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  1. billherbst

    Three Juices from VaporJam

    Recently I discovered a new and interesting juice vendor. I was searching on google for something---I don’t remember what---and I ended up on a site called Vapok, which is a retail juice supermarket. Vapok sells selected liquids by nine different vendors (deeJStuff, Halo, MisterELiquid...
  2. billherbst

    IPro draining batteries when not in use

    I've encountered a problem with my IPro. I own a large number of PVs, so the IPro doesn't get much use, but I keep it loaded and at my bedside, along with 25 other PVs loaded with different juices. I reached for my IPro this morning for a quick vape, but the batteries (the blue 14430s from...
  3. billherbst

    Can't post in my own thread - moderator help please

    Hi, I've run into a problem where I can't post on The Really Big RY4 Roundup thread in the E-Liquid Reviews Forum. I'm the OP, primary reviewer, and custodian of the thread. The "Reply" button under each post has vanished, along with the posting box at the bottom of each page. "Reply to Post"...
  4. billherbst

    Three tobacco blends from IndigoVapor

    specs: The 15ml samples of The Duke, Kick Back, and Santa’s Sauce that were sent to me free for review by Tony at IndigoVapor contain transparent liquids---caramel-colored for Kick Back and Santa’s Sauce, golden for The Duke---at 18mg nic strength. Base blend for each was unspecified, but, given...
  5. billherbst

    Creamy Chai from The Plume Room

    specs: The 10ml bottle of Creamy Chai I purchased from ThePlumeRoom contains an almost clear liquid with a slight purplish tint---24mg nic strength in a 50/50 PG/VG base. Testing was done using a 2.4 ohm Ultimate CE2 clearomizer on a Penguin mints VV mod set to 4.4 volts, for a power output of...
  6. billherbst

    Review: Black Label 555 from SpringVapor

    The 15ml bottle of Black Label 555 that Nik at SpringVapor sent me free for review is a golden tan colored liquid, 24mg nic strength in a 50/50 PG/VG base blend. Testing was done by loading the juice into a 2.5 ohm Ultimate XL Clearomizer (rev 6) run by a Madvapes VV box set to 4.5 volts for a...
  7. billherbst

    Gooey Butter Cake Throwdown: 4 Juice Cage Match

    Gooey Butter Cake is a bakery confection that originated in St. Louis, Missouri (and is still popular there). Starting in the 1930s (I think), GBC proliferated quickly through the many European-style bakeries run largely by first- and second-generation German immigrants who settled in St. Louis...
  8. billherbst

    Setting the voltage---rating the Buzz Pro for ease and accuracy

    As far as I know, all VV regulators, whether buck (step-down) or boost, use a similar method of voltage adjustment: a variable resistor, called a potentiometer. This may be implemented mechanically by a rotating circular dial that is turned by fingers (as in Ken’s VV boxes), thumb (as in the...
  9. billherbst

    VV w/voltage display that reads LOADED volts

    I have a nice little flock of VVs---13 VV boxes, or rather 12, now that one of of my beloved Madvapes VV boxes finally bit the dust (it began firing by itself and wouldn't stop---so into the trash after eight months). But I still have six other Madvapes boxes, plus a Buzz Pro on the way that...
  10. billherbst

    5V regulated box mod weirdness

    Among my large inventory of PVs/mods, I own three 5-volt regulated box mods. Each was purchased from a different vendor---a Big Kazoo from KalamazooVaping and two other no-name (and dirt cheap) 5V box mods from GoodEJuice and MaximumVapors. All three are basically the same---simple, handmade...
  11. billherbst

    Prime Vaping's Strawberry

    Prime Vaping is one my new go-to vendors, mainly because of Nostalgia and Natural Tobacco, which I love. The reviews of strawberry on the PV web site were exemplary. They all raved about the accurate reproduction of real strawberries. Now, I am definitely not a fruit vape guy. I have bought...
  12. billherbst

    QuickNicVapor's Original Tobacco and Tennessee Cured

    Original Tobacco web site description: “This Original Tobacco flavor is a great alternative to the old analog. This is a complex tobacco flavor earthy with a hint of sweet and a touch nutty. You will forget all about the pack and lighter after this one.” Tennessee Cured web site description...
  13. billherbst

    Echo-E problem: Stiff Draw

    While I'm thrilled with 1.5 ohm dual-coil cartos on my VV boxes set in the 4.0-4.8 volt range, I do read the threads about various other vaping innovations/technologies. I've dripped and bottom-fed and carto'd with the best of them. I know the pros and cons of each method. I've also gone through...
  14. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    RY4 (short for Ruyan #4) is a very popular eliquid that incorporates three basic component flavors: a tobacco base (usually mild and understated, but occasionally stronger and more up front), caramel, and vanilla. The caramels and vanillas are as varied as the tobacco bases. Some vendors include...
  15. billherbst

    Ikenvape's "original" RY4

    Like many people, I had for months eagerly awaited the availability of Ikenvape's RY4. Now, Ikenvape is not a juice site. In fact, RY4 is the only liquid Ikenvape sells. Why? Well, therein lies a story: Back in the day, Dekang created a series of juices named Ruyan #1, #2, #3, and #4, or just...
  16. billherbst

    Looking for nice clicky button/switch

    I'm not actually a mod builder, but I do know which end of a soldering iron to hold (meaning that I do indeed have 15 and 30W irons with high-quality resin core solder---30 years old but still viable---and I know how to solder pots and plugs from my earlier days as an electric bassist). I...
  17. billherbst

    blood pressure problems

    First post, and less positive than I would have hoped. I've been vaping (and lurking on ECF) for four months. I'd been trying to end 40 years of smoking since I had a hemorrhagic stroke three years ago, and I had cut down to 8 ultralights per day. I quit analogs cold turkey on my very first day...