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Im new to vaping, I started about 3 weeks ago. I was previously a smoker, almost a pack of light cigs a day. I started vaping off a Nord Smok and quickly realized that I needed more battery life and didn’t like refilling the pods that often. Fast forward to today, I purchased two new mods (because, I couldn’t help it) its a vaporesso gen nano with the gtx 22 tank. I have the .02 coil in it now. I also have the aspire deco with the Odan Evo tank. I’ve been switching between both and playing around with settings to see what I like.

I must admit, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on vaping and there is so much to learn. Basically, what I’d like to share is. I’m filling both of my tanks at least once a day. Is this a lot? I run them both between 40-55w. I just find myself chain vaping, is this normal? I’m happy I haven’t smoked a cig but should I increase the nic? I’m at 3mg of halo tribeca liquid. Do I need more nicotine or do you guys think a DTL atty would help as well?

sorry, I rambled haha.
 

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MyMagicMist

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Hello,

I’m filling both of my tanks at least once a day. Is this a lot? I run them both between 40-55w. I just find myself chain vaping, is this normal? I’m happy I haven’t smoked a cig but should I increase the nic? I’m at 3mg of halo tribeca liquid. Do I need more nicotine or do you guys think a DTL atty would help as well?

sorry, I rambled haha.

You might want to try up to 9mg nicotine per ml juice, often written 9mg/ml. Wouldn't suggest you go higher than that. I use 18mm/ml but I'm wired different than most.

As for trying a DTL atty. You might try that as well. Using RDAs is different from RDTA or tanks. A lot of the DTL favor being RDA. That isn't saying a tank cannot be DTL. They can be.

I used to smoke, about 35 yrs, at 1 to 1.5 p.a.d. For some time I used to chain vape. Now, I can set it aside a few hours, have a ten to fifteen minute vape break, go back to a few hours away. it takes a bit to adjust.

You're getting purer nicotine with vaping, not stuff enhanced with ammonia. That plays a factor as well. There's not 40,000 other chemicals usually found in cigarettes. Let your body guide you. Check up on the signs for nicotine sickness. Start noting them, slow down a bit.

If you get terribly concerned consult a medical professional you trust.
 

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I’m at 3mg
I haven't smoked a cigarette in 7 years (ok a couple of times while drinking beer with friends). I currently vape around 2-3mg in my DIY e-liquids. When I started vaping I was at 18-24mg. The 24mg was just for a quick puff or two. After about 6 months I lowered my nicotine to 12mg. A few months later down to 6mg and then tried even lower.

I chain vape even today. Since I make my own e-liquid, I don't worry about how much I am using as I can always make more.
You have to ask yourself are you chain vaping because you enjoy it or because you're not getting the same level of nicotine as you use to get when smoking. You might want to try a higher level of ejuice to see if 3mg is too low for you at this stage of vaping. With 3 weeks of vaping, I wouldn't go higher than 12mg and maybe start at 6mg.
Those are 2 pretty nice kits, to begin with.
 

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Alright, apologies. I think on stuff in random cycles. Back to trying DTL for you.

I think the tank/s you got could do it nicely. What I might suggest you trying though, when ready, is this style of coil assembly. It's an RBA assembly which means you can build your own coil/mesh for it. Seems the RBA for this tank will let you do coils up to 0.70 oHm.

There's plenty of coil building tutorial videos on Youtube. Again, when you feel ready. There's also a building thread on this forum where folks can help out.

You need not rush though as it seems the coil assembly you use is for restricted DTL. The assemblies up to about 0.80 are for that. Look at the info on the coil link site I posted, it can tell you which ones are for DTL. I like restricted DTL myself. Though I also enjoy an airy huffing RDA too.
 
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Hello,

Im new to vaping, I started about 3 weeks ago. I was previously a smoker, almost a pack of light cigs a day. I started vaping off a Nord Smok and quickly realized that I needed more battery life and didn’t like refilling the pods that often. Fast forward to today, I purchased two new mods (because, I couldn’t help it) its a vaporesso gen nano with the gtx 22 tank. I have the .02 coil in it now. I also have the aspire deco with the Odan Evo tank. I’ve been switching between both and playing around with settings to see what I like.

