Any Vapers?

[A Guy]

Is that Vape porn?

A Guy

 

[Dude]

Maybe

 

[Night Hawk]

I think he is building a fog machine there!

 

[Wishmaster]

The evolution of this thread is amazing.


Went from just a couple of us to a bunch of us vaping it no time it seems.

The important things is, there are many of us who will start a new year tobacco free.
Lets all keep it that way!

Still a couple more weeks to try and help others move away from the tobacco for the New Year as well

 

[Night Hawk]

I'm not surprised here at all! In just about every discussion someone new just starting will come in it seems! As word gets out that ecigs are the "Bogey Man" portrayed by those who want to spread fabrications which i see all too often in blogs, tv news reports, and other articles. Want to know who is actually behind all that? Here's something dated 11/19 that paints a pretty good picture of what is happening as far as bogus information about vaping and why. Big Pharma, not tobacco companies, wages war on electronic cigarettes | WashingtonExaminer.com

Some reports talk about stuff from automotive antifreeze being found in eliquids? PG is not used in antifreeze! Dyethylene Glycol was used as a substitute to detoxify antifreeze from the way it had been originally! The EPA got after companies as well as lead and other things that had been in antifreeze. Rat poison being found in ejuice was another bogey man type scare tactic!

And then one report was pure fiction about the US and Japan finding numerous carcinogens worse then tobacco in ecigs! Oh gets better! That one was more or less the Japanese gov. trying to protect the livelihood of the government run tobacco industry there! Big Tobacco on the other hand would want new regulations to limit what is sold in the US to what they produce as far as disposable and refillables being cig size batteries with prefilled garbage compared to being able to pick and chooose things like you have now! Monopolize is the term suited for that direction while it's a bit too late for all that while Big T has been buying up smaller companies to grab up as much of the market space knowing smoking is declining as a rule as well as most places seeing smoking bans cutting their future unless getting in on the action.

The one thing Big Pharma doesn't people finding out is what the real science shows! The PG used in ejuice is US Produce grade from the US vendors which has been in use in Immediate asthmatic inhalers since the 1950s as well as found in quite a few consumer products as a food additive as well as in pet treats! It also made an effective air sanitizer during the Influenza outbreak during WW II which is learned by digging up the facts.

 

[Wishmaster]

Propelyne Glycol is found everywhere! Fom food, drinks, antifreeze to ejuice.

So its true.

But what they fail to mention is that there are different grades of PG. Food safe, and others used for industrial applications.
So, the PG used for some types of Antifreeze is not the same as the food grade found in foods and Ejuice.

Which is why when someone goes to making thier own ejuice, they always say make sure you buy Pure Pharmacetical Grade!!

 

[Night Hawk]

You'l have to excuse the typo earlier but I didn't say PG was in antifreeze. The media reports that elements from antifreeze were found to be in ecigs. And most likely the ecigs Diethethylene Glycol not Propylene Glycol was found in was found in the early imports coming in from China back in 2007-09 and may have been one reason why the FDA considered a complete ban on imported ecigs at the time.

Note the following reference was from source watch much like Wikipedia with some interesting links at the end.

Diethylene glycol is a component of antifreeze. It was found in a one percent concentration by FDA in electronic cigarette cartridges.[1] It is used as a humectant for tobacco, as well as in synthetic sponges, paper products, in cork compositions, and book-binding adhesives. It is used as an antifreeze solution for sprinkler systems, water seals for gas tanks, and as a lubricating and finishing agent for wool, worsted, cotton, rayon and silk, and as a solvent for vat dyes. It is a component of brake fluids, lubricants, mold release agents and inks. It was found present as a contaminant in Austrian and German wines, after it was added to improve sweetness. It is also used in the lacquer industry and in cosmetics.

The second part and references are seen at Diethylene glycol - SourceWatch

Meanwhile I'm still waiting to see two more items besides the Kragen Atantis tank mod being a reservoir expansion you add onto the base of the tank for drastically increasing the capaciry due out in January the Smok Guardian E-Pipe II mod due in tomorrow and the DovPo E-LVT 30watt mod still to come after are not in this round up of things! Of course you really can't make out everything like the VTR and MVP as well as the Vamos, Vamo Fire in a small round stand at the right plus the two others in this particular snap I take once in a bit for people who wonder about what I use to vape with.

Of course you can see the four spare eGo batteries in the ecig carrying that won't be put in use until another goes DOA since those are simply spares. Then of course today's vape being four of the other type of batteries namely Panasonc High Drain 3400mah 18650s since I needed for the new mods. And I still have an 8pack of 18650s coming in sometime to stock up on those as well for the two epipes! Black Friday helped this year for sure! :roflmao:

 

[derekimo]

Today is 90 days without a smoke, still amazed that I haven't even had an urge for one.

On another note, found out that this Deadly Sin is much better in this new setup.

 

[z3r010]

Well done Derek

 

[derekimo]

Thanks John, your challenge was the kick in the butt that got it started.

 

[essenbe]

Congratulations Derek, very well done!

