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Actually, I'm still smoking regular cigarettes and not using the patches - at least not until my Mt Baker 0 nic juice gets here, and I can refill a cartomizer. It was supposedly shipped on 1/27/14, but the last tracking info says it's still in BELLINGHAM, WA. But I know the weather is playing a big part in shipping delays, especially here in the south, so I'm trying to be patient. (Truckers haul mail, so I know what they're going through.)
I only have 16 patches that I brought home from the hospital with me. If my plan works, I'll have to buy more patches or get some juice with nicotine in it.
See, when I was in the hospital those 5 days, the nurses put a patch on me every day. I never even thought about a cigarette. So I'm thinking 0 nic e-cig and patch might work.
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Like I said in previous post I'm thinking it's going to be cheaper to get nic through e-liquid/juice than patches. It's been about 5 years since I tried quitting with the patch but remember it as was about 1.5 - 2 times as expensive as my cigaret habit back then...maybe it's gotten cheaper since then not sure?
Also since then the FDA has approved nicotine for long term usage. Back then it was the step 1, 2, 3 nic levels and you were supposed to be off of it completely. Since then they have basically reversed their mind sent on nicotine. Basically no long term effects and similar to caffeine usage. Think I said this in this thread or another thread that me and you have been on but my biggest hurdle with the patch was going from step 1 to step 2. I think they need a step 1.5 or something in the middle there. There was just too much of a jump between step 1 and step 2 and I completely lost it when moving it to step 2.
I've found with vaping that I can moderate that nicotine usage. i.e. I can use a high 18-24 type liquid in the morning and then use a 4-8 mg type liquid in the evening. On average I've gone from 32mg down to 18 mg with 3-4 ml per day of usage. Originally my goals was to get to 0 mg / ml and then quit entirely but in all honesty I kind of like the flavors. I also always enjoyed smoking and this allows me the hand/mouth fixation as well as the visual blow it out of your mouth type scenario.
I was also kind of a scardy cat earlier on and it took a while for me to become comfortable with the safety aspect of vaping. I was woried about addiction of nicotine and PG/VG...if you spend a bit of time researching that you can pretty much narrow out the pg, vg, nicotine aspect. It's the FDA approved flavors for consumption but not approved for inhalation that I think are the main question at this point. I guess the way I look at is I'm getting maybe 5 chemicals as opposed to 4,000 chemicals. It may not be 100% safe but it's got to be safer than using a cig...I don't know just the way I look at it. That's not a scientific argument by any means but from a logical mindset that seems to make sense.
The other big hurdle I had to overcome was the mindset of nicotine addiction. As said FDA has now approved it for indefinite usage. So I'm no longer on the goal of 0 mg/ml. I'd like to get to 4mg/ml but that's just a personal goal. Health wise I see no medical reason for going lower than that. It's been shown to lower alheismers symptoms etc. You also get it in tomatoes, peppers, etc. So if your a vegatarion you're probably getting a fair amount of nicotine anway
Not on par with smoking but you still get nicotine by just eating vegtables.Sorry I should re clarify that last statement and someone with more scientific knowledge/url posts can back me up later but I'm guessing on average people have 1-4mg nicotine just from vegetable consumption. You may have as high as 20mg at any given moment being a smoker? That's kind of the reason I want to move to 4mg/ml eventually but haven't seen any health studies to indicate that I need to move to 0 mg or quit completely.
This very well could be like the marigin/butter debate 10-15 years ago. They said at first marigin was better for you and then they said butter was healthier for you. Atkin's diet tells you to eat bacon and eggs each morning and no carbs...who knows? I figure everything will kill you eventually I like bacon and cottege cheese as well as butter. They aren't the staple of my diet...but I like them from time to time and see no reason to quit using those just because I may die if I use them
but I'm guessing on average people have 1-4mg nicotine just from vegetable consumption. You may have as high as 20mg at any given moment being a smoker? That's kind of the reason I want to move to 4mg/ml eventually but haven't seen any health studies to indicate that I need to move to 0 mg or quit completely. This very well could be like the marigin/butter debate 10-15 years ago. They said at first marigin was better for you and then they said butter was healthier for you. Atkin's diet tells you to eat bacon and eggs each morning and no carbs...who knows? I figure everything will kill you eventually
I like bacon and cottege cheese as well as butter. They aren't the staple of my diet...but I like them from time to time and see no reason to quit using those just because I may die if I use them 
My sister *may* be giving me some 24 mg/ml juice tomorrow if we can meet up. Both of us have busy schedules on the weekends. If I get it I am just going to give it to someone since I am at 6. She told me to pay it forward.
