Am I weird leaving well enough alone?

[devilock76]

Well I know I am not, but from my skimming the posts here I notice most people tend to drip, or mod or what not. Now granted I have only been doing this for a couple of days but in that time so far I have noticed this:

1. I see no improvement in vapor or flavor from dripping.
2. I find filling cartridges with the regular filler to be no big deal.
3. I find cartomizers to be no improvement in vapor and despite holding more seem to be (at least the ones I got) a bigger hassle to fill.

Basically my best results (combination of vapor and simplicity have been with a regular old atty and cart on my eGo. Now granted I am new, and I am sure I could be doing things wrong, but I just don't see the need yet to modify anything from the basic system. The only big mistake I had so far is not paying attention to which way the cart is oriented before inserting it into the atty housing.

So while I am at it let me ask what is the best type and source of fill material to use in cartridges, diy or off the e-shelf?

Ken

 

[warbdan]

You'll be dripping soon, but you could try blue foam until you give up on carts

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Well I know I am not, but from my skimming the posts here I notice most people tend to drip, or mod or what not. Now granted I have only been doing this for a couple of days but in that time so far I have noticed this:

1. I see no improvement in vapor or flavor from dripping.
2. I find filling cartridges with the regular filler to be no big deal.
3. I find cartomizers to be no improvement in vapor and despite holding more seem to be (at least the ones I got) a bigger hassle to fill.

Basically my best results (combination of vapor and simplicity have been with a regular old atty and cart on my eGo. Now granted I am new, and I am sure I could be doing things wrong, but I just don't see the need yet to modify anything from the basic system. The only big mistake I had so far is not paying attention to which way the cart is oriented before inserting it into the atty housing.

So while I am at it let me ask what is the best type and source of fill material to use in cartridges, diy or off the e-shelf?

Ken

Hi Ken,
No, you are normal as far as I can tell. Everyone has different preferences, so you do what works for you. If you are happy that is all that matters. If you want less hassle, just keep buying the carts from your fav vendor. The polyfill in those carts can be cleaned and re-used once or twice. Play around. Have fun. Discover what your favorite flavors are. This is soooo much better than analogs. Personally, I am having way too much fun. But I love it. Hope you do to.

wv

 

[Brutus Buckeye]

Ken I will let those mor informed answer the filling question but as for what you are doing and how you are doing it. That is what I have learned, every one has a way that works for them. I have tried different ways and for me the cartos have worked well, but lately I'm finding that I'm using any atty and cart more at home. Now may try some dripping. It is what makes the experience work best for you.

Congrats and welcome to the world of vaping!

 

[SuZamme]

I mostly agree with you and I've been vaping over a year now.

1. When dripping, I am vaping more juice and can't use nearly as strong of nic as using carts. This seems OK and sometimes it is just too much when I like to vape all day. I also get some juice in mouth every now and then if I am not careful to let it run down drip tip or blow in it right after adding juice and before vaping.
2. The regular filler works for a few days. When it no longer allows juice to flow easily, I change it out and use Fluval. Not had good luck with any the versions of Blue Foam not leaking, no matter how I store the PV between vapes. The fluffy polyfill is OK except it does seem to need to be topped off a lot more often than the Fluval.
3. I find cartos easy to fill and very difficult to know when and how much to fill. There again is that leaking thing when they are stored.

 

[psl_shawn]

i didn't like dripping at first either, but believe it or not it actually take a little practise and once you get oohhh there is no going back, another thing definatley worth trying is a LR atty with your cartridge still a big differance in th and vapor, as far as filling carts definatley look into the blue foam mod.

 

[devilock76]

Fluval?

Sorry what is that, a google search yielded hits about aquariums?

Ken

 

[devilock76]

i didn't like dripping at first either, but believe it or not it actually take a little practise and once you get oohhh there is no going back, another thing definatley worth trying is a LR atty with your cartridge still a big differance in th and vapor, as far as filling carts definatley look into the blue foam mod.

Can the 650 mah ego battery use an LR atomizer. Aside from increased vapor and hit what are the downsides to LR atty's? I am assuming they are a bigger battery drain but do they last longer than normal atty's life span wise?

Ken

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Can the 650 mah ego battery use an LR atomizer. Aside from increased vapor and hit what are the downsides to LR atty's? I am assuming they are a bigger battery drain but do they last longer than normal atty's life span wise?

Ken

Yes they are a bigger drain and have less resistance--hense a bigger hit and shouldn't have any longer life than a reg atty. Cartomizers combine the carts(Polyfil) and the atty and some people prefer them...less filling...less mess. The fluval is the same stuff as the aquarium stuff you found. I never liked it personally...it leaked for me.

wv

 

[jj2]

Can the 650 mah ego battery use an LR atomizer. Aside from increased vapor and hit what are the downsides to LR atty's? I am assuming they are a bigger battery drain but do they last longer than normal atty's life span wise?

