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[toots]

Aug 12, 2015 19:27:27 GMT reefcat said:

toots gave me a link to a Spanish vendor earlier this evening, could be useful for you?

masquevapor.com/gb/content/3-condiciones-generales

Good luck with it, pretty steep learning curve but loads of help & good advice on here.

Hi manonabus, yes I can personally vouch for this vendor. I think they have a few shops dotted around Spain as well, but they are very good online vendors if you don't have one of their shops near where you stay.

I have ordered from 3 Spanish online vendors and this one is by far the best. It's the only one I will use now. One vendor was miles too expensive but I was impatient at the time so ordered from that one, another one just sent me what he wanted to send me, not what I actually ordered and he didn't even tell me on the phone that he was going to send me different gear but the masquevapor vendor is excellent.

OMG, we've got a tropical storm just started up, the sky has lit up several times whilst typing this and it's thundering and the rain is starting to lash down, so I'm switching off computer now.

Hope I've helped in some way though.

[cHooBeyDoo]

Hiya manonabus, just a friendly and warm to AAEC from me, you're in the right hands here at AAEC towers for any advice you need! Don't be afraid to ask anything, whether it be coiling, mixing etc, someone will be here to answer any questions you may have. Good luck with quitting them fags!

[chykensa]

manonabus - hi and a warm welcome from me too!
Blimey, you've certainly jumped in at the deep end, mixing your own juice and recoiling where necessary! Never fear, there are many of us here who do both who will definitely help you out if you get stuck on anything vape-related.
Don't forget to take a good selection of flavour concentrates with you too, these are the make or break component of your juices. Check out Chefs Vapour for some great one-shot concs to add to your bases and nicotine.
Remember, the only stupid question is the one you don't ask!

[manonabus]

Thanks toots  I had a look at that site earlier and I must say it's one of the better ones I've seen and not only in Spain, very well laid out and a good selection.
I remember the days when I had a place in a small village and any hint of the storm and the electricity would go AWOL without warning, ended up getting a power back-up so I had time to shut the computer down and save any work - happy days.

[charliehorse]

Hello manonabus and welcome to the forum

[toots]

Aug 12, 2015 23:28:17 GMT manonabus said:

Thanks toots  I had a look at that site earlier and I must say it's one of the better ones I've seen and not only in Spain, very well laid out and a good selection.
I remember the days when I had a place in a small village and any hint of the storm and the electricity would go AWOL without warning, ended up getting a power back-up so I had time to shut the computer down and save any work - happy days.

Storm over now, was pretty bad, just booted up computer again. Yeah our electric also goes AWOL in a storm. The last storm we had we lost our TV, video recorder, stereo and modem when lightning struck, it literally went bang, had to put in an insurance claim which took weeks to come through. My power back-up died last week and I thought there'd be no rush to buy another one coz we're in summer time so didn't expect any storms

Yeah, that Spanish website sure does have a good selection, I was quite surprised when I first found the site, coz normally Spanish vaping sites are pretty poor in selection. They are really on the ball too. I'm pretty lucky as I get the gear cheaper than you would, my prices show up on the site without the tax on, that's coz I'm in the Canary Islands and we are exempt from the Spanish tax

Note to self: Must get another power back up box 

[sydsut]

Hi manonabus and a very warm and hearty AAE-C to simply the best, friendliest and most accessible forum ever.

[watsits]

Aug 12, 2015 19:56:35 GMT manonabus said:

Aug 12, 2015 19:26:10 GMT DiscoDes said:

I love Spain and spend a month or so there very year but vaping has become much harder with most of the vape shops closing down and supplies harder to get.

Yes hence the sourcing of supplies but forgetting or not taking enough of something is bound to happen. I'm often out and about and yes rarely if ever do you see a Spaniard vaping. There was a time when a few English thought they could make a living by selling those cheap Chinese kits but I think folk are more the wiser now. In fact to be honest due to the crisis many Spanish smokers are rolling their own, whereas before the crisis I was often asked if I was smoking a cannabis joint so rare was it to see a guy rolling his own

I know that feeling well my Mum lives in Mojacar Almeria and everytime I used to go I'd be smoking Samson the looks I got were funny lol

[Pepperty]

Welcome manonabus Lovely to have another overseas member as you have already gleaned we have a few members from your shores and good advice offered already

As for diving in, there's so much useful and helpful advice available on-line, from forums, social networks and youtube, that I can see that a handy person could easily pick up all the info needed. I recall when I first decided to take my vaping journey I did hours/days/weeks of research and within weeks you can mentally gather most of the basics you will need and work at your own pace. We are always here to clarify and offer advice on any sticky tricky issues

[Roscopecotrain]

Hello and welcome to aaec.