I thought that I was the only geek that likes audio books. I live in the Cleveland / Akron area and travel for work between the Penn State main campus and Chicago for work quite often. Could not do drives like that without audio books!
I thought that I was the only geek that likes audio books. I live in the Cleveland / Akron area and travel for work between the Penn State main campus and Chicago for work quite often. Could not do drives like that without audio books!
lol on audio book bordem
As for the 24mg/ml juice buy some smaller amount. If you mix the 24mg with say a 12mg juice 50/50 into a tank you end up with an 18 mg juice. I do this all the time but do my mix in a 2-3ml tank. If you like the mix great...if you don't just vape through it and hope you mix a few flavors better the next time. I've posted this numerous times in seperate threads but recenently 25% grasshopper, 25% redbull, 25% watermellon, 25% tobacco has been doing the trick for me. May be gross to to others but I like trying out new things and what ever works for you is what is best.I've been plugging this a lot recently but in case you haven't seen it yet http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...cussion/458263-3ml-cheap-sampler-bottles.html Scroll through the pages as I was unable to keep everything in the first post. I still use from time to time when I want to try out different flavors/vendors.
I guess you mentioned you were at 6mg / ml. So maybe get some 0mg / ml and use that to mix with the 24 mg / ml? If you do say 20% at 24 mg and say 80% at 0 mg into a 2-3 ml tank that would be about 4.8 mg/ml solution. I call that DIY baby step 0.5 and do it all the time. Worst case is you waste a tank and have to vape through the 2-3 ml of crap you mixed. Best case is that you find a really good combination and use that mix a lot in the future.
Also just for fun since I think you said ohio and I posted in another newbie thread on ohio last night
USA Ecigarette Directory
You can only do search by state on that site but still usefull. I wish they allowed a city/zipcode search.
USA Ecigarette Directory
You can only do search by state on that site but still usefull. I wish they allowed a city/zipcode search.
Sorry to get off the subject at hand, but
I had to share this wonderful news!
I think it says I was approved for 100% financial aid, and I have a zero balance. God is good!
I had to share this wonderful news!
I think it says I was approved for 100% financial aid, and I have a zero balance. God is good!
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I know you've gotten alot of answers already and I didn't read thru all of them so I'm not sure if this was suggested. I started with v2 which is the same connection, for blank cartomizers I would go with bloog maxx fusion and pretty much everything else I would go with Smokeless Image. Smokeless Image has a few different clearomizers that would fit ,& look nice plus they're cheap! You could get the cartos there too I would check which site is cheaper.
S. I. has a great reputation...if you need to call them u can, when my v2 died I went with there penstyle ecigs & then my step up was the volt spinner. All the cartomizers & clearomizers I bought still fit so it was great.
I'd look into it! I've never bought their juice though..that's a whole other discussion!
S. I. has a great reputation...if you need to call them u can, when my v2 died I went with there penstyle ecigs & then my step up was the volt spinner. All the cartomizers & clearomizers I bought still fit so it was great.
I'd look into it! I've never bought their juice though..that's a whole other discussion!
I couldn't read it, but I hope you are right! You seem to be such a sweet and nice person!
Welcome to the forum! It saddens me yo see you owe them so much. It makes me appreciate the health care system in canada
I ordered a kanger evod kit and should be here tomorrow. Using my crappy cig a like for now. Good luck!!!! sent by my samsung galaxy by rainbow unicorns and fluffy bunnies
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I'll look at Smokeless Image first. Still appreciate any/all suggestions, advice, etc. Money is still very tight, so I have to think "inexpensive"
Thanks so much for the flowers Kathi! (Truckers call compliments "flowers
)I came back to this thread to ask who has the best/least expensive KR808D-1 batteries. I think the ones I got in my Bull Smoke City Slicker kit are wearing out - I'm having to charge them a lot more often now City Slicker E Cigarette by Bull Smoke | Buy E Cigarette Flavored Cartridges & Two Batteries
I'll look at Smokeless Image first. Still appreciate any/all suggestions, advice, etc. Money is still very tight, so I have to think "inexpensive"
As far as passthrough's go I've always been told to make sure you have one with a battery (The #2 option Vapoor eyes er suggested). Not recommending this because I don't like the button or rubber strip on it but this is what I have https://www.fasttech.com/products/1422502. Coming from fasttech you can expect a long wait and that is also an item that I think is cheaply made so maybe someone else can suggest a better one with a battery.
