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[terry w]

Beat you to it mate, couple of posts before yours

I'll be doing some more mixing not this weekend, the weekend after Terry. I'll make sure I do a big batch of Berry Blast - have you tried any of the other juices I sent you yet mate ?? Like the butterscotch

That will be great Ian, no i haven`t got round to them yet, although if these T/H ones don`t improve, i may be trying them sooner than you think. But the butterscotch will be the last i try.

 

[trouble1000]

That will be great Ian, no i haven`t got round to them yet, although if these T/H ones don`t improve, i may be trying them sooner than you think. But the butterscotch will be the last i try.

Well the jelly babies from TH is quite a good one, I've been using it at work in the Vmod for a couple of days now. Wouldn't say it's brilliant, but I can quite easily vape it all day without feeling I need something more. Thanks again for the offer of the nemmy brass tube mate, did you see my last post last night about it ??
I'm gonna get some of the magnets when I order from FT, have you used the magnets in your nemmy mate ??

 

[Pictor]

Did it buggery.

EDIT: bloody heck i done it, Thanks trish.

You're welcome - like a lot of things, simple once you know how it works

 

[terry w]

Well the jelly babies from TH is quite a good one, I've been using it at work in the Vmod for a couple of days now. Wouldn't say it's brilliant, but I can quite easily vape it all day without feeling I need something more. Thanks again for the offer of the nemmy brass tube mate, did you see my last post last night about it ??
I'm gonna get some of the magnets when I order from FT, have you used the magnets in your nemmy mate ??

Yes i did see your post mate, and no i have never used the switch magnets, never found the need if i am honest. It fires just fine on it`s own, the only magnets i use are the rare earth ones. sometimes a battery may be a bit short for a tube, and i just stick one of them on.

 

[trouble1000]

Yes i did see your post mate, and no i have never used the switch magnets, never found the need if i am honest. It fires just fine on it`s own, the only magnets i use are the rare earth ones. sometimes a battery may be a bit short for a tube, and i just stick one of them on.

I'm going to get a pack of 10 magnets. Hopefully they will fit some of my other mods too. The caravela switch is a bit crunchy, nothing major but with a bit of luck the magnets will fit. I'm pretty sure the magnets will fit my Astro too. Did you get the rare earth magnets from FT Terry ??

 

[terry w]

I'm going to get a pack of 10 magnets. Hopefully they will fit some of my other mods too. The caravela switch is a bit crunchy, nothing major but with a bit of luck the magnets will fit. I'm pretty sure the magnets will fit my Astro too. Did you get the rare earth magnets from FT Terry ??

That`s a bit strange Ian, my caravella is as smooth as butter. I got the magnets off flea bay, about £3.50 for 5, from a uk dealer.

 

[trouble1000]

That`s a bit strange Ian, my caravella is as smooth as butter. I got the magnets off flea bay, about £3.50 for 5, from a uk dealer.

It's not a major problem, just a tiny bit crunchy. Maybe if I get some lube on it I've not really tinkered with it since I got it, I like the switch throw that the Poldiac has with the magnets too.

I'm going to have to leave for the night now anyway, early start again tomorrow

 

[terry w]

It's not a major problem, just a tiny bit crunchy. Maybe if I get some lube on it I've not really tinkered with it since I got it, I like the switch throw that the Poldiac has with the magnets too.

I'm going to have to leave for the night now anyway, early start again tomorrow

Okay mate see you tomorrow.

 

[Pictor]

Thanks Pictor. Tbh though, it'll be cheaper for me to buy my own PG, VG and nic and make up my 2 options with nic and 2 without.

How is the orange cc today, any improvement on hot grilled oily fish?

Must say, I'm vaping more of my hawaiian pud sample at the moment and enjoying it, and though unfortunately I cannot detect or smell any pineapple, coconut or sponge, it tastes pretty nice. To me, it's just custard, but in many ways, nicer than my steamgunk captain custard.

