Grand Terrace Vapors Crazy Beta Test Giveaway: Details inside

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readmylips

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I've enjoyed a number of flavors from GTV and, like Bella, I only use tanks. I have had no wicking problems and the flavor has been good in my aerotanks (don't recall if I've done any GTV in my travel evods--I don't think so). I think it would be good to have some tank users represented in the beta mix. After all, despite RML's intention to cater to sub-ohm/dripping, there are many vapers who may try his juices. It would be good information to have that a flavor works well in a tank, IMO.

Agreed. The juice will work in tanks, but I like to be honest that it is thick and made for dripping. I dropped a sample off to a shop once and they kicked it back because it was too runny. This was back when we offered higher pg. I gave them the sample in higher thinner pg because people going to a vape bar to sample - sample from a tank. Then these yahoos drip it and complain its not thick enough for dripping. I understand almost all brick and mortar boutique juice is made for dripping because that is almost 100% of the revenue around here.

I have seen juice bar after juice bar start to close out companies that are not geared towards clouds. Maybe it is just a local thing to my area of SoCal but I have to consider what they have to say since they see a different side of the business than me.

That being said, we do in fact very much want tank feedback, but if the feedback is "hey it doesn't flow to well in my tank when I want to chain vape" well, that information we already have. There is still other helpful information we could gather though from a person who does in fact prefer tanks. To each his own though. Those who wish to get some trial juice just need to post anything in here that they like. On topic, off topic there is no set topic. Just post and be willing to give me 5 minutes of your time for the juice we send you.

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The big one is coming from SlowTech because it was the only place I could find it ($15.41).
Little one I got from USA and best price I see now for it is $9.00 + $4 (shipping) = $13.00

Should only take about 45 days to maybe 90 since it is close to the end of the year and close to Chinese new year.. lol

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when I started smoking again I found that ultra lights was all I could handle and I'm thinking that an RDA is for those that like a stronger vape and or were use to stronger cigs..does that sound right??

I don't believe the two are 1:1 in comparison at all.

Denser clouds =/= analog compounds.
 

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I am loving my DIY's! :)

It seems as though once I get the recipe to my liking, I always want to improve one small element, which leads to a total re-balance. :facepalm:

My GTV Jolly Rancher should be plenty well steeped by now, I will try it soon and post my thoughts. :)

(I'm using rebuilt clearo's, apparently that is frowned upon here?)
 

readmylips

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when I started smoking again I found that ultra lights was all I could handle and I'm thinking that an RDA is for those that like a stronger vape and or were use to stronger cigs..does that sound right??

For me personally I have smoked as a social smoker, a hardcore smoker, a menthol smoker, lights smoker, a chain smoker while over seas in the Army and smoked many versions not available in the U.S, an addicted smoker, a cigar smoker, a clove smoker, smoker of lucky strike filter less and many other things.

Dripping in RDA was just the next level of vaping for me. I most likely would have moved into that portion of the vape scene even if i had been "just a lights smoker" or any single aspect of smoking and not such a wide cross section.

Dripping is a personal preference and I find for myself and almost every single person I encounter, once they try dripping and get past the new way of vaping and the coil building part. They find a whole new world and the pleasure of vaping is enhanced greatly. I was so anti mech mod and dripping that I find it amusing how far my opinion changed once I did in fact take the small leap.

I wish everyone would at least give dripping a chance. just my two cents,

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readmylips

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when I make my juice I use 100% vg and I don't have a problem with it..

Well Thank Goodness someone says that. I usually get the other end of the spectrum of vapers who say it is too thick.

Do you have a big collection of DIY flavors and things?

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Well Thank Goodness someone says that. I usually get the other end of the spectrum of vapers who say it is too thick.
I have to say, I haven't really had any wicking problems with VG liquids (I prefer max VG when I can get it) in my tanks either. Perhaps it's because many of the newer tanks are bottom coil instead of top coil...?
 

readmylips

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I am loving my DIY's! :)

It seems as though once I get the recipe to my liking, I always want to improve one small element, which leads to a total re-balance. :facepalm:

My GTV Jolly Rancher should be plenty well steeped by now, I will try it soon and post my thoughts. :)

(I'm using rebuilt clearo's, apparently that is frowned upon here?)


Yeah total re balance is a given with flavor creation and a silly 1% shift in a flavor turns into everything being moved around.

Looking forward to your steeped thoughts.. on steeped juice and your jolly thoughts on the steeping of things and other fun thoughts.. lol

Frowned upon.... hmmmm. I have to say no. I do not frown on anything per-say except wasting money and not getting the max for my experience dollars.

