-thanks for clearing that PAD up for me.... someone said they were a Pad smoker/ husband was a Pad+ mentholsmoker, and I was wondering what I was missing! Duhhhh.
You're welcome. When I first posted, I was worried someone might have defined it for you already and I'd come off as condescending (the last thing I'd ever want to do, especially as a fellow newbie!) so I scrolled back through the thread to double check that no one had beat me to it.
HaHa! I LOVE how often I'm hearing that!
I was stunned at how *quickly* you lose your taste for analogs, or at least how quickly mom and I did. She was in the ICU for a month 3 years ago, and was buying more smokes literally the day she came home, not even medically cleared to drive yet... so she's clearly no lightweight when it comes to smoking. Me, I quit after a nearly-killed-me bout of pneumonia that also culminated in an ICU stay last month, and I was determined not to pick the habit back up, but smelling it everywhere once I came home (from mom smoking, though she did cut back considerably out of consideration for me, which I appreciate) was doing my head in... and in both of our cases, I did *not* expect vaping to work so quickly. The first day or so was rough, because vaping isn't smoking... it feels different and tastes different, and having the same hand to mouth experience, but not *exactly* the same total experience, kind of messed with my head and made me want a cigarette more... but if you can power through the first day or two, *very* quickly, analogs start to smell and taste really gross. Mom still has about half a pack as a safety net, but I imagine it'll probably take her a week or more to get through it, and when they're gone, I doubt she'll miss them.
Great to know, cause Mt Baker & AiV look pretty great to me... I gotta say. Any experience with AiV yet? Got my cart loaded up for Tuesday night!
Not yet... mom and I only get paid once a month (different jobs, same crappy pay system!) and we're tapped out of discretionary income till November. AiV and Heather's Heavenly Vapes are next on our list, though!
I had a feeling I'd end up wanting to get some manual G6 batteries down the road, but had to draw the line somewhere, and a few comments mentioned that the button was a bit recessed, or something, which they found annoying. I knew I'd have the Triton for manual batteries to start with anyway.
It's not completely recessed - there's a recessed area that the button is set into so that you can't fire it accidentally, i.e. in your pocket. What some people may be having an issue with is that it's *small*... it's easily findable with a fingertip, because it does stick out a little, but if you have big hands/big fingers, I could see how it could get annoying. I've got fairly small hands, but crappy fine motor coordination (I have cerebral palsy, so it's hard for me to move my fingers in isolation and sometimes they don't quite go where I intended), so sometimes I do grope around a little for the button. But that said, 48 hours of moderate to heavy vaping later, I'm able to hit it just fine 95 times out of 100. If I can get muscle memory working in my favor, I'm sure most other people can!... but I can understand why people might not want to fumble for those first few days too. I've had the iTaste MVP 2 recced to me several times as an upgrade, instead of the Vision Spinner, and I like it, but I don't think it'd work for me long term, and it's because of the button... 2 pounds of force to push that sucker! I could do that... about ten times a day before my hands froze up, lol. So definitely no offense meant to those who the G6 button doesn't work for, cause I totally understand button issues... but I don't find the G6 button to be a major problem for my own use, even with fingers that tend to fail to cooperate.
That's great, cause I'm sort of a Coke-addict (not .......!
), and I could see some sort of Big Red type flavor being pretty tasty. Root Beer... Beginning to think this Vision Spinner thing's a good idea! Is that Smoktech Aro the pyrex one yer talkin about?
Pyrex Aro Tank 2.5ml
Yeah, I'm more and more sold on the Vision Spinner the more I read up on it. It's not the fanciest upgrade in the world, but I think it'll meet my needs. And yep, that's the right tank. Make sure you get an 808 to Ego adapter to go with it, if you go that route... and make sure it's 808 to Ego, not the reverse. For adapters, battery threading is always listed before tank/carto threading, at least by anyone who knows what they're selling.
Seems like one of the most rational steeping regimens I've heard so far.
Worked well for me, at any rate.
Wow. I love all this info, my friend. Thanks for shedding light on so many of my areas of concern. All in one concise package. You have been extremely helpful!
You're welcome, glad to be able to help! Forgot to mention, Mom's really enjoying Tribeca, and I agree it's pretty darn good. Cafe Mocha is getting very tasty after 48 hours... it wasn't bad before, but now I'm actively enjoying it. Belgian Cocoa is good too, but I think it needs a *lot* of steep time. It's a great "cocoa mix" flavor on the inhale, but the exhale has an odd aftertaste. That's starting to get less prominent, though, so I have a feeling it'll "steep out." We got a free bottle of voodoo too, but neither of us has tried it yet... it smells nice, if different. Sort of a fruity, maybe slightly boozy tobacco. Not sure if it'll vape that way, obviously!
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Yes, Tritons. I use the Triton tanks on the bike. It's a top-coil design so I keep them tip-down. I've never had one leak (yet). A Triton sloshing around is a good thing... vibrations perhaps not, but the remote chance of a battery failure seems like a good trade-off to having the opportunity to do some quality vaping while riding. Triton batteries are relatively inexpensive IMHO. 
No, seriously though, I know I'm gonna be throwin dough at this to get a happy setup. Just want to invest it wisely. Any recommendations on ego batteries? And if I'm going that route, would I wanna drop an extra five or ten on a twist of some kind?
