Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four

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No, don't think so. But they are into maximizing their profit, as any business needs to be to survive :)

I think the more likely scenario is the maker's choice of chip source and grade, and attention to QC. Not to mention the support components on the boards, caps, resistors etc. I imagine 10% tolerance for the better mods, 20 for others. Start stacking up parts that are at both end, plus and minus, and that small percent could be magnified.

Heck, it's just a mod, not a precision test instrument. How precise does it have to be?

The 0.1 watt increment is relatively new, 0.5 used to be typical. Personally, I don't detect a difference between 9 watts and 8.9 or 9.1. And a big difference between precision and accuracy as well.

As long as a particular mod is consistent, I'm ok with it.
I agree, im not spot on accurate with my mixing or my coil builds, i just keep things within the safe zone and enjoy. Yeah i might could push the elephant a little and get better/bigger/more power, but i aint in it for that, it works, im happy.

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In how much joose?



In my experiences, it's not so much 'bout tang as a slight enhancement in da flav(s). When I first started using LJ and ACV, I was using 1 drop/3ml; some folk use more.

Also, 'drop' is a relative term. Just keep track of how many you're using in any given recipe.

Good luck and please let us know your results!

I used 1 drop per 5 ml of juice. I like the flavor better this morning. Of course it's always better in the morning, before I assault my tongue with all these wonderful and different flavors. ;) I might still increase the lemon juice, though, just as an experiment, to see how it turns out.

Well that ain't nice ... telling us you got something new but not what it is. Now you'll have to post pictures when you get 'em.

Also ... please make sure you're using quality batteries particularly if you're building sub-ohm coils.

I was gonna answer, but I see Rich already did. ;) As for the batteries, I think we have good ones. Samsung 25-somethings... oh hell, Rich is the battery guy, he knows what we have. Anyway, a couple other ECF battery experts also recommended them, so I think we're OK there.

Lannie,

It seems to me that fruit flavors often suffer from flavor loss over time. I've started making smaller batches so they stay fresh, plus it gives me an excuse to go into mad chemist mode and DIY. ;)

I also find that flavors taste different depending on the power. I have one that if I vape it lower power, I get more of the ice cream flavor but if I crank it up I get more of the Irish Cream/Kahlua zing. Sometimes it's just fun to play.

That's the truth! I love coming up with new creations in the kitchen (when I have the time to play!), and this is just as much fun, if not MORE fun, because a bottle of juice lasts longer than dinner. Also, I've been keeping notes on the juice that I make, so unlike dinners, if I make something really good, it's written down and I can duplicate it later. Sometimes I make the absolute best thing for dinner, but it's a one-shot thing because I didn't watch what I was doing and forgot what I put in it! :lol:

I read on the Flavor Apprentice thread that sometimes a very low percentage of raspberry can make other fruit flavors pop. Very small %, not enough to add flavor, just to make flavors pop. No personal experience yet, so just passing on what I read (on the internet no less!, but BillsMagicVapor is a quite talented mixologist).

Oh, YES, I'd heard that before about the raspberry as well, and totally forgot! So far, the CAP Sweet Strawberry has no problems with fading, at least in my opinion, but maybe a little touch of raspberry would go good with other flavors. There's already raspberry in this Harvest Berry flavor - I believe it's strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry (if you go by the picture on the bottle). I can taste the blackberry most of all, then the blueberry, and the red berries are way in the background, undetectable as their own flavors, but adding to the whole mix. However, maybe a bit more raspberry would help. I think I might already have a bottle of that, but if not, I'll get one and try it out.

You know what I think this berry cheesecake REALLY needs, though, is a bit of added graham cracker flavor. It's there in the cheesecake, but it's very subtle, and (bear with me while I try to put this into words) it seems like the berry flavor and the cheesecake flavor are blurring together too much. It's very soft and it tastes very good, but it's almost TOO soft. It would be good for beddy-bye time, you know? But a touch more graham cracker would put a sharper dividing line between the two flavors, and make it seem more like a real piece of cheesecake with berries on top. Since I really love this flavor, I'll make two bottles next time, one with a little extra raspberry, and one with a little extra graham cracker, and see which one I like better. :D It's not like I won't use 'em both up, right? LOL!

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... to assume these people would want to build the best possible instruments, or is this just another version of "let's con those stupid Americans because they'll buy any piece of crap as long as it looks impressive"?

I really don't think the Chinese are out to build the best possible instruments at all. More like the best marketable "instrument". Given the rate of new product introductions its like 'Mod of the Month Club'.
 

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As much as I like Wizard Labs they do not carry coils and wicks. Is there a one stop shop that has nic, pg, vg, gourmet flavors, 1 ml and 3 ml syringes, coils, and cotton? I like the free shipping at Wizards, but have a hard time putting together a 65 dollar minimum every time.

Basically everything a DIY would need for EJuice and building coils?
 

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As much as I like Wizard Labs they do not carry coils and wicks. Is there a one stop shop that has nic, pg, vg, gourmet flavors, 1 ml and 3 ml syringes, coils, and cotton? I like the free shipping at Wizards, but have a hard time putting together a 65 dollar minimum every time.

Basically everything a DIY would need for EJuice and building coils?
Try Ecig Express, or Bull City Vape, or RTD Vapor.
 

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As much as I like Wizard Labs they do not carry coils and wicks. Is there a one stop shop that has nic, pg, vg, gourmet flavors, 1 ml and 3 ml syringes, coils, and cotton? I like the free shipping at Wizards, but have a hard time putting together a 65 dollar minimum every time.

Basically everything a DIY would need for EJuice and building coils?
Or My Freedom Smokes.
 

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Try Ecig Express, or Bull City Vape, or RTD Vapor.
Thanks @Kenna
I will take a look today when I get back home. I will be setting up a vape bar later today in my living room. I am using a tall couch table and two bar stools for my mad scientist area :)
 
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Thanks @Kenna
I will take a look today when I get back home. I will be setting up a vape bar later today in my living room. I am using a tall couch table and two bar stools for my mad scientist area :)
You'll need good lighting, too! I think a swing arm lamp with led cool light bulb would be perfect. My vape station is my desk in my bedroom. I'd love a swingarm lamp that raises, lowers, & could pull toward me or push way would be awesome.
I got most of my nic at MFS, but most of my flavors come from Bull City. If i'm ordering a flavor i'm not sure i'll like I get a sample size from Wizard.
 
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You'll need good lighting, too! I think a swing arm lamp with led cool light bulb would be perfect. My vape station is my desk in my bedroom. I'd love a swingarm lamp that raises, lowers, & could pull toward me or push way would be awesome.
I got most of my nic at MFS, but most of my flavors come from Bull City. If i'm ordering a flavor i'm not sure i'll like I get a sample size from Wizard.

I am impatient so went and looked at all four. I want to try Capella and noticed something weird. At MFS they are exact same price for the 1oz size but MFS is more expensive for the 4 oz size. MFS calls their 4oz , 125ml, which is more than 4 ounces. Maybe that’s why it is more.

Any way, MFS also carries twisted Kanthol which I want to try as well. MFS does not have a 1ml syringe that I could find; but they have a 3ml syringe. I will be mixing in larger batches now, so a 3 should be ok. I think I am going to give MFS a shot at a 30 dollar order and see how things stack up. Thanks again Kenna!
 

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Sometimes I make the absolute best thing for dinner, but it's a one-shot thing because I didn't watch what I was doing and forgot what I put in it! :lol:
Can't tell ya how many times I've done this, and it's so annoying. I am trying to get better at taking notes when mixing juice.
 

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if that Vaporbank.com has any promo codes before I get something.
They have a place to enter the promo code at checkout, so I assume that they at least occasionally have promo codes, but something tells me they wouldn't have one for the 79 pages of closeout inventory reduction prices. Probably wouldn't hurt to do an internet search because often people list promos for various companies.
 

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but something tells me they wouldn't have one for the 79 pages of closeout inventory reduction prices.
yeah that's what i was thinking too, but figgered i'd ask since I have to wait for my son to get home anyhow, since folks have been ordering from them. Search didn't turn up anything except for batteries
 

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Question, hopefully not opening pandora's box but for DIY juice what's a must have equipment wise? For now I'm sticking with two flavors & getting PG based 100mg nic & some VG.

I looked at some kits, but they seem a little over the top.
 

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Question, hopefully not opening pandora's box but for DIY juice what's a must have equipment wise? For now I'm sticking with two flavors & getting PG based 100mg nic & some VG.

I looked at some kits, but they seem a little over the top.
a few blunt tip syringes and some bottles to put your juice in is all you really need.
You can go as far as you want though. You can go sclaes, beakers, electron microscopes, etc.
a 1 or 3 ml syringe for nic and flavoring and a 10 mil for PG/VG. People use the turkey baster syringes from wally world for PG/VG. Just file the point off of the needle thingy.
Put tape or something over they syringe measurement marks or they will not last.
 

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Question, hopefully not opening pandora's box but for DIY juice what's a must have equipment wise?
You're gonna get a million different responses, so the following is "me only."

Absolute minimum is a bottle and an eye dropper. :) If, however, you want to be able to repeat whatever it is you just made (take lots of notes), you need an extraction device that has graduations (e.g. syringe, probably with a blunt needle - get a few of those) and a container to mix in, also with measuring lines (probably in ml), and something to stir it with. That's the minimum. Many also have safety glasses and rubber gloves (you don't want nic absorbing into you skin or splashed in your eyes) and many also have ultrasonic cleaners to speed up the "steeping" process. What quantities do you plan to make? Get lots of glass bottles of that size (15, 30, 60, 120 ml). What does your tank require to put the juice into it? An eye dropper or a syringe/needle? Get extra of those too.

Then open a separate bank account because you're going to want the carpenter to come out and build cabinets to keep a thousand flavors, all your bottles, hundreds of extra tanks for your mod, each having a different "favorite juice" in it.... see how big you can let this get?
 
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