I must admit, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on vaping and there is so much to learn. Basically, what I’d like to share is. I’m filling both of my tanks at least once a day. Is this a lot? I run them both between 40-55w. I just find myself chain vaping, is this normal? I’m happy I haven’t smoked a cig but should I increase the nic? I’m at 3mg of halo tribeca liquid. Do I need more nicotine or do you guys think a DTL atty would help as well?

sorry, I rambled haha.
Some good rambling tho - :sneaka:

Congrats on quitting the cigs.

So, your running the .2Ω coil in the GX22 and either the .2 or .3 in the Odan Evo,, at 40-55 watts.

If you use the .8 or 1.2Ω coil in the GX, you might get a MTL vape from it. Otherwise those 2 tanks are designed for DTL vaping, because of the air flow and coil resistance(Ω)

If you’re filling each tank (total of about 8ml) about once a day, that’s a normal amount of juice for DTL. It could be normal for MTL. More than that would be normal, I vape twice that and more (DTL/rebuildables). The only normal rule is - whatever it takes to not smoke.

DTL delivers more nic than MTL.

Do you hit them like a cig, pulling vapor into your mouth 1st, then inhaling?
If you're only using 8-10ml a day, I'm having a little trouble understanding what you would consider chain vaping. But, if you feel your vaping too often then you could up the nic a little.
 
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Bigrick

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Hello,

Im new to vaping, I started about 3 weeks ago. I was previously a smoker, almost a pack of light cigs a day. I started vaping off a Nord Smok and quickly realized that I needed more battery life and didn’t like refilling the pods that often. Fast forward to today, I purchased two new mods (because, I couldn’t help it) its a vaporesso gen nano with the gtx 22 tank. I have the .02 coil in it now. I also have the aspire deco with the Odan Evo tank. I’ve been switching between both and playing around with settings to see what I like.

I must admit, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on vaping and there is so much to learn. Basically, what I’d like to share is. I’m filling both of my tanks at least once a day. Is this a lot? I run them both between 40-55w. I just find myself chain vaping, is this normal? I’m happy I haven’t smoked a cig but should I increase the nic? I’m at 3mg of halo tribeca liquid. Do I need more nicotine or do you guys think a DTL atty would help as well?

sorry, I rambled haha.
Vaping is imo fun, so I do it often. Try stuff and experiment to see what you like. When I started I reached out to the community with a trade offer. That gave me access to gear I could not really spend the money on. Eventually I built up a collection of sorts. You will figure out what you like. I quit 30 ryo's a day subohming 6mg nic juice in airy tanks/rda/rta's at 50-80 watts. So you are not necessarily doing it wrong but is it right for you to be able to quit. You will get it! Good luck and have fun with it. Peace out.
Rick
 

MyMagicMist

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Do you hit them like a cig, pulling vapor into your mouth 1st, then inhaling?

Conversely, direct lung you aim more toward drawing it in to the back of your throat, down into your lungs. If honest yes there is some that gets in the mouth.

There's nothing wrong in that either. Simply is what it is.
If you're only using 8-10ml a day, I'm having a little trouble understanding what you would consider chain vaping. But, if you feel your vaping too often then you could up the nic a little.

I see a lot of people using a lot of juice daily. They use say 3mg/ml so need to use maybe up to 24 ml of juice to get 72mg of nicotine a day. I use 18mg/ml and so only need about 4 ml per day to get that.

But, not everyone wants to get 72mg of nicotine per day. Not everyone can or wants to use 18mg/ml nicotine juice either. Being new a person needs to relax, try out a lot of stuff and find what suits themselves. There's no real wrong to how to vape. Well, just don't vape my Tide pods. ;) :)
 

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Hey welcome to the forum. Filling each tank once a day isn't what I'd consider a lot. If I had those tanks I'd probably fill them both twice or more in a day.

Keep in mind that increasing your nic level will increase the throat hit. I went up to 6mg from 3mg once to see if I vaped less and didn't.

We chain vape because we enjoy vaping ?
 