My palate is strange, there's so many juices that have biscuit, sponge and fruits that I don't seem to pick up. Like, chefs vapour V-I-Counts, I can smell the delicious biscuit but only actually taste choc and mint. Alchemists Cupboard Rhubarb Crumble and Custard, several months steeped, I can only taste the Rhubarb, nothing else. I quit smoking in december, is that still too short a time for my tastebuds to have adjusted properly? But then, how come I can taste real food properly? Is it because food has stronger flavour than e juice flavours?

No worries with the PG or VG nicotine - definitely worth a try so get it where's best for you. LT are very good for pricing with nicotine liquid etc.

I haven't tried the Orange Custard Creams today ..may get to it later, but it was in need of waiting. I'll see how it is though!
The Hawaiian isn't a juicy tart pineapple fruit taste, more a light pineapple syrup flavour and a sponge. Nice, and both flavours quite subtle in a good way. Has a light creaminess in the background for me.

I fully stopped smoking on Jan 27th, so no, not too soon I'd have thought. But, I didn't taste flavours as well when I was using PG because it gave me a nasty taste in my mouth and dirty tasting teeth too! ...did a lot more as well. Can't say it affected my food though apart from upset tum.

Why not get a decent flavour made just with VG? Something like a single tone flavour that is distinct and clean tasting. Use it a couple of days and see if you get an improvement. The small amount of PG in flavouring won't make a difference.
My teeth are much cleaner and I get far less problems with taste and sinus trouble now.

I've had some tightness in my chest today: a sign that I've used too much PG recently, and I don't want to go down that road again - not being able to breathe is horrid. So, I'm hoping CV sends me the 'delicious ones' in VG soon! Still, I have plenty of VG ones from LT etc.

 

[Danny55]

Hey dan trouble will help you regarding the pg vg thing as he makes his own yummy juices. As for your tastebuds, mine are pretty much the same mate shag*ed That is why, when i find a liquid i really enjoy it goes on my favourite list, and i will keep going back to it.

So far i have only got a few, and they are---Troubles berry blast/vapology`s cappucinno/cv`s SD&C, RY ....., lews brew, Hawaiian pud. So there is six of my staple juices there, and probably a couple i have forgot about, the only one i have liked from T/H up to now is the fizzy trifle, but as i have posted in the past it`s nothing to shout from the rooftops about (just ok) IMHO.

Yeah terry, I think us that had been smoking a long time (nearly 40 years for me though never a PAD, more like 6 to 8 a day on average and cutters choice rollups for probably the last 20 odd years), are lucky to find a flavour or three we can really taste and enjoy. Like you, I have only a few that I rebuy. I can actually taste most 'simple' juices properly like a single fruit flavour juice, but the complex layered dessert ones are where I have problems, and unfortunately, it's only the dessert juices that interest me!

Would have thought your tastebuds would be back to normal by now. But to be honest, I think some people never seem to fully recover after smoking. There are some juices that I just can't really taste much, that other people rave about. I've been vaping well over a year now. But I do have to have really strong juices that perhaps other people might find too overpowering.

Noooo, don't tell me my tastebuds should be back to normal, I'm hoping it's early days and that it'll all right itself within a year.

For DIY supplies Dan, I'd recommend this place, LT :

UK Nicotine Base

I've had nic solution from a few different places, theirs is the cheapest around, but still excellent quality. They also have a great range in flavour concentrates too, the Inawera range are highly concentrated - I've started using these flavourings a lot more recently, because a little goes a long way.

Thanks for that, trouble.
I'm a bit confused though so bear with me.

I thought nicotine liquid was just.. neat nicotine liquid, that I buy a single bottle of and can add to my PG or VG. I didn't realise the nicotine is suspended in either PG or VG.

How does that work then if I want to add nicotine to my 0% PG base and nicotine to my 0% VG base? Do I have to buy a bottle of PG based nicotine to add to my 0% nic PG base and also a bottle of VG based nicotine to add to my 0% VG base? And should I buy a 100ml of higher nic strength like 72mg, which is what I see people mentioning a lot, and then add the correct amount to my base to give it the nic strength I want, ie, 6mg or I might want 8mg, etc?

