Alright. I'll tell hehe
Ok, nearly 6 yrs ago my hubby Scott and I saw the first e cigs. They were just like the "Blue" brand except they looked exactly like a cigarette. I was on my way from the east coast to the west coast. I've made that trip many times and always without an option to smoke. Not good when you're a heavy smoker for over 30yrs. But we looked and passed on by. Few months past when Scott came to me and asked me if I was interested in vaping instead of smoking. He had done a lot of research. That's how both of us are. We both do research before doing anything. We continue to research after. Like I said, I'm not an expert. I don't know everything. No matter what your doing there's always more to be learned.
At first I said I'd look at the research Scott did. Personally, I never ever tried to stop smoking, I never desired to stop. The world of vaping was so small. The mods were not good. We started out with mods just like the "Blue" brand. Amazingly the very day we got our first supplies was the last day Scott smoked a cigarette. He instantly switched. It took me a few months but I got there. There were people who were starting to make mods. If you wanted one you needed to be on a waiting list. We did just that. Scott is amazing, a computer guru and more. So he figured out how much we spent a year on cigarettes which was about $6000. He also knew we would have to spend money up front to find what we wanted in e cigs. So we did. Between mods, attys, juice, etc... We spent a good $2000 finding our way. After many mods I settled on a provape (now provari) I did get two provari mods also. Next juice. What was out at the time sucked. That's the only way I can explain it. It was very nasty. Tasted a lot like alcohol and we also learned the nic that was in the juice was purchased in large quantities cheaply because it was very old barely fit for human consumption. That's when we decided to make our own juice.
We went thru a lot of flavor companies. The best is Capella and my Flavourart. Both we still use today. We found fresh nicotine, pg, and VG. We were off and running. Scott went for the 510 with the small area for juice. I went to the 901 dripping. At this point is when people began asking questions. Scott came up with the perfect answer. Switching to vaping is easy if you look at it the right way. All your doing is switching one set of habits for a different set. That's actually dead on. Ya gotta buy cigarettes, have a lighter, pull out the pack, grab one, grab the lighter, light it, put the pack and lighter away. Vaping, put batteries in your mod, turn on, grab juice, add juice, put it away, vape. Really once your brain wraps around that you're good to go.
My doctor was amazed. Now when the nurse puts me in a room and closes the door he knows I'm gonna vape. It's funny. Yes, Disney. I love Disney. Been there 8 times. When we vape we do go to the smoking spots which is where we ran into a family that wanted to know everything. I felt bad for the kids. They wanted splash mountain but their parents wanted every bit of info we have. We even ended up writing notes which listed sites to check, videos to watch, where to buy supplies. I think people need to know you'll have an initial investment to figure out what you want to vape and where to get it. The thing that really turns heads is the math. Spending $6000 a year on cigarettes. Now we spend $1200 a year on supplies.
Although, this year it'll be more. Almost a year ago we updated our toys. It was getting difficult to find 901 attys. Scott needed a tank that would hold more juice. Plus e cig shops opened. We've gone to a few of them. I find it funny that they are all the same. Like a hooka lounge. Come in, sit back, talk. I've began collecting mods. Most mechanical. But I have a few vv vw mods. My favorite is my bec pro. This mod is kick ass awesome. I've also began making my own coils. I have a lot of RDAs. I had the worst time with coils. For a good month I made coils and none of them worked. One day I made a coil and it worked perfectly. I swear the coil gods were watching me the whole time. After a month they slapped me upside the head do said "Ok, you've struggled enough" . Ever since then my coils always work. That does lead me to something tho. If any of you are making coils and using the little meters to check the resistance, stop. Toss the meters out a window cus they suck and are wrong. I have two of them and they've never been right. I test either with one of those big multi testers electricians use or on my mod. The mod is easier. If the resistance starts changing, remove the cap and re tighten the screws. That'll bring it back to where it's supposed to be. I also prefer 30g kanthal. 7 wraps always gives me a .9 resistance. For wicking I use the "Cloud Chasers organic 2mm thick cotton." I've tried everything else and nothing holds up like this wick. Also it's easy to change. Once the coils start producing less vapor. Carefully remove the wick, burn the coils to get the crud off, add new wick.
Ok that story was pretty boring. Sorry, I'll answer questions, maybe send coils for to use, maybe even my juice. Speaking of that, someone said a 30ml bottle would last forever. I wish! I use an entire 30ml bottle when I mix my juice. I have a decent size bottle a mix in. Best thing ever, I'm dyslexic so actually measuring is very difficult for me. I'm an artist. I had a brilliant idea. I put a piece of masking tape up the side of my bottle. Scott measured and added the ingredients one at a time. As soon as he added one, I drew a line across the masking tape, next, another line, etc... Now I can make a very large amount of juice in less than 2 minutes. It's awesome!!!
Gotta go soon but I have a question. There is a mod I've been hunting for for almost a year. It's made by a Chinese company "Vogo" or on fasttech as the Yinke 0.8 oled vw g-sensor apv mod. I did get one but it didn't last a week. I put the matter it's in one morning and it just started going. Had to pull the batteries. Tried different ones as well as different RDAs. Nothing worked. I've heard you can get the "vogo" mods on alibaba but only the silver version can be purchased as a single unit. The rainbow always has a minimum order. So if anyone knows where I can get this mod please let me know.
Btw, 5yrs vaping isn't long. It seems long but once you're vaping the time just flows by. All of you can get to 5yrs or more. I'm almost at 6. Don't let others dictate what you can do. Do it for you.
Dee