New Ecig User need advice

[ntorres38]

Hello all. I'm new to ecigs after 10 years of smoking marlboros. I received my blu kit on Aug 26 and too my suprise i haven't picked up a cig since. My blu kit is serving me well , i had to quit cigs because the hospital i work in just became non smoking. The blu kit came with a broken atomizer and inconsistent cartridges.

I have already sent the atomizer back but am keeping the kit to have at work. I am about to order the Mako MIDI from electronicstix tomorrow with 2 CR2's and some cartomizers for the mako and blu.

Question....What juice from their site do you guys recommend.....not in terms of flavor but strength. I see some are 24mg for 15ml and others are 24mg for 10ml. Do the 10ml droppers have any advantage. Thanks for any help and thanks for this great forum.

SIDE NOTE: Just wanted to point out that i called electronicstix today and i guess spoke with the owner. He didn't mind answering any of my noob questions and seems like a great guy. Excellent customer support.

 

[Strigoi]

the strength on 15ml and 10ml should be the same. it works out to 24mg per ml so just the quantity of juice changes, not the ratio.

 

[ntorres38]

thnks for the quick reply. Do you think i might be jumping the learning curve by getting a mako. Ive seen plenty of videos and documentation that i think i should be able to handle it.

 

[eeMGee]

I am also a new e-cig user. Personally, I order the strongest strength available then dilute it with vegetable glycerine (VG). Now I've actually got totally into making my own juices from 100mg strength unflavored nicotine juice and inventing recipes. This is a lot of fun, and increases the bond between you and your e-cig. Vap a bit of strawberry-cherry-licorice, Cherry-cinnamon bomb or Banana Nut Spice Bread and in no time you will find the taste of a real cigarette really disgusting. (I'll will be posting my recipes in the DIY recipe forum shortly.

Good Luck! eeMGee.

 

[ntorres38]

thnks for replying emgee. Whats the strongest you've found (already flavored)? I think before i start making my own juice i should master my pv first haha. I'de love to see your recipes though.....PM a link to them when you get them online. Thanks.

 

[snewg]

myfreedomsmokes has flavors with up to 48mg nicotine, that's the highest I've found, it is very strong and do Not recommend using it without diluting it, beware! I was a 2.5 pack a day smoker and it's still pretty potent. They also have high octane (60 & 100mg) unflavored if you ever go DIY..but make sure you know what you're doing if you mess with that stuff. I thought I needed the high nic stuff, turns out I do fine with 24mg.

 

[ntorres38]

thnks snewg. i dont think i'll be smoking 100mg anytime soon.....i dont wanna end up on fail blog as "nicotine overdose fail"

 

[Strigoi]

you do not want to vape 48mg liquid. that is meant for mixing/diluting.

most people don't go over 24mg except for a few that can do 36mg.

snewg...

you should really re-word your replies so it doesn't sound like trying 48mg liquid is a good idea.

 

[banjo]

I use the 30mg fluids from FreedomSmokeUSA, and have experienced no adverse side effects, but I smoked 1 1/2 to 2 packs a day for 55+ years, so I found that I required the higher nic levels in my juice. I would start with 30mg to 36mg, and dilute if with PG or VG if it proves to be too high for you...

 

[eeMGee]

As mentioned DO NOT SMOKE the 100mg strength unflavored liquid. They do also warn that the 48mg stength is to be diluted.

When I bought my Vapormaxx, their juice selection was 40mg (advertised equivalent to full strength cigarette). I was a bit surprised after browsing around that most other places have ~30mg as their strongest. I just checked their site and now at Vapormaxx 36mg is their highest, I don't know if my "40mg" is really only 36mg, or if they reduced it because 40mg is getting up there... At any rate I started out smoking that juice I bought with my initial order and didn't have any negative effects, but I was a 2 pack a day smoker for almost 20 years. Now I target 30mg as the strength for my DIY juices.

I have added a few recipes to the forum:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...t-needs-vanilla-substitution.html#post1835724
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-liquid-recipes/118939-banana-nut_bread.html#post1835673
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...strawberry-cherry-licorice-nibs-twissler.html

 

[zkz]

i was a pack and a half a day smoker, I started with 10ml of 24 gm menthol and was fine with it, now I am at 11-12 mg, the stronger stuff started giving me headaches about a month ago. I'll have to hit one of the other areas and trade the stronger stuff.

 

[Poppa D]

I order it flavored, I dont understand DIY. I tried To dilute it a couple times and it turned out weak, therefore badly. It didnt take me long to throw in the towel on DIY juice. I started with 12 mg, moved up to 18 mg, then 24 mg. I found at each increase I was sufferung the withdrawal, no matter how much I vaped. Flavors didnt matter, vapor production didnt either. How ever the nic level did settle me down at 24 mg. At that point I feel quite content.

 

[ntorres38]

i appreciate all your replies. I am expecting my mako midi, low res cartomizers, and vanillacoke and espresso juices on tuesday. Jason at Electro-Nic-Stix the best electronic cigarette in the usa was great with answering my questions. I'll post my experience with the mako and juices as soon as they arrive