Not so much "Hello" as "Hello again" :)

[daveyboy37]

Hey all, it's been far too long. Probably six years or more.

After falling off the vape train full time all those years ago and several mostly unsuccessful/aborted attempts to climb back aboard a strange thing happened one night just over a week ago.
I was having a late-night when disaster?? struck. I picked up my pouch of stinky Amber Leaf with just about enough left for another three rollies.
(un)Fortunately, I picked the pouch up wrong and tipped it all over the carpet and no shops still open.


So what to do? Well, I picked up my neglected GeekVape Aegis mod and found an unopened bottle of Clown Drooly to tide me over until the morning.
Morning came and it was raining. Afternoon came and it was raining harder still. Just after tea-time, it stopped raining but I never did replace that pouch of baccy.

Here's the thing though. I was on 30-40 roll-ups a day. The Drooly was (and still is no-nic), I do have some nic'd up Red Astaire leftover from previous attempts but I have barely touched it and have just received a fresh bottle of no nic Red Astaire for when the need arises. But I really have no idea how I managed to go from 40 rollies a day to vaping no nic without issue.
I don't miss them at all not even my favourite first one of the day that accompanied my first coffee of the day.

Admittedly just before my last aborted attempt, a friend recommended mesh coils and to crank up the voltage if I wanted to do no nic (accompanied by the warning of how much juice I'm likely to get through.) So on that fateful night, I did exactly that. That was the first time I ever used a mesh coil. (I'm back at more regular voltage now.)

So did these "magical" mesh coils make it so easy? If so I guess things have moved on so much in the vaping world in the last few years?

One question though. I am looking at making some of my own mixes again. They will hopefully all be no-nic. So are the steeping rules the same or are longer steeping times recommended?

Either way, it's great to be back.

[Chrissie]

Welcome back daveyboy37 & so well done

[charliehorse]

Welcome back daveyboy37

[Postmodern Smoking]

Mar 5, 2020 20:22:49 GMT daveyboy37 said:

... So did these "magical" mesh coils make it so easy? If so I guess things have moved on so much in the vaping world in the last few years?

One question though. I am looking at making some of my own mixes again. They will hopefully all be no-nic. So are the steeping rules the same or are longer steeping times recommended?

Welcome back   daveyboy37

I still haven't tried a mesh coil.... but if they're working for you..... Grrrreat!

There now is a good range of "one-shot" concentrates available, if you are less adventurous at mixing from scratch, also available in larger than 10ml bottles. ... Chefs Flavours have a good selection and have a promo running this month (posted already on the forum).

Re. steeping times, I'd imagine similar to with nic mixes. High VG mixes requiring longer.

[gill2009]

  Welcome back daveyboy37 

[daveyboy37]

Thanks Dave.
When you say "one-shot" concentrates are they also called "Short fill" where the PG/VG is already there and you just add (or in my case don't add) the required nic? This is like my Clown Drooly
Or are they the pure concentrates where you also add the PG/VG. I'm pretty sure I have purchased Red Astaire from T-Juice this way in the past.
I really do need to get caught on on the lingo again.

Will check out Chefs Flavours and thanks for the tips on steeping times. I have an extremely sweet tooth and love my dessert vapes. Seemingly all my favourites tend to be 70/30 VG/PG as a minimum and that's what I plan to mix at.
The self mixes are just an experiment really as I used to make a few last time around. Those Mesh coils are working for me, but OMG the amount of juice they get through. No issue with that, but if I can also create something to my liking to vape alongside the short fills even better. On the plus side despite being guzzlers the mesh coils just seem to last and last.
I mean It's been a long time... last time around I think the Vamo was the cool thing to have for those just about advancing past total newbie stage.


EDIT. I sussed it. I took a look at Chefs Flavours and realise now that One-shots are pure concentrates?

chefsflavours.co.uk/manchester-tart-30ml-epic-shots/

Manchester tart. Back in the day (some 40 years ago), it was the main reason not to skip school that day.
Looks like the credit card will be getting hammered in the morning. Thanks for the link.

[Postmodern Smoking]

Short fills are flavour concentrates with PG & VG already added in an oversized bottle (so that nic* can just be added). *- or in your case around 10 or 20ml of PG/VG.

Oneshots are blended flavour concentrates where you still need to dilute with PG/VG. (These are usually better value).


LOL re. Vamo ... great in their day

[pebbles]

Welcome back daveyboy37