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No, I don't think filling each of those tanks at least once a day is excessive- sub ohming 0.2 at 55w will burn thru a lot of juice quickly, I would be filling mine up 2 or more times a day each. I have been vaping using 0nic for over a year now, cutting back from starting out at 24nic, down to 0nic. I have been vaping for over 6 years , not one single cigarette smoked in all that time.
Congrats on quitting for 3 weeks and if you are still not smoking 3 nic should be fine. You could always fill one of your tanks with 6nic for any cigarette urges, but may make you cough from the throat hit.

There are some bigger pod mods on the market- I was sent a Smok RPM160- dual 18650 battery and the pod holds 7.5mls of juice for review- this setup gets me thru 8 or more hours of vaping- lol
I just bought the RDTA section(rebuildable) for it, with the up coming ban on USPS shipping of ecig products March or April, it is a good idea to get some rebuildable tanks like RTAs, RDAs or RBAs(rebuildable coil) so you can keep vaping in the future when you may not be able to buy factory coils for your sub tanks.
Juice would be another thing to stock up on- either learn how to DIY or buy as much as you can on sales.
 

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I must admit, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on vaping and there is so much to learn.
There is and it can appear overwhelming, but it's not as much as it seems at first.

If you're not satisfied with the vape you're getting there is no substitute for some experimentation. That can mean spending some money, but once you find what you like it's far less expensive than cigarettes.

You came to the right place though :)

As others have said, the first step is using juice with a higher nicotine concentration.
 
Wow, thank you all for your thorough responses. I quickly realized I made a mistake on how many times I fill my tanks. I fill my 3.5ml twice and my 4.5 once. From what I’m hearing that seems pretty normal. After all the reading and suggestions I will be looking into rebuilding. It seems like a good investment in the long run and I like the fact that I can customize more to my liking. I will not be diving into that immediately as I do feel like I’d like to do more research. I was also thinking of diy liquid, I’ll prob start with that and then maybe slowly purchase equipment for rebuilding as well.

To answer someone’s question, I do inhale like a cig would. I guess I enjoy vaping, I’m just trying to make sure that 1. I’m doing it correctly and 2. I learn to use the equipment I have.

Another quick question as a follow up. Is there some rebuildables that you guys would suggest? I’m a little confused about tanks. There are so many mods out there and not sure how to how go about finding out what tanks would work with them. I look at the size of course, but what shall I be looking at specifically. Should I look into buying another mod in the future for the rebuildable I will have? I like the aspire deco but it is very basic features. I definitely works for me now though.
Thanks again for all of your responses. So far everyone in this community had been very helpful and nice.
 

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After all the reading and suggestions I will be looking into rebuilding.
Another quick question as a follow up. Is there some rebuildables that you guys would suggest?
A great idea. Rebuilding opens up a whole universe of possibilities and even a world possibilities with the same atomizer depending on how you build it. It is also FAAAAR less expensive unless you become one of us crackpots around here who winds up with dozens of atomizers because we love the hobby :D

However, it would really help to know what kind of vape somebody's after when buying a rebuildable atomizer. Sounds like you'd maybe be in the 20 to 50 watt range with 6mg freebase nicotine. Maybe.

There are a few categories and then numerous types within those categories. (a lot more fun than cigarettes huh?)

Some basics:
An RDA (Rebuildable Dripping atomizer) consists of a deck where you put the heating coils and the juice, a cap that obviously covers that and a drip tip which is the part you you put your mouth on. In a nutshell. There are numerous configurations these can be found in. With this type you "drip" the juice in every few or several hits depending on things like the power level and size of the build, and the depth of the juice well.

Although the others have come a long way, these are still considered to provide the best flavor overall.
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An RTA (rebuildable tank atomizer) also has a deck where you install your coils, but instead of dripping your juice in the top, it has a tank that holds the juice which is fed to the wicking (cotton) through one of a number of possible different juice flow configurations.

These can have a juice capacity of anywhere from a couple milliliters, up 5, 6, 7, 10 or even more depending on which one.

These can provide superb flavor with the advantage of not having to drip your liquid. However, in my opinion the best RTAs still don't match the best RDAs for flavor.

