Older Folks and Vaping

[smacuser]

Mass cartricide is a sad thing to watch.

I ended up pulling 3 sealed MLB Highs to safety; kept the cut PTBs just incase.

Time to move on.

 

[lulu836]

I am off 49 between Shreveport and Alexandria

I think we have the state covered!! I'm in Shreveport. One in Nawlins..........one in Natchitoches.........one in Shreveport. BTW Shreveport has a new B&M vape store.

 

[lulu836]

Mass cartricide is a sad thing to watch.

I ended up pulling 3 sealed MLB Highs to safety; kept the cut PTBs just incase.

Time to move on.

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[Myrany]

I think we have the state covered!! I'm in Shreveport. One in Nawlins..........one in Natchitoches.........one in Shreveport. BTW Shreveport has a new B&M vape store.

Yep that is the 150 mile round trip for me

 

[mmsjs5]

I am considering to do DIY juices, even went to myfreedomsmokes and did a wishlist but im looking at 200$ for VG, flavors ( 5 of them), nic juice, measuring devices, bottles, etc is it worth it?? the experimentation, the time to find the right taste, the waste of material in case the mix is wrong?
I was into Research and Development/Project management and know prototyping is Extremely costly, considering this, this new aspect would fall under R&D, thus a position for high cost potential if failure occurs.

Do I dare ( take the challenge, no pain no gain attitude) or think this thru and rely on the experience of others to guide me in the correct direction ( right direction is personal)....
Damn I think too much but thats just me...

I have to tell you about the 'doublers' from Welcome to Tasty Vapor. It's not true DIY, but I think it's a good middle ground. It comes in just about any flavor you can think of.

 

[umanbean]

Good morning good folks... Greetings and Welcome to the "new" Older Folks.

Well, I knew the day would come sooner or later. It's been so long now though I was beginning to wonder, but...

Yesterday, I got thoroughly and completely FED UP with tobacco flavors.

I had 4 PVs set up, each with a 'baccky' flavor. I kept rotating from one to the other but they all tasted like... "yuck" (for lack of a better word that I can't say in public).

I have lots of flavors (mistakes) bought here and there over the last 233 days, don't like any of them... but the only 'quality' flavor (from a known-good vendor) was a Flavor Art "Cookie Dough".... added on a whim to a nic base order couple weeks ago.

Added 5 drops Cookie to 5ml of base, stirred thoroughly with my handy-dandy cordless mixer (in lieu of steeping), and topped off an Aspire Nova-size BDC with RY1 already in it. So, about 1/3 Cookie Dough and 2/3 RY1 (tobacco flav., also at 5%).

Yum!

Conclusion: It's high time I started buying and trying alternate flavors!

I now have beakers, 10 & 30ml syringes, etc... have installed the eJuiceMeUp calculator, studied some of the included recipes, and have had some good help and suggestions via PM (Thanks R2C2!) Started a list of basic flavors I'll need, and started a Word doc for cut/paste of good recipes I might run across on the 'net.

So here I go on the next leg of my Journey... hope y'all don't get tired of my recipe/flavor/best vendor questions.

Y'all have a nice day!

 

[Ken_A]

Don't worry. We don't get tired of questions.

Things to remember. It's easier to add flavor than to take away. Adding too much will actually REDUCE the flavor! Start at 5% and work your way up. I use between 7 and 10% depending on the flavoring.

Most fruit flavors will go good together, but not necessarily so with "bakery" flavorings. I tend to stick with the fruit, sweet and tropical flavorings myself.

Adding a few drops of Koolada can give a cool feeling without menthol taste, but adding too much could croak a horse!

Hope those help you start out well.

 

[Semiretired]

Well, I caught up with the thread again.

As far as what mixes well with bakky flavors (since you have so much left) - I have used cherry, brandy, coffee (various types), cappuccino (again various types), menthols, etc. and all have worked well. I do not vape much straight fruit flavors (once in a while, but not often). Mostly I use bakky and coffee (home strained) as my base and then add fruit and other flavors to get what I want. The other few vapers that I know have not been impressed with my eliquid mixes, but they work for me and that is what matters --- finding what keeps you off of the stinkies...

