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Ok my first impression with kayfun 2019. vape reminds me of the Berserker. I'm not sure about flavor yet, I have some mango and sweet cream in it and it is very light, so not tasting much. I put the extension top fill part on it and having major leaking filling.
Fixed the leaking! So that is good :)
 

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    @Haktuspit - You did see that those Kanger Top tank Minis are clones...right? The Kanger Subtank Nanos are, too.

    Nope I did not. Still for $6 I'll take a clone, but that is a little disappointing. Mod doesn't say clone and I guess that's what's important.

    Fixed the leaking! So that is good :)
    Leaky anything is my nightmare, it's why I only vape two types of coils and dread the DIY coil life that is coming up. Glad you got it fixed.
     

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    I'm getting more flavor out of the KF 2019, I think the coil needed breaking in a bit. I really like the Zenith :)

    I had terrible luck with Kayfun's and Orchids either leaking from the fillhole or in the case of a couple of clones rusting. I still have a couple tucked way in the back of the vapocalypse box and would use them if it comes to it but I just never really liked them. I'd likely use my old gennys first.
     

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    I really like the Kayfun Lite Plus, it's my fav rebuildable. But taking the screw out to fill is a PITA. I like the KF 2019 now that I figured out how to top fill it, I was tilting it and it has to be perfectly upright so the juice doesn't spill out. I need to get some more of those extensions for my stash.
     

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    Yes, beer is primarily water. Water has a unique characteristic; it begins to expand at temperatures below 4°C. It also turns into a solid that expands even more below 0°C. This is why ice floats.

    PG/VG/Nic does not do that. It continues to shrink with decreases in temperature and does not turn solid at home freezer temperatures (it just gets more viscous). In Freezer Experiment thread, I've got pic of samples as received at room temperature and then later the same samples at freezer temps, and you can see the level of liquid in the bottle has actually decreased.


    I'm afraid it is. The question of storage at fridge temperatures (vs. freezer) never really showed up on my radar until recently. Maybe I'll split a 120 ml bottle from my stash up into some clear glass 30 ml bottles to see what I can find out.
    Thanks. Your work with these experiments helps us all
     
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    Five liters of nic today, a heavy set of Zenith coils, waiting on some Nautilus coils from like, the China Place of Joy, fun and happiness as I like to call it these days, I may get a bit more nic as I grow increasingly convinced that the Lord and all may punish me for my misdeeds by allowing me to grow very old.

    I'm not wasting my time on internal batteries or pods. I am sad I do like a decent internal battery mod and small things too upon occasion, but like, I ain't got time for that.

    One charge plate and dicodes to go. Oh, I have no doubt I will purchase other things but no doubles/backups/spares etc.

    I might like pods better if I had a hope in hell of stealth vaping so but with my PG sensitivity even PEG400 blows a super decent cloud they are just very expensive paperweights to me, frankly.

    It's probably for the best. When I do bad things "stealthily" and vaping at work would be oh, one such thing, my odds of getting caught are dismal.

    Anna
     

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    Yes, beer is primarily water. Water has a unique characteristic; it begins to expand at temperatures below 4°C. It also turns into a solid that expands even more below 0°C. This is why ice floats.

    PG/VG/Nic does not do that. It continues to shrink with decreases in temperature and does not turn solid at home freezer temperatures (it just gets more viscous). In Freezer Experiment thread, I've got pic of samples as received at room temperature and then later the same samples at freezer temps, and you can see the level of liquid in the bottle has actually decreased.


    I'm afraid it is. The question of storage at fridge temperatures (vs. freezer) never really showed up on my radar until recently. Maybe I'll split a 120 ml bottle from my stash up into some clear glass 30 ml bottles to see what I can find out.
    Is there a definitive answer to the plastic v glass storage for nic? I've just got another order of 100mg/ml 100 percent PG nic in a plastic bottle. Should i decant into glass? I always have in the past but should I now?
     

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    Just bought a Geekvape Zeus and a Zeus Dual. I like how the Zeus is top airflow and leakproof. If that's true it may be my stock up tank. Got em from MVS, no code, no guilt, they've been great for years for me and I feel really bad for them with the New York ban.

    Really not all that excited to get into rebuilding again but I need to know what I like so I can stock up on it so I might as well get started now while I still have the chance.

    Next up more nic and a freezer!
     

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    Not sure what drop in coils you use but I have several Cascade and NRG sub ohm back up tanks that use Vaporesso GT coils. I’ve been buying them in “bulk” from FastTech. The more you buy the lower the cost of packages. So every time I need something from FT I add another few boxes of NRG coils.

    However, I’ve been able to find good sales in the US but they charge shipping unless you’re buying other stuff. Plus it depends on which ohms/type of coil ie ceramic, mesh or ss. I tend to get the .5 ohm ceramics which are often less expensive than say the GT8s.

    So you may want to see what kind of bulk pricing you can get for the stash.

    It came in handy lately when I tore I tendon in my thumb and couldn’t make my own coils or even install premade ones.
    I guess you could buy enough pre-built coils to last a vaping life but why not switch to rebuildables? Seems like the more practical way to go to me in the long term even if it is a hassle for some folks.
    I feel in my bones that vape hardware is just another inevitable domino to fall. Maybe months timescale, maybe more but we've seen how fast they move when the (social) media pressure gets big.
     

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    Hello everyone. It’s been a couple of years since I logged in to this forum but now that everything’s been going haywire I have been lurking and now am back formally.

