One newbie to another

[mystic860]

Hello all,

I have been lurking around here for a week now and have learned so much. Thank you everyone who contributes to this great place.

I thought I would share my experience with you all in hopes other newbies can learn from my mistakes.

First and foremost imo based on what I bought A M401 branded e-cigarette in the standard china basic white box and carts for said M401 equally plainly branded. Boy did they taste horrible and seem less then potent enough but I stuck with it because I am bound and determined to get off the analogs. After reading many posts on this board I bought some e-liquid (18mg) and some Glycerin and reloaded a few spent carts.

HOLY CRAP what a difference!
Tasted better
Smoked (vaped) better
Throat hit a ton better
and I got a bit dizzy, leading me to believe the stock crap I was using in those carts that have been sitting on a shelf somewhere for god who knows how long were spent to begin with. This was on 18mg cut by 1/3 so I was puffing 12mg. (analog's were Marlboro light's x 22years 1/2 pack daily).

I am so glad to be off them!

So my advise to anyone new to this ... do yourself a huge favor and make some fresh carts, You’ll have a whole new perspective about e-cigs! I know I do and now I can honestly say I can do this and get off the analogs for good. I was really teetering with those factory crappy carts.

Regards
Ken

 

[mawic5150]

This post is quite reassuring, I just got my M-401 at the end of the week (complete noob). You're right the premade carts are no good... Waiting on my bottle of juice now. I'm a complete technophile so Ill make this work one way or another, plus I get to add new toys to my lab

 

[mystic860]

I gave a couple carts I refilled to a coworker who has been vaping for a week longer then myslef. He has only tried factory carts as well, Mine knocked him off his feet I tell you I am excited again about this!

 

[BadSeed]

Yeah, the regular tobacco flavour carts you get with most e-cigs aren't the best. Fortunately there's some lovely flavours of liquid you can fill them with instead.

 

[Flitzanu]

i can't stress enough how much just a couple drops of glycerine (not pg or vg, but glycerine) really does for a cart. it adds a little sweetness and increases vapor thickness. it's lovely and cheap.

and hey, you can use it to make icing for cake too.

 

[yvilla]

i can't stress enough how much just a couple drops of glycerine (not pg or vg, but glycerine) really does for a cart.

VG is glycerin, as used here Flitz.

It's sometimes called vegetable glycerin, and that's where the initials came from, but nonetheless it's the same. It's also the same thing as glycerol.

 

[Idahojo]

I totally agree. I'm a newbie too & luckily had ordered the True Mint Menthol with my first oder of the Pilot M401. Totally made a difference. I am planning on getting some glycerin tomorrow as I ordered some TW 36ml menthol & have been reading you almost always have to cut it. This is so much better for you than analogs. I'm almost totally done with them. I still like one now & then.

 

[Flitzanu]

yvilla, i could just be imagining it, just seems my glycerine tastes sweeter than my vg when i use it