 

[Danny55]

No worries with the PG or VG nicotine - definitely worth a try so get it where's best for you. LT are very good for pricing with nicotine liquid etc.

I haven't tried the Orange Custard Creams today ..may get to it later, but it was in need of waiting. I'll see how it is though!
The Hawaiian isn't a juicy tart pineapple fruit taste, more a light pineapple syrup flavour and a sponge. Nice, and both flavours quite subtle in a good way. Has a light creaminess in the background for me.

I fully stopped smoking on Jan 27th, so no, not too soon I'd have thought. But, I didn't taste flavours as well when I was using PG because it gave me a nasty taste in my mouth and dirty tasting teeth too! ...did a lot more as well. Can't say it affected my food though apart from upset tum.

Why not get a decent flavour made just with VG? Something like a single tone flavour that is distinct and clean tasting. Use it a couple of days and see if you get an improvement. The small amount of PG in flavouring won't make a difference.
My teeth are much cleaner and I get far less problems with taste and sinus trouble now.

I've had some tightness in my chest today: a sign that I've used too much PG recently, and I don't want to go down that road again - not being able to breathe is horrid. So, I'm hoping CV sends me the 'delicious ones' in VG soon! Still, I have plenty of VG ones from LT etc.

Yeah Pictor, I bought waves of vapour apple pie and custard in 100% VG 3 weeks ago. But I could barely taste anything and no sweetness, it's like vaping on the ghost of a flavour and quite savoury so I haven't vaped it much. I know my tastebuds aren't great but I'm used to the strong flavour of my other apple pie/tart juices which are 50/50. But I shall go back to it and persevere for a while.

I also just remembered that my brother, who works as an e-cig rep, gave me some free bottles of cinnamon apple, peach, and cappuccino from vivid vapours. They seem to be just 100% PG, no mention of VG on the bottles. I tasted them very briefly ages ago, they're 'ok', priced as premium liquids but only cheap quality imo, not ones I enjoy at all, but I'm going to vape them for a while to see how 100% PG affects me. But I may still need to vape some PG and VG on their own with no flavouring and no nic.

I'm hoping that PG isn't the problem here because I enjoy the strong flavour PG carries and find VG based juices weak. I don't think the VG heavy spottedick I ordered will taste as good as my 65PG/35VG samples.

 

[Pictor]

Anyhoo regardless, They are out of stock on the lews brew so i got another 30 ml of RY ....., 30 ml of my fave SD&C, and 10 ml of the jamaican. I will try the confusion in my next order, as i have got loads of new juices to try ATM.

My conclusion is---the trimto is just like really watered down vimto, and i mean really watered down, basically flavourless. The TS&C, hmm all i can taste is bloody treacle, I am getting NONE of the other two ingredients.

Now in fairness and from experience, sometimes a juice will start to shine when the wick gets broken in, usually after a couple of mil, but up to now i am not at all impressed, in fact i would call them absolute crap.

I just checked - looks like my first new order (day before for four) has been done: RY, Twisted, Jungle Juice & Fluffy Nuts. Not the order with Jamaican ginger etc. on it, so hopefully it'll get sent tomorrow, but knowing the post, it'll be Tuesday earliest before I get them!
I quite like TH Fizzy Trifle, but not sure I'll get it again because it has PG in it.

Trisha, how long have you had the new juices for before trying them ?? I'd recommend at least a week before trying a new bottle, if you can resist for longer - better still. I have a minor reaction to high PG juices - my sinuses get a bit irritated, but nothing major. Plus I tend to get a tiny bit of blood spotting up the nose (gross I know )

I haven't had them more than a few days, but the first three I got were really good on the day they arrived, and they'd been freshly made because they were 100% VG. No problem - happy to wait now I know there's not a problem with them, but I'll have to wait for the new VG ones because the PG is starting to bother me. Drat!
I get slight bleeding on my gums after a while with PG ..seems to make my whole mouth really sore. I also had a vanilla custard one once that made my throat so sore it bled! All that together with not being able to breathe at times was too much and I changed to VG and stepped away from anything custard/cream ...until I found these lovely CV ones! I just hope the new orders do come in VG!

