PTB: Stop buying Pyramid Tea Bags.. ITS A WASTE

[Lightgeoduck]

of TEA

From research pyramid tea bags are "silk" well actually nylon and I found one US based company that sells EMPTIES..

Ito En: Flagship Store

I haven't purchased from them, so I don't know of their service.... actually I haven't used PTBs up to current, but if I did I would order empties or sheets


if you have purchased somewhere or found other places feel free to share here.. I have noticed a growing interest,again, on the forum and it may be beneficial to them.

Also let me(us) know the results


LGD

NOTE: if there are other threads prior to mine feel free to link them as well, nothing wrong centralizing ONE topic into a thread.

EDIT: Maybe this can be part of the discussion as well... from people that are willing to try this: (I may try this soon)

I cant stress this enough,,The 5 gallon 100% nylon paint strainers are equal to AT least 30 if not more PTB's and it is down at your local hardware store more than likely...ANd after using it for 2 days,I believe a much better option..the holes are a bit bigger and have a fine thread running through them...SOrt of like this..

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Not sure why but somehow they hold and wick VERY good...They dont leave a crease as bad as the PTB's,and they feel "softer"..

 

[k3vin]

funny duck...I found a 5 gallon paint strainer bag where I work..100% nylon,and VERY similar to PTB's in texture..going to give them a try..

 

[lexgar]

I went to a fabric store and bought some Tule 8 in wide. Tule is nylon mesh that is used for decorating wedding aisles etc. It is cheap and readily available. A 1 ft length was about $1.25 I think and it went a long way while I was still using carts. The larger mesh I felt wicked better than the PTB.

 

[Godzilla]

I followed your link to the empty tea bags. Are they bigger than the ones at the store with the tea in them? I sure hope so. This link says they are $4 for ten empty ones, where I can get 20 with tea in them for that price. Am I missing something?

 

[Lightgeoduck]

I followed your link to the empty tea bags. Are they bigger than the ones at the store with the tea in them? I sure hope so. This link says they are $4 for ten empty ones, where I can get 20 with tea in them for that price. Am I missing something?

I have no clue.. I THINK these are better quality, but not sure.. and I am also not sure about the size comparison ...

I am sure there are more places to get empties for a better price... I was sort of hoping this thread would progress to the solution for all..

some people don't even know about the material the non paper tea bags are made of.. so this was to also help make information available for the masses.


anyway> nice sig RMV is one of the many good suppliers I use


LGD

 

[LowThudd]

I just use regular tea bags from the dollar store. 100 for a buck. Can't beat that. Works fine, although I haven't used pyramid tea bags. I really don't understand why the pyramid tea bags are supposedly better. Regular works fine, and now that I know they are nylon(petroleum product) I REALLY don't want to try them. No point.

 

[Lightgeoduck]

I just use regular tea bags from the dollar store. 100 for a buck. Can't beat that. Works fine, although I haven't used pyramid tea bags. I really don't understand why the pyramid tea bags are supposedly better. Regular works fine, and now that I know they are nylon(petroleum product) I REALLY don't want to try them. No point.

Well they have been using these type of bags for some time.. asians don't use Lypton, but use a similar product for their loose tea leafs... I am just saying not defending.

normal tea bags are paper so I guess the durability is the issue with those.

How long have you been using regular tea bags? and how often do you have to change them out ( ignoring the changing of flavor that is)

I don't use any of these mods .well at least haven't yet.. but I would imagine if paper tea bags work for you.. you might find empties/or sheets of the same material for a good price as well.

 

[LowThudd]

Well, they only work for 501/901 sized carts. They don't work in the eGo mega attys that I use now on my eGo. But, I had them last quite a while. Several weeks. I read on the forum here some 5-6 months ago that regular tea bags are actually made of hemp. And they did provide some link, don't remember what thread. I don't find that hard to believe as most tea bags(especially the cheap ones) come from china, and china is the largest producer of industrial hemp in the world. At any rate, I tried hemp cord, didn't work as well. Got a burnt taste quick, so I went back to tea bags and used them for a couple months untill I switched to fiberglass cloth. That worked REAL well, and I used that methode until I killed all my 510 attys and switched to eGo mega attys. Haven't messed w/ them much, except for refilling my friends xhaleo2 carts. The tea bags work well there too.

 

[k3vin]

I cant stress this enough,,The 5 gallon 100% nylon paint strainers are equal to AT least 30 if not more PTB's and it is down at your local hardware store more than likely...ANd after using it for 2 days,I believe a much better option..the holes are a bit bigger and have a fine thread running through them...SOrt of like this..

<~><~><~><~><~>...

Not sure why but somehow they hold and wick VERY good...They dont leave a crease as bad as the PTB's,and they feel "softer"..

 

[Godzilla]

Thanks Kevin. I will be trying this.

 

[LowThudd]

I cant stress this enough,,The 5 gallon 100% nylon paint strainers are equal to AT least 30 if not more PTB's and it is down at your local hardware store more than likely...ANd after using it for 2 days,I believe a much better option..the holes are a bit bigger and have a fine thread running through them...SOrt of like this..

<~><~><~><~><~>...

Not sure why but somehow they hold and wick VERY good...They dont leave a crease as bad as the PTB's,and they feel "softer"..

Hmm...I wonder if that would work w/ eGo mega carts. So far I am having fairly good luck, but it could wick better.

 

[Xanax]

This thread kind of backfired lol

 

[k3vin]

I dont think you could go wrong with the price thudd..

 

[Lightgeoduck]

This thread kind of backfired lol

Xanax You make me laugh, this time because you are wrong this thread served its purpose in showing people other options for products to use other then PTBs themselves.


