Hi everybody,
I'm a brand new vaper, and wanted to share my initial experiences.
After my original order for the Riva 1100 and some starter liquid, I started reading more and ordering more. I received my Riva kit 3 days ago.
Upon opening my Riva 1100 kit, I was glad that I had done some reading ahead of time so I knew what to do. First I charged one of the batteries to 'green' on the charger. The manual read to charge 8 hours even if the light turned green before that, but I found on ecf that those are old instructions from the nickel battery days - I hope that's true. It took almost 2 hours to charge to green.
I unwrapped an atty and a cart. I pulled out the filling and filled 2/3 from the bottom, re-inserted the filler, and topped off until saturated moving the filler up & down with a tweezers between every couple drops. I decided to try the 'Red Mix' juice (PG 18mg) first, and I put a drop on the bridge cone & slid on the cart.
I didn't expect much for first draw on the Riva - had read the primer would atomize first - and that was what I got. By the 3rd draw I was getting flavor - and liquid in my mouth. That was nasty. I figured I must be doing something wrong. I was sucking pretty hard. After about 5 vapes I had it down better - and I think maybe the atty settled in a bit. Another 3-5 vapes later, it wasn't doing much any more - topped it off and good to go for a few more. This made me realize the "hands on" nature of the atty/cart deal. Another thing I think I'm realizing is this liquid may not be the best. The Red Mix is OK, the RY4 is tolerable, and the Red Cola is pretty bad - all Dekang PG. After the first cart went dry, I refilled - after a bit more use and practice the draws kept getting better & more consistent. My kit also included a Delrin Drip Tip so I had to give that a try. Compared to anything I could get off the atty/cart up to that point (and since), I like that best - cleaner flavor, better vapor, etc. I did notice after the 3rd top-off with the cart, the filler was a bit singed - kind of like an analog filter if you smoked it down too far.
After a couple nights with the regular attys/carts I'm not real impressed with the overall experience & hoping there's more better coming...
Then I got my other orders on Monday:
From Backwoods Brew:
- Backwoods Brew 555 Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Cherry Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Honey Flue Nut Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Menthol Tobacco (Medium, Strength: 18mg)
From Vaperite:
- Organic VR4 Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Organic Sample Pack
Sample #1: Org_Champagne
Sample #2: Org_Mint
Sample #3: Org_Caramel_Corn
Sample #4: Org_Japanese_Plum
Sample #5: Org_English_Toffee
Sample #6: Org_Chocolate_Int)
From Liberty Flights:
- 18 gauge needle (blunt, no bevel)
- 5ml syringe w/ blunt 18 gauge needle
- E Liquid 5ML - PG - Others Apple - 14MG
- E Liquid 5ML - PG - Tobaccos RY4 - 18MG
- Joye eGo - T Black eGo - T Atomizer - Single (works great with the Riva 1100)
- Joye eGo - T Clear White eGo - T Cartridges - 5 pack
From Stormy's Vapor Cellar:
- Mini Storm cartomizer (looks cool - should be interesting)
* still patiently waiting on this - big demand
First I tried dripping the Vaperite organic VR4 tobacco on a fresh LR 501 atty. It was soooo much better than the sample juice I had gotten with my Riva. The flavors are so much more subtle and "real", and the VG definitely is easier on the throat and gives more vapor - I think I like that. So much more pleasurable than analogs. Still kind of "hot" but much better overall experience.
Then I decided to get brave and try out the ego-t cartomizer. I filled it up with BWB Honey Flue Nut. The first couple vapes weren't much, as expected. By the third draw I was saying "Oh My". This was something REALLY good. The vapor was plentiful with just the right TH (for me). That flavor is spectacular. I let a little vapor escape to my nose & give it a sniff here and there - it's just so pleasant to the senses! Can't wait to try the VapeRite juice in the T - maybe try some mixing...the possibilities are endless. It would be hard to go back to regular atty/cart combo I think.
Thanks everybody for your help.
