I know in my state it is illegal to sell tobacco without a whole list of chemicals added. It's illegal to order online for that reason and most sites won't ship to here. But I did find a couple. I'm sure I'll get a letter from the state at some point as all credit cards report to the state. I thought about prepaid, but some require addresses and some don't. I don't know which and then there's balances left over, surcharges on some and blah, blah, bah. Too much.
I did find figures that after the master settlement and after the FDA took over the role of oversight of cigarettes that less people were smoking and more people were dying, by a LOT. Cigarettes became more lethal under the FDA. They have also not complied with the full measures of disclosure of their ingredients (I don't think) just the most common ones - which also turns out to include a lot of the flavors were vaping. Flavors aren't such an unknown wild card after all - some of the bakery/creamy types might be. But traditional cigs also include stuff like caffine. That was surprising. The tobacco companies claim all this stuff has been fully tested ya, ya, ya. It's really a wicked web of regulations that are still onging for at least a decade. I was also challenged finding really clear reporting on the current state it's in. What I did find didn't make me very happy. I've got notes on some of the stuff. It was just too unreal.
I really do not want vaping to fall into the hands of BT or BP however. I'll help build an underground nic lab to avoid that if needed. With my bare hands. I find mail boxes with forwarding to ship nic and vape products to people who need it. I'm already looking for others that might be players in a black market if it comes to that level. The more I learn about tobacco companies the less I like them and even less is my trust. The lowest of the lows. Under bankers even, which are still a few rungs under cockroaches.
I've bounced around enough with this stuff that I need to face the fact that I'm not going to be able to do both successfully either. Nice idea while it lasted. Pt2's are rebuildable coils in case of the vapoclyoplse (yea, I really can't spell). I've been reviewing tanks and drippers and just don't see the advantage YET - for me, someone who can sit still unless I'm driving and the idea of drivng and dripping sounds worse than texting and driving. I need too much ready to go and flip between flavors too often to sink $50-$100 into something that quite often still has issues.
I'm not convinced the clones are that bad at fast tech, in fact there's a few that people say are better than the original - but just a few and that's a challeng when there's so many of them. Some of the mods sound drool-worthy. There's a m16 (or m11) brass that's good to go out of the box for $11. And I've always wanted the fuschia k100 just because. The nemisis = great too. A lot of them if you can sort through all the rest. Mods they got. Tanks and rda's? Passable, maybe. There's a kayfun for $22 that sounds ok - and others. I don't want just ok maybe, maybe. That stuff will improve.
A piece of good news - I LOVE Free State Vapor Co-Co-Nut (actually I need to look up that name again). Nice creamy smooth base with a subtle hint of vanilla undertone and fresh tasting real coconut mid tones. Not too rich, not too sweet and very real tasting. It's bliss. It also holds up to a large tank without fading. Very comfortable vape. No issues with coughing, burning, hayfever-clogging up. Yes!
Bad news - I was to test Tetra vapes in exchange for a review and they are awful. I don't want to write a review. They did a good job of matching me up to flavors I should like. I was really excited to try the chocolat mint and on the inhale it tasted just like a chocolate mint swirl ice cream. Mint, not menthol dominated. On the exhale I expected to blow soap bubbles any minute. i really wanted it to work. Tried about all I had, including steeping longer and no such luck. I don't want to finish it. That was the best one. The coffee started strong and black - at last found, but finished with a nasty, nasty aftertaste I can't quite place. Almost a lavender if you can picture that with coffee. I can't and didn't like it. Plum was non existant. Probably closest to a neutral smoke with no flavor. Not even the sweetness of VG.
I don't know how obligated I feel about leaving a review. All the others are positive. I know if I do leave one that I can't fake it, I'll be honest. I've learned that even vendors who say it's ok good or bad, usually don't really mean it and it can turn into a hassle. I'd rather let it go. Then I also get tired of seeing positive reviews of crappy products. Anyway, Tetra was a dissapointment.
