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GeJ's lab-bacco Full Throttle is good too, maybe a little better than High Octane to me. Not sure I'd want to invest in a 30ml bottle of them, the next size from the 3ml. I'll see how I feel after vaping these samplers up. I WILL however be placing an order for some Halo lab-baccos soon. They have a new juice, free 10ml of it with order, called Voodoo. Tobacco with notes of vanilla, black currant, grape, plum, and cinnamon. Hmmmm.

vaping the GeJ's on EkoWool that I got in today. I dig it, flavor is pretty good, about the same as German silica I think. I'll be using both to see if I have a preference. The EkoWool in nice because, after torching it, I stuck a needle through the hollow part and wrapped a decent coil right on it. With the German I make the coil on a nail and thread the silica through. Here it is on my IGO-S, ended up cutting the wick shorter than pictured. 8 wraps of 28ga Kanthal for 1.05 ohms.

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Wow, this thread was busy since I last checked 12 hours ago. Nice to see you on the thread again MM & Gthompson

I have to say I am quite surprised at how much Sahara has changed with steeping... It had a harsh flavour in it that reminded me a bit of the artificially bolstered tobacco flavours of juices like Morley from W2V and the tobacco Highbrow liquids...

The sharp off flavour I got in the beginning is all but gone! Rare is the juice that can transform profoundly enough for me to dislike it unsteeped and like it in its steeped disposition. This juice is one of those rare ones. Now I am really liking it. Now it has an acidic tartness to it with a lovely undertone of sweet powder. The mental imagery it gives me is of sand heated under a brilliant sun. Fertile Earthiness, gold and tan. How this Sahara from ahlusion has gone from hsit to shine is amazing.

On the topic of Turkish tobaccos the Quicknic Name Your Juice Turkish is blossoming for me as well with some steeping. It's a bold, non nonsense oriental type juice. It's quite different to Sahara from ahlusion. It's got distinct medium spectrum cigar notes in it and a hint of grass.

These are my two favourite turkish tobaccos at the moment.

I have my Sahara steeping for ~2 weeks now, I'm content on waiting and appreciate your observations & opinions on it un-steeped.

I wished I would have waited two weeks before placing my QnJ so I could have added Humpback.


Here's a vaping device that goes well with Devil Dog! and Apache.


Very cool looking APV :2cool:
I have The TF 01, works fine. Haven't had a battery heat up even if left on the charger after the light goes green. Decent batteries are the better investment IMO. IMRs (AW and Efest) have performed flawlessly in my mechs even with sub ohm builds.

... and the one I got isn't worth the time I've spent on it. Like many cheap chargers, it's going to be a hit or miss issue on this one... Last time I tried it, a 14500 700mah battery was on it for about 6hrs and never completed.

I'd side with johni on the TR-001, I've never had any problem with the Charge Time or ability of the unit, never over 4.22V on an overnight/ 6-7 hours.

My Trustfire 14500/ 700mah batteries never need more than 4.5-6 hours, from ~3.3V to 4.2V, so I'll agree with rdosk, these seem to be hit or miss/ QC or Build problem?
 

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GeJ's lab-bacco Full Throttle is good too, maybe a little better than High Octane to me. Not sure I'd want to invest in a 30ml bottle of them, the next size from the 3ml. I'll see how I feel after vaping these samplers up. I WILL however be placing an order for some Halo lab-baccos soon. They have a new juice, free 10ml of it with order, called Voodoo. Tobacco with notes of vanilla, black currant, grape, plum, and cinnamon. Hmmmm.

Vaping the GeJ's on EkoWool that I got in today. I dig it, flavor is pretty good, about the same as German silica I think. I'll be using both to see if I have a preference. The EkoWool in nice because, after torching it, I stuck a needle through the hollow part and wrapped a decent coil right on it. With the German I make the coil on a nail and thread the silica through. Here it is on my IGO-S, ended up cutting the wick shorter than pictured. 8 wraps of 28ga Kanthal for 1.05 ohms.

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I've only had the High Octane, and I got the 30ml. I like the flavor slightly better than it's "cousin" Torque 56 and it really hits the spot for plain, clean tobacco flavor.

