mtbakervapor

[poetic_injustices]

Along with household chores, I also thoroughly wash and clean my tanks on Sundays (and Wednesdays). So I'm busy trying to vape everything in my tanks so I can clean them out. lol. .

Oooh any tips on how to do this without causing problems? I only have one tank right now as I am completely brand new at this and a vision eGo clearo which I don't much like cause the airflow sucks at least for me so I'm probably going to need to clean it out when I switch flavors as well.

I have a Kanger ProTank II Mini. And literally break it down for me as I know nothing.? Should I be cleaning the external part of the coil unit as well or maybe just wiping it off? I have these good cleaning swabs that my boyfriend and I use for our handguns because they don't leave any lint behind, would those be safe to use to wipe it dry?

 

[Uncle Ralphie]

Sounds just like picking a husband.

I stand erected, err corrected

either way

 

[Uncle Ralphie]

NO that is a different one from the 50's.....teaberry comes in a PINK pkg.

like this ?? ....

I may be givin away my age, but, I used to get these for a nickel

 

[Khala]

Gosh, I am so freakin' excited to try this. I LOVED rocket pops when I was a kid. I read also there's some cream in there too, which is I guess a "duh" sort of thing as it's modeled after ice cream. The site suggested maybe adding sweet cream and I LOVE sweet cream anything (coffee cream...stracciatella gelato) but for now I'm getting all MBV flavors as is and adjusting from there. Esp since I don't really understand the whole parts v. flavor shots v. percentage adding up to less than 100% thing yet (someone wanna help me with a reply to that post, by the way, I'd be SO grateful, PMs fine).

What blend do you all prefer? Busardo said the 80/20 was a little thick so I took it a step down and got the 65/35.

I'm going to sound like a database admin for a second, but the real answer is "it depends".

PG/VG mix preference - for those who don't have an allergy or sensitivity to either of them - is a balancing act between throat hit, viscosity, and vapor cloud. And how it behaves is also dependent on the gear you are using, ambient temperature, and, in my experience, also to what flavoring you use.

That said, most of my MBV juice is 65/35 +1. In the summer, I discovered that any more VG than that = higher potential for leaky gear, because the VG definitely thins out more when heated than the PG does. (50/50 on already thin juice was a really bad idea...)

I also steath vape alot - which means I'm going to favor higher PG juices to keep the vapor production down.

The odd thing? Some of my 65/35's produce far more vapor than others do. I can only put that down to differences in the flavorings themselves.

Best thing to do is buy in small quantities and experiment. Figure out where the sweet spot for you preferences and gear is, and be prepared to adjust as needed.

<glances at juice stash>

Of course, I don't think I'll be *able* to adjust for at least a year...

Seriously, though, if you decide you want to adjust the pg/vg balance in juice you already have, you can buy either 100% PG or max VG in the same flavor, and mix it with the juice you already have. That will let you adjust it if you decide, for example, you want to flip from 80/20 to 20/80, or so.

 

[Butch]

I stand erected, err corrected View attachment 283867

either way

 

[Uncle Ralphie]

Oooh any tips on how to do this without causing problems? I only have one tank right now as I am completely brand new at this and a vision eGo clearo which I don't much like cause the airflow sucks at least for me so I'm probably going to need to clean it out when I switch flavors as well.

I have a Kanger ProTank II Mini. And literally break it down for me as I know nothing.? Should I be cleaning the external part of the coil unit as well or maybe just wiping it off? I have these good cleaning swabs that my boyfriend and I use for our handguns because they don't leave any lint behind, would those be safe to use to wipe it dry?

How to Clean & Dry Burn... Kanger ProTank II & Mini ProTank II, Protank 2 Tutorial - YouTube

would suggest using for your protank FIRST, then do the gun thing

 

[Criticalmass]

Oooh any tips on how to do this without causing problems? I only have one tank right now as I am completely brand new at this and a vision eGo clearo which I don't much like cause the airflow sucks at least for me so I'm probably going to need to clean it out when I switch flavors as well.

I have a Kanger ProTank II Mini. And literally break it down for me as I know nothing.? Should I be cleaning the external part of the coil unit as well or maybe just wiping it off? I have these good cleaning swabs that my boyfriend and I use for our handguns because they don't leave any lint behind, would those be safe to use to wipe it dry?

Hot running water. As hot as it will go. Which for us is close to boiling. I run my tanks under the faucet for a few minutes. I'll fill up the tank and put my thumb over the opening and shake it a few times. Then I do a sniff-check until I can't smell anything at all anymore. I do the same with the coils. I will also use an extremely small amount of anti-bacterial dish soap every two weeks or so (not on the coils).