An exception might be in the very tight mouth to lung category, but that's another post :)
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An RDTA (rebuildable dripping tank atomizer) is essentially an RDA with a tank underneath it (almost always underneath). It has an RDA style deck with openings that feed the liquid from a tank. This might seem at first glance to be the no brainer, best of both worlds choice, but this is actually the least popular of the three for reasons I won't get into right now. That doesn't mean they're no good, but I'm already writing a book here :D We'll leave that for somebody else.

As I say, each one of these major categories has an endless array of options within it as well.

Some additional basics.
The most common connection type is called a "510" connection type. It consists of the male piece on the bottom of the atomizer and the female piece that that threads into.

Any device and atomizer that has this connection type are physically compatible with one another. That makes for a dizzying number of possibilities. That's a good thing.

However, even though they may be physically or mechanically compatible, not every 510 mod and atomizer are suited to be used with each other. This will depend on things like how many batteries and what kind for instance.

The good news is, regardless of the propaganda you may have seen in the news, NONE of this is inherently or readily dangerous. The equipment you'll be playing with has been designed so that one would have to go out of their way to do something wrong in order to get into trouble. You do need to learn basic battery safety though, which is not complicated at all.

Mechanical mods (NO regulation or safety features) are en entirely different story and something you shouldn't even think about for now, though you will unavoidably run across them online. Those can be REALLY great, but that's down the road if you were to become interested in them.

HAVE NO FEAR!!! :) It wasn't that long ago when I didn't know any of this either. All of us started at the beginning. I promise you, once you get a grip on how things work you'll be laughing at how complicated you once thought it was.

If I had to suggest something to start with, Id say a mid power range, single coil RTA. Right now you're thinking "ok, but I have no idea what that would mean." :) That's alright, there will be no shortage of specific recommendations in this thread. :)
 
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Wow, thank you all for your thorough responses. I quickly realized I made a mistake on how many times I fill my tanks. I fill my 3.5ml twice and my 4.5 once. From what I’m hearing that seems pretty normal. After all the reading and suggestions I will be looking into rebuilding. It seems like a good investment in the long run and I like the fact that I can customize more to my liking. I will not be diving into that immediately as I do feel like I’d like to do more research. I was also thinking of diy liquid, I’ll prob start with that and then maybe slowly purchase equipment for rebuilding as well.

To answer someone’s question, I do inhale like a cig would. I guess I enjoy vaping, I’m just trying to make sure that 1. I’m doing it correctly and 2. I learn to use the equipment I have.

Another quick question as a follow up. Is there some rebuildables that you guys would suggest? I’m a little confused about tanks. There are so many mods out there and not sure how to how go about finding out what tanks would work with them. I look at the size of course, but what shall I be looking at specifically. Should I look into buying another mod in the future for the rebuildable I will have? I like the aspire deco but it is very basic features. I definitely works for me now though.
Thanks again for all of your responses. So far everyone in this community had been very helpful and nice.
I recommend the dead rabbit rta. Easy to build on, a decent performer and is at a good price point.
 

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I should clarify that there's a whole lot I didn't mention in the above post, but there's only so much you can get into at a time.

There's also rebuildable AIOs (all in ones), but they are usually quite a bit smaller and much more fiddly to work with and not the best to learn on imho.
 

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Wow, thank you all for your thorough responses. I quickly realized I made a mistake on how many times I fill my tanks. I fill my 3.5ml twice and my 4.5 once. From what I’m hearing that seems pretty normal. After all the reading and suggestions I will be looking into rebuilding. It seems like a good investment in the long run and I like the fact that I can customize more to my liking. I will not be diving into that immediately as I do feel like I’d like to do more research. I was also thinking of diy liquid, I’ll prob start with that and then maybe slowly purchase equipment for rebuilding as well.

To answer someone’s question, I do inhale like a cig would. I guess I enjoy vaping, I’m just trying to make sure that 1. I’m doing it correctly and 2. I learn to use the equipment I have.

Another quick question as a follow up. Is there some rebuildables that you guys would suggest? I’m a little confused about tanks. There are so many mods out there and not sure how to how go about finding out what tanks would work with them. I look at the size of course, but what shall I be looking at specifically. Should I look into buying another mod in the future for the rebuildable I will have? I like the aspire deco but it is very basic features. I definitely works for me now though.
Thanks again for all of your responses. So far everyone in this community had been very helpful and nice.
So you are going through less than 12ml per day? That is doing good in my opinion. I have been using around 30ml of 2mg juice every day for a while now. Congrats on quitting, and as long as what you are doing is keeping you from smoking, you are not doing it wrong.

