For those who aren't so scientifically inclined...

[Cavediver]

Sure I can post a list of everything I ordered if that's what you mean. I have my invoices so ill post it up in a bit.

Excellent! I've been making my list and trying to decide between flavors. I think I've hit that analysis-paralysis stage again, and need to get back into gear. Maybe reading about someone else's first attempts will help! (Probably not, but one can hope!)

 

[Chimney34]

Good luck!
I remember you said you were researching and putting a list together before making your first purchases. Did you publish that list anywhere? If not, would you consider doing so?

Here's a list of everything I ordered...including some stuff I ordered today...yes I know...I'm out of control lol

Wizard Labs
48mg nic solution pg 120ml
PG - 120 ml
VG - 120 ml
(Next order will be for 250-500 lol)
18ga, 16ga, & 14ga blunt tip lures
10 & 5 ml dropper bottles
1ml, 3ml, 5ml, & 10ml luer lock syringes
Gloves
Safety glasses

Flavors - mostly TFA from wizard labs as well
Bavarian cream
Banana cream
Caramel Capp
Cinnamon roll
Cream cheese icing
Cranberry
Blueberry candy
Blueberry
Orange cream
Sweet cream
Lemon
Sweet tarts
Vanilla cupcake
Green tea
Pineapple
Peach
Cotton candy
Strawberry
Apple candy
Banana nut bread
Butter rum
Caramel
Grape
Expresso
Gummy candy
Chocolate
Banana
Plum
Vanilla bean
Tangerine
Plum
Pear
Pralines & cream
Watermelon
Hawaiian punch

Flavor enhancers
Smooth
Sweetner
Ethyl maltol
Sour

I think that about covers everything I have so far. Hope this helps! Oh & my next order will include glass bottles for storage! Red_Bird was kind enough to help me out with that info as well as making sure you buy 14ga tips for the vg (that stuff really is thick) & 1ga for the flavors! Thanks Red_Bird! I did have one of each! Grabbed a couple more today!

 

[Cavediver]

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[Cavediver]

Holy cow!
That's one heck of a shopping spree!
I'm trying to limit myself to 10 or so flavors plus a few of the enhancers or flavors that do double duty. I figured I'd need to sample them individually before trying to make multi-flavor concoctions. When I was done putting stuff in the cart I had 30 plus flavors, so I decided to take a step back and try to focus.

Did you have a particular plan or set of recipes that dictated your flavor choices?

BTW, Thanks for taking the time to list your supplies. It's nice to know what I'm getting myself into

 

[Dvx67]

Nice starter list! That is a lot of flavors.

 

[Chimney34]

Yeah I tend to go all in. Lol! Plus I hadn't made any purchases over the last month or so in anticipation of starting this up. I've been reading through a lot of the post here and some of the recipes posted by others. There are a couple that I've seen that I plan to make once I get the basics down & a couple that i have in my head. I put together a couple of single flavor mixes earlier tonight & I'm going to use those as my test to see how the enhancers work if I need them. The cost from wizard labs, even with everything you see here wasn't too bad considering I used to spend 50 a week on smokes. I didn't want to worry about wanting to try something & not having it especially since they're stuff seems to go out of stock so quickly.

Where are you ordering from & what's on your list so far?

 

[Cavediver]

Yeah I tend to go all in. Lol!

...
Where are you ordering from & what's on your list so far?

Lol! I'll say!
WL is the main retailer, especially for Nic & initial PG/VG. I have a decent collection of small sterile syringes, but need some of the 14ga needles and one or two larger syringes.
Beyond that I have the EM in PG, Smooth, Sweetener, and Koolada (sp?).
For flavors I want to stick to a few easy-button tobacco items, a few fruits, and a couple of bakery flavors. Given the difficulty many people have with tobacco flavors, I may set those aside for now and pick up a couple more fruits, a vanilla, and maybe a cream or custard.
I dunno...

My list is at the office, so this is from memory...

Enhancers (already covered)

Blueberry extra (?)
Strawberry
Raspberry
Cherry

Cheesecake
Cinnamon roll
sponge cake (??? I can't remember the real name)
waffle

Cream cheese icing
sweet cream
caramel
vanilla
chocolate

tobacco flavors that I can't remember (had at least 6, probably more..).

