the new guy!

[Anthony Crocco]

hi everyone, new here. and im running into a big problem, and i need some guidance!
for starters, im basic by all means. I use an eleaf istick and Aspire ET-S clearomizer.
I like using them a lot, it is time to replace the battery as its been dropped too many times and starting to come loose. anyway, heres my questions.
1. Whats a good set up while staying simple? im willing to try new stuff but while remaining simple.

2. the store i use most for my Menthol juice is reducing the mg sizes, i have always used their 18mg Menthol and they are not ordering it anymore, even after many many request and failed promises they are only ordering it in 6ml bottle, its the ONLY menthol flavor i enjoy and has helped me go from a pack and half a day of Newports to only 2 packs bought over the past month...
What my regular store is doing to starting to put the " Hipster Drippers " who do this for fun to blow big puffs of smoke cause it looks " cool "? before their customers who are trying to kick
the habits, for several weeks they have failed on so many promises and i cant keep going to actual cigs while i sit around and wait for them to get or not get me what they keep telling me they are going to order it.
I have tried so many other menthol's and dont like any of them at all...
and I am not one for flavors such as coke coffee or strawberry short cake or mothers milk etc... if i want those flavors ill go eat or drink the real stuff
I use Baker And White Menthol if anyone is familiar with them, and only care for the 18mg, 6 which i have not is OK, but im looking for that menthol throat hit, if that makes sense and hoping someone, anyone can recommend a way to make it, or a place to buy something like that...
thank you all
( dont forget, im new here )

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

Aspire Nautilus Mini sounds about right for you.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum @Anthony Crocco. Glad to have you here!

+1 for the Aspire Nautilus or eLeaf GS Air M tank. Video reviews below.

• Aspire Nautilus Mini
  eLeaf GS Air M Tank

Hoosier Ecigs carries Menthol Tobacco by Baker & White in 18mg.

 

[Tommy-Chi]

Welcome to ECF! I'm "new" here too, just arriving in September 2015.

It does not take much skill to buy liquid nicotine and add it to whatever you buy. That was my first step in to the world of DIY.

There is a huge DIY section here on ECF. It took me a week or two to get the gist of what DIY entails, and it would be nothing to order PG/VG, nicotine and menthol flavors and knock out a batch, because it is probably just one flavor. You can easily do the same, but you need to read up about what you are getting into. Mixing up your own e-liquid can save you a ton of money but if you do not know what you are doing you could put yourself in the hospital.

If you decide to go the DIY route, expect to spend around $10 to $20 MAX per month once you have all the supplies. It will cost you more than that to get in to it, but the supplies will last quite a long time.

You need PG, VG, Nicotine, some bottles, some syringes, and flavor. The site I recommend for nictoine is in my ECF signature. Just click on the link and it will take you to location for purchasing nicotine. Nude Nicotine was rated at ECF as the least expensive and best overall in flavor of all the nicotine they tested in a blind taste test.

As for flavor, I have not made anything with menthol, but I am sure that Bull City Vapors has it.

You need to do some reading before you jump in...

 

[Chuck64]

Welcome to ECF.

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. Stay with the iStick if it's working. You may want to move up to the 40TC, but get at least a 30. +1 on the Aspire Nautilus. As for the juice, try seeing if you can order it directly for the manufacturer. Or change stores to somebody who will order what you want. Or make your own.

 

[57chilicat]

Hello and welcome! It's always great to see new people join!

 

[Anthony Crocco]

thanks everyone for the responses,
i enjoy the vapes over regular cigs, however my problem is i want a substitute my preferred newports with a good menthol which is the Baker & White 18mg menthol, and i usually buy what they have in stock when i go in there, and than i run out and i have to resort to a crappy 6mg menthol and i tend to pick up a pack of smokes... it drives me nuts, however, i used to smoke close to 2 packs a day, ( and work 12 hrs at a place where smoking gets you fired...figure that out ) so even though i go back to cigs, i still have cut back to basically a pack lasting me a week. when i have my regular 18mg i dont even think about buying a pack at all...
I want to be a full time vapor, and im not what i call a " hipster " where all i care about is how much vape i can produce, sorry if i offend anyone. I have turned some people over the vape side and will always tell people about it.
as a matter of fact, i started using these when the only place to get supplies was on line.... it just makes me to mad that some of the vape shops in my area are ordering low nicotine for these hipsters who have never even lit a lighter before let alone smoked! ( ok rant over ) lol

 

[ExNihil0]

Alright, here's my personal recommendation:

Mod setup: Heatvape Invader mini, 50W Durable, can take a lot of abuse, does both watts and temp control (if you're into that sort of thing)

Tank: The original Herakles. I've dropped mine several times and it has never broken, and it comes with an extra glass in the event that a break does occur.

Liquid: Vape Wild. I recommend them all the time. You can customise your nic level & VG/PG ratios. They have a decent menthol selection for menthol vapers. They are affordable, quick shipping that's free for orders over 30$ & you earn rewards points.

I like telling everyone about Vape Wild, btw, becuz companies like theirs deserve to stay in business and our dollars speak loudly.

 

[batteredwombat]

I would do diy, which is not difficult if you do a bit of research and get ejuicemeup program to help you. Have you tried contacting baker and white?