Rebuildables are the way to go, you are making a wise decision going that route. It saves a lot of cash and you can make the vape work the way you want it to, and having a vape you enjoy helps a lot to stay off the cigs. DIY juice is a huge money saver too, and you can tweek the flavors to fit your tastes, which is a huge advantage too.

I don't have any recommendations for RTAs for you, but I am sure you will get plenty from the members here that do use them. I would just say to try to find one that is kind of versatile and has a lot of adjustment so you can experiment with it to find the vape you enjoy the most. Once you find what works for you, it will be much easier to narrow down the "perfect" equipment for you and how you like to vape.
 

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There's also squonking :)

Which is a mod with a bottle of juice in it that feeds up from the bottom into an RDA with a small hole in the positive pin in the 510 connection. You usually squeeze the bottle, though there are some less common mechanisms, which keeps juice in the atomizer without either dripping or a tank. This gives the excellent vape quality of an RDA without having to drip.

Of course like anything, that has it's downsides too. Like the potential for leaking and the inconvenience of having to refill bottles, which may or may not be as convenient as refilling a tank, depending on which mod and which tank we're talking about.
 

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A couple more just general tips.

@Cjpad33

As you Google around, don't get all flipped out by all these pictures of stuff that don't seem to make any sense and you don't understand how that works. Everybody goes through that. It'll be 2nd nature sooner than you think.

Also, as you begin to try your hand at rebuildables, do NOT be discouraged if you throroughly jack up your first coupla few tries :D Just about everybody goes through that too LOL!

"But it looked so easy in the youtube video :huh:"

Totally normal haha.
 

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Wow, thank you all for your thorough responses. I quickly realized I made a mistake on how many times I fill my tanks. I fill my 3.5ml twice and my 4.5 once. From what I’m hearing that seems pretty normal. After all the reading and suggestions I will be looking into rebuilding. It seems like a good investment in the long run and I like the fact that I can customize more to my liking. I will not be diving into that immediately as I do feel like I’d like to do more research. I was also thinking of diy liquid, I’ll prob start with that and then maybe slowly purchase equipment for rebuilding as well.

To answer someone’s question, I do inhale like a cig would. I guess I enjoy vaping, I’m just trying to make sure that 1. I’m doing it correctly and 2. I learn to use the equipment I have.

Another quick question as a follow up. Is there some rebuildables that you guys would suggest? I’m a little confused about tanks. There are so many mods out there and not sure how to how go about finding out what tanks would work with them. I look at the size of course, but what shall I be looking at specifically. Should I look into buying another mod in the future for the rebuildable I will have? I like the aspire deco but it is very basic features. I definitely works for me now though.
Thanks again for all of your responses. So far everyone in this community had been very helpful and nice.
welcome and don't be a stranger... Congrats on kicking the cigs. You have gotten some great advise, so my 2 cents. Ismoked cigs direct to lung and chainsmoked when I could. I do the same with vaping and fill tanks multiple times a day... You will find your way , it just takes a bit of time and trial...
 

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Also comming off ciggs the 3mg just won't be satisfying enough. Go to 12.
 

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Also comming off ciggs the 3mg just won't be satisfying enough. Go to 12.
I quit a 2-3 pack a day, full flavor cigarette habit with 3mg. No relapses and put down the smokes for good in just a few days of starting to vape. Not everyone needs high nic to quit.

Edit- And just in case someone mentions the 30ml a day I go through, I didn't go through near that much when I quit. I was going through about 15ml a day back then.
 
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I quit a 2-3 pack a day, full flavor cigarette habit with 3mg. No relapses and put down the smokes for good in just a few days of starting to vape. Not everyone needs high nic to quit.

