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  1. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    In the same way that nothing could replace or replicate Backwoods Brew RY4, so nothing can replace or replicate Ikenvape RY4 Gold. It's gone forever. Search the thread for "The Big RY4 List" and check out the top-rated RY4s. They won't taste like IKV RY4, but you might find something you like.
  2. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    In the opinion of two of us — passerbyeus and myself — the main flavoring in Vaper's Knoll Our-Y4 seemed to be FlavourArt all-in-one RY4 flavoring. Additional ingredients might have been used also, but both of us felt that retail Our-Y4 was remarkably similar to our DIY FlavourArt RY4. Again...
  3. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Everyone I know — including me — agrees: MrVape RY4 is among the very best retail RY4s available. I haven't purchased a new bottle for more than two years, but back then the flavor profile was somewhere between a Classic RY4 and a Custom RY4, leaning a bit more toward Custom, but with some...
  4. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Yes, I've steadily converted more and more of my juices from retail to DIY. These days, my purchases of any retail juices are few and far between. While the marketplace offers many superb retail juices, my DIY versions are more than good enough for me. Also, over the years since I quit smoking...
  5. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    KC, I have two bottles of RY4 sent to me years ago as gifts from Clay. One is labeled RY4.1, the other RY4.2. Both are NET-based Custom RY4s. I just sampled the RY4.1 again, and it's still very good. Tasted like a Virginia extract with some Burley heft, if my palate's memory of NETs remains...
  6. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    I broke out my newish bottle of Doodlebug's RY4 today. It's a Custom RY4 made with natural tobacco extract, caramel, and vanilla cream. The plastic-bottled liquid has been steeping for awhile now. I've lost track of exactly how long, probably two weeks. Very nice. It doesn't shout "RY4!" (its...
  7. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Jman, I'd be willing to bet that your experience echoes that of many other people, or will eventually. The enthusiasts on the various internet forums may comprise a significant percentage of vapers, but perhaps not even a majority. Higher power sub-ohming might be all the rage here on ECF or...
  8. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Luce, Hi there. Long time. Last I remember you had given up vaping (or is my memory playing tricks on me?). At any rate, nice to see you. The juice you won is apparently Atty Lube GUV. Atty Lube doesn't say what the acronym stands for, but they describe it as "a tobacco flavored liquid...
  9. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Jack, After reading your post, I went to Doodlebug's site and read your review of their NET-based RY4 on the product page. Great stuff. For the record, I didn't "retire" from maintaining this thread because I felt that RY4s were on the way out. A couple of my old buddies from the Natural...
  10. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    CL and Cool, Very nice to see you two keeping the thread alive. I may be the (now-retired) Dean of RY4s, but I regard you both as Full Professors of RY4 (with tenure).
  11. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Wow. Heartland Vapes HY4. A perfect example of how things have changed for me. Back in 2013, the owner of HV very kindly sent me a 250mg bottle of HV HY4 after I'd bought and positively reviewed a small sample bottle. Good stuff, as Cool and CL have written, but that was right at the end of my...
  12. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Amazing how vaping has changed for me. I vaped RY4s for years (obviously); now it's rare and only in passing, and then almost always DIY RY4s from my stash of all-in-one RY4 flavorings, where I lean toward Hangsen and FlavourArt. I made real tobacco extracts for two years from pipe blends and...
  13. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    I don't really vape RY4 much anymore, but the general idea that the taste of juices varies considerably across the spectrum of hardware seems sound to me. The juices from the past that were 70PG/30VG and formulated for low-wattage vaping (i.e., MTL tootie-puffing) are often not very tasty in...
  14. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Among the many reasons I've "retired" from this thread is the realization that the new, higher-power gear used by so many dedicated vapers would necessitate re-writing every single RY4 review I posted over the thread's four-year history. I vaped at 8-10 watts through most of that time, and did...
  15. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Yes, they're the same. FlavourArt's all-in-one RY4 flavoring concentrate is marketed under both names---RY4 and RY4 Legend.
  16. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    I agree. MrVape RY4 is one of the consistently good long-term winners in the field of retail RY4s. It's a lovely Custom RY4 that even includes some resonance from the Classic realm. Great stuff.
  17. billherbst

    Smok XPro M80 Plus - new version, v6 firmware: temperature control testing results

    Many TC mods have wonky implementations of temp control. That's understandable, given the newness of TC chip technology, plus the wild west nature of this marketplace. That said, SMOK's offering of the XPro M80 Plus as a "temp control" device was particularly egregious, since the TC was...
  18. billherbst

    Snow Wolf 200w With Temp Control

    My three-month old SnowWolf V1 has gone slightly wonky. When I put in freshly-charged 18650s, the battery display on the screen reads them as only 3/4 full. I use Samsung 25Rs exclusively and have a reliable charger (an Efest LUC 4-bay, among others). With a VOM, all 20 of my 25Rs read 4.2 volts...
  19. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Back when BWB RY4 was discontinued because of difficulties in dependably obtaining certain of the flavorings, I speculated that it was whatever flavoring that produced the "piney" element in the flavor profile. That was never confirmed (nor denied), so it remained just an outsider's guess, but I...
  20. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Me too! Except that I have 12mls of 18mg.
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