Well hi everyone, my first post here. I have been vaping for 3 months after 40 years smoking. Every day with the help of this site I learn more about vaping and how I like it. So here is my vaping journey. Hope some of the mistakes Ive made might help other newcomers.
I started out with a couple of clone eGo Twist batteries at 650mAh & 1000mAh, a Justfog 1453, a completely unknown head which had variable airflow and a variety of 12mg Dekang and Hangsen juice. The unknown head fell apart inside 2 weeks and the Justfog tasted burnt and I wasnt getting enough Nicotine to stop me having breakfast and dinner cigarettes.
So I took the plunge and bought myself an Aspire Nautilus Mini, fresh coils for the Justfog and some 18mg juice. Still the burnt tastes persisted but the extra nicotine did the job and I got off the tobacco. I was also having blockage and spitting problems with the Nautilus.
Then I upgraded to an Aspire CFVV 1600mAh battery for the Mini. Initially the combo (with new coil) tasted great but quickly became metallic/burnt tasting and blocked. Changing coils gave little improvement.
I was close to dumping E-Cigs, so I did some web research. And the breakthrough happened after finding this excellent forum and especially a link to Woody's "Guide to Safe Vaping and Finding APV's sweetspot!" at ecigadvanced. I had been driving all my batteries at full (4.8 volts) and consequently too high a wattage, no wonder I was getting that burnt metallic taste.
Using Woody's chart I dialled everything back to about 8 watts. Bingo! Bye-bye burnt metallica and hello flavour. What a break through.
I was still having mild burnt taste, blockage, popping, the occasional spitting issue and variable vapour production with the Aspire BVC coils and oddly (for an atty that very little seems to be known about) the Justfog became my preferred setup.
A couple of weeks ago I moved from Australia to Denmark and pretty much straight away two things happened, the 510 connector on the 1000mAh eGo clone threaded and then the Justfog rolled of the bedside table and landed on the tiled floor; completely dead even after changing the coil.
So I went to a store in Copenhagen and picked up a Kanger Protank-3 Mini with 1.5 Ohm coils and an Itaste CLK 1280 battery; it was recommend that I match the Protank 3 with the Aspire CFVV battery. I got home, tried the Protank-3 at 3.6 volts and it gave me one excellent vape, sweet full flavour and great vapour production. Much better than the Nautilus, or so it seemed.
I have to say here that I had been smoking roll your own tobacco for many years and prefer a tight draw. At first the Protank-3 seemed too airy a draw; the draw on the Justfog had suited me fine and I was running the Nautilus Mini closed for that tight draw. I had started watching TVCs reviews on YouTube and he prefers to run vaporisers wide open (and take lung hits). I decided to open the draw on the Nautilus Mini and thats when I had the next breakthrough.
An immediate increase in flavour and steam and the end of popping and metallic taste from the Nautilus Mini. Obviously the airflow is a big factor in the juice wicking efficiently.
So after a couple of months making mistakes and learning I had finally got to a good place with vaping.
Reading threads here and watching YouTube reviews has also helped me to learn more about the PG/VG mix. Up until now Ive been using 18mg Hangsen and Dekang juice and settled into a pattern of using a mix of Tobacco & Vanilla in the Nautilus Mini and Lemon flavour in the Protank 3 Mini. While I am happy with the flavour I have got no idea what my PG/VG mix is; well its not on any of the Hangsen/Dekang bottles.
Like a lot of posts Ive read here I experience some dry mouth and throat scratchiness and I put it down to the PG content. Ive even been getting itchiness since arriving in Denmark but that could be down to riding a bicycle with Icebreaker woollen underwear; 0° C is extreme cold for an Australian
I went to the local Copenhagen store the other day and he couldnt even tell me the PG/VG mix of his juice. I bought some all the same, tried the Lemon/Lime flavour and found it vastly inferior to the Hangsen Lemon. Dont think I will be going back there again.
So Im on the lookout for some better juice, preferably with a higher VG content of 60% or 70%. Looking at Danish sites the best I find is 50/50 or no information at all. But I really wanting a store I can visit. Why a store? Why not just purchase off the web? Because of my living arrangements; staying with a family and kids and I dont really need them asking questions about packages in the mail. Maybe Im paranoid.
I have found a couple of Danish sites that cater for DIY e-juice blenders. Maybe this is the way I will have to go.
But Im never one for sitting still with an obsession. Watching TVC reviews (and others) piqued my interest in Sub-Ohm vaping and Mods. You dont need me to tell you that it is now accessible to the learner vapers like me. Ive been researching this madly for the past 10 days; so yesterday I went a bit crazy and bought my first sub-ohm gear.
I had decided to start simple with an eGo One XL (2.5ml atomizer with 2200mAh battery), but when I arrived at the shop I found they had the Eleaf iStick 30W which wasnt on their website. So I also bought a Kanger Subtank Mini to go with the iStick 30W and a bunch of different flavoured e-juices, mainly 9mg and some 0mg. The PG/VG ratio of their juice is 50/50, not what I am looking for and not what appears to be the preference of many ECF members, but a least I know what mix Im vaping now.
