Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 2

[garyoa1]

What is an REO?

A band? REO speedwagon.

 

[Ken_A]

Just in case anyone may think this thread is not useful...
This morning 10 hours ago, we were on page 271. Now 282. And I don't see all that many unhelpful posts.
we rock

Ok, I think I'm gonna order a Provari with a z-atty-pro... It's pretty , I want it, and I've researched the heck out of it... but what if I get it and don't like it? That's a lot of money decisions, decisions

I have also researched the pro-whatsit. From what I have seen, 95% or so of the people who get one like it. The rest re-sell for almost the same price, thus never really spending that much if you don't.

The provari sells on the classified for nearly what it costs new. Not a big risk

^^^^^yeah. that^^^^^

 

[deborahbeaman]

The only thing that is completely (or possibly) bannable/regulated by the government or bought out by Big tobacco is liquid nicotine.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...anol-tobacco-extraction-home-environment.html
please read this article I wrote for my blog that addresses this issue and how a person can take steps to always have a ready and available source of liquid nicotine.

read it, thank you very much for this info

 

[garyoa1]

That is so true. I wanted to quit for a long, long time, but I knew I needed to satisfy something other than the need for nicotine, so I got the eRoll -- which tastes pretty anemic to me now, after getting this iTaste vv3, but it was *close enough*, and the size/shape satisfied my need for something "cigarette-like" in my hand, and I had the honest desire to quit, so I did. It wasn't that difficult, with e-cigs, even with the eRoll. Now, with the iTaste (which really wasn't expensive either), I *know* I'm done with cigarettes.

I'm learning so much about all this from all you guys that have been doing it so much longer, so I'm thinking that with this iTaste, I can be content for a nice long while -- while I save up for one of those expensive ones, that have so much more going for them.


Andria

Interesting thing with me (well, ok, TO me), I never wanted to quit. Got stuck with an ego (never visit ebay at 3am when your eyez are mostly shut) and hunted for juice for the heck of it. Got lucky and the first one I found one I liked. Instantly quit the smokes. That's why I say, if you want to quit (or even don't want to) you need to find something you like better than smoking.

 

[deborahbeaman]

A band? REO speedwagon.

I love them!!!

 

[williegntx]

I'm thinking I need some large plastic squeeze bottles with "pointy" tips... y'know, like restaurant ketchup bottles.

Anyone have any links, solutions, or suggestions? tia

I searched Vapor suppliers but didn't find them, but did find something on eBay.

Twist open dispenser with plastic bottle

 

[AndriaD]

Interesting thing with me (well, ok, TO me), I never wanted to quit. Got stuck with an ego (never visit ebay at 3am when your eyez are mostly shut) and hunted for juice for the heck of it. Got lucky and the first one I found one I liked. Instantly quit the smokes. That's why I say, if you want to quit (or even don't want to) you need to find something you like better than smoking.

I think what made it difficult for me at first, and probably a lot of others too, is that it's so hard to imagine somethng you could like better, until you've actually experienced it. This e-juice I finally found, I fell in love with because it was so LIKE the taste of my cigarettes -- but the more I vaped it, the more I realized it actually tasted A WHOLE LOT BETTER! Once I started vaping regularly, every cigarette I smoked tasted worse than the last one! Till I finally just couldn't stand 'em anymore. But yeah, I did want to quit, for all the usual reasons - health, offending my loved ones with the smell -- even if you smoke outdoors as I did, you still carry it around with you -- and the big one, watching my dad succumb to lung cancer, and remembering back to all the years and years he smoked Luckies. And COPD almost got my mom, till she *finally* quit smoking, with patches and gum, and with my asthma, COPD is a big ol future certainty. Or at least, it was.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Well spring is over in N GA for a bit; TV says FREEZE WARNING in huge red letters, so my emerging daffys will freeze. But I'm actually loving it, because I don't have to go out there and freeze tonight! I can stay warm and snug, vaping in my home!

