Hi again, d2q2 (Any relation to r2d2?),
Ok, here's the very brief version:
About 6 weeks ago, one of my sons, visiting from a large city, gave me a pen-style cigalike. I tried it. I liked it. Living in the boondocks, with no brick & mortar store for 100 miles, I started hunting for cartridges at local gas stations, convenience stores....
No luck. The threading was r n 4801, not common around here. I went to the maker's website. $24 for 5! Yikes! Hunted the web and found two sources for carts at half that price. Bought an extra couple batteries. Started getting particular about flavor.
Found these forums. Was overwhelmed by the jargon and variety of hardware. Read a lot, slowly.
Placed a big order for liquids and clone eGo vv 1100mAh batteries from Fasttech. (It MAY have finally left Hong Kong this morning, 4 weeks late!).
A friend gave me a clone 650 mAh eGo battery I bought 3 Kanger Protank IIs (from SmokTek), ordered some real nice juices from Azure vaping, mostly sour stuff and dark tobacco. The battery was dying. Ordered a Vision spinner vv from aquavaporcig, got it 2 days later.
Found the whole rig great, but heavy. Ordered Protank II minis, from Sweet Vapes. Should have them tomorrow.
Current stuff: Kanger Protank II sitting on a Vision spinner vv 1100. Works great. I alternate the three protanks, two with fruit and one with tobacco. All are 24mg. I'm happy. I puff hard first thing in the morning, then mildly through the course of the day.
Hope to gradually reduce the nic. content, but will take advice I found here to keep some stronger stuff around for if and when I feel stressed.
I don't want to turn this into a hardward (Mine is Bigger and Prettier than yours!) obsession. I don't see the gear while I'm vaping, and I don't much care what it looks like to others. For me, it's about finding a comfortable, no stress way to deal with a nicotine habit.
I'm still very much a newbie, so I'm experimenting with flavors. Personal likes run to lemon, lemon-lime, green apple. Have just tried some sweeter fruits, lychee and raspberry, from juice-e-vapes. To my surprise, I really like them. Still enjoy the dark tobacco.
Advice? Be kind to yourself; you are on a good path. Take a bow. Smile. Go slow. There is no such thing as perfect. We just keep on learning and getting better and more calm... with speedbumps. And together we feel better.
