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digisatman....like ur thinking but alas it's 12v all the way - vv is for sissies, lol

Now I know that I am a very, very recent convert to the 'wonderful world of Vaping' and could be classed as a mere infant to other more veteran vapers but I have something that I wish to share with the forum members and a couple of suggestions to make regarding this forum. Please remember that the thoughts that I express in the following thread is obviously my own opinion, I do not mean any harm or insult by it, after all we are all different and we all have differing needs too.

Firstly let me explain myself, I am a 47yr old male who had smoked for about 33yrs until I discovered Vaping, which was only 18 days ago ! Once I had commited myself to making the change I set about finding a forum on the internet that I could use to bolster myself up in times of stress and discuss all things 'Vapourial', I did indeed search, searched high and low, trawling the internet for a forum that could fulfill this need. I found US Forums that obviously were all American; products and slang, then there was the Euro-forums, where speaking multiple languages helps and products differed again, then there was the UK forums, some I found a little 'clicky' and did not seem very friendly to newbies. Then I was lucky enough to find this forum, small, friendly, funny, supportive and well moderated too, I quickly became a member, not wanting to miss this opportunity to become part of something that is growing bigger by the day and I feel that I have made a really good decision, checking back to the other UK forums has made me realise that I was right to choose this Forum over all the rest, especially in friendliness and fun !

As a Newbie in the world of Vaping I have noticed a few things that I cannot totally understand (and this could be just one of those many things that make each and every one of us so different), one is why are we using such differing equipment ? I seem to be missing something here, I cannot fathom the pratical purpose of using super MaH batteries ? Is this just a case of 'bigger is better'? Or is there something more that I cannot deduce ? Surely the old chestnut,"The battery lasts longer" cannot be taken seriously as there are a huge amount of PCC (portable charging case) for most superminis and minis alike on the market today and most, if not all, are the exact same size as a standard packet of cigarettes and will hold enough charge to keep a 180MaH battery topped up 3-4 times ! Failing that you could always carry a spare charged battery with you when you are out and about. Surely we should be concentrating on having an industrial standard so that prospective vapers will not be as confused as we were when we first thought about Vaping, all the different types available, limited compatibility, cartridges vs cartomisers vs tanks etc. Plus, and this is very important, I sat and watched VT-TV (re:Doctor Hiliary Jones, Pub vaping BBc & ITV coverage) which I am sure you are aware of or have even seen, I was astounded by the fact that not one single vaper in the pub had a super-mini or a mini, they were all holding overly large, odd shaped devices that any non vaper would have baulked at ! Not one single standard 510 tank, cartridge or cartomiser to be seen, not one mini anywhere and VT-TV pronounced it a great success, lol, I personaly do not think that it would of attracted any smokers to go over to vaping, did any of the products look like a ciggie ? I think not. Most Vapers started off with a mini or super-mini despite whatever else they bought later and as an introduction to vaping for the general public (through the media coverage it got) it stank, it struck me as a 'click' that had got together in a pub to show off their monstrously oversized mods and have there face on the telly, shame cos it could of been so much more.

Which brings me neatly to my final and most important thought about this vaping forum, during the course of researching e-liquids and watching/reading reviews, I noticed that a few good reviewers actually use multiple voltages for their reviews of e-liquids (eg. liquid 'x' at 3.7v had good flavour, vapour and throat hit, at 5v increased vapour, throat hit and flavour, at 6v the flavour and throat hit was harsh, vapour immense), which made me think.....I would like to see a sub forum for all US 3.7v users (RN4081, DSE103, 510, etc) giving product reviews limited to just 3.7v 180-300mah PVs (mini to super-mini models), this would allow us to test e-liquids/flavourings at a 'standardised' level, which would benefit all vapers alike. We could then have discussions about the effect of cartomisers on flavours and wether the flavourings would need to be increased for use and wether certain flavours even work in cartomisers at all. I feel that this would be of quite some benefit to new users as well as the old 'lags' and could even attract much more new vapers to the forum. I personally would like to see a dedicated 3.7v forum as I am a 3.7v user myself and cannot see any point in upgrading to other high voltage systems complete with their oversized bits and bobs, I make my own flavoured e-juices and if, at 3.7v, the flavour is lacking I will be simply adding more flavouring, if it lacks vapour I will simply alter the VG-PG ratio in the base mix.

I know that it is a lot to take in one go, but I hope you understand that I mean no disrespect in regard to the already sterling work that has gone into making this forum one of my favourite online sites in the last couple of years, but nonetheless I feel the need to 'air' these points and of course any answers to the questions I have made would be greatly recieved.

If needed, I would be prepared to moderate the new forum/sub-forum, under guidance from more experienced members and moderators but only if it could be made strictly a 3.7v mini to supermini only forum.

rofl, pmsl,

cannot believe you (or anyone) would do that lol.......

Still larffin now......




still larffin.......

Happy Birthday Blakey

Have a good day mate !!

deleted mine too

Hi Tizerbelle, i got the goodies this morning

Thanks very much for them, I am looking forward to trying the RY4 later this afternoon.

Hi Lucy, a very warm welcome to the forum, I will not give u any advice as the other members have covered that topic very well indeed.
I had a similiar experience myself and just decided to class it as a learning experience, good idea - bad product.