OMG!!! He's changing the wicking all by himself!!

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Tinkiegrrl

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I need to buy more drippers immediately! My husband just changed the wicking on the dripper I've been leaving home for him. I had to watch him do it and give him pointers, but he WANTED to learn. This is the first rebuildable he's tried to maintain anything on by himself. I think I finally found something he enjoys enough to not want to wait till I get home to do it for him. Someone call the media!

Of course, this means he's now successfully stolen the dripper I bought to specifically match up with my black copper stingray clone. I'm loathe to take it back, as he's willing to actually maintain this one on his own. This also means that my nefarious plans to forbid him to open that second bottle of juice he's fallen in love with so I can sell/trade it once it's super rare (it's apparently been discontinued) are ruined. Of course I'm gonna let him vape it. In fact, I should hunt down a third bottle now. I'm afraid that when he's out, he'll loose interest and I'll be stuck doing all his Kayfuns again. He still won't do it for a Kayfun. Too many pieces I think. The more he drips, the less he vapes them though, and the less he vapes them the less I need to do them. I enjoy the tinkering aspect, but last weekend I felt like I was in an assembly line between his stuff and mine. I normally time them for a little each night, but bad luck had them all needing some time last weekend.

I think I need some juice recommendations as well, because there's no way I can keep him supplied indefinately with a juice that has been discontinued. Stuff steeped in oak barrels. I know it's gimmicky, but he likes it, and I don't want to ruin what seems to be working for him so well. Dark, rich, sweet, complex, coil slaying stuff. Money is no issue. Not for the time this is saving me. My time is money. I think he thinks he's vaping the e-liquid equivalent of fine wine or bourbon (juice has a bourbon taste actually). I think the creators meant it to be that. I like premium liquids myself, I'm not knocking them. I just think that an oak barrel shouldn't be adding so much money... Still, I don't care in this case. If he wants to drip expensive, rare, stuff, fine. Tell me what's out there.
 

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Omg, I feeeeeel your elation and pain! Mine is *just* like yours. Once I ponied up and bought him his own Reo Grand and Hornet, he took off on his own......FINALLY. I still make the coils, but he will mount it, check for shorts- the whole 9, which is pretty *epic* considering he wouldnt even change the coil in a vivi nova with a factory coil 6 months ago.

Congrats that he is doing some on his own, because I know exactly what you mean by feeling like you are in an assembly line. I think I may have temporarily been a sweat shop employee coil maker/mod fixer/wick replacer myself for a bit!

I also wanted to tell you to try out High5 from Goodlifevapor - this one I have tried and its very tasty. The other one folks have compared to the flavor in question is Gentleman's Reserve by Steam Co.
 

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I swore I would never do it. You (or hubby) has really peaked my interest in the Sir James. I may actually dust some cobwebs out of my wallet and get some. 40 bucks though.... Would need a few Guinness stouts before ordering.

Just hope it isn't like the last one which was just FA and PG hand stirred.

"it's apparently been discontinued" Hmm still selling on website or at least looks that way. Sir James 1776 VSOP, correct?
 

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Omg, I feeeeeel your elation and pain! Mine is *just* like yours. Once I ponied up and bought him his own Reo Grand and Hornet, he took off on his own......FINALLY. I still make the coils, but he will mount it, check for shorts- the whole 9, which is pretty *epic* considering he wouldnt even change the coil in a vivi nova with a factory coil 6 months ago.

Congrats that he is doing some on his own, because I know exactly what you mean by feeling like you are in an assembly line. I think I may have temporarily been a sweat shop employee coil maker/mod fixer/wick replacer myself for a bit!

I also wanted to tell you to try out High5 from Goodlifevapor - this one I have tried and its very tasty. The other one folks have compared to the flavor in question is Gentleman's Reserve by Steam Co.

I'll be sure to check those out for him. At the moment, his addiction is Sir James, from Lazarus Vintage. They've discontinued it for a new release I believe, that is also to be steeped in the barrel my husband seems to dig so much, so hopefully he'll like the new release too. Just need something to tide him over till then. He's "steaming" through that first bottle at light speed. He also kinda wants to hang on to the second for sale or trade, but I know him. He's all about instant gratification. He'll wind up breaking that fancy wax seal anyway.

I'm likely going to continue coiling and mounting them for now. I fear for his safety if he does that. That instant gratification thing may have him "forget" to test the coil or something. That's not a big deal though, as they last so long. It's the wicking that goes so fast.\, and kayfuns have so many pieces to take apart and clean. I was surrounded in them in the kitchen last weekend. I also need to wait till the kids are in bed to do this, and my eyes aren't what they used to be at night. I need my own space with access to water in order to do this during the day. Otherwise, the kids are everywhere.
 

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I swore I would never do it. You (or hubby) has really peaked my interest in the Sir James. I may actually dust some cobwebs out of my wallet and get some. 40 bucks though.... Would need a few Guinness stouts before ordering.

Just hope it isn't like the last one which was just FA and PG hand stirred.

"it's apparently been discontinued" Hmm still selling on website or at least looks that way. Sir James 1776 VSOP, correct?

From the Lazarus site - "Sir James is only avaliable in limited quantities via our exclusive vendors. Please see our vendor list to find the vendor near you." I've found a couple of the vendors, but only one with it still in stock, online. That vendor only has it because he got a double shipment though. At least, that's what he told me. His first one was lost by USPS for a bit, but when he got a second, the first arrived days later. Where did you find it?
 

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OMG!!! He's changing the wicking all by himself!!

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Tinkiegrrl

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Changing wicks, next it'll be cooking (bacon) and joining a gym....

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Oh, he does all the cooking. He's a chef. I'm afraid to try and cook. It'll never love up to his. This is largely why he hasn't tried learning coils. He cooks, I do coils. Except, the juice he's into now slays the wicking so fast he can't make it through my work day without switching them out. This is why it's not in a Kayfun. Drippers are easier for a coil slayer juice. As for the gym, he plays softball on two different leagues.
 
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