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Heh heh..I tried those herbals years ago P, they really are putrid :-)

I went down to about 5mg on my third week Jo, just found I was vaping more, no cravings. Back up to 18mg because I can't be bothered to dilute, I vape less and anyway, I like nicotine!
Same as folks like caffiene or alcohol, am going to make up some 5mg bottles or less though for in the evenings as I find it hard to drop off sometimes and get very vivid dreams if I have been vaping a lot before bed.

"You could take the dropper off to allow the air to get to the mix better Sam, other than that nothing special . . . just not in direct sunlight ( some hope ) or near to a heat source."
Ooooer! The couple of attempts I made at mixing I stood a 5ml bottle in a cup of hot water as I'd heard of folk micro waving mixes for a few seconds, not a good idea then P?

Which caused all my grief Scylla ;-)

P... I did say "newbie" I'm sure this is raggies concern and is commendable, anyone prepared to move onto a mod I wouldn't consider a literal "newbie".
They would and should have learned by now this hobby requires considerable back-up, with supermarkets and petrol stations open 24/7 (yes, I have cycled at three in the morning in the pissing rain to buy fags during a futile "cold turkey" attempt!) it is too easy to turn back to the gaspers in desperation and frustration.
I've no doubt the screwdriver was the bee's knee's back in the day, and when working is still a neat little mod, Trog will go down in the history books for it.
With all respect, I do know what I am talking about as I bought a MKII as a newbie, I'm a salesmans dream :-)
I'm also an engineer so tinkering did not concern me, however, the adapter supplied when I purchased was put together wrong, when built correctly needed constant adjusting from atty to atty and I figured there was only so many times I would be able to stretch the spring back to make contact with the battery before it broke or there was a burn out behind the inaccessible circuit board, rendering it useless, leaving me without a vape.
On holiday with no chance of supplies, my back-up ego passthru also curled it's toes up, entirely my fault as I had dropped it.
But..... I knew I was onto something, this worked! I was luvin' it and had absolutley no cravings for a gasper, indeed the thought disgusted me and for the 24Hrs-36Hrs or so downtime I actually missed the vaping and flavours, not the fags :-)
So I swore this would never happen again, on my return I shelled out on various back-ups with varying success, always always making sure I had something in reserve, I'm still doing it.
It's money, but what price your health?
Over 4 months in now and there's still not a single day I don't thank to goodness I found vaping, I feel great, I feel proud of myself.
I'll never be one of those "born again" smokers/moaners as I sympathise with the addiction and cravings, but the smell now on peoples clothes etc disgusts me, it's soooo strong and foul!
The screwdriver is still working with a little tinkering, I just gave it to my dad, his eyes glazed over half way through me explaining all he had to do to keep it going, I'm pretty sure it'll be in a drawer somewhere by now ;-)
He has 5 little ciggie lookalike batteries, a bunch of 501 Carts and a bottle of the Bat's Golden Virginia, if he looks like he's making a go of it I'll move him up to the big boy stuff.
So I'm not having a go at the screwdriver, I just think it has it's place same as raggy, it'll be forever part of my learning journey and for that I'm eternaly grateful.
Sermon over...can you tell I'm bored at work :-) :-)

Ooor! I've been a bit sloppy here by updating this thread and have made it kerfuddled, I was referring to the passthru VV's I bought, not the booster, Chrissie will not be happy, she likes to keep her board tidy :-(
I've no experience at all with the booster, but think it's overpiced when compared to alternate methods of VV, more of which seem to be popping up by the week.
Very much agree with P though:
"I've not had that many duff purchases to be fair and the odd one I have had, my thinking is that it's still cheaper than what I was spending on ciggies even with the odd disappointment."