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Post by xs2man on Aug 11, 2013 0:59:06 GMT
Cheers for that. The Pina Colada recipe you linked to is made with a Pina Colada flavouring, that I don't have. There is a Pina Colada recipe in the archived file that's made with rum, pineapple and coconut, all of which I do have. Cheers. At least I know where to look until the new layout is finished
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Post by xs2man on Aug 10, 2013 23:31:57 GMT
Hi guys...
Excellent work on the new recipes. But is it a work in progress?
I certainly remember there being a lot more recipes before. Many of which I would like to try (the Pina Colada made from individual ingredients rather than a Pina Colada mix as a start).
Am I just being a numpty here?
Obviously the new set-up will make things a LOT easier to browse etc... But until it's complete, is the old list still available?
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 17:25:17 GMT
Regarding the hardware, I would have thought there was already sufficient regulation in place - by law everything should be 'fit for purpose'. As for the makers of e-liquids, I wouldn't mind seeing some kind of licensing introduced along with periodic checks to ensure they meet at least minimum standards of hygiene etc. See this idea is okay so long as it's not prohibitively expensive a process. For example, circa £100 - £150 per year for a license to make the liquid and operate the business, subject to 1-2 unannounced inspections a year, that is fine. And shouldn't price any competent vendor out of the market. The problem lies when they decide if each individual liquid requires it's own certification etc... Base ingredients should be okay, so long as this process isn't vastly expensive either. But basically, the base nicotine additive, VG and PG dillutents could be subject to close scrutiny, but surely the flavourings are little different to food flavourings?
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 15:56:32 GMT
No, nothing good can ever come from medical regulation, only lower standards of stuff we already have freely available. And at greater cost. Self regulation is basically in effect already. As said previously, the more unscrupulous vendors will slowly die off as lessons are learned, and better vendors tracked down by the inexperienced. Having said that, the other day I was in my local vape shop (I say local, its 28 miles away, lol). And some of the customers in there probably wouldn't go hunting down vendors on the internet. Luckily, the shop seemed quite clued up, and, despite the cheaper looking clearos they sold, their eliquid seems to be pretty well made. All correctly labelled, professional looking stuff. However, being the only vape shop in town may allow you to take certain liberties. I don't think this was the case in this instance, but I could see where it could happen. This is where some sort of regulation may be beneficial. I'm not talking about on a pricing basis either. A shop in town has overheads an online bussiness won't have, and I'll be happy to pay a little more for the product to help out a local vendor in this market. But more on a quality basis.
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 12:40:15 GMT
Does he not mean that the clearo is more off-centre on the v2 than the others? Thus giving a poor connection, and giving him the problems he is seeing.
Either way, the OP really does need to be a little more detailed about the problem. A cryptic title, and dodgy photo does not make a good question.
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 10:59:50 GMT
imogensmummy do you mean how to get stuff sent to you free for you to review via video or written? Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 yes that's what i meant. sorry wasn't very clear x Yep, you will have to do a LOAD of GOOD reviews, build up a fan base and following, and then build up a rapport with vendors. Even then, you would probably have to buy MOST of the stuff you are reviewing. Check out Todds reviews on Youtube. www.youtube.com/user/toddecigreviews/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_index=0He has nearly 8,000 followers, generally 2,000 - 3,000 views per video (the occasional one doing MUCH better), and he is still buying most of the gear he is reviewing. What you MIGHT acheive, after building a solid fanbase, is the ability to purchase early previews of flavours / gear so that you can review them before general sale. But if your just looking for free stuff, good luck to you. You will need to work VERY hard to get your free £3-5 sample for review.
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 10:52:44 GMT
I bought my mini's from Vapor-Z. And used a discount code so got both for £19.12 delivered. They don't seem to have any just now though, but are taking pre-orders for mini protank 2's at the moment. I will be putting an order in for a couple of these I think... www.vapor-z.co.uk/products/kanger-protank-mini-2Probably just the same, but with changeable drip-tips. Woo Hoo, as I've already scuffed the f*** out of my current drip tips... The Protank mini 2 come with a removeable drip tip so you can swap them over. We are a bit unsure if they are being made like the protank-2 where you can take the whole device apart. as soon as we know we will post it on here. We have all become protank Junkies. Make sure you buy Kangertech as a few vendors are passing these off as Kanger Protanks. not naming and shaming Any idea when you will get them in?
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Post by xs2man on Aug 9, 2013 0:02:39 GMT
I bought my mini's from Vapor-Z. And used a discount code so got both for £19.12 delivered. They don't seem to have any just now though, but are taking pre-orders for mini protank 2's at the moment. I will be putting an order in for a couple of these I think... www.vapor-z.co.uk/products/kanger-protank-mini-2Probably just the same, but with changeable drip-tips. Woo Hoo, as I've already scuffed the f*** out of my current drip tips...
