Seebs

Sorry for the double post... To make things even stranger... I decided to give the Clove another chance today. Been puffing away at it for hours and not headaches at all.

Yup... That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna leave that bottle sit for a bit too; maybe a bit of steeping will fix the issue.

It has to be the flavoring they used to get the Clove. I switched over to the Honey-Tobacco and been puffing away for hours without any issue. Kind of sad too because their Clove is really good and tasted almost like the Djarums Specials I used to burn back in the day.

I got some juices in for taste testing these past couple days. Here's what I got: - Honey-Tobacco -> Local B&M -> 50/50 mix @ 24mg - RY4 -> Online vendor -> 50/50 mix @ 18mg - Smooth tobacco -> Online vendor -> 50/50 mix @ 18mg - Clove -> Online vendor -> 50/50 mix @ 18mg I've vaped the HT by itself, the RY4 by itself, the ST by itself and have also mixed HT+RY4, HT+ST... Very good flavors (both individually and when mixed). And no "ill" effects while vaping them. And then I loaded up a fresh carto with Clove. Within minutes of taking my first drag of it. Bam! major headache so I stopped for an hour or so. Tried again this morning and the same thing happened... Any flavor or flavor combination that has no Clove; I'm good to go, but the minute I take some Clove in... It's back into headache town. Anyone else had something similar happen to them? Could it be the clove flavoring? Thanks, Seebs

I'll be the noob giving my very noobish opinion on this. What’s most important to you? 1. Battery longevity 2. Flavor delivery 3. Throat hit 4. Cartomizer capacity 5. Volume of vapor 6. Product overall weight I'm also going to add another variable that, in my opinion, should be the most important of all. * Customer service. I recently had to contact an e-cig vendor; this wasn't a mom-n-pop type business either (I'm talking about one of the large ones). Let's just say that after holding for over an hour; I finally get through to speak with a person and when I ask them to cancel an order I had placed; the CS rep gives me the 3rd degree and refuses to cancel the order. I had to call again and hold for another hour in order to get in contact with a manager and get my order cancelled. So; please... Get some good CS reps and train them well. They are the face of your company and one bad experience from a customer is all it takes to lose them for good. I know I will never buy from them and anyone that asks me about them will be sent elsewhere. That's my $0.02. Seebs

But officer; that's not a RPG laucher! That's my custom made e-cig! I swear; here do you want to test it...... arggggg..gggg..gggg.... Don't tase me bro!

This is how nice this couple is (Hubby is the "chemist" and wifey takes care of customer service)... I told them that I was after a tobacco flavor with a sweetness to it.... He said: I have my own mix of Honey-Tobacco; here's a 10ml bottle; take it home and have at it. Some time next week, if you have time and want to make an afternoon out of it; just pop in and we'll get to mixing some flavors until we get your mix just right... After that; we'll keep the recipe and every time you want some more just call me ahead of time and I'll have your bottle(s) ready when you show up. The bottle he gave me is awesome by itself, but I do want to go back there and maybe ask him to put a drop or two of something with a bit of spice to it (maybe some cinnamon or some nutmeg) That would make this flavor just perfect for what I'm after and might even make for a nice base to make Clove. Every time I take a hit of it right now; I get a bit of a "flashback" to when I smoked Djarums... I think all it's missing is the spicy kick after the sweetness... I'm sure he'll get me there next week. Perfect timing for a meet that's going to happen on the 27th at a local bar. I was like...

I could not agree more... There are a ton of eTailers out there that do provide us with a great service and I've purchased from a couple of them already... But there is nothing like walking into a place and having the owner just treat you like your royalty even if he knows you're not going to spend more than $20 in spare cartos and some juice... These guys are going to get plenty of business from me for sure. Not that I won't purchase online... There are certain juices that I can only get on-line and some mods that the local store would never carry, but for the spare battery replacement, a tank here and there and juice made locally from all natural products... I'm going to them. Nice couple, nice stock of juices, very affordable prices and superb service... You can't ask for more.

