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On paper, lower concentrations age better, but I don't think it matters all that much. I'm sticking with 10% nic, but others do buy higher--to save freezer space. So what's the worst that can happen--your nic will lose some potency. I wish we had good home titrations kits, but we don't. You really need a lab to titrate your nic with precision.
Saving the space was a large :laugh: factor in my decision. I don't think I'll mind if it gets a little weaker, but I am concerned about any other aspect degrading like flavor or taking on a "harshness".
Had to do it though. I have a couple years worth of 100mg/ml already stored, and will go through that first. I make liquid for my wife and self, but expect in the future to want to be able to help out a couple others if they can't get e-liquid anymore. Wait and see I guess.
 

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Those are good starting points for cloning. But I have a feeling this attempt will be futile. I am not sure what Heather does in her extraction process, but her flavors were always special.

imma mix legend with cherry bomb and touching up with some EM. Presto. Shot between the eyes lol
 

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Got a bee in my bonnet today. Started feeling like I have too many setups and recipes. Tired of having my desk covered with vape gear and bottles and all the rest. Started a list. There are seven juices I don't want to give up. Now I'm trying to decide which mods and tanks to use.

The other thing I did was look at the flavor manufacturers. Five of the mixes I want to keep use all TFA flavors. That's good because they will be available after the vape bans. I've bought from TFA directly before. There's a couple of OSDIY one-shots I would miss. OSDIY seem to be doing it right as far as avoiding the axe but I'll just keep my fingers crossed on that one.

Don't know if it will stick. One time last year I got down to 6 setups without any intention to do it. Just stopped filling some tanks up. After a few weeks I started them all up again. But for a while now I've been getting impatient with the amount of time and space vaping takes up.

I just started DIY and already feel that way. Decision fatigue, overwhelming options and wondering how I am going to vape, or even sample all my ejuice (both sub ohm and MTL).

so many salts, MTL and sub-ohm juices and setups and now diy concentrate and even more juice.

I acquired so much vape gear in the last few months and then the US vape mail ban somehow prompted me to stock up (even though I am in Australia) and then I decided to start DIY not 2 weeks ago.

Just what I needed! And I do nothing in halves lol
 

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    I just started DIY and already feel that way. Decision fatigue, overwhelming options and wondering how I am going to vape, or even sample all my ejuice (both sub ohm and MTL).

    so many salts, MTL and sub-ohm juices and setups and now diy concentrate and even more juice.

    I acquired so much vape gear in the last few months and then the US vape mail ban somehow prompted me to stock up (even though I am in Australia) and then I decided to start DIY not 2 weeks ago.

    Just what I needed! And I do nothing in halves lol

    To start DIY, keep it simple. Either single flavors or recipes with only 2-3 ingredients. Keep the nic concentration and PG/VG ratio the same as you are already vaping. Find a good recipe calculator like the one on e_liquid_recipes dot com. Sorry I can't give you a link.
     

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    Wait, I thought that FA makes only condensed milk? Or am I wrong again. :)

    FA makes the milk I have but it’s not available in the US just like custard premium.
     

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    I tried a new mix in the Ares-2 yesterday. It was quite over my sweet level. I almost dumped it but for one thing it hasen’t had a proper steep (mixed 3-7) and for another thing I want to try it in another tank.Trying it in a Zenith seems to be an exceptable sweetness. Put it back to steep.
     

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    I forgot to mention that I got an email from Misthub yesterday that they are definitely not closing and will be shipping to customers. They didn't say how or the cost. Also, I got an email this morning from Sourcemore saying that new shipping methods will be available after the mail ban. I still don't regret stocking up prior to this happening. If nothing else, those of us that have stocked up will have saved ourselves the expense of higher shipping costs. I don't see how any of the places that continue shipping will be able to ship anywhere near the price that they did with USPS.
     

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    Morning all. Drinking coffee on my porch and watching the rain. I feel like today is going to be a "stay inside" day.

    How bout you all?

    It rained more here overnight and was just barely misting this morning. The forecast had snow in it but if it did then it must have melted instantly. After two days in a row I've had my fill of the rain. It's supposed to be nice this weekend and I'm going to get my lawn chemicals put down. Then next week the rain will be back again. I get tired of our super rainy spring seasons.
     

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    It rained a lot here yesterday. We came out of all the storms unscathed. And although multiple places had tornadoes, and I feel bad for those with damage, nobody was injured or killed that I know of. The main line of storms that came through late didn't seem to be tornadic so I was able to go to bed at a normal time.

    Last weekend my grass was splotchy as it always is in spring...but after the rain it grew about three inches and the entire backyard has greened out. This weekend I mow the front and sides. It's supposed to be beautiful this weekend.

    My Heartland nic is rescheduled for delivery today. My ecigmafia order has shipped. So I'm waiting on a nic order, a gear order, then another nic order. I am so done! I have no desire for anything else. It will feel nice (for me) to be stocked and not have to worry about ordering anything for the rest of my life except vg and flavors. WHEW! The last year and a half has been a whirlwind, not only trying to figure out how to vape again, but stocking what I needed. I'm not spending another dime on vaping.

    I need to start pulling out some mods about every month to try them and just keep a rotation going. I haven't had a chance to use hardly anything I bought. Which reminds me I need to put my new gear in my spreadsheet. I'll do it later...work is already busy.
     

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    imma mix legend with cherry bomb and touching up with some EM. Presto. Shot between the eyes lol
    My Legend and Serendipity tasted the same as I remember with a very strong cherry note. I'm glad I bought them, however, my DIY is good too. It's not wowing me like it did back in the day. A blast from the past, but I'm now moving forward with DIY. Much cheaper too as HHV is expensive.
     

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    It rained more here overnight and was just barely misting this morning. The forecast had snow in it but if it did then it must have melted instantly. After two days in a row I've had my fill of the rain. It's supposed to be nice this weekend and I'm going to get my lawn chemicals put down. Then next week the rain will be back again. I get tired of our super rainy spring seasons.
    It actually just started snowing pretty heavily here. It's not going to stick, but it's still funny to see it come down this time of year.
     

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    I forgot to mention that I got an email from Misthub yesterday that they are definitely not closing and will be shipping to customers. They didn't say how or the cost. Also, I got an email this morning from Sourcemore saying that new shipping methods will be available after the mail ban. I still don't regret stocking up prior to this happening. If nothing else, those of us that have stocked up will have saved ourselves the expense of higher shipping costs. I don't see how any of the places that continue shipping will be able to ship anywhere near the price that they did with USPS.
    I’ve never ordered from Sourcemore but I got that email. No idea what new shipping they have but I bet it’s mainly in bigger cities. Also sure it will cost more. Trying to think if there’s anything I really need.
     

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