Things I Was Wrong About

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vaperature

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Okay, now going on about six months since I started vaping. Like most newbies, I thought I knew it all. Here are a few things I'll admit I was wrong about.

1. The iClear 30 isn't such a bad tank after all. When I first got it I hated it. Even ripped it in a review I wrote of the MVP2. Oh gee, I had to keep twirling it to keep the wick saturated, it's the end of the world. Now I use it every day. Produces wonderful vapor. Find myself reaching for it over my protank minis when I want a good, full flavored vape. And love twirling it. Why not?

2. Steeping. Yeah yeah, I hate steeping. Even called it a myth. Now I'm vaping some juice that was tasteless five months ago that has suddenly become full flavor. But still, waiting five months for a juice to steep. Not a huge fan of that, but I'll at least admit it's possible when I couldn't even fathom it as a newbie.

3. Don't charge your battery off your computer. It was probably my first or second day here that someone warned me not to charge the battery in the USB port off my computer. Yeah yeah, I knew it all. Well this weekend I forgot to unplug it overnight. I can't say with 100% that the battery was the cause, only with, maybe 80% certainty, but nonetheless my computer and my modum fried and had to buy both new. Needless to say it's taking me forever to type this on my new keypad that's different than my old keypad because most of the time it looks like this, oy ;ppd ;olr yjod/

4. I don't like mints all that much after all. Rarely touch them anymore. Maybe they were just a winter thing.

5. I kind of suck at DIY. My first couple of batches of DIY came out pretty good. Ever since then they've just been blah. I still like doing it. They are vapeable. But I'm no chef at it. Guess I'll stick with vaperature instead.

Well as they say, th-th-th-that's all folks.

What were you wrong about? HMMMM?
 
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syndicate2083

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I thought 5 volt vaping was the bees knees and that was that.. well now I vape all over the place. Depends on the equipment, some at 3.7 some at 6 some at 4 some at 8... heh.

Also, thought menthol for life, now I cant stand the stuff, kills everything flavor wise. Like constantly having and altoid in my mouth. ugh.
 

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Way to go , better to know what you can and can't do.
Things I was mistaken of
1. That I will never give up cigarettes
2. That tobacco flavor was the only thing I would ever vape
3. That I would never buy a mod lol got three of them now lol

DIY is easy and I love it , it may be that I'm a Chef and cook all the time ????
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2. ...Now I'm vaping some juice that was tasteless five months ago that has suddenly become full flavor.

So were your t-buds...
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Okay, now going on about six months since I started vaping. Like most newbies, I thought I knew it all. Here are a few things I'll admit I was wrong about.

1. The iClear 30 isn't such a bad tank after all. When I first got it I hated it. Even ripped it in a review I wrote of the MVP2. Oh gee, I had to keep twirling it to keep the wick saturated, it's the end of the world. Now I use it every day. Produces wonderful vapor. Find myself reaching for it over my protank minis when I want a good, full flavored vape. And love twirling it. Why not?

2. Steeping. Yeah yeah, I hate steeping. Even called it a myth. Now I'm vaping some juice that was tasteless five months ago that has suddenly become full flavor. But still, waiting five months for a juice to steep. Not a huge fan of that, but I'll at least admit it's possible when I couldn't even fathom it as a newbie.

3. Don't charge your battery off your computer. It was probably my first or second day here that someone warned me not to charge the battery in the USB port off my computer. Yeah yeah, I knew it all. Well this weekend I forgot to unplug it overnight. I can't say with 100% that the battery was the cause, only with, maybe 80% certainty, but nonetheless my computer and my modum fried and had to buy both new. Needless to say it's taking me forever to type this on my new keypad that's different than my old keypad because most of the time it looks like this, oy ;ppd ;olr yjod/

4. I don't like mints all that much after all. Rarely touch them anymore. Maybe they were just a winter thing.

5. I kind of suck at DIY. My first couple of batches of DIY came out pretty good. Ever since then they've just been blah. I still like doing it. They are vapeable. But I'm no chef at it. Guess I'll stick with vaperature instead.

Well as they say, th-th-th-that's all folks.

What were you wrong about? HMMMM?

All of the above except #3. And of course still learning.
 

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I thought I would never like a box mod, then I started building them......:oops:

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2. Steeping. Yeah yeah, I hate steeping. Even called it a myth. Now I'm vaping some juice that was tasteless five months ago that has suddenly become full flavor. But still, waiting five months for a juice to steep. Not a huge fan of that, but I'll at least admit it's possible when I couldn't even fathom it as a newbie.

Your taste buds are 5 months more sensitive, healed from the smoking abuse. They will continue to change for a while, the first wave on taste and smell changes recovering from smoking is amazing but just the beginning....:)
 

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Wow. Unless I'm away from home, I mainly use my computer for charging. Guess I'm wrong???

I managed to blow two USB ports on my tower because..'oh, it's not working? Well how about THIS one?' facepalm. Wall warts are less than $5. I have 3 or 4 around now. lol

I thought I'd always stay with creamy bakery vapes and hated tobacco vapes. Now all I vape are tobaccos and fruits. Bakery gives me instant vapers tongue right now. Weird.
 

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I managed to blow two USB ports on my tower because..'oh, it's not working? Well how about THIS one?' facepalm. Wall warts are less than $5. I have 3 or 4 around now. lol

I thought I'd always stay with creamy bakery vapes and hated tobacco vapes. Now all I vape are tobaccos and fruits. Bakery gives me instant vapers tongue right now. Weird.

**Frantically unplugging unit from PC**

Okay, just never heard of that before!
 

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I'm not sure, and I'm no expert on computer or electronics, but my suspicion is that when the battery was charged and left for several hours still plugged into the computer, it somehow started discharging into the computer, frying out the CPU. Either way, I'll never use the computer again as a charging station just in case, in other words, o;; mrbrt idr yjr vp,[iyrt shsom sd s vkjstomh dyyopm
 

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Thought I would never own anything but a cigalike (see below in addition to a couple ego style)
Thought I would never own a box mod (Have and MVP2 and a Reo On the Way)
Thought I would never shell out more than 50 bucks for a mod (See number 2)
Thought I would only like tobacco vapes and always hated menthol (I love DIY with banana, coconut and orange in it sometimes like a little menthol with above flavors)
Thought I would Never DIY (See above)
Thought I would never Drip (LOVE IT!! See above)
Thought I would never rebuild (The only way to go now)

OK, that should be it for now! OH yeah, like other said, Thought I would never be able to quit analogs!!! 4 months so far! :vapor:
 
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