Tam

You didn't mention what ohm coil you're using in the KPT3 or what PG/VG ratio or nic level your juice is. All those things play into the amount of throat hit you get. It's not so much about voltage. More voltage than 4.8 volts will likely just give you a burnt taste depending on the other things I mentioned above (coil resistance, PG/VG and nic level). If you want to save the juice left in your tank you can pour it into a container but use a new one. Never pour it back into the original bottle of juice to mix with what's in there. Oh. Nearly forgot! Welcome to VT.

This probably seems obvious, but why don't you want to pull cotton through a nano build?

Now, you really need to go through Fadora's stock of different juices. Also try Five Pawns. So many flavors and different things to try when you get into vaping. That's what makes it fun!

Five Pawns' Queenside. It tastes almost exactly like what Fuzion's Orangezilla used to before they changed their recipe. SO glad to have found a replacement for that! Even at $27.50 a bottle it's worth it.

Deckyon beat me to it! I was going to suggest you start drinking more water. Dehydration gives me a headache every time. Water, and plenty of it, takes it away. It also brings back my taste buds so I can taste things better.

Oh no! Tessie lost her head??? And to add insult to injury you were forced to use an Evic for that time. My condolences and glad you got your new VTR.

Let me see if the braincell is working this morning without the benefit of my first full cup of coffee. The higher the ohm means the higher the resistance so it'll need more power to make it hotter. The lower the ohm means lower resistance so you'll need less power to heat the coil.

http://www.ecblendflavors.com/an-o-chocolate-mint-100-vg-eliquid-flavor/ Keep in mind that this is an all 100% VG liquid. If it's too thick you can add a drop of distilled water to thin it a bit. I'd do this per tank or in a separate bottle that way you won't get it too thin. Easier to put more in than to take it out. There's also a create your own. http://www.ecblendflavors.com/create-your-own/ Or you can look for a fine dark chocolate and get a separate peppermint and mix your own. I've found that chocolate juices need some steeping time to bring out the full flavor. YMMV.

As you've probably heard us say a million times: juice is subjective. For me it tastes closer to a milk chocolate or a mild dark chocolate and coconut with a hint of almond in the exhale. It might taste different for you. I'd go with a small 5 ml bottle to see if you like it first before getting a bigger bottle. These past dozen orders or so I get mine by the 125 ml.

Our Compenstine is fast but even he's not that fast! Lol.

If you get that, I would recommend not getting extra flavor, just go with the regular and it will need at least a week to steep before it gets really good. A month and it's mouth wateringly good!

He's very lucky to have a friend like you.

How many times did you try to quit smoking when you weren't really ready nor did you really want to? I know I did dozens of times. I knew I should quit so I'd tried but always went back to smoking. Only when he's really ready and wants to for the right (for him) reasons, will he stop looking to find roadblocks. He knows you vape. He knows you'll be there to help when he wants it. Now, you need to stop saying anything more to him and just let him see how it's helping you without you saying anything more. Answer his questions if he has them but nothing more. If you say more he'll see it as you pushing him into vaping. How many times have you told a kid not to do something and they rush off to do just that? Same principle. It's hard to keep patience and harder yet not to say anything when you're living proof that it works, that it will help you feel better. Good luck to you! I hope he comes around sooner rather than later.

Congrats! And things like this is why Big Pharma and Big Tobacco are trying to get e-cigs off the market. Gotta love all the benefits to our health, huh?

Thank you and congratulations! I've heard it time and time again how vapers are able to either lower their dosage or get off certain meds altogether after they've been vaping for awhile. My fingers are crossed that your cholesterol goes down as mine did. I've also heard of people not needing to take BP meds anymore so there's hope and incentive for you. Good luck! Oh, and that's wonderful news that you were able to lose 8 lbs! That's HUGE for a diabetic. Go you!

