frustrated!

[grannyhugz]

I've tried several ecigs with varying results. First off blu cig which was unreliable to say the least so I gave up completely on them until I noticed they had a disposable in my local Walgreens and gave it another try. Same thing.... purchased a menthol that has absolutely zero menthol taste. So...... blucigs imo is a total ripoff.

Next up I tried bloog which I actually loved in the beginning. Great menthol taste, great battery, etc. But, when I ordered again.... horrible taste! Tried them one more time and same thing, out of 10 cartridges only 2 tasted like menthol and were tolerable. So, nix bloog.

Finally decided to give ecigs one more try and read all the reviews. Ordered the v2 travelers kits and paid for overnight shipping. And guess what? Right out of the gate I recieve an email on the day I should have rec'd my order informing me they are out of menthol. So, I tell them to ship peppermint and guess what? Still no order shipped!

No clue how in the world you end up with an ecig that consitently tastes good and is shipped as promised. Would love some input here as I would really, really like to switch 100% over to ecigs and throw my analogs away.

Is there a company that offers truly consistent flavors? Is there a company that actually ships as promised and has a quality product?

Here is what I want:
Menthol that is truly a nice menthol flavor but doesn't choke you to death. I normally smoke camel silvers (menthol with the crushable flavor bead) I like menthol and don't care for the other flavors at all.

Cartridges with a built in atomizer. I know many of you love to refill but I don't want to mess with that.

batteries that perform decently. I don't expect days of use out of one charge but I do expect fairly good usage before dying.

Some sort of on the go charging pack.

Good customer service, good shipping and once I find the right ecig, I want to know the next time I order the same thing....... I'll get the same thing!

So......... please tell me, is there a company that exists and delivers on this?

It seems insane to me that the quality and consistency is so hard for these companies. I'm shocked any of them can even stay in business. Afterall these things are not cheap to get started with. I personally have dropped several hundred dollars already trying like heck to simply find what one would think would be readily available.

Input please!!!!

 

[dormouse]

On your Bloog you can use all of the V4L cartos and all of the Halocigs G6 cartos (and SMokelessImage ones which should be the same as Bloog's) as well as the ones CigEasy has for their Elite 808. As well you can use any brand or third party blank 2.5 to 3 ohm KR808D-1 cartomizers. On a manual Bloog battery (or any manual KR808D-1) you can use a standard resistance DSE901 atomizer and drip tip to test juices. There are dozens and dozens of juice makers and hundreds of juices. A couple of vendors have over 100 juices themselves. However I do recommend only high PG juices in slim ecig cartomizers so they will be thin enough to go into cartos easily and move quickly enough through the stuffing while vaping. I use 80PG/20VG which i think is also what Bloog and SmokelessImage use.

So you are not stuck with what Bloog offers. Halocigs is well known for their menthols.

 

[mafig]

hi granny hugz & welcome to ECF..when i started on e-cig..i only vape on menthol and tobacco flavors..i noticed especially the menthol takes on a different flavors..say U drink coffee and vape menthol..the taste is similar to RY4 and when U vape after eating say greasy fried up( i like bacon,egg etc)..yr vape on menthol will also change..so even U have the same menthol in yr e-cig..the flavor U get depends on what U had eaten or drank..so hope U find this helpful..now i DIY all my juice and vapping on coffee,strawberry ice cream soda,orange tutti frutti etc etc and less on menthol and tobacco flavor juices..happy vapping ..regards mafig

 

[CMC]

From what I've read (please comment if you've experienced different results) Bloog batteries are regulated. The heat will remain at a consistent temperature whether the battery is freshly charged or almost depleted. You have a really nice slim battery, just need a decent menthol recommendation...

 

[Serpent67]

You are really going to limit yourself by not wanting to refill your own cartomizers.

Prefilled could sit around for months before being sold and arrive to you.

When you fill your own, you can sample many and get one just right for you and know that when obtained from a reputable vendor that your juice will be fresh and give you your best vaping experiences.

 

[Traver]

Finally decided to give ecigs one more try and read all the reviews.

Unfortunately the e-cig reviews on the net are mostly worthless They recommend the ones that pay them the most.

I don't recommend pre filled cartomizers but if that is what you want v4l has a good selection and they have KR808D-1 threads.
Vapor King E-Cigarette Cartomizers
Don't assume that you will like tobacco the best.

