New guy- tips & tricks diy juicing UK, keeping cost down but I'm still no master.

[Timbo87]

Hi guys, I'm Tim

I'm bit of a tight fisted ..... I'm constantly on lookout good bundle deal but I'm also on a family man on on autistic spectrum who found vaping quite difficult to understand at first, so what I like to do is try help what suits people by hopefully save few quid same time.. This has become bit of an obsessive hobby for me & also kept me sane and away from crack addiction so hope you guys find my findings helpful

So here my go to for stuff no discount codes
. 1st concentrate - big juices UK they have some fantastic flavours 'from' as little as 99p a 10ml bottle and they sell upto 100ml(50ml usully £3.50 what I purchase as I been bulking by 250ml per time)

2nd concentrate supplier is a company-rainbow vapes. I come across that do best before from as lil 40p a 10ml bottle which I think also fantastic there clearence goods for hardware fantastic in my view especially if your into trying new thing(safely I must add) recently got myself 200ml concentrate, vandy vape bf pulse squonk and dead rabbit se rda for under £35

Bottling- gotta be drip hacks for large 250ml bottle seems be cheap including p&p.
for people looking at starting with basics with DIY juice there all in 1 kits are awesome everything you need in perfect quantity all you

I bottles if your looking upto 120ml bottles

I'd PERSONALLY stay away from PET unicorn tops as they ....ing hurt getting last bit juice out off

There are other things ie nic, nic salt, syringes etc
I'm a little reluctant to speak publicly about nicotine I must admit just for pure fact is a poison and if I give good advice somebody my choose to ignore it(so if decide to go that route I'd suggest sticking with shots)

Decent eliquid measurement calculator can be found free on android or anywhere online

Vegetables glycerine you can get almost anywhere from £6.50 upward a litre £ 7 for propelyne glycol tho companies will charge lot higher especially vape shops(vg & pg)

Even if your just after some cheap decent juice pop over to discount eliquid there bundle deals are incredible

Hope you found interesting x

 

[BrotherBob]

This has become bit of an obsessive hobby for me & also kept me sane

Welcome and glad you joined, you have found a home.

 

[goldxp]

What flavors would you recommend trying? I've been at this for 3 days and haven't found one that makes my normal cig withdrawls go away

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Welcome to ECF, Tim.

 

[Timbo87]

What flavors would you recommend trying? I've been at this for 3 days and haven't found one that makes my normal cig withdrawls go away

I think that depends on what your using, If you can tell me: what your using
what coil ohm type
what liquid your using
Pg/vg ratio of juice
Nic level mg. normal or salt.
I can give you a recommendation on what I would buy.
Problem is to many people go in unguided. I hear I need a vape thing I got this pen or this thing brought the liquids and buy a high vg low nic on low wattage device from smoking 20-30 a day, vaping is tailored to individual.
3 days isn't a lot time to be fair but at same time are you looking for a plain swap from ciggys then quit vaping rapidly or are looking at going long route, vaping has it own obsession

 

[Timbo87]

Welcome and glad you joined, you have found a home.

Thank you

 

[Timbo87]

Welcome to ECF, Tim.

Thank you for having me I hope I can offer some good advice to people as I have recieved in past

 

[vaper1960]

Hello and welcome! I am a super low budget shopper (clearance sales, discount juice sales and now rebuildables and DIY) I'm in the US so have different sources (but who knows now... everything is changing) I once got this "mystery box" of juices... 40 30ml bottles for $5 (it was cheap because they were 0 mg nic but I mix them with my other juices when I need a lower nic juice) Also, the crappy flavors... dump them and use the bottles... basically as cheap as empty bottles would have cost. The only thing I did spend full price on is a scale for my DIY. I once got a couple RTAs for $3 each (and love them) Sure, they were designed in 2015 but that's fine with me. Wire and cotton (also rayon) are cheap! I won a pod device once (it's ok... no complaints) but the dang pods are $6 each (plus shipping) so that's not happening.

 

[Timbo87]

Hello and welcome! I am a super low budget shopper (clearance sales, discount juice sales and now rebuildables and DIY) I'm in the US so have different sources (but who knows now... everything is changing) I once got this "mystery box" of juices... 40 30ml bottles for $5 (it was cheap because they were 0 mg nic but I mix them with my other juices when I need a lower nic juice) Also, the crappy flavors... dump them and use the bottles... basically as cheap as empty bottles would have cost. The only thing I did spend full price on is a scale for my DIY. I once got a couple RTAs for $3 each (and love them) Sure, they were designed in 2015 but that's fine with me. Wire and cotton (also rayon) are cheap! I won a pod device once (it's ok... no complaints) but the dang pods are $6 each (plus shipping) so that's not happening.

I'm liking my pods at moment must admit I got smok rpm 80 pros both pod sets dl & mtl plus rbas same with rpm160 original pod tfv8 pod & rdta.