I'm a brand new vaper, and wanted to share my initial experiences.
After my original order for the Riva 1100 and some starter liquid, I started reading more and ordering more. I received my Riva kit 3 days ago.
Upon opening my Riva 1100 kit, I was glad that I had done some reading ahead of time so I knew what to do. First I charged one of the batteries to 'green' on the charger. The manual read to charge 8 hours even if the light turned green before that, but I found on ecf that those are old instructions from the nickel battery days - I hope that's true. It took almost 2 hours to charge to green.
I unwrapped an atty and a cart. I pulled out the filling and filled 2/3 from the bottom, re-inserted the filler, and topped off until saturated moving the filler up & down with a tweezers between every couple drops. I decided to try the 'Red Mix' juice (PG 18mg) first, and I put a drop on the bridge cone & slid on the cart.
I didn't expect much for first draw on the Riva - had read the primer would atomize first - and that was what I got. By the 3rd draw I was getting flavor - and liquid in my mouth. That was nasty. I figured I must be doing something wrong. I was sucking pretty hard. After about 5 vapes I had it down better - and I think maybe the atty settled in a bit. Another 3-5 vapes later, it wasn't doing much any more - topped it off and good to go for a few more. This made me realize the "hands on" nature of the atty/cart deal. Another thing I think I'm realizing is this liquid may not be the best. The Red Mix is OK, the RY4 is tolerable, and the Red Cola is pretty bad - all Dekang PG. After the first cart went dry, I refilled - after a bit more use and practice the draws kept getting better & more consistent. My kit also included a Delrin Drip Tip so I had to give that a try. Compared to anything I could get off the atty/cart up to that point (and since), I like that best - cleaner flavor, better vapor, etc. I did notice after the 3rd top-off with the cart, the filler was a bit singed - kind of like an analog filter if you smoked it down too far.
After a couple nights with the regular attys/carts I'm not real impressed with the overall experience & hoping there's more better coming...
Then I got my other orders on Monday:
From Backwoods Brew:
- Backwoods Brew 555 Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Cherry Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Honey Flue Nut Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Backwoods Menthol Tobacco (Medium, Strength: 18mg)
From Vaperite:
- Organic VR4 Tobacco (Strength: 18mg)
- Organic Sample Pack
Sample #1: Org_Champagne
Sample #2: Org_Mint
Sample #3: Org_Caramel_Corn
Sample #4: Org_Japanese_Plum
Sample #5: Org_English_Toffee
Sample #6: Org_Chocolate_Int)
From Liberty Flights:
- 18 gauge needle (blunt, no bevel)
- 5ml syringe w/ blunt 18 gauge needle
- E Liquid 5ML - PG - Others Apple - 14MG
- E Liquid 5ML - PG - Tobaccos RY4 - 18MG
- Joye eGo - T Black eGo - T Atomizer - Single (works great with the Riva 1100)
- Joye eGo - T Clear White eGo - T Cartridges - 5 pack
From Stormy's Vapor Cellar:
- Mini Storm cartomizer (looks cool - should be interesting)
* still patiently waiting on this - big demand
First I tried dripping the Vaperite organic VR4 tobacco on a fresh LR 501 atty. It was soooo much better than the sample juice I had gotten with my Riva. The flavors are so much more subtle and "real", and the VG definitely is easier on the throat and gives more vapor - I think I like that. So much more pleasurable than analogs. Still kind of "hot" but much better overall experience.
Then I decided to get brave and try out the ego-t cartomizer. I filled it up with BWB Honey Flue Nut. The first couple vapes weren't much, as expected. By the third draw I was saying "Oh My". This was something REALLY good. The vapor was plentiful with just the right TH (for me). That flavor is spectacular. I let a little vapor escape to my nose & give it a sniff here and there - it's just so pleasant to the senses! Can't wait to try the VapeRite juice in the T - maybe try some mixing...the possibilities are endless. It would be hard to go back to regular atty/cart combo I think.
Thanks everybody for your help.
