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Today marks one year I have been tobacco smoke free! Now for my story: I am 44 years old and had smoked for over 28 years when I decided to make the switch. Unlike many others I had never tried to quit before, nor had I ever tried an e-cig before. It happened all of a sudden. I went from smoking a pack and a half to 2 packs a day to never picking up another one over one weekend. Everyone that knows me know I am a University of Tennessee alumni and bleed Tennessee Orange. I was very active with the Football team when I was a student there and maintain a very close relationship today. It was Orange and White Game weekend last year and we were making plans for the weekend. We went to a party with several former players, current NFL players, and a few coaches. One of the people in town was Arian Foster, he always stays with us when he comes back in town. From the time he got into town he complained about the smoke smell lol, told my wife she was too beautiful to be killing herself, told us how lucky we were to have such an awesome son and it was a shame we wouldn't get to see him grow up. Then we went to the party and as we smokers do, my wife and I were trying to figure out who the other smokers were so we could not be "the only ones". Not a lot of smokers in a group of former-current athletes but a friend that owns a local sports talk radio station was there and he is (was) a smoker. When we got there, hit up the kegs, and asked him if he wanted to go smoke he replied "I quit, I used the electric to get over my cravings and now I have been without both for almost a month!". WHAT HE QUIT, WE ARE THE ONLY ONES? Well the ribbing continued all weekend, we stood on the field in Neyland Stadium for hours and the last few were spent jonesing for a smoke. I even snuck one in the press bathroom as many before me had based on the butts on the floor. I had an epiphany, why was I doing this to myself? It made no sense. I decided to take the route my friend had and went and bought 4 NJoy Kings and stated as of Monday morning I would never smoke another cigarette. I tool the usual route of a new vaper. My wife and I both started out there but soon realized this was going to get expensive. Next we went to the Cigar Store in the mall and bought two $150 starter kits that were garbage, worse than Blu. What happened next changed my life forever: I found Vapor Talk Forums! Based on advice I got here, I then ordered a EgoT 1000mah starter kid from VapeDudes (The battery in my front pocket right now actually) and it truly changed my life. Since then I have grown my collection. I have one APV, a Vamo V2. I actually prefer the Ego Style VV batteries to the Mods and APVs. My Vamo hardly even gets used. I have about a dozen Spinners in varying MAH ratings, Evod VVs (just came in today on my anniversary :-)), standard Ego style batteries in various styles and have found a liquid I have rarely strayed from in the last 6 months or so, Endless Summer from Fuzion. I go through 125ml of it before I do 15ml of anything else. I know, long post, but I want to finish by saying thanks. Thanks to those that helped. Thanks to those that put up with my incessant questions. Thanks to those that told me when I was doing something wrong or stupid. In closing, thanks for being a driving force in saving my and my wifes life. Without this forum I have no doubt we would still be stopping by the store to spend $50 on a carton about every other day instead of ordering liquid once every 6 weeks or so and replacement coils about once a month. We would still spend more time in the basement bathroom than we do with our son upstairs. We would still stink, our cars would still stink, and I would still be on Blood Pressure meds, Sinus meds, Allergy meds, and Anxiety meds; all of which I have been taken off of since putting down the stinkies. Sure beats the chemo we were headed for! In part, I owe my life to you guys. Thanks for helping a fella no one even knows, but I feel like we are all sort of one big family. I like our family! GO VOLS!

I do not think Troy meant it personally, we are just all concerned about people using things they do not know how to use and the act of putting foil between the batteries ranks right up there with the more dangerous things I have ever read anyone doing, sort of like using bread ties to build a coil.

Down Girl...easy does it... No worries, yes I was hard on her, on purpose...I spend all day harping on battery safety, and if you don't have a grasp, you don't buy your mods from me...I've been called worse, she caused her own issue by not paying attention to what she typed...I meant well and she knows it by now...and no reason for the hammer...just listen and learn is all I ask...I'm no expert, but know enough to stay out of the ER...

Don't tell anyone...it's my secret.....

Dirtbag... Scumbag... I dont know, showerbag sounds kinda nice....

Anyone get the number of that bus......? All I remember is thump.. thump.... lol

Welcome...watch out for dem mean ol dogs too...!

I just got started a month and a half ago. Only have an itaste vv v3 and std evod batt with a handfull of clearos so far. Got me off the analogs in 4 days after 2pk a day/23 yr habbit. Lot's of mech ppl and coil guys here. We focus alot on safety, so be aware that you will likely get asked a few questions about your usage. It's all in the name of precaution since the gang hasn't gotten to know ya yet. Flip through the forum and enjoy!

