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Attention all newer forum members

A big event is taking place TOMORROW - Saturday !

VapeCon 2016 - brought to you by ECIGSSA
Saturday 27 August
Heartfelt Arena Pretoria
Doors open at 9am

• Over 45 of SA's finest vaping vendors under one roof
• Loads of specials and giveaways
• Awesome competitions
• Many new products and juices being launched on the day
• Not to be missed!

For more details, check out this thread:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/vapecon-2016-sat-27-aug-save-the-date-and-rsvp.t22094/

Check out this summary of some reasons to attend VapeCon:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/vapecon-2016-sat-27-aug-save-the-date-and-rsvp.t22094/page-10#post-418107

 

[ElmoZA]

Howzit Guys, Leo here, I am a designer from centurion, been Vaping for about 2 months, used to smoke about 2 packs a day and been off cigarettes for all of the 2 months and not looking back, I started off with a little AiO and now have a RX 2/3 with an Aspire Cleito tank. Im loving it so much I even managed to lure my wife to light side with a smok stick one plus as well.

 

[Random_Sheep]

Welcome @ElmoZA and congratulations on kicking the habit and for convincing the wife.
Life is so much better without that box in the pocket.


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[ElmoZA]

Welcome @ElmoZA and congratulations on kicking the habit and for convincing the wife.
Life is so much better without that box in the pocket.


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Thanks for the welcome! And yes, it really is much better and tastier

 

[Andre]

Howzit Guys, Leo here, I am a designer from centurion, been Vaping for about 2 months, used to smoke about 2 packs a day and been off cigarettes for all of the 2 months and not looking back, I started off with a little AiO and now have a RX 2/3 with an Aspire Cleito tank. Im loving it so much I even managed to lure my wife to light side with a smok stick one plus as well.

Most welcome to the forum. Congrats on kicking the stinky habit. What an achievement! Kudos on luring HRH too. Happy vaping.

 

[ElmoZA]

Most welcome to the forum. Congrats on kicking the stinky habit. What an achievement! Kudos on luring HRH too. Happy vaping.

Thanks Andre! Much Appreciated!

 

[JpJoubert]

Greetings! I'm a 21 year old computer engineering student and still early in my vape journey. A few years ago I started out with some of those ehookahs (electronic hubbly sticks) that you sometimes see in tobacco shops. I was intrigued by being able to "smoke" without the harmful effects. A few weeks ago I bought an eGo CE5 from a china mall but immediately craved more flavour so I ordered a Vamo v6 with an Aromamizer RDTA which is what I use now (and loving it). I plan to upgrade to an Apollo vtube 5 which has the same "cigar" shape that I prefer and has temperature control! I never managed to enjoy normal cigarettes or cigars although I really tried to but vaping seems to be just the thing for me. My current favorite vape is Mr. Hardwick's and I'm looking forward to seeing them at vapecon this year. I'm quite excited about the new flavours they'll be showing.

 

[Andre]

Greetings! I'm a 21 year old computer engineering student and still early in my vape journey. A few years ago I started out with some of those ehookahs (electronic hubbly sticks) that you sometimes see in tobacco shops. I was intrigued by being able to "smoke" without the harmful effects. A few weeks ago I bought an eGo CE5 from a china mall but immediately craved more flavour so I ordered a Vamo v6 with an Aromamizer RDTA which is what I use now (and loving it). I plan to upgrade to an Apollo vtube 5 which has the same "cigar" shape that I prefer and has temperature control! I never managed to enjoy normal cigarettes or cigars although I really tried to but vaping seems to be just the thing for me. My current favorite vape is Mr. Hardwick's and I'm looking forward to seeing them at vapecon this year. I'm quite excited about the new flavours they'll be showing.

Most welcome to the forum. Enjoy VapeCon.

 

[Raindance]

Hi Everyone. I am brand new to the forum and have been summoning clouds for about 8 months. I was fortunate to be introduced to the "art" of vaping by some experienced friends whom passed their older equipment forward. They also passed on their rebuilding and mixing skills so I was very fortunate receiving all this in house training.

