This is going to be a pretty long post...
lol, I'm not a big drinker either but people say all the time that it dehydrates them... I haven't really noticed like, but it will prob be a good tip to keep in mind.
Enjoy becoming smoke free man, you will enjoy vaping so much more than analogues!
When I first started I ended up buying so many different kits just to find the one I liked. Soon after I realised that I'm all about the flavour, I am quite a tough cookie to please when it comes to this. My only advice to you would be read tons of reviews on liquids and buy a few samples at a time. I used to purchase 3 or 4 bottles just to find that I only likes one - I used to have a drawer full of bottles I didn't like.
Today I enjoy vaping on something with an minty/icy kick to it. I mix my own now so I can get things to my exact liking.
I have been smoke free for about five months (used to smoke two or three packs a day). It's really hard the first months, I even remember waking up in the middle of the night thinking about smoking. I guess I'll have to stick up to the spinner and vivi nova tank as long as I can because my budget isn't too big. I did a vanilla 70/30 VG/PG mix and a Lemon and mint 50/50 mix to start testing haha. I think doint them by myself will be helpful as a hobbie and a way to distract my mind from the anxiety. I guess my perfect mix would be one that makes a lot of smoke and still gets good amount of flavor. I don't know how hard is to get that haha.
When you mix your liquids make sure and give them time to steep. Usually a week or longer. Keep your nicotine base out of reach of children. Download the EJuiceMeUp calculator or something similar to make sure you're getting the percentage correct. Click your battery 5 times to turn on and turn off. Once you fill your tank let it sit for several minutes to make sure the wick is fully soaked. Make the the voltage sitting at the base of the battery is set at a low setting. You can turn it up some after you're sure it working correctly. Pay attention to the ohms rating on the vivi nova coil. Low ohms = low volts and higher ohms can take higher volts. try not to drop your battery on a hard surface. Have a back up for everything. I could do this all day lol but will stop for now.
Well as I've been five months without smoking one cigarrete I decided to go for the nicotine free e-liquids, will those need also a week to steep? Im really worried about that because if I do need to wait I need to know so I can get some e-liquid from a local store haha.
I actually used a calculator to get the closest ammount of precision on the percentages. How much is "several minutes" when waiting for the e-liquid to sit on the tank?
Thanks for all the other tips, I feel good saying that I've already read about it all haha.
me and a buddy just started a youtube page were going to try and make it for beginners im uploading a quick video on clearomizers as we speak. The Nova is a great tank i love mine it never leaks and i never get a burnt taste. I always soak all the parts (NOT THE COIL) in rubbing alcohol. let it dry and rinse it with water really really good to make sure its all out. You never know if there is anything left in the tank from the factory. then feel it and your good to go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNZYsvcOhak
I just watched that video, is great! have you noticed that you look a little orange on it? haha also, great camera quality man. Good luck one your channel, be very constant with the videos and be as much as you can in contact with your subscribers. Just a few tips from a guy with a brother who earns his living through YT videos haha.
Backups. Standardize on something. Once you get the hang of it, get off the internet and just live your life. In a few weeks, come back to the Forum and report how well you are doing.
It is nice to have a B&M near you. Become friends with them.
The goal is not to quit smoking cigarettes. F that. The goal is to not want one.
The savings are based on how much you smoked in the past. Don't feel bad spending 2 months of savings for good equipment and juice. Everyone eventually gets the Provari.
When you say Backups, you mean for everything or like coils and batteries?
Haha exactly, I know how hard is to stop thinking about having a smoke. I've been fighting against myself for five months and haven't smoked one cig since the day I decided to quit. Its so damn hard that I even wake up at the middle of the night wanting one cigarrete haha. I hope vaping will help me a lot.
Hi bolvak and welcome to ECF. Good luck on DIY juices. That is something I haven't tried yet, but I understand that if pre-made juice is really expensive, it would make sense to go that direction. I'm sure you'll find tons of info in the DIY juice section of this forum.
I use a Vision Spinner and am really happy with it, so it should be great for you. When I joined, the folks here offered lots of good suggestions.
I'll add one thing that they shared with me that has been helpful. Have backups to all of your gear and backups to your backups. I would hate to have a discharged battery or equipment failure give me an excuse to go back to analogs. That advice has been really helpful because I have always had a security blanket because of that suggestion. Now, after 4 months, I have multiple backups for everything (because more is better...oh wait, that is what got me in lots of trouble in other parts of my life) and have enough batteries, clearos and coils to last me about 6 months and enough juice to last about 90 days. And I always carry a spare kit with me that includes a charged battery, a clearo and a small bottle of juice.
Hope you enjoy participating in the forum and that your vaping journey provides tons of satisfaction and tasty fun. Namaste.
Hi ccubed, doing e-liquids isn't hard at all. Specially if you aren't using nicotine as me haha, but I still have to try them to know if I'm doing fine or have to change something. I'll try to get backups as soon as I get paid haha. I guess I'll be able to survive for a good ammount of time with the three coils the vivi nova comes with and three 15ml bottles of e-juice I made (of course, only if its good haha). Thanks for the reply, I'll do what you say.
