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I have used both of those and got usable vapor from both.The Ego will vape exactly the same as it is 3.7 volts.It will just vape the same longer between charges.You can up the nic or just vape more to get the same results.The main thing you have to do is get your mind right.Vaping is not burning leaves but will give you your nic fix and the pacifier effect of smoking.The trick is just trying liquids until you find one you like and look forward to vaping.As for the cough thing it might be technique.Don't try to inhale straight to your lungs ,get a mouthfull of vapor then inhale.Exhailing some or all through your nose will help get the most flavor as the sense of smell is part of the taste process.You can get an adapter for either one your present ecigs to try 510 cartomisers or you can try dripping with DSE 901 atties on your 808 batteries.The 801 is a very good dripping rig as well.There are a lot of very good videos on Youtube showning how to drip or about anything else you can imagine.

The Roughstack V2 is limited to 3.7 volts. The Roughstack Maxi is larger and able to accommodate different batts for 3.7V-6V & 7.4 V vaping. I would prefer the vaporluxe since you can adjust the voltage without having to buy a lot of different batts. But for the $150 pricetag I would recommend the Provari or you can pick up a Lavatube kit for $100.

I do not have any of the units you are looking at so I can't say whether they are good or not.

I only use DIY eliquid. Not for price, but because I'm a control freak, and I like knowing I control what I put in my body. I can easily control the nic content, flavor, stronger or weaker, and pg/vg mix. As with most people, I use around 80/20 pg/vg. That seems to be the most popular. However, I do think there is a big price savings. mcquin and most people pay about .50 per ml of ready to go liquid. I make my eliquid for under 5 cents per ml. Since I only make 4-8mg liquid, 95% of the cost is flavorings. Even if I made 24mg liquid, my cost would still be around 10 cents per ml. I vape around 6ml of 4mg nic per day, so thats around 180ml/month. So I save around $80/month doing DIY. Plus its fun, and you get to experiment. Yes you can make bad tasting batches, but cost is very low.

Does that one come in a see-thru tank? :p

Here ya go

OH and how selfish of me to not wish everyone a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

Haha sounds about right .. Thanks. This is probably more a personal thing I'll only find out as I go, I'm sure everyone spends a different amount..but everyone is more healthy for it.

Getting back to the cost of startup and eventually saving money, it's true that a big order of batteries, attys and juice will set you back a hefty sum but if vaping works for you will save thousands in the long run. I did. I used to blow $100/week easy on anologs. This MONTH I spent $60 cuz I needed a new battery and atty. Last month I only spent $18 for some juice. I may not even have to make an order for next month. So that's less than $80 in 3 months. Anologs would've cost me $1,200. Hope it works this good for you. For me, nearly two years and many thousands saved.

I think this is to get this through customs which has already been said. When I get packages now, it just says "liquid" which could be about anything. If you need some sort of warning, just look at the effects that might be caused by Chantix. that scares the whoha out of me. There would have to be a lot of side effects to cause me to quit vaping. It is the "ONLY" (shouting from the rooftops) that I have used that has caused me to stop smoking cigarettes. The only thing I have not used is Chantix. Vaping is not a cessation device, it is an alternative.

Between this and your other post sounds to me like you should go to 3.7 volts and standard resistance.High voltage and low resistance is not for everyone.I can use 2.0 ohm carto's @ 3.7 but never could do voltage higher than 4 volts unless I was trying to get a few more days from a carboned up atty.Once you scorch the filler the game is over you cannot get that taste out .Kind of like lighting the wrong end of an analog.

Personally, i am a 5V vaper, just preference. I am an atomizer/dripper person. I usually use the standard 510 atomizers, before I use them I blow out the primer that is in all atomizers (not sure about cartomizers)...The primer is a very nasty taste. I also remove any wicking material from under the bridge...can also lead to burning taste.

When I prime an atty I am using for the first time...I add 4 drops of liquid and then add a drop or 2 if needed. For me, dripping gives me the best flavor, throat hit and vapor when I am using 5v. I haven't had too much trouble with different liquids. I know there are vendors that sell HV liquids (not sure of names), but I just use standard liquids.

mine was the Titan 510 and a DSE 901. Those were the best of the best at the time, 2 1/2 years ago. The screwdriver and other mods were just starting to make an appearance. I still have several 510 floating around in my vaping inventory. really don't miss the days of carts and foam, not even a drip tip in sight.
I am glad the industry is growing and evolving. However, my 510's did the trick for the first year.

There is a lot of trial and error with mixing. Once you find the combinations that work for you, mixing is really easy. I still love the challenge of creating new flavors.

Another place for good deals on batteries is RTDVapor

Largest selection with really low prices goes to Madvapes and to GoodProphets.

