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Brilliant! Thanks for doing this.

Hi Canford - welcome! I've only been here a day but everyone is so friendly and helpful. Nicest forum on the internet.

It might be the Skycig plug - I only used it because when I was looking up the Riva yesterday, someone had mentioned using the Skycig mains plug to charge it.  My Kindle, phone and tablet plugs all have USB sockets, so I'll have to check and see if they're OK to use.  

I'd heard that over-tightening was very bad, so I tried to be careful not to do it.  Most annoyingly every time I push the button, I can hear that slight sizzly crackly noise that the JVs make when you vape them.  So it sounds like the connection between the battery and the carto is fine.

I'm using the other battery now, just put the carto in (careful not to tighten too much) and pushed the button, held it in for a couple of seconds and some vapour starting coming out the end of the carto.  Went to take a light puff and got something, but there's so much less vapour and throat hit than with the little JVs, and nowhere near as much as I'm getting with the clearo.  This is so odd - maybe I just have a crap technique with the Riva + cartos!  

I'm going to try another carto with the JV liquid this time.

Yeah, I made sure it was soaking.  Did exactly what you said about blowing through to clear it.  But it just doesn't work?

Weird, I just edited this and it vanished!

Just wanted to add a quick note about my sister - she asked me for advice on e-cigs, but after I'd been happily puffing on the Riva with the clearo.  I sent her a long email, talking about how I used to think a cig-a-like would be best for me, and exactly why I'd changed my mind.  Asked her if it was more important to have something that looked like a cig, but then be struggling a little with the vaping experience, still having cravings etc.  Or have something that looks nothing like a cig but works so much better.  Told her I'd found lots of threads where people had moved from cig-a-likes to devices like the Riva and been much happier.  

She's now considering spending a chunk of next month's cig budget on two Riva kits for herself and her boyfriend.  She just wants to try mine first.

Well... first I tried a carto and either I messed up or it's a dud. I filled it with the peanut butter (drip filled), but I can barely get a vape from it. I tried tightening it on a little bit, then loosening it. Took it off and put it back on a few times. Tried drawing lighter than I would with the JV e-cigs. Still nothing. Tried a little heavier - nothing. I think out of all the repeated attempts, I managed to get a little bit of vapour and throat hit twice, and that was all. Very frustrating cos the little taste I got of Grizwald's PB was amazing!

I kept checking the wadding inside - it was definitely wet. So either this carto is dud, which would be very disappointing as that means I've also wasted a fair bit of the PB, or I've done something really stupidly wrong. I made sure I only got juice on the wadding, there was none in the middle. I blew air through it, made sure the end that connected to the battery was dry etc. Basically followed the instructions in the text and video from the thread in Tips & Tricks.

At that point I was afraid to try another carto in case it's my fault, so I tried the clearomizer. Put in a mixture of peppermint and chocolate JacVapour liquids, and...

MIND = BLOWN!!!!!

This makes such a mockery of the pathetic Skycigs. It is amazing!!! Seriously, a couple of puffs, my cravings vanished. So huge huge thanks for advising me to get it because I absolutely love it. I've occasionally been relying on lozenges when the cravings got bad, but the Riva with the clearo totally killed them. I kept nipping the bathroom for a sneaky puff. I seriously can't wait for payday next week because I need more Grizwald's gourmet samples in my life.

But... I really want the cartos to work. I gather the clearo won't last very long, and I don't know... I really want to give the carts a try.

Is it likely I've got a dud one? Is that common? Should I chance another one? I looked at the tips and the vid again and I don't think I missed anything.

As great as the clearo is, I'd be worried about liquid spilling out if it happened to tip up, or something. And I know you can get "rebuildable" ones (presumably you can replace the parts yourself) but using cartos just seems like less hassle.

Dave - thanks for all the pointers!

djs - prepare to commence diluting your tea with tears - yes, it's the V3 minis that my sis says are "far too big and heavy". *shakes head* She had a go of a Skycig today, but I'm determined to get her to try the Riva. I'm meeting her on Friday and I'll have it with me. If it's a fraction as good as people say, hopefully she'll be convinced.

And no doubt in a few months I'll be wanting to give something else a try. I had to look up the Spinner... Am I going to wind up starting a collection??

Everyone else - thanks for the welcome :-) It just seems so unfair that vapescape don't have a teleporter. Why can't it be here already? I think the poor little JacVapours are going to be very neglected after the post arrives tomorrow.