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prolow

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hi all, crazy how bug the community is here, in fact I don't know of any single online forum on any thing with more post then ecf.

I'm 2 months into vaping, really enjoying it(maybe too much), had a 1/2 pack of marl lights overlap and haven't gone back. Started with V2 basic kit, which after reading reviews on other mini kits have come to the conclusion that I may have been spoiled, the bat is KR8 auto 280mah with 10 bottom coil carts that are still alive(though barely). A week later I ordered a couple 5ml juices from madvapes. As the cartos started to feel worn I ordered some CE2 steelomizers and DIY liquids from goodprophets who thankfully throw in some freebee XL cartos because the CE2 steels tasted like burnt plastic no matter how long I let them rest or wet burned or dry burned, they spit and only held 0.5ml and required a syringe to refill.

In my learning process I flooded way too many carts and the result is a unreliable bat, most likely with juice in the housing. Since I only had 1 bat it's also possible that 4-5 hours of vaping a day for 2 months have just worn out the battery, not sure of life expectancy of a modern KR8.

At any rate I got a "Vision VOLT Karma"* kit form GotVapes in route, can't wait:) The bat seems like a nice inbetween mini and mid ecig, manual 450mah, 3.7v, 510 connector but it's 11mm wide so eGo parts should fit pretty close with a 510 adapter.
*these are also called "Super 510" at MadVapes and elsewhere.

I do have one question.
What do I not know about e-juice that buying premixed flavors from a e-juice vendor make sense? Based on the juice names and descriptions I make the assumption there isn't anything the vendor is doing other then buying food flavors from the same TPA, FA, FW, etc, that I can buy direct from and mixing it with nic & base and charging 5X more. I'm not upset by that, that's a fair business markup for labor and materials, but I don't get what's being offered by them that a monkey couldn't do, are there secret ingredients, insider tips of the trade, special equipment, what?
 

nebulas

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I have thought about doing DIY liquids but I already have enough syringes and bottles floating around my house without it. If you do decide to go the DIY route you would most likely end up with with an entire lab set up of all your flavorings, PG, VG, syringes, bottles, measuring cups, etc. etc. I would like to try DIY but I really don't want to mess with all that stuff junking up my house.
 

mooreted

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That's like saying, "I get food at a fancy restaurant, but it's just meat, fish, potatoes and vegetables. Why couldn't I just get all that stuff and make it myself?"

Well, you can, but don't expect to be a master chef over night. Some of these people have gotten very good at mixing just the right this and that at just the right proportions to make juice that we love. I've bought cheap juice at a B&M store and it was terrible, but when I get juice from Backwoods Brew it's really tasty. Just like each vendor's juice tastes different because they have different recipes even though they are all using the same stuff.
 

Dana A

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Hi and welcome! I say give do it yourself a shot. I am thinking the same thing as you every time I invent a new snow cone syrup for my kids lately. They wouldn't eat a snow cone with store bought syrup if I paid them now. I started making snow cone syrup with the same thoughts in mind. Good luck no matter what you decide:)
 
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