Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 2
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Try a few drops of apple cider vinegar . Maybe a couple of drops per 10ml of juice. Let it steep for a day or so repeat as needed. Dont rush it.
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I would suggest letting it steep (cap on) for 4 weeks. If it still needs some adjusting at that point, leave it somewhere for a day or two with the cap off. But, steep it FIRST.
Thanks for 'venting for me'. I get so riled about this, I could light up a smoke. (nope won't do that, nope not even close, but you get the idea). It's got nothing to due with health harm or harm reduction - it's all about the money - how can we, the politicians, turn this into a cash cow - that's it - plan and simple. Same with the 'other stuff' getting legalized. They spent a fortune trying to stop it and couldn't, so let's make it legal and tax the bejezzus out of it and make some money.
That was done very purposefully from the beginning although it's working less and less as time goes on. At least we all speak the same language (although it's hard to tell sometimes) Makes it necessary to vote with our feet which is what businesses will have to do if they want to stay viable.
OMG - once it comes to bartering bullets for nicotine can the vape-pocalypse be far behind?
deb - did you try mix & match to see whether its the Provari or Protank. Put the Protank on a different PV and a different topper on the Provari and see what goes?
4.5v on a 2.6Ω coil is not out of range for a lot of folks. I run 4-4.2v on 1.8-2.0Ωs so that shouldn't be the problem.
To check airflow: Just draw through the Protank w/o firing up the PV. Does it 'feel' right or tight?
You have to be careful with what tanks/toppers you put on a Provari. Some tanks and some toppers like the Vivi Nova Aspires can screw down so close to the top lip of the Provari, there's no air flow when drawing on it. I think the Protanks have a groove in the bottom, so it 'should' work OK w/ respect to air flow.
I think it was the coil, and that bottom piece of the protank, cause when I changed those out, it worked fine, although (sorry) it isn't quite as good as I had myself hyped up to believe ...maybe when I get the kayfun tank, I will understand all the fanfare for the pro. And then, there is the off chance that nothing will be all-that if you don't know what you're doing LOL
Hmmm, maybe I should give Mike a tour of our own freezer... We could all be rich!
Ok, thanks for the tip! I think I'll try the steeping first, as Dancing suggested; if steeping will fix it, well and good; it'd be just like me to do the vinegar first without waiting to see if time will fix it.*Impetuous*, that's me.
I do have those other 3 varieties of Virginia I got last week; 2 of them still have a weird smell, sort of a cross between that rotten celery and some kind of chemical whang. But one of them, the Hangsen's, is *very* close; I got it Thursday, so I'll let it keep sitting until Thursday of this week, and then try it again.
Of course there is the option of getting some of the good Virginia in the VG-blend (85% VG), but I've been vaping a little of the VG today, and I feel like I have something stuck between lungs and throat that I can't cough up; didn't have this feeling when I was vaping mostly-PG. The feeling might not be from the VG of course, it could just be another symptom in my lung-clearing phase. It's hard to know. This evening I started taking guaifenesin (the same stuff in Mucinex, just no "DM"), to try and thin down the lung stuff so I can cough it up more easily, and still drinking lots of water. Yesterday I forgot the water-excess I'm supposed to be consuming, but the leg cramps this morning reminded me quite forcefully.
Nevermind "has been"... what a long, strange trip this *IS* !
Thx y'all!
Andria
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Of course there is the option of getting some of the good Virginia in the VG-blend (85% VG), but I've been vaping a little of the VG today, and I feel like I have something stuck between lungs and throat that I can't cough up; didn't have this feeling when I was vaping mostly-PG. The feeling might not be from the VG of course, it could just be another symptom in my lung-clearing phase. It's hard to know. This evening I started taking guaifenesin (the same stuff in Mucinex, just no "DM"), to try and thin down the lung stuff so I can cough it up more easily, and still drinking lots of water. Yesterday I forgot the water-excess I'm supposed to be consuming, but the leg cramps this morning reminded me quite forcefully.
Nevermind "has been"... what a long, strange trip this *IS* !
Thx y'all!
Andria
Saw somewhere that some "new vapors" get a feeling that they have to burp but can't. So that's prolly normal. As far as the smell... two corks n' yer golden.
Or two filters from yer smokes.
OK, tried another coil, and different Protank, ( I had another one) this coil is a 1.8, and set it at 3.5, and thank god and you all, IT'S WORKING! LOL serious nicotine withdrawal there for a bit 8-o thank you, thank you, a million times thank you
This might be a good time to try adjusting your voltage to see how it changes the taste and how it works. I rarely set mine above 3.7, but it depends on the juice and whatever your topper reads (mine usually are 1.8 - 2.2)
It is smooth, I noticed, and I think I still inhale like a cigarette . I'm trying to adjust that, but I'm having to retrain my brain
have you tried some experiments? See if a couple of drops of lemon or lime justice in your atty with the juice helps... If so, 2 drops per 5 ml should do it... Leave the cap off for a day.
