Help needed to buy the right e cigarette

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Chrissie

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They are listed on AAEC UK (that's my home forum) and seem to be legitimate, but I'd be surprised if they really sell them for that price... maybe Chrissie knows something (?).

I'm wondering if Last Cig are closing down as they posted the following on a thread in AAE-C UK, on 2nd June "50% OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE RIGHT NOW!"
 
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Kaydi

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I've just finished the S's on Chrissie's list and Smoke Rainbow are selling juice in 1 ml quantity - at first I thought how stupid to sell such a tiny amount but the more I looked into it I realised its maybe not so stupid as they sell 24 different flavours for £9.73 which is a good way of trying lots of flavours and it won't matter if you really don't like any of them. 1ml juices start at 43p but there are quite a few different deals. Think I may be returning there once I've topped up my PayPal account (I noticed earlier I've emptied it!).
 

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What a fool I am - I ordered a pack of ten cartomisers just for tasting different juices and they plus some new juice came today but I couldn't get them open to put juice in. Surrounded by tools I'd used to try I eventually gave up and emptied my nautilus instead (I didn't want to as it had vermillion river in!) and washed it out so I could try at least one of the new flavours. My brain then clicked into gear and I checked where I'd bought the cartomisers only to find it's the mouthpiece I needed to remove not the bottom!!! Duh! I can't say I'm impressed with the juice though - it's from Joose juice on Chrissie's list but has very little flavour. The cheap cartomisers are not too bad though, they were less than £6 for ten and perfect just for testing juice.
 

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Get the istick. as i said in my previous post the istick gives you room to grow beyond the nautilus. You could get one of the different subtanks if you are interested in sub ohming down the road as well as it will support drippers and RTa (rebuildable systems). The coils shouldn't run you too much in a 5 pack to purchase seperately. Roughly 12 dollars or so. and they are well made last me 2 to 3 weeks typically.

I should also add, the istick is a pass through device so you can charge while vaping which a wonderful thing. nothing worse then having to bum a cigarette cause your battery is dead.
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Almost everyone graduated their vaping experience over different device levels. This is ideal for the next big level up on taste and throat hit. Hope you enjoy it!
 

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What a fool I am - I ordered a pack of ten cartomisers just for tasting different juices and they plus some new juice came today but I couldn't get them open to put juice in. Surrounded by tools I'd used to try I eventually gave up and emptied my nautilus instead (I didn't want to as it had vermillion river in!) and washed it out so I could try at least one of the new flavours. My brain then clicked into gear and I checked where I'd bought the cartomisers only to find it's the mouthpiece I needed to remove not the bottom!!! Duh! I can't say I'm impressed with the juice though - it's from Joose juice on Chrissie's list but has very little flavour. The cheap cartomisers are not too bad though, they were less than £6 for ten and perfect just for testing juice.

Joose -Juices freshly make their e-liquids to order, so they do need steeping for a week or so.
 

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Joose -Juices freshly make their e-liquids to order, so they do need steeping for a week or so.
Thanks Chrissie, just so I'm sure does steeping have to done in a tank? If so I'll have to get another nautilus.
My nautilus used to crackle when I drew on it but now it's silent. Is it supposed to crackle? It doesn't seem right now without that crackle.
 

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Thanks Chrissie, just so I'm sure does steeping have to done in a tank? If so I'll have to get another nautilus.
My nautilus used to crackle when I drew on it but now it's silent. Is it supposed to crackle? It doesn't seem right now without that crackle.
it's possible the coil is coming to the end..?? :)
 

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Thanks Chrissie, just so I'm sure does steeping have to done in a tank? If so I'll have to get another nautilus.
My nautilus used to crackle when I drew on it but now it's silent. Is it supposed to crackle? It doesn't seem right now without that crackle.