Congrats on losing the 20 lbs. That's a great achievement! I look forward to hearing your happy results when you get time to go see your doc. This breathing thing is great, isn't it? I think I've become addicted. Lol.

You've gotten a lot of really good advice so far. Might I add another? Once you replace the coil and are ready to get more juice, take a look at some of the bakery flavors. Those are usually smoother and less harsh than some of the acidic fruit flavors -- even at 24 mg of nicotine. The flavor of the juice, the nicotine amount and/or the PG/VG ratio all play a part in how a juice will vape, whether it'll have a harder throat hit and such. My favorite juice for over a year now is FLaN (Feels Like a Nut) from EC Blends. I get it in 12 mg of nicotine, 50/50 blend with double extra sweetener. It tastes like an Almond Joy. This flavor is very smooth with little to no throat hit for me. Another thing to consider is that your friend smoked a lot. I was a pack a day Marlboro Light smoker when I started vaping. Using the info below as a very loose guide you'll see why the 12 mg didn't work for your friend. 24 mg nic = full flavor like Marlboro Reds 12 mg nic = light as in Marlboro Lights 6 mg nic = ultra lights Like I said, use the info as a very loose guide. When I started vaping, however, I started with the 24 mg. I needed the extra nicotine to get me through the first few weeks to a month or more as my body detoxed itself of all the thousands of carcinogens it was used to taking in. Went through a few withdrawals of them as a matter of fact. Stuck with the vaping and once I got over all that I was able to cut the nic down to 12 mg. These days I vape between 12 and 6 mg of nic, but I also keep a bottle or two of the 24 for the days when I can't vape as frequently. Hope some of this helps your friend!

Regardless of whether you buy a pass through or a regular battery -- you'll have to replace it at some point, Blanche. Just like other rechargeable batteries like the ones for...say, a flash light. They will only recharge so many times before they won't take a charge anymore. My eGo-C pass throughs have lasted a little more than a year or so. They will eventually need to be replaced. A Vamo is a mod or what's more commonly known as an APV (Advanced Personal Vaporizers). This is a more "advanced" form of battery that takes an external battery (sort of like a bigger form of a Duracell type). You can take the battery out and charge it in a separate charger. For now I think this is more advanced than you'll want to go. It's a variable voltage/variable wattage device. Maybe, once you're more experienced, you might want to venture into mods but not right now. http://www.fasttech.com/product/1491700-vamo-v5-variable-voltage-wattage-mod-apv KIS = Keep It Simple or another variation is KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid.

I'm with you, B. Despite the various mods I have, I still prefer my Vision Spinners most of the time. That may change once I get the hang of the RDAs, but somehow I just can't imagine it will.

Yep. Pay close attention to their message: This is s special sale due to a new Mini coming in that will take aspire coils heads, so if you like this one that takes Kanger heads get it now we will not be carrying this one in the future. I'll need to keep a close eye on which ones use the KPT coils and which use the Aspire ones in future if I wind up getting the new Davide minis. You know I probably will just to compare the two.

Thanks, Josh. I'm thrilled!

You're right! Who would've thought that a candy bar flavored e-liquid could be the ticket to lowering cholesterol. Lol!

A USB passthrough is an e-cig that can be plugged into a USB port with a cord so that it's charging yet you can still vape at the same time. This also means you are stuck having to be near whatever you're using the USB cord on -- something like a leash. I started out with passthroughs and they're okay...if you don't mind having to stay in one place all the while you vape. Buying a new battery or two for extra back up would be my personal choice, which is what I ended up doing.

Coffee tastes much better when ingested the traditional way. Yeah, I scared my dog laughing so much.

What I've discovered about the IGO W4 is that the holes for air flow are too small, which is what creates a harsh throat hit. No matter what ohm coils I've built, the vapor was harsh enough to take my tonsils out. For some time I thought it was my coils but I don't think so anymore. Sometime soon I'll be drilling them out to 1/16" to see if that helps. YMMV.