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Me too, Lyrical! So far today I've been going back and forth between Feel Like a Nut, Vanilla Malt, Strawberry shortcake and Dulce de Leche all from EC Blends and Sweet Watermelon from TVR.

You know, if I really did this posting every time I switched flavors thing, you all would be throwing me out of the forum! I just got 6 new flavors in the mail. Gotta love VapeMail! I'm enjoying Backwoods Blends Malty Toffee right now. Next up ECBlends Fruit Smoothie.

From TVR: 15 ml. Weekender (Sweet Tarts) Free First Time Customer - 15 ml. of Ginger's RY4 Free - 3 ml. TVR RY4 All 75/25 PG/VG, 18 mg. Total cost shipped - $8.50

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.**

Made a sleeve for the ego twist 1000mah. Finished one made from a piece of claro Walnut burl. and dropped it with a unhappy result. Sooo, came home and grabbed a piece of Buckeye burl. I left a little more material on body and lowered the inset depth on the bottom to 3mm. Stabilized the wood with CA, polished with CA, friction set polish, then HUT wax. Just need to not drop it now.

I love them but I get a little leaking out of the bottom once in a while. Usually when I leave them sit for a few days with some juice in them. Other than that it's not to bad.

Welcome to VT

As some of you may already know, Vapor4Life recently hosted a give-away right here on this forum where they randomly selected three posts from their thread, , and…you guessed it…I was one of the lucky winners. In #entry149997 of that thread, I stated that if I won, I’d test and review the PV, and then give it to someone deserving. That’s going to be pretty hard to do (the giving away part) because it’s truly a very good device. V4L Automatic Dial-A-Volt 1100mAh I have used automatic e cigs in the past, but was turned off by the fact that you usually have to give them a little “primer” puff first to get things heated up enough to enjoy your vape. I suppose that’s because the standard 3.7 volts that the typical auto battery provides wasn’t able to instantly heat things up properly, but with the 1100mAh V4L Dial-A-Volt being a variable voltage PV (3.2-4.8v), a primer puff really isn’t necessary. I set mine to 4.2 volts, screwed on a 2Ω carto filled with EC Blend’s DK-555, and enjoyed a great vape that was just south of 9 watts…no preheating needed. The auto switch activates the circuit instantly when you start taking a draw, and keeps the circuit firing until you stop pulling air through it. It is without a doubt the best quality auto switch I’ve ever encountered. The Dial-A-Volt performed just as well as my eGo-style manual batteries, and I eventually got used to the fact that this thing has no button (didn’t stop me from continuously looking for one, though). It’s kind of nice to be able to have a vape in the middle of the night without having to feel for a button in the dark. This feature will almost certainly come in handy where stealth vaping is required. I keep a PV in my shirt pocket while at work (where vaping is prohibited because my boss thinks it’s…wait for it…“a fire hazard”!?!). I always have to feel for a button when I want to sneak a toke without removing it from my pocket. That, my friends, is over with if you use an auto Dial-A-Volt. The next thing I’d like to mention is the quality of the voltage adjustment dial. Like it’s predecessors, the eGo-C Twist and Vision Spinner, changing the voltage on the Dial-A-Volt is accomplished by turning a dial situated on the bottom of the device. Unlike the aforementioned PVs, the action on the Dial-A-Volt’s dial is as smooth as silk. It’s easy to turn, but not so easy that it’ll move around while pocketed. It’s instantly apparent that V4L incorporated a very high quality potentiometer into this PVs design. With the Twists/Spinners, the dials sometimes have “tight” spots in their rotation that makes them feel cheaper by comparison. The only think negative that I can say about the V4L Automatic Dial-A-Volt is that it has a KR808D-1 thread pattern. I don’t know why they don’t offer one with a 510 or an eGo threading, which are much more prevalent on today’s vaping scene, but this one’s strictly an 808 affair…for now, anyway. In Vapor4Life’s defense, they do offer a decent selection of 808 juicers. All in all, I can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised with the Dial-A-Volt. Good job, V4L, and thanks for the contest.

My husband and I just ordered a bunch of these to replace the other clearomizers that we have.. We'll see how they pan out.

Dragon's Blood w/extra flavor from EC Blends. It's the first flavor that I LOVE! I'll try the other flavors again after they have more time to steep. A few required a couple of days with the tops off to get rid of the perfume taste. Those were DeKang though.

This one is under 50 bucks, (not the cheapest by any means, but the cheapest are usually found in coops throughout the various forums). I'm not sure if all 3 tubes are included or not... so it might be more. Shoot, I'm not even sure if it's the change-a-tube style or a true telescopic spinning style. But, it looks kinda cool. You'll have to research it, of course. http://www.gotvapes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1467 Unless the true spinning telescopic style one has a battery end cap (like the Roller),or a removable top cap (like Super-T's new one), they're a pain in the hiney to change the batteries out. Just a heads up in case you weren't aware. (they should call them "twist a thousand times" mods lol). If I run into more, I'll drop a post.

Cotton Candy is my current favorite. I just picked up some green apple that isn't bad. I'll try it for a few days to see if I want to keep it in my rotation.

Fat elvis and beetlejuice from the vapeshack 808! Good stuff

Gummi bear is my Nirvana but I'm rocking some Cherry Vanilla today just for a change. This week I used Pineapple for most of the week and I've grown tired of it.

DIYFlavorShack.com sells Gooey Butter Cake and Butter Cream Frosting. Mix them with some Strawberry and we call it: Strawberry Cupcake.

Well, the Ginger's RY4 ran out, and so did the Nic Station RY4....which leaves VT's Dulcis running through my tank. After two tanks, I must say that Dulcis has finally made it into my permanent rotation. Now if only Christopher would make a Dulcis with a little Bacon flavor added in.....

Butter Rum from Vermillion Rivers. Tastes just like a butterscotch lifesaver. It's my daily vape. It's 70 pg, 30 vg

Just gettin' ready for "Rixter's RY4 Shootout". So far, the contestants will be Dekang's RY4, Janty's Elixir PG RY4, Vapor Talk's Dulcis, and Ikenvape's RY4 PG Gold. I'm planning a blind taste test with a few of my vaping friends once everything arrives. Stay tuned...same vape time...same vape station!

What he said ^...

Yeah, it did seem a little odd, but in their defense, I did ask them if they wanted me to send it back once they told me they'd ship out a replacement. To be honest, I kinda figured they'd say, "Nah...it's our bad...just keep it". Surely they won't resell it. It sort of creeps me out now that I think about a juice vendor taking returns. *ATTENTION JUICE VENDORS* In the future, if you send the wrong product to a customer, it's probably a good idea to just write it off and fast-ship the right product to them. *THAT IS ALL*

Just in case you missed this on the thread: