Refilling with Boba's Bounty--Not Much Luck

[Mr. White]

I've had success so far refilling Bloog MF Cartos with Backwoods Brew, Freedomsmoke USA and Dekang juices. I'd heard good things about Boba's Bounty from alien Visions, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I filled a previously used Carto with Bobas and let it sit for 10 minutes.

The results just weren't that great. Boba's is certainly an interesting juice flavor, but it's 100% VG, and as such it is very thick. I was able to get a bit of vapor out of the Carto, and I didn't have any burning issues, but there is nowhere near the vapor production I am getting with thinner juices that are a blend of PG and VG.

I was curious so I did an autopsy on the Carto, and there was no evidence of burning. The 100% VG is just too thick to work it's way from the outer polyfill into the second polyfill and finally the wick. The hits were very airy, as the juice just wasn't making it's way to the inside of the Carto.

I've included a pic, so you can see that everything looked good when I took it apart.

Note: All BwB juices are 70% PG and 30% VG, and they work great. I picked the same 70/30 blend in FSUSA flavors and have had no issues. The Dekang are, of course, 100% PG, so wicking is not an issue there.

I thought I'd share my experiences with everyone here. Perhaps someone else has had luck with 100% VG, but I have not.

 

[Frick]

It won't work unless it's thinned with something, either distilled water or vodka or PGA. 100% VG is just too thick to wick in these cartos, as you discovered.

I've had good luck with five different flavors from BWB (70/30, as you noted). The Maple Tobacco is nearly black, so I thought it might gum up the carto or not wick at all, but it's fine. I don't use FSUSA to compare, but 70/30 seems to be fine from many vendors.

 

[Gardner808]

I won't use anything higher than 40% VG. I have tried a 50% VG sample and it just doesn't perform well.

For this reason I don't order from the following vendors:
Vaperite.com
Mrs. T
Alien Visions

 

[Atari]

I vape bobas all day everyday, I use to put about 15 drops in a 510 carto (it took about 15 min to seep in enough to put it all in) and leave it sitting straight up so it would seep in. I would pick it up in the morning no problem. then I bought new cartos, the seemed a lot thicker. No such luck with these, so I just started using a needle to inject it right into the middle from both sides, but even then it got sticky. Finally I bought a eGo Tank kit and no more problems lol, sorry I hope some of this helped

 

[starsong]

I vape bobas all day everyday, I use to put about 15 drops in a 510 carto (it took about 15 min to seep in enough to put it all in) and leave it sitting straight up so it would seep in. I would pick it up in the morning no problem. then I bought new cartos, the seemed a lot thicker. No such luck with these, so I just started using a needle to inject it right into the middle from both sides, but even then it got sticky. Finally I bought a eGo Tank kit and no more problems lol, sorry I hope some of this helped

cool avatar picture Atari I think the folks here were mainly concerned about what would work in a Bloog MaxxFusion cartomizer. Those other won't fit.

 

[Atari]

Sorry I was trolling new post and didnt realize where I was

 

[starsong]

Sorry I was trolling new post and didnt realize where I was

Not a problem Should dump that 510 and get a Bloog!

 

[Frick]

He's got an eGo tank now. I have eGo stuff and it's too big to use in public, at least for me. Looks like I'm toking a one-hitter.

 

[Gardner808]

Yeah. I love the simple elegance of the Bloog. I need the portability, analog like functionality offered by the MaxxFusion.

 

[starsong]

He's got an eGo tank now. I have eGo stuff and it's too big to use in public, at least for me. Looks like I'm toking a one-hitter.

Yeah, I dabbled with a Riva 910, thinking it was the best of both worlds but knowing I'd only use it at home. Never could find any love for it.

 

[Frick]

Mine sits unused. I have a bunch of 510 stuff. I guess I should use it at home, but the analog-replacement feel of the 808 carto-style e-cigs is important to me, and the BMF batteries are the best I've found.

 

[MahBohMan]

Boba's bounty is one of my favorites, I just tried it again using 24mg strength bobas bounty, what I did was cut the bobas right in half with distilled water, then gave it a shot so I had 12mg strength and good wicking as well. It worked pretty good.

 

[ko josen]

How much did it change the flavor? Im looking to do this with vaperite pretty soon. It shouldnt take much liquid considering its not as thick as bobas

 

[Doomed!]

It's funny. I just decided to try putting some boba's in a bloog carto and it worked great. I let it sit for about half an hour and then vaped away. Huge vapor, great taste, not a bit of burning. Maybe I'm just lucky?

 

[Doomed!]

And another thing. I had to shake the HELL out of the carto to get the juice down. I put in two or three drops and then shake it down like a thermometer. Two more, shake. So on and so forth until it was full. Kind of a PITA, but worth it!

 

[MichelleDen]

I had a 510 carto that for some reason gave a monster TH, but it was only that one.. the rest ive tried were crap.....same juice... weird... it blew all the others away.... twas a little freak carto...made me love my egos abit at the time..

 

[starsong]

And another thing. I had to shake the HELL out of the carto to get the juice down. I put in two or three drops and then shake it down like a thermometer. Two more, shake. So on and so forth until it was full. Kind of a PITA, but worth it!

Have you tried the Taryn Spin?

 

[Doomed!]

Have you tried the Taryn Spin?

I don't really have the right stuff to do the spin. Plus with a dog and a cat running around my apartment with me, I'm libel to hit one in the face. Hopefully the cat.

 

[analog]

You must live in a desert if you don't have something that would accomplish the spin. Any small bag, pouch, sock, ziplock, shoestring, box, tube, case, bandanna, neck tie, hair ribbon, twine, thingamajigger can be used for the spin.

 

[starsong]

I don't really have the right stuff to do the spin. Plus with a dog and a cat running around my apartment with me, I'm libel to hit one in the face. Hopefully the cat.

heyyyyyyyyyyy! poor kitty
You don't need fancy 'equipment'. If you don't have one of those battery pouches, just use an old sock or something with a rubber band around it. Spin like 4 times and it's done.