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  1. DerekUrban

    You dont neeeed it!!!

    I've actually been doing fantastic with the vaping gear lately. Consider I've recently moved to another state, dropping my job for hopes of greener pastures and currently making just about nothing, I've still been good on my nicotine intake. I've gone entirely DIY on my juice, and have managed...
  2. DerekUrban

    OTR Trucking and Vaping

    Get yourself a passthru, a usb input for your cigarette lighter, and a bunch of cartos, that should have you going good for however long you need with no worries. Refill your Cartos whenever you stop, your battery will never die as long as it's hooked up.
  3. DerekUrban

    bump evertime you buy something new...

    Got myself a new charger for my eGo. Over the course of about two days ever eGo charger I had died. Even my USB passthru cord. I just about panicked. Now I'm using a single 510 until the mailman gets here (Hopefully before Thursday when I'm moving! Yikes).
  4. DerekUrban

    Eye hits.

    "Eye Hits" are definitely rare with vaping, since the vapor isn't nearly as irritating as smoke. That being said, I have a tendency to use a lot of menthol in my juice (Exclusively DIY). I remember being at work, messing with my hardware and got some juice on my fingers - then my eye started to...
  5. DerekUrban

    PVs and Rain?

    I've never been too concerned with rain and PVs. Hell, I dropped a riva in the toilet and vaped it after letting it dry for a few days. Not that I would suggest it, and if you're the safety-conscious type I'd say electricity + water + Inhalation might not be the best combination. That being...
  6. DerekUrban

    Ego battery issues

    The charger you got with your kit should only be too strong for 510s. That is, the 280ish mAh cigarette-looking 510s with the LED on the end. eGos/Rivas shouldn't have any problem with it. Definitely skip the baby wipes, give it a good cleaning with a paper towel/tissue, but not a baby wipe...
  7. DerekUrban

    Ego battery issues

    Is the contact on the battery clean? If it has some juice remnants or anything like that on the connector end it could mess up the charge. Same with a dirty contact on the charger side. Do both your batteries act the same way? The charger is the one you got in the starter kit? Other than that...
  8. DerekUrban

    I want to knock my wife's socks off.

    Wait wait wait... That's not how you're supposed to do it? I thought nicotine could mess up your clothes or something... ...Dang.
  9. DerekUrban

    Tobacco Flavorings

    As far as tobacco flavors for DIY go, I say this: Buy 'em all. Also look in to adding some Tobacco Absolute to your purchase. It's not a be-all-end-all, you need to add other tobacco flavors to fill it out, but a couple drops go a long way to add that tobacco bite to your mix.
  10. DerekUrban

    cov dual coil atomizer

    These have definitely caught my eye, I'm considering buying a few but I've been using the Hybrid Attys which work perfectly for me. Do the Dual Coils come debridged or will I have to do that myself? How do they stack up against the Hybrid atomizers for dripping?
  11. DerekUrban

    Is It Harder For You To Vape in the Winter?

    I've always felt like I produce MORE vapor in the cold weather, not less. Maybe it's just me. Though a few weeks ago I moved myself to SouthWest Florida, so it's a non-issue now :D
  12. DerekUrban

    Post Your DIY Tobacco Recipies Here Please

    I too have been on the quest for DIYing great tobacco flavoring. The hardest part seems to be riding that line between a strong, rich tobacco taste and completely overpowering tobacco taste. Well, that and the required steeping - making a juice then having to wait a week or more before it's...
  13. DerekUrban

    Anybody else get this blow-off response from the White House regarding the petition we all signed?

    I think I puked a little there... "That's a nice petition you all sent in, and we even read the first line or two, but E-Cigs contain nicotine, and nicotine is in cigarettes, and cigarettes are bad. You should quit smoking and you hate children!" I'm so tired of this "Think of the children!"...
  14. DerekUrban

    I feel like a spy..

    I am a spy. This post will self-destruct in 3.... 2....
  15. DerekUrban

    Don't know what to do but everything tastes funky

    From everything you've said, my opinion is your taste buds recently regenerated and you now hate your juice.
  16. DerekUrban

    Vaping affects voice?

    I think it's mostly you adjusting to the changes in your body. The way you breathe and your lungs in generally have changed recently, you're going to have to compensate for it. More than likely you're breathing like you did when you smoked, breathe deeper. To really project and get a good tone...
  17. DerekUrban

    Whats the highest voltage you vape at and why?

    I vape primarily 3.2v and 3.7v. I honestly don't see much of a point in going higher, as I can hit 9 watts with a Dual Coil cartomizer on a Riva, and that seems to be the sweet spot. Going higher in voltage would just mean I have to go with higher resistance cartomizers/atomizers, bringing me...
  18. DerekUrban

    Don't know what to do but everything tastes funky

    Hmmm. If you're using a Kr8 it's not the wattage that's the problem, you said you've tried multiple cartos and juices, but have you tried a different battery? Also make sure the connector plate on the battery end is nice and clean, sometimes the strangest gunk will accumulate there. I'm...
  19. DerekUrban

    Don't know what to do but everything tastes funky

    It sounds like flavor cycling, but usually that presents in the form of no taste, not an overwhelmingly terrible taste. It sounds like you've tested your equipment enough to make sure it's not a nasty carto problem, so I'm going to assume you're using a higher voltage battery with low ohm...
  20. DerekUrban

    I had a cigarette today

    I haven't had an analog cig in about 6 months now, and the last one I had tasted AWFUL. Every so often I'll get curious and think about buying a pack, but I never feel like going to the store and dropping $6 to find out something I already know. Nowadays if I want some analog tobacco, I'll buy...