I got that cocoa e-juice today, so I can drink some hot cocoa and vape it, too!


Andria

 

[AndriaD]

I'm thinking I need some large plastic squeeze bottles with "pointy" tips... y'know, like restaurant ketchup bottles.

Right now, I'm mixing my 50/50/12 nic base in a 250ml wide mouth bottle that my first nic purchase came in. This means every time I want to then put some into 30ml bottles, I have to use a funnel. Which means I'm wasting that which sticks to the funnel, and also means more nic in my septic tank after I rinse the funnel (this may be a non-issue, I don't know, but that's another subject). Using the funnel is getting to be a PITA, because now I'm supporting me, my wife, my elderly lady v-vert, the 19yo son of a friend of ours, probably soon another convert, and others.

Anyone have any links, solutions, or suggestions? tia

Actually, yeah -- it sounds like the kind I like for hair color, with the little red caps on the ends? Try a beauty supply, they're usually cheap there; they sell a boatload of them. Like "Sally's" if you have them, or something similar.

Andria

 

[DancingHeretik]

I'm sure this was posted but just incase it's wasn't here the place I get my nic
100mg Nicotine solution - 500ml

Yup, got it! I gave up on waiting for a sale at RTS and went ahead and risked the 100 mg/ml from WL. The 2 bottles should last me 5 years, even at my current strength. Hopefully, I'll cut down quickly enough to never need to buy nic again!

I'm thinking I need some large plastic squeeze bottles with "pointy" tips... y'know, like restaurant ketchup bottles.

Right now, I'm mixing my 50/50/12 nic base in a 250ml wide mouth bottle that my first nic purchase came in. This means every time I want to then put some into 30ml bottles, I have to use a funnel. Which means I'm wasting that which sticks to the funnel, and also means more nic in my septic tank after I rinse the funnel (this may be a non-issue, I don't know, but that's another subject). Using the funnel is getting to be a PITA, because now I'm supporting me, my wife, my elderly lady v-vert, the 19yo son of a friend of ours, probably soon another convert, and others.

Anyone have any links, solutions, or suggestions? tia

And to add to your choices, I love these: 2 oz Flip-Top Bottles. You can also get them in 4 oz, which is about 120 ml. They've made my life SO much easier!

 

[Bolivar]

They're in stock. Says late Feb. I ordered two about an hour ago.
Already shows shipped with a tracking #.

Let us know when you try them out.

Thanks !






Sent from the north 40 via messenger cow

 

[Storm52]

In answer to a previous question!
reosmods.com

 

[DancingHeretik]

What is an REO?

A REO is a box-type, bottom-feeder, mechanical mod that is even dishwasher safe. THE, absolutely THE, most bullet-proof, reliable mod to buy for Vapocalypse!

They've always been popular because they're well made and because they're the best bottom-feeder you can buy. Who needs to drip for flavor when you can just squeeze the internal bottle and always have a freshly refilled atty?

It's on my wishlist!

 

[garyoa1]

I think what made it difficult for me at first, and probably a lot of others too, is that it's so hard to imagine somethng you could like better, until you've actually experienced it. This e-juice I finally found, I fell in love with because it was so LIKE the taste of my cigarettes -- but the more I vaped it, the more I realized it actually tasted A WHOLE LOT BETTER! Once I started vaping regularly, every cigarette I smoked tasted worse than the last one! Till I finally just couldn't stand 'em anymore. But yeah, I did want to quit, for all the usual reasons - health, offending my loved ones with the smell -- even if you smoke outdoors as I did, you still carry it around with you -- and the big one, watching my dad succumb to lung cancer, and remembering back to all the years and years he smoked Luckies. And COPD almost got my mom, till she *finally* quit smoking, with patches and gum, and with my asthma, COPD is a big ol future certainty. Or at least, it was.

Andria

Yeah, interestingly as I said I got lucky with the first juice I got (cherry pipe tobacco). I was hooked. But re-ordered it and it was awful. Not to mention discontinued. So I was on a mission to find something else since that really hit the spot.

Problem is, everyone has different mixes for the same flavor. Tried a half dozen from MBV.... none worked for me. Quacks... great! Juicy Vapors french toast tastes like... oddly enuff... french toast! Unreal and another thumbs up. That's when I discovered... you don't need tobacco flavors. The nic amount still gives you that satisfied feeling. The only diff is... it tastes better!

So, thing is, just because the flavors you find don't trip your trigger, that doesn't mean they aren't out there! Next up is DIY to figger out if I can do it myself.

 

[garyoa1]

Let us know when you try them out.

Thanks !






Sent from the north 40 via messenger cow

If I remember! My vape mail comes by the truckload. LOL Since I'm in Canada (I can see almost Buffalo NY from my house) I usually order from the states and ship to a drop box. So I only get there once a week or so. Just got a load today. Still unwrapping it!

 

[MikeE3]

I'll be rebuilding the protank coils, Igo L and Kayfun lite. Will the 32 A1 be sufficient for all?

I already get my nic from Wizard Labs, love them!

If you only want to buy 1 size for all those - go w/ the 30 A1. The 32 or 30 is Ok for the Protank. And 28 is better suited to low-Ω / sub-Ω coils. If you want 2Ω +/- you'll need a lot of wraps of the 28 and for a beginning it's a bit more difficult to get used to in tight quarters.

Ok, I think I'm gonna order a Provari with a z-atty-pro... It's pretty , I want it, and I've researched the heck out of it... but what if I get it and don't like it? That's a lot of money decisions, decisions

Do you love yours, Myranny, really really love it? I'm just tired of spending 100 here and 80 there and not being satisfied with the vape quality. I would rather just get what I want right off the bat, and be happy...from what Ive read about the provari and the z-atty tank they are low maintenance and most people are happy with them. Im really not into the next brightest thing, I just want something that's gonna keep me off cigs (30 days today) and not be frustrating to use

IMO the Provari is one of the best regulated PVs - hard to go wrong by getting one. And the re-sale value is close to retail if'n you should not like it.

The Z-Atty-Pro. hmmm? Make sure you do your research good on that one. Yes it looks great on the Provari, but so can other RBAs w/ an optional beauty ring. The Z-atty has a very airy draw, the airiest of any RBA/RDA I have. I have 2 of them but don't use them near as much as I do other RBAs. They were some of the 1st RBAs I bought and have since found others that are much more satisfying. And they don't hold their re-sale value anywhere near as much as the Provari does.

I have one small piece of wisdom I have gathered over my 3 years of vaping I would like to share. You new guys and gals please don't feel you have to have the shiniest most expensive thing you can find in the forum and/or the net to be successful. New technology is coming out every day and it is always that one step better than what you have at any given time.

I started out with V2 ecigs which are KR808D-1 threading. I have a WHOLE BUNCH of them with chargers, PCCs, shiny black batteries, shiny SS batteries, pass throughs..........you name it I bought it. Then I discovered Echos. Neat system.......Tx taught me a lot about what I didn't know and would have never discovered by myself about them. Then the "Echo craze" went away as has the 808 craze for the most part.

So I had to start over to get up to speed with 510 threading and eGo threading. It was a very expensive and time consuming set of lessons. Had I not gone for what I thought was THE THING to have at any given moment I could have saved a wad of money. You would not believe the size and weight of the tackle box I have all that stuff in. So in adopting the 510/eGo as my threading standard I started collecting very carefully what I gleaned from various forums (ECF and beyond) was necessary to satisfy my continued non-smoking success without spending a fortune. I have amassed a bunch of eGos, Vamos, Sigeleis, ProTanks, K100s and DIY equipment. I totally make my own ejuice now, have a stash of nic and flavorings and every once in a while I grab the coat-tails of a co-op. All of this (everything) on my self "inflicted" budget of $100/month.

