Hello,
I am brand new to vaping. I just got my first PV yesterday. I went with the KR8 after reading many reviews and comparisons here and other places online. Here are my initial thoughts. I'm sure all of this has been covered many times over but this is just my take on things after day 1.
So when the package arrived, I could not wait to try it. I opened it up and attached the cartomizer that came with the starter kit to one of the (partially) pre-charged batteries and went at it. My first reaction was WTF? It tasted terrible and produced zero vapor. I tried a few more puffs on that cart with similar results. Now mind you, the included cart was of unknown flavor and strength so I had (and still have) no idea what kind it was. So, I thought I would switch to one of the prefilled cartomizers that I got. I attached a RY4 cart and went at it again and again got no vapor. What I did get was a coating of liquid on my lips which was not pleasant. At this point, I was pretty disappointed but I decided to move on.
I attached one of the menthol cartomizers that I ordered to the battery and gave it a few primer puffs. That carto started producing vapor right away and tasted pretty good. So, I was back in the game. I worked on my draw technique over the course of the next few hours and now I am getting good results from the menthol carto. I also charged my spare battery and a full charge helped things along as well.
The starter carto that came with the kit seems to have been dry. So, I added about 5 drops of 555 liquid that I had ordered as well. That got the cart producing vapor but it still tastes nasty. Maybe I burned the cart by dry firing it. I don't know.
I worked on the RY4 carto that I tried and blew out some of the juice. After that, it started producing vapor and did not slime my lips. However, it does not taste as expected. The flavor is described as caramel or like caramel with vanilla ice cream. That is not what I taste at all. It tastes like sweetened tobacco to me. I checked a few sites and they all show pictures of caramel or ice cream. Maybe it is supposed to be like caramel flavored tobacco? Regardless, I don't care for the taste so I will probably sell those once I can post in the classified section. I also don't care for the 555 liquid that I bought. But that is my fault. I am a menthol smoker so I should have stuck with menthol. I will probably sell the 555 as well.
So, here are my first impressions that hopefully will help other noobs.
1. Charge the batteries. If you open your kit and start using it right away, it may work. But, you will get better results from fully charged batteries.
2. Prefilled cartos can give mixed results. If one isn't working, try another one.
3. Buy a flavor you are used to for starters. If you are a menthol smoker, don't buy a regular tobacco liquid etc.
4. Use the search feature here on ECF to find ways to correct issues like carto is too full or not producing vapor.
5. Press the button 1 or 2 seconds before you start inhaling. (For auto batts, I guess a primer puff would do the same thing) Then draw slow and steady for 3 to 5 seconds. You will feel and taste the vapor once you are doing it right.
(Note: I am not affiliated with the following companies)
I ordered my original kit and cartos from myvaporstore. They sent everything Priority Mail and it was really fast but they are in NY and I am in PA so the package did not have to travel far. I would probably buy hardware from them again but I am going to try other cartos.
I just placed an order with vapor4life for cartos. I ordered their premium and CoolCarts to see if I like them better. I ordered blanks with some menthol juice as well as some of their prefilled menthol cartos. We will see how that goes.
Ideally, for me, I don't want to mess with liquid. I would really prefer to just buy a supply of prefilled cartos and switch them out when they are done. I know that the liquid is cheaper, but, I prefer the convenience of just tossing the carto. I read a lot of posts saying that vapor4life and vapornine had the best cartos so I decided to try those.
If anyone has recommendations for good prefilled cartos, please feel free to post.
I am brand new to vaping. I just got my first PV yesterday. I went with the KR8 after reading many reviews and comparisons here and other places online. Here are my initial thoughts. I'm sure all of this has been covered many times over but this is just my take on things after day 1.
So when the package arrived, I could not wait to try it. I opened it up and attached the cartomizer that came with the starter kit to one of the (partially) pre-charged batteries and went at it. My first reaction was WTF? It tasted terrible and produced zero vapor. I tried a few more puffs on that cart with similar results. Now mind you, the included cart was of unknown flavor and strength so I had (and still have) no idea what kind it was. So, I thought I would switch to one of the prefilled cartomizers that I got. I attached a RY4 cart and went at it again and again got no vapor. What I did get was a coating of liquid on my lips which was not pleasant. At this point, I was pretty disappointed but I decided to move on.
I attached one of the menthol cartomizers that I ordered to the battery and gave it a few primer puffs. That carto started producing vapor right away and tasted pretty good. So, I was back in the game. I worked on my draw technique over the course of the next few hours and now I am getting good results from the menthol carto. I also charged my spare battery and a full charge helped things along as well.
The starter carto that came with the kit seems to have been dry. So, I added about 5 drops of 555 liquid that I had ordered as well. That got the cart producing vapor but it still tastes nasty. Maybe I burned the cart by dry firing it. I don't know.
I worked on the RY4 carto that I tried and blew out some of the juice. After that, it started producing vapor and did not slime my lips. However, it does not taste as expected. The flavor is described as caramel or like caramel with vanilla ice cream. That is not what I taste at all. It tastes like sweetened tobacco to me. I checked a few sites and they all show pictures of caramel or ice cream. Maybe it is supposed to be like caramel flavored tobacco? Regardless, I don't care for the taste so I will probably sell those once I can post in the classified section. I also don't care for the 555 liquid that I bought. But that is my fault. I am a menthol smoker so I should have stuck with menthol. I will probably sell the 555 as well.
So, here are my first impressions that hopefully will help other noobs.
1. Charge the batteries. If you open your kit and start using it right away, it may work. But, you will get better results from fully charged batteries.
2. Prefilled cartos can give mixed results. If one isn't working, try another one.
3. Buy a flavor you are used to for starters. If you are a menthol smoker, don't buy a regular tobacco liquid etc.
4. Use the search feature here on ECF to find ways to correct issues like carto is too full or not producing vapor.
5. Press the button 1 or 2 seconds before you start inhaling. (For auto batts, I guess a primer puff would do the same thing) Then draw slow and steady for 3 to 5 seconds. You will feel and taste the vapor once you are doing it right.
(Note: I am not affiliated with the following companies)
I ordered my original kit and cartos from myvaporstore. They sent everything Priority Mail and it was really fast but they are in NY and I am in PA so the package did not have to travel far. I would probably buy hardware from them again but I am going to try other cartos.
I just placed an order with vapor4life for cartos. I ordered their premium and CoolCarts to see if I like them better. I ordered blanks with some menthol juice as well as some of their prefilled menthol cartos. We will see how that goes.
Ideally, for me, I don't want to mess with liquid. I would really prefer to just buy a supply of prefilled cartos and switch them out when they are done. I know that the liquid is cheaper, but, I prefer the convenience of just tossing the carto. I read a lot of posts saying that vapor4life and vapornine had the best cartos so I decided to try those.
If anyone has recommendations for good prefilled cartos, please feel free to post.
