Hatchet

Last Saturday I inadvertently set up a shipping race between Bluemist, Cignot and Vaporrenu. I ordered 30ml of watermelon flavor e-liquid from each of them (I like to mix them together)one after the other in a ten minute period of time, destination Michigan. It's now Friday of the next week and I have received all of the orders (Memorial Day Holiday was Monday so no movement on that day). I'm not sure if this is even repeatable but Bluemist arrived Thursday a full day earlier than the others. Kudos to Ron at Bluemist! Hatchet

I Just received my order. It said it came from Renu not VaporRenu. I have VaporRenu juice that I use for mixing because it has good flavor but no throat hit at all (even when you order it aggressive). The juice I ordered from RockstarVapor is definitely not the same. It has great throat hit on most of the five flavors I ordered. Three of them were the same flavors I ordered from VaporRenu earlier. I am positive the Rockstar flavors are very different from the VaporRenu. As far as the flavors I ordered, although I've only had them a day, the vapor and throat hit are very good. The Banana is powerful, Pomegranate not so much, Mango not so much, Strawberry and Watermelon both powerful but a bit strange tasting. This could change over the next few days. I've had better and I've had worse. I may order more because of the price and throat hit.

Hi Juliery, The Riva 901 uses the exact same cone (and is the exact same battery as the Elegant Easy). These cones are widely available. The color for the replacement for a Pearlized gold cone would be titanium color from other vendors. I got mine at Liberty-flights.com The Riva 901 also comes in silver, white and pink. I have seen the battries and cones available lots of places. I purchased a Riva 901 just to see if it was different from the Elegants I had and also to get an extra cone. The batteries are identical in every way except they don't have Elegant stamped on the tip and yes, the cones are interchangeable.

I just ordered. Couldn't resist the price. I ordered Mango, Watermelon, Pomegranate, Strawberry and Banana. I'll let you know. I'm into strong flavors and good throat hit. So far I'm ordering identical juices from two different companies and mixing them together to get great flavor and throat hit in the same bottle. hatchet

This is just a note for KR808D-1 users who are looking for a longer lasting battery. The Easy Elegant, available from easycig.com and the Riva 901, available from liberty-flights.com, are identical and both work with all KR808D-1 cartomizers. For those with the Elegant, the cones for the Riva 901 work perfectly on the Elegant (they are the same). Both work on the same charger (the chargers are identical). I purchased both and have been using them side by side for a few weeks now and they work identically well. I am a heavy vaper and I use up two batteries in a day. This is a terrific step up from standard KR batteries. They only take a couple of hours to recharge so there is no down time if you have two. For those of you who want the color choices the Elegant comes in black and pearlized gold, the Riva 901 comes in black, pink, steel, white and titanium. Titanium is exactly the same as pearlized gold. I have both and they are identical in every way. There are also other companies that supply the Riva 901 that I haven't dealt with yet. So those of you with the Nebula, Vapor King, Easy Cig, Bloog Max Fusion, LeCig D1 and many others feel confident that the Elegant and Riva 901 will work with your cartomizers and both produce great vapor and flavor. Hatchet

Hey bklanz, I had the same experience you did. I received seven or eight flavors and fired them up. The flavor of all of them is great, the vapor great....No throat hit at all. It hasn't been a loss though. I have tried lots of flavors from various vendors and I came across some with great throat hit but the flavor wasn't that good. I have been mixing those 50 50 with my vapor renew juice and I have been getting improved flavor with pretty good throat hit. Might be worth a try for you too. I have just tried some flavors from Blue Mist Vaping and they are just the ticket as far as adding throat hit to the Vapor Renew flavors. About the same price and you can get 30ml for $10.00 (.50 for extra flavor). They also have a package deal of 5 10ml bottles (any five flavors) for $20.00 and 5 3ml bottles (any five flavors) for $10.00. I like the throat hit from them. Hatchet