Edit- And just in case someone mentions the 30ml a day I go through, I didn't go through near that much when I quit. I was going through about 15ml a day back then.
Same for me . I tied 12 and it was too much. Did 6mg for a couple of weeks then went to 3mg for the last 5 years...YMMV
 

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do you guys think a DTL atty would help as well?
Do you hit them like a cig, pulling vapor into your mouth 1st, then inhaling?
To answer someone’s question, I do inhale like a cig would. I guess I enjoy vaping, I’m just trying to make sure that 1. I’m doing it correctly and 2. I learn to use the equipment I have.
ok. Since it looks like you're saying you are vaping your current setups as MTL, and you want to try DTL, this is how you can do it w/o buying anything.
Put the tank you MTL/like/vape the most, on the mod with the replaceable battery so the charge will last longer, and put the other tank on the Gen.
Use the one on the gen as a DTL. If need be, lower the power and take little hits, the goal being to not cough. As you get used to DTL you'll be able to turn the power up a little at a time. Always pick up the DTL first and use it as much as you can. At first, using DTL you might not get enough nic because your not getting enough vapor to fix the craving. When that happens, switch to other tank and vape it like you have been, but keep trying the DTL first, since it might take a little time to get used to it enough to get a satisfying vape from it.
Instead of carrying 2 mods you could just carry the other tank, in a pill bottle or something...

Of course if you find you've already been vaping DTL, then none of this applies :huh:
Looks like with the tanks you have, the only option to try a true MTL would be the GX22 with its .8 or 1.2 coil.
MTL vs DTL
 
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There is no normal in vaping. There are so many variables but one goal...don't smoke. However you reach and maintain that goal is up to you.

Fwiw, I go through 40-60 ml a day @ 4.5mg. If anyone ever told me it's too much I'd do my best Bill Burr impression (which is not hard as I'm from Boston)..."Awwww, go fuck yourself."
 

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I quit a 2-3 pack a day, full flavor cigarette habit with 3mg. No relapses and put down the smokes for good in just a few days of starting to vape. Not everyone needs high nic to quit.

Edit- And just in case someone mentions the 30ml a day I go through, I didn't go through near that much when I quit. I was going through about 15ml a day back then.
I was just basing that statement from my experience. But i am also not the norm. Most people go down in nic. I started at 10mg and have since moved up to 18.
But yes you are correct in saying one doesnt necessarily need to go that high to quit .
 

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"Awwww, go fuck yourself."

And to the OP, understand you have just discovered a stock phrase of VU. Further understand we take this phrase as a term of endearment. If we're telling you to go get some "self love" it means we at least still care & think you're worthy of love.

What you need to watch out for is someone telling you to unf**k yourself. Using it like I just did here with stars does not count. The actual word counts. That means we think you're not worth love, or f**king.

ETA: Ah yes, nearly forgot. Understand as well here at VU we're an asylum. The patients run everything. Beware the white coats and their delicious looking "candies". Stick with us patients, we got the cookies. :)

But yes you are correct in saying one doesnt necessarily need to go that high to quit .

I too agree. I use 18mg but have always used that while vaping. As I stated I'm wired different. Not everyone needs high strength juice. I don't suggest it for everyone.

Still if 3 mg isn't seeming to give you what you want, trying a bit higher seems worth a try. There's all manner of strength levels too. More so if you get into DIY and mix your ratios yourself, still the industry standards offer a wide range.
 
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Mechanical mods (NO regulation or safety features) are en entirely different story and something you shouldn't even think about for now, though you will unavoidably run across them online. Those can be REALLY great, but that's down the road if you were to become interested in them.
^ Good advice in a post filled with good advice for you, @Cjpad33 -- However: Because all regulated electronic devices will fail sooner or later, i'd suggest you purchase a mechanical mod or 2 very soon if you're in the USA. Single battery tubes with 510 connections. So long as they're not abused, they'll last a lifetime. Just store them away as insurance for the future.
Some of them are crazy expensive but you can find good ones at reasonable prices if you shop around online (i paid $15 & $19 for mine after tax & shipping, both made by reputable companies).

All the info & terminology can be overwhelming at first but please don't get discouraged. Just 10 months ago, i was where you are now. Once you get a handle on a few things, it's not so difficult.
 

