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I found a local kiosk at Lloyd Center in Portland, Nic Station. I am so grateful, because I have spent the last few weeks reading, reading, reading and watching video after video. I just could not make a decision, and I was afraid I would order incorrectly.
The local kiosk let me try several setups, many flavors, and gave me mucho discounts on a combo purchase. I ended up with two complete sets and extras, which included: 2 10 hour batteries and variable voltage. Car/home charger Travel charger (portable power source, that when fully charged can charge phone, laptop, vape, Kindle and more) 1 50ml Cuba, I can't explain the flavor of this, but it is smooth 1 50ml Blueberry Champagne Carrying case 4 cartomizers 2 purple tanks with included cartomizers and tips I am enjoying the Cuba now, and I am really digging the throat hit. I am using the nicotine type, I'm not ready to give that up today, but I will soon enough. Baby steps. :) Nic Station has a website, but it is not up yet. They said once it goes live, they will have free shipping, and since it is in Portland, it shouldn't be a long wait if I need something in a hurry. I have a fantasy about this year's reunion. It involves an empty smokers' wall outside the hotel, and a shit load of healthier Planeteers. |
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I know what you mean about the difference in inhaling. Although I do longer pulls, just not a lot of force. Welcome back to vaping, your lungs thank you. |
Morning Vapers...
Roll your own cracks me up. I like the black raspberry chocolate cheesecake flavor I mix. Still learning and enjoying it. |
I got my set up yesterday in the mail. I got the ego-c and some black tea juice. I put the thing together and it would not work. I was so upset! Tried again this morning and Imhad not put in the atomizer! Sigh.
I love the black tea flavor!!!! I am not getting as much of a throat hit as I would like but this could be operator error. I get some tobacco flavored today I hope. Thanks for the thread and all the advice everyone! |
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YAAAAAYYYYY!!!!! The black tea flavor is a mild flavor and you might find a better throat hit with something like RY4 or a fruit flavor. Glad you are digging it! |
I have a question, that I'm hoping one of you knows the answer too. I may not be using the right terminology, so I hope this makes sense.
How do you clean the refillable tanks, when you want to use a different flavor? Here's a picture (similar to mine)of the part that I am talking about. https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...IeRACnicbJOZe1 They don't recommend alcohol. So, how do you clean it well enough to not get an unintended flavor combination? |
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Most people buy separate tanks to use for flavors and one for non flavored. |
Hollylane- Is that a Kanger tank?
I have used warm water to clean mine. I generally wait until I vape the juice down to almost nothing and then rinse them multiple times with warm water (no soap!) and let them air dry. I do have about 5 tanks going so that I don't have to wait to dry them out! |
Good luck and congratulations to all of you! January 27th was the 21st year anniversary of losing my grandmother to lung cancer. You can do it and I think the *smokers* wall will be a place for jokes instead of cigarettes.
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I will try your suggestion when I get some more flavors. Thank you both for your help :) So, I haven't smoked, or wanted to smoke a real cig yet. Yay! I do find myself looking for my lighter, or getting it into my head that I put a lit cig on my desk, because I am so used to my habits. It seems weird to not light something, or lay something in an ashtray. When I bought the kit, both 10 hr batteries were at half charge, and the guy told me to use them until they died and then give them a full charge. On half charge, one of them lasted me more than 15 hours, and I used the hell out of it! I'm still using the second one at half charge. When I demoed these in the store, the throat hit, on the lowest voltage, sent me into a coughing fit that nearly gave me an asthma attack. After a few more tries, I was able to tolerate it, and my lungs already feel 110% better(it has only been a little over 24 hours). So far, I am noticing that every time I lay off of the vape for a few hours, the initial drag sends me back into a coughing spree, but it doesn't happen after the first one. I'm hoping that reaction goes away, but it is really not all that surprising to me, because the same thing happened when I quit last time, and I started using the Blue Ecig. It went away within a week. |
a lot of the tanks are similar ... typically you can take them apart and take the wick out if you have a wick.. and rinse out ... the trick is to make sure it's completely dry before you use it again. Some people use a Qtip to clean the edges of the tanks, I do this. But not so sure it's necessary.