    Glad I began to hoard in 2016 all of the RTAs, Reos (and spare parts), nicotine, and other things that I am going to fall back on eventually as I’m sure the coils I have come to love for my FireLuke Mesh tanks will be unavailable after May 2020. I don’t see myself hoarding coils for this tank; once they become unavailable I doubt I will prolong the inevitable. It will be better if I bite the bullet and just relearn how to build and wick my RTAs.

    I guess at the time my buying spree in 2016 seemed like an excuse to spend money on a habit...but now I’m glad I did. I enjoyed those RTAs when they were new but as technology improved I became spoiled and “soft” and stopped using them.

    What I worry about are the mods. My Reos are my “Armageddon” mods; for a single battery I would never build subohm (personal preference, science aside) and I know I could “get by” on those if they were all I had. I have a Hexohm reserved for D-Day subohm use, but right now the prongs that secure the batteries are so stiff they destroy the plastic protective wrap on the batteries and I need someone to help me adjust that.

    In the meantime I am going to keep using my Therion DNA mod, a trusty little thing, and I won’t touch any of my other mods I have reserved, including the new VooPoo Drag 2 I bought and will keep in the wrapper until I have gone through all of my other VW mods.

    Sorry for the long comment; it has been a long time since I’ve been on board here and I just need a place where I can talk about this until I get everything sorted out.

    Thank you, friends.
     

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    Hello everyone. It’s been a couple of years since I logged in to this forum but now that everything’s been going haywire I have been lurking and now am back formally.

    Glad I began to hoard in 2016 all of the RTAs, Reos (and spare parts), nicotine, and other things that I am going to fall back on eventually as I’m sure the coils I have come to love for my FireLuke Mesh tanks will be unavailable after May 2020. I don’t see myself hoarding coils for this tank; once they become unavailable I doubt I will prolong the inevitable. It will be better if I bite the bullet and just relearn how to build and wick my RTAs.

    I guess at the time my buying spree in 2016 seemed like an excuse to spend money on a habit...but now I’m glad I did. I enjoyed those RTAs when they were new but as technology improved I became spoiled and “soft” and stopped using them.

    What I worry about are the mods. My Reos are my “Armageddon” mods; for a single battery I would never build subohm (personal preference, science aside) and I know I could “get by” on those if they were all I had. I have a Hexohm reserved for D-Day subohm use, but right now the prongs that secure the batteries are so stiff they destroy the plastic protective wrap on the batteries and I need someone to help me adjust that.

    In the meantime I am going to keep using my Theron DNA mod, a trusty little thing, and I won’t touch any of my other mods I have reserved, including the new VooPoo Drag 2 I bought and will keep in the wrapper until I have gone through all of my other VW mods.

    Sorry for the long comment; it has been a long time since I’ve been on board here and I just need a place where I can talk about this until I get everything sorted out.

    Thank you, friends.
    I do run subohm on my REOs. It is possible to get 20 Amp button top batteries for them. Now I tend to run them at .7 Ohms but I find on the REO that hits as hard as .3 Ohm coils on my regulated mods so it is fine with me. Your Reo may not be as uncomfortable a fallback as you think.
     

    bnrkwest

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    Is there a definitive answer to the plastic v glass storage for nic? I've just got another order of 100mg/ml 100 percent PG nic in a plastic bottle. Should i decant into glass? I always have in the past but should I now?
    Most of mine is in glass, I put 2 in plastic in freezer but will transfer it later when I have more time.
     

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    Hello everyone. It’s been a couple of years since I logged in to this forum but now that everything’s been going haywire I have been lurking and now am back formally.

    Glad I began to hoard in 2016 all of the RTAs, Reos (and spare parts), nicotine, and other things that I am going to fall back on eventually as I’m sure the coils I have come to love for my FireLuke Mesh tanks will be unavailable after May 2020. I don’t see myself hoarding coils for this tank; once they become unavailable I doubt I will prolong the inevitable. It will be better if I bite the bullet and just relearn how to build and wick my RTAs.

    I guess at the time my buying spree in 2016 seemed like an excuse to spend money on a habit...but now I’m glad I did. I enjoyed those RTAs when they were new but as technology improved I became spoiled and “soft” and stopped using them.

    What I worry about are the mods. My Reos are my “Armageddon” mods; for a single battery I would never build subohm (personal preference, science aside) and I know I could “get by” on those if they were all I had. I have a Hexohm reserved for D-Day subohm use, but right now the prongs that secure the batteries are so stiff they destroy the plastic protective wrap on the batteries and I need someone to help me adjust that.

    In the meantime I am going to keep using my Therion DNA mod, a trusty little thing, and I won’t touch any of my other mods I have reserved, including the new VooPoo Drag 2 I bought and will keep in the wrapper until I have gone through all of my other VW mods.

    Sorry for the long comment; it has been a long time since I’ve been on board here and I just need a place where I can talk about this until I get everything sorted out.

    Thank you, friends.
    Welcome back! If there is anything you want or need, now is the time.
     

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    Plus, that Provari I bought at clearance for $35 back in 2016 is finally in my official rotation, feeling more and more priceless. Thing is like a nunchuck.
    They had some great deals back then, love my Provari's :)
     

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    Welcome back! If there is anything you want or need, now is the time.

    God bless you. I’m sorry I ever left. I got complacent, as lazy people do in good times (or ignorance). I’ve been spending on my favorite eliquids (known favorites and some wildcards) knowing full well how to DIY. So I guess it’s time to focus on gear now, even though technically I am probably prepared, it just never quite feels “finished.”
     

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