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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 13, 2022 9:26:31 GMT
Funny how they concentrate on the bad side...and never the huge number of advantages. All about greed over disposals (from manufacturers and shop sellers) - Sure, some 'adults' buy them for kids I'm sure but equally I'm sure lots of kids are buying them directly from less scrupulous retailers. Maybe ban disposals and just let us get on with our thing? www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62052286
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 10, 2022 21:52:23 GMT
Concentrate - 20% Nic - 3mg Mix - 70 VG Kit - Voopoo Alpha @ 58w with Vapresso Itank @ 0.20ohms Blurb - 'All the flavours and style of a Caribbean beach holiday - a juicy and sweet pineapple, peach and mango cocktail' Short and sweet? Just short of an absolute winner. Ahhhh. Enough of that toast and cake stuff and back to fruity goodness. As the deity that is Arthur Daley once said 'I'm back on terra cotta'. Another new fruit offering from ELFC and the second one in the range of the mysterious new coil saving sweetener. It is very good. As per the blurb we have three flavors being pineapple, mango and peach. The pineapple on the inhale is fruit authentic (rather than candy) - sweet, sharp and fresh. The final part of the exhale is the peach and is pretty close to the fabled El Fruto peach. At lower wattage I was picking up a pungent mango flavour too. However, having gone to the dizzy heights of 58w it has totally disappeared. However, the peach certainly balances the wonderful sharpness and acidity of the pineapple. Long, long lasting flavour - still got it on the back of the tongue a minute or two after vaping. It's going to be 33c this week. Summer is here (for a week or two) and this is juicy loveliness. Maybe missing mangos make misery...but not for me. Obviously it wouldn't be me if there wasn't a minor gripe...a huge chunk of ice would take this from very, very good to absolutely excellent me thinks. £4.99 for a 120ml bottle shot? Go grab some and enjoy  8.89/10 - it is rather nice.
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 10, 2022 8:08:02 GMT
Concentrate - 20% VG - 70% Nic - 4mg Kit - Vaporesso itank 0.2oh @ 53w on Geekvape Aegis Short and sweet? Sweet and fluffy. OK, so I decided to sacrifice the Jam on Toast coil (I seriously couldn't be doing with 100ml of that) and decided to move on to the Victoria Sponge. Thankfully, a good choice. In the past I've tried novelty stuff like 'birthday cake' flavour and this one is certainly a good example of the genre. Like the JOT, we have an excellent jam going on (presumably the same one) and this time we have an excellent sponge and nice sweet cream. Is it sweet? Of course - it's a cake - but it isn't oversweet. Appreciate none of you have met me in person but I am very keen on a cake or three and this is literally the vape taste of a big slice of a Victoria Sponge. Nice layering of flavour, strong ongoing aftertaste and it all mixes together very well. For a confirmed and committed fruit vaper, this has certainly been a bit of a revelation. The flavour is deep. No dry mouth with this one. The vape aroma is divine. I guess my only question now is, can I used this as a diet version of the real thing? DK continue to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure. The baby vomit disaster. The curious but nice lime and mint tea. The functional and accurate but ultimately very dull JOT - and now this excellent mix of creamy jammy goodness. Minor error on the last review - this is a shortfill with nic shots for £5.99 from Rainbow Vapes (I think I said bottle shot in the last one) - bear in mind B&Ms/newsagents are still getting away with £3-5 for 10ml and still reigns the insanity of £15-20 for a 50ml shortfill in places....this is a bargain. 8.35/10 - a jolly good effort 
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 8, 2022 17:14:24 GMT
Concentrate - 20% Mix - 70vg Nic - 3mg Kit - Geekvape Aegis at 60w with Vapresso Itank @ 0.19ohms
Short and sweet? It's OK.
I picked this up as a 100ml bottle shot from Rainbow Vape for £5.99 with nic shots. It was cheap...and that's the good news.
We certainly have the three components here - a toast - a butter - a jam.
The jam is the winner. It is strawberry and very much a Robinson's rather than a cheaper alternative. I don't get much at all on the inhale but it is a very complex exhale with things flying all over the place. First part of the exhale I get a light toast taste then in to the jam and then a butter (am I imagining that bit?) and finally a more crunchy and stronger toast flavour.
There are, of course, some downsides. Absolutely terrible dry mouth from this one. The other thing is for its complexity it doesn't, for me, have that 'just one more vape' factor to it. It does what it says on the tin and the flavours are right and it is certainly better than Solubarome but, well, 'meh'....I'm kind of vaping it almost begrudgingly (as I used a new coil on it) and it is certainly in 8th place out of my 7 tanks on the go.
If you like this kind of thing you might love this one. For me, it's a 7/10.
If the DK range grabs you, Rainbow Vapes has most of them for £5.99 for 100ml bottle shot. I got the Victoria Sponge & Devon Fudge Cake to complain review later.
