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Post by chrisde on Jul 31, 2016 12:14:36 GMT
I often buy and use "premium" e-liquids. My all day is "Churrios" from Milkman. I regularily pay 20 Euros for 30ml of liquid.
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I never vape them as they are, I just use them to flavour pure base. The Churrios gets 0.5ml of liquid in 50ml of base - so my 30ml Churrios bottle will hold a couple of months.
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Post by chrisde on Feb 21, 2016 18:18:53 GMT
If I understand "evaporated milk" correctly, you might want to check out TPA "Dulce de leche". It's a bit more than evaporated milk (I know that stuff as "Kondensmilch" I think), there's some caramel and some vanilla in the mix.
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Post by chrisde on Dec 24, 2015 15:56:50 GMT
Hi and welcome!
You could just get another Nautilus and stick it on your iStick 50 - it will have twice the battery life and will vape just like the one on the 30 - just set it to the same wattage - and backups are important, because vaping equipment only fails when it's most inconvenient.
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Post by chrisde on Dec 14, 2015 12:18:50 GMT
Hi and welcome to AAEC!
The batteries you have will have small black characters (maybe quite faint) and numbers on them - for an example:
LGDBHE21865 / M35LI62A2 (this is an LG HE2, pink) or
INR18650-20R / SAMSUNG SDI / 125 (this is a Samsung 20R, green)
If you can tell us what's printed on them I might be able to figure out what you got and if they are suitable for our use. These are industrial cells and not meant or advertised for the general public - but the manufacturer will be on there somewhere.
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Post by chrisde on Sept 28, 2015 15:26:32 GMT
You know the iClear 30s very well - why not get him a couple of those (they are not bad, even compared to more modern tanks). Add an iStick or two et voilà.
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Post by chrisde on Aug 10, 2015 16:54:09 GMT
Hmm, I am sure the capital control measures can be worked around on a private level - so I could buy something for you, send it privately to you and you could buy something in Greece for me of roughly the same value (nic base for example) and send it to me. It sure doubles postage cost, but you can get what you need.
We need to stick together, no matter where we are or what our politicians do.
Oh, and Greece isn't the worst place for vape gear =)
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Post by chrisde on Aug 5, 2015 12:30:32 GMT
I've been a squonker since 2011 with my first REO. In front of me I usually have 3 bottom feeders (2xREO, E7, all with Origens) and two normal mods (Svapiamo 350j + Subtank Plus/NI200, iStick 50 and an Atlantis).
Basically, I do my coils on the squonkers and use ready made coils on the normal mods when I am too lazy to change cotton or coils.
When I am out and about, my normal setup are two squonkers, one in a holster, one in hand =)
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Post by chrisde on May 4, 2015 14:55:50 GMT
Hello and welcome!
I don't have much to add to what has been said already - apart maybe from my own story.
I've been smoking for 30 odd years and switched to vaping in november of 2011. I have a lot better devices than what was available then and I am going through a lot more liquid than when I started. But on the other hand, my nic strength is way lower now than at the start, I am going through 12-20 ml a day of 6mg juice instead of 2-3 ml of 18 and 24 (even 45).
Just vape on - it will regulate itself. Just drink a lot =)
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Post by chrisde on Apr 12, 2015 9:02:20 GMT
If you are going to try the 306, which are a good choice, please be aware that they are very different to the high-wattage atomizers we commonly use today. Start the journey at a very low wattage - Try 7 or 8 watts. Even 10 watts can be too harsh with them, depending on your juice and your experience feeding them.
In my opinion, the best ones are the Cisco 306 1.8 ohms (http://www.ivapour-elixir.co.uk/atomisers/low-resistance-atomisers/cisco-lr510-atomiser.html). They are perfect for mechanicals, so around 4 volts or 9 watts.
I've used them for a long time, before the invention of the bottom fed rebuildables, but for me they are now obsolete because the rebuildables are a lot easier to feed and use and deliver a lot more vapour. But the flavour of the 306 is still remarkable.
Edith says: Ooops, I linked the 510s, not the 306. They are the same, though, the 510s just have a sleeve the 306 don't have. And you can use a standard drip tip with the 510s. Unfortunately, the vendor seems to be out of stock of the 1.8 306s.
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Post by chrisde on Mar 26, 2015 11:08:57 GMT
The original iStick (20W) uses a faulty algorithm to calculate the power output. It's always too high. (It uses mean instead of RMS, for the techy people)
So, if its lowest setting is too hot for you, if you can, switch to higher resistance coils (maybe 2 Ohms instead of 1.5 Ohms) and voltage mode (three clicks on the main switch to change that). That way you can get the vape a bit cooler.
You can not compare the display value of the original iStick with anything else, so just go for taste, not the number displayed for volatge or wattage.
The iStick 30W and the iStick 50W use the correct formula, but even they fire a bit high in the lower settings, but not nearly as off as the original one.
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Post by chrisde on Jan 12, 2015 23:06:24 GMT
Hello and welcome! One other thing that might help with the budget: You could vape pure base, without any added flavourings. That way it's insanely cheap and it tastes a bit like the smoke from a weak cigarette. Try it, you might like it. You can buy base at the appropriate nic content you want and thus have nothing to mix at all. Here's an example: 100ml nic base, 50/50, 18mg: 6 Pounds 18 (sorry, no pound symbol on my keyboard) www.ltecigs.larsentilbrook.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=61_84&product_id=1323 |
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Post by chrisde on Jun 3, 2014 11:10:30 GMT
Steeping changes juices, but you can vape them all straight after mixing, from your list the red astaire doesn't need steeping at all in my opinion.
Steeping is not required, it just improves some juices. Plus, it happens naturally anyway, unless you mix in very small batches.
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Post by chrisde on May 19, 2014 12:18:20 GMT
I hold the end of the wire down with a piece of sticky tape.
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Post by chrisde on May 16, 2014 0:36:19 GMT
That'd be a lot off topic here, geordie_vaper, and a bit touchy with Imeo (the maker of the GGs) in the thread. We better wait until Chrissie gets Imeo a thread to post in.
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