Time to experiment with all this new stuff.
I started out with a couple of clone eGo Twist batteries at 650mAh & 1000mAh, a Justfog 1453, a completely unknown head which had variable airflow and a variety of 12mg Dekang and Hangsen juice. The unknown head fell apart inside 2 weeks and the Justfog tasted burnt and I wasnt getting enough Nicotine to stop me having breakfast and dinner cigarettes.
So I took the plunge and bought myself an Aspire Nautilus Mini, fresh coils for the Justfog and some 18mg juice. Still the burnt tastes persisted but the extra nicotine did the job and I got off the tobacco. I was also having blockage and spitting problems with the Nautilus.
Then I upgraded to an Aspire CFVV 1600mAh battery for the Mini. Initially the combo (with new coil) tasted great but quickly became metallic/burnt tasting and blocked. Changing coils gave little improvement.
I was close to dumping E-Cigs, so I did some web research. And the breakthrough happened after finding this excellent forum and especially a link to Woody's "Guide to Safe Vaping and Finding APV's sweetspot!" at ecigadvanced. I had been driving all my batteries at full (4.8 volts) and consequently too high a wattage, no wonder I was getting that burnt metallic taste.
Using Woody's chart I dialled everything back to about 8 watts. Bingo! Bye-bye burnt metallica and hello flavour. What a break through.
I was still having mild burnt taste, blockage, popping, the occasional spitting issue and variable vapour production with the Aspire BVC coils and oddly (for an atty that very little seems to be known about) the Justfog became my preferred setup.
A couple of weeks ago I moved from Australia to Denmark and pretty much straight away two things happened, the 510 connector on the 1000mAh eGo clone threaded and then the Justfog rolled of the bedside table and landed on the tiled floor; completely dead even after changing the coil.
So I went to a store in Copenhagen and picked up a Kanger Protank-3 Mini with 1.5 Ohm coils and an Itaste CLK 1280 battery; it was recommend that I match the Protank 3 with the Aspire CFVV battery. I got home, tried the Protank-3 at 3.6 volts and it gave me one excellent vape, sweet full flavour and great vapour production. Much better than the Nautilus, or so it seemed.
I have to say here that I had been smoking roll your own tobacco for many years and prefer a tight draw. At first the Protank-3 seemed too airy a draw; the draw on the Justfog had suited me fine and I was running the Nautilus Mini closed for that tight draw. I had started watching TVCs reviews on YouTube and he prefers to run vaporisers wide open (and take lung hits). I decided to open the draw on the Nautilus Mini and thats when I had the next breakthrough.
An immediate increase in flavour and steam and the end of popping and metallic taste from the Nautilus Mini. Obviously the airflow is a big factor in the juice wicking efficiently.
So after a couple of months making mistakes and learning I had finally got to a good place with vaping.
Reading threads here and watching YouTube reviews has also helped me to learn more about the PG/VG mix. Up until now Ive been using 18mg Hangsen and Dekang juice and settled into a pattern of using a mix of Tobacco & Vanilla in the Nautilus Mini and Lemon flavour in the Protank 3 Mini. While I am happy with the flavour I have got no idea what my PG/VG mix is; well its not on any of the Hangsen/Dekang bottles.
Like a lot of posts Ive read here I experience some dry mouth and throat scratchiness and I put it down to the PG content. Ive even been getting itchiness since arriving in Denmark but that could be down to riding a bicycle with Icebreaker woollen underwear; 0° C is extreme cold for an Australian
I went to the local Copenhagen store the other day and he couldnt even tell me the PG/VG mix of his juice. I bought some all the same, tried the Lemon/Lime flavour and found it vastly inferior to the Hangsen Lemon. Dont think I will be going back there again.
So Im on the lookout for some better juice, preferably with a higher VG content of 60% or 70%. Looking at Danish sites the best I find is 50/50 or no information at all. But I really wanting a store I can visit. Why a store? Why not just purchase off the web? Because of my living arrangements; staying with a family and kids and I dont really need them asking questions about packages in the mail. Maybe Im paranoid.
I have found a couple of Danish sites that cater for DIY e-juice blenders. Maybe this is the way I will have to go.
But Im never one for sitting still with an obsession.
Watching TVC reviews (and others) piqued my interest in Sub-Ohm vaping and Mods. You dont need me to tell you that it is now accessible to the learner vapers like me. Ive been researching this madly for the past 10 days; so yesterday I went a bit crazy and bought my first sub-ohm gear.I had decided to start simple with an eGo One XL (2.5ml atomizer with 2200mAh battery), but when I arrived at the shop I found they had the Eleaf iStick 30W which wasnt on their website. So I also bought a Kanger Subtank Mini to go with the iStick 30W and a bunch of different flavoured e-juices, mainly 9mg and some 0mg. The PG/VG ratio of their juice is 50/50, not what I am looking for and not what appears to be the preference of many ECF members, but a least I know what mix Im vaping now.
Time to experiment with all this new stuff.
I have taken thewomenfolk's advice and am about to order some Mt Baker juice. I am in a home stay situation, I'm sure it will be ok.
