Probably a silly question

[bbwbfan]

Ok, so since I ordered my first Reo yesterday and keep looking at my new born's picture....I also keep reading the posts in this forum to get myself up to speed. I decided to go ahead and order the RM2 so I won't give the neighborhood a bad name. I would hate to be the one to decrease the property values in the hood! Anyway, I have never had a rba before and admit that I am ignorant to what I should start with. I think I want to start with cotton but when you say CVS cotton role, do you mean cotton from the CVS pharmacy store? If someone could provide a link that I could read about learning what I need to know I would appreciate it. I don't want to ask questions that have already been answered or keep asking silly questions. Since I'm a new resident, I need some friendly neighbor hood help with moving in and getting my house in order. Thanks and hugs to all...

 

[super_X_drifter]

http://m.cvs.com/mt/www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/CVS-Rolled-Cotton?skuId=955492

That's the stuff
It's in the first aid section not the make up section. In my store its on the bottom shelf.

Shot thru cyberspace with my iGun

 

[rjtoole]

CVS Organic Triple Size Cotton Balls - CVS pharmacy You can use these but any cotton will do, even pulling a tuft from a Q-Tip or getting cotton yarn from Walmart. Remember to boil your cotton for about 10 min, drain the water and drain again. for another 10. You can dry them with a paper towel to remove excess water and allow to air dry over night for the remainder. A little cotton does go a long way because of it's expanding qualities, less is more. You may get an initial taste from the cotton before it breaks in but should dissipate after a few toots.

 

[supertrunker]

Most of these guys use cotton wicks for microcoils and 30g kanthal wire. You will find an excellent method for making them on a sticky post by SXD at the top of the forum. The first few pages are the most relevant and the rest is largely people showing off!

T

 

[vang0gh]

It is good stuff for making wicks. And one box will probably last you ten years!

 

[NicoHolic]

I don't think many here boil their cotton. I sure don't bother.

 

[johni]

Get the rolled cotton from CVS. No boiling required, much less initial cotton taste than cotton balls. If you don't have a CVS locally, order from their website.

 

[JC Okie]

I don't boil my cotton. If there IS ever a "cottony" taste, it's gone within about three puffs.

 

[aarhus]

And if you run into problems, you're never more than a q-tip away from a good vape

 

[fatherdano]

cotton has survived all newcomers such as mesh, bamboo, etc. its only rival is silica.

the term 'micro coil' is just a fancy name for a coil made around a small round item such as a nail, small screwdriver, paperclip, blunt tip needle or the 'standard' 1/16" drill bit.

its easy stuff, and well worth it. there is plenty of help here, just ask.

 

[ltrainer]

Never boiled organic cotton. Dont like antibacterial soaps either. Grumpy old man. Eat a peck of dirt, live long, be happy.

 

[pdib]

just don't eat the dirt from where I fancied up my Grand

 

[JC Okie]

Never boiled organic cotton. Dont like antibacterial soaps either. Grumpy old man. Eat a peck of dirt, live long, be happy.

I'm with you, Laurin. Very old school......natural, natural, natural. I'm suspicious of a lot of "new-fangled" chemicals and such....

 

[NicoHolic]

I'm with you, Laurin. Very old school......natural, natural, natural. I'm suspicious of a lot of "new-fangled" chemicals and such....

That's what I'm talkin' about... real food... not the replicator stuff... organic... not from the Monsanto-bred chief of the FDA.

 

[JC Okie]

That's what I'm talkin' about... real food... not the replicator stuff... organic... not from the Monsanto-bred chief of the FDA.

Yes, yes, yes.

 

[aarhus]

Hmmmm..... you probably wouldn't appreciate Soylent then

 

[Raynman]

Like supe said use the rolled cotton from CVS, check out the numerous coil building videos. Then coil it, wick it, and vape it like you own it. Of course you do own it.

 

[NumberOneBatfan]

I think most pharmacies will have their own branded "sterile rolled cotton." Mine's Rite aid branded, same box of cotton though.

 

[Dturp]

Dont like antibacterial soaps either.

Doesn't antibacterial soap make you wonder what soap was doing before it came along?

 

[malkuth]

Doesn't antibacterial soap make you wonder what soap was doing before it came along?

I can never figure out how I managed to live at all these last 61 years. Yes, I grew up in the age of outhouses, and baths on the front porch on Saturday night, whether you needed it or not.