Hello

[JRugsy]

I've been trolling here for awhile now & figured it's time to say hi. Been vaping for 6 months now on and off but daily since Christmas (was given a cloupor dna30 clone and Atlantis and fell in love). Been smoking for 14 years and today is the beginning of day 3 off analogs and not wanting one. Look forward to hanging around and I'm sure I'll have tons of questions especially as I get into mixing my own flavors for self consumption. Oh, and mother's milk and unicorn milk have been my favorite flavors so far (no, don't think I'll get close to replicating those, lol).

 

[Daintanee]

Hey there JRugsy! Good luck! You can do it!

 

[RMarcusY]

Welcome to the VU.
When you have a good juice and a tank/battery that work quitting the smokes is easy.

 

[JRugsy]

Day three has been the worst stress wise but still a success and I really haven't thought twice but I definitely burned a lot of juice today... damn you drippers!!! Lol

Btw, right now I'm using a hand me down Cloupor T6 (loving it besides it's short comings) and a haze clone (which as of today I stripped the positive posts out on ), a Stilaire V2 clone, and a lemo which is out of comission at the moment because I got tired of dry hits even with proper wicking. On the lemo it I did it wrong, learned how to do it right and did that then cut the wick smaller the next time and still had problems so I then repeated wanting to throw it in the trash then tried again and still wasn't fond of the result after working my way to wicking just above the deck. I've tried single and dual coil and damn near every wicking method and I follow the shoes string concept (for lack of better terms). This has been all on the 30 watt device not on the T6... Couldn't imagine that kind of burn cotton.

 

[newyork13]

I'm using mostly RTAs now, either from byLeo or VapourArt. And I've not had a cig in 1 1/2yrs, with a half pack still in the cupboard, so I could if I wanted.
But, I gotta say, if I had started vaping with the high end stuff I would not have gotten off cigs. It can be difficult and frustrating, and I still have bad builds etc.
I started with Halo Tritons, simple battery mod with silica wick top coil. I still use it for sampling juices, because it's so easy to refill and clean out to change flavors.
If you get really frustrated and tempted by analogs, get yourself something simple and foolproof. Just my humble opinion. Best of luck.

 

[Daintanee]

Man, JRugsy. I thought about trying to build coils, and if I had someone right next to me I would. I've heard that a kafun is the easiest to start builds on, but I honestly don't know. Maybe someone in the builds section can help you out! Stay strong! Wish I could help more.

 

[JRugsy]

Ny13: the easy for me is drippers. It takes 5 minutes at most to wrap a single coil and get to vaping if something goes bad. Right now I'm trying out a hand me down Cloupor T6 and I'm loving it. It made all the difference having a little more than 30 watts in trying to quit. I also still have a few smokes left and haven't wanted them. Today when a coworker was smoking I had to go elsewhere not because I wanted to smoke but because it smelled horrible to me... it was a good sign. Also, 2 months ago I won free juice for a year in a drawing at my local vape store @ their 1 year anniversary party so I have juice covered (30ml per week for 1 yr... I almost played the lotto after, lol, and I got a free bottle of mother's milk from pip and a free 120 ml bottle of madrinas). I started with a kamry x6 desperate for more and i do agree with your assessment of starting small for the hardcore smoker

 

[JRugsy]

Daintee: building coils is easy. Just takes some electrical knowledge and some patience . As a former automotive tech specializing in electrical systems, it was easy to learn for me. If you learn and understand ohms law there is relatively nothing to worry about

 

[RMarcusY]

Daintee: building coils is easy. Just takes some electrical knowledge and some patience . As a former automotive tech specializing in electrical systems, it was easy to learn for me. If you learn and understand ohms law there is relatively nothing to worry about

That's what I did to earn my keep. Testing was easy and fairly clean (as far as working on cars) I had a small shop and a few employees that did the dirty work. Now with the onboard computers it's easy for anyone to test , just plug in the reader and read the codes.

 

[newyork13]

@Rugsy
Gotcha. I had somehow read into your post that you were so frustrated with the gear that you were drawn back to analogs. Glad the dripping is working well for you.

 

[JRugsy]

No, my gear is working well and got my disappointing lemo back together last night after a few slight modifications with a 30ga spiral wire build registering @ 1.1 ohms and even my dna30 clone is regulating it when it's range is 1.2-4.0 ohms. It's a good day.

 

[JRugsy]

That's what I did to earn my keep. Testing was easy and fairly clean (as far as working on cars) I had a small shop and a few employees that did the dirty work. Now with the onboard computers it's easy for anyone to test , just plug in the reader and read the codes.

I did all the diagnosis & repair on stuff the computers couldn't figure out... I loved the problem solving side of it but decided I was done with being a contortionist after chasing wires under the dash of a PT Cruiser for 3 hours straight sent my back into spasms that brought me to tears and my knees... since then I've never seen a PT cruiser without thinking about how good it would look engulfed in flames, lol.

Anyway, just picked up a mutation x v3 today to replace my haze clone I striped the post holes out on and I kinda like it, but there's almost too much airflow, I think. Otherwise, I'm digging it too on day 5.

 

[Huckleberried]

So have you thought about the kinds of flavors and such you're wanting to get? We have a bunch of good vendors these days! Unicorn and Mother's Milks are popular requests for DIY. When you get to that spot, there are a few threads in the DIY Recipe Requests you might look at, as far as putting together your flavor orders.

 

[JRugsy]

Like a lot of people, I'm a big Custard fan. I like smooth and creamy most of the time and then will mix it up with something candy or really fruity on a semi regular basis so I can still taste and enjoy the creamy stuff I love.

 

[Huckleberried]

You'll want Caps Vanilla Custard. Personally, if I'm going to use it, I like the original best. Version 2, not my fave, but does have a lot of fans, too. I can take either one at very low percentages. I'm more for a regular vanilla flavor. I like FA Vanilla Classic for that. To me, it's creamy.

 

[RMarcusY]

I just tried Caps Vanilla Custard V2 a couple days ago. I did not like it at all. I like just about anything that has vanilla or cream in it's name.

 

[SusanP4]

I have a unicorn milk clone I love. I got it from http://e-liquid-recipes.com/

But I've never had the original!