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  1. Arnie H

    A Few More Recipes. 205 Recipes (5 Added By Request)

    I have added 5 more DIY recipes (mostly requests) to the 200 I already have posted, they are: Maple Pancake Cap'n Custard Pineapple Passion Cherry Cheesecake Mango & Pistachio Kulfi If there is something you'd like to see, feel free to PM me. You can find the newest ones on my recipe page...
  2. Arnie H

    After 16 Months, Tried a Real Cigarette

    It is something I've been wanting to do for some time now. To experience for myself what other folks say about trying a cigarette after vaping for so long (disgusting, nasty, etc.). I also needed to do it, to give myself some closure as it were and remind myself of what I used to do. It turned...
  3. Arnie H

    Ecigs Worse than Cigarettes Says Local Man

    Recently, I Had on my Ex-Smoker T-shirt and had my E-cig with me in public when a man approached and we started taking. Whilst discussing vaping and E-cigs he made a most astonishing statement. He said to me: I was horrified! :ohmy: And although I didn't think to ask him where he had heard...
  4. Arnie H

    Attention Sub-Ohmers, I Need Your Help!

    I believe we must always seek to understand a phenomena, a behavior, an illness, a culture, etc before coming to any sort of conclusions, and even then I think we should be cautious. A scientific approach accompanied by much research and study is best in my opinion. So, it is in this manner...
  5. Arnie H

    Voltage Drop/Loss: Is it really that big of a deal?

    Seems like copper mods are in vogue right now and voltage drop/loss remains something vapers like to talk about. But how important is it for the average vaper? My Nemesis for instance has about .20 drop at around 1.8 ohms. My 69 has maybe a .40 volt drop at the same resistance level. Another...
  6. Arnie H

    The Myth of the 30 Amp Battery

    All I see these days are ads for 30 or 35 amp batteries. And I ask myself, does the average vaper need this much amperage? Plugging these figures into an ohm law calculator, we find when vaping at 1.8 ohms on a freshly charged battery at 4.20 volts, the current draw is only around 2.33 amps and...
  7. Arnie H

    Had a Terrifying Dream/Nightmare!

    Although I haven't touched a real cigarette in almost 10 months, I had a most unsettling dream/nightmare about one. In my dream, I was smoking an analog and thoroughly enjoying it. It was very vivid and very satisfying. When I awoke I was mortified. Do you believe dreams have significance? If...
  8. Arnie H

    Regarding Dual Users

    Recently, I've met more people who are dual users (they smoke and vape). Most who do, say that vaping has at least helped them cut back on smoking, which of course is a great thing. But I'm curious as to why some folks (even former heavy smokers) are able to break away from analogs completely...
  9. Arnie H

    What Is This Substance?

    I'm sure this has been asked before but: I've noticed a white coating/deposit/film on my metal drip tips after every use, the part that is in contact with my lips. Haven't used a plastic tip in awhile, so not sure if it is present on those as well, but is always there on my aluminum, ceramic...
  10. Arnie H

    Enountering vapers more frequently and the oldest vaper I've yet to see!

    It was, is, and continues to be something of an uphill battle here in "tobacco country" regarding education and exposure of the general public towards e-cigs and vaping. But I am seeing more and more vapers "in the wild" out in public and indoors as well. There are now almost a dozen vape shops...
  11. Arnie H

    It's a little perplexing.

    I've asked several Chinese e-cig dealers, based in China, if they knew who Hon Lik was. I was expecting them to recognize the name immediately, but none seem to have ever heard of the man. I thought perhaps the name was different in Chinese perhaps it should be "韩力" "Hán lì" or something...
  12. Arnie H

    Nostalgic Vaping

    Every so often I will put aside my power banks, my fancy mods, my DNAs, my RBAs/RDAs, and even my eGo's, and dig out my cig-a-like Greensmoke stick battery, which I keep for emergencies, and cartomizer(s) and have a nice (albeit brief: due to the tiny capacity of these batteries) vape session...
  13. Arnie H

    On the Feasability of Vaping with External Battery Packs

    This thead is part review, part sharing my experiences using external Li-Ion/Li Polymer battery packs (also called powerbanks) for vaping applications. I seek to answer several questions people may have about them. Items used: 1. Powerpack 2. 5.0 volt manual passthrough (not variable voltage)...
  14. Arnie H

    What's gonna break first on your mech mod?

    They should last for many years. But what is more likely to wear out first? 1. The threads on the 510 connection? 2. The springs (i.e. for the button), hence the magnet upgrade? 3. The threading on the tubes themselves? 4. The switch/button mechanism itself and/or locking ring? Stainless...
  15. Arnie H

    Can't seem to get the hang of dual coils!

    OK, spent several hours trying to dual coil my genesis devices. I am aiming at 3.4 ohms for each coil which should yield 1.7 ohms. I must be doing something wrong, cuz I just can't seem to get the hang of it. I can do regular single coils and U-wicks (which is what I ended up doing) no problem...
  16. Arnie H

    I cannot grasp the concept of the ADV (All Day Vape)

    I cannot grasp the concept of the ADV (All Day Vape) regarding juices. I mean everyone is different and has their own likes and what not and I'm cool with that, but for me at least, I've yet to chance upon anything I'd like to vape 24/7 (as it were). Sorta like hearing a new song I like, if I...
  17. Arnie H

    Community DIY Recipes

    43 recipes total Filename changed to reflect contributions of other DIY'ers Added two new recipes: Cinn-A-clove Coconut Lemon Meringue Pie Top 5 recipes: 1. Slap Yo Mama 2. Signature Tobacco 3. Arrogant ....... 4. Dr. Dash's Zombie Blood 5. Tropical Breeze E-Liquid Recipe's made by E-Liquid...
  18. Arnie H

    The E-cig and Perfection

    I'm relatively new to vaping, only about 5 months in. But in this short time, I've experimented with a lot of stuff. The industry and technology continue to improve/evolve, but I don't think we've reached 100 percent perfection yet. Seems like both top and bottom coil atomizers have some...
  19. Arnie H

    User having problems

    A user on facebook indicated to me that they are having problems with their ECF profile/account. Username is: Spike240SX The name does come up in a member search using the first few letters but cannot access the profile. The user states: "I can log in but I can not post, even in the new...
  20. Arnie H

    What does the forum software consider an Active Member?

    This has probably been asked before and I could probably find the answer by doing a search, but right now I am just too lazy. As of this posting, there are 164,646 members (a staggering amount, but still a very tiny percentage of the estimated global vaping population) and 21,680 active...