The journey started 4 December 2015 with the words "here try this". This starter kit with rather limited capability only served me for a couple of days and soon (Having passed their commitment evaluation) I was upgraded to one of their used KT Subtank Mini starter kits. This introduced the joy of doing lung hits and I have been hooked ever since. As from then the vapemail has been arriving in a steady stream and I seem to have collected rather more gear than I actually need. I was warned this would happen. It is my absolute belief that vapemail is more addictive than nicotine!

On the topic of addiction, I have been on and off the wagon a couple of times... can not actually explain why but this seems to happen less frequently and for shorter periods of time. Come to think of it, I never actually made an effort to quit smoking, i just seemed to stop for ever longer periods of time.

Well, thats the short version of my story. Hope to be chatting soon.

Regards

 

[Andre]

Hi Everyone. I am brand new to the forum and have been summoning clouds for about 8 months. I was fortunate to be introduced to the "art" of vaping by some experienced friends whom passed their older equipment forward. They also passed on their rebuilding and mixing skills so I was very fortunate receiving all this in house training.

The journey started 4 December 2015 with the words "here try this". This starter kit with rather limited capability only served me for a couple of days and soon (Having passed their commitment evaluation) I was upgraded to one of their used KT Subtank Mini starter kits. This introduced the joy of doing lung hits and I have been hooked ever since. As from then the vapemail has been arriving in a steady stream and I seem to have collected rather more gear than I actually need. I was warned this would happen. It is my absolute belief that vapemail is more addictive than nicotine!

On the topic of addiction, I have been on and off the wagon a couple of times... can not actually explain why but this seems to happen less frequently and for shorter periods of time. Come to think of it, I never actually made an effort to quit smoking, i just seemed to stop for ever longer periods of time.

Well, thats the short version of my story. Hope to be chatting soon.

Regards

Thank you, enjoyed reading your introductory post. So true, that stream of vapemail - if not gear, then DIY stuff.

Most welcome to the forum. Happy vaping.

 

[Shatter]

Hello!

Newbie to Vape and this forum, but have been using it for some research.. Started about 2 years back with the ego CE5/4, and it wasn't for me, then earlier this year I decided to give it another go and got a Ijust2. Been using it on and off again and like the vapor production and the no fuss style of use. Main reason i got it was to get off smoking, but I'm not very successful so far, problem comes in when i get juice that's got nic in it, start coughing immediately. Convinced its either the cheap bad juice i got available in my area, and maybe the PG/VG % i have ordered some DIY supply's and will experiment with small batches of high VG to see where the sweet spot for me is. Next up is TC mod and tank/RTDA, or something like that. Thanx so far for this forum, the information on here is really useful!

Will def ask some advice when i narrowed down my selection of mod's and tanks, to make sure this stuff will fit together and what not

Regards

 

[Silver]

Greetings! I'm a 21 year old computer engineering student and still early in my vape journey. A few years ago I started out with some of those ehookahs (electronic hubbly sticks) that you sometimes see in tobacco shops. I was intrigued by being able to "smoke" without the harmful effects. A few weeks ago I bought an eGo CE5 from a china mall but immediately craved more flavour so I ordered a Vamo v6 with an Aromamizer RDTA which is what I use now (and loving it). I plan to upgrade to an Apollo vtube 5 which has the same "cigar" shape that I prefer and has temperature control! I never managed to enjoy normal cigarettes or cigars although I really tried to but vaping seems to be just the thing for me. My current favorite vape is Mr. Hardwick's and I'm looking forward to seeing them at vapecon this year. I'm quite excited about the new flavours they'll be showing.

Welcome @JpJoubert
Congrats on the vaping. Hope you enjoyed VapeCon and got to see Mr Hardwicks in person!
Enjoy your stay

 

[Silver]

Hi Everyone. I am brand new to the forum and have been summoning clouds for about 8 months. I was fortunate to be introduced to the "art" of vaping by some experienced friends whom passed their older equipment forward. They also passed on their rebuilding and mixing skills so I was very fortunate receiving all this in house training.

