Hey Everyone! +DIY Question

[Aidan Vapes]

Hey hows it going guys!

Just signed up and thought I would come and say hi and ask a question at the same time!

Firstly about me!

Im a 20 Years old from the UK and I have been vaping now for almost 2 years! Currently vaping on the Tugboat Tuglyfe Box mod with Tugboat v2 RDA

As for my question, I am looking into getting into DIY e juice and have purchased a started pack with the basics but I cant make a good juice, I know this is probably due tot he 2 flavors I were sent raspberry and honey, yuck

My question is, where is the best place for me to buy my flavorings from that wont kill me on shipping fee's? I live in the UK as mentioned. If it helps, I am really into creamy and fruity desert flavors such as mothers milk, so i would love to be able to make my own juices like that.

Thanks a lot for reading guys and merry Christmas to all!

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome to the board. I have no idea about flavors in the UK. I'm sure one of our UK folks will be along shortly. FWIW, I buy my flavors from The Flavor Apprentice; I don't know about cost, or even if, they ship international.

 

[BreSha6869]

I buy The Flavor Apprentice, Capella and other flavours in Canada with no issues. I would find out who distributes them in the UK.

Keep in mind that flavours are legal basically everywhere, so you can import easily. Not sure where you could import from with low shipping rates, but there are options.

 

[djsvapour]

You can buy almost everything in the UK.

Decadent. Inawera. Capella. Flavourart. TFA/TPA. Flavor West.

Sometimes, there are even group buys on UK forums for the less readily available.

 

[Fantazmagoricl]

I've only been mixing my own juices for a couple of months so haven't shopped about a great deal. I'm in the UK and vapable is the cheapest I've found for flavours, they stock capella, flavour west and perfumers apprentice as well as their own. Their vg and pg aren't the cheapest but its handy buying it all in one place, pretty fast delivery as well, usually next day if you order early enough.

 

[Noflers]

Hello, and welcome to the site!

As far as the shipping issue goes, I can't chime in as I live in the US.

When you're starting out I'd suggest finding some reputable recipes online and go off them. It will help you to understand how the different flavors work in a mix and how they compliment each other. Mothers milk should be an easy one because many people are in search of the end all be all clone.

DIY is like learning the harmonica, you might play around with the instrument for a long time, slowly picking things up as you go. Then one day all those random bits of skill click together and everything makes sense.

Good luck!

 

[Aidan Vapes]

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome and advice! Regarding flavors based in the US, I suppose its worth paying a higher shipping cost for top flavors though would you say? Iv'e heared amazing reviews about TFA etc

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum @Aidan Vapes. Glad to have you here!

• UK List of Flavour Concentrate Suppliers

For all things DIY head on over to the DIY ELiquid Forum. Lots of great info in all the "stickies". Below is the information I often give to members new to DIY.

• Dannyv45's blogs will give insight into all aspects of DYI, from steeping to what supplies to have on hand to a basic walk through mixing your first E-juice. => dannyv45 - Blogs
• Hoosier's blogs concentrate on fine tuning your mix and give insight on additives. =>Hoosier - Blogs
• For a juice mixing calculator consider using eJuiceMeUp

Here are some threads you may like to read through for different flavoring companies. Many of the posts include recipes and comments about a specific flavor.

• Flavor Arts (FA) - Flavour Art Thread
• The Flavor Apprentice (TFA) - The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread => Also see Bill's Magic Vapor's Blog & TFA Flavor % Recommendations
• Inawera (IW) - Inawera - a few reviews
• Capella (CAP) - DIY Capella's Recipe Thread v2.0 & List of Capella Flavor %'s
• Hangsen (HS) - The Hangsen Thread
• Flavor West (FW) - Flavor West DIY flavor review

DIY Recipe Sites & Misc Links

• E-Liquid Recipes <= Feel free to post your recipes here for all members to enjoy and comment on.
• TPA/TFA Recipes only! <= ECF Thread
• FlavourArt.uk Recipes
  
• Le DIY Pour Les Nuls - Great French site (in English)
• Reddit Recipes - Read the Sidebar
• EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
• EcigVape
• UK E-Liquid Recipes
• kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
• One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes

 

[Tommy-Chi]

Welcome to ECF!

It's just my opinion but if you hang out with vapers, or in a vape shop, get people in to DIY for juice and unregulated box mods. The more of us that do DIY, I think govts will realize we cannot be stopped. Know how to do nicotine extraction from tobacco, and determine where you are going to get PG/VG/Flavors and electronics parts when the going gets tough.

Good luck!

 

[Bootiewootsy]

Hello from Florida and welcome to the group..

 

[dc99]

Check with TFA and see if they have a distribution place in the UK. You can buy direct from them but it doesn't really save a bunch unless you buy over 4oz bottles. Start with simple recipes. Single flavors like TFA ripe strawberry or similar. Add flavors as you get the hang of things. With TFA, more is not always better.