I still need to research the fruit flavors though: I've already had a couple that taste like an improved version of cough syrup and have no desire to make anything like it... I know some manufacturers have better fruits than others, but i haven't taken the time to figure out who's got what, and where I can find it...

 

[Cavediver]

I'm also hesitating a bit because I still need to pick up a lot of delivery hardware. My wife and I are only five weeks into the sport of vaping...

I'm more or less happy with the EVODs & mini-viviI bought, but I know I'm going to want more power and an RDA or twelve. I've got a phoenix on order and am eyeballing a Vamo, and the list goes on from there. I know you feel my pain, along with 97.5% of the other folks in the DIY sections of this forum

 

[BadDaddy4007]

Here's a list of everything I ordered...including some stuff I ordered today...yes I know...I'm out of control lol

Wizard Labs
48mg nic solution pg 120ml
PG - 120 ml
VG - 120 ml
(Next order will be for 250-500 lol)
18ga, 16ga, & 14ga blunt tip lures
10 & 5 ml dropper bottles
1ml, 3ml, 5ml, & 10ml luer lock syringes
Gloves
Safety glasses

Flavors - mostly TFA from wizard labs as well
Bavarian cream
Banana cream
Caramel Capp
Cinnamon roll
Cream cheese icing
Cranberry
Blueberry candy
Blueberry
Orange cream
Sweet cream
Lemon
Sweet tarts
Vanilla cupcake
Green tea
Pineapple
Peach
Cotton candy
Strawberry
Apple candy
Banana nut bread
Butter rum
Caramel
Grape
Expresso
Gummy candy
Chocolate
Banana
Plum
Vanilla bean
Tangerine
Plum
Pear
Pralines & cream
Watermelon
Hawaiian punch

Flavor enhancers
Smooth
Sweetner
Ethyl maltol
Sour

I think that about covers everything I have so far. Hope this helps! Oh & my next order will include glass bottles for storage! Red_Bird was kind enough to help me out with that info as well as making sure you buy 14ga tips for the vg (that stuff really is thick) & 1ga for the flavors! Thanks Red_Bird! I did have one of each! Grabbed a couple more today!

You're right Sweetie, that is a shopping list! I've been making my own juice since last December and I don't even have half that amount. But to each their own I say. I tend to buy in bulk when I need supply's. And I usually buy enough to last me a couple of months. I was able to get my hands on a gallon of pg and one of vg for less then $25 for each. You'll find there is a learning curve but it's not a bad one. And there is no shame in dumping a bottle that no matter how much you fiddle with it can't seem to come out just right. Make small batches at first, I usually start with 2.5 or 5 mils when I try out a new recipe. And I let all of my creations steep for a week before I try then. The hardest part is remembering to shake them daily. Once you get it down pat, then you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it all on your own. With some help from all the fine people here of course!

 

[Chimney34]

Looks like you've got a good list! I really wanted to stay away from the ones that tend to have alcohol in them. I believe they are the ones that have that perfume type smell! I hate that! From what I hear capella's flavorings are excellent as well but at the price for TFA from wizard labs I figured they were worth a shot! You'll have to let me know how it goes when you get started!

 

[Chimney34]

I'm also hesitating a bit because I still need to pick up a lot of delivery hardware. My wife and I are only five weeks into the sport of vaping...

I'm more or less happy with the EVODs & mini-viviI bought, but I know I'm going to want more power and an RDA or twelve. I've got a phoenix on order and am eyeballing a Vamo, and the list goes on from there. I know you feel my pain, along with 97.5% of the other folks in the DIY sections of this forum

Yeah I totally understand that! It took me a bit to get my setup right too! Once you get that down then it becomes all about the juices. I'd started to spend so much on juice...many that I did not like...it finally pushed me to consider making my own. Especially now that I realize how much I could save if I did it myself. Plus being able to customize my own instead of wondering how many flavor shots I want for something I've never tried etc... You get what I'm saying. Lol! It does get easier once you get your setup all figured out though!

 

[Cavediver]

I'll do that, assuming I ever get this project off of the ground. That's another issue; no time and not enough money for hardware and DIY flavors, and the DIY mods I want to try, and the drip tips I want to turn on my lathe, and....

Sigh.

Lol. What's a guy to do?
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to hearing about your results and am going to subscribe to this thread so that I can keep track of it all.