The journey started 4 December 2015 with the words "here try this". This starter kit with rather limited capability only served me for a couple of days and soon (Having passed their commitment evaluation) I was upgraded to one of their used KT Subtank Mini starter kits. This introduced the joy of doing lung hits and I have been hooked ever since. As from then the vapemail has been arriving in a steady stream and I seem to have collected rather more gear than I actually need. I was warned this would happen. It is my absolute belief that vapemail is more addictive than nicotine!

On the topic of addiction, I have been on and off the wagon a couple of times... can not actually explain why but this seems to happen less frequently and for shorter periods of time. Come to think of it, I never actually made an effort to quit smoking, i just seemed to stop for ever longer periods of time.

Well, thats the short version of my story. Hope to be chatting soon.

Regards

Welcome to the forum @Raindance
Congrats on the vaping and moving away from the stinkies - dont be too hard on youself about brief returns to the stinkies though - i am sure you feel much better overall - and as long as the stoppages are getting longer, then you are winning!

 

[Andre]

Hello!

Newbie to Vape and this forum, but have been using it for some research.. Started about 2 years back with the ego CE5/4, and it wasn't for me, then earlier this year I decided to give it another go and got a Ijust2. Been using it on and off again and like the vapor production and the no fuss style of use. Main reason i got it was to get off smoking, but I'm not very successful so far, problem comes in when i get juice that's got nic in it, start coughing immediately. Convinced its either the cheap bad juice i got available in my area, and maybe the PG/VG % i have ordered some DIY supply's and will experiment with small batches of high VG to see where the sweet spot for me is. Next up is TC mod and tank/RTDA, or something like that. Thanx so far for this forum, the information on here is really useful!

Will def ask some advice when i narrowed down my selection of mod's and tanks, to make sure this stuff will fit together and what not

Regards

Most welcome to the forum. Glad it helped for your research. All the best with your experiments. Do shout if you have any questions. Happy vaping.

 

[Silver]

Hello!

Newbie to Vape and this forum, but have been using it for some research.. Started about 2 years back with the ego CE5/4, and it wasn't for me, then earlier this year I decided to give it another go and got a Ijust2. Been using it on and off again and like the vapor production and the no fuss style of use. Main reason i got it was to get off smoking, but I'm not very successful so far, problem comes in when i get juice that's got nic in it, start coughing immediately. Convinced its either the cheap bad juice i got available in my area, and maybe the PG/VG % i have ordered some DIY supply's and will experiment with small batches of high VG to see where the sweet spot for me is. Next up is TC mod and tank/RTDA, or something like that. Thanx so far for this forum, the information on here is really useful!

Will def ask some advice when i narrowed down my selection of mod's and tanks, to make sure this stuff will fit together and what not

Regards

Welcome to the forum @Shatter
Congrats on the vaping. The hunt for the right juices to suit you can be a long tough one. But dont despair, the right juice for you is bound to be out there - just keep sampling different ones. Also check out the juice reviews in the reviews section on the forum for some ideas.
All the best and let us know how it goes

 

[The_o]

Hi I am Theo from Cape Town. Started vaping beginning of year. My first device was a Vape X2o pen. The switch from cigs to vaping was easy for me maybe cos I was smoking between 9 and 12mg nicotine. Had that for month then got a kangertech dripbox mod which really got me hooked. This is where I got into the flavour and came diwn with the nic to 3mg. I started watching diy video on making ejuice online and about a month ago started making my own juice. Finally upgraded this Friday to Rx2/3 and must say I am loving it. I dont buy any premuim liquids anymore as id rather make my own. Anyways...I started smoking cigs when I was 14 (rebel that I am) and I am so glad I am off that...and so is my girl hahaha

 

[Coetzee5]

Hello

Newbie to vape and forum. I hope u guys can give me info and a lot of advice please. I might get a lot of the wording wrong so I hope it comes out right.