 

[spaceballsrules]

I agree with everyone so far.
The Bloog you have is a great battery, even if you don't like the prefilled cartos. Prefilled cartos are lacking in general. The V2 is also pretty good, but it isn't regulated, so it starts off hot and cools down as you puff. You have good equipment to start, so no need for yet another kit.
If you want to stick with prefilled, then get them here - Vapor King E-Cigarette Cartomizers

Once they are depleted, you can refill them quite a few times before they poop out and die, so save them. Then you can fill them with any juice you desire. Again from the same place, if you like the flavors - E-cig Liquid - the best e-liquid range
If you don't care for those flavors, there are MANY juice vendors out there.

Filling/refilling a carto is a very quick and easy process. Here is a video with 2 different methods. I prefer the second method of dripping from the top to avoid wasting any juice. Hope this helps.

 

[madjack]

...prefilled...filled by who knows who, what it was filled with and what amount and how long it sat on a shelf or boat or ??? before it got to you...as said above, you are really limiting your self...my step-daughter smoked Camels with the crush bead and now happily vapes, from BlueMist Vaping Supplies , their Vanilla Tobacco with their Hypermint added to it...she likes being able to "jazz" up her vape with the hypermint...the Bloog, the VaporKing(from vapor4life) and the Volt from smokelessimage are all essentially the same and can be had with a charge case and all suffer from the same limitations...please give serious consideration to using a bigger batt model and fill your own cartomizers..........
madjack

 

[Traver]

...prefilled...filled by who knows who, what it was filled with and what amount and how long it sat on a shelf or boat or ???

V4L would be Kanger. There may be better prefiled cartos but I started with these over a year ago and they work. I never recommend anything I haven't used myself.

 

[brandontrjn]

I agree as well. You'll get more charge out of an 808 but it's hard to find on-the-go charging that's decent for them. I personally hate the V4L case (the way it looks) but their cartos are decent and fairly consistent in my experience.

 

[KeysBum]

You are going to keep beating your head against a wall until you get batteries with a minimum 650 mAh rating and learn how to fill your own cartos. It is just so simple.

 

[brandontrjn]

You are going to keep beating your head against a wall untill you get batteries with a minimum 650 mAh rating and learn how to fill your own cartos. It is just so simple.

I agree with the second part...fill your own cartos. It's actually really simple.

Sorry Keysbum...I like slim batteries

 

[willdupre]

I will agree if you must have prefilled V4L seems very consistent, though since they are pretty high volume they tend to run out of certain flavors pretty regularly too, but one plus is that once you get on their mailing list they have pretty decent sales on a very regular basis, 2 a month usually.

 

[player30]

I think bloog is fine to get you off cigs (I used SmokeStik, which is similar, and quit with no problem). My suggestion would be for you to try my favorite juice Truepure Menthol E-Liquid and some G6 blank cartos Cartomizer - G6 - Blank - 05 Pack and see if that helps your vaping experience. Truepure is a nice menthol (not in your face strong) with a hint of tobacco.

Keep trying to get it right; it will be worth it.

 

[KeysBum]

Sorry Keysbum...I like slim batteries

It's OK, I loved my crib toys too

 

[space0matic]

I've tried several ecigs with varying results. First off blu cig which was unreliable to say the least so I gave up completely on them until I noticed they had a disposable in my local Walgreens and gave it another try. Same thing.... purchased a menthol that has absolutely zero menthol taste. So...... blucigs imo is a total ripoff.

Next up I tried bloog which I actually loved in the beginning. Great menthol taste, great battery, etc. But, when I ordered again.... horrible taste! Tried them one more time and same thing, out of 10 cartridges only 2 tasted like menthol and were tolerable. So, nix bloog.

If you like the Bloog, I would suggest getting cartomizers (Cartridges with a built in atomizer (otherwise known as 'cartos') from a different store. Here is one that specializes in Camel flavors. Click on this blue link.

Here is what I want:
Menthol that is truly a nice menthol flavor but doesn't choke you to death. I normally smoke camel silvers (menthol with the crushable flavor bead) I like menthol and don't care for the other flavors at all.

Cartridges with a built in atomizer (these are called cartomizers). I know many of you love to refill but I don't want to mess with that.