I havent tried my b&m's fruit flavors at a lower nic yet. I dont think they actually taste theirs. I believe you do and have taste testers and if you dont like it you keep working at it to get it right. I know i will order from you again. Just have to figure out a happy medium with flavor, nic, pg/vg, etc.. Trial and error..

Welcome! They only smack you around either in good fun, or if you really step in the big piles here normally... lol

Just got my box of 50 coils and my two Evod 100mah VV batteries. I am excited to compare them to the Spinners I am used to. Just wanted to try something different.

Pan Did you verify that the unit is indeed Innokin? There are a lot of fakes, should be a scratch off with the serial number on it, you can verify original on innokins website...with that you can go to any Innokin registered retailer with your documentation. As long as you paid MSRP they will replace it.. I have also done direct replacements with innokin on a few occasions, and with them overseas, takes longer but they have always stood behind thier products. Buy from an authorized retailer next time to avoid knockoffs and bad service..

I Guess that means I'll be adding to list of flavors How much NIC is put into a flavor is generally a personal choice. I could see where a higher NIC may mess with a fruity flavor. Seems most people that are looking for tobacco flavors are the ones just coming off analogs. That is why you normally see or hear people wanting them at a higher NIC. That is not to say that longtime vapers don't like a good tobacco either. I don't use Menthol at all. Menthol crystals are a concentrated, in some cases synthetic mint. Traditional cigarettes have had it added for years and a lot of research shows it can damage your lungs. From crystallizing in the lungs to making them bleed. I would rather use a mix of traditional mints to give the same results as Menthol. Though it may not be as strong as menthol it, for the most part, satisfies that want for a cool vape.

I torch my wire before wrapping. I do mine on a 5/64th bit. Fold in half. Do my wraps on one side. Insert the folded side in the left negative post. Then tighten neg post. Run the long leads thru the pos and gently pull on them with needle nose pliers to tighten em up then tighten pos screw. Then wrap on the otherside with the bit on the deck. Run leads thru right side neg post then pull em tight using pliers again. Tighten post screw and check other post screws again. Of course, this method is for running dual parallels. But, it still works for singles. Just get your neg lead started first and tightened down. Then run your pos leads thru and pull using the pliers trick. CAL is right about the gently squeezing when heat pulsing though. To hard and they bunch up and overlap. Can be a PITA to build sometimes. The last one I did, I stabbed about 3/4 of an inch of wire into my thumb cuticle. Bled like a stuck hog. Lol

Birthday cake was a hit friend loves it

Higher PG will give more TH and burn .... Best thing to do to reduce the TH is go with a 30pg/70vg then add extra flavor to compensate for the flavor loss. I will add a small sample of a higher VG and see if that helps. I normally add a bit more flavor to higher VG juice to compensate for flavor loss as a rule.

Needle Nominal Outer Diameter Nominal Inner Diameter Nominal Wall Thickness Gauge inches mm tol. inches (mm) inches mm tol. inches (mm) inches mm tol. inches (mm) 16 0.065 1.651 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 0.047 1.194 ±0.0015 (±0.038) 0.009 0.229 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 17 0.058 1.473 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 0.042 1.067 ±0.0015 (±0.038) 0.008 0.203 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 18 0.050 1.270 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 0.033 0.838 ±0.0015 (±0.038) 0.0085 0.216 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 19 0.042 1.067 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 0.027 0.686 ±0.0015 (±0.038) 0.0075 0.191 ±0.0005 (±0.013) 20 0.03575 0.9081 ±0.00025 (±0.0064) 0.02375 0.603 ±0.00075 (±0.019) 0.006 0.1524 ±0.00025 (±0.0064) So, it looks like roughly 1/32

Welcome! Can you share with us what you went through to get to building coils and advanced vapeing? We want to promote safety and it would be good for new members reading this to know how you graduated to this level in a short time. Please share any tips you can to keep ppl safe and learn quickly. Thanks

No offense intended. The reason you don't know which is the better buy for you is BECAUSE you don't know the basics. And you also don't understand the application of the two different devices. You are comparing apples and oranges and asking which is better. The problem is, you don't know yet if you want an apple or an orange. You also haven't even mentioned what kind of topper you are going to put on that device. So again you are trying to make a decision with only half of the equation. Ask yourself this. Would you jump in to the deep end before your first swim lesson? Do your research. Look at all the basic ways of vaping. Look at the effort and involvement of each way. Compare that with what you want out of vaping. Don't be afraid to start off simple and work your way up. But know before you go. Good luck on your research.