 

[Rat2chat2]

I have to tell you about the 'doublers' from Welcome to Tasty Vapor. It's not true DIY, but I think it's a good middle ground. It comes in just about any flavor you can think of.

They do sound well.......Tasty. heehee Maybe it is because I am hungry.

 

[Janet H]

I mix RY4 for Mike and one time I accidently dumped my Janet's Heaven into it making it 1/2 JH and 1/2 RY4. Roh oh. Actually it turned out great and he vaped the whole 60 mls. Mike likes my pomegranate with a little tobacco flavor added to it too. It's funny, but I can't stand bakky flavors, but these are not bad at all.

I usually tell new people to not hesitate to try different flavors because so many people have said they're so surprised to like some that they never thought they would.

 

[DavidOck]

Many shops will let you specify extra "flavor shots." Doubling up that and also getting, say, twice your normal nic level lets you cut it in half with PG/VG zero nic will also reduce the cost of juice. Not DIY, of course, but it does stretch the $$...

 

[gerrymi]

still cant seem to give up that morning ciggie with coffie

I've always needed a cig and coffee to get my heart started in the morning.

I went from 2PPD of analogs to vaping with 1.2% without much effort. (I'm one of those that "quit by accident". I just find vaping is so much more enjoyable than smoking.)

For particularly "tough" mornings I keep a few 2.4% White Cloud Flings handy. A couple hits of the "double nicotine" (to catch me up for what I missed when sleeping) gets my heart started and I'm then ready for another GREAT day of living!!!

 

[ncpatches]

I've always needed a cig and coffee to get my heart started in the morning.

I went from 2PPD of analogs to vaping with 1.2% without much effort. (I'm one of those that "quit by accident". I just find vaping is so much more enjoyable than smoking.)

For particularly "tough" mornings I keep a few 2.4% White Cloud Flings handy. A couple hits of the "double nicotine" (to catch me up for what I missed when sleeping) gets my heart started and I'm then ready for another GREAT day of living!!!

I'm doing something similar.
Since I was a menthol smoker, I keep a menthol/tobacco flavor with more nic than I usually vape. I use this at those times when I feel the need. Like in the morning with coffee, after meals and before I go to bed.
I know most use a lower nic in the evenings, but I don't have much and it's only about 8mg nic. i vape 4 mg all day.

Yes, I've been told I need more nic, I disagree. I'm good with 4mg and the 8mg at certain times. I was an ultra light smoker, so these levels work for me.

It's day 8 without analogs and I feel better each day!

 

[txtumbleweed]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

 

[ncpatches]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

Congrats! WooHoo!! Can't wait till I get there!

 

[Iffy]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

Absolutely FANTASTIC, tx!!!!

I'm still amazed how vaping has positively affected soooo many folk, especially moi.

Here's hoping that you're doing well! Still sending prayers out fer ya.

 

[Ken_A]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

Congratulations! And just think, since you vape, you get more anniversaries!!

 

[MikeE3]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

Whoot, whoot, Hooray for Tex.

 

[flintlock62]

I have officially hit my 4 year anniversary!

Way to go!

 

[MikeE3]

I'm doing something similar.
Since I was a menthol smoker, I keep a menthol/tobacco flavor with more nic than I usually vape. I use this at those times when I feel the need. Like in the morning with coffee, after meals and before I go to bed.
I know most use a lower nic in the evenings, but I don't have much and it's only about 8mg nic. i vape 4 mg all day.

Yes, I've been told I need more nic, I disagree. I'm good with 4mg and the 8mg at certain times. I was an ultra light smoker, so these levels work for me.

It's day 8 without analogs and I feel better each day!

Way to go! I still remember my 1st week cig-free. I couldn't believe I made it a week and now it's a bit over 2 years. You're on the way 'nc'. Nice!