Given your experience with rebuilding i have to say "that is awesome and I would love to see how you do it. I love to learn new things." Adding to that though in my experience and pretty much the whole SoCal cloud chasing scene....cleros do not make for great flavor or clouds...they make for a decent experience and a convenience of experience. Now I have found i am among a tiny minority on this board, but if you visit any brick and mortar around my parts and ask for an ego pen of clearomizers there will be a snickering of the crowd of patrons in the vape bar. Not that they are rude but most have moved on to the next level in the evolution that is vaping.

But remember, people laughed at Noah as well...then...they all died.. hahah. To me, as long as you are not smoking I am happy, but if you are asking if there is another level to this all...there is. but any level you enjoy that keeps you off of smokes is pretty cool to me.

Ok one last example before I go home and eat dinner with my misses....I also own a sandwich shop. People come in all the time and compare things saying oh is this like subway or how come this inst like that...I only want to not be hungry and pay as little as possible.. Nothing wrong with not wanting to be hungry, but you cant compare the quality of the experience to say a Jason deli or to a new york 18 buck a sandwich, sandwich. They might both be sandwiches, but they do not perform the exact same functions. While one satisfies your belly ache and nothing much more than that, the other satisfies your belly, your taste buds, your friends envy you for eating at the better place, you do not take a date to subway to impress her, or McDonald. Vaping is like that. There are just different aspects, I wish you would try dripping. I have never had a single person go oh hey "I am going to try dripping, yeah I tried it I hated it I went back to an ego c twist" lol

Just a thought. And becky there are quality lights and then there are no name brand lights. If you just want nicotine and to not have the jitters you get the most inexpensive pack. if you truly enjoy tobacco you get a toasted yummy tobacco that satisfies more than the jitters. Dripping is more akin to wanting to taste more of the subtle nuances of your juice and have complete control the every aspect of the vape from begining to end.

Just my ten cents!

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readmylips

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I have to say, I haven't really had any wicking problems with VG liquids (I prefer max VG when I can get it) in my tanks either. Perhaps it's because many of the newer tanks are bottom coil instead of top coil...?

Idk about the issue. I have evods and ce6s and iclear 30's. I vape hard when I do vape and i burn wicks alot even with full tanks. I read from someone on the forum that they remove one of the strings to make things flow better in some tanks. I do not have any experience with rebuilding evods or clearomizers so I cant really make subtle adjustments to the setup.

All this non mech talk has my eyeing my SVD and grabbing my old setup for some fun. Just remade the Movie theater Lemonade we used to carry(removed due to separation issues of the lemon) Trying out a slightly different recipe. Any one like lemonade? Even though no one ever complained about the slight separation, it still bothered me to have it on the market that way. Though at level where it does not separate it was way to bland. I will know in about two weeks if this flavor is a winner or not. Right now .....too harsh fresh made.

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One of these days I'm going to have to figure out that RBA I got. It came with a prebuilt dual coil. I put it on the meter and it wouldn't register. Stuck it on a MVP and couldn't get a constant reading - kept going between 4 and 6 ohms. Didn't seem like a good thing to me. Guy at work does drippers and builds his own stuff so going to try getting with him to take a look at it.
 

readmylips

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You put it on a real ohm checker?

Pull those pre builts out and twist up your own. Have the guy at work give you a 10 minute tutorial on safety with the battery, the wire, and all the basics. There is a great wire building section on the board here that will give you an idea of all the different gauges and the length and what they will ohm at if you follow the guide. It is on ECF and i was the one who asked the question. Someone replied with the noobs guide in excel spread sheet for me.

About 3 to 5 bucks for someone to build your coil and set you up correctly is about fair. Watch what they do they first time and then ask questions about it. You will really only need it once in person if you watch a few good youtube videos. I am obviously a RIP trippers fan. He is a little odd ball but he explains things pretty decent.

Last resort or even a first resort. Post a picture here. A clear picture please, of your setup in question and one of us will help you out.

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Yep put it on a regular checker. Pretty sure the meter is good as I've put kanger coils on it and the reading matches what I get on the MVP. Figuring that it just don't read that high. Need to find a time and be in the right mind set to watch the vids on it. Sometimes I see the guy at work multiple times a day and then we can go a couple days without crossing paths. Didn't hardly see him this past week and we were both pretty much on the go at the time. Things are going to be hectic for me this week. Getting ready for a trip to the States and will be gone a couple weeks.
Need to also get some wire and wick for it.
 
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