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I was a heavy smoker 60 cigarettes a day and I find anything above 6mg harsh as hell unless it's in my berserker/kayfuns then I use 12mg
 
ok. Since it looks like you're saying you are vaping your current setups as MTL, and you want to try DTL, this is how you can do it w/o buying anything.
Put the tank you MTL/like/vape the most, on the mod with the replaceable battery so the charge will last longer, and put the other tank on the Gen.
Use the one on the gen as a DTL. If need be, lower the power and take little hits, the goal being to not cough. As you get used to DTL you'll be able to turn the power up a little at a time. Always pick up the DTL first and use it as much as you can. At first, using DTL you might not get enough nic because your not getting enough vapor to fix the craving. When that happens, switch to other tank and vape it like you have been, but keep trying the DTL first, since it might take a little time to get used to it enough to get a satisfying vape from it.
Instead of carrying 2 mods you could just carry the other tank, in a pill bottle or something...

Of course if you find you've already been vaping DTL, then none of this applies :huh:
Looks like with the tanks you have, the only option to try a true MTL would be the .8 or 1.2 coil using the GX22.
MTL vs DTL
Awesome, thank you!
 

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Good advice in a post filled with good advice for you, @Cjpad33 -- However: Because all regulated electronic devices will fail sooner or later, i'd suggest you purchase a mechanical mod or 2 very soon
That's something to consider too. A decent tube will last for decades. Might be good to have something stashed away even if she doesn't pick it up for a long time.
 
Any suggestions on brands and mods that you prefer?
^ Good advice in a post filled with good advice for you, @Cjpad33 -- However: Because all regulated electronic devices will fail sooner or later, i'd suggest you purchase a mechanical mod or 2 very soon if you're in the USA. Single battery tubes with 510 connections. So long as they're not abused, they'll last a lifetime. Just store them away as insurance for the future.
Some of them are crazy expensive but you can find good ones at reasonable prices if you shop around online (i paid $15 & $19 for mine after tax & shipping, both made by reputable companies).

All the info & terminology can be overwhelming at first but please don't get discouraged. Just 10 months ago, i was where you are now. Once you get a handle on a few things, it's not so difficult.
 

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Any suggestions on brands and mods that you prefer?
Despite my being the one to suggest getting a mech or 2 just in case, other people will be able to give you better info on brands & models. My mechs are stashed in a box as insurance, as suggested for you; i've yet to use one.
 
Despite my being the one to suggest getting a mech or 2 just in case, other people will be able to give you better info on brands & models. My mechs are stashed in a box as insurance, as suggested for you; i've yet to use one.
You will get a million different answers to that question. Being a lil more specific with your price range will help.
I realized that once I got some feedback LOL. I’ve decided to hold off on the mech for a bit until I really know what type fits me better. I’m going to order a simple rta that attaches to my vaporesso and practice building. Once I get a bit more familiar and comfortable with that I will have a better idea of what to purchase. Thanks again for your input.
 

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I realized that once I got some feedback LOL. I’ve decided to hold off on the mech for a bit until I really know what type fits me better. I’m going to order a simple rta that attaches to my vaporesso and practice building. Once I get a bit more familiar and comfortable with that I will have a better idea of what to purchase. Thanks again for your input.
What RTA you thinking?
 

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I realized that once I got some feedback LOL. I’ve decided to hold off on the mech for a bit until I really know what type fits me better. I’m going to order a simple rta that attaches to my vaporesso and practice building. Once I get a bit more familiar and comfortable with that I will have a better idea of what to purchase. Thanks again for your input.
Sounds like a plan. Just be aware that some serious shipping restrictions are coming to the US soon, and other regulation is in the pipeline. How it'll all impact availability & prices can't be know for sure but fewer options & higher prices are nearly certain.
 
What RTA you thinking?
This is what I have in my cart, just to start practicing building a coil, I posted it on the coil building thread for suggestions. I am sure this is not something of great quality but for now, it should work? Haha. I hope it does, with all the research I’ve done, I do understand the basics but still a newbie.
 

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Despite my being the one to suggest getting a mech or 2 just in case, other people will be able to give you better info on brands & models. My mechs are stashed in a box as insurance, as suggested for you; i've yet to use one.

Think when you're ready, you'll find you appreciate the joy of a mechanical. Slight trade off is involved.

Yes, you need to learn basic safety for building coils. You also need to learn keeping a mechanical clean and in good repair.