Andria
how about a rolling kitchen cart? That would look nice and you coule roll it out of the way.Don't I know it. I had to push my can opener and mixer to the side, so as not to clutter up the pic. Now, everytime I need to use them, I have to pull them over the top of all that crap. And in the cabinet below, already I have my big bottle of PG and a collection of small funnels. Once I have something to put into those brown bottles, they'll be going down below as well. Then maybe I can get to my kitchen implements.
Saw this *darling* cabinet with a firmly-closing door, the other day at Hobby Lobby; all I could envision was how great it would be for my Vaping Cabinet. But the ol man had to pop my bubble, by asking me where I'd put it. I don't have a clue!
Andria
close... We need to start seeing the states/cities that pass these laws.
that might work as well
excess PG will cause burping for me... Could be the same thing.Saw somewhere that some "new vapors" get a feeling that they have to burp but can't. So that's prolly normal. As far as the smell... two corks n' yer golden.
Or two filters from yer smokes.
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If it is a super hard draw your not getting airflow. Protanks are notorious for the pin in the bottom being too far in. Pin pulling is the cure but it needs to be done often. If you look at your tank bottom you will see the 510 threading, if the center pin is had turtled up inside the threading it will preform terribly. Pin pulling is taking a small thin screw driver in that small hole and moving that pin downward in a side to side motion. You need to be very careful not to pull the pin all the way out. I found it easier to take the base off and unscrew the coil to move the pin with a finger nail.
Decisions, decisions, decisions. After 5 months trying different flavors, I've come to the conclusion that my two favorites are going to stay my two favorites. So to save money and hassle I was going to switch from 18 ml bottles to 60. The problem is which strength? I started at 18 mg, had to go up to 26 to get rid of those last couple of cigarettes, then went back down to 18 until the house fire stressed me back up to 26. On my last order I got one of each strength, but the 26 is definitely still going faster.
So, should I get my two main flavors in 26 and just use up some of the okay but not all the time flavors for bedtime or other times that I don't want/need as much nicotine? Or get big bottles of 18 and some small ones of 26 and try to get back down to a more reasonable level? 26 is pretty strong, but it doesn't bother me.
On a side note, after reading about what is happening elsewhere I sent an unsolicited email in praise of vaping to the North Dakota anti tobacco agency. I'll probably do something similar to our senators and representative. Of the three there is one who might actually be interested in learning something. For the other two I'd have to write totally from the perspective of protecting vaping businesses.
So, should I get my two main flavors in 26 and just use up some of the okay but not all the time flavors for bedtime or other times that I don't want/need as much nicotine? Or get big bottles of 18 and some small ones of 26 and try to get back down to a more reasonable level? 26 is pretty strong, but it doesn't bother me.
On a side note, after reading about what is happening elsewhere I sent an unsolicited email in praise of vaping to the North Dakota anti tobacco agency. I'll probably do something similar to our senators and representative. Of the three there is one who might actually be interested in learning something. For the other two I'd have to write totally from the perspective of protecting vaping businesses.
It's not like a burp; I've noticed that the PG does make me go around burping, more than usual. This is in the breath, below my throat but only at the top of my chest, which is approximately where I inhale to, done it that way with cigarettes for many years, since the asthma, because any deeper would trigger the coughing, and although I do sometimes do it so slowly that I get the mouth/nose inhale, it still seems to go back to just that point. I'm back on the mostly-PG now, since I still had some 6mg left over from last night, and it might be easing just a little, plus I'm drinking water again, which should help. It seems that my instincts about PG vs. VG were perhaps well-founded; glycerine just seemed like much too heavy a substance for an asthmatic to be inhaling, and I was already so accustomed to the PG from 30-yrs use of inhaler. So I think I have to scrub my idea of getting the good VA in VG form, dang it all. I sent MFS another email today, it's been a week since the last one, to see if they had *any* idea, but it was kinda late in the day, so maybe I'll hear something in the morning when they get to work.
Fingers crossed they have good news... X X X X (toes too!)
Andria
Fingers crossed they have good news... X X X X (toes too!)
Andria
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You can always get a 26 and a 12 and mix it in a smaller bottle. Then you'll have 3 strengths.
Amoret - I personally still vape 18 and have no plans as of yet for reducing it. I keep 24mg on hand for emergencies. Not because I am afraid I will go back to smoking but just to keep myself from hurting my loved ones. I think it is a good idea for me anyway. Just my 
. I admire someone who can narrow it down to 2 favorite flavors. I just love changing. Sorry I'm nosy but what are your favorite flavors. I have an inquiring mind.......heehee
. I admire someone who can narrow it down to 2 favorite flavors. I just love changing. Sorry I'm nosy but what are your favorite flavors. I have an inquiring mind.......heehee
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