Again I wish you good luck, and thanks for the list!

 

[Chimney34]

You're right Sweetie, that is a shopping list! I've been making my own juice since last December and I don't even have half that amount. But to each their own I say. I tend to buy in bulk when I need supply's. And I usually buy enough to last me a couple of months. I was able to get my hands on a gallon of pg and one of vg for less then $25 for each. You'll find there is a learning curve but it's not a bad one. And there is no shame in dumping a bottle that no matter how much you fiddle with it can't seem to come out just right. Make small batches at first, I usually start with 2.5 or 5 mils when I try out a new recipe. And I let all of my creations steep for a week before I try then. The hardest part is remembering to shake them daily. Once you get it down pat, then you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it all on your own. With some help from all the fine people here of course!

Thanks! Hopefully, I shouldn't have to buy anything for a good little while. Lol! I've already mixed a couple of small 5ml bottles. I'm going to let them steep for a couple of days before I start to tinker with them. Ill probably need more nic, pg, & vg before I need anything else from what I hear. My next purchase of those will be much bigger amounts! I'm looking forward to not having to buy as often & mastering my own mixes!!

 

[LarryPer]

You're right Sweetie, that is a shopping list! I've been making my own juice since last December and I don't even have half that amount. But to each their own I say. I tend to buy in bulk when I need supply's. And I usually buy enough to last me a couple of months. I was able to get my hands on a gallon of pg and one of vg for less then $25 for each. You'll find there is a learning curve but it's not a bad one. And there is no shame in dumping a bottle that no matter how much you fiddle with it can't seem to come out just right. Make small batches at first, I usually start with 2.5 or 5 mils when I try out a new recipe. And I let all of my creations steep for a week before I try then. The hardest part is remembering to shake them daily. Once you get it down pat, then you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it all on your own. With some help from all the fine people here of course!

Wow
Can I come over ?

 

[LarryPer]

Thats where I sent you

 

[LarryPer]

Thanks! I can cook so this will hopefully be pretty easy although I was raised in the school of not really measuring anything. Lol! That's how my grandmother cooked. Somehow she just knew how much she needed to add of everything. Guess that was that old southern cook in her. I miss her homemade biscuits.

Sorry...I digress...but those biscuits were on point!! Lol

I've been playing with the calculator app on iTunes as well as the e juice me up one. I think I should be ok. I just can't wait to place my order & get started. I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun!

Ya know I am looking for a new X wife that can cook and diy
I am housebroken and have had all my shots too
Let me know I'll get the pre nups ready

 

[fabricator4]

Here's a list of everything I ordered...

Huge list deleted. That's quite a list of flavourings. You won't be short of things to try out. The only thing I would have suggested would be to get a Graham Cracker flavour. It's (usually) a kind of biscuity pie base flavour. I find you can put it with any fairly ordinary fruit flavour and get fruit pie!

I can't do one fruit flavour as an ADV. It's guaranteed to taste of nothing after a few hours. If you keep changing the flavours you should be OK however.

Have fun!

 

[Chimney34]

Thats where I sent you

Hey Larry! Yep you did!

As long as the prenup is fair ill consider it. Lol!

 

[Chimney34]

Huge list deleted. That's quite a list of flavourings. You won't be short of things to try out. The only thing I would have suggested would be to get a Graham Cracker flavour. It's (usually) a kind of biscuity pie base flavour. I find you can put it with any fairly ordinary fruit flavour and get fruit pie!

I can't do one fruit flavour as an ADV. It's guaranteed to taste of nothing after a few hours. If you keep changing the flavours you should be OK however.

Have fun!

Thank fabricator! All day vape...lol I switch up between 2 or 3 always. Thanks for the graham cracker crust suggestion!

 

[Cavediver]

Looks like you've got a good list! I really wanted to stay away from the ones that tend to have alcohol in them. I believe they are the ones that have that perfume type smell! I hate that! From what I hear capella's flavorings are excellent as well but at the price for TFA from wizard labs I figured they were worth a shot! You'll have to let me know how it goes when you get started!

So twist my arm already...
You've inspired me to get started. Thank you, and curse you at the same time.
I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Really, I do.



Instead of adding further clutter to your thread, I've posted up my first order in blog format:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/cavediver/4161-diy-e-liquid-first-order.html