Batteries that perform decently. I don't expect days of use out of one charge but I do expect fairly good usage before dying.

(if you need a long battey life, I suggest an kGo (501 model that is not compatible with the KR808 model), but they have a real long-lasting battery, and the kGo/eGo style battery is a 501 model battery which is the most popular right now, so they have better options. I suggest getting the kGo kit Hoosier's- they last forever and the customer service is the best ever. Priority shipping FREE!

Some sort of on the go charging pack.

However, because the battery is so strong, there are no on-the-go charging kits available yet for the kGo's or the eGo's.. But each battery lasts 12 - 18 hours of heavy vaping without the need to recharge, and they come with two batteries and chargers.

Good customer service, good shipping and once I find the right ecig, I want to know the next time I order the same thing....... I'll get the same thing!


Here is what I want:
Menthol that is truly a nice menthol flavor but doesn't choke you to death. I normally smoke camel silvers (menthol with the crushable flavor bead) I like menthol and don't care for the other flavors at all.

Cartridges with a built in atomizer. I know many of you love to refill but I don't want to mess with that.

Batteries that perform decently. I don't expect days of use out of one charge but I do expect fairly good usage before dying.

Some sort of on the go charging pack.

Good customer service, good shipping and once I find the right ecig, I want to know the next time I order the same thing....... I'll get the same thing!

So......... please tell me, is there a company that exists and delivers on this?

It seems insane to me that the quality and consistency is so hard for these companies. I'm shocked any of them can even stay in business. Afterall these things are not cheap to get started with. I personally have dropped several hundred dollars already trying like heck to simply find what one would think would be readily available.

Input please!!!!

There are a ton of experts (not salespeople) right on these Forums that will lead you to better cartomizers (Cartridges with a built in atomizer (otherwise known as 'cartos') - which is what you want, in Menthol)- these have been tested to be the best quality and best customer service.
This link will take you right to it: cartomizers. Just make sure you order the KR808 FILLED (with your choice of flavor) cartomizers.

As far as battery, you can check the discusion HERE and look through the posts on the 808's. You can even ask this same question there yourself.
Good Luck!

 

[kren]

Greetings - brand-new here, trying to let myself be assimilated.

I smoke Camel Menthols, about 15 a day. I do not want any other flavor. I hate Kools, Marlboro Menthols, Newport - any other menthol flavor. I used to smoke Camel Turkish Jade, which was much less of a menthol flavor but still menthol, but then they discontinued it. I would like to replicate my cig as closely as possible.

I don't think I care what the replacement looks or feels like (heavy, big, whatever). But I've only ever taken one hit off an e-cig, so I don't have any experience. I am willing to fill my own (? correct terminology?) but probably should try a prefilled thingie (sorry! did I mention I'm new here?!! until I'm sure I've got the hang of things.

I, along with every other newbie, I'm sure, am completely intimidated by all this tech talk. It's like the worst of a gearhead forum and a Perlscript convention, combined. I appreciate all the links, recommendations, but I guess what I'm asking for is for a former Camel Menthol/Turkish Jade smoker to reply with The Perfect Replacement. At least to start. Then I will be confident enough to branch out, report back, etc.

Thanks in advance -- in reading the threads, I'm very appreciative of all the people eager to help. I'm just completely overwhelmed right now, and paralyzed by all the options.

 

[rjtoole]

I will have to agree with DM about halo as far as flavor goes. I was a long time menthol smoker and was very pleased with their menthol selction. Menthol ice and Malibu were my favorites. @ Kren. I started off with Halo G6 but had a bad experience with them per a suggestion here I tried Smokeless Image and I have not been happier. Their customer service is great and they helped me out a great deal.

 

[keyzygirl]

Try the Vapor4life cartos.They have sampler packs so you can try a few different menthols.You could also ask in their subforum about the different menthols.

 

[Traver]

Thanks in advance -- in reading the threads, I'm very appreciative of all the people eager to help. I'm just completely overwhelmed right now, and paralyzed by all the options.

Walmart is selling mistic e-cigs. For $10 you get, 2 cartomizers, a usb charger and a battery. Extra cartos are about $1.50 ea. I tried one and it seems to work ok. It's a cheap way to try e-cigs.