I also found out that not all tanks are reusable. I found that out with my first tank. I called my store and they said I have a tank that is not reusable. So the next tanks I purchased were all reusable ones. |
Vaped a bit today. We left the house and I learned I am going to need a carrying case that keeps things organized. Yippee more flavors and accessories!
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I am vaping a ton. I must order more peppermint asap. |
I quit smoking cold turkey years ago, but I want to try one of these anyway because they just look so appealing to me! And while I realize that may sound ridiculous to a lot of people, I think it has a lot to do with how a cigarette always felt like an extension of my hand; how gesturing with a cigarette while talking always seemed to make the conversation somehow more engaging. You all may have just talked me into buying one!
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Forgive me if anyone posted about this already. I haven't read all pages here.
I'm wondering if anyone has had problems with "Dry Mouth?" I have been vaping for about a yr and half and I have major problems with dry mouth. I've researched it and only find that if people get this, it only lasts about 2 weeks. For me, it's so bad that I can not create any saliva to the point I have a lisp. I have spoke to my local store and they have only heard of this from one other person. For her she knew she was alergic to the propylene glycol and takes that chance for cigarette free life. I haven't spoken to my Doctor yet, that's coming. I also know it's used in toothpaste which would explain why (I think) my mouth is dry after I brush. I also know when Vaping you are to drink a lot of water! This hasn't helped me with the "Dry Mouth" it has almost made it worse. I guess what I'm asking is if anyone else has had this issue? It sucks because I went for 4 months without smoking (one wknd I had 4 cigs) but couldn't take the dry mouth any longer. Does anyone use Liquids with out the Propylene glycol in their liquids. If so where do you get them and can you shoot me the site you get them from. |
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Thank you for the heads up however the product you get from that place has Propylene Glyocol (PG) and Vegetable Glycerin (VG). Same as mine. Thank you for trying!! |
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Well I sure hope not. I am really trying to just use the VG base! Have you heard otherwise? Oh and Loren_Q recommends the extra flavoring with the all VG flavors. And I will do that as they are pretty darn mild. Thanks Strappie! |
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I first read it as... they use Propylene Glyocol (PG) and Vegetable Glycerin (VG). for their product. I stand corrected... Thank you!! |
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I did not know my water intake would need to be adjusted. I am going to up it asap. No need to get dehydrated. |
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Who would have thought, but it is true that vapor will dry out your mouth.
I definitely drink more water and tea now, but I don't see that as an issue. 100%VG is lot thicker than a PG/VG blend. I've read where some folks add distilled water to thin it out. Oh, another thing about 100% VG, ECBlends and Heather's Heavenly Vapes (and probably others) have preprinted labels that might have PG listed in the ingredients, even though there's no PG in your bottle. |
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Day 5 without smoking! YAY!
Following Medusa's post, I started browsing Heathers Heavenly Vapes.
Here's what is on the way: 1 ea. E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack-$10.00 Flavor #1 - Blueberry Muffin Flavor #2 - Cinful Pear Flavor #3 - Just Peachy Flavor #4 - P Nut Butter Cookie 1 ea. Cin City $6.00: This is a spot on, right out of the oven cinnamon bun vape. Nicotine Level - 18mg Bottle Size - 6ml PG/VG Ratio - 70/30 1 ea. Powder Keg $6.00: A powder keg of flavor combining dark chocolate, fresh coconut and roasted almonds. Nicotine Level - 18mg Bottle Size - 6ml PG/VG Ratio - 70/30 I'll post what I think of the flavors after they arrive. I hope they come soon, I'm soooooo excited to try new ones! I love the battery life on this thing, on a full charge, I have been using it constantly for 2 days now. |
It's a real deal!
