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Post by MarkS on Sept 5, 2014 10:16:21 GMT
snippet from the nhs If you want to try a safer alternative to cigarettes but are concerned about the uncertainties surrounding e-cigarettes, you may wish to consider a nicotine inhalator. This licensed quit smoking aid, available on the NHS, consists of just a mouthpiece and a plastic cartridge. It’s proven to be safe, but the nicotine vapour only reaches the mouth rather than the lungs, so you don’t get the quick hit of nicotine that comes with e-cigarettes WTF is an inhalator then.......if you don't inhale it!!!!!!!!!!!! MONEY TAX MONEY TAX MONEY......THATS THE REAL REASON FOR ALL THIS SCARMONGERING who....ash ....bp have certainly shot themselves in the foot.......n trying anything to claw their way back I thought the NHS piece was pretty objective, as it should be. www.nhs.uk/news/2014/09September/Pages/Claims-e-cigarettes-are-a-gateway-to-cocaine.aspx
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Post by MarkS on Sept 5, 2014 9:49:43 GMT
Around a month or so ago I purchased around 20 different concentrates from UK Flavours. I mixed them all up as standalone juices at 15% to get an idea of what their range is like. Several weeks have passed and I'm now getting around to sampling the testers which were mixed at 11mg 70/30 PG/VG If they turn out to be good then they are a bargain at £2.69 for 30ml. The company mainly sell flavourings for food, but they also have an eliquid section where they claim all of the concentrates in that section are diacetyl free. I'll leave my thoughts on each as I try them in this one post. APPLE:
A very authentic apple taste. It has the sweetness and flavour of a red apple similar to a Royal Gala with a slight sour/tart after taste like you get when eating a real apple. Mixed at 15% there is plenty of flavour there for me, but I'd say this could be mixed between 10-20% depending on your palate. A good start. 7/10 CREAM SODA:
Quite a decent flavour mixed at 15% but personally I'd try 20% on my next mix. I wouldn't say its an authentic cream soda concentrate but I do get soda, cream and a hint of vanilla in the flavour. Only tried one other cream soda concentrate before from L&T which I found more or less flavourless at 20%, so this one beats that hands down. 6/10MORELLO CHERRY:This is a sour cherry concentrate and its not a bad one. The sour notes are spot on, but it needs a little more cherry. 15% is definitely to weak for my taste and next time I'd mix it at 20% which might even get pushed to 25%. The subtle cherry flavour that is there is quite a natural one, so it will be interesting to try this again at a higher percentage. 6/10 TOFFEE:
At 15% this is a subtle toffee flavour. I would definitely mix this at 20% next time. Tastes like a mild butter toffee which might go well mixed with coffee or nuts. I'd say this is on par with other toffee concentrates I've tried, which unfortunately means its pretty average. 6/10
LEMON:
This is quite possibly the worse lemon concentrate I have tried . At 15% there isn't much flavour to it so I would definitely recommend at least 20% as a starting point. The flavour to this one seems confused. Its like a mish mash of lemon, lemonade and lemon meringue without actually being any of those. There is the sour after taste I get from the other fruits I have tried in this range and there is also a slight but odd creaminess. The thing that is lacking is any punch from the lemon. Its not disgusting and its reasonably vapeable. Its just a lemon without any zest. 4/10
BUTTERSCOTCH:
I like this flavour. Sweet, creamy and buttery. Pretty decent at 15%, would be even better at 20%. This is as good as any butterscotch concentrate I have tried. I think this would mix very well with the toffee from their range. Not much more I can say, its butterscotch and a pretty good one too. 7/10ALMOND:A sweet almond flavouring. Tastes a bit like the almond you'd find in a cherry bakewell. I'd mix it a little stronger next time between 18-20%. Not a standalone flavouring for me but definitely one to add to other mixes. Pretty good. 6/10VIOLET:I found this flavour too strong at 15% and it tasted a bit like washing up liquid. Never really been a fan of Parma Violets, but would imagine for those that do 10% would give plenty of authentic flavour. 5/10
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 15:14:17 GMT
It must just be me, but my eyes get drawn straight to the airflow ring and I immediately think...."odd"
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 15:03:46 GMT
Hi My name is Mark and I'm a mixaholic.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 14:43:52 GMT
MarkS out of them piccys you put up the "Rose on Slo' Jo" is deffo the better of the bunch, finish wise the Rose looks better on the TOL but that is only going by the picture. Yeah I think you're right. I like it better on my SS Chi-You as the ugly ass airflow ring on the Chi takes your eyes away from the ugly ass airflow ring on the Rose. No 18500 mode for the Chi though.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 14:24:33 GMT
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 14:20:07 GMT
Fugly looking thing the Rose, reminds me of a pepper pot....anyway out of all the piccys i have seen so far Cousin Itt Kato looks best But as you have said box mods are not your thing, nothing wrong with being fussy "Guilty as Charged" Actually I am a fan of the MVP but mainly for its practicality when I go fishing than anything else.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 13:27:04 GMT
As a kid I had a knack of making my dad produce a "Strong Wallop"
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 13:23:59 GMT
Maybe its just me but I do not think the Rose looks quite right on any of these Mods? Rose on a Tree Of Life Rose on Slo' Jo Rose on Nemmy To be clear this threads purpose isn't to bash the Rose. Its so I may find a mod to frame it on so I may grow to love it.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 13:00:16 GMT
I think it looks fine on a stainless steel 4Nine. Or on the copper and brass Vanilla clone, though not as good as on the 4Nine clone. If Dropbox would notice the pics that should have got there by now I'd add a pic. Do you not think that air flow ring just looks completely out of place on that set up? Without it that set up would look fantastic.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 12:58:26 GMT
I think its the airflow control ring that just makes it look odd on most Mods. I think the air flow ring is the only bit that has any sort of style . Loose that and its just an ugly blob of stainless . The top cap is the worst bit . 50% solid lump of useless which could have ether been made pretty or hollowed out more for more juice. I'm not keen on the knobbly bits on the airflow ring and can't really see the point of them. Would have preferred a smooth ring. I like simplicity in design. On its own I don't think the rose looks that bad, just it doesn't look quite right once put onto a Mod.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 12:38:52 GMT
Looks good on the gun metal RDNA shark. And the stumpy looks good on the mini shark I'd imagine it does, but not a fan of box mods and prefer straight up 18500 mechs than VV/VW devices. I know I'm hard to please but DNA mods and such do nothing for me.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 12:36:34 GMT
To anyone who likes box mods it probably looks fantastic geordie_vaper. What is the name of that Mod seen them a few times, are they for sale or did someones kid make it for them at school in metal work?
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 12:30:52 GMT
i though i saw the telescopic bit but its a bit dark there, ahh i loved mine didnt miss a beat, have you had the switch apart? Rebuilt the switch more times than I care to remember and also replaced all the switch parts. Still loves a misfire.
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Post by MarkS on Sept 4, 2014 12:22:38 GMT
nemesis or a paps nor sure what version paps though. I have both of those and don't think it suits either. I think its a pretty ugly atty Best hidden Weights not that bad really . I think it would suite an 18500 pretty well . I use a4nine and it looks a bit top heavy on that . Ill get a pic later I think its the airflow control ring that just makes it look odd on most Mods.
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