 

[Pictor]

Danny - I meant something with a vivid clean flavour like lime or lemon for instance. Something with a very definite but clean taste. I go to those or a good menthol when I want something more refreshing.
Still, with trial and error, you'll work out what is best for you.

My first Jamaican ginger, Lews Brew & Caramel Cappuccino were all VG and tasted great right from the time they arrived.

After using those with PG in them this past few days, I now have that nasty taste in my mouth and throat again! Back to my VG lime and menthol for a while

I tried the Vapology Black Forest today - still a bit new, but I tasted cherryade and a light dark chocolate taste. Quite mild at the moment.

 

[Danny55]

Danny - I meant something with a vivid clean flavour like lime or lemon for instance. Something with a very definite but clean taste. I go to those or a good menthol when I want something more refreshing.
Still, with trial and error, you'll work out what is best for you.

My first Jamaican ginger, Lews Brew & Caramel Cappuccino were all VG and tasted great right from the time they arrived.

After using those with PG in them this past few days, I now have that nasty taste in my mouth and throat again! Back to my VG lime and menthol for a while

I tried the Vapology Black Forest today - still a bit new, but I tasted cherryade and a light dark chocolate taste. Quite mild at the moment.

I suspect my tastebuds need stronger flavours perhaps due to years of smoking, because all the juices I've tried which are VG heavy (the low nic ones from Triphammer at about 70% VG, Waves of Vapour 100% VG and Accies Ambrosia which is 80% VG) have all been somewhat distant in flavour. It's there but nothing like as strong and enjoyable as my 50/50 ones.

Actually, I have some snake oil here Pictor, aniseed and citrus, very refreshing! Haven't vaped it for a while since I got onto dessert flavours, might get the bottle out though. It's 50/50 though.

Just had a message from a friend who's sending me some PG and nicotine for free I just need to buy VG from Boots, then can do my PG/VG/nic tests.

 

[Pictor]

I suppose we all have different levels of flavour perception/taste etc. I'd smoked for decades! I was smoking 35 per day the last two years, but I do find the VG fine in my favourite ones. It's possible of course that others will taste things in an entirely different way.

I got some Snake Oil and find it rather odd - not something I'd seek out to be honest. Tasted like sugary lemon sweets, oil and a bit of cool menthol/aniseed. Even the smell was fairly sickly to me. It didn't need steeping either.

I also have some Witchers Brew Blackbird ..smells peculiar but that's not always a good indicator of taste I'll try it when I feel more normal after too much PG this past few days.

I'm using LT Fresh Lime tonight and also some menthol - both VG.

So nice your friend is sending you those! Hope your trial and error proves what the problem is for you.

 

[terry w]

Yeah terry, I think us that had been smoking a long time (nearly 40 years for me though never a PAD, more like 6 to 8 a day on average and cutters choice rollups for probably the last 20 odd years), are lucky to find a flavour or three we can really taste and enjoy. Like you, I have only a few that I rebuy. I can actually taste most 'simple' juices properly like a single fruit flavour juice, but the complex layered dessert ones are where I have problems, and unfortunately, it's only the dessert juices that interest me!




Noooo, don't tell me my tastebuds should be back to normal, I'm hoping it's early days and that it'll all right itself within a year.





Thanks for that, trouble.
I'm a bit confused though so bear with me.

I thought nicotine liquid was just.. neat nicotine liquid, that I buy a single bottle of and can add to my PG or VG. I didn't realise the nicotine is suspended in either PG or VG.

How does that work then if I want to add nicotine to my 0% PG base and nicotine to my 0% VG base? Do I have to buy a bottle of PG based nicotine to add to my 0% nic PG base and also a bottle of VG based nicotine to add to my 0% VG base? And should I buy a 100ml of higher nic strength like 72mg, which is what I see people mentioning a lot, and then add the correct amount to my base to give it the nic strength I want, ie, 6mg or I might want 8mg, etc?

Danny, if you are okay with certain fruit flavours i can recommend the orange from LT i really enjoyed that one.

