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Katdarling

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The Zephyrus V2. My favorite vape uses side by side coils (Horizontal). Seems that all of the prefabricated Coils used on other Atty's are Vertical. To me vertical coils is a more muted flavor.

Was perusing the internet and happened on a picture of the Zephyrus Coil .30 that was pre-made and side by side.

Bought one and found the flavor is as good as what I made myself, so I got to stop making my own coils.

The other gamechanger way back when was the Provari V1. It was the first vaping unit that was rock solid reliable. Later moved to other units because of it's limitations.
 

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I'd have to say the kayfun. Seems to me everything that followed it was at least inspired by it.

Yeah... tank wise it was Kayfun 5 and learning how to wick&coil it.
Mod wise, I evolved fairly quickly - ego AIO and onto a pico, but to pick one, I'd say - pico. Now the choice evolved into something more sophisticated, such as DNA board in LostVape Paranormal 166.

Vape on, you will find your hotspot.
 

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My latest game changer is diy juice. Who knew a wick could last more than 3 days!? Fruits are much tastier without the sweeteners bogging them down. I'm not even that good a mixer yet and my juices are better than the commercial juices I used to vape.:p
 

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My latest game changer is diy juice. Who knew a wick could last more than 3 days!? Fruits are much tastier without the sweeteners bogging them down. I'm not even that good a mixer yet and my juices are better than the commercial juices I used to vape.:p

I sort of envy, you, DIY'ers... It's not that I don't want to get my hands "dirty" with diy juice cooking, but it's exactly what I said - cooking. And just like cooking, I can watch a bizillion of cooking videos, it won't change the fact that I do not like cooking.

My philosophy is primitive in that respect - if I am not hungry, why cook and if I am hungry, I want food now! Nobody's got time to cook. :D
 

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I sort of envy, you, DIY'ers... It's not that I don't want to get my hands "dirty" with diy juice cooking, but it's exactly what I said - cooking. And just like cooking, I can watch a bizillion of cooking videos, it won't change the fact that I do not like cooking.

My philosophy is primitive in that respect - if I am not hungry, why cook and if I am hungry, I want food now! Nobody's got time to cook. :D
Lot of shake and vape recipes out there. Even I can mix a couple snv's in less than 10 minutes.
 

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For me, ECF was definitely THE game changer. One day I impulsively picked up a Blu starter kit instead of a carton of cigarettes, thinking of attempt number gazillion to quit. I wasn't overly impressed with Blu but that drove me to google where I found ECF. ECF was in the midst of the ProVari wars, which was entertaining reading to say the least. I bit the bullet and got myself a ProVari and Protank2. A month later I ordered my 2nd setup as a backup. ECF also led me to RTAs and DIY. I'm in a happy place today.

I have a collection of other devices now but that initial ProVari/Protank2 set up sealed my fate as a vaper and nonsmoker.

Today is 4 years and 3 months cigarette free. For grins I checked a quit banner -- over 31,000 cigarettes avoided. WOW!

Thank you to all the wonderful and supportive people here.
 
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I look at doing DIY juice about the same as when I used to "Roll my Own" with that roller machine, some loose tobacco, and papers BUT, it takes me significantly less time to DIY enough juice to last me as long as a carton of cig's would last me, and it is a whole lot cheaper $$$ wise. That in and of itself can be a Game Changer for some, and I do agree that cooking is No Fun At All, I would rather be sitting at the table waiting with my bib on for my food.;)
 

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I use a squonker. I generally vape with out flavoring. Sometimes though, I get to feeling really really wild. I put a drop or two of caramel flavoring into that squonk bottle. Then I ask Mrs CMD to get the bail money out 'cause my oats are rising from the ashes.
 

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I look at doing DIY juice about the same as when I used to "Roll my Own" with that roller machine, some loose tobacco, and papers BUT, it takes me significantly less time to DIY enough juice to last me as long as a carton of cig's would last me, and it is a whole lot cheaper $$$ wise. That in and of itself can be a Game Changer for some, and I do agree that cooking is No Fun At All, I would rather be sitting at the table waiting with my bib on for my food.;)

I cigarette machine rolled smokes for my wife and I for 20 years. It was somewhat cheaper than storebought but you got a better smoke in the end. Taking the time to roll cigs is the same as sitting down to mix a few juices, in the big picture I spend less time mixing than I did rolling cigs every morning for 2 smokers.
Every time one turns around there is another new perk to add to your DIY juice list. I never thought about comparing cig rolling vs juice making time wise until now.
 

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I've had two game changing moments in my vaping journey.

The first was opening a bubble wrap football from Bestecig in China and putting a prefilled menthol carto on a 510 battery. The very first puff was enough for me to make the switch the next morning.

The second game changer about three years later was screwing a Vision Vivi Nova 2.5 on a beaten up ProVari 2.0 I was gifted from a friend. That smooth power made the top coil vape rich and tasty and I found my perfect setup. I moved from trial and error hunting to a satisfied vaper approach, getting new stuff just for fun and stocking up what I really like.

I use my Novas with a variety of devices and have different toppers on my ProVaris from time to time, but that combo still reigns supreme for me.
 

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I've had two game changing moments in my vaping journey.

The first was opening a bubble wrap football from Bestecig in China and putting a prefilled menthol carto on a 510 battery. The very first puff was enough for me to make the switch the next morning.

The second game changer about three years later was screwing a Vision Vivi Nova 2.5 on a beaten up ProVari 2.0 I was gifted from a friend. That smooth power made the top coil vape rich and tasty and I found my perfect setup. I moved from trial and error hunting to a satisfied vaper approach, getting new stuff just for fun and stocking up what I really like.

I use my Novas with a variety of devices and have different toppers on my ProVaris from time to time, but that combo still reigns supreme for me.
I bet that beat up old Provari is still running strong, too!
 

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I use a squonker. I generally vape with out flavoring. Sometimes though, I get to feeling really really wild. I put a drop or two of caramel flavoring into that squonk bottle. Then I ask Mrs CMD to get the bail money out 'cause my oats are rising from the ashes.
As an unflavored DIYer, recently finding a half-filled bottle of Creme Brulee was ecstasy.
 

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The vaping industry as a whole is another game changer for me; the vapers, manucturers/vendors, and highly educated minds informing the public about the true health benefits (not risks) of vaping.



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Thank You Very much for that Video. I never thought I would see such a thing, in my lifetime anyway. If only the U.S. would depoliticize the topic of E-Cigarettes, maybe we here could start making real progress.:thumbs:
 

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Thank You Very much for that Video. I never thought I would see such a thing, in my lifetime anyway. If only the U.S. would depoliticize the topic of E-Cigarettes, maybe we here could start making real progress.:thumbs:
IKR, too many people here in America are always scared, degrade, even lie about new ideas or something they don't know understand, vaping. It's great to see highly educated people and doctors support it like they did in that video. It seems Britain's got really good support even with non-vapers. We really need to have more of that here in the US too.

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