No, steeping is done in the bottle the e-liquid comes in :) Here is a good thread that explains steeping -
My Understanding of Steeping. | ALL ABOUT E-CIGARETTES UK

And as djsvapour says, it sounds like the coil in your tank is coming to an end. It is indeed supposed too crackle & when it stops doing so, it means the coil is no longer heating up as it should be. For comparison, think of the noise a kettle makes:)
 

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No, steeping is done in the bottle the e-liquid comes in :) Here is a good thread that explains steeping -
My Understanding of Steeping. | ALL ABOUT E-CIGARETTES UK

And as djsvapour says, it sounds like the coil in your tank is coming to an end. It is indeed supposed too crackle & when it stops doing so, it means the coil is no longer heating up as it should be. For comparison, think of the noise a kettle makes:)
Thanks, I'm pleased it's done in the bottle rather than the tank. And as soon as I read djsvapours post I changed the coil and it's crackling again now. That coil has only been in around a week but I have read sometimes they don't last as long as they should.
My partner is back in hospital with exactly the same as last time. This time he refused to go in for three days after the gp wanted him in by which time he couldn't even stand up! The stress has been enormous but I still haven't given in n had any cigarettes, been 32 days since I stopped and I know nothing will make me smoke again.
 

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Thanks, I'm pleased it's done in the bottle rather than the tank. And as soon as I read djsvapours post I changed the coil and it's crackling again now. That coil has only been in around a week but I have read sometimes they don't last as long as they should.
My partner is back in hospital with exactly the same as last time. This time he refused to go in for three days after the gp wanted him in by which time he couldn't even stand up! The stress has been enormous but I still haven't given in n had any cigarettes, been 32 days since I stopped and I know nothing will make me smoke again.

A lot depends on the type of juice you use as to how long a coil performs well. Sweet & high VG juices, tend to gunk up coils more quickly.

Sorry to hear your partner is back in hospital :( but very well done with not giving in :)
 

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I've been waiting all this time for my 30w istick to come as I hadn't realised the Amazon seller was from Singapore. It arrived today but it's completely dead! I tried charging it but it still won't power on so I've emailed the seller. I'm not prepared to wait for a replacement, I would much rather return the dead one and buy another from a UK seller but I was wondering what the difference is in the 20w, the 30w and the 50w? I have been using a 20w one which is ok but as the 50w is only slightly more expensive than the 30w I wondered if that would be a better buy?
 

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Oh no... that is bad news indeed. The 50w iStick is large and has 2 batteries etc. It's not something that interests me, I must say. If the 20w is powerful enough for you, then the 30w is almost identical but has "upgrades" to some of the weak areas of the original one (threads that stripped and the centre pin getting pushed down). There were some reliability issues with the 50w ones, but they might be a thing of the past.
What sort of power are you using? Do you like the small size of the "box mods", or would you consider a "tube mod"?
Look up things like SID (smok) and EVIC v.1. I am NOT saying you should buy one, but that's an alternative.
Otherwise, how about the 30w from Myepack?
 

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Good news - I left my istick on charge while I went out for an hour and when I got back it powered on and is working as it should. Not sure why it wouldn't power on before, maybe I just hadn't charged it long enough.
Another bit of news is because my partners stoma is a big contributing factor towards him keep getting dehydrated which always leads to his kidneys failing they have decided to do a reversal operation as an unexpected opening has come up for Monday. It's a major operation but will be worth it as quite frankly his stoma has been (pardon the pun) a pain in the ....!
 

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I was surprised to see they don't allow swear words on here as after all it is an adult only site.
I keep getting lightheaded which I've read is just an effect of too much nicotine but three of my 18ml juices never cause this no matter how much I vape. Yesterday I used one of those three and intentionally over vaped with no lightheadedness, today I've been using some of my other 18mg and 12mg juices making a point of vaping much less but my head is woozy again. I can't understand this - has anyone else experienced it? Also I still feel the need to vape which surely I shouldn't if I've already taken in too much nicotine?
 
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