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I got my red Nemesis today, beautiful mech! I bought more kicks for it from evolve.
Got the IBTanks wow they are huge! Hold a lot of juice. Got the AGR Carto tanks, very nice quality :) Got some coils and replacement tanks for the Merlin. I think this is close to the end of my vape mail too.
 

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Even the guidelines for freezing of food products is rediculous. They say only freeze pork, beef chicken for 4 months, I personally eat and serve 2 to 3 year old meat all the time. Do yourselves a favor and get a vacum machine and buy in bulk. The fda or whoever makes those guidelines just want us to throw food away so we keep purchasing. Also these guidelines are mostly for flavor guidelines but everybody assumes they will get sick from slightly old frozen items and frankly most of the people I know, and even some chef types cannot tell any difference in flavor after spicing , marinating or what not.
 

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One of the resident chemist said up to one year. So for me a few months should not hurt anything. You have made me ponder on reducing the nic strength tho...
I cut mine in half when I take a bottle out to use. I feel like it will be alright at full strength as long as it is in the freezer but think it works better for me to cut it once it is kept at room temps. I didn't do it with the first 100mg bottle I was working with and it got a light tan color to it before I was able to use all of it. Now that I cut it down to 50mg I've not had that happen. Since it will take only half the room I will keep my 100mg at 100mg while in the freezer. We all gotta do what works best for us since there really isn't a perfect right or wrong :D
 

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+1 for a vacuum machine. I use one all the time for food, and nic. :)
Hubby surprised me with a Weston food saver a couple of years ago. I don't know how I managed to get along all those years before I got it. I know I had to toss a lot more food back then because of freezer burn. If you read my blog you will see how I use mine :D
 

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I open the liter bottles and break them down to 120ml bottles as needed and then only work out of one 120ml bottle at a time.
I have some of mine in 60ml bottles. When I take one out of the freezer I pour it in a 120ml bottle and add 60ml PG so I too work out of a 120ml bottle. If I take a 120ml bottle out of the freezer I pour half of it into a 60ml and put that one back in the freezer.
 

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I am a primary PG user also - vape at 70 - 30 on average... Lately tried some 60 - 40 and it aint bad, but you have to put more time for wicking between vaping...
mine DIY comes out about 50/50 or thereabouts. the percentage isn't critical to me. The only PG I have in there comes from my flavorings and nic. The rest of it is vg thinned with a saline solution and distilled water. I mix that up a liter at a time so don't have to do it often
 

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One of the resident chemist said up to one year. So for me a few months should not hurt anything. You have made me ponder on reducing the nic strength tho...

Yeah, mattiem and someone else i saw on here posted that 60mg is a nice balance of strength+slower oxidation. 100mg is 10% so thats 4% more nicotine floating around so it will interact with the o2 at a faster rate. Preferably I would be getting 36mg, but thats way too many bottles. doing 60mg seems like a midway point. And if it oxidizes some its not the end of the world, as long as it doesnt taste like tobasco.
 

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Yeah, mattiem and someone else i saw on here posted that 60mg is a nice balance of strength+slower oxidation. 100mg is 10% so thats 4% more nicotine floating around so it will interact with the o2 at a faster rate. Preferably I would be getting 36mg, but thats way too many bottles. doing 60mg seems like a midway point. And if it oxidizes some its not the end of the world, as long as it doesnt taste like tobasco.
If you reread what I wrote you will see that I keep most of my stored nic at 100mg. I only cut my working bottle. I understand what you are saying. I just wanted to clarify for those that are following this conversation. I don't want to be quoted as saying that someone should cut their 100mg down before storing.
 

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    Magic Of Light

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    If you reread what I wrote you will see that I keep most of my stored nic at 100mg. I only cut my working bottle. I understand what you are saying. I just wanted to clarify for those that are following this conversation. I don't want to be quoted as saying that someone should cut their 100mg down before storing.
    Ah I see, my bad. 100mg will oxidize faster though, even in the freezer. I dont know the science behind it, but im sure I read it here on ECF somewhere at some point. 100mg is too strong for me to feel comfortable working with without the proper equipment and area. I figure a 60mg 120ml in the back of the fridge at any one time, I would use 18ml per month 2 30ml bottles or so. So it would last about 6 months give or take.

    Im stocking up on like everything but wick, wire, and batteries...gosh...wheres my money going!??

    Im looking at picking up a couple zmax along with my eleaf box mods im getting, as backups and for travel. My box mods will be my at home with my rda, and my zmax+protank 2s will be my on the go. I know protank 2 is old, but i still really like them, i dont do sub ohm, and alot of rta are overly complicated like the kayfun. I know people rave about them, but I just dont see how they could be that much superior. Im still satisfied with just a boge lr if i have to use it.
     
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    While it sounds good, not all HDPE and plastics are created equally. High end HDPE for freezing "probably not what vendors use which is why they say to put in glass" is possible, but its probably not as cost effective as just some amber boston rounds.
    Your linked Plastics Types website info... is exactly where I also verified that the HDPE bottles I have will not leach into their contents. As far as not being as cost effective as the amber glass bottles - that 5oz. (150mL) size is normally sold for $161.81/case of 72 = $2.25 each. However, they are Overstocks of the company I got them from, where a friend works. They were all sealed in plastic wrap, by the dozen, and my cost...including S/H came out to $25/case, which is $.35 per bottle! There's nowhere I can get bottles that size in glass for that price.
    I also got a case of their 8oz. (240mL) ones, normally $187.34/case of 72 = $2.62/bottle. I got them for $30/case including S/H = $.42 per bottle. The 8oz. Amber Glass Boston Rounds I bought, were $1.18 per bottle, not counting S/H to me!
     
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