Hubby and I decided to stop smoking and in February I bought us twisp cause it was the only brand at that time that I heard of. We eventually finally gave up smoking completely 5 weeks ago thanks to our twisps. But now all the problems started. We both had the twisp edge but it was not really helping hubby so he got himself the aero x. Perfect... Now this was 2 weeks ago. This device is just flooding like 3x a day and it bubbles and no vape comes out till u take this whole device apart to clean and never mind waste the expensive liquid every time he cleans it. Then he decided to upgrade mine from the twisp edge to the edge x. First day I had it flooded bubbles and same as hubby needs to be cleaned and liquid wasted. So we ask ppl at the outlets and all they wanna do is clean it or replace the atomizer. Firstly... Trust me hubby cleans this thing properly and atomizer was changed over and over. I want to get something firstly reliable for him and that will give him the satisfaction he is needing in his vaping. So for now till I can get all info on the best device to get for him that will not give him problems and where he doesn't need to taste liquid in his mouth 3 times a day. So wat I wanna find out is. What is a good reliable device that will not do all that I mentioned and that won't cost me arm and a leg for I would like to surprise him. It's truly frustrating and I don't want him going back to cigs because of this. Then also where can we get liquids that u can afford and in bigger quantities please. He loves something minty spearminty. Then also till I can get this device and and for him wat can he do to upgrade this twisp to better his problem obviously till I surprise him.

Sorry for all questions but honestly I know nothing about this and I have read slot on this forum with huge eyes. I would love to get hubby into making his own liquids or flavored etc for I can see him as a vape chaser lol. Thank u in advance. And as a woman that was actually social smoker only in evening like 4 and if we had a drink. What non expensive device etc would u recommend please.

 

[The_o]

Hello

Newbie to vape and forum. I hope u guys can give me info and a lot of advice please. I might get a lot of the wording wrong so I hope it comes out right.

Hubby and I decided to stop smoking and in February I bought us twisp cause it was the only brand at that time that I heard of. We eventually finally gave up smoking completely 5 weeks ago thanks to our twisps. But now all the problems started. We both had the twisp edge but it was not really helping hubby so he got himself the aero x. Perfect... Now this was 2 weeks ago. This device is just flooding like 3x a day and it bubbles and no vape comes out till u take this whole device apart to clean and never mind waste the expensive liquid every time he cleans it. Then he decided to upgrade mine from the twisp edge to the edge x. First day I had it flooded bubbles and same as hubby needs to be cleaned and liquid wasted. So we ask ppl at the outlets and all they wanna do is clean it or replace the atomizer. Firstly... Trust me hubby cleans this thing properly and atomizer was changed over and over. I want to get something firstly reliable for him and that will give him the satisfaction he is needing in his vaping. So for now till I can get all info on the best device to get for him that will not give him problems and where he doesn't need to taste liquid in his mouth 3 times a day. So wat I wanna find out is. What is a good reliable device that will not do all that I mentioned and that won't cost me arm and a leg for I would like to surprise him. It's truly frustrating and I don't want him going back to cigs because of this. Then also where can we get liquids that u can afford and in bigger quantities please. He loves something minty spearminty. Then also till I can get this device and and for him wat can he do to upgrade this twisp to better his problem obviously till I surprise him.

Sorry for all questions but honestly I know nothing about this and I have read slot on this forum with huge eyes. I would love to get hubby into making his own liquids or flavored etc for I can see him as a vape chaser lol. Thank u in advance. And as a woman that was actually social smoker only in evening like 4 and if we had a drink. What non expensive device etc would u recommend please.

Hi Coetzee. I also had one of those pen-like devices but wasnt doing it for me. Since I was a beginner I didnt wanna get something high end so I boight the kangertech dripbox starterkit. It has a rda deck so no need to buy the coils like with pen like devices. Want to save money then build your own coils and wick it with cotton. You can find wire at your vape shop. Also I suggest watching a few videos in Youtube o. how to make ur own eliquid. New Amsterdam Vape has a complete guide on youtube. I buy the eliquid ingredients from Valleyvapour since I am from cape town and they have a few recipes on there. You can also get diy starter kit from Blueskyvaping which is in Joburg.