So today; I'm driving to a client's house for a Math tutoring session and I realize that I'm running low on battery and my last carto is almost dry (I'm still on a V2 starter kit until the eGo I ordered comes in)... So while waiting at a red light; I punch e-cig, vape store into my GPS and it brings ONE result. Luckily this shop is located about a block away from my client's home. I stepped on the gas and made my way there with about 40 minutes to spare, I walk into the shop and the owner and his wife are puffing away at their leisure. I asked them if they had any empty 808 cartos for my V2 and bought a few of them. We then started talking about vaping, juices, mods and all that good stuff. All in all; I spent 40 minutes in the store, just shooting the proverbial "you-know-what". They pulled out a tray of juices, a Lavatube, a Provari and an eGo twist and let me go to town on them. Never tried to sell me anything, never even tried to push any of their juice on me. We just talked and had a grand time puffing away. I left the place with a bunch of empty cartos, a 10ml bottle of honey-tobacco (their own mix) and they even recharged my battery while I puffed away on one or their eGos. I don't know if this is allowed or not, and if it isn't; I'm sorry. But I'm a firm believer in giving credit when credit is due... And the couple at Boca Vapes deserve credit. They're the definition of a mom-n-pop shop (literally), their service is incredible and they have a nice selection of juices (they make their own mixes). The honey-tobacco juice I got from them tastes amazing by the way. So if you're ever in South Florida (Boca Raton area) do pay them a visit. Only thing I regret is that in the haze of all that vaping; I forgot to ask their names, but that's OK; I have to drive up there twice a week so I'll see them again next week for more fun. So there; not all B&Ms are bad. You just have to get lucky and stumble into one where the people running it are as, or more, into vaping than you are. Seebs

Thanks again Tameiki. I'm quite sure I got it now. The two 510 attys included on the kit you recommended will heat up the liquid soaked into the 5 "mboro flavor" cartridges included. And if/when I want to do some dripping; all I do is replace those "mboro flavored" cartrdiges for clean ones, clean the atty and go for a new flavor. Seems simple enough. And after that; it's just a matter of seeing how deep into the hole I want to go with this. If previous experience in my other hobbies is the reference point; I'll give it a few months before I'm hobbled over a lathe, turning some metal into a shape.

-126 C cool enough for you? See? It's not just vapers who are crazy. Us geeks have a crazy side too.

Yup... My other "hobby" involves large chunks of copper machined into containers, lots and lots of liquid Nitrogen and computer hardware. The machining involved is on a larger scale, but I'm sure they can manage with the smaller stuff too. Voiding warranties is our life.

Funny you mention the Poldiac. Last night, after I was done drooling over the Caravelas; I got to thinking and realized that I have a number of friends that own/run machine shops... So I jumped over to onlinemetals and started looking at prices on Stainles Steel, 6061 Aluminum and Titanium round bar (see where this is going?)... For now; I'll get me a "starter kit" and start cooking up stuff in Solidworks.

Thank you very much for the explanation Tameiki. Let me see if I have this figured out.. - Use the eGo battery. - Screw the 510 atty to it. - Screw the empty carto to the 510 atty. - Screw the drip shield over the carto/atty combo. - Attach drip tip. So the eGo type atty units that are used on their eGo-T kits are not used on this setup as they are designed to be used with their own little tanks. We use the 510 attys instead since those will accommodate normal "empty" cartos on top and I can drip into those. And then after that I can "graduate" to the more sophisticated tank+carto combos like the Vivi Nova everyone talks about. Did I get that right? I think I did. The kit you pointed to seems to be just what I'm after then... Thanks again Seebs

See... That's where I get confused. I thought that the eGo-T would be something that I could drip into. Or is it only for filling the tank and vaping that way? If that type of kit won't do... What is it that I need? Remember; I'm after simplicity to get started... Not interested in fussing with voltages, watts, etc. I just want a good, decent battery with an on/off button and something to stick on top of it... I was convinced eGo-Ts would fit that bill, but if I'm mistaken, please do point me in the right direction.