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So you want Tam to order you a pooper scooper??

Pming Tam now with my orders.....

Understandable but could have been nicer about it. I made the mistake of listening to someone else and fortunately lucked out not to getting hurt. Lesson learned.

Welcome to VT, the folks around hear are very helpful and there are some vendor's here as well

I Dont know either, Its hard to defend the position of a "shower bag" tactfully when ya don't know what it means..

OP have you tried anything from Highbrow or Ahlusions? Awesome juices to be had from both.

That's what I wanna know....what's a showerbag?

I remember being excited when my "Smoke Free Ticker" on here hit 30 days. Seems like only yesterday.

Good day to celebrate! Congrats

Np yes I will do that and yes, I follow battery safety. I need this face dispite what others may think! ;P

Some say that NIC increases flavor... I'm on the fence with that. I find sometimes NIC interferes with flavor by adding a slight bitter taste as you increase the NIC percentage.

Eaglewatchr sent you a PM about adding Tobacco flavor. For anyone else looking for Tobacco flavors in my line. I will be adding it as an option to my line. That way any flavor I offer can become a tobacco flavor. Right now I can only offer Turkish & American blend and the Traditional M-Red flavors. Just leave a comment on your order when adding the Boost option that you would like Tobacco and which of these two you would like. I'm working on my own blend of Tobacco flavors to come up with a unique blend. With copyrights and all I would rather do my own mix that I can call my own.

Well, I guess it's time to leave my b&m juices alone and move to online juice. I've been off analogs since November of last year and really injoyed the camel crush menthol. I liked the cool strong menthol taste. Just need to find a good cold menthol. Might even start dropping my nic since (from my understanding) nicotine gives a TH and can mess with flavor. I see alot of veteran vapers use 6 or 12 mg nicotine in their flavors especially thoes using RBA and RDA's. And since i got my Kayfun i have noticed a difference in flavor than with my Iclear 30S. More play time and listening to the wife complain that im spending too much. Shoot, It's cheaper than analogs.. Online orders here i come.. Lol..

I have some here that I had put in my Mech. They are rated for 30A but noticed it getting warm after about 5 draws. I think these are best used in the VV/VW Mods. I don't find them getting warm in my Vamo at all.

Lmao! Thanks for the reminder Ma! Its all good though. I'd rather be in Houston on a thursday than a friday! Plus, when we deliver this tomorrow, I'll have almost 3,000 miles for the week. My average is around 2,700 miles on friday before I head home. So, more money! There, silver lining!

What Are you doing awake at this hour ?????

So I had to wait to purchase a new tank. I have been attempting to quit the stinkies for three years now. When I decided to start vapeing I ordered everything from china a huge fail within 2 months. My second attempt was last year and I made it over 3 months and I allowed the stress of some very sad family times to get the best of me. All it took the second time was one stinkie. So for my birthday this year I decided to give up smoking as my gift to myself. I started in February and slowly lowered the number of cigs I hada day while vapeing. By the first of April I was down to one a day my morning smoke. On my b-day I decided not to have another and I have been smoke free for 7 days not long but planning on it lasting forever. However to my point my husband looked at me the other night and asked if I would purchase what he needed to start so he could also quit. I quickly went online and purchased what he would need. I will purchase my new tanks in a couple of weeks and appreciate all the feedback I received. Wish us luck!

^^^^The very reason^^^^ I need more tanks I've decided, I switch and hate when I want to change and only have 1 really good tank.

Roughly Jazzman ... Lol

Ahhhh OFF TOPIC MOFO!

I think sometimes the vids on youtube or hearing ppl talk about the newest big thing can lead ppl to think they need it to enjoy vapeing. I just want Kfer to know that it doesn't have to be extreme so to speek to be satisfying. I worry about any "noob" reaching for the clouds and not learning what works first, and the safety that goes into advanced devices! Stay safe please!!!!!!

Ok, I thought I read you had to leave to pick him up. Hope he's keeping the seat out of your cheeks and enjoy the vapeing!

The protank mini will fit your ego battery. A couple people here still use dripping attys. I know Tam likes the HH .357 atty. Just do a google search for it.

what I like about one of the b&ms I go to. If he has the magnets he will just give them to you when you buy the mod

Put an aerotank base on it...5 bucks and well worth it!

I love Pina Colada!

Ok, I was never really a big fan of clove ciggys. I love the smell of clove, but could never stomach smoking a clove cig. But the Killer Clove is really rockin' me right now! I love it! Been vapin on it since waking up this morning, can't put it down!

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