[manonabus]

Just thought rather than start a new topic I would post an update to this one. Well my venture into the vaping world failed miserably, I couldn't give up the ritual of rolling up a ciggie, and that ritual/routine is just addictive as the smoking, well I think so anyway. However I did cut down my intake of tobacco from 125grms a week to 75grms.
Then after a lengthy stay in the UK I have just returned to Spain with stronger determination this time to kick the habit. I think the main problems before was VG to PG ratio and/or nicotine strength making me cough my guts up. Added to that it wasn't one or the other, I was smoking and vaping with the intention to gradually increase the vaping and decrease the smoking but the reverse happened.
So the 1st of November was D-day this time and I'm now 15 days into a smoke free zone. I'm vaping @ 6mg nic and using 5ml a day but although I'm not coughing on inhale/exhale I still have coughing fits and cough up what looks like clear thick flem but I haven't gone into too much examination, but from what my understanding this is this is quite normal.

Well that's about it, oh my Kanger RBA Deck broke but because sellers won't deliver to a different address that's become another issue.
Due to the impending restrictive regulations brought about because of pressure from the pharma and tobacco industry, I wonder if the new contraband to fill our holiday suitcases will be vaping items/juice hmmm

[joeten]

You might ask toots about that lol.

[Richard46]

Nov 15, 2016 15:51:07 GMT manonabus said:

Just thought rather than start a new topic I would post an update to this one. Well my venture into the vaping world failed miserably, I couldn't give up the ritual of rolling up a ciggie, and that ritual/routine is just addictive as the smoking, well I think so anyway. However I did cut down my intake of tobacco from 125grms a week to 75grms.
Then after a lengthy stay in the UK I have just returned to Spain with stronger determination this time to kick the habit. I think the main problems before was VG to PG ratio and/or nicotine strength making me cough my guts up. Added to that it wasn't one or the other, I was smoking and vaping with the intention to gradually increase the vaping and decrease the smoking but the reverse happened.
So the 1st of November was D-day this time and I'm now 15 days into a smoke free zone. I'm vaping @ 6mg nic and using 5ml a day but although I'm not coughing on inhale/exhale I still have coughing fits and cough up what looks like clear thick flem but I haven't gone into too much examination, but from what my understanding this is this is quite normal.

Well that's about it, oh my Kanger RBA Deck broke but because sellers won't deliver to a different address that's become another issue.
Due to the impending restrictive regulations brought about because of pressure from the pharma and tobacco industry, I wonder if the new contraband to fill our holiday suitcases will be vaping items/juice hmmm

After 40 plus years of rolling (like yourself) I certainly recognise that. Took me some years of stop and start but one fine day 2 and a half years ago I just knew I rolled my last cig. Fingers still automatically twitched for the papers for about 6 months but it passed eventually. Well done with 2 clear weeks the worst should be over; keep it up and get backups for backups of everything.

BTW we are all different and many find tobacco flavours do not help them but although I have never found anything that really tasted like a fag I have never enjoyed any flavours that where not tobacco related in some way.  I mostly use RY4 type flavourings in my own mix. 6mg sounds low to start with I am still mixing at about 10mg  but whatever works works.
Good Luck.

[tsoko]

Hi and welcome manonabus

[toots]

Nov 15, 2016 15:51:07 GMT manonabus said:

Just thought rather than start a new topic I would post an update to this one. Well my venture into the vaping world failed miserably, I couldn't give up the ritual of rolling up a ciggie, and that ritual/routine is just addictive as the smoking, well I think so anyway. However I did cut down my intake of tobacco from 125grms a week to 75grms.
Then after a lengthy stay in the UK I have just returned to Spain with stronger determination this time to kick the habit. I think the main problems before was VG to PG ratio and/or nicotine strength making me cough my guts up. Added to that it wasn't one or the other, I was smoking and vaping with the intention to gradually increase the vaping and decrease the smoking but the reverse happened.
So the 1st of November was D-day this time and I'm now 15 days into a smoke free zone. I'm vaping @ 6mg nic and using 5ml a day but although I'm not coughing on inhale/exhale I still have coughing fits and cough up what looks like clear thick flem but I haven't gone into too much examination, but from what my understanding this is this is quite normal.

Well that's about it, oh my Kanger RBA Deck broke but because sellers won't deliver to a different address that's become another issue.
Due to the impending restrictive regulations brought about because of pressure from the pharma and tobacco industry, I wonder if the new contraband to fill our holiday suitcases will be vaping items/juice hmmm

I get all my hardware from fasttech (due to customs charging me a fortune last time I ordered from masquevapor in Spain) fasttech will deliver anywhere in the world, just add your new Spanish address on your account. Takes a little while longer than anything coming from the UK but at least there's no postage costs if you spend 20 dollars or more, so get yourself a few other bits & pieces at the same time. Alternatively, you could just get another RBA deck from masquevapor.com. You'd have it within a week!!

Yeah I can see that happening too - vaping gear + juice in suitcases from the UK to Spain, or at least to Tenerife. I don't think Spain will be affected too much coz the government has stated that vaping gear + juice can be sold in pharmacias and tabacs (state governed licensed tobacco shops). We don't have any tabacs on the island and all the pharmacias I've spoken to say they will not be stocking anything vape related So yeah, suitcases of vape gear probably would be most welcome over here pretty soon now (once the transition period has finished).