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Is there a list of all the NET vendors somewhere? All in one plavce? I have been trying to read through and see if there are any I have not heard of or tried. Just wondering if anyone has actually made a list of them all? I think I may try Ahlusion. I just wish they had a sampler pack. Being the deal hunter I am I can not buy the 10 Ml when the 30Ml is just a couple dollars more. So I would hate to end up with a bunch of 30Ml bottles of juice I don't like. I have tried MOV also. I think I liked them too but canlt remember now so may hae to try them again.

I've ordered from Ahlusion for a while and still get mostly 10ml bottles. Since your a deal hunter, you can look at it this way by figuring in a free 10ml sample of your choice for orders over $20, and that you get a coupon for 15% off to use a couple weeks after every order. So, $27 for four 10ml bottles on first order, and $22.95 for four 10ml if you order a second time. Plus things get cheaper if you reorder bigger bottles.

Of course, doesn't matter how cheap it is if it turns out you don't like them. Ahlusion is definately one to try for fans of NET though.
 

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I've ordered from Ahlusion for a while and still get mostly 10ml bottles. Since your a deal hunter, you can look at it this way by figuring in a free 10ml sample of your choice for orders over $20, and that you get a coupon for 15% off to use a couple weeks after every order. So, $27 for four 10ml bottles on first order, and $22.95 for four 10ml if you order a second time. Plus things get cheaper if you reorder bigger bottles.

Of course, doesn't matter how cheap it is if it turns out you don't like them. Ahlusion is definately one to try for fans of NET though.

And, you'll get the 15% off code off the purchase of even ONE 10 mL bottle. Plenty of ways to skin a cat! (Sorry, E)
 
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This is slightly off topic..

I'll need to order coil heads for my T2 tanks soon. I'll get 10 heads... My current coils are getting close to the end of their life cycles after being cleaned numerous times -- thanks to NETs :)

I'm looking into getting these coil heads from GoodEjuice along with 1-2 coil friendly juices. They carry long wick (60-70 mm) T2 heads. Are there any GeJ non-NET juices, do you guys/gal recommend? Something not very sweet, layered and complex ?

I'm also open to other vendors , but I'd like to pick up coils and juices in one order.

Thanks for the help.
 

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This is slightly off topic..

I'll need to order coil heads for my T2 tanks soon. I'll get 10 heads... My current coils are getting close to the end of their life cycles after being cleaned numerous times -- thanks to NETs :)

I'm looking into getting these coil heads from GoodEjuice along with 1-2 coil friendly juices. They carry long wick (60-70 mm) T2 heads. Are there any GeJ non-NET juices, do you guys/gal recommend? Something not very sweet, layered and complex ?

I'm also open to other vendors , but I'd like to pick up coils and juices in one order.

Thanks for the help.

If you like Halo style artibaccos, they have several in their GeJ lab made line that are VERY similar to Halo. The eVo line they carry also has some that may be good, it's made by the same lab that makes Halo. GeJ carries several lines including a few of their own so it's pretty easy to get a nice sampling of juices from them.
 

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GeJ has a synthetic called Bull Durham that IMHO is very good.

Have you considered re-furbing your used coils? 32 g Kanthal wire 5-6 wraps on 1.5 mm Silica wick can save big.

This is slightly off topic..

I'll need to order coil heads for my T2 tanks soon. I'll get 10 heads... My current coils are getting close to the end of their life cycles after being cleaned numerous times -- thanks to NETs :)

I'm looking into getting these coil heads from GoodEjuice along with 1-2 coil friendly juices. They carry long wick (60-70 mm) T2 heads. Are there any GeJ non-NET juices, do you guys/gal recommend? Something not very sweet, layered and complex ?

I'm also open to other vendors , but I'd like to pick up coils and juices in one order.

Thanks for the help.
 

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If you like Halo style artibaccos, they have several in their GeJ lab made line that are VERY similar to Halo. The eVo line they carry also has some that may be good, it's made by the same lab that makes Halo. GeJ carries several lines including a few of their own so it's pretty easy to get a nice sampling of juices from them.

