I finally figured it out...

[mylose64]

I haven't even tried DIY stuff yet, but I'd be willing to bet it's really subjective as stated above. I'm thinking I may just forget about all the flavored foo foo stuff and start vaping my socks!!

But I digress...Seriously, I can't wait to try some DIY, but I still think my main vape is gonna end up being some menthol creation...

I realize this has very little to do with the topic, but I figured..."what the heck!" I'm in a chatty mood suddenly. Forgive me for making no sense at all...maybe someone will post something intelligent now.

You... havn't... tried... DIY...

WHAT?!

your missing out. Honestly I was scared off by everyone who made it out to be this incredibly complicated process.

I remember making a forum topic a while back and so many people tried to turn me away from DIY claiming there was a "learning curve"

The best message of that entire post said this:

"DIY is basically nic juice, VG, Flavoring, Sweetner"

And that's all there is too it.

I grab my bottle of 24 mg nic juice i bought of Liberty-flights. Drop 50 drops in a bottle I have laying around. Throw 50 drops of USP VG you buy at a cvs, 10 - 25 drops of flavor, 5 drops of sweetner. Shake it up. clean out my carto or w/e while it's "seeping", and then fill up.

When I'm about to leave to go out and hang with friends, I can do this all in less than 5 min and be out the door.

No gloves, no syringes, no chemical .... labs. Just drops of liquid into a 5ml or 10ml bottle. It's cheaper in the long run, and adds a whole new level to your e-cig experience.


"what if I mix this caramel with apple?! or what if I mix the rasberry with peanut butter?!" -Me doing DIY

I've even played with pure extracts that you can buy at the supermarket. Some of them surprisingly work, but that's an entirely different topic.

pure extract vs imitation, oils, corn syrup, artificial colors and flavors blah blah blah


DIY also comes in handy when you run out of nic juice. You can still vape something tasty until your new order comes in. It worked for me for a few days.

 

[mylose64]

Juice .....!! Can I say that here?

I'm sure you can because.... it's true...

 

[carpedebass]

ROFL!! Well, I'll sure take that as my cue to try DIY then...even if you are a...well...you know...

 

[mylose64]

Well, I'll quote on this post that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic since I'm feeling a little chatty as well xD.
My favorite flavors are mostly menthol. I have not tried any DIY stuff yet either, but I feel the same. The moment I try it, I'm going to try to find the perfect menthol mix to use. I'm still trying to find the right flavor to stick with. I find it easier to vape one flavor as opposed to vaping tons of different ones

I agree with you totally, besides being chatty, I too was trying to find a right flavor to stick with. It was almost to the point I was just going to quit the e-cig game. I was getting so fed up with a great flavor only to get sick of it a few weeks of constant vaping.

DIY changed that for me.

I have total control of what my personal preference is. Did you know some companies charge EXTRA for EXTRA flavoring?!

whoa whoa hold up. your going to charge me an additional 2 dollars for a flavor boost? when all it consists of is 2-5 extra drops of flavoring?!

pshhh, i'll do it myself AND it will taste better.

 

[mylose64]

Honestly it really saddens me I've spent so much money and dealt with so much crap.

I really wish I started in this forum a lot better.

My first advice I was given was this:

Buy a riva 510 they are cheap and good

Fill carts with Pyramid tea mod

or

Drip on atty's they are tasty

Try all the flavors you can from different sites and find your favorite one.

What I really needed to hear was...

Buy a lot of joye 510's

Buy boge's

Buy DIY stuff

Go to town.


BTW @ carpedebass Was it you who was talking about clearomizers in another topic?

If so they are pretty good, I just got my order today. I can't really judge them until I give it a few more weeks, but the boge's are fantastic too!

 

[mylose64]

A lot of people will disagree on the joye 510's because they die fast, but it really takes the cake when you don't look like your smoking crack out of a map tank on a riva 510 or joye ego passthrough

Oh yes... I've tried it all...

 

[carpedebass]

BTW @ carpedebass Was it you who was talking about clearomizers in another topic?

If so they are pretty good, I just got my order today. I can't really judge them until I give it a few more weeks, but the boge's are fantastic too!

Yea, it was me. I was hoping they'd be in today, but mail just ran and no stuff!!

 

[fray]

A lot of people will disagree on the joye 510's because they die fast, but it really takes the cake when you don't look like your smoking crack out of a map tank on a riva 510 or joye ego passthrough

Oh yes... I've tried it all...

How much caffeine have you consumed today? Lol I agree with almost everything you have said though.

DIY is the way to go if you can perform simple math and operate a syringe/pipette/ other measuring device and have a little bit of
Patience. (just a little)

 

[wv2win]

Every liquid on Liberty-flights has a 9/10 or a 10/10.

The secret is... They give you 50 cents each time you review. I can honestly and shamefully say every liquid I bought I said something a long the lines of "GREAT BUY THIS ITS AWESOME ZOMG" and got my 50 cents.

I may have felt dirty afterwards, but it helped my shipping cost.

If you read the reviews, most are positive, but some are negative. There is no stipulation the reviews have to be positive and they don't censure them. The vast majority know you don't have to lie to get the discount.

 

[wv2win]

A lot of people will disagree on the joye 510's because they die fast, but it really takes the cake when you don't look like your smoking crack out of a map tank on a riva 510 or joye ego passthrough

Oh yes... I've tried it all...

The only people who would think you are smoking crack from a Riva, etc are ignorant. Almost all of us you vape bigger battery PV's, vape openly in public and either get no notice or positive comments. You can have your 45 minute batteries.

 

[mylose64]

You can have your 45 minute batteries.

I'm glad I have your permission?

 

[Twisty]

I stopped having heartburn when I started vaping. Then again that's also when I stopped listening to my GF.

 

[carpedebass]

I stopped having heartburn when I started vaping. Then again that's also when I stopped listening to my GF.

Does it every time!!