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Also.. does your v2 menthol have any additional flavor in it other than pure, straight menthol? I ask because straight menthol (no tobacco, no flavoring) is what seems to work for me 
I think it's pure menthol, it's their generic menthol flavor, as opposed to their mint. It's not just vaping either; even my coffee tastes off.
drink lots of water & give it some time - it happens to everyone, it sucks every single time, but we get through it
another thing that might help is to try dripping if you haven't already - for lots of juices, the flavor is somewhat intensified & that can help... or if you have any cinnamon juices, they seem to perk up tired taste buds for a lot of people.
another thing that might help is to try dripping if you haven't already - for lots of juices, the flavor is somewhat intensified & that can help... or if you have any cinnamon juices, they seem to perk up tired taste buds for a lot of people.
Yep...it sucks...sorry. Just have to tough it out...Cheeky's suggestion is good but if you don't have any plain ole pg/VG hanging around just vape some of the stuff on your "not so much" list and don't force through your good stuff...it will just go to waste...sorry again those times are wretched!!!
Reidus, it just dawned on me that you may not know that VG can be purchased at most drug stores o walmart!
My walmart carries 6oz bottles for $3.88 in the bandaid section - if all of your juices still taste funky this morning, and you're up for braving the Sunday morning crowds, go pick up a bottle and vape that for the next day or so.
Also, my juice list is complete, and Vapaholics get first dibs! If interested, shoot me a PM with your email address and I'll send you the list. Any remaining juices will be posted in the classies on Monday.
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My walmart carries 6oz bottles for $3.88 in the bandaid section - if all of your juices still taste funky this morning, and you're up for braving the Sunday morning crowds, go pick up a bottle and vape that for the next day or so.
Also, my juice list is complete, and Vapaholics get first dibs! If interested, shoot me a PM with your email address and I'll send you the list. Any remaining juices will be posted in the classies on Monday.
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Mornin, all. Thanks for the advice; my buds still seem to be on the fritz. Not completely, thank goodness; I could taste the vanilla ice cream I had last night just fine.
Cheeky, I'm assuming the VG at Walmart is 0% nic. Why would it be in the first-aid section? Is this another of those female/people with children thing?
BTW, I tend to order all of my juices in a 70/30 PG/VG blend. I've decided to try a 50/50 next order on some of them. I do have a 85%VG tobacco (30ml of it, lol) that came with my E-power order that's been sitting in my dish cabinet. Looks a bit like syrup and wasn't impressed with it right out of the package. Hopefully, it's improved with age, as I think I'll take Myth's advice and use it during this time of woe, lol. I'd better go ahead and order some new cartos, though, as it's 1)Dark and 2) high VG, which as I understand it, is hard on cartos.
Just tried one of my newly-cleaned cartos. After boiling, I let them sit outside all day yesterday and brought them just before dark. The draw isn't as good as a new carto. Is this to be expected? Do they take some time to break in?
Anyway, y'all have a great mornin. Thanks for the help. You know, I tried using e-cigs to quit over a year ago (Blu). Part of the reason I gave up is that I think something similar happened and nothing on the site warned me this was normal. I thought something was wrong with all of the cartridges and I got ...... off and lit up. Thank goodness for the forum!
Cheeky, I'm assuming the VG at Walmart is 0% nic. Why would it be in the first-aid section? Is this another of those female/people with children thing?
BTW, I tend to order all of my juices in a 70/30 PG/VG blend. I've decided to try a 50/50 next order on some of them. I do have a 85%VG tobacco (30ml of it, lol) that came with my E-power order that's been sitting in my dish cabinet. Looks a bit like syrup and wasn't impressed with it right out of the package. Hopefully, it's improved with age, as I think I'll take Myth's advice and use it during this time of woe, lol. I'd better go ahead and order some new cartos, though, as it's 1)Dark and 2) high VG, which as I understand it, is hard on cartos.
Just tried one of my newly-cleaned cartos. After boiling, I let them sit outside all day yesterday and brought them just before dark. The draw isn't as good as a new carto. Is this to be expected? Do they take some time to break in?