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If you like Halo style artibaccos, they have several in their GeJ lab made line that are VERY similar to Halo. The eVo line they carry also has some that may be good, it's made by the same lab that makes Halo. GeJ carries several lines including a few of their own so it's pretty easy to get a nice sampling of juices from them.

Thanks Jerms. I sampled some Halo juices when I first started vaping. I didn't enjoy them very much overall. I'm looking for something like Ahlusion's Sahara Blend (from what I read so far) in terms of complexity and coil performance but not specifically similar taste :)
 

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GeJ has a synthetic called Bull Durham that IMHO is very good.

Have you considered re-furbing your used coils? 32 g Kanthal wire 5-6 wraps on 1.5 mm Silica wick can save big.

Thanks! I considered re-furbing my used coils but these are very small for me to work with. I'll save money definitely but I don't think I'll save time. And I might go insane meanwhile :) I made about 15 coil heads last me about 4 months. And I still have about 6 in use.

The coils on RBAs look more doable for me. I also don't have an ohmmeter. When I get an RBA, I'll also get a battery with an ohmmeter.
 

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its official... i dont like Devil Dog. I tried, and tried, but i think its the latakia thats to blame. Its not the smoke part per se. Its more the flavor of the smoke. Its very bitter compared to a fire cured burley. I didnt like fire cured burley at first and now i love it, so i really wanted to hold off and see if it was an acquired taste. But every time i try it... all i taste is nasty burned scorched notes like im using a dirty JDS thats not performing correctly. Ive wasted probably upwards of 5 fresh wicks thinking its user error and this time itll be different. oh well. first juice i havent liked from them. Thats being said... the juice is a very nice juice. Just not for me.
 

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its official... i dont like Devil Dog. I tried, and tried, but i think its the latakia thats to blame. Its not the smoke part per se. Its more the flavor of the smoke. Its very bitter compared to a fire cured burley. I didnt like fire cured burley at first and now i love it, so i really wanted to hold off and see if it was an acquired taste. But every time i try it... all i taste is nasty burned scorched notes like im using a dirty JDS thats not performing correctly. Ive wasted probably upwards of 5 fresh wicks thinking its user error and this time itll be different. oh well. first juice i havent liked from them. Thats being said... the juice is a very nice juice. Just not for me.

If it's fresh, according to Rpad it tames a little bit with age, so may want to let it sit.

No shame in not liking tha Dog. Latakia isn't for everyone, and that one's loaded with it. Yeah it's not just smoky, but a different flavored smokiness than fire cured Burley.
 

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its official... i dont like Devil Dog. I tried, and tried, but i think its the latakia thats to blame. Its not the smoke part per se. Its more the flavor of the smoke. Its very bitter compared to a fire cured burley. I didnt like fire cured burley at first and now i love it, so i really wanted to hold off and see if it was an acquired taste. But every time i try it... all i taste is nasty burned scorched notes like im using a dirty JDS thats not performing correctly. Ive wasted probably upwards of 5 fresh wicks thinking its user error and this time itll be different. oh well. first juice i havent liked from them. Thats being said... the juice is a very nice juice. Just not for me.

It's not you, it's the liquid! Trust me. I just gave it the good ol' college try once more from my December order. It kills me to have to go against so much of what I said before, but I never thought this would happen, at least not this badly. What I mean is, I used to buy this liquid and vape it (same JDS as now) and I thought the world of it (though after falling for so many other liquids I hadn't re-uped since last summer or so). This last bottle not only hardly tastes like anything of real substance, it's quite possibly the worst performing liquid I've ever vaped (much worse than Paris.) I sure feel embarrassed to think about all those times I defended this liquid if this is fact what people were complaining about.

If this is the same kind of liquid that Sharon and GD vaped, well I not only agree with them, I think they were being kind.

I don't even know where to begin in an email to W explaining my disgust with this liquid. Once again, as I have said lately, sometimes we are thinking we're talking about the same liquid with other vapers, but, man, sometimes we are not! Same name. Same vendor. Not the same liquid.