The cleaning & repair though are usually straight forward & not too difficult. :)
 

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This is what I have in my cart, just to start practicing building a coil, I posted it on the coil building thread for suggestions. I am sure this is not something of great quality but for now, it should work? Haha. I hope it does, with all the research I’ve done, I do understand the basics but still a newbie.

Eh. Instead of stainless steel tweezers. Try looking at ceramic tipped ones. They have other ceramic tipped ones but the one linked shows you what to look for.

Here's why, ... ceramic tipped tweezers can be used when you put your coils on the deck and do pulse firing to work out hot spots. Use plain old metal tweezers and you'll short yourself out every time.

Also check my post out here for a quick overview of how Fast Tech is working around some restrictions. I feel confident Fast Tech will operate this with good faith and honor.

Also, even if you don't use this RDA to vape, it can be a handy starter RDA to learn building and installing coils on. There is also just the deck.

Also my sincere apologies if anything I posted earlier was out of line.
 
Eh. Instead of stainless steel tweezers. Try looking at ceramic tipped ones. They have other ceramic tipped ones but the one linked shows you what to look for.

Here's why, ... ceramic tipped tweezers can be used when you put your coils on the deck and do pulse firing to work out hot spots. Use plain old metal tweezers and you'll short yourself out every time.

Also check my post out here for a quick overview of how Fast Tech is working around some restrictions. I feel confident Fast Tech will operate this with good faith and honor.

Also, even if you don't use this RDA to vape, it can be a handy starter RDA to learn building and installing coils on. There is also just the deck.

Also my sincere apologies if anything I posted earlier was out of line.
I think the kit included a ceramic one, at least I thought it did haha. Thanks for the suggestion, I will def keep that in mind on my next purchase. No need apologize at all :) Thanks for the help!
 
Weird, FT let me use my c.c right on the site. Perhaps they will reach out?
Eh. Instead of stainless steel tweezers. Try looking at ceramic tipped ones. They have other ceramic tipped ones but the one linked shows you what to look for.

Here's why, ... ceramic tipped tweezers can be used when you put your coils on the deck and do pulse firing to work out hot spots. Use plain old metal tweezers and you'll short yourself out every time.

Also check my post out here for a quick overview of how Fast Tech is working around some restrictions. I feel confident Fast Tech will operate this with good faith and honor.

Also, even if you don't use this RDA to vape, it can be a handy starter RDA to learn building and installing coils on. There is also just the deck.

Also my sincere apologies if anything I posted earlier was out of line.
 

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I think the kit included a ceramic one, at least I thought it did haha. Thanks for the suggestion, I will def keep that in mind on my next purchase. No need apologize at all :) Thanks for the help!
Ceramic twizzlers are a must have. Makes life so much Easyer.
 

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Weird, FT let me use my c.c right on the site. Perhaps they will reach out?

You might have gotten "in" in time to get "grandfathered". I was able to use PayPal there last month I think. Tried just recently to buy a Venna styled rda & needed to use their "gift card" method. I could buy a gift card, just not vaping gear directly. PayPal doesn't "know" what you buy as a "gift" as it doesn't need "recording" by the "vendor/retailer", only the value amount.

If asked yourself directly, "oh, I don't recall exactly. I spent say $Xs there but forget what on."

"So you just give company Y money to get unknown goods?"

"Well yeah, I trust company Y to send me stuff I like or like to give away."

:)

Far as Credit/Debit cards. I let my wife order stuff for me and settle up with her. She has to provide a photo copy of my ID card though for age verification. For now this seems a "step" toward tighter restriction. May soon be Credit/Debit cards will not allow buying vape gear/nicotine/nicotine juices directly.

You'll still be able to get cotton, wire, flavorings, batteries with little issue. Those can be used for other valid reasons so they cannot exactly be regulated even if suspected as being used for vaping.

It's only suspicion but yet not reasonable as there's no way to tell what someone does and hiring out investigations would be too much overhead. That said I'm sure if you go buy tons of wire/cotton/flavorings you'll get looked at.

Like the local stone-r person carrying a personal baggie, let go. The guy on the corner passing out the baggies seen but let be. The guy in the high rise apartment bringing in bricks, looked at and possibly "shook up".
 
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