Often I have to reconvince myself that the shiny APV on the web page I'm looking at is definitely NOT calling my name. I've been retired for 11 years and loving every minute. My first hobby was having a fancy weather station. My second hobby was building a web site to transfer my weather information to the web and to the network of other weather enthusiasts. My third hobby now is ecigs. I quit smoking cigarettes overnight almost 3 years ago after buying a brand new carton. I threw the whole thing in the garbage and saved one lighter to carry around in my pocket which reminds me constantly NOT to use it.

Point being if one has the desire to quit, it will happen. It does not depend on fancy PVs or atomizers or anything but your deep down internal desire to kick the cig habit for good. The next big thing on the PV market is just around the corner.

Although I never argue (and never lie), I occasionally have viewpoints which may not align. Here are a couple a three of those out of line views:

Co-ops: savings are not worth the potential problems and slowness of delivery. You can find the stories of troubled co-ops by looking through the threads of those co-ops which have ended. Some of the most respected and dependable co-op hosts are not people with whom I'd voluntarily work. Just my opinion... no need to try and reform me.. I'm happy to never again participate in a co-op.

Quitting smoking: for me, required a substitute which was better. Not an ounce of me was willing to accept a less enjoyable short-term experience. I didn't quit because I wanted to, I quit because I found something that was more satisfying.

Calling cigarettes stinkies: I'll never do it. I was persecuted for decades for being a smoker and I will never have anything bad or mocking to say about those who still smoke. I'm not better than they are, just luckier.

None of the above personal opinions are intended to be argumentative. All are philosophies, none are right or wrong.

I agree w/ you about 'the stinkies'. I think it can be Ok for us/vapers & others who quit smoking to use that word among ourselves but I'd NEVER use it w/ folks I know who still smoke, as I would not be on them about quitting. I too refuse to be an ex-smoker who's on a band wagon to get others off the habbit or badger them about it.

ah - co-ops. Yep they're not for everybody. But since ECF brought the hammer down on co-ops for custom built stuff, the success rate is actually pretty darn good. Believe me I know - i was involved in two big ones that went south. But many others since then worked out just fine for me.

A REO is a box-type, bottom-feeder, mechanical mod that is even dishwasher safe. THE, absolutely THE, most bullet-proof, reliable mod to buy for Vapocalypse!

They've always been popular because they're well made and because they're the best bottom-feeder you can buy. Who needs to drip for flavor when you can just squeeze the internal bottle and always have a freshly refilled atty?

It's on my wishlist!

Dishwasher safe - huh! Never heard that about any PV.

 

[Myrany]

Dishwasher safe - huh! Never heard that about any PV.

Yep In fact in the maintenance video for the REO Grand the maker tells you to wash it in the sink.

 

[deborahbeaman]

IMO the Provari is one of the best regulated PVs - hard to go wrong by getting one. And the re-sale value is close to retail if'n you should not like it.

The Z-Atty-Pro. hmmm? Make sure you do your research good on that one. Yes it looks great on the Provari, but so can other RBAs w/ an optional beauty ring. The Z-atty has a very airy draw, the airiest of any RBA/RDA I have. I have 2 of them but don't use them near as much as I do other RBAs. They were some of the 1st RBAs I bought and have since found others that are much more satisfying. And they don't hold their re-sale value anywhere near as much as the Provari does.


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yes, you're right, went back and did some research after someone mentioned the kayfun. Looks like that would be one to ponder... you guys are awesome, you are so very helpful and I really appreciate it

 

[txtumbleweed]

My grandpa is still kickin, he told me to post on the forums telling you guys so. He is still kickin but kickin slower everyday

 

[ncpatches]

Thanks Mike, I have no plans to sub ohm, so think I'll go with the 32. I can always get more later if need be and doubt it will be 'government regulated'.