Here's a review: imagine a fully saturated coil producing all of the vapor you've come to love, but with the sensation and taste of a dry hit. That about sums it up. I chalked it up the first time it happened to a coincidentally burnt out atty that just so happened to die on that first hit, but alas, it's the liquid. I even tried, in my own futile way, to comment on its lack of flavor here. I thought it was "tame(d)," considering I actually couldn't really taste it, but that performance is really bad. I thought it must've been a fluke, but it wasn't. That isn't Latakia doing that. It's not my coil. It's not user error. It's not an unfamiliarity with tobacco liquids--it's the liquid.

This is quite possibly the hardest post I've ever written.

EDIT*: I called Ahlusion today and spoke with Wlad. I told him 1st about how much I am loving Caramel Wild Wood and then about how bad my early December order of Devil Dog is.

I proceeded to tell him about the terrible performance and absence in flavor. He assured me two things: 1.) the recipe and process hasn't changed and 2.) he wasn't the one who made that bottle (I actually can't remember the last time my order said "mixed by Wlad," though that was the norm before they expanded).

Wlad asked me if I thought my taste in the liquid changed and I assured him it wasn't that, and even if my taste had changed, my knowledge of the liquid has not (not saying I know it more than him, but he ain't exactly got my bottle either). He never questioned coils or anything like that.

After I answered him honestly, he said, "send me your order number and I'll be able to see exactly what happened with that bottle." Apparently, there is a track record of exactly how everything was made. I told him I would email him more detail about my experience with it, but he said "nah, just send me the order number and we'll get out a replacement." Note: I did NOT ask for a replacement.

I want to convey a few things about that interaction: 1) it wasn't easy for me to tell him how bad that liquid was, but he made it comfortable saying so. 2) I don't want anyone to think this is an example of what you can expect if you call Ahlusion and say your bottle tastes off, but I wanted to share my experience. I am 100% positive that some people have had different experiences with them in similar situations, and I am equally positive some people have had the same experience as I did--but there are NO guarantees. 3.) There are no refunds or replacements with their eliquid, so this situation was likely due, at least in some part, to his and my particular history.
 
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It's not you, it's the liquid! Trust me. I just gave it the good ol' college try once more from my December order. It kills me to have to go against so much of what I said before, but I never thought this would happen, at least not this badly. What I mean is, I used to buy this liquid and vape it (same JDS as now) and I thought the world of it (though after falling for so many other liquids I hadn't re-uped since last summer or so). This last bottle not only hardly tastes like anything of real substance, it's quite possibly the worst performing liquid I've ever vaped (much worse than Paris.) I sure feel embarrassed to think about all those times I defended this liquid if this is fact what people were complaining about.

If this is the same kind of liquid that Sharon and GD vaped, well I not only agree with them, I think they were being kind.

I don't even know where to begin in an email to W explaining my disgust with this liquid. Once again, as I have said lately, sometimes we are thinking we're talking about the same liquid with other vapers, but, man, sometimes we are not! Same name. Same vendor. Not the same liquid.

Here's a review: imagine a fully saturated coil producing all of the vapor you've come to love, but with the sensation and taste of a dry hit. That about sums it up. I chalked it up the first time it happened to a coincidentally burnt out atty that just so happened to die on that first hit, but alas, it's the liquid. I even tried, in my own futile way, to comment on its lack of flavor here. I thought it was "tame(d)," considering I actually couldn't really taste it, but that performance is really bad. I thought it must've been a fluke, but it wasn't. That isn't Latakia doing that. It's not my coil. It's not user error. It's not an unfamiliarity with tobacco liquids--it's the liquid.

This is quite possibly the hardest post I've ever written.

That's too bad. Wonder what happened, and what Wlad has to say about it. Performs much worse than Paris... I can't even imagine that, would have to pour it right down the drain.

I have Maple Burley coming, hope that one's not messed up too.
 

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When you get a bum vape from one of your favorites it really sucks. Of the NETs in my stash I have three that aren't what they used to be. Thought it was my taste buds so I put them back to steep. Same disappointment each time I try them. Figured out it wasn't me as everything else tastes fine. Obviously batches of tobacco are going to have some variance, extractions efforts can produce inconsistent results, and mixing errors happen. It still sucks!
 