I do not break the tanks completely down. The reason being is that this will wear out the o-rings faster and I have yet to see a need for it. I imagine that if I just can't get rid of a liquid smell at some point in the future then I would break it down, but that hasn't happened yet.

My goal with cleaning is to simply get rid of any bacteria build up and usually I will clean my ADV tank (Cinnabun) every day or two, and my other tanks get cleaned twice a week. I figure the PG will take care of the rest. I could probably go once a week with my non-adv tanks though.

I also wash the coils, dry-burn, then rinse until the burnt smell is gone. I know others don't do that, but I can't stand the taste/smell of burnt liquid at all so I go the extra mile.

This is all for Bottom Coil units. I haven't used any of the iClear's I have yet.

 

[DustyZ]

Gosh, I am so freakin' excited to try this. I LOVED rocket pops when I was a kid. I read also there's some cream in there too, which is I guess a "duh" sort of thing as it's modeled after ice cream. The site suggested maybe adding sweet cream and I LOVE sweet cream anything (coffee cream...stracciatella gelato) but for now I'm getting all MBV flavors as is and adjusting from there. Esp since I don't really understand the whole parts v. flavor shots v. percentage adding up to less than 100% thing yet (someone wanna help me with a reply to that post, by the way, I'd be SO grateful, PMs fine).

What blend do you all prefer? Busardo said the 80/20 was a little thick so I took it a step down and got the 65/35.

Actually 80/20 normally means that there is 80% PG and 20% VG which makes the liquid thinner, 65/35 is thicker as there is more VG. VG is the thicker agent and also a bit sweeter, however it tends to also mute the favors but gives off more vapor, PG carries flavor more and throat hit but less vapor.

So essentially the higher the VG you may want more flavor shots, but it's best to try the juice with the stock mix and then you can choose if it needs more flavor shots or not. Personally I like both 50/50 and 65/35 and always get 2 and 3 flavor shots respectively.

 

[mcol]

Oh you're all talking 'bout me aren't ya? I can't go back and read at
the moment cuz I thought I killed the old pc's hard drive (there is a new
puter under the tree), but restored it to factory settings and it's fine,
but I'm busy doing updates on the thing, which is five years old.

They canceled school again tomorrow cuz of the ice and snow still on the roads.
That makes 8 school days off in a row, not including weekends. They promise
to be back in session on Tuesday though. Then the kid has 4 days of school,
finals crammed in, and then two flippin' weeks off. Geez.

Back to work.

 

[poetic_injustices]

I'm going to sound like a database admin for a second, but the real answer is "it depends".

PG/VG mix preference - for those who don't have an allergy or sensitivity to either of them - is a balancing act between throat hit, viscosity, and vapor cloud. And how it behaves is also dependent on the gear you are using, ambient temperature, and, in my experience, also to what flavoring you use.

That said, most of my MBV juice is 65/35 +1. In the summer, I discovered that any more VG than that = higher potential for leaky gear, because the VG definitely thins out more when heated than the PG does. (50/50 on already thin juice was a really bad idea...)

I also steath vape alot - which means I'm going to favor higher PG juices to keep the vapor production down.

The odd thing? Some of my 65/35's produce far more vapor than others do. I can only put that down to differences in the flavorings themselves.

Best thing to do is buy in small quantities and experiment. Figure out where the sweet spot for you preferences and gear is, and be prepared to adjust as needed.

<glances at juice stash>

Of course, I don't think I'll be *able* to adjust for at least a year...

Seriously, though, if you decide you want to adjust the pg/vg balance in juice you already have, you can buy either 100% PG or max VG in the same flavor, and mix it with the juice you already have. That will let you adjust it if you decide, for example, you want to flip from 80/20 to 20/80, or so.

Thank you. I think you've also answered my real question about what the variations in blend actually MEAN in terms of vaping. So helpful. Who needs research when I can put my questions on here and let the research come to me

 

[ziggytrix]

i like whipped cream, too. but straight! (most folks use it as a mixer)

Man, I bought a big bottle of whipped cream a long time ago so it's plenty steeped, and to me it tastes chemically. Barely like cool whip, definitely not rediwhip. I don't like this stuff straight and it doesn't seem to mix well for me either. Did I get a bad batch or is this stuff just not for me I wonder?

 

[Uncle Ralphie]

Oh god. I realized I totally blew it on the DIY flavors and misunderstood the definition of "parts" and, in my excitement, failed to notice that MBV is kind enough to actually EXPLAIN it you on their page. Fortunately, their also kind enough to note that, if you blow it like I did, they will try to make the flavor the way you intended it to be made.

