So much conflicting information!

[cactus71]

I found another one quite accidentally at Paseo and Golf Course called Overstock e-cigs... stopped in just to see what they had and they were in a state of disarray - they'd only been open a couple weeks. However, they are open on the weekends (unlike Rt 66) so in a pinch, I could just jump over there if I'm out of juice or atomizers on the weekend (heaven forbid I let myself run out of supplies though). From what I saw, they don't make their own juice but have quite a variety. They do have more hardware variety than Rt 66 though.

 

[DanFromRioRancho]

May I ask, how is the way we receive nicotine while vaping different from smoking?

One of the articles I read during my research stated that the way we receive nicotine in these 2 techniques is very, very different. According to the article, analogs contain a high content of "boosters" such as ammonia that act as superchargers designed to blast the nicotine into the absorptive tissues of the lungs. Vaping doesn't have the boosters and so do not result in the same quanta being absorbed. To achieve the same quanta of nicotine intake when vaping, you can either hold the puff in your mouth for a bit to get intake via the mouth's tissues and then exhale through the nose or, of course, step up to a higher % nic content liquid.

If I can re-find the article, I'll post a link.

 

[DanFromRioRancho]

Cactus71:

Many thanks! If you see a balding 60-something with a black Corvette when you're over there or at Rte 66, please introduce yourself so I can thank you personally.

 

[cactus71]

I'll definitely keeps my eyes open. A note on your first question... when I went to Rt 66 to get all my starter gear I was greener than a chameleon on a lime... I inquired about the comparison of e-juice to cigarettes and the owner "wouldn't" offer a comparison (not in a bad way mind you) of the two, and I understand why after vaping awhile. His take was that it would be different for each person and that when he tried to make a comparison in the past customers held him to it... i.e "You said this would last a week" and demand refunds. I can honestly say that I vape more frequently than I smoked, so naturally I'm going to use more juice... so now I understand where he was coming from - they are good folks there.