Hi Morfeeus, I agree with the throat hit assessment. I ordered watermelon, pina colada, sassafras, fruit stripe gum, strawberry kiwi, and Swedish fish. All were 24mg nicotine with aggressive throat hit. The flavors were all very good but there was no throat hit really. I mixed the same or similar flavors from other companies that had good throat hits but not as much flavor 50 50 with the VR flavors and got good results. Good flavor with good throat hit. Keep them around they can help other juices taste better. Hatchet

It's acting like it has been hacked! I got the suspended message, then I got the site but it was really slow, then I got a forbidden message. The same type of thing happened to Vapornine a while back. Hatchet

I have ordered three flavors from VR so far and really liked two of them as far as flavor and vapor production go. Strawberry-Kiwi and Watermelon are really good. The Watermelon is the sweetest of the two but I would consider both sweet. They don't have much throat hit though and the bottles themselves sealed right out of the package smell wonderful. I have to keep them double bagged in zip locks or it permeates the whole room. Not necessarily a bad thing but I think it might put me off if I smelled it all of the time. Hatchet

Hi juliery, I'm not having any trouble tasting. At this point most of my taste buds have come back at least somewhat. With the throat hit thing - I shouldn't have to try to get it. I didn't when I was smoking and I shouldn't now. There is a difference in the throat hit from supplier to supplier although it seems like to get the TH flavor suffers a bit. It was my thought to find juice with a great TH and mix it with some with great flavor. It works! It makes something with good flavor and good TH. Hatchet

Over the past few months I have been trying to find the flavors that work for me with little success. I have tried flavors from five different vendors and finally found something I am satisfied with. I also discovered that throat hit is an important factor in my choices. Stating that, this is very individual but the journey I took might help others. I'll use a scale of 1-5 in several categories. Included suppliers are: My Freedom Smokes, Perfect Electronic Cigarette, Viking Vapor, Vapor Renew, and Cignot. All of the suppliers shipped promptly and delivered exactly what I ordered. Sorry ahead of time for being so long winded. MyFreedomSmokes - all flavors 24mg nicotine, strong flavor, 80% 20% mix Teaberry - Flavor 5, Throat hit 3, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (this one was too powerful for me after a week or so the smell takes over everything in my kit) Jolly Rancher Pineapple - Flavor 2, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 2, Vapor production 4 (you may have heard about a waxy taste after vaping it a while...yup it's there) Bubble Gum - Flavor 3, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 2, Vapor production 4 (definitely bubble gum flavor but that waxy thing takes over) Perfect Electronic Cigarette - all flavors 24mg nicotine, 70% 30% mix Pomegranate - Flavor 5, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 5 (not tart like you would expect but tasty) Orange - Flavor 5, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (citrus like the fruit - tastes great but don't have it with coffee - good every once in a while) Bourbon - Flavor 1, Throat hit 0, Flavor duration 0, Vapor production 5 (I really don't know how to describe no flavor) Watermelon - Flavor 5, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 5 (great flavor, no throat hit) Viking Vapor - all flavors are 24mg nicotine, 70% 30% mix, filterless throat hit, double flavor Brandy - Flavor 2, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (doesn't taste like brandy or any alcoholic beverage to me) Guava - Flavor 4, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (I have enjoyed this one a good guava flavor but very little throat hit) Tutti Frutti - Flavor 3, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (Tastes more like fruit punch than tutti frutti with very little throat hit) Strawberry Kiwi - Flavor 5, Throat hit 3, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (this one is outstanding and actually has some throat hit) Watermelon - Flavor 3, Throat hit 1, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (I think you can see I like watermelon flavor and am searching, this didn't make the cut) Vapor Renew - all flavors are 24mg nicotine, 80% 20% mix, aggressive throat hit, double shot of flavor (this stuff smells great and needs to be stored in plastic bags to avoid making the room a fruit basket) Swedish Fish - Flavor 3, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 5 (I was a little disappointed in this one the flavor was good but understated and very little throat hit) Strawberry Kiwi - Flavor 5, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 5 (a great flavor – not much throat hit) Watermelon - Flavor 5, Throat hit 2, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 5 (another great flavor without much throat hit) Cignot - all flavors are 24mg nicotine, I mixed 2-5ml bottles of VG with 1-20ml bottle of VG making 66.6% 33.3% mix Kiwi with strawberry - Flavor 3, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 4, Vapor production 4 (mixed 66%pg 17%vg 17% strawberry vg (great throat hit!!) Watermelon - Flavor 4, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (was my favorite watermelon *see conclusion) RY4 - Flavor 4, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (favorite RY4) Wensten - Flavor 3, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (OK tobacco flavor) Pall Mall - Flavor 3, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (OK tobacco flavor) Parliament - Flavor 5, Throat hit 5, Flavor duration 5, Vapor production 4 (this is my favorite tobacco flavor so far) Conclusion: All of the places except for Cignot had little throat hit. This is the sensation that makes me feel like I’m smoking and keeps me from yearning for the analog. I love many of the flavors but they just don’t have that oomph the Cignot ones do. My solution was to mix the Strawberry Kiwi 50% 50% with the Cignot and the Watermelon 50% 50%. I’m sticking with the Parliament and RY4 as they are. Finally four flavors I enjoy with a decent throat hit! Hatchet

I received four flavors from Viking Vapors last week all were 24mg, 70% PG 30% PG mix, double flavor with aggressive throat hit. All produced great thick vapor. None had what I would call a good throat hit although there was some. Definitely not aggressive. Watermelon: Good non-intense flavor that lasts until it is gone. Not strong like a Jolly Rancher but candy watermelon tasting. I have tried watermelon from Cignot and Freedomsmokes so far and Cignot is the one I prefer mostly because of the throat hit. Tutti Frutti: Another good long lasting fruit flavor with a little kiwi like tang in there. Guava: Very Guava-like although I'm no guava expert. It tastes fruity with a little tang involved. Lasts until the end Smooth and understated. I enjoy it but wish there was more throat hit. Brandy: Decent candy brandy flavoring. No Alcohol taste at all (darn). It has a fruity note also. Again smooth and long lasting. Strawberry Kiwi: Should be Kiwi Strawberry. There's lots more kiwi flavor than strawberry. That said, this is a really good flavor and by far my favorite so far from Viking. This has a tart flavor that lasts and of all I have tried from VV the best throat hit. I will order this one again. Over all the flavors from Viking Vapor are tasty and a good vape but don't knock my socks off. They last significantly longer than than most of the flavors I received from Myfreedomsmokes. Service was fast and I received everything I ordered in good shape. I have ordered four flavors from The Perfect Electronic Cigarette Smoke Shop (Watermelon, Burbon, Orange and Pomegranate) for reviews next week. Hatchet

I just ordered Burbon, Watermelon, Orange and Pomegranate. Thanks for the reviews! Hatchet

Hey Stan, I have used both types of chargers. The ones with threads have worked longer. I have had two of the "one size fits" all with the rubber gasket. One failed soon after I bought it the other works OK but has been inconsistent. I searched for the threaded ones and found some at lecig.com for $9.99. It seems like a lot but they are reliable. Hatchet I did a little research and it's not clear to me if the V2 is a KR808D-1 or not the adapter I listed is for a KR808D-1 thread.

Hi KSully, I went through the purging process too. I still cough occasionally but not like before. When you see the phrase "throat hit" mentioned this usually ends up meaning the physical feeling in the bottom of your throat or top of your lungs you get from the e-juice. This can make me cough if it's strong. From what I've read the amount of nicotine and PG base in the mixture influence this. The more nicotine the more throat hit and the more PG base the more throat hit. There are some companies that sell e-juice where you can regulate the amount of throat hit. vikingvapor.com and vaporrenew.com are two of them that come to mind. Both also allow several mixes of PG & VG bases. I hope this helps. Hang in there! It's worth it. Hatchet