Over Christmas I brought 2 vandy vape rtas kensei & kylin mini, dead rabbit se, v vape pulse squonk,
Coils from various outlets different ohms (under £8 total) 3x 21700 and 1x 20700.
All for about £90 possibly 100 including p&p

I'm rather new to DIY coils after years of avoiding it, I will get to it eventually but I never had people teach me properly until recently so losing my temper on special hand made coil is rather pointless for my skill level... Juice pg vg nics generally get really cheap anyway I can do half litre for about£9

 

[sonicbomb]

I get almost all my flavours from here
https://www.onepoundeliquid.com/

and my nicotine, PG and VG from here
Liquid Nicotine, Vegetable Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, E-Liquid Bottles | Everything Liquid

 

[Letitia]

What flavors would you recommend trying? I've been at this for 3 days and haven't found one that makes my normal cig withdrawls go away

In my experience upping the nic mg will help with the cravings some. Time and perseverance is all that's required. Flavors just make the journey more pleasant. For myself finding the right draw and tank was the key to success. Once you find a setup that suits you it does become easier to ride out the cravings. Will say finding flavors that tasted good with coffee and after meals did help some.

 

[Hawise]

In my experience upping the nic mg will help with the cravings some. Time and perseverance is all that's required. Flavors just make the journey more pleasant. For myself finding the right draw and tank was the key to success. Once you find a setup that suits you it does become easier to ride out the cravings. Will say finding flavors that tasted good with coffee and after meals did help some.

I'll add that it's common to look for tobacco flavours in the beginning. Personally, I really wanted the familiarity of something that reminded me of a cigarette. Tobacco and coffees were best - for about two weeks. Then my cravings accepted that nicotine was now coming from my vape and I started getting interested in other flavours. If you are seeking tobacco-like flavours, go with it for now but don't buy too much of anything. Most (though not all) vapers quickly move on to other things.

As @Letitia says, nic strength will probably do more for cravings than flavour. If you could let us know what concentrations you've tried, whether they're nic salts or freebase (i.e. not salts), and what you're vaping them on, it would help us make some suggestions.

 

[vaper1960]

I'll add that it's common to look for tobacco flavours in the beginning. Personally, I really wanted the familiarity of something that reminded me of a cigarette. Tobacco and coffees were best - for about two weeks. Then my cravings accepted that nicotine was now coming from my vape and I started getting interested in other flavours. If you are seeking tobacco-like flavours, go with it for now but don't buy too much of anything. Most (though not all) vapers quickly move on to other things.

I still vape a tobacco juice (DIY) every morning but it's more of a "dessert" style (nutty, caramel and vanilla) Otherwise I like variety and constantly switching flavors.

 

[WillyZee]

welcome Timbo

 

[MJCSD]

Hello and welcome to ecf

 

[Timbo87]

I get almost all my flavours from here
https://www.onepoundeliquid.com/

and my nicotine, PG and VG from here
Liquid Nicotine, Vegetable Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, E-Liquid Bottles | Everything Liquid

I use to get my flavours liquids there quality for price is brilliant, but when you think you can get 100ml shortfall for less £8(ebay can do a 3 fo2) and shot can be like a quid each

I get almost all my flavours from here
https://www.onepoundeliquid.com/

and my nicotine, PG and VG from here
Liquid Nicotine, Vegetable Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, E-Liquid Bottles | Everything Liquid

There are other places you can get bit cheaper which I've been using for years however for select people who want jump in to DIY and not try basic hacks 1st(which I wish I'd done to be fair I'm reluctant to mention it I'd like to guide people properly with guidance on calculators etc(hope you don't think I'm being douche) . how ever with bit more research I don't think you have much problem finding them and pg only 6 a litre just over 5 for vg)

 

[Timbo87]

Hello and welcome to ecf

Thank you very much

 

[Timbo87]

I still vape a tobacco juice (DIY) every morning but it's more of a "dessert" style (nutty, caramel and vanilla) Otherwise I like variety and constantly switching flavors.

I'm more fruity although saying that ry4 is pukka juice, lately I've been vaping lot tobacco to be fair mostly 50/50 or 60/40s rainbow tobacco, cherry balsam tobacco (quite sharp at high wattage so 50/50 not recommended but that's my personal preference I was using mesh coil in rpm160 ) , honeywood tobbaco really nice in 0.4 coil(rpm40 coil) 50/50 12mg salt & 0.17coil(rgc coil) 3mg high vg for rpm80 pro

 

[Timbo87]

In my experience upping the nic mg will help with the cravings some. Time and perseverance is all that's required. Flavors just make the journey more pleasant. For myself finding the right draw and tank was the key to success. Once you find a setup that suits you it does become easier to ride out the cravings. Will say finding flavors that tasted good with coffee and after meals did help some.

Good advice I tend to over complicate things

 

[Letitia]

Good advice I tend to over complicate things

I think most of us did when starting out.