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 4, 2022 18:42:20 GMT
If the vast majority of concentrates (or at least a highly significant number) need to be mixed at 20%, why haven't we moved to retailing 40ml concentrates rather than 30ml? The obvious 200ml from a bottle rather than 100ml and an annoying dribble or half a bottle. Just a thought 
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jul 4, 2022 18:21:44 GMT
DripDrop Vapour - Would you consider adding concentrates as well as the short fills to your line?
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 22, 2022 16:16:15 GMT
striker42 - Absolutely cracking recommendation  Great to have a load of input after and sharing ideas and stuff - a reminder of why AAEC remains the one and only forum 
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 20, 2022 16:49:56 GMT
Perpetua - Put it this way, I bought my third one yesterday from VC which did the miracle arrive again today - first time I've had (or ever thought I'd have...) something outnumbering the Cleitos on the go now.
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 7, 2022 17:03:57 GMT
no matter what time i order from vape club they have always delivered the next day. with the itank though from ecig direct ive never in 7 years had a sunday delivery. now a question about the itank. there is only one other tank ive had this issue with which was the cleito and im noticing it with the itank. at 50watts is anyone else getting a burnt inner top lip? out of my 50 or so tanks at even higher wattage i dont get this but the cleito and the itank do this and its a little annoying. As a religious user of Cleito tanks (I've got 4 on the go + the two Itanks) I do find they get a little warm on the top lip - I usually vape 50-65w on those and think it is because of the flat plastic the drip tip attaches to getting hot - for me, mildly annoying but do-able. Haven't had any issues with the Itank so far up to around 60w (maybe the metal plate is better?) - are you using a higher PG juice?
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 6, 2022 16:09:29 GMT
Vape Club..... Ordered the itank coils yesterday (Sunday) online and they....errrr....arrrived today (Monday). Exceptional 
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 2, 2022 22:04:44 GMT
Concentrate - 20% VG - 70% Nic - 4mg Steep - 2 days Kit - Vaporesso itank 0.2oh @ 62w on Voopoo Alpha Short and sweet? Almost perfect. Almost... Confession is good for the soul? OK (please don't hate me for this....) "My name is Andy....and sometimes I use(d) disposable vapes". Ok, hopefully someone is still reading - Yep, disposables are bad for the environment - plastic and batteries - no power etc. I totally get it...but they (Elf Bar) do a damm good blue razz lemonade...which I couldn't find anywhere....until now... ELFC on their now sadly removed FB page did frequent request posts for new flavour ideas for their own range - I (and many others) always asked for a blue razz lemonade...now we got one...and it is very, very good. ELFC have made this one with their new 'coil friendly' sweetener and whilst it is sweet - it is a nice sweet rather than the bags of sugar sweet. A good start. Blue raspberry is pretty difficult to define so according to Wiki - "Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks. The flavor and color do not derive from any species of raspberry." Any the wiser? Nope, me neither. But I guess most of us know what it tastes like  The lemonade is soft and sweet. It starts on the inhale and the fabled if undefinable blue razz cuts in and through the exhale. A slight chill at the end finishes this one of nicely. For me, it's literally centimeters away from being the perfect thing I wanted it to be. This is probably very personal and very fussy but a slightly more tarte/sharp taste at the end would lift this from very, very good to the coat tails of Kernow Black (praise indeed...  ) Minor quirk aside, I ordered two 250ml bottle shots on release sight unseen and will happily chug through them both and order more. Ummmmm.....8.786/10
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 2, 2022 15:44:07 GMT
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Post by ghostrider1971 on Jun 2, 2022 15:41:29 GMT
striker42 - It is an absolutely excellent tank - thank you again for the recommendation - silly cheap too (might have to grab a couple more!) - flavour is really good - hoping to get a new concentrate review up a bit later using the itank. Any recommendations on places for cheap coils, please?
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Post by ghostrider1971 on May 31, 2022 17:50:35 GMT
Perpetua - I managed to set up my second one this afternoon eventually. It was harder to get the glass off of this one...but finally  Unscrewed the bottom. Edged my fingernail around the glass at the top (it is very tight) - kind of moved it a little bit and managed to pull the glass down - I think it is extra tight because of the plastic inside. Hope you get it sorted out - it is a great vape.
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Post by ghostrider1971 on May 30, 2022 21:52:23 GMT
Mine arrived today - I had a similar experience for a bit....but thankfully now OK. I unscrewed the bottom and then held the top part and pulled the glass down hard (very hard...) and then the plastic inside comes off easily. I had trouble screwing the top back on when I took it off - then finally realised it was anti clockwise to put back on. Tank up and running and it is VERY good  - nice clouds and very nice flavour. For 15 quid and the glass extension on top it was a bargain. Kind of reminds me of a cheaper version of the Sakerz....which is a good thing 
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