NEW MEMBERS: Introduce yourself here!!!

Welcome to AVF, if you need help start a thread below & we'll point you in the right direction.

 

Gidday everyone , Im a lifelong smoker since 13 , confirmed White Ox smoker since the 70's , well 2 stints in the big house made me a Ox only man . got a VMax now and I will definitely never go back to burnin weed . actually I was enjoying buying pipe tobacco again but the $ 50.00 a tin plus the OX was getting expensive .
speaking of pipes , my ideal vape would be a strong Virginia Flake , Erinmore Flake and Petersons Irish Flake were favourites .
Im thinking the EL Toro liquids look the part , the base flavours are quite reasonably priced , well worth a try I think .
thanks for listening . Simon .

 

Another new member here, been vaping with for a couple weeks now. analogue consumption diminishing rapidly . SWMBO just as keen as i am, cant keep her off her ego passthrough - man she loves her stardusts.

 

Hello newbies

 

Welcome mate, Whytox? becomse it's toxic! lol
The El toro Puros or Guevara 24mg/ml is probably going to suit you given your choice in rolling weed. Just expect to be burning through cartos every 2-3 days using those liquids, for that reason, I would use a Boge F16 tank set up or Boge cartos, which are cheap & disposable.
Or get a rebuildable atty or genesis style tank with plenty of wire to make new coils with. From experience, those juices kill coils rather quickly(2-3days).



Welcome to you & the missus.

If you need any advice start a new thread below & we'll help you if we can.

 

Hi All.

Having seen e-cigs everywhere for the past month I decided to treat myself to a xmas present and jump on board.
Living and working in Canberra, have smoked for the past 11 years and decided it's time to make the switch.
After having someone assist me in my first purchase I was hoping someone could double check I have everything I need

Order as follows:



Apparently that's enough to get me started. However I still have a few questions.

I'm using the eJuice Me Up calculator, and I assume that my Target Nicotine Strength should be the strength of the cigarettes (analogues?) I currently smoke. Is this correct? I'm pretty worried about Nicotine poisoning, read all those horror stories about people ordering 100mg and receiving something over 250mg...

Additionally, how often do people generally vape when switching from cigarettes? Will vaping for a couple minutes at the times I'd regularly go smoke be sufficient? Also, is it the same motion as smoking a cigarette, or are there different techniques?

And finally, cleaning/maintenance. Which parts should you be cleaning and/or replacing often?

Sorry for all the absolute newbie questions

 

You'll need a stronger mg than what you smoke. I smoked 35 a day 12mg , and now vape at 18mg. I think many would have recommended 24mg, but it's doing the job. No ciggy for a month, and two days now
You'll soon know if it's too strong. You'll be giving yourself a crook headache, and turning green.. lol.
Plenty of stuff here and youtube about cleaning your atomizers, and such.

 

Don't visit this thread often so a big welcome to all the newbs that have joined

For me it's been three months since I first discovered vaping and haven't had a cigarette since.

The guys and gals here are really helpful, but be warned,THEY'RE A BUNCH OF ENABLERS !!!

 

@BlueLagoon, you'll need 2x Joye EGO USB Chargers mate ... just in case of failure.

 

Welcome BlueLagoon, looks like you have enough to get you going.
Main thing is to get your nic juice.
Anything else you may need can be sourced from local vendors and delivered in 2 days.
You might like to get a 5 pack of Boge LR cartos to see if you prefer these to the Vivi Novas.
You'll just have to experiment a bit to find what level of nic suits you.
Start at 18mg/ml and see how you go.
Vape as much as you need to stop smoking .

 

G'day Bluelagoon

Great choices on the twists + vivi nova

My only other suggestion is that if the vivi conks out, you'll be left with nothing (also, just one vivi means just one flavour at a time... and variety is half the fun of vaping).

Maybe an F16 carto tank Boge F16 Carto Tank

And some replacement cartos Untitled Document

Or even a mini vivi nova (my favourite) Vision Mini Vivi Nova v3 Kit and the cone for that one
Mini ViVi Nova EGO Cone

Your replacent vivi coils will fit both.

You should be able to get any of the above wherever you intend to purchase.



Agree with davee... go stronger than your old cig mg. I used to smoke 8mg, but vape 18mg (12mg wasn't enough). Vapour isn't absorbed in the same way as cigarette nic.



Personally, I take vape breaks outside during the day, the same as I did smoke breaks (and take the same five-ish minutes)

In the evening, I like to kick back and vape on the couch - which is a treat, as I never smoked indoors.

Inhalation? I guess different for everyone. Smoking, for me, was always straight into the lungs but I tend to inhale vapour onto the mouth, then take it down.



Cleaning out your Vivi and dry burning the coils... do a youtube search and watch how it's done

 

A big +1 for an extra charger! Also ancoms USB power plug (pain in the bum and slowwww charging via the PC).

 

G'day BlueLagoon,
Still in the learning process myself.
The charger I opted for was a Jackson dual usb job. Meets all the requiredcomssie standards and you still have a powerpoint if you need it.

 

Thanks for all the feedback.



So an F16 Boge Carto Tank is essentially the same part as the Vivi Nova right? If so, I might stick with the Nova's and get one of the Mini versions as an alternative/back up.

Not sure why but I decided to jump in at the deepend in mixing my own flavoured juice, hoping it doesn't come back to bite me. I'm going to assume that the E-Liquid base (with Nic) will take the longest to be delivered, but once it arrives I'm sure I'll be back asking questions about mixing

Will look into a second order once the first arrives.

 

Welcome to AVF.
No an F16 is a different type of carto & not everyone likes vivi novas I also recommend some Stardust clearomizers, everyone is different & has different preferences of cartos. Until you have tried a selection you won't know which you prefer.

 

Welcome all ! ... Some great advice from those above , echo the double charger sentiments ... its the one redundancy most people forget
That brings me to another point , when ordering stuff for the first time , it really DOES pay to make sure you have backups , and even backups of backups . NOTHING is surer to send you back to the dhurries than comlty equipment letting you down ... justify the cost factor , by comparing it to what you spent on smokes each week , I know myself , if I spent a months smoke budget , I could set myself up in vaping for the next 3 months MINIMUM
Remember that NOTHING in vaping isnt a consumable !
Batteries and atomisers WILL die , sometimes with very little notice , If you are ordering from overseas , mail CAN be erratic , so make sure you have always got a month or two worth of supplies in advance , it makes life so much smoother
comssie vendors are great and will be able to fix you up with equipment very quickly , but Nicotine needs planning to be sucessful .

Hoping your entry into vaping runs as smoothly as it can , any dramas , and the forum will hopefully sort them out quick smart ... you only have to ask

 

Welcome everyone to the best and friendliest vaping forum.

 

hi all just wondering wot is the best ego kit to get

 

welcome to all the newbies i've missed since last time i said welcome newbies.

abl86, ego-c twist, with a couple of stardust v3's would be your best bet for ease of use.

Get some 1.8ohm heads, and keep it between 3.5-4.0v and you will be comghing.

 

Just started looking at how much I'm going to need to mix.

Having some issues with the calculator

With Pure VG 4.8% (I assume equates to 48mg) and a Target Nicotine Strength of 18mg, using a 70/30 PG/VG mix, I'm getting negative numbers for VG.
Any suggestions