Hi - New from Durham, been vaping 2 months.

[DavRog]

Hi all,

Great to find this forum! My name's David (or Dave if you prefer) and I'm originally from Newcastle but now living "downstream" in Durham.

I'm 41 and have always been a light smoker. Maybe about 10 per week (a LOT more on a night out in Newcastle!).

I bought a Blu Starter Kit from ASDA for £8 two months ago and loved it. Soon I realized the limitations of the Blue Starter kit, so bought a Blue Pro Ego Kit (900mah battery and a pretty decent clearomizer). ......... never been tempted to touch an 'analogue' ciggie since.

Since then I've bought a few other Ego units - a Hoxton that is pretty good, although the battery goes in no time. ....and a really good JAC clearomizer.

However, I still find the Blue ego battery and clearomizer to be the best of all. The JAC is lovely - especially made of steel - but there's just no resistance at all when inhalling. The Blue has a great resistance and feels like drawing on a cigarette.

I've got some questions about PG / VG but I'll keep them out of this intro, and post seperately about them!

Look forward to getting to know you fellow vapers!

David

 

[twgbonehead]

Hi, Dave, Welcome to ECF!

You can ask pretty much any question in New Members; you don't have to wait until you can post in a more specific forum.

Also, you might want to check out the UK forum here if you're looking for info on vendors, etc. in the UK:
UK Forum

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Hi David and welcome to the forum. There is a keyword activated search box at the top right corner of every page, I have used it often.

Also check here : http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...63699-vaping-slang-acronyms.html#post15540822

Don't be shy, the experts have helped me a lot.

You might browse here also UK Forum
And here : UK and Ireland Suppliers

Good luck in your vape journey.

 

[DavRog]

Thanks guys - what a superbly prompt welcome! I'm impressed. Can't wait to have a good look around the forum.

 

[trouble1000]

Welcome Dave.

Make sure you've got a comfy chair, it can take a long time to browse around this forum. I should know I spend way too much time here

 

[EBates]

Welcome aboard

 

[djsvapour]

Hi Dave.

Welcome and congratulations.

Blu are a tobacco company and most of their kit is dreadful (and pricey). I am one of many who find their presence in the e-cig market suspicious to say the least, as they are supporting the EU TPD 2016, which effectively bans refillable e-cigs. I suspect they are lining up for the day when only single-use products will be legal.

and JacVapour... well, I fell out with them years ago. As you were a light smoker (and guessing light vaper) then you won't need to know the mark-up they put on their products.

anyway, now I've depressed everyone, I'll just say a big Hi

 

[Rat2chat2]

to ecf DavRog. Nice to meet you and so glad that you are here. Just a wonderful place to be. Congrats on the vaping. Sure wish I could say that was all that I smoked for so many years. Always some pretty wonderful people here that can help with anything. I know. I still need lots of it.

Have fun and make yourself at home.

 

[Hitmetwice]

Cheers David, welcome to the jungle, we'll have you winding coils at .1 ohm, and dripping at 250 watts in no time bud. j/k

Cheers from Canada(just outside Durham actually)

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome from a very sunny Cornwall

Have a look at this list of good UK e-cig & e-liquid suppliers (plus some discount codes) -

http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboar...-vendors-discount-codes?page=1&scrollTo=23191

 

[DavRog]

Thanks for all the rest of the welcomes folks - much appreciated!

Hi Dave.

Welcome and congratulations.

Blu are a tobacco company and most of their kit is dreadful (and pricey). I am one of many who find their presence in the e-cig market suspicious to say the least, as they are supporting the EU TPD 2016, which effectively bans refillable e-cigs. I suspect they are lining up for the day when only single-use products will be legal.

and JacVapour... well, I fell out with them years ago. As you were a light smoker (and guessing light vaper) then you won't need to know the mark-up they put on their products.

anyway, now I've depressed everyone, I'll just say a big Hi

That's interesting - I didn't know that Blu were linked to a tobacco company and that they're supporting the directive to stop refillable e-cigs. Bah! .... Won't be buying their stuff any more! (Although I have to admit I've found no better clearomizer (yet) than their new Quadromizer.

Can you recommend a good clearomizer (510 / ego) available in the UK? Preferably one like the Blu, where there's a decent resistance when you inhale. The JAC Vapour is poor on that score - there's no resistance whatsoever when you inhale. Unless you block 2 airholes, in which case it heats up like a bar of Uranium!

 

[djsvapour]

That's interesting - I didn't know that Blu were linked to a tobacco company and that they're supporting the directive to stop refillable e-cigs. Bah! .... Won't be buying their stuff any more! (Although I have to admit I've found no better clearomizer (yet) than their new Quadromizer.

Can you recommend a good clearomizer (510 / ego) available in the UK? Preferably one like the Blu, where there's a decent resistance when you inhale. The JAC Vapour is poor on that score - there's no resistance whatsoever when you inhale. Unless you block 2 airholes, in which case it heats up like a bar of Uranium!

The Blu hardware is seemingly the same as Kanger (Kangertech, from China). What is the name of the JacVapour one? I bet it's identical to something from Aspire or Kanger too. (I will stop banging on about these companies one day.. LOL )
Are you after something with a tighter draw then?

 

[cckayne]

Another new member (and fellow Brit) here, though I've been vaping a while now.

Re the clearomizers, you really can't go wrong with the Aspire Nautilus original (5ml capacity - get it while the EU lets you!) or the Aspire Nautilus Mini. These both have adjustable airflow for the draw. Probably the best non-rebuildable tanks out there atm. Construction and durability are superb and they fit anything with a 510 connector. While you're about it, be sure to stock up on the BVC coils for these clearos - all available very reasonably from Aspire's own website:

Aspire Nautilus Mini Tank Clearomizer (BVC Coil)
Aspire Bottom Vertical Coil (BVC) 5 piece

The Nautilus Mini's capacity is just 2ml, so just within the permitted capacity set by the TPD, so you might be safer with that in the long run.

Good luck!

 

[Wolfenstark]

Hello and Welcome David