Ken

Here's a thread on this.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-issues/143742-choosing-lr-atomizer.html

 

[SuZamme]

Fluval?

Sorry what is that, a google search yielded hits about aquariums?

Ken

You get it at pet stores in the fish aquarium aisle like the Blue Foam. I can give you detailed instructions about how to use it when you get some. It's a simple triangle cut that I have made into complicated sounding but precise directions...NO leaking.

 

[cskent]

As long as it works for you that's all that's important. If you want it to hit harder, try an LR atty. People have been reporting that LR's have killed their standard eGo batt's though.

 

[jj2]

When you use fillers you're constantly fiddling with them because you're either swapping them out several times a day or adding drops.
Then fillers have their good days but as time goes on, they have more bad (at least in my case). That means you are always on the lookout for the perfect cartridge mod. Myself I've tried several materials, plugs, and the brass screen---pretty much everything that came down the pike. They'd work great the first few days, a week, and then the problems arose. I've even tried cartos and didn't like the taste even though they did last longer than carts.

Eventually I just said the heck with it and started dripping. This is when I found out it's easier---no cleaning or replacing filler, no reloading, etc. etc. etc. etc. I disassembled my filling lab.

The mods I use have their off days too so I carry two/three that I can drip with. I also carry a juice box for when driving needs my full attention.
The one thing that's is very noticeable is the loss of flavor using the juice box. It's got to be the extra tubing that is the cause so the less the juice comes in contact with, the better.

Another thing that's great about dripping, I can leave my mods in my purse since I have my in-house mods. I carry extra batteries so I don't have to alot time to gather the stuff before heading out the door.

Dripping=not only easier and better flavor it just simplifies.

 

[warbdan]

Drip Tip + Dripping = Cart killer. I tried ALL the cart mods and nothing works. You still end up adding drops every few minutes to keep it topped off, because that crap doesn't wick at all. So why waste the 19 drops stuck in the filler? Throw all that crap away and drip a couple drops every few minutes, LOL.

 

[devilock76]

With a drip tip do you just drip through the tip or remove it to drip and then use it to vape?


Ken

 

[warbdan]

Drip through it. You put it on and leave it on. They rock.

 

[devilock76]

Drip through it. You put it on and leave it on. They rock.

I will keep trying dripping on occasion, we shall see.

Ken

 

[Raynen]

Well I know I am not, but from my skimming the posts here I notice most people tend to drip, or mod or what not. Now granted I have only been doing this for a couple of days but in that time so far I have noticed this:

1. I see no improvement in vapor or flavor from dripping.
2. I find filling cartridges with the regular filler to be no big deal.
3. I find cartomizers to be no improvement in vapor and despite holding more seem to be (at least the ones I got) a bigger hassle to fill.

Basically my best results (combination of vapor and simplicity have been with a regular old atty and cart on my eGo. Now granted I am new, and I am sure I could be doing things wrong, but I just don't see the need yet to modify anything from the basic system. The only big mistake I had so far is not paying attention to which way the cart is oriented before inserting it into the atty housing.

So while I am at it let me ask what is the best type and source of fill material to use in cartridges, diy or off the e-shelf?

Ken

You are definitely not alone. I haven't tried dripping, and wasn't impressed (but will try again in the future) with cartos- though I don't know if I filled them properly. I love carts and attys, and they last a long time for me. I did have trouble at first, but it's all about the filler, and I think that's where a LOT of problems occur.

I use a mix of Highping's Cart Mod and my own little mod with filler. I simply use the amount of filler that Highping uses, but I roll mine into a cone shape. I put the filler cone point first, and pull on the cart (without juice) to check and see if the airflow is good. Then I take out the filler, put a few drops, put the filler back in (I puff up the base of the cone to make sure it fits the cart opening so it's not super condensed, and finish filling it. It takes me about 2-3 minutes top. They last a LONG time, approximately an hour or so (it depends on how much you vape), and will dry up almost the entire filler before I have to refill. It's great! All of my friends use this cart-filler mod, and no complaints! If you want, PM me and I can take pictures/video to show you exactly how I do it. I use a super condensed filler from walmart (I can't find it on their site of course, which works WAY better than the filler that comes with purchased, empty carts.

Oh and I don't have to replace my filler everyday. I wash all of my carts out every week or so, and that's when I replace it. No problems, and it's not really that messy unless of course I overflood the atty

But yes, you are not alone. I thought I was Have a great Holiday season!!

+Raynen

 

[devilock76]

One thing I think I might be doing wrong and this could be part of my dripping issue is running the atty too long and too frequently at times.

Ken

 

[Harlequin]

I think it comes down to individual preference and circumstances. I quickly got tired of messing with filler, etc. and started dripping, bought a drip tip when they became available and haven't looked back. Other people find the more frequent topping up required by that method to be a hassle.

In general, though, I'm of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought. Dripping with my eGo is working fine for my purposes and I'm not enough of a vaping hobbyist to get into updating with mods, etc.