K3vin: thanks for the tip.. I think you might have convinced me to try a cart mod I will have to try these out.... and if LowThudd ends up liking it I have no doubt that I will .


LGD

 

[librarising]

Xanax You make me laugh, this time because you are wrong this thread served its purpose in showing people other options for products to use other then PTBs themselves.


K3vin: thanks for the tip.. I think you might have convinced me to try a cart mod I will have to try these out.... and if LowThudd ends up liking it I have no doubt that I will .


LGD

The PTB did serve a purpose for me! Not only do I had an excellent mod for carts and CE2s, I found I LOVE the orange blend tea! yum!

I just wish it would have worked on my XL carts. They keep leaking.

 

[BanjoMan]

The PTB did serve a purpose for me! Not only do I had an excellent mod for carts and CE2s, I found I LOVE the orange blend tea! yum!

I just wish it would have worked on my XL carts. They keep leaking.

Try my method. I'm having great luck with the XL's:

1. Remove the mouthpiece, middle ring and bottom filler ring.
2. Rinse the carto throughly in hot water or boil... your choice.
3. Blow it out, place it your battery source (mods work best) and power it on while it drys. After the sizzle stops continue to pulse the power on and off until the carto stops smoking. Continue to pulse the power on and off until the coil is a nice orange color. Unscrew the carto.
4. Cut the top seam on a Lipton Pyramid Tea Bag and remove the tea. Cut the two glued seams with scissors and open the PTB up so you have a single-layer, long rectangular piece.
5. Cut the PTB in half (through the shortest part). Take that piece and cut in half again (again through the shortest part). Each quarter piece will make (1) plug.
6. Fold the piece you just cut in half (width-wise), then in half again (width-wise). Tri-fold that piece (width-wise) so that you end up with a small rectangular piece roughly 1/2" by 1/4".
7. Holding the PTB with pointed tweezers, give it a slight bend so that the end is shaped roughly like the inside of the carto wall. Using your tweezers gently push the PTB between the slot in the cup and the outer carto wall. Push it about half-way in (folds to the top). Repeat process on the other side.
8. Once you have both pieces half-way in, continue pushing them in until the PTB is even with the top of the cup. It will take a little bit of force but they should go in fairly easily.
9. Drip fill the carto (or inject with a syringe) until the juice is just below the top of the cup.
10. Place the MIDDLE ring up against the top of the cup flat side down.
11. Replace the mouthpiece and vape (you can save the filler ring if you want, but if you've done everything right you'll never need it again).

 

[Slighter]

Since the advent of drip tipping I didn't realize any one was still doing this.
but +1 for it turning me on to the tea, yum.
2¢

 

[librarising]

Try my method. I'm having great luck with the XL's:

1. Remove the mouthpiece, middle ring and bottom filler ring.
2. Rinse the carto throughly in hot water or boil... your choice.
3. Blow it out, place it your battery source (mods work best) and power it on while it drys. After the sizzle stops continue to pulse the power on and off until the carto stops smoking. Continue to pulse the power on and off until the coil is a nice orange color. Unscrew the carto.
4. Cut the top seam on a Lipton Pyramid Tea Bag and remove the tea. Cut the two glued seams with scissors and open the PTB up so you have a single-layer, long rectangular piece.
5. Cut the PTB in half (through the shortest part). Take that piece and cut in half again (again through the shortest part). Each quarter piece will make (1) plug.
6. Fold the piece you just cut in half (width-wise), then in half again (width-wise). Tri-fold that piece (width-wise) so that you end up with a small rectangular piece roughly 1/2" by 1/4".
7. Holding the PTB with pointed tweezers, give it a slight bend so that the end is shaped roughly like the inside of the carto wall. Using your tweezers gently push the PTB between the slot in the cup and the outer carto wall. Push it about half-way in (folds to the top). Repeat process on the other side.
8. Once you have both pieces half-way in, continue pushing them in until the PTB is even with the top of the cup. It will take a little bit of force but they should go in fairly easily.
9. Drip fill the carto (or inject with a syringe) until the juice is just below the top of the cup.
10. Place the MIDDLE ring up against the top of the cup flat side down.
11. Replace the mouthpiece and vape (you can save the filler ring if you want, but if you've done everything right you'll never need it again).

Thank you BanjoMan for all the effort that you put in your post, and I appreciate it, but I don't have a problem with XL cartos. It's the Ego XL (Mega) Cartridges that are paired up with the Ego XL Attys and are polyfilled. They are the ones that keep leaking.

 

[BanjoMan]

Thank you BanjoMan for all the effort that you put in your post, and I appreciate it, but I don't have a problem with XL cartos. It's the Ego XL (Mega) Cartridges that are paired up with the Ego XL Attys and are polyfilled. They are the ones that keep leaking.

Oh ok I misunderstood. And it's no problem I have that post on speed dial.

 

[librarising]

Since the advent of drip tipping I didn't realize any one was still doing this.
but +1 for it turning me on to the tea, yum.
2¢

I have tried dripping and can't be bothered. That's why I like all the XL stuff. The littlest fussing right now is fine for me. In the beginning I didn't mind the tinkering, ritualistic, which helped with stopping my analog habit, but now tiresome.


It' s great though regarding the tea. After I open the tea bags I place the loose tea in a tea filter which sits on top of my mug. I then add boiling water, so when I'm making the PTB mod I have my tea brewing. A lovely reward for work well done! lol!

The tea is heavenly. Loose green tea leaves mixed in with dried apricot and dried mango. I think that they've been flavored with natural mandarin orange. I sweeten it with honey.