It's called "vape mouth"! I got it after about my second week because I started "mouth vaping" more and inhaling less (not that you can't get it from inhaling because you certainly can but mouth vaping seems to be a huge culprit.) I am not allergic to the pg but it is an alcohol-based substance if I remember correctly so you will have drying agent in your mouth and even in small amounts can strip your tongue and mouth of the slick stuff. * The higher the PG content, the more likely you'll get vape mouth. * If you vape 100% VG, you have to be really careful about your clearomizers because that juice is a LOT thicker and will burn a clearomizer up quickly. * Most places (except for super boutique stores) will let you pick what blend you want. There are some stores who sell their juices pre-mixed with what they consider to be the optimum blend for flavor. * I always vape a 70/30 blend. Propylene Glycol is a much better flavor conductor than VG but VG produces more smoke so you will often have to adjust accordingly. I like the flavor and could care much less about the smoke, hence my 70/30 blend! * Jackhammer ordered a juice that was pre-mixed at 50/50 and she had to draw pretty hard on her cartomizer to get any smoke. It smoked HUGE but she was annoyed with how hard the pull was with the thicker juice AND it burns up a lot faster. * Drink tons of water! I've also found that chewing gum seems to help keep the mouth feeling more normal and less like a fur carpet!!! If you DO get vape mouth, it will go away fairly quickly but it is definitely uncomfortable. |
I have to mention, that currently, I am getting away with vaping, with some discreetness at my desk. I am certain that it is improving my stress level during difficult calls. I hope they either don't notice that I'm doing it, or ignore it. We do have quite a few 5 year old adults, who enjoy a good tattle, so unfortunately, it probably won't last.
A few people have mentioned that they really like the smell of blueberries that is around my desk. :) |
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I don't smoke. However the idea of vaping cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins sounds way better than noshing on high calorie bad tasting gluten free versions of these things.
Should vaping be reserved for tobacco and former tobacco smokers only? |
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I have lost 6 pounds since quitting smoking and I highly attribute it to having my vape with me when I want something yummy :) |
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I had it so badly I had to stop... I lost all the taste of food and had a lisp. It wasn't fun. I stopped for 5 weeks and on the 6th week my taste started to come back. I went back to vaping, however not as much as I would like! I'm hoping that changing my mixture will alleviate my troubles! If not I will talk to my Doctor and see what I can do Medusa, thank you for all the research you have done!! It has already helped me!! |
Strappie,
It does sound like you are allergic to PG. Is there any way your store can make a 100% VG, since you're not planning on ordering on-line? One of my co-workers does 100% VG, he uses a standard starlight clearomizer. What he does though is he dilutes it with distilled water. He pops the cap off the juice and drops it in with a clean eyedropper. Then closes the cap and "shakes it to hell and back". I hope you find a way around vape-mouth, it's a shame if you can't. |
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Yes, it's been a damn shame that I can't smoke it like I want to. I am however going to try the higher dose of VG if not the 100% VG rather than my stores 50/50. |
*raising my hand*
I started vaping on one of Scorp's about a week ago. She's got the eGo-T, with eGo transparent clearomizers. She had a tank with ECBlend's "top of the muffin blueberry" that she didn't like, but I did, and have been using that ever since. I wasn't sure if it was something I would like -- I've never been a smoker (except for that one "rebellious" summer...rar :winky:) but thought it might help with food cravings. I do like it, and will probably get a starter kit of my own (eGo-C in pink, anyone?) I'm kind of getting sick of the flavor now, but we just ordered 9 more (haha!) from ECBlend to try out. I was really confused by all the terminology -- texting Medusa a few days ago, asking "wtf is throat hit?" LOL -- and just found this review of several different tank systems that might be helpful to someone. I don't think I've seen this link here, but I may have missed it. Anyway: Enjoy! |
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