First off, thanks for this community and all the helpful folks that make it such a resource for us new peeps coming along. This being my introductory post I wanted to convey how I felt about the costs associated with switching to vaping after nearly 40 years of pack a day smoking and ask a couple of questions concerning making the experience as pleasant as possible.
On the issue of cost, I have read an awful lot where folks seemed quite concerned on the cost of getting started and worrying about buying something that didnt quite work out for them. While I can appreciate being frugal and especially these days I just cant shake the main thought that was in my head when when I started ordering things which was the $400 a month I currently spend (before last Saturday anyhow) on analogs. I figured if I spend even a couple of months worth of analogs I will be in the black before my lungs clear (they are already feeling much better), I will be able to try some different things hopefully increasing the chances this will stick with both the wife and I. Plus we will have supplies and backup hardware to prevent the dreaded downtime waiting on the mail and slipping back to the red pack (my last one of which remains unopened on my desk) at $50 a carton.
So with this in mind I bought 3 510 starter kits from AquaVapor, I did look around and the price was fair and we got a lot of stuff like chargers and the cool PCC to keep batteries going on the go. Enough hardware for 3 people since my wife also got her mother to come along for the ride. I picked up a couple tank and atomizer setups for the 510, blank carts and a couple of other pieces of kit like the smokeymizer which I think I like other than the damned little rubber plug and some dual coil carts that sadly did not get shipped but are now on their way. They ended up putting in a DCT which is a huge tank (3.5) mil with a dual coil atomizer in it, they are sending a return label but I think I may keep it and pay the $11.95. Thing is huge and I would not even try it on the 510 but I have an eGo waiting at the Post Office to be picked up tomorrow and it might be pretty nice on that.
More on the eGo, the 510 seems to work out great for the wife and MiL but I go through the batteries too fast and the tiny tanks even faster which is why I decided already to move to something with a little more punch to it. I got the 900 batteries, extra battery, atomizer, tanks and of course a carrying case. Hoping this will be the performer it appears to be in my reading on it.
Sooo, this brings us up to about day three... this is the point where plunging into DiY makes sense right? A trip to onestopdiyshop for flavors and myfreedomsmokes for nic juice and dilutants and I am set with something like 85 flavors and enough base to make up about a liter and a half of mix (a little at a time of course). This should be enough for all three of us for the next six months other than getting more flavor once we decide what we really like.
My point in all of this is that I have fully justified what is a considerable expense on our meager budget by looking at it like we would spend it anyhow over the next two months (not even counting what the MiL would spend and they really dont have any extra money to spend on analogs). All total about $600 in which also gets the wife fully committed because she is too cheap to waste anything
Now on to my questions and believe me I have looked but I will also honestly say I have probably not looked as much as I probably should. Just hoping maybe someone can point me in the right direction. What I am looking for is information on getting the most out of the experience of vaping. For the first several days I got a lot of harsh burnt hits and very little flavor. Yesterday I changed up my puffing style by keying into what some have called sipping and things have gotten much better. Now I am beginning the draw before hitting the button then only holding it for a second or two, continuing the draw and doing this a couple more times for a nice big smooth hit (most of the time). If I dont get it quite right sometimes there is still that harsh burnt hit. Is there a board on this forum for technique?
Also is there any concise information as to the shelf life of flavors and base liquids? I figure if I put date labels on the bottles I would pass them on to someone who isnt as fortunate to be able to purchase a fairly large collection to help get them going and resfresh the 'Lab' once a year or so with the flavors we find we like using.
Well I suppose this was long winded enough for a first post, again thanks to the trail blazers who were out on the front lines getting this all to the point where it is now and hopefully I will in the future be able to add something of my own. As my nick indicates I tend to toss a lot of focus into something I become passionate about and that usually means along with my other skills and creativity something interesting will come out so who knows.
On the issue of cost, I have read an awful lot where folks seemed quite concerned on the cost of getting started and worrying about buying something that didnt quite work out for them. While I can appreciate being frugal and especially these days I just cant shake the main thought that was in my head when when I started ordering things which was the $400 a month I currently spend (before last Saturday anyhow) on analogs. I figured if I spend even a couple of months worth of analogs I will be in the black before my lungs clear (they are already feeling much better), I will be able to try some different things hopefully increasing the chances this will stick with both the wife and I. Plus we will have supplies and backup hardware to prevent the dreaded downtime waiting on the mail and slipping back to the red pack (my last one of which remains unopened on my desk) at $50 a carton.
So with this in mind I bought 3 510 starter kits from AquaVapor, I did look around and the price was fair and we got a lot of stuff like chargers and the cool PCC to keep batteries going on the go. Enough hardware for 3 people since my wife also got her mother to come along for the ride. I picked up a couple tank and atomizer setups for the 510, blank carts and a couple of other pieces of kit like the smokeymizer which I think I like other than the damned little rubber plug and some dual coil carts that sadly did not get shipped but are now on their way. They ended up putting in a DCT which is a huge tank (3.5) mil with a dual coil atomizer in it, they are sending a return label but I think I may keep it and pay the $11.95. Thing is huge and I would not even try it on the 510 but I have an eGo waiting at the Post Office to be picked up tomorrow and it might be pretty nice on that.
More on the eGo, the 510 seems to work out great for the wife and MiL but I go through the batteries too fast and the tiny tanks even faster which is why I decided already to move to something with a little more punch to it. I got the 900 batteries, extra battery, atomizer, tanks and of course a carrying case. Hoping this will be the performer it appears to be in my reading on it.
Sooo, this brings us up to about day three... this is the point where plunging into DiY makes sense right? A trip to onestopdiyshop for flavors and myfreedomsmokes for nic juice and dilutants and I am set with something like 85 flavors and enough base to make up about a liter and a half of mix (a little at a time of course). This should be enough for all three of us for the next six months other than getting more flavor once we decide what we really like.
My point in all of this is that I have fully justified what is a considerable expense on our meager budget by looking at it like we would spend it anyhow over the next two months (not even counting what the MiL would spend and they really dont have any extra money to spend on analogs). All total about $600 in which also gets the wife fully committed because she is too cheap to waste anything
Now on to my questions and believe me I have looked but I will also honestly say I have probably not looked as much as I probably should. Just hoping maybe someone can point me in the right direction. What I am looking for is information on getting the most out of the experience of vaping. For the first several days I got a lot of harsh burnt hits and very little flavor. Yesterday I changed up my puffing style by keying into what some have called sipping and things have gotten much better. Now I am beginning the draw before hitting the button then only holding it for a second or two, continuing the draw and doing this a couple more times for a nice big smooth hit (most of the time). If I dont get it quite right sometimes there is still that harsh burnt hit. Is there a board on this forum for technique?
Also is there any concise information as to the shelf life of flavors and base liquids? I figure if I put date labels on the bottles I would pass them on to someone who isnt as fortunate to be able to purchase a fairly large collection to help get them going and resfresh the 'Lab' once a year or so with the flavors we find we like using.
Well I suppose this was long winded enough for a first post, again thanks to the trail blazers who were out on the front lines getting this all to the point where it is now and hopefully I will in the future be able to add something of my own. As my nick indicates I tend to toss a lot of focus into something I become passionate about and that usually means along with my other skills and creativity something interesting will come out so who knows.