Anyways I hope u guys come right and whatever you get that hubby is happy

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[Andre]

Hi I am Theo from Cape Town. Started vaping beginning of year. My first device was a Vape X2o pen. The switch from cigs to vaping was easy for me maybe cos I was smoking between 9 and 12mg nicotine. Had that for month then got a kangertech dripbox mod which really got me hooked. This is where I got into the flavour and came diwn with the nic to 3mg. I started watching diy video on making ejuice online and about a month ago started making my own juice. Finally upgraded this Friday to Rx2/3 and must say I am loving it. I dont buy any premuim liquids anymore as id rather make my own. Anyways...I started smoking cigs when I was 14 (rebel that I am) and I am so glad I am off that...and so is my girl hahaha

Most welcome to the forum. Congrats on kicking the stinky habit to you and your girl - awesome achievements. Happy vaping and DIYing.

 

[Coetzee5]

Thank you for all that. Now question where does one look at how this device u bought looks etc I also don't want hubby trying to boost his car with a device that's bigger than his hands lol. Website? And before he obviously makes his own e liquids where can one look for flavones to buy and I don't wanna get cheap liquids for we tried one and it gave him huge headache Thank u

 

[The_o]

hi I started googling to find the online vape shops in south africa...also to find the best deals. Id search for "vape south africa" and u will find many sites popup. Most of them do next day delivery. Go through the sites and look for starterkits. The starterkits is all in one package without the batteries. Below is a few sites I have bought from:

thevapery.co.za
sirvape.co.za
vaperscorner.co.za
vapeclub.co.za
vaperite.co.za
juicyjoes.co.za

as mentioned in my previous post...I dont premuim liquids from shops anymore as I make my own. You can find the best variety of flavour concentrates on valleyvapour.co.za. I get all my diy eliquid requirements from them. You will aslo find a spearmint kinda recipe under their recipe tab.

On this forum there is a tab for vendors etc which will name all the shops and vendors.

Before I made any descisions on buying a mod or juice...I would watch reviews or tutorials on youtube.

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[Andre]

Hello

Newbie to vape and forum. I hope u guys can give me info and a lot of advice please. I might get a lot of the wording wrong so I hope it comes out right.

Hubby and I decided to stop smoking and in February I bought us twisp cause it was the only brand at that time that I heard of. We eventually finally gave up smoking completely 5 weeks ago thanks to our twisps. But now all the problems started. We both had the twisp edge but it was not really helping hubby so he got himself the aero x. Perfect... Now this was 2 weeks ago. This device is just flooding like 3x a day and it bubbles and no vape comes out till u take this whole device apart to clean and never mind waste the expensive liquid every time he cleans it. Then he decided to upgrade mine from the twisp edge to the edge x. First day I had it flooded bubbles and same as hubby needs to be cleaned and liquid wasted. So we ask ppl at the outlets and all they wanna do is clean it or replace the atomizer. Firstly... Trust me hubby cleans this thing properly and atomizer was changed over and over. I want to get something firstly reliable for him and that will give him the satisfaction he is needing in his vaping. So for now till I can get all info on the best device to get for him that will not give him problems and where he doesn't need to taste liquid in his mouth 3 times a day. So wat I wanna find out is. What is a good reliable device that will not do all that I mentioned and that won't cost me arm and a leg for I would like to surprise him. It's truly frustrating and I don't want him going back to cigs because of this. Then also where can we get liquids that u can afford and in bigger quantities please. He loves something minty spearminty. Then also till I can get this device and and for him wat can he do to upgrade this twisp to better his problem obviously till I surprise him.

Sorry for all questions but honestly I know nothing about this and I have read slot on this forum with huge eyes. I would love to get hubby into making his own liquids or flavored etc for I can see him as a vape chaser lol. Thank u in advance. And as a woman that was actually social smoker only in evening like 4 and if we had a drink. What non expensive device etc would u recommend please.