Voodoo is kick-.... for a fruity vape, but the tobacco is very light and in the background; the white grape and currant is in the forefront, while the 'bacco, cinnamon and vanilla meld into a subtle bakery note in the back. I was one of the first ones to get a sample and tried to figure it out before Voodoo went live on the website. Not knowing what it was, I stated that it wasn't a Tobacco, Menthol or Coffee flavor :) It's darn good, though. The white grape makes it seem juicy.

Nice wrap. Yes, I picked up Ekowool as my silica to go along with my 28 gauge Kanthal. Nice to know the flavor is good.

My batteries are now fully charged and the charger didn't catch fire! Hey, good news :)
 

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I just got an Igo S today. Cleaned it, wrapped 10 wraps (all touching) of 30 g on a 1/16th drill bit, wicked with a tiny piece of cotton. Set it up to be a flavor tester, not too hot. Great little atty, very good flavor and vapor production with GeJ Vita Bella. I'm thinking some of the "vanilla-ish" flavor that most get from VB is likely due the combination of vanilla and Perique. The spicy funkiness of Perique would explain why the vanilla comes across a little differently in this juice.:?:
 
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I just got an Igo S today. Cleaned it, wrapped 10 wraps (all touching) of 30 g on a 1/16th drill bit, wicked with a tiny piece of cotton. Set it up to be a flavor tester, not too hot. Great little atty, very good flavor and vapor production with GeJ Vita Bella. I'm thinking some of the "vanilla-ish" flavor that most get from VB is likely due the combination of vanilla and Perique. The spicy funkiness of Perique would explain why the vanilla comes across a little differently in this juice.:?:

That's the kind of set-up I'm talking about!

Good call on Vita. My guess is Virginia and Perique, and I can definately see Perique combining with vanilla for a different experience. And maybe he's using an interesting brand of vanilla, or variation like vanilla custard flavoring. From reading Bill's RY4 thread, I know the difference in the many, many vanillas available are quite different, and combine with other flavores differently.

On a personal note, I could watch Nick taking the tobacco extract use, adding the nic base, and topping it off with a flavoring bottle that says VANILLA in big bold letters, and my mind will still not be convinced it's vanilla in Vita.

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That's the kind of set-up I'm talking about!

Good call on Vita. My guess is Virginia and Perique, and I can definately see Perique combining with vanilla for a different experience. And maybe he's using an interesting brand of vanilla, or variation like vanilla custard flavoring. From reading Bill's RY4 thread, I know the difference in the many, many vanillas available are quite different, and combine with other flavores differently.

On a personal note, I could watch Nick taking the tobacco extract use, adding the nic base, and topping it off with a flavoring bottle that says VANILLA in big bold letters, and my mind will still not be convinced it's vanilla in Vita.

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I've got a Phoenix v5 built with two of the same coils. No long draws needed!

I looked at GeJs other juices more than once to see if there might be any clue there. Closest is a French vanilla juice. Who knows?(Mann knows)
 
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I've got a Phoenix v5 built with two of the same coils. No long draws needed!

I looked a GeJs other juices more than once to see if there might be any clue there. Closest is a French vanilla juice. Who knows?(Mann knows)

Nick will tell you if you PM him. Mann will too I'm sure. I'll never ask, I like the mystery.

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Nick will tell you if you PM him. Mann will too I'm sure. I'll never ask, I like the mystery.

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I just got off the phone with Nick. LOL. Yeah, mysteries are best, but secrets and lies suck (there's a difference). Nick is one of the most open and honest of all the vendors I have ever talked to (and that's a lot).
 

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Full Virginia Flake, vaped on my VAMO at 9 watts in the 1.2 ohm IGO-L = Probably one of the best RY4's I have had the pleasure in vaping in my short 2.5 months, right next to the QnJ ouR whY qu4tro. The vanilla and caramel are in perfect unison as a solid background flavor, while the pipe tobacco remains the prominent flavor in this juice.

The few times that I have broken away from the Full Virginia Flake tonight have been to crack into the Southern Gentleman. SoGen was the first that I dripped into the IGO, but in my excitement at the package in the mail after a rough week I left it for the FVF too quickly to really enjoy this juice. On the second and third fills of the IGO with SoGen I was able to finally appreciate the tobacco in this juice. I am looking forward to getting further into this bottle and really enjoying the pure tobacco flavor here.

On a side note, I don't have to worry so much about over nic'ing as they are all 9mg. Vape on!!! :D
 
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