Best customer service goes to VaporTalk

Best juice at ridiculously low prices goes to DIy and to NiteLiteVapors

Best of each goes to a variety of stores. There are *best* ones out there everywhere.

You can get the eGo Booster wich turns your ego into a VV mod. GrimmGreen has a good review of it.

To answer the question- once and for all.... try them both. Cartos and atty's are inexpensive enough to be able to make your decision based on your own use. Some atty users hate cartos for the same reasons carto users hate attys and vice versa. Individual experience will vary.

NO ONE (and I mean no one) is going to take my Lexapro away. Or my eGo.

...or my freedom to think for myself.

Others have experienced that problem (it can happen with other mods). With the SD Mk2 - which it looks like you have got - the 18350 batteries are a fairly tight fit in the little nano-type chargers the SD comes with (the Mk 1 SD uses 16340 batteries which are an easier fit). As a result, unless you exercise care putting/pulling the SD Mk2 batteries in/out of the charger, the bottom edge of the battery wrapper can get worn/ripped resulting in what you have experienced...

Shame on all you vaping addicts

Brian,
Those are some really nice looking fish you have there! Congrats! I too love to fish! Within 1/4th. of a mile is the Skagit River that I Fish a LOT! Last year when the Salmon were running I spent 10 -12 hours per day, 5 days per week on the river playing Catch and Release. The best day I had was 84 Salmon Caught and Released, plus 6 kept for my limit in 10 hours!

I also have a total of 24 lakes within a 25 mile radius of me that hold Trout, Bass, Perch, Crappie, Catfish, and Bluegills. I never go without a place to fish! Heck, I still have 24 Salmon in my freezer to smoke up or to Bar-B-que!



















Richard

There usually is a community aspect to the smoking area,sadly this is going by the wayside.I used to stand in the snow and rain and converse with VP's and other folks who nowadays will not give me the time of day at work.I wish the "haters" would realise smokers are people like them and cut them some slack.

A Noobie's Guide to Batteries

While in the chat room one night, someone was asking if there was a guide for batteries. He was hearing all these battery numbers in the conversation, and not familiar enough to follow along. I decided to write this guide to help familiarize the noobs to all the batteries we use for mods.



All of the batteries we use are either 3.7volts or 3.0volts. There is however a 5volt battery used in the Mako Maksi, but it's not one of the popular batteries you frequently hear about, so I'll just concentrate this discussion on the 3 and 3.7volt varieties.



The 3.0volt batteries are primarily used in pairs for a total of 6.0volts for 6volt vaping, and single battery mods are 3.7volts. The 3.7volt batteries are usually only paired if the mod has a voltage regulator (adjustable or fixed) for consistency in voltage throughout battery life and load conditions. Now that you have a little background on how the batteries are used, let's try to make sense out of the numbering system.



The first 2 digits of the battery number indicate the dimension measuring across the battery. So a 10440 measures 10mm across, a 14500 measures 14mm across, and so forth, and the last 3 digits make reference to the length. For example the last 3 digits in a 14500 battery would suggest that the length would be 50.0mm long, but that would be for the unprotected version of the battery. The overcharge/overdischarge protection circuit will add between 2 and 3 mm to the length of the battery, so a 14500 is really 52.5mm long.



Aside from the physical size of the battery, there is something referred to as mah (milliamp hour) rating. This is a capacity rating of the battery, and indicates the amount of energy the battery can store. In other words, how long it will last between charges (more mah, more charge life). Physical size will affect mah ratings, and therefore smaller size batteries will typically have lower mah ratings. Some batteries are available in more than 1 mah rating.



Below is a listing of the more commonly used batteries in e-cigarette mods.










**This is not meant to be a complete list, so please don't shoot me of you know of a battery I didn't list.**

To narrow it down some, you may want to try some zero nic juice. My wife has this same problem and I searched and searched and searched for a juice she could vape, but everything made her cough. I tried PG, VG and mixes of PG/VG. At long last I found one juice she could vape... VapeRite Organic Waffle 18mg. She tried several other organic flavors and they also caused her to cough.

After some experimenting with zero nic, we found that she could vape PG and/or VG with no problems... it's the nic that seems to cause the issues. At this point, she's been able to vape just about anything I make that's 12mg. Anything over 12mg makes her cough. I still don't know why she can vape 18mg Organic Waffle.




Anyhow, may be something to consider.

ecigs are not some magical cure to stop smoking cigarettes. Not even close.

I still enjoy both, and I have no desire or "need" to have one totally replace the other. A PV is simply an optional pleasure for me, for when I want it.

But; I must admit, the flavors of e-juice do make vaping a bit more attractive.