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  1. haiqu

    Still vaping ...

    Coming up for 11 years in late October. I still use a stainless steel Vamo, and still vape menthol. It got a lot harder here in Australia when they banned nicotine juice but I stocked up well before the change and haven't yet had to deal with a doctor's certificate to obtain supplies. I also...
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    Four years and still vaping

    Tomorrow marks the end of my fourth year without cigarettes. Apart from three weeks where I couldn't obtain supplies I've had a dream run. Since my signature line savings counter seems to have vanished I did a manual estimate and figure I've saved about AU$47,216 in all. That's a nice chunk of...
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    Still off the smokes after three years!!

    Hi guys 'n gals, Today marks exactly three years since I gave up smoking. I've saved a fortune!! (see below in signature) Now using a stainless steel Vamo and still enjoying menthol juice. The SS unit lasts far longer here on my yacht, other e-cigs tended to corrode really badly in the marine...
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    Hi there ... progress report

    Haven't been on here in a few months due to being on board my Sydney yacht. Now in Brisbane at my brother's place and have the leisure - and the internet connection - to update on my vaping experiences. Gave up smoking on 6th October and to date have had ONE cigarette, a few days after my...
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    Record broken - 12 weeks without a cigarette

    Last time I gave up seriously was 1973, and I lasted 12 weeks. Yesterday marked the equal of that record, meaning that I can now consider myself an ex-smoker. E-cigarettes are fantastic.
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    Week Four - Fairly Satisfied

    As week four drew to a close there were a few notable events to recall, but the overall summary for the week is that I'm satisfied with vaping as an alternative to smoking. I'm still using the eGo 1100mAh batteries with a 2.5ml DCT. They're best when freshly charged but, as with all other units...
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    Rats, I'm out of Dekang Cappuccino

    Sure hope this mail ban from China finishes soon. Seems like my favourite juice has become Dekang Cappuccino and I ran out today. It was among a bunch of 10ml sample bottles I bought and unlike most vapes it has a complexity that keeps me coming back for more. *sigh* Oh well, plenty of other...
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    Money-saving idea - dead dual-coil DCT atomizers

    A couple days ago one of the attys in the 3.5ml tanks I bought started giving reduced vapour output when using it with my fixed voltage eGo. I measured it and it was pretty obvious that one coil had gone open-circuit as the resistance had risen. I put it aside and replaced it with a spare, but...
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    Week Three - Break Even Point

    My spreadsheet tells me I've spent $686.94 on vaping products since starting. Tomorrow morning I will have been smoke-free for three weeks, and by then I will have also broken even financially (see the calculator in my signature). With a good stock of juice on hand and a choice of four different...
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    Failed DIY experiments

    Thought there might be a need for a place to list experiments that didn't quite have the desired effect. Here's my first failure - Bushell's Coffee and Chicory Essence. I thought this would be a reasonable vape but honestly it's the worst taste I could imagine. Mixed it with PG and VG at 75/25...
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    Week Two - It Was Hell !!!!

    So, I'm just coming up to the end of my second week without a cigarette and I have to say this has been a real challenge. The "e-Health" V9 cig-alike starter kit I started with became useless after the first few days, and a 510-T kit arrived just in time to save my sanity. I've been using it...
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    Concentrates from Juicy Vapors

    A selection of 3ml bottles of flavour concentrate arrived from Juicy Vapors yesterday. I went with them due to some of the more unusual fruit flavours they have on offer. Delivery time was 15 days USA to Australia, including weekends. What was ordered (and received) was the following...
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    One week in - changing taste buds

    The first week of e-cigs has been grueling. Far from having a problem with wanting analogs, my biggest issue has been the damage they did to my sense of taste. At first all the flavours I bought - apart from one or two that saved my sanity - tasted like plastic, or like nothing at all, or like...
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    IMPORTANT - No more e-juice from China until further notice!!!

    Just had this from Ainy Zeng in China: "Unfortunately today we recieved worse news. From today, Both China Post and EMS post will stop accepting packages with many e-liquids. It might stop one day but until now we are not sure, just waitting to see how it is going with our current shipments...
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    eBay Australia - advertising of e-cigarettes for sale

    21 Sept 2012 "I am enquiring about eBay policy regarding the sale of electronic cigarettes and relates items such as flavouring concentrate mixtures, vapourizers and so on. I do not see much of this listed worldwide on eBay and it seems like a good marketing opportunity, however if these...
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    Favourite flavours of the ANZO region

    Just made my first vape juice and it's Feijoa flavour. Not bad. Got to wondering what other flavours might appeal to people in the ANZO region. Vegemite? Beer? Any thoughts? Rob
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    e-ciggy.com.au

    Bought my first e-cig from these guys. A 502/V9 standard cigarette look-alike starter kit. While my overall satisfaction with the product is negative I feel they deserve credit for good service. I had a problem with one of the units in the two-pack - it was intermittently working, the battery...
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    Nicotine level testing

    Probably should have a cross-link to this thread in the QC area: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/35922-any-interest-determining-nicotine-dvap.html
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    Intro

    Well isn't this twee, I get to play in the sandpit before I can post with the adults. :-) I'm almost 60 and I've been smoking for 45 years. I'm not the slightest bit apologetic for that since I grew up in an era where this was considered normal behaviour. Unfortunately times change and now...