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When you get a bum vape from one of your favorites it really sucks. Of the NETs in my stash I have three that aren't what they used to be. Thought it was my taste buds so I put them back to steep. Same disappointment each time I try them. Figured out it wasn't me as everything else tastes fine. Obviously batches of tobacco are going to have some variance, extractions efforts can produce inconsistent results, and mixing errors happen. It still sucks!

Which three?

I asked Mann to send me along some DK-TAB, trying it for the first time now. Interesting artibacco flavor; doesn't have the bite that some lab baccos have (which I sometimes like) or the tang of some Chinese baccos I've had (which I never like). In fact, no noticable top notes that I'm getting, low and round, a little funky and.... nutty? Maybe even very nutty?
 

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Which three?

I asked Mann to send me along some DK-TAB, trying it for the first time now. Interesting artibacco flavor; doesn't have the bite that some lab baccos have (which I sometimes like) or the tang of some Chinese baccos I've had (which I never like). In fact, no noticable top notes that I'm getting, low and round, a little funky and.... nutty? Maybe even very nutty?

VERY nutty.
 

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VERY nutty.

Yep. Actually tastes pretty close to how I remember Puros. Mann sent me 11mg and 24mg nic. I thought the 24mg had better flavor, but still not something I'd order. I'll probably mix the two together and use it for on-the-go vaping in my KFL. Can't say I dislike it, it's actually not bad at all, just not a flavor profile I get into. I'm sure my mom would love it though.
 

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It's not you, it's the liquid! Trust me. I just gave it the good ol' college try once more from my December order. It kills me to have to go against so much of what I said before, but I never thought this would happen, at least not this badly. What I mean is, I used to buy this liquid and vape it (same JDS as now) and I thought the world of it (though after falling for so many other liquids I hadn't re-uped since last summer or so). This last bottle not only hardly tastes like anything of real substance, it's quite possibly the worst performing liquid I've ever vaped (much worse than Paris.) I sure feel embarrassed to think about all those times I defended this liquid if this is fact what people were complaining about.

If this is the same kind of liquid that Sharon and GD vaped, well I not only agree with them, I think they were being kind.

I don't even know where to begin in an email to W explaining my disgust with this liquid. Once again, as I have said lately, sometimes we are thinking we're talking about the same liquid with other vapers, but, man, sometimes we are not! Same name. Same vendor. Not the same liquid.

Here's a review: imagine a fully saturated coil producing all of the vapor you've come to love, but with the sensation and taste of a dry hit. That about sums it up. I chalked it up the first time it happened to a coincidentally burnt out atty that just so happened to die on that first hit, but alas, it's the liquid. I even tried, in my own futile way, to comment on its lack of flavor here. I thought it was "tame(d)," considering I actually couldn't really taste it, but that performance is really bad. I thought it must've been a fluke, but it wasn't. That isn't Latakia doing that. It's not my coil. It's not user error. It's not an unfamiliarity with tobacco liquids--it's the liquid.

This is quite possibly the hardest post I've ever written.
The other day i sat on my dripper by accident when i was out of the house... it dry fired and burned the wick... i blew it out and tried to keep using it... (dry heave) thats what the smoky note in DD reminds me of.
 

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The other day i sat on my dripper by accident when i was out of the house... it dry fired and burned the wick... i blew it out and tried to keep using it... (dry heave) thats what the smoky note in DD reminds me of.

And that, my friend, is not how it's supposed to taste.
 

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I asked Mann to send me along some DK-TAB, trying it for the first time now. Interesting artibacco flavor; doesn't have the bite that some lab baccos have (which I sometimes like) or the tang of some Chinese baccos I've had (which I never like). In fact, no noticable top notes that I'm getting, low and round, a little funky and.... nutty? Maybe even very nutty?

I've always considered Dekang DK-TAB to be the offspring of Camel artibacco flavor and 555 synthetic flavoring. Not as in-your-face nutty as 555, but a lot nuttier than Camel/Gamel/Desert/DesertShip.
 
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