Return To Vaping--Return To ECF

[Electrodave]

So, I used to be a 0% vaper, looking for another habit to keep the tobacco demons at bay. It was fun and it worked. For two years I vaped 0%, and it helped me greatly in my battle to stay off cigarettes. But, a couple of years ago, the demons finally won, and I quit vaping and started smoking again.

I hate smoking. It's disgusting. So, I got my vape stuff out, and got some ejuice, and quickly found out that 6% just doesn't cut it. So I bought some nicotine, VG and some flavors. At 15%, I'm weaning off cigarettes fairly quickly. Before I restarted vaping, I was smoking 25-30 cigarettes a day. Two weeks later, I'm on my third day (with any luck) at under a half pack a day. The cigarettes keep looking worse by the day.

But only because I have a different nicotine delivery system to switch to.

When I was vaping before, I was quite active here at ECF for a while. When I returned recently, I realized, to my dismay, that I had no idea what my username was, or even which email account I had been using at the time.

Fighting dementia at age 58, I sometimes panic when I can't remember things like that. So I created a new ID, Electrodave. It's more appropriate than my old username, which, I finally remembered, was Taxguydave. I'm not a tax guy anymore. I'm a luthier who makes electric guitars.

I'm kickin' it old school with my school of Provari's, along with some nice Kabukis, Nautilus, and Subtanks. I just got a Nautilus 2 yesterday, and I'm in love. I want to get a 2S now.

I told myself I didn't need any new tanks or mods...

 

[jandrew]

Welcome back Electro(former Taxguy)dave. You are doing well ...

I told myself I didn't need any new tanks or mods...

Nobody lies to us like we lie to ourselves

 

[Electrodave]

By the way...yes, I am a tootle puffer.

 

[Baditude]

I'm kickin' it old school with my school of Provari's, along with some nice Kabukis, Nautilus, and Subtanks. I just got a Nautilus 2 yesterday, and I'm in love. I want to get a 2S now.

I told myself I didn't need any new tanks or mods...

You sound like you may be a likely candidate for the Shinyitis Support Group. Although support group for the shiny vape gear we become obsessed with is a misnomer. I think they are a group of enablers in my opinion.

Welcome back into the fold. New vape gear has a way of reestablishing a spark of enthusiasm for an old habit that may have become stale.

Since you're a MTL low wattage vaper, you might also consider the Innokin Zenith tank that has been getting rave reviews from tootle-puffers like yourself. Yeah, I'm an enabler.

Tootle Puffers, Part Three! (The Sequel of the Redux)
Innokin Zenith MTL tank--Phil Busardo

 

[Electrodave]

Hi Baditude and JAndrew!

I guess I'm an odd one. I usually hit my vape DTL. At low wattage with tootle puffer tanks. I've never understood why it would take different equipment, except for larger bore mouthpieces.

I still have a bunch of Subtank coils. Also a lifetime supply of cartos. Haven't been using those since I started vaping nicotine, but you never know.

I do MTL when I want to just kick back and pretend I'm having a cigarette.

 

[Opinionated]

Hey welcome back!

Lots of cool new stuff but even I still use the Provari 3 - nothing beats it...

 

[vapdivrr]

Glad your starting back, hopefully this time for good...stick with the nic, it seems to be working. Good luck my friend

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

 

[Baditude]

Nothing wrong with using a little nic.

Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does

 

[Electrodave]

Opinionated--I have my gunmetal Classic in front of me right now, and my stainless P3 in my shop next to my bench. I also have a Provari (original), a 2.5 Ti, two Minis (silver and red/black) and a 2.5 stainless, all assigned to various duties ("Why do you need a vape in the bathroom?").

My P3 Ti is in the shop. I can't wait to get it back. In 18350 mode, it weighs 3.5 oz with a battery in it. Put a Nautilus 2 on top, and it'll be an excellent "grab and go".

Provaris are the best low wattage tube mods ever made.

Vapdivvr--Thanks for the encouragement!

 

[TierodBoots]

Welcome back Dave!!

Guitars and vapes what a great combo. Hope to see some pictures and rockstar stories.

 

[Electrodave]

I've made over 100 guitars. I keep track of them by giving them (female) names. They're all different.

Left to right--Brandi (my personal player), Cora, Geri, Irene, Lucinda and Wanda (my wife's personal player).

No rock star stories, but most of my clients are professional musicians.

 

[TierodBoots]

That’s some awesome work Dave! Love the names too
Lucinda seems to catch my eye.
Thanks for sharing

 

[Baditude]

@Electrodave, great collection! I'm just an amatuer bass player who used to play along with You Tube videos. I haven't played much since I broke my right wrist a few years ago. The wrist has decreased range of motion and I can no longer bend the wrist for that bass player's finger style. I could use a pick or thumb style, but it's not the same sound.

I did the pinstriping on the Yamaha myself.

 

[Electrodave]

Very cool, Baditude! My first custom job was a "Frank" for a friend. I used components from several different incarnations of Eddie V's famous Frankenstrat. I nailed the sound, which is what led me to doing this full time.


TierodBoots--Anytime!

 

[Baditude]

Very cool, Baditude! My first custom job was a "Frank" for a friend. I used components from several different incarnations of Eddie V's famous Frankenstrat. I nailed the sound, which is what led me to doing this full time.

You nailed the look, too. VERY NICE!

 

[Electrodave]

Thanks!

 

[stols001]

Welcome back, and glad you are vaping!

I don't plan on quitting vaping, I tell myself that quite regularly. Because I plan to vape until the day I die, and there will be some of my favorite setups in the coffin beside me. So no open coffin for me for one a) ewwww and b) I don't want anyone stealing anything.

The Zenith is the MTL tank of 2018 in my opinion. Kind of different in many ways than what you may be used to, but rather fantastic, nevertheless.

Anna

 

[barkfunklerbunk]

Welcome back

 

[Hawise]

Welcome back, Electrodave! Glad to have you with us again.

Just a note on terminology - I'm going to assume you tried 6 mg/ml nicotine rather than 6% and settled on 15 mg/ml. 15% would be 150 mg/ml, and I've never heard of anyone managing to vape that.

 

[Electrodave]

Welcome back, Electrodave! Glad to have you with us again.

Just a note on terminology - I'm going to assume you tried 6 mg/ml nicotine rather than 6% and settled on 15 mg/ml. 15% would be 150 mg/ml, and I've never heard of anyone managing to vape that.

You are quite correct. Even the 100mg nicotine that I buy for mixing might just kill you on the spot.

Thanks for the hello.