Such a dummy.

Hopefully they saved me so I didn't waste my money.

Can you guys explain to me about the "parts" vs. flavor shots? A 15ml bottle is allowed 6 parts so 3 parts of each would be 50/50 for two flavors, right? So then what would be the difference between, say, adding a flavor shot for one of the flavors and increasing its "parts" / decreasing the "parts" of the other flavor in the DIY combos.

And also, this is maybe a dumb question but I observed a brief conversation between two of you where you asked for the thoughts on the recipe for blue moo. The actual answer isn't important to my question and since I cannot remember it, let's just say for sayin's sake that it was 12% sweet cream and 8% blueberry. Um...what about the other 80% haha? I'm just trying to understand how flavor comes into play. Does that mean it's 20% flavor additive and 80% everything else?

There's obviously something I'm not understanding here so I could really use your help.

Thank you, wonderful people!

I probably should have asked these questions before I ordered but apparently I'm the type of person who can't even be bothered to so much as read the composition directions on the website haha.

Fingers crossed, guys, hope it turns out okay. Maybe it's best I screwed it up cause they'll fix it for me haha.

Your certainly not a dummie!!!...........Lets assume the "carrier" is the VG and PG. Normally that would make about about 80% of the entire batch.....assuming the desired Nicotine is included.......the other 20 % would be the flavor(s) so 10%sherbet and 10% whipped cream = that 20%. does that make it any clearer?? or did I confoose ya even more. I tend to due dat

 

[Butch]

Oh you're all talking 'bout me aren't ya? I can't go back and read at
the moment cuz I thought I killed the old pc's hard drive (there is a new
puter under the tree), but restored it to factory settings and it's fine,
but I'm busy doing updates on the thing, which is five years old.

They canceled school again tomorrow cuz of the ice and snow still on the roads.
That makes 8 school days off in a row, not including weekends. They promise
to be back in session on Tuesday though. Then the kid has 4 days of school,
finals crammed in, and then two flippin' weeks off. Geez.

Back to work.

Nuttin' like makin' out with the old pc.............glad it ain't me. Been dar, dun dat.

 

[DustyZ]

I stand erected, err corrected View attachment 283867

either way

 

[DustyZ]

Oh you're all talking 'bout me aren't ya? I can't go back and read at
the moment cuz I thought I killed the old pc's hard drive (there is a new
puter under the tree), but restored it to factory settings and it's fine,
but I'm busy doing updates on the thing, which is five years old.

They canceled school again tomorrow cuz of the ice and snow still on the roads.
That makes 8 school days off in a row, not including weekends. They promise
to be back in session on Tuesday though. Then the kid has 4 days of school,
finals crammed in, and then two flippin' weeks off. Geez.

Back to work.

Ok, everyone, quick pick a different subject, she's back!

 

[MDV39]

He puts on one hell of a show, I can watch him over and over and still laugh my ... off! Peanut is a trip.

I went to see him live and he forgot where he was during his act with bubba j....it was by far the funniest thing I have ever seen with him. It is amazing to see how hes seasoned himself to deal with things that can go wrong (such as forgetting his routine) and can still keep the crowd laughing while he attempts to find out where he was(which he did) that alone which you will prob never see on any tv special or DVD was well worth the price of admission.

 

[Uncle Ralphie]

I went to see him live and he forgot where he was during his act with bubba j....it was by far the funniest thing I have ever seen with him. It is amazing to see how hes seasoned himself to deal with things that can go wrong (such as forgetting his routine) and can still keep the crowd laughing while he attempts to find out where he was(which he did) that alone which you will prob never see on any tv special or DVD was well worth the price of admission.

Jeff Dunham - Controlled Chaos - Peanut - YouTube

 

[Butch]

Jeff Dunham - Controlled Chaos - Peanut - YouTube

That is hil.......hil.......hil.....funny. Thanks for posting.

 

[u4ia]

I'm going to sound like a database admin for a second, but the real answer is "it depends".

UPDATE juices SET vg = '20' WHERE juice_owner = 'u4ia'

works for me

 

[poetic_injustices]

Your certainly not a dummie!!!...........Lets assume the "carrier" is the VG and PG. Normally that would make about about 80% of the entire batch.....assuming the desired Nicotine is included.......the other 20 % would be the flavor(s) so 10%sherbet and 10% whipped cream = that 20%. does that make it any clearer?? or did I confoose ya even more. I tend to due dat

Nope that clarifies it perfectly. Thanks!