Hullo everybody

[mrvertigo73]

Hi all. Matt here. 45 year old former smoker (for 30 years, until around 9 months ago) now vaping and down to 0mg nicotine most of the time, 1-1.5mg sometimes if I feel the need (unless I am vaping some of my old 3mg juices up lol!).

I got in to this with a little Innokin EZWatt at 12mg, vaped tobacco flavours for about 2 days! I soon got in to fruity and menthol vapes, going down to 6mg on an Eleaf ijust nexgen sub-ohm stick, then once I was down to 3mg on that I really started noticing flavours...

I now vape bakeries and creams mostly, with the occasional exotic fruit and menthol blaster.

I have a couple of tanks - Kylin RTA, Dead Rabbit RTA, as well as a Dead Rabbit RDA, Troll RDA, Serpent RDA, Bonza BF RDA, Wotofo Profile Mesh BF RDA.

I own a VandyVape Pulse BF Squonk mech mod, GeekVape Blade 235W in Crystal blue (subtle, not like the other colours!!), and a Voopoo Drag 157 with a silicone sleeve (seriously, required for that thing!). I only use Samsung , LG or Sony batteries. 18650, 20700, 21700s. I'm looking to get a Dovpo Topside Squonk and a nice mid-range mech mod like a Kennedy or a Broadside, maybe not an Avid Lyfe just yet!

I make coils using pre-made fused clapton wire, but would like to get in to making my own wire. Just finding the time, with a job, wife, 4 year old child and everything else!

I have recently got in to DIY juice, and have bought around 60 flavours, so am busy steeping a load of random juices at the moment - first batch should be ready this weekend!!

Favourite setup is Blade 235 loaded with 21700s, with Dead Rabbit RDA, single fused clapton at around .2 - .3 ohms, japanese muji cotton with a high VG juice - ideally Dinner Lady Lemon Tart, at around 60w. Happy man.

 

[bombastinator]

Howdy and welcome

 

[Opinionated]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[Letitia]

Welcome Matt. Good luck with your mixes.

 

[mrvertigo73]

Thanks all. I've done a couple of shake n vapes - pina colada, dandelion and burdock and banana split - but they are basically single flavour recipes (bit of Bavarian Cream, caramel and custard in banana one but already tastes good!) and I have some lemon tart, snickers / marathon bar type, chocolate orange, pecan hazlenut cream, raspberry pavolva and peanut butter custard ready this weekend! just got a batch of new flavours today so might mix up a few after my weekend away...! Probably gonna try a butterscotch custard, a dragon fruit mix, a cherry aniseed thing in the vein of "Flick My Dangles" by juicemeister - my ADV for ages, maybe an apple pie, mint choc chip ice cream, a cereal of some sort, and a strawberry ice cream..!

Current flavours here - any recommended recipes gratefully received although I suspect not the right forum post for it!

1.0% Ethyl Maltol (TPA)
2. CHOCOLATE
3. Apple
Almond Amaretto (TPA)
Aniseed (KH)
Apple and lemon Pope and brewers
Banana Ripe (TPA)
Banana Split (Cap)
Bavarian Cream (FW)
Butter Pecan (FW)
Butterscotch (FW)
Caramel (TPA)
Caramel Popcorn (ooo)
Cereal, Lucky Leprechaun (TPA)
Cherry Blast (FW)
Cinnamon Churro (FW)
Cinnamon Danish Swirl (Cap)
coconut
Cookie, Sugar (Cap)
Cotton Candy (Flavorah)
Cream (TFCC)
Cream, Sweet (Cap)
Creme de Menthe (TPA)
Cupcake, Vanilla (Cap)
Dandelion and burdock pope and brewers
dragon fruit (TPA)
DX Peanut Butter (TPA)
Florida Orange TFCC
Fruit Circles (SilverLine) (CAP)
Graham Cracker (FW)
Harvest Berry (Cap)
Hazlenut
Key Lime (TPA)
lemon flavor apprenctice
Lemon Meringue Pie (Cap)
Marshmallow flavor. West
Nutella Type (FW)
Peppermint (TPA)
pina colada (Flavor Apprentice)
Pina Colada (TPA)
Pope and brewers cookies and cream
Raspberry TFCC
rhubarb and custard ( pope&brewer)
Strawberry (Flavor Apprentice)
Strawberry Sweet (TFCC)
Strawberry, Ripe (TPA)
Strawberry, Sweet (Cap)
Sweetener-TFA:
Vanilla Bean Gelato (TPA)
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (TPA)
Vanilla Custard v1 (Cap)
Vanilla TFCC
Vanilla, French (Cap)

 

[dreamvaper]

45 year old former smoker for 30 years

oh, I feel for your lungs!
and btw you started smoking regularly at 15yo?