Anyway, y'all have a great mornin. Thanks for the help. You know, I tried using e-cigs to quit over a year ago (Blu). Part of the reason I gave up is that I think something similar happened and nothing on the site warned me this was normal. I thought something was wrong with all of the cartridges and I got ...... off and lit up. Thank goodness for the forum!
LOL VG is good for a variety of purposes, including use on scratches, rashes, etc, which I guess is why they put it in the first aid section Straight VG that hasn't been cut (distilled water, alcohol), is pretty syrupy in consistency, and is probably best for dripping rather than cartos or tanks.
The vast majority of my juice is 50/50 - it's a good blend for tanks, in part because it isn't too thick to wick, or so thin that it floods (sounds kind of like a Goldilocks conundrum!).
Using up juice you aren't fond of is perfect in this time of woe - vape it now and you won't mind that it's kinda crummy lol
I haven't tried boiling cartos yet, but I can tell you that they sometimes need a few days to dry completely - if any water remains, the draw will suck, and you'll hate them. Give them more time to dry and see if that helps. Also, if you're in a humid environment (um Louisiana counts as humid...), drying them outside may not be the best of ideas if you actually want them to dry Some people use a hair dryer on a low setting, I just use time & patience
Glad you found us before you got ...... off & lit up this time! The funky buds can last a few days (sorry), but they'll come back soon, and your juices will be wonderful again. Expect it to happen once in a while - if a juice junkie like me can't find a single pleasing juice some days (you have my list now & know just how much of a junkie I am!), then trust that it's normal & happens to everyone
Straight VG that hasn't been cut (distilled water, alcohol), is pretty syrupy in consistency, and is probably best for dripping rather than cartos or tanks. The vast majority of my juice is 50/50 - it's a good blend for tanks, in part because it isn't too thick to wick, or so thin that it floods (sounds kind of like a Goldilocks conundrum!).
Using up juice you aren't fond of is perfect in this time of woe - vape it now and you won't mind that it's kinda crummy lol
I haven't tried boiling cartos yet, but I can tell you that they sometimes need a few days to dry completely - if any water remains, the draw will suck, and you'll hate them. Give them more time to dry and see if that helps. Also, if you're in a humid environment (um Louisiana counts as humid...), drying them outside may not be the best of ideas if you actually want them to dry
Some people use a hair dryer on a low setting, I just use time & patience Glad you found us before you got ...... off & lit up this time! The funky buds can last a few days (sorry), but they'll come back soon, and your juices will be wonderful again. Expect it to happen once in a while - if a juice junkie like me can't find a single pleasing juice some days (you have my list now & know just how much of a junkie I am!), then trust that it's normal & happens to everyone
LOL VG is good for a variety of purposes, including use on scratches, rashes, etc, which I guess is why they put it in the first aid section
The vast majority of my juice is 50/50 - it's a good blend for tanks, in part because it isn't too thick to wick, or so thin that it floods (sounds kind of like a Goldilocks conundrum!).
Using up juice you aren't fond of is perfect in this time of woe - vape it now and you won't mind that it's kinda crummy lol
I haven't tried boiling cartos yet, but I can tell you that they sometimes need a few days to dry completely - if any water remains, the draw will suck, and you'll hate them. Give them more time to dry and see if that helps. Also, if you're in a humid environment (um Louisiana counts as humid...), drying them outside may not be the best of ideas if you actually want them to dry
Glad you found us before you got ...... off & lit up this time! The funky buds can last a few days (sorry), but they'll come back soon, and your juices will be wonderful again. Expect it to happen once in a while - if a juice junkie like me can't find a single pleasing juice some days (you have my list now & know just how much of a junkie I am!), then trust that it's normal & happens to everyone
Thanks for the advice, Cheeky. Could it be that I haven't had any luck dripping is the consistency of my juices? I thought it was me; 2 drips burned; 3 drips flooded.
On an unrelated subject: After I left, Mom pulled out the Blu's that I gave her last year and started using them. Thursday, she was down to 5 analogs; Friday 4. She didn't say how many, if any, she smoked yesterday, but she says she's having trouble breathing. She has COPD (one of the reasons I've been trying to get her to quit smoking), and I told her coughing's normal. She said she's not coughing; she's just having trouble breathing. Anybody know anything about COPD and vaping?