 

[terry w]

I just checked - looks like my first new order (day before for four) has been done: RY, Twisted, Jungle Juice & Fluffy Nuts. Not the order with Jamaican ginger etc. on it, so hopefully it'll get sent tomorrow, but knowing the post, it'll be Tuesday earliest before I get them!
I quite like TH Fizzy Trifle, but not sure I'll get it again because it has PG in it.

I haven't had them more than a few days, but the first three I got were really good on the day they arrived, and they'd been freshly made because they were 100% VG. No problem - happy to wait now I know there's not a problem with them, but I'll have to wait for the new VG ones because the PG is starting to bother me. Drat!
I get slight bleeding on my gums after a while with PG ..seems to make my whole mouth really sore. I also had a vanilla custard one once that made my throat so sore it bled! All that together with not being able to breathe at times was too much and I changed to VG and stepped away from anything custard/cream ...until I found these lovely CV ones! I just hope the new orders do come in VG![/QUOTE]

I have tried the fluffy nuts, and the ry ..... trish and found that they tasted just like the vendor described them. Both very nice juices.

 

[Pictor]

That's good news Terry - now all I need is for them to arrive! Didn't come today though. I've had no reply to my email to CV either yet.

Late last night I had to take a Theophyline/Ephedrine tablet when breathing became difficult ...just as before with PG! (got the tablets before when the PG was giving me trouble).
Thank goodness I have quite a lot of LT ones all made with VG! - using LT Fresh lime, Ultra Menthol and Dark Fire ones today!
I've been OK today so will give the Orange Custard Cream a brief try later but keep it to a minimum I have a few other brand VG ones so should be happy enough until my new CV ones arrive.

To use multi quote successfully, you need to have the open and close QUOTE tags at each end of each section being quoted You got it right with the first one, but missed the open quote tag with the second (you have the close tag there, but not the 'open' one).

 

[terry w]

That's good news Terry - now all I need is for them to arrive! Didn't come today though. I've had no reply to my email to CV either yet.

Late last night I had to take a Theophyline/Ephedrine tablet when breathing became difficult ...just as before with PG! (got the tablets before when the PG was giving me trouble).
Thank goodness I have quite a lot of LT ones all made with VG! - using LT Fresh lime, Ultra Menthol and Dark Fire ones today!
I've been OK today so will give the Orange Custard Cream a brief try later but keep it to a minimum I have a few other brand VG ones so should be happy enough until my new CV ones arrive.

To use multi quote successfully, you need to have the open and close QUOTE tags at each end of each section being quoted You got it right with the first one, but missed the open quote tag with the second (you have the close tag there, but not the 'open' one).

Thanks again trish, i think i have it sussed now, thanks to you. I`m sorry you are having issues with the pg, and your breathing. Get it cleared up with the tablets and just stick with the vg eh. It is good that certain vendors will accomodate for the 100 % vg.

EDIT: I hope they get back to you real soon about the botched order trish.

 

[Pictor]

Yay! you did that fine! All looks a bit of a muddle when you 'go advanced', and you have to sift through it carefully to find the right sections/quote tags sometimes!

I half expected getting the problems back when my face felt so dehydrated and I got palpitations! Then, one by one all the problems returned! If nothing else, it confirms that it was indeed PG. I spent the first 6 weeks of not smoking thinking that there were more ill effects than the average person got! Looked at the health section here and found the likely reason!
I'd just bought around 70 pre-filled cartridges too, so that was a waste, and I had to buy all new batteries, clearomisers and liquid! Was doubly expensive!
I do still use the smaller batteries though - very useful for out and about and trying smaller quantities, and I just bought a couple more from V2.

I'll definitely be staying with VG, so do hope Chefs Vapour are happy to carry on making it for me. LT always have
I could take a look at Virgin Vapor at some point, but CV will be hard to beat for those dessert ones!

I'd certainly like to hear back from CV: it wasn't exactly a small cost order as I'd got 3x30ml and 6x10ml - and I've placed two more orders since but only for 15x10ml bottles. Again, VG requested (it appears at the bottom of the order) and followed up with an email.