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What did you think of the horehound element in that one? I just remember having some horehound candy once and it was like licorice kind of but even though I like black licorice I'm not big on vaping it so far. Do you get much of a licorice flavor in it?

I think I've watched that series like 3 times, such an exquisitely well crafted show, the cinematography, the humor, the story and character development, the ethical dilemmas that really make you think-"what would I really do in those situations?", the acting, god what a great show! The greatest thing of all, is that you can never really guess what will happen next!
I was wondering what horehound was. Had no idea and was going to google it but now I don't have to! I definitely did not taste any black licorice or any other kind of licorice notes. I actually despise black licorice to be honest. Totally did not pick that up in fifth rank.

Regarding breaking bad, yeah, great show. I never watched it originally for some reason. But watching about a season per week on Netflix right now, can't get enough!
 

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Second from the left is the Taifun, last two on the right are KFLs

are those on the right nemesis? I think those look so cool, i saw a clone that looked the same and was cheaper so maybe i'll get one...and a kayfun clone. So what is the real difference between clones and non-clones anyway? I understand that clones are just imitations of the original but is the quality the same? Are clones all made in china?
 

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I just won a 30ML bottle of Halo juice on the Halo thread. Head over if you want to give it a shot. It's the "Numbers Game Thread" There will be 4 more winners today. I never win anything, so I was surprised! Kathi17 won last time if I remember right. Angelphyre is giving it her best shot right now, LOL. Gonna go help her out!

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Congrats:) I saw the post for the contest earlier, but yall seemed so charged about it and I already had such a good month vapemail wise, so I just messed out:) Speakin of vapemail, I went and picked up my trade box sent by leonidas. 3 from TVC, 2 from steam co, sample of absolute pin, and unknown b&m tobacco? I hadnt had a chance to ask what this one was yet. He also sent a tester of 5p absolute pin, full, that I'll use as a bargaining chip in a future swap, lol. Best kinda trade, lol. Both men thought they had gotten the better deal, everyones happy. I'd +1 leonidas on trade cred:)
 
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I was wondering what horehound was. Had no idea and was going to google it but now I don't have to! I definitely did not taste any black licorice or any other kind of licorice notes. I actually despise black licorice to be honest. Totally did not pick that up in fifth rank.

Regarding breaking bad, yeah, great show. I never watched it originally for some reason. But watching about a season per week on Netflix right now, can't get enough!

Oh good because i just ordered it, I had a $5 reward to redeem at ejuices.com so i figured I'd try it. Didn't appear that i was allowed to add in today's 15% discount code on top of my reward though.

I almost feel jealous of people who get to watch it fast like that, I started from day one and it was excruciating to have to wait in suspense until the next week or the next season to see what happened!
 

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are those on the right nemesis? I think those look so cool, i saw a clone that looked the same and was cheaper so maybe i'll get one...and a kayfun clone. So what is the real difference between clones and non-clones anyway? I understand that clones are just imitations of the original but is the quality the same? Are clones all made in china?


All those are clones (except the Zen and Provari). Far right is a nemesis, next one in is a Caravela. I'm sure no clone is as high quality as the original but many are very good. If buying from FT, I read the reviews and see what people have to say about a particular one. Clones are made in other places but I'd feel safe assuming that the vast majority come from there.
 

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All those are clones (except the Zen and Provari). Far right is a nemesis, next one in is a Caravela. I'm sure no clone is as high quality as the original but many are very good. If buying from FT, I read the reviews and see what people have to say about a particular one. Clones are made in other places but I'd feel safe assuming that the vast majority come from there.

which do you like the best of mods?
 

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Can't help you on the cleaning...but do you feel the mini pt3 is all that much better than the mini pt2?
I think it's better, but not for the reasons I tought I would. I don't notice much of a flavor difference, maybe real slight. Heard I'd taste more with dual coil, maybe I get just a little more. Does seem to be a little cleaner and smoother vape. But if anything, these are very slight differences IMO.

What I really love about the pt3 mini is the deeper well which makes it so much easier to get juice into tank. They have created a bit more room to get a dropper in there. The new tip is 10x better IMO. It's sleek and narrow, unlike the big klonky thing in the pt2 mini. Just feels good vaping on it. Then there is the look, just looks cool and classy, more sleek or modern if you will.
 

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I ordered mid-march and haven't gotten it yet, i guess people are getting their orders though but it's taking longer because it's a small one guy operation i think, and he was in the hospital for a while and had a backlog or something...
He should say something about it on their page.. 8-10 days came and went like 8-10 days ago. People respect it when you're up front about stuff
 

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Thanks Angelphyre and AngiBe - it was fun and I never win anything, so that was new for me. I'm taking suggestions on just which juice to choose as my prize - open to everyone's thoughts! Anyone have a favorite HALO flavor?
I like tribeca okay, but it's the only one of theirs I've tried
 

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I am so tired tonight that I don't even feel like trying out my new shiny...my KFL+ clone that came in today. Don't feel like trying any of my flavors I have yet to get to because I'm too exhausted to mess with changing the wick in my dripper. Guess all these late nights I keep spending on here have caught up to me! :closedeyes:

It was about 2 weeks after I got mine before I finally built it. Be careful mine does not like to be on its side at all. When I first used it I layed it down on my bed and came back to a big oily stain on my sheet.
 

