Vape-heads? Do You Vape?

[uncommondialogue]

What does the rating for VG-PG mean? I have gone to sites for juices and it has options for different numbers for the VG-PG and no idea what this means. Help?

[Loren_Q]

Originally Posted by uncommondialogue

What does the rating for VG-PG mean? I have gone to sites for juices and it has options for different numbers for the VG-PG and no idea what this means. Help?

I think there are posts in this thread with the info, but here's a short sweet version:
PG is propylene glycol, VG is vegetable glycerin.

PG is great for throat hit and a better flavor carrier; VG is great for vapor and is thicker. Some folks can't handle PG so there's also 100% VG juice.

Since I'm more into throat hit and flavor, I use a 60/40 or 70/30 pg/vg mix.

[meridiantoo]

How long does 1 cartomizer last for a manual ecig?

And if you get the nicotine one, how do you decipher what mg. to purchase? They have from 4mg to 36mg. When I researched the nicotine content of my particular brand of cigarette, it was only 1.1. So that means the 4mg would be enough, right? or no?

[meridiantoo]

Okay, so I think I'm ordering this ecig from http://www.vapor4life.com/ (randomly selected site):



My question is, do I need a tip or anything else to go with this? Or just the ecig, charger, cartomizers, battery, and carrying case?

Thanks for your help!

[Loren_Q]

Originally Posted by meridiantoo

Okay, so I think I'm ordering this ecig from http://www.vapor4life.com/ (randomly selected site):



My question is, do I need a tip or anything else to go with this? Or just the ecig, charger, cartomizers, battery, and carrying case?

Thanks for your help!

I think any site will have a 'starter kit' with various options. You would need to determine how long you want the battery to last and what you want as a liquid container (tank, carto, clearo, etc).

If there's a vape store near you I would go there. They would have equipment, answers and appropriate recommendations.

You could also go check out the e-cigarette forum or nu-vapor forum, those are dedicated to vaping with a ton of info for newbies.

[meridiantoo]

Originally Posted by Loren_Q

I think any site will have a 'starter kit' with various options. You would need to determine how long you want the battery to last and what you want as a liquid container (tank, carto, clearo, etc).

If there's a vape store near you I would go there. They would have equipment, answers and appropriate recommendations.

You could also go check out the e-cigarette forum or nu-vapor forum, those are dedicated to vaping with a ton of info for newbies.

The nu-vapor forum was very helpful. Thank you so much!

[daisygirl]

Originally Posted by meridiantoo

Okay, so I think I'm ordering this ecig from http://www.vapor4life.com/ (randomly selected site):



My question is, do I need a tip or anything else to go with this? Or just the ecig, charger, cartomizers, battery, and carrying case?

Thanks for your help!

Vapor4life is a ripoff site. They push their products and charge a lot for what they sell. If you scroll back a page or two you'll see my suggestions for good starter kits and an explanation of all of them for under $20! In the second post, i listed that the automatic kit had dropped down to the price of a manual and then an even better kit for only $24.

As far as nic goes, you'll probably want to start at at *least* 12 mg, even if you smoke lights, the nicotine in an ecig is not as strong as that inhaled in a traditional cig. I smoked normal strength cigs and had to start at 24 mg, but that's just me. I went down to 18 a few months ago (I've been vaping a year as of Feb) and now i vape between 12-18 mg.

If you don't have enough nic to satisfy you, you'll find yourself vaping a lot more often and going through more cartos and juice than you really need to.

If you need any help, I'd be glad to assist - but before you invest at V4L, check out the kits i posted a couple pages back. I wrote an original post, then an update a couple posts later about a really good starter kit that went on sale. I picked that site because I've used their products - I'm not in any way connected to them.

You don't want to go with just a randomly selected site or you may find yourself trapped in a VERY expensive system that would cost you very little otherwise. It's great that they have all the guarantees, etc. But every site will honor manufacturers' warranties and i just hate seeing people order from a rip off place.

GL

-daisy

[meridiantoo]

Originally Posted by daisygirl

Vapor4life is a ripoff site. They push their products and charge a lot for what they sell. If you scroll back a page or two you'll see my suggestions for good starter kits and an explanation of all of them for under $20! In the second post, i listed that the automatic kit had dropped down to the price of a manual and then an even better kit for only $24.

As far as nic goes, you'll probably want to start at at *least* 12 mg, even if you smoke lights, the nicotine in an ecig is not as strong as that inhaled in a traditional cig. I smoked normal strength cigs and had to start at 24 mg, but that's just me. I went down to 18 a few months ago (I've been vaping a year as of Feb) and now i vape between 12-18 mg.

If you don't have enough nic to satisfy you, you'll find yourself vaping a lot more often and going through more cartos and juice than you really need to.

If you need any help, I'd be glad to assist - but before you invest at V4L, check out the kits i posted a couple pages back. I wrote an original post, then an update a couple posts later about a really good starter kit that went on sale. I picked that site because I've used their products - I'm not in any way connected to them.

You don't want to go with just a randomly selected site or you may find yourself trapped in a VERY expensive system that would cost you very little otherwise. It's great that they have all the guarantees, etc. But every site will honor manufacturers' warranties and i just hate seeing people order from a rip off place.

GL

-daisy

Thank you so much for replying and telling me all this!

I went to your link for the 510x kit, but it is sold out. However, the 510 M Starter Kit is still for sale, so I am looking at that one.

I also visited the Alice in Vapeland site, but it is down until Tuesday night.

I appreciate your help.

[Loren_Q]

Originally Posted by meridiantoo

How long does 1 cartomizer last for a manual ecig?

And if you get the nicotine one, how do you decipher what mg. to purchase? They have from 4mg to 36mg. When I researched the nicotine content of my particular brand of cigarette, it was only 1.1. So that means the 4mg would be enough, right? or no?

The first question is kinda hard to answer because it depends on how long you draw, how often, etc. When I used pre-filled cartos I would say 1 would last a day. I now use fillable cartos, so I top off as needed and a single carto with a specific flavor lasts 3 to 5 days.

If you're smoking lights, you might want to start out low nic. I vary from 0mg to 12mg. I mostly use 0 and 6/8mg with 1 12mg juice for those times where my brain really seems to need the nic.

This is all my personal experience, YMMV.