 

[zoiDman]

Way to Go mrvertigo73!

And welcome to the ECF.

 

[mrvertigo73]

oh, I feel for your lungs!
and btw you started smoking regularly at 15yo?

IKR? At 15 I was a regular smoker, smoking marijuana too. My grandparents all smoked heavily and I lived with my Grandad who smoked filterless strong cigarettes for years - and died of pulmonary issues... god (or whomever) rest his soul

I went on to smoke a lot of marijuana in my teens and twenties, then on to cigarettes in my 30s. 20 a day pretty much for that whole time, then in my 40s I have given up and started again a number of times until vaping... and now I am basically down to 0mg nicotine, and of course none of the horrible chemicals like Formaldahyde...

 

[mrvertigo73]

Way to Go mrvertigo73!

And welcome to the ECF.

Thanks zoiDman!

 

[mrvertigo73]

Oh and I don't do drugs anymore btw!!! I was a teenage rebel

 

[vapdivrr]

Sounds like a very successful move...hope you don't mind me asking, but out of curiosity how many MLS of juice did you vape at 12mg compared to now with 0? I know most of the time, most increase juice consumption and was wondering if you were able to keep consumption the same regardless of whether your tanks changed or not..

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[mrvertigo73]

Sounds like a very successful move...hope you don't mind me asking, but out of curiosity how many MLS of juice did you vape at 12mg compared to now with 0? I know most of the time, most increase juice consumption and was wondering if you were able to keep consumption the same regardless of whether your tanks changed or not..

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For me, I have upped my consumption of juice, but that also comes with getting to enjoy vaping more and getting in to the world of mixing etc., so I guess I would say at 12mg I was getting through around 10ml a day, now I probably get through 30-40ml a day. I work from home and can sit at my desk and vape all day long though, so I am an unusual case I suppose. Plus I love trying out loads of flavours!

 

[dreamvaper]

wow 40ml of juice/day sounds like a Lot
my dosage is like 5ml/day I believe

 

[mrvertigo73]

Yeah I'm gonna cut that down tbh. I'm an all or nothing kinda guy!

 

[vapdivrr]

For me, I have upped my consumption of juice, but that also comes with getting to enjoy vaping more and getting in to the world of mixing etc., so I guess I would say at 12mg I was getting through around 10ml a day, now I probably get through 30-40ml a day. I work from home and can sit at my desk and vape all day long though, so I am an unusual case I suppose. Plus I love trying out loads of flavours!

Appreciate the response....I really have to get into DIY, been vaping for over 7 years and made 2 juices in all that time and they were awful. I know it's not hard, it's just trying to find the time. If I knew I could mix and vape, it wouldn't take to much time, but I'm extremely picky and vape mostly net tobacco's and I'm sure it would take many tries to get something I like

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[mrvertigo73]

Not sure about tobaccos because I have left them alone since giving up cigarettes. I think most people fail because they want to shake and vape on things that don't like that. Steep time is all important I believe. Although, I am only just getting in to it so we'll wait and see!

 

[vapdivrr]

wow 40ml of juice/day sounds like a Lot
my dosage is like 5ml/day I believe

It is a lot, but it's kind of like a trade off in most vapors. Most think nic is kind of bad, so by lowering , it feels like perhaps a good thing, but it usually increases juice consumption. As long as your not smoking, it's all good, and you should stay with it, as you shouldn't mess with success. I just think one should at least ponder the question of juice consumption , because in cigs, the more you smoked the worse it was, regardless of how much nic was in them.

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[dreamvaper]

I'm not too good in mixing the juices too, but only tried few times.
Maybe we just need a good "cooking book"

 

[stols001]

Welcome to ECF. Somewhere floating about is a cookbook for vaping designed by the actual flavor manufacturer. I bet it's somewhere on the DIY board. I thought it was kinda neat idea although I don't have a lot of that manufacturer's actual flavors.

And, welcome to ECF sounds like you will fit right in. Welcome to ECF

Anna

 

[mrvertigo73]

Thanks Anna. Feeling at home already!

I'll take a look at the cookbook! Sounds like just what I need...