Howdy to everyone that may find their way to this blog o' mine. I'm glad you're here!!
The primary purpose for creating this blog is to review some of the glorious offerings that our wonderful vaping supplier community has given up.
I'm sure every one of us has found ourselves chin deep in the various web sites and online stores wondering about this, that or the other gadget beckoning us to come off our credit cards to try their latest and greatest thing for our wonder vapor makers.
From juices and DIY to personal vaporizers, to tanks, carts, and cartos...I'll be telling you what I think of each and every one as I try them. Some may be the latest and greatest. Some may only be new to me.
The test criteria for each offering will be on a basis of importance for me...in other words the things I need and expect out of vaping.
Those things are...in order of importance to me...
1. Throat Hit...it's gotta hit, and hit hard! The last thing I want is to suck in some vapor and blow it back out without feeling anything at all.
2. An extremely close second is Exhalation Vapor Production...I want to see vapor production here folks! The more, the better! If I can see no vapor while vaping outside on a windy day, it aint gonna cut the mustard.
3. The "fiddle factor." The last thing I want to be doing is spending more time "fiddling" or adjusting, refilling, and redoing more than I'm vaping.
4. Taste! I know...I know...taste is such a personal and unquantifiable thing. But by golly if I wanted my blueberry waffle to taste like a burning skunk, I'd still be smoking analogs. Yes, taste is somewhat important to me. It's not nearly what throat hit and vapor production are, but it is important. So, I will likely not be analyzing taste upon the basis of whether or not I like it, but rather whether or not the device I am testing allows the true flavor of the juice to come through. Does it mute the flavor? Does it even allow the flavor to come through? That kind of thing.
5. The shipper or supplier. Of a high degree of importance here is the supplier itself. Nobody wants to have to deal with incorrect orders or shipments that take extended periods of time. Also we'll be looking at ease of use for the web store itself. Is it user friendly? Is it easy to navigate? Are things strewn about all over creation? Being a man, I shop like a man...get in and get out. Does the web store allow that or do I have to hunt through pages and pages of material to find what I need?
6. Cost!! Cost, at first, would appear to be the simplest thing to quantify. Is it expensive? Well, My basis for cost analysis is more of an "is it worth it in the long run?" type situation. For instance, widget A may cost $3.49 while widget B costs $45.00. But if I find widget B lasts for ten years while I have to replace widget A every day or two...the toss goes to widget B. That is, of course overly simplified, but you get the idea I'm sure.
7. Appearance. While of least importance to me, some people really need a PV that looks cool. Some want something that looks exactly like an analog. Others (like me) don't care if they're vaping something that looks like it was built in a dungeoners shop as long as the thng works! I'll be sure to include pictures of each of the test subjects as they appear on my PV, or as sent by the manufacturer/supplier.
So that is the basis of my forthcoming evaluations. Everyone wants and expects different things from their vaping equipment. Hopefully the readers will be able to select from the list what is most important to them and apply it to their next or future purchases.
Vape it up! See ya' next time...
The primary purpose for creating this blog is to review some of the glorious offerings that our wonderful vaping supplier community has given up.
I'm sure every one of us has found ourselves chin deep in the various web sites and online stores wondering about this, that or the other gadget beckoning us to come off our credit cards to try their latest and greatest thing for our wonder vapor makers.
From juices and DIY to personal vaporizers, to tanks, carts, and cartos...I'll be telling you what I think of each and every one as I try them. Some may be the latest and greatest. Some may only be new to me.
The test criteria for each offering will be on a basis of importance for me...in other words the things I need and expect out of vaping.
Those things are...in order of importance to me...
1. Throat Hit...it's gotta hit, and hit hard! The last thing I want is to suck in some vapor and blow it back out without feeling anything at all.
2. An extremely close second is Exhalation Vapor Production...I want to see vapor production here folks! The more, the better! If I can see no vapor while vaping outside on a windy day, it aint gonna cut the mustard.
3. The "fiddle factor." The last thing I want to be doing is spending more time "fiddling" or adjusting, refilling, and redoing more than I'm vaping.
4. Taste! I know...I know...taste is such a personal and unquantifiable thing. But by golly if I wanted my blueberry waffle to taste like a burning skunk, I'd still be smoking analogs. Yes, taste is somewhat important to me. It's not nearly what throat hit and vapor production are, but it is important. So, I will likely not be analyzing taste upon the basis of whether or not I like it, but rather whether or not the device I am testing allows the true flavor of the juice to come through. Does it mute the flavor? Does it even allow the flavor to come through? That kind of thing.
5. The shipper or supplier. Of a high degree of importance here is the supplier itself. Nobody wants to have to deal with incorrect orders or shipments that take extended periods of time. Also we'll be looking at ease of use for the web store itself. Is it user friendly? Is it easy to navigate? Are things strewn about all over creation? Being a man, I shop like a man...get in and get out. Does the web store allow that or do I have to hunt through pages and pages of material to find what I need?
6. Cost!! Cost, at first, would appear to be the simplest thing to quantify. Is it expensive? Well, My basis for cost analysis is more of an "is it worth it in the long run?" type situation. For instance, widget A may cost $3.49 while widget B costs $45.00. But if I find widget B lasts for ten years while I have to replace widget A every day or two...the toss goes to widget B. That is, of course overly simplified, but you get the idea I'm sure.
7. Appearance. While of least importance to me, some people really need a PV that looks cool. Some want something that looks exactly like an analog. Others (like me) don't care if they're vaping something that looks like it was built in a dungeoners shop as long as the thng works! I'll be sure to include pictures of each of the test subjects as they appear on my PV, or as sent by the manufacturer/supplier.
So that is the basis of my forthcoming evaluations. Everyone wants and expects different things from their vaping equipment. Hopefully the readers will be able to select from the list what is most important to them and apply it to their next or future purchases.
Vape it up! See ya' next time...