Reason I've been told to get a usb w/ battery is that your voltage output may not be high enough. The ones with a battery will keep the battery charged and you are actually pulling volts off the battery not your computer, cig lighter etc. The way someone explained to me was a computer and car are expensive and if you get a short it might be a hefty expense. If you get one with a battery and something happens it may only be $20 expense.
Anyway I got you 2 ego 1000 mah, 15-20 ml of watermellon, 15-20 ml of red bull, two tanks, and one replacemnt atty for each tank in the mail today. Hopefully you see that in a week. See how often you ever run out of both batteries. My guess is if you keep one charging all the time and the other in use it won't be that big of an issue.
Also the smaller tank in the package most of those seemed pretty good taste right out of the package. The bigger one I sent...some of those seemed to have a bad taste for first couple of refills...maybe clean that one first or just take chance you got one that doesn't taste bad out of the package. Both in sealed packages just some taste a little more "plastic-y" then others. I think both atties will fit both tanks but I sent you a replacement for each. One is a little skinner but taller; one is a bit shorter and fatter so maybe just try to compare the old one to the new one when you need to replace. If you use the same kind probably won't leak as much.
Reason I've been told to get a usb w/ battery is that your voltage output may not be high enough. The ones with a battery will keep the battery charged and you are actually pulling volts off the battery not your computer, cig lighter etc. The way someone explained to me was a computer and car are expensive and if you get a short it might be a hefty expense. If you get one with a battery and something happens it may only be $20 expense.
Anyway I got you 2 ego 1000 mah, 15-20 ml of watermellon, 15-20 ml of red bull, two tanks, and one replacemnt atty for each tank in the mail today. Hopefully you see that in a week. See how often you ever run out of both batteries. My guess is if you keep one charging all the time and the other in use it won't be that big of an issue.
Also the smaller tank in the package most of those seemed pretty good taste right out of the package. The bigger one I sent...some of those seemed to have a bad taste for first couple of refills...maybe clean that one first or just take chance you got one that doesn't taste bad out of the package. Both in sealed packages just some taste a little more "plastic-y" then others. I think both atties will fit both tanks but I sent you a replacement for each. One is a little skinner but taller; one is a bit shorter and fatter so maybe just try to compare the old one to the new one when you need to replace. If you use the same kind probably won't leak as much.
Makes sense. Same could be said for using adapter wall plug with straight passthrough I guess, except it would only trip a breaker, I guess.
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With house yeah. With USB computer you might just blow the usb port or worse fry out cpu. Forget who it was but he said I don't want to treat my $500 laptop as a backup battery
For a car it might be same as the house you might just blow a fuse but I'm not an electrician or car mechanic and just speculating off of advice I was given. I guess I'm never away from electricity for too long. Those ego's 1000 mah I sent you lasted me 6-12 hours depending on how much I vape. So as long as you got one charging all the time you will be fine. When I went a long camping trip with no electricity I used that passthrough I mentioned earlier https://www.fasttech.com/products/1422502 (Again not a huge fan of it) and https://www.fasttech.com/products/1379809. It works decently but don't believe it's really anywhere near 20,000 mah. It's highest output with only one connection is 2 amps which I think would be pushing it for a passthrough without a battery. If two things are plugged in it outputs only 1 amp per connection which definitely would not be enough for a passthrough without a battery. Who ever I was talking with recommended something with at least a 2.2 and preferably a 3 amp output. Could not find a cheap battery bank with large amount of mah that did that.
Closest thing I found that could also charge an external device such as phone was a MVP2 for about $40-$50. Might find cheaper in US but since I was on FT already I'll give a quick link just so you can see what looks like https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10004594/1352000-mvp-variable-voltage-apv-starter-kit. It's a 2600 mah which is only slightly better than caring around 2 1000mah ego's.
As I said no problem was my starter stuff and have plenty of other backups that I use more routinely. When they arrive let us know if you got any questions about how to use them. As far as filling goes always fill from the bottom and stay clear of the center hole. One of the tanks (the smaller one) has a metal drip tip that comes off the top. If you want you could use that one slightly empty and add 2-3 drops down the top center hole of it and use it as a "dripper". When going that route you want to make sure you got enough so that you don't a burnt taste but too much where you flood the atty. That may be step 2 after you get used to just using a tank thoughI can't thank you enough. [IMG said:
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Saying "thanks" doesn't seem like enough, so I'm pinching off a little piece of my heart and sending it across the internet to you Mohamed.
Is this cool or what!?!
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