Jeffb

Contrary to popular belief, I have not died yet 😋

Talked to an employee at the local Vape shop yesterday (first chance I had to get there since Heir Cuomo banned flavors), I live in Central NY, Rome to be exact. According to what the employee told me Bebop is pretty close to the truth. The employee told me that from what he understands the ban on flavors will be approx. 90 days. When the state will look to see if there is a swing in the purchases of juices and cigarettes, if there is a downturn in juice sales and an upswing in cigs, they may change the ban, or keep it going. This is all hearsay at this point from 1 vape store employee.
 
The way I see it, I have less than a week to stock up on juice and find out if I can still get the ingredients to start making my own. The worst case I guess I can go back to the smelly, expensive guaranteed to kill me analogs. I have gotten down to 1.5mg of nic in my juice, but can't seem to make the last step to zero. Good luck to those that can!

I had smelly farts before I started vaping . Sorry I got nothing.

I always smear my vape pens with peanut butter.  Keeps folks from picking them up and walking off with them.  

What about baking Pies talk

Chris has always been known as the typo king

Got one coming to you, the kit has 4 pods inside. Enjoy!

Jeffb!! Thank you sooooo much!! I had to create an account just to thank you...I didn't know what was going on with my new Vap device!!😂😂

What device? If its the Smok XCube II make sure your puff count is set to "never".

Actually their internet, especially the mobile internet is amazing. It's ridiculously fast. However, the government uses what's called the "Great Firewall of China." It's against the law to access many western based websites. Though they usually won't go after foreigners, things like Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, Skype, Maps you name it is all blocked. Many Chinese aren't even aware of what Youtube is. You have to use a VPN to route out of the country and that's the "flakey" part. (Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't). When I want to upload to Instagram or FB for example, I have to encrypt my connection and upload at certain times of the day. Pretty ridiculous. 
If you are using Chinese based services however, they are far ahead of us in terms of mobile technology (I don't even use cash there, just my phone. Even in the boondocks when dealing with rural farmers. It's funny to see some old guy on the street, in the middle of nowhere, selling fruit and paying for it using China's mobile pay/WeChat) 

Got my Genuine Kangar coils for my Evod in the mail from Proteus. OMG these are so much better than the knock off coils I've been using the past few weeks.

30ml of RYguy4
30ml of Coffee con Leche
5ml of Warm apple pie

from http://electrolightsdirect.com/electro-liquids.html

I'm on vacation with no easy access to other batteries but the ones in my mod. This worked and was the first link I clicked on, a post from 5 years ago so I created an account to say thanks!!

When I got life insurance I had to have a physical. I knew they were going to test for nicotine so I vaped 0 mg for a couple of weeks prior to the physical.

Hell I'm only 42 and forgot about it until someone told me it was happening. I went outside and said "Yup looks darker than it should be." Went in and went back to work. My wife says i need to be more personable to others.....

The Vapor Talk Store ( the ones who make this forum possible) have many different juice offerings. Click on the SHOP link st the top of the forum.

I recently purchased some SS 420 wire so I could build some TC coils.
Being new to this I had no idea what I was buying, all I have bought before was fused Clapton wire.
To the internet I went!
I tried using a drill to twist some wire, total disaster! I'm sure if I tried again I could do it but it got me thinking.
Back in the day when I was racing Motorcycles (Desert) I used to safety were my spokes and had a really cool set of wire twisting plyers...
I went to my tool box and there they were!
The coil pictured is 3 strands of wire twisted and wrapped 8/7 at 3.5 ID dual coils at 1.7 OHM.

