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I checked that kit out, mostly because I've never tried the Decadent Vapours flavorings and wouldn't mind giving them a spin, my only issue is the price isn't much of a discount over purchasing pre-made juice. As you said depending on the nic strength you mix to it will vary, but mixing to 24mg/ml you get about 80ml of juice for close to $60. So pretty close to retail prices.

VG will add a slight sweetness, you may also want to check out Ethyl Maltol I got mine at Perfumer's Apprentice. Should be very complimentary to an Orange Cream.

I'd just like to add that you may want to stick to distilled water when cleaning your atty, I know where I live the water can be very hard and those same minerals will build up on the atty if you're not careful.

I was kind of in the same boat, placed my order right before that notice went up, personally I opted to wait for the next batch. I'm all out of flavorless base at the moment, but still have some old juices I bought awhile back to get through. It just sucks because I ordered a bunch of new flavorings and haven't really been able to try any of them out yet. I'm actually thinking about picking up a little bit of the pink tinted juice to tide me over until my 500ml of the new batch comes in. Definitely good customer service @ XtremeVaping.com, when I get my juice in I'll be able to speak to that as well.

Most of the threads I've checked out in regards to Menthol suggest dissolving it in Everclear and then adding it to your juice, hope that helps.

Grats, post any great recipes you come up with for sure, in the past I have not been good about really documenting my recipes but when my next batch of base arrives I'll start keeping notes and sharing in the DIY Juice sub-forum. Right now my first goal is to make a really good cinnamon juice for the wife, but I'm hesitant because I have had problems with the cinnamon flavorings I have used previously. After that I'm thinking some kind of wintergreen + menthol combination. Also I will say that I was disappointed with LorAnn's Grape flavoring, I actually get a better Grape flavor by using a combination of Apple and Blueberry with just a drop or two of Grape. Now I'm rambling...

I think the handling of high strength nicotine base can be dangerous when attempted by anyone without the proper equipment and knowledge. That being said I personally don't mind dealing with it because I have the proper equipment along with a good knowledge of how to handle it safely, not to mention I don't have kids and my cats can't open my pantry where I keep my DIY e-juice supplies. The amount of money you can save by mixing your own juice is pretty astounding.

You might get a few converts but I see more of those guys turning to the dip.

My best advice is buy some high strength nicotine base you can put up in a cupboard and save it for a rainy day, and some extra atomizers. EDIT: that is assuming you feel comfortable with handling high strength base and diluting it down to a usable level.

I can't seem to get my English Toffee to taste right, going to try it again with some sweetener I think, it just tasted dry to me before.

I got a few different sizes when I ordered, one 250ml, one 50ml and one 10ml, perfect for mixing large and small batches. Also picked up 5 Erlenmeyer Flasks with rubber stoppers to store my nicotine base once I cut it down to an appropriate strength.

I'm a fan of the Silver Bullet. 6V with a 3.5ohm atty is great for me, but we're all different. I have a feeling you'll be happy with whatever you buy provided it works as advertised. I'm becoming more of a "keep it simple" PV person, just a switch with a well vented battery housing and as few solder points as possible. I buy protected LifePO4 batteries for my HV mods so I'm confident that it's relatively safe all on it's own.

Which flavors did you get? One of my favorites is Black Licorice, that mixed with a little Salt Water Taffy and a dash of Marshmallow is pretty tasty in my opinion, but I know that is not a flavor everyone enjoys. Also the Champagne mixes well with lot's of other flavors.

You can try adding some alcohol, Everclear is what most people use. I also know some juice manufacturers add lemon juice (citric acid) to their e-juice, I would think that would add to throat hit. You can buy citric acid at some grocery stores, I picked mine up at a place called Fiesta here in Houston. You'd have to dissolve it in some distilled water or something, but I think that would be better than adding lemon juice which has natural sugars in it. I'll actually whip up a batch and get back to you since I have everything I need in the kitchen to test this out.

I'm not an eGo owner so I can't comment there, but I will say I think you should consider one of the mods. Overtime you will save money because the replacement batteries are cheaper.

Stormchas3r pretty much covered it. PG is the most common base for e-liquids, VG is just another base that some people prefer. I've heard that sometimes people have an allergic reaction to the PG (irritated throat) and because of that stick to VG juice.

Hey I'm having issues with the messenger system for some reason and was not able to reply to you earlier. But what I was going to say is you can find VG locally, just look in your local health food store, you know, the one that smells overwhelmingly like vitamins and incense. Also I believe Hobby Lobby sells some of the LorAnns flavors, but generally not a large selection. There are a number of flavor suppliers people like for e-juice including- LorAnn's, Capella, Flavour Art, Perfumer's Apprentice. As McQuinn said you can also go to a site like DIYflavorshack.com and purchase many of these items along with things like VG and PG, bottles, funnels, etc. Also as McQuinn said VG + Flavoring works just fine. You may find the VG to be a little thick, in which case I recommend diluting it with a little distilled water. Some people have said they add alcohol for extra throat hit, but in my experience it doesn't do much besides ruin the flavor for me. Seriously though, straight VG has very little throat hit in my opinion, so you may have to experiment if that is a big deal for you.

I just received my first order from Perfumer's Apprentice last night. I'm still waiting for my nicotine base, but I may have to make some small batches of 0nic juice to try them out, they definitely smell promising. Have you tried the Sweetener or Ethyl Maltol they sell? I picked up some of each along with some Menthol crystals too.

Glad it worked out for you!

I know they sell some graduated beakers and flasks at Fry's Electronics (over by the kids chemistry sets) but I'm almost positive Fry's is a West Coast - Mid West thing, so I don't think that will help you much. Also based on prices I have seen at local stores you still get off cheaper buying online (assuming you're not just buying one graduated cylinder).

I have found a pretty good website... http://www.hometrainingtools.com/glassware-plasticware/c/89/ Shipping is based on cost so it tends to be reasonable.

I'll second that, I can cloud up my living room when getting work done on the laptop during the day. Throw a couple more people into that mix and I'm sure I could fog out the room pretty heavily.

Yeah, just as expensive as smoking cigarettes in my experience (maybe even a little more). Not to mention the skin irritation and crazy, vivid, weird *** dreams. Oh how I hate the patch.

I haven't used either unit, but I have used the VP1 as well as the Spade from Vaprlife and both are solid mods. I imagine the Vypr is pretty similar. Lot's of people love their Janty eGos too. I think you'd be happy with either one. Vypr at least uses standard 14500 batts that are cheap to replace when needed, the eGo battery is built into the switch and atomizer connection, so when it goes you have to replace it all.

Here it comes, more states will follow suit... I just hope Texas is late to the party.