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Post by xs2man on Aug 8, 2013 23:02:37 GMT
I doubt I'll make it. Don't think the wife will give me the weekend off. And she is pretty unlikely to want to go in the first place Maybe next year...
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Post by xs2man on Aug 8, 2013 22:30:18 GMT
I have pondered this thread over the last couple days before submitting my reply. Now the reply is still off the cuff despite the pondering, so don't be expecting any ground-breaking insights, lol.
I will likely either still be vaping, or back on the cigs in 5 years. I can't see a long term future where I am not using nicotine.
When I first took up vaping, a whole 23 days ago, I had no real intention of giving up cigarettes. I visited some friends, and their parents had given up and went on the ecigs, and it started from there. I decided to give it a bash and see what happened.
Since then, I have had no desire to smoke a real cigarette in place of vaping, although I did have 2 cigs after a night on the booze, where my tanks started leaking, and I had to get home. So on the way, my emergency pack of cigs came into play. I am not disappointed with myself in any way for smoking them. But they weren't as pleasant as I had remembered them to be. Bonus.
But as my attitude to vaping is so blaze, and I understand this, and realise many of you are doing this with full intention of giving up the stinkies, I just don't have the want to give up the nicotine.
In the meantime, if I can (eventually) save some money, and improve my health, whilst at the same time acquire some shiny stuff, with little to no extra expenditure than normal, then happy days.
To be perfectly honest, I'm sure my relaxed attitude to analogues is helping me here. If my sole intention was to give up stinkies, drop my nic, and eventually quit altogether, I'm convinced I would find it harder. As it is, I don't care either way, and it helps me that I can get into something like DIY mixing and other sorts of complications, to help arouse my interests somewhat.
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Post by xs2man on Aug 8, 2013 20:22:00 GMT
Yeah, did a lick taste, and even then it is only vaguely sweet, as put previously. I even took my original batch (thankfully only 8ml) put 1ml in a tank along with another 1ml of pure concentrate (after upping the mix to approximately 50%, so roughly 75% flavour by this time), leaving it for a while, and still absolutely no flavour at all. Have now put another 3.5ml of "concentrate" in with the roughly 6.5-7ml left (@50%), and will leave to steep for a week or so, but I fear it will make no difference at all.
Think I'll just bin this and try another vendor. Hopefully I can find a concentrate that works. Unlikely to use that vendor again I fear.
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Post by xs2man on Aug 8, 2013 9:28:47 GMT
Hi, I seem to be having some issue with my Irn Brew concentrate (Cupcake World). I just get no flavour off it at all. I made up a mix with 15% Flavour concentrate, and there was just no flavour coming through at all. I then made another mix up at 25% and still no flavour coming through. This has been left to steep for 1 week, and still nothing. I was under the impression that 25% would be a lot. The recipe I am using is : Is it possible that these flavours go off? Or that I just have a bad batch? Or am I missing some important ingredient? There is just no flavour at all, even at 25%... Any ideas?
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Post by xs2man on Aug 7, 2013 15:10:15 GMT
To be fair, I have 23 of them too, lol. I ended up with 5 from my Vamo purchase and loved them. Ordered 15 from Healthcabin since they have their sale on (still to arrive), and I ordered 3 VV Evod batteries and clearos from Fasttech for my mum (well, for me, but might give my mum one). They arrived this morning.
In the 3 weeks or so since quitting stinkies, that is quite a collection of evods. However, I do really enjoy the way they vape. Much better than my CE5. I am still undecided about my iClear30 if it is better or not? It is different though. But I must admit I do enjoy my mini Protanks and full size protank. I really got to stop buying atomisers (I also have 2 cheapo drippers from fasttech).
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Post by xs2man on Aug 7, 2013 7:55:40 GMT
The evic is right on budget. In fact, cheaper here as it's on a deal:http://www.evape.co.uk/joyetech-evic-vapour-intelligent-cigarette-kit.html
And this code : mustbf8 brings it down another 5%
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Post by xs2man on Aug 6, 2013 23:08:24 GMT
Not seen anyone in public really. But I do believe there is a vape shop in Dundee, so next time I'm through, I'll pop in.
I do get a lot of the negativity towards it when people ask. Negativity might be a bit strong. A lot of the "why don't you just give up", or, more commonly "you're still addicted to the nicotine though, so what's the point?".
What's the point? Better health, and £1 per day on vape juice rather than £8 on cigarettes. No brainer really.
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