Our friends at Health Cabin sent me a white Kangertech Juppi for review a couple weeks ago, and I think I've used it enough to post up an informed review...
 Stock photo... I've not taken one with my camera, sorry...
First up, I like the size and recessed-tank design.  It is very compact and fits nicely in your hand and pocket.  The top-fill makes it very easy to keep it topped-off without having to work so hard to remove the whole tank (which isn't difficult, but isn't easy either, if you have large hands).  Keeping it's 3ml tank topped-off is a chore... it does burn through juice quite rapidly due to the large cotton area and large coil design, but it does produce great clouds and flavor!
The unit takes a single 18650 battery, which is something I do like... for me, it is more convenient to replace a battery quickly, rather than wait for it to recharge, or be tethered to a charging cable while I'm using it.
The kit does come with mod, tank, charging cable, and spare o-rings for the tank... but no spare cotton or spare coil.... this is a bad thing in my opinion.  Even the top-tanks and older subtank minis came with spare cotton and extra coils.  I would think ALL starter-kits should and would come with at least one extra coil and some spare cotton, considering the design requirement of this tank?
The coil design is unique as it is just a coil... a long coil in a casing to keep its shape, and you have to wrap a piece of flat cotton (Japanese cotton or cotton-bacon) around it, then slide it into the center tube.  The design is simple, but very prone to leaking if you don't get the cotton just right or fully seat the coil unit.  I found that out the hard way during the first week :(  Another drawback to the design is that it does not like high PG juices, and even 50/50 over-wicks to the point of leaking if you don't use it for a day or two.  It's sweet-spot for juice is 60% VG or higher, and works very well with max-VG juices.  I've had the unit for 2-weeks, and am on my 3rd piece of cotton, but the coil is holding up very well to my "clear" sweet-tart juice in 40/60 PG/VG.
The unit itself is 75W TC, and has settings for Ni, Ti, SS, and TCR in standard temp ranges (200-600F / 100/300C), and seems to work well using a Toptank Nano with Ni or 316L-SS coil.  The TCR mode using Kanthal coils is a bit strange... it ramps up slow, then blasts you with warm vapor which is hotter than the temp on the dial, but it is tolerable if you dial it down.
Two major nit-picks on the device... ONE, the coil (and paperwork) do not indicate what it is made of, but I was able to determine through trial-and-error and a bit of research, that the included coil is 316-L Stainless Steel, and it works very well on the SS setting for TC.  The second gripe is the position of the fire-button (see picture above)... it's on the side of the unit's battery compartment, not the edge!  It is also very small and difficult to hold comfortably with large hands.  I find myself holding it awkwardly to use my finger or thumb to fire it, or just palming it like squeezing a ball, hoping it fires... it is NOT a great design placement for the button... much like the old MVP 2.0... 
Overall, I like the design characteristics of the device... small, protected tank, robust TC function, top-fill, unique tank/coil design... but it would not be my first choice for a "starter kit".  Price is the biggest drawback, when you can get a 75W Platinum Toptank Mini kit for $20 cheaper... HealthCabin has them listed at $70.  Another drawback is the coils... none of my local shops have Juppi coils in-stock, and they are also not available from every online retailer, even ones that sell a Juppi.  It is very prone to leaking until you figure out the quirks of wicking (not a beginner skill-set), requires higher VG juices (which not everyone has), and is awkward to hold/use for larger hands.  I think this device is better suited for experienced users with smaller hands, and that is proven in the fact that my 5'2" fiance says she has little problems using it   So, she will be the primary user of it... just as soon as I finish this bottle of yummy juice  

I would have to go back to what I weighed in Jr High to be considered at the proper weight. Aint gonna happen cuz I love In N Out too much 

Well, you have gotten a little more huggable lol

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Hey Gadget, 
Jeff broke it. Actually, we are having some issues with our open API that supports tapa talk and the Vapor Talk app. I hope to have this resolved as early as today. It's not you, it's us. 

Haven't been on here in... Dang think 2 or 3 years! Just wanted to say hi and see if any of the old members were still around.
 
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I'm not holding my breath..........
 
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Hi my beloved vapor peeps.
My participation has dropped off considerably.  I apologize. I still manage to drive by a couple times per week, not always posting but definitely checking in on you guys.  
I'm still going strong, vaping away, making my own juice, rarely trying anything new these days.  Still actively promoting vaping to others in need.  Very much an advocate. 
And I especially love checking in to the goings on around here. Always entertaining haha
 I've just been busy.  Travelling. I'm moving next week (not far, but a move is a move!). And I've been involved in a pretty big music project that's got my attention for many hours a week and I only have so many on-line hours to spend. I'm redoing my whole home work station. Plus it's summer and when my teaching schedule lightens I'm all about getting busy on my own stuff. I'm expanding my business.  I've never worked harder in my life but I love it, it's just time consuming!!
I love you all and hope you're doing well.  I will always appreciate Vaportalk and what it has done for me and I thank each and every one of you, and those long gone, for your contributions and insight and advice. 
I'll be around. I promise to stop in now and again.  This is no farewell.  
Rock on Vaportalk!🎶🔊🎶
 
Mike

And mine as well.  Not only does Christopher own up if he makes a mistake, he goes out of his way to make it right.  Lifetime customer here (from almost the beginning).