size as my current batteries. Thanks in advance for clarification.
I'm really glad to be a non-smoker now...and a happy vaper instead! Couldn't have made it here without this community, without all of you. Thank you.
Rachel : )
Just wanted to share some brief thoughts with you on how it's going so far. [To paraphase Bob from the classic sailing scene in What About Bob?: "I'm vaping! I'm a vaper! I vape!" ]My first orders - from Happyvaper & Evapers - arrived on Friday July 30. I was very impressed with both the speed of delivery & the great customer service! Here's a rather large photo (3264 x 1613, 3.64MB) showing exactly what arrived:
As you can see, I also managed to get a huge bottle of plain PG from Shoppers Drug Mart. It's great so far...though considering what I've read since about the shelf life of PG, there's a good chance that even being kept in a cool, dark place this bottle isn't going to stay usable for very long. So next time I'll order my flavourless no-nic PG from Happyvaper (to cut with the excellent 28mg-nic flavourless PG I get from Evapers).
Anyway, yes! I love the 'Happy' Joye 510 automatic - a thousand thank-you's to everyone who steered me clear of Greensmoke and all that baloney
As to automatic vs manual, both have advantages; but I like the 5 second cutoff on the automatic battery. Helps prevent cartomizer burnout, and I'm getting tons of great vapour just fine. I'll probably get a manual down the line too, but yeah - I'm loving the automatics.I will say that the sound the cartomizer makes when in use took me by surprise! Thought I was doing something wrong at first
until I read somewhere that the snap-crackle-pop I'm hearing every other puff or so is a good thing. A Few Brief Flavour Reviews
DIY-ing my juices from day #1 has been great too. The first flavour I tried was Capella's Root Beer Float (courtesy of Jack at Happyvaper). I added a bit too much flavour to the mix at first (20%) so it ended up tasting medicinal. I was discouraged. But the next day I tried it again, this time with the flavour at 15% in the mix...and it tasted exactly like root beer!
It has quickly become my favourite vape so far. In fact I adore it. It's got zing! Root Beer forever! On the other hand, Capella's Gingerbread was (in my opinion) terrible. That's not to say it's a bad flavour necessarily (though it's not my bag) - it simply doesn't taste like gingerbread to me when vaped. Specifically, it's as though it's missing virtually all the spices one expects in gingerbread. Believe me, I know gingerbread (I look forward to gingerbread lattes & gingerbread cookie dough each year), and this isn't it. But that's ok - I'll try the Gingerbread from Perfumer's Apprentice next month & see.
Speaking of them...the new Watermelon from Perfumer's Apprentice is a winner! It tastes just like real watermelon, the rind & flesh etc - spot on. Doesn't taste like "candy" watermelon. I was rather amazed that they got the real taste of real watermelon so accurately. The only possible quibble is that it could stand to be a smidge stronger. At 15% of the mix, it's at times a tad too subtle. Though so far I find it's very nice as a milder vape. I'll try 20% next time, but either way it's a keeper.
I think it's safe to consider myself a confirmed DIY-crazy in the making!
It's fun to experiment with different flavours, and have options over the strength of both the flavour & the nicotine. To make as little or as much as you want. I've already ordered a second batch of flavours from Jack at Happyvaper (which should arrive today! truly amazing speed & kind, friendly service!
Also ordered Grape Juice, Key Lime, and the intriguing Pizza from the Perfumer's Apprentice flavours. Tobacco: Eww
Re: 'tobacco' flavours...you were right, mom_life_love, and I should've listened to you. After first quitting smoking, I was sure that cigarette flavours would be my primary flavours of choice. And now, just like you, I have a bottle of tobacco e-juice here that I don't want & find unpleasant.
Lesson learned (the expensive way). A Question
OK...so I do have one question. It's re: voltage. So far, I'm very pleased with the vapour production from my 'Happy' Joye 510 automatic batteries. But several of the videos out there seem to show people producing more vapour than moi on their 510's (at least, more consistently)...like huuge clouds...but maybe it just looks that way, or maybe they're mixing VG with their PG, or maybe it's the lighting or something).
But anyway, I hear people going on about 3.7v, 5v, etc etc etc. My thus-far limited understanding is that higher voltage produces more vapour...can affect flavour...and also means greater risk of cartomizer burnout (???).
So here's my question: if I want to buy a 5v battery, are they only available in huge clunky sizes? What I mean is, is voltage just a matter of internal difference, or is the external size and/or weight of the battery bound to change when the voltage is different? I'd be more inclined to buy one if it was basically the same physical size as my current batteries. Thanks in advance for clarification.
I'm really glad to be a non-smoker now...and a happy vaper instead! Couldn't have made it here without this community, without all of you. Thank you.
Rachel : )