GO MAMA REIDUS!!!! YAY!!! I don't know anything about COPD & vaping, but you might want to check out the Health & vaping forum & ask there. She may have an issue with PG, OR.... it could be that horrid nasty phlegm that I dealt with when quitting smoking - your lungs start to rid themselves of all of this accumulated gunk, and unfortunately, that causes coughing with phlegm (yick - every single one was a reminder of what I had been putting into my lungs, and as gross as it was, I was happy my body was ridding itself of that junk!). If her juice is a higher PG concentration, swapping down to lower PG content could be what she needs.
Trouble breathing can be construed in different ways, so try to get more details from her, and if it persists, she should probably contact the doctor treating her for the COPD - make sure she has some vaping literature (CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association is a great resource & has lots of printable info, including stuff for medical professionals), to give her doctor in case s/he is unfamiliar with vaping.
Yes, your problems with dripping could be attributed to your higher PG content & thus thinner juice. Also, invest in a drip shield! They're inexpensive & make dripping a whole lot neater - they hold all of your "leaked" juice inside the shield, and feed it back into your atty while you vape They're a fantastic invention! EmpireMods has a huge selection to choose from
Trouble breathing can be construed in different ways, so try to get more details from her, and if it persists, she should probably contact the doctor treating her for the COPD - make sure she has some vaping literature (CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association is a great resource & has lots of printable info, including stuff for medical professionals), to give her doctor in case s/he is unfamiliar with vaping.
Yes, your problems with dripping could be attributed to your higher PG content & thus thinner juice. Also, invest in a drip shield! They're inexpensive & make dripping a whole lot neater - they hold all of your "leaked" juice inside the shield, and feed it back into your atty while you vape
They're a fantastic invention! EmpireMods has a huge selection to choose from
You weren't joking about the selection of drip shields. I'm confused about the 901 thing; I think I need to talk to them before ordering an adaptor (I'm not sure if I need a 901/510 or a 510/901; they even say something about using a 510/510, ).
I went to the Health forum and found an interesting thread on vaping and tight chest (which I think is what Mom is actually talking about). A number of folks on the forum seem to think that cartos are to blame; they claim that when they switch to dripping, the tightness goes away. Any thoughts on this?
).I went to the Health forum and found an interesting thread on vaping and tight chest (which I think is what Mom is actually talking about). A number of folks on the forum seem to think that cartos are to blame; they claim that when they switch to dripping, the tightness goes away. Any thoughts on this?
Oh, and they also had a recipe for what sounds like a home-made drip shield; take a carto, gut it and you're good to drip. Any thought?
Ohohoh!!! Drip shields! No worries about the 901 thing - I had the same concerns & thought I'd have to use 901s lol all you need is a 510-510 adapter to make the 510 atty sit up a bit higher, and you'll be fine with the 901 drip shield - I honestly think all of the sites should more accurately describe them/add a little note stating that 510s can be used with a 510-510 adapter (assuming the PV you're using it on is 510 native).
I haven't had any problems with a tight chest & cartos, so I can't comment on it, but you might want to send your mom a care package with some atties, a drip shield & an adapter so she can try it for herself
I hope some/all of the above makes sense - I'm sleep deprived this morning!
I haven't had any problems with a tight chest & cartos, so I can't comment on it, but you might want to send your mom a care package with some atties, a drip shield & an adapter so she can try it for herself
I hope some/all of the above makes sense - I'm sleep deprived this morning!
Thoughts: Drip shields are cheap. not sure how well a gutted carto would work - part of what makes the dripshield effective in my opinion is the use of o-rings at the top & bottom to hold the juice in so that it can be fed back into the atty & keep it from being a leaky mess.
Any recommendations on attys? I think I tossed the 2 that came with the kit, lol, as I got ...... off with them. I'm guessing I want at least one LR type and one SR.
Ohohoh!!! Drip shields! No worries about the 901 thing - I had the same concerns & thought I'd have to use 901s lol all you need is a 510-510 adapter to make the 510 atty sit up a bit higher, and you'll be fine with the 901 drip shield - I honestly think all of the sites should more accurately describe them/add a little note stating that 510s can be used with a 510-510 adapter (assuming the PV you're using it on is 510 native).