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Ok my fellow social gourmet juicers, I need your help! I'm loving my new mini protank 3's, but now I got to point where I need to clean out tanks and prep coils for new flavor. I'm fine with the whole tank cleaning bit, same as pt2. Where I'm having trouble is the coil maintenance. I am used to single coil maintenance and dry burning. But these new mini pt3's take a new dual coil. The top coil is exposed but there are a couple wicks sandwhiched Inbetween the top and bottom coil. I'm afraid if I leave wicks in and dry burn I'll ruin the wicks or burn them. If I take them out, like I would on a single coil, you can't get them back in. Anyone have experience with these ?
Nope, but my advice would be to soak them in vodka overnight and then let them dry for another 24 hrs. Thats how the vmod people clean those hybrid atties..
 

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which do you like the best of mods?

The one with the crystals. It's low maintenance, beautiful, solid, nice smooth threads. I would buy another of them but they have been sold out since I received this one a couple of months ago. My next favorite (tube mech mod) is a chi you clone that is not pictured.
 

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Oh good because i just ordered it, I had a $5 reward to redeem at ejuices.com so i figured I'd try it. Didn't appear that i was allowed to add in today's 15% discount code on top of my reward though.

I almost feel jealous of people who get to watch it fast like that, I started from day one and it was excruciating to have to wait in suspense until the next week or the next season to see what happened!
Sweet, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Fifth Rank! I think you're going to love it! Hope it doesn't make you nauseous:)

I'm with you on the sixty four. Five pawns says "a hint of dill" in description. Are you kidding me ? It's like a in your face dill vape with occasional menthol. Didn't get much else. I honestly love dill too, dill dip, etc. I even love those dill potato chips most people find disgusting. But I am not a fan of sixty four FOOB, that's for sure! I'll let it sit for a few weeks and see if dill calms down and anything else like the lemon pops out .

Back to our shows, I miss most good shows nowadays while they are playing. But I'm a netflix junkie so I'll catch up there when I can. Like you said it's fun, can just marathon through season after season. The downside though is watching 5 years of tv in a few weeks, getting so engulfed in it, and then you're done, forever! Then you're like, I need more! That went too fast!
 

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FSV also sent me a sample of the Lavender.. Smells so floral I haven't had the chutzpah to try it. It's a nice smell, but i'm not sure if I want to vape it. Maybe i'll mist it into my lingerie drawer.. lol.

This is actually very good-of several Lavenders I tried this was my favorite. Lavender isn't an ADV but this one has a light lavender with a creamy almost vanilla taste to it.
 

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Nope, but my advice would be to soak them in vodka overnight and then let them dry for another 24 hrs. Thats how the vmod people clean those hybrid atties..

But what about the dry burn bit? Man I sure hope I can figure this out because I love these new little tanks. But if I can't make the dual coils last like the singles it'll get too expensive to replace them. Have to be able to burn the gunk off the coils.
 

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Here's the Chi You clone in 18500 mode, it has different tubes instead of just the telescoping. It takes more adjusting and fiddling to get the pin set for different toppers though.
 

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Thanks for the suggestion. I do have that vision eternity dripper and I have used the 306 atty, same one Jenna was using for awhile. I honestly don't see much of a difference between that and my new mini pt3's. They produce a bit of a warmer vape too, where I prefer cooler. I'm sure there is superior equipment out there, but I really like the convenience of my setup if I can just learn how to maintain and dry burn these new kanger dual coils!

I haven't gotten any of those dual coils because my understanding is they are quite hard to rebuild and I am spoiled on my homemade recoils with cotton. So much so that now I am recoiling mine and 2 other peoples as well after they tried thiers and then compared it to mine. I am really considering going to drippers only. I am wondering if it would save me some juice use. I still haven't bothered to find out exactly how much I vape I am thinking its around 4-5mls a day though. jeez that sounds awful. 5mls a day of premium juice is about $100 a month in juice still cheaper than smoking as long as I don't buy any equipment. It just seems like those that only drip use less juice or maybe I just vape too much idk. As usual I have strayed from what I was saying....and that is why random rambles is in the title of this thread lol. What I was getting at Brett is I have found just soaking them in boiling water cleans off the coils quite a bit and helps extend the life. I was doing that before I began recoiling them myself. Dry burning always seemed to leave a weird taste in the coil.
 

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Sweet, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Fifth Rank! I think you're going to love it! Hope it doesn't make you nauseous:)

I'm with you on the sixty four. Five pawns says "a hint of dill" in description. Are you kidding me ? It's like a in your face dill vape with occasional menthol. Didn't get much else. I honestly love dill too, dill dip, etc. I even love those dill potato chips most people find disgusting. But I am not a fan of sixty four FOOB, that's for sure! I'll let it sit for a few weeks and see if dill calms down and anything else like the lemon pops out .

Back to our shows, I miss most good shows nowadays while they are playing. But I'm a netflix junkie so I'll catch up there when I can. Like you said it's fun, can just marathon through season after season. The downside though is watching 5 years of tv in a few weeks, getting so engulfed in it, and then you're done, forever! Then you're like, I need more! That went too fast!

The only things that make me nauseous in vape so far are maple and caramel, and butter scotch

I have yet to find a lime vape that i don't like

I'm glad I'm not the only one got mainly dill from that, sheesh, who wants to vape dill! Yuck, what were they thinking??? It'll be interesting to see if it mellows out for you.

I've noticed that the Sixty Four has shown up pretty frequently on trades and classifieds both here and on reddit too

I really enjoyed all the symbolism in BB too ;)
 
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