Most welcome to the forum.
First off, for trouble free vaping you must, unfortunately, be prepared to spend some money up front.
I found VapeClub to have the best prices in town.
My recommendation would be the Pico kit here. It includes the mod and the atomizer.
With that get some 0.9 ohm cCell coils. They are expensive but last at least one month and longer. These coils must be primed well.
Of course you need a separate battery, make that two - one spare for whilst the other is charging. My recommendation here.
And a charger for the batteries. This one is very well priced.
VapeClub has a great selection of local juices. Maybe go through them to see if any appeals. Vapour Mountain XXX is hugely popular. For your husband's taste maybe consider the Polar Mint here.
Hope this helps. Do shout if you have any questions.

 

[SAVaper]

Hello

Newbie to vape and forum. I hope u guys can give me info and a lot of advice please. I might get a lot of the wording wrong so I hope it comes out right.

Hubby and I decided to stop smoking and in February I bought us twisp cause it was the only brand at that time that I heard of. We eventually finally gave up smoking completely 5 weeks ago thanks to our twisps. But now all the problems started. We both had the twisp edge but it was not really helping hubby so he got himself the aero x. Perfect... Now this was 2 weeks ago. This device is just flooding like 3x a day and it bubbles and no vape comes out till u take this whole device apart to clean and never mind waste the expensive liquid every time he cleans it. Then he decided to upgrade mine from the twisp edge to the edge x. First day I had it flooded bubbles and same as hubby needs to be cleaned and liquid wasted. So we ask ppl at the outlets and all they wanna do is clean it or replace the atomizer. Firstly... Trust me hubby cleans this thing properly and atomizer was changed over and over. I want to get something firstly reliable for him and that will give him the satisfaction he is needing in his vaping. So for now till I can get all info on the best device to get for him that will not give him problems and where he doesn't need to taste liquid in his mouth 3 times a day. So wat I wanna find out is. What is a good reliable device that will not do all that I mentioned and that won't cost me arm and a leg for I would like to surprise him. It's truly frustrating and I don't want him going back to cigs because of this. Then also where can we get liquids that u can afford and in bigger quantities please. He loves something minty spearminty. Then also till I can get this device and and for him wat can he do to upgrade this twisp to better his problem obviously till I surprise him.

Sorry for all questions but honestly I know nothing about this and I have read slot on this forum with huge eyes. I would love to get hubby into making his own liquids or flavored etc for I can see him as a vape chaser lol. Thank u in advance. And as a woman that was actually social smoker only in evening like 4 and if we had a drink. What non expensive device etc would u recommend please.

Hi and welcome. I am sure you will get lots of suggestions.

Just quickly from me, The Joyetech eGo AIO is already a step up for both of you. Should your husband be looking at building his own coils then I would suggest a Pico Starter Kit with a tank that he can build on (RDTA) like the Wismec Theorem

Please feel free to ask more

 

[Stosta]

Most welcome to the forum.
First off, for trouble free vaping you must, unfortunately, be prepared to spend some money up front.
I found VapeClub to have the best prices in town.
My recommendation would be the Pico kit here. It includes the mod and the atomizer.
With that get some 0.9 ohm cCell coils. They are expensive but last at least one month and longer. These coils must be primed well.
Of course you need a separate battery, make that two - one spare for whilst the other is charging. My recommendation here.
And a charger for the batteries. This one is very well priced.
VapeClub has a great selection of local juices. Maybe go through them to see if any appeals. Vapour Mountain XXX is hugely popular. For your husband's taste maybe consider the Polar Mint here.
Hope this helps. Do shout if you have any questions.

I was in the process of typing the EXACT same recommendation! Agree on everything @Andre suggests!

 

[Coetzee5]

Hi and welcome. I am sure you will get lots of suggestions.

Just quickly from me, The Joyetech eGo AIO is already a step up for both of you. Should your husband be looking at building his own coils then I would suggest a Pico Starter Kit with a tank that he can build on (RDTA) like the Wismec Theorem

Please feel free to ask more

Hi. Yes hubby needs to modify anything that touches his hands. Please can I get more info and where to look for this thank you