I haven't had any problems with a tight chest & cartos, so I can't comment on it, but you might want to send your mom a care package with some atties, a drip shield & an adapter so she can try it for herself
I hope some/all of the above makes sense - I'm sleep deprived this morning!
I might try that. Though I have no idea What to send her. I know she didn't like the idea of my E-power (too big for her). Any suggestions? And I'm not sure about dripping in that one of her favorite places to smoke is when she's driving. Don't attys leak if they're not help upright? She needs something she can carry in that monster of a purse she uses (BTW, what's with women and purses. She had me get something out of it for her one day and I swear something BIT me!
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LOL! I almost did the same thing with the atties I got with my kit - I hated the darn things!
I'd go with one or two each of LR & SR so that you can get a feel for them, but if you're not using VV, you will probably be happier with the LR - you might find one in a package coming your way
Warning about atties: Most are primed in a godawful fluid prior to shipping. It tastes like... blerg. Horrible, wretched, disgusting, nasty stuff! When my first kit arrived, I forgot all about blowing it out (or soaking in vodka) prior to use, so I dripped into it, took a HUGE puff & immediately wanted to hurl, thought I'd made a horrible decision in buying a kGo & wanted to wash my mouth out with soap. ICK. It took a minute or so to realize that there was primer in that bad boy... once I stopped wanting to remove my tastebuds, I blew it out, blew it out again, then another couple of times for good measure, added a few more drops of juice, took a tentative puff & was muuuuuch happier. BUT I was still atty shy for a few months, and hated them until the first drip shield arrived - then I dripped almost exclusively for a few weeks
I'd go with one or two each of LR & SR so that you can get a feel for them, but if you're not using VV, you will probably be happier with the LR - you might find one in a package coming your way
Warning about atties: Most are primed in a godawful fluid prior to shipping. It tastes like... blerg. Horrible, wretched, disgusting, nasty stuff! When my first kit arrived, I forgot all about blowing it out (or soaking in vodka) prior to use, so I dripped into it, took a HUGE puff & immediately wanted to hurl, thought I'd made a horrible decision in buying a kGo & wanted to wash my mouth out with soap. ICK. It took a minute or so to realize that there was primer in that bad boy... once I stopped wanting to remove my tastebuds, I blew it out, blew it out again, then another couple of times for good measure, added a few more drops of juice, took a tentative puff & was muuuuuch happier. BUT I was still atty shy for a few months, and hated them until the first drip shield arrived - then I dripped almost exclusively for a few weeks
LOL! I almost did the same thing with the atties I got with my kit - I hated the darn things!
I'd go with one or two each of LR & SR so that you can get a feel for them, but if you're not using VV, you will probably be happier with the LR - you might find one in a package coming your way
Warning about atties: Most are primed in a godawful fluid prior to shipping. It tastes like... blerg. Horrible, wretched, disgusting, nasty stuff! When my first kit arrived, I forgot all about blowing it out (or soaking in vodka) prior to use, so I dripped into it, took a HUGE puff & immediately wanted to hurl, thought I'd made a horrible decision in buying a kGo & wanted to wash my mouth out with soap. ICK. It took a minute or so to realize that there was primer in that bad boy... once I stopped wanting to remove my tastebuds, I blew it out, blew it out again, then another couple of times for good measure, added a few more drops of juice, took a tentative puff & was muuuuuch happier. BUT I was still atty shy for a few months, and hated them until the first drip shield arrived - then I dripped almost exclusively for a few weeks
Good to hear. That might be part of the reason I tossed them, lol. Blow it out means to heat the coils, but not inhale, right?
Before you even put it on your atty, blow it out through the battery connection, then dry burn it until you see the coils starting to glow. OR (and this is easier & more effective), soak it in vodka for a few minutes, blow or shake the excess off, then dry burn (or burn with VG, VG/PG, menthol etc) until you see the coils starting to glow. It won't take long, and then your atty will be ready for vaping (be cautious the first few puffs, that primer can be a tenacious
Wow! I didn't know how bad my buds are off until just now. I decided to use some mouthwash (Listerine) and normally there's a definite bite to it. Today, all I get's a sweet taste. That's almost scary!
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