Issues with Dekang e-juices.

[johnnydotexe]

Received my eGo gear and juices from litegicusa last friday, thinking I probably should have went with another brand of e-juice. The juices I got were 10ml/16mg bottles of dekang in 555, ry4, desert ship(turkish gold) and cappucino.

The 555 - Smells kinda weird, tastes kinda weird. Throat hit is a bit harsh.

The RY4 - Smells decent, tastes decent. Throat hit was about the same as above.

The Desert Ship - Smells similar to 555, but tastes a hair better. Is a little smoother on the throat hit.

The Cappuccino - Smells decent, tastes ok. Is the smoothest of all four in regards to throat hit.

After just a few days I'm realizing these juices don't really taste ANYTHING like their product page descriptions, and don't seem to be getting better over time. Also, starting late saturday/early sunday, my throat and tonsils have been a bit irritated/red/bloodshot up to this very moment. I'm not sure if this is a coincidence(just sick), or if it's the chinese e-juices, or just their harshness on the throat hit. I'd say I've been very close to constantly vaping throughout the day, but I do definitely have a few breaks scattered around in between. This reminds me...is there a way to calculate my nicotine intake, especially compared to the pack of red 100s a day I was previously smoking? I'd hate to get too in to this and accidentally make myself sick.

So anyways...are the above issues common at all with those cheap dekang/chinese e-juices? Could it be possible that I was sent old stock, or a bad batch? I have heard of some people reacting negatively to PG juices, I'm hoping that's not the cause for me because I do need at least a little throat-hit...that was one of the perks that made this so easy to get off analogs. Tomorrow I have a few 30ml/18mg 50/50 bottles of flavors arriving from FSUSA, hoping my experience is a LOT different with those.

 

[RubenX]

I love dekang. I'm vaping RY4 right now, 100% PG at 24mg. I agree with OPs observations about TH. This RY4 kicks hard. I have also vaped around 10ml of dekang strawberry 100% VG at 24mg and I found it very sweet and easy on the TH. Therefore I think is more about the VG/PG bases and the flavoring itself, rather than the brand.

 

[banjo]

I've used all od the DeKang juices you listed, and your description of what you experienced was pretty good. I added a little honey flavoring to the 555 and it turned out to be a pretty good vape. I found most of the DeKang juices to be consistent & of good quality, especially for the price.

 

[johnnydotexe]

I just got my first order from FreedomSmokeUSA today...30ml/24mg 555 and 30ml/24mg RY4. I noticed that several of the employees there signed the invoice thanking me for my order, and one said "enjoy your free sample!" Turns out they included a free sample of the Wyatt Earp 3ml/24mg for me to try. This is definitely the best first-order I've ever placed with anyone, haha.

I am filling cartos now, and the smells of the 555 and RY4 are AMAZING, so much better than the Dekang juices. Hopefully they taste great too, and don't irritate my throat like the Dekang has.

 

[banjo]

You certainly can't go wrong with FSUSA juices & excellent customer service.

 

[johnnydotexe]

Now that I am vaping 24mg instead of 16mg, I noticed I'm not wanting to CONSTANTLY vape as much as I did before which is a good thing. I was rotating batteries on the USB rapid charger while firing up the USB PT in between...was a little much, haha.

Anyways, I've been vaping away on this FSUSA 555 and it's delicious. I ran it through the same boge carto that I had the Dekang 555 in, so every time I top it off it tastes a little better since it's still flushing out the old stuff. Have yet to try the FSUSA RY4 and Wyatt Earp, but I'm sure they'll be tasty.

 

[jbmcdan]

be sure to post what you think of the wyatt earp...i just got a sample size of it and can't quite describe it. It's one of those i'm going to have to try several times to really decide if I like it or not -- from reading lots of reviews it's either- love-it-or-hate-it. i'm going to try it in a brand new cartomizer instead of putting it in a dead marlboro carto...so far it tastes like freshly mown grass to me

 

[johnnydotexe]

Yeah, I'll definitely post when I get around to trying it out. I was wanting to hold off for a bit because I have three cartos I'm rotating at the moment already...555, RY4, and Dekang's creamy cappuccino which is at least tolerable.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to get to the store to pick up one of those children's syringes with that funnel thing so I can start cleaning/flushing/drying the cartos to get the most out of them. Figure that might save me a few bucks in the long run, plus this lets me switch out juices on a given carto without mixing/hurting the flavor much, if any. May even quit the cartos and pick up one of those 510 MAP tanks they have over on the clouds of vapor website. So many options!

 

[Airbrusher]

I had to let Wyatt Erp sit for about 2 weeks before I found it any good.

 

[johnnydotexe]

Just ran some wyatt earp through my old 555 boge carto that I did the syringe-flush method on, after making sure it was dry. I've been puffing away for a few minutes on the eGo PT, and I have to say that I'm still undecided. This wyatt earp is strictly a tobacco taste, not really any other way to describe it. It's not overwhelming, though. It's sort of like what a filterless cig tasted like some odd years ago before the FSC garbage was added, but not as strong. I believe this flavor is the closest to the real deal out of everything I've tried so far...so I can see how some may love it. I'll have to spend a little more time with it to figure out if I like it, but so far it's honestly not bad.

I just put in another order with FSUSA for some more samples...watermelon, smooth cappuccino, thin mint and cocoa chaos. All 24mg, 50/50. Also threw in a black eGo cone since I forgot to get one on my initial startup order...I'm told they help reduce airflow, so its more similar to the draw on my PT which has smaller airways than the batteries.