 

[derekimo]

Thanks Steve!

 

[ThrashZone]

Today is 90 days without a smoke, still amazed that I haven't even had an urge for one.

On another note, found out that this Deadly Sin is much better in this new setup.

Congrats Derek
What new setup ?

 

[derekimo]

Today is 90 days without a smoke, still amazed that I haven't even had an urge for one.

On another note, found out that this Deadly Sin is much better in this new setup.

Congrats Derek
What new setup ?

Thanks Mike, I got one of those iSticks and a Nautilus Mini. Really nice to be able to adjust the Volts or Watts.

 

[ThrashZone]

Ha I missed that update
Looks nice and small how's the battery life ?

 

[Night Hawk]

Today is 90 days without a smoke, still amazed that I haven't even had an urge for one.

On another note, found out that this Deadly Sin is much better in this new setup.

That's a good start! Now to maintain the smoke free habit you are now experiencing with resistance to any persistent urges that may come up from time to time.

Aftter first trying disposables and then onto cig look alike Bloogs and even they started carrying rebranded batteries and clearomizers someone I knew started sending samples to evaluate and within a few months time his eliquids business was ready to go as I knew tobacco was ready to "Be Gone"!

When first stopping the regular habit knowing that the time had come I first went strictly to vaping for a full month and then grabbed some loose packs to note the effects. Upon lighting up that first one I felt like someone hit me with a sledge hammer! Once those were done someone close suddenly took seriously ill and that sparked a few more until those others were gone and then complete vape where now you couldn't pay me enough to light anything up but candles for a whatever birthday, romantic dinner, barbeque, or other special occasion.

By the way it's now time for pipe..... "vaping"! Finally the variable wattage E-Pipe mod comes in after a lengthy wait! I took a snap when placing it down next to the SMOK Guardian E-Pipe I mechanical mod and swapped the epipe drip tip over to the... SMOK Guardian E-Pipe II mentioned earlier.

The salesman that ended up pushing the order through when I made the inquiry about whether they were out or not got back to me mentioning that the price had gone up about $5 due to what Smoktech was suddenly wanting. The Aspire Nautilus blends well on it as well as how it feels since I once did take up pipe smoking for a short time. This is the kick back after dinner type vaping mod!

 

[derekimo]

Ha I missed that update
Looks nice and small how's the battery life ?

It was a few pages back Steve and I posted ours.

I get a couple days battery life, with my wattage at 10 or 11.

@NightHawk, Those pipes look pretty cool, and Thanks, it is a good start.

 

[Night Hawk]

The first has the gold and rosewood while only the factory promo sample seen in the product pages for this new one shows a gold button on top. There's a YouTube clip on it that shows it with the Nautilus I thought I might add here that goes over it quite well in fact. SMOK Guardian E-Pipe II

I'm actually using the foam insert that comes in the box as a temp stand for it until I can find either the right case to store it in since i have a few hard cover cases or an epipe stand. The Drip Tip was on the other Guardian I mechanical version of this where you have to turn the button clockwise to see it thread down in to lock it since it doesn't have the typical 3 or 5 click on/off type switch. That was seen best back in Post #1088 there.

There's a lot of people that have been waiting since August for the new one to come out and the sales person who initially replied back to my inquiry once the first week of December came and went mentioned he would push my order through since Smoktech was taking longer to get these out. From what I was just told already having noticed a $5 price increase was that Smoktech raised their price up that amount to cover the slight increase in production costs since they are running into further delays it seems.

Now for running a few days at higher wattages the mAh factor plays a larger role. The brand new Demonfire 1200mah 18350 for example first put in the first epipe mech and then the second of the first of two pairs ordered went into the new mod. Upon getting it all set to go I wore the battery down on the factory charge in no time! Even with it coming in with a full charge I only managed about 2 1/2hrs. without the first full charge seen to here.

Now on the first Vamo here I started off with a 2250mah 18650 I forgot was on and left for two full weeks when going to use it the next time with some vaping time still left. For the daily use with a 3400mah battery now seeing 20-30w on one of the new mods I may see 2 1/2 days tops! And that isn't from chain vaping either. Puff time on the Vamo V6 was increased from 10seconds to the max of 20 seconds where if only used for a few hours a day will tend to last a week while the same battery in another mod used all day long provides only 1 1/4 days of battery time.

For 1300mah batteries having several with one left on for a quick grab of one menthol flavor that would see several days before needing a recharge at a steady 7w when not vaping one particular flavor at 10w in the Smok Tumbler tanks with 2ohms coils. At 10-13w with the iStick and Nautilus Mini on top the 2200mah actually goes faster and may last about two full days since I have keeping one on constantly until needing the second being the alternate while the first recharges. Note this light to medium vaping not chain vaping where a 5000mah battery could be pulled down in under two days time!

 

[paulpicks21]

I will keep it short and sweet. Massive congrats Derek. Great work mate!

Paul.

 

[derekimo]

I will keep it short and sweet. Massive congrats Derek. Great work mate!

Paul.

Thanks Paul, much appreciated!