Hello Bad Girls :)

Amazing! DNA 40???? How do you like it?

You've come a long way, baby!

 

Yeah, I'm still on the fence. The technology is young and I"m a low wattage person--I figured I might as well wait a bit longer. I haven't had a dry hit in ages, my atties work fine, wick well, no issues. I'm waiting for Dr. Farsalinos to publish the results of his study on wires.

 

I dunno that people think that they're all owned by BT, although it's possible that they do. I think it's that cig-a-likes have the rep as being less effective and less efficient, especially as the community has moved further and further toward the cloudy end of the continuum.

But you have a tank version with a longer battery life now, yes? there's still a subset of vapers in the wild that i see using ego/tank systems. They're the ones who vape but aren't involved in the online community.

 

Dr. F was supposed to look at the wires we're using and how safe they are (and at what temperatures).

Don't ask me, dear. I stay in my favorite 6-12 watt range...

Back to school, back to work...

 

No idea, honestly. I think that new vapers just prefer devices that deliver more vapor, more flavor and last longer without recharging and refilling.

I agree.

I remember when almost every new member of this forum asked for a recommendation for a device "that looks and feels like a cigarette" and most considered an eGo-class battery too big (I was one of them). Those days are pretty much over--at least on these boards. I believe that cigalikes are still popular among entry-level vapers who do not frequent e-cigarette forums or people who buy their e-cigs from the Internet, at gas stations or convenience stores. B&M vaping stores in my area don't even carry cigalikes anymore.

 

I used to be happy with my V4L and SS cigalikes--back when. But it's so nice to have a small box mod with 2,200 mAh capacity and a 3 ml tank.

But hey, if the FDA has its way (perish the thought), we'll all be going back to cigalikes.

 

I do have an opinion, but it's just that--my opinion. Maybe I'm getting old.

Sex sells.

And yes, it seems to be a thing. Cloud chasing competitions, tats, pole dancers at vaping conventions.

 

To a degree. I visited a vaping convention once, but when I saw what was going on inside, I left early. That said, I've been a member here for years, as you know, and I don't need to go to conventions. I get all my information here. I also visit my local B&M e-cig stores occasionally--some are very nice, friendly and professional, others are just horrid. It's a mixed bag. I think if you are a smoker and want to switch to vaping, you can do it safely without being exposed to that nonsense.

All good questions and I have no answers. Like with everything else, you have to educate yourself before you go shopping... I remember I spent hours researching e-cigarettes before I bought my first kit back in 2009. That's how I found ECF. But how many people fell for kiosk scams, $200 Smoking Everywhere kits, "free trials" that were nothing but, etc?

 

Cigalikes will never go away--they will only get better. I know I wanted and needed one when I started. Muscle memory...

It took a long time for my brain to realize that vaping was not, and didn't have to be, like smoking. But it was a process.

 

I did read that article...it seems to reflect what i see around here more than I'd like. I'd gone to a couple of early vape conventions and had an amazing time, meeting people, learning stuff and all that. My local vaping group has grown from just 6 of us to around 150 people at the meets and we have a fair number of local stores.

The local/state vapers and the stores just beat back an e-cig tax (one of the benefits of being in a backward state, Katya) so there are people successfully involved in activism.

Even so, I'm probably going to skip the upcoming meet. I don't feel comfortable there anymore. The local group is a limited subset (albeit a large one) , since most of the vapers that I know well aren't on ECF and aren't interested in the meets. I don't quite feel cool enough for the meets (which is more about me than the group). There's also just not much there for me i don't rebuild and i don't blow clouds (is it weird of me to be absolutely positive that i will not buy any liquid from a company named "I'd hit that" . yuck).

BTW,yep, V4L is still going, I'm still on their email list, so sometimes get sales notices.

 

I'm a dinosaur--I don't even have an FB account...

I like ECF because it is moderated and I do feel safe here. Of course, like with everything else, nothing is perfect. I have disagreed with many bans and other moderating decisions in the past, even opposed them rather forcefully, but I do realize that it is a private forum and I have agreed to follow their rules.

That said, it also depends on moderators. We've had a few lousy ones. But I really like the current ones. They all seem to be good and reasonable people. I've been here for almost 6 years. I've tried other forums--not for me.

 

Hi all, nice to see the activity. And these recent posts have been a very interesting read. Nice to see you ladies.