Teabag Method with M401?

[Valiegirl]

I just tried it with my Dietsmokes Bumblebee M401.

My piece of teabag was about 5" x 1/2".
Rolled, slid into cartridge and trimmed. Took about 15 drops of juice, but must be too tight because it's not drawing easy. And this is the 4 hole, easy draw atomizer.

So, if anyone is using the teabag, what size is your teabag piece for the perfect roll?

Thank you so much!

 

[kaeo773]

i had the same experience as you, so I just went back to dipping.

 

[CJsKee]

I couldn't get either teabags or coffee filters to work with my 401. Was having problem with carts in general and have been dripping.

 

[Ramblin]

I use about 3" of tea bag.

 

[korruption]

ive been using a coffee filter for a few days. I do not roll it though. Instead I wrinkle a strip up like confette and pack it that way. Seems to work much better then a roll.

 

[Can'tWaitToTry!]

I used a 4" by 1/2" strip rolled around a straightened paper clip. Put it in the inner cartridge and trimmed it to just below the top of the cup. Before filling with juice, I opened up the roll a bit so it has a "hole" in the center. It works wonderfully! Easy draw and no flavor other than the juice. And, a bonus, I rarely get a mouthful of juice the way I did with the other materials. I've been using the same cartridge for 5 days. I tried poly batting and the aquarium filter stuff and this is the best by far.

 

[Hangar]

how many more puffs (with a 401) are you getting from the teabag as opposed to the batting?...im only getting maybe 10-20 puffs out of batting before i need to top off again...so i need something thatll last alot longer for me because having to refill 10-20 carts every nite is getting old fast.

 

[Valiegirl]

Thank you, all

 

[Myshkin]

I just started vaping 3 days ago, and i decided to try the tea bag trick after reading some postive posts.
I have a 901 so i know its not the same as topic, but i cant believe the deference. The hits are bigger and the taste is so much better.
I took a regular tea bag and let all the tea go to one side then ripped in half. I then rolled up and cut the non ripped side to make it the proper length to fit in the cart. I dont know if my theory is right but i wanted to keep the ripped half with cutting. I figure the ripped half leaves alot open fibers to absorb the liquid better.
I couldnt be happier and i think i will do this with all my carts now

 

[gropeforluna]

Quick follow-up: I've noticed some talk about using only tea bags free of "unnatural" substances. As far as specific brands, I've only heard confirmation on Lipton bags. Anyone know about other brands? I'm hoping I can use my aging box of Celestial Seasonings stuff, but I'm willing to shell out for some Lipton if it means not keeling over...

 

[Myshkin]

I used Celestial Seasonings bag. The tea is 100% natural, but im not sure that includes the bag. i would think if they advertise all natural that they wouldnt put crap in the bag. I don't know for sure, but just seem to make sense

 

[Nuck]

I used red rose and it seemed fine. I took some of the material and burned it first to make sure it didn't curl like plastic or have that tell-tale rancid odour you get from plastics.

Basically watch it and see if it burns or melts.

 

[Windoze321]

Haha, you guys rock! Guess I'll be putting teabags on my list of supplies!!!

 

[Yrose]

Has anyone done the coffee filters with the 401 carts yet?

 

[prr2freya]

I also tried the teabag... it seemed so promising with my m401. But it didn't work out for me. I am now just dipping with no inner cart(just the mouthpiece)and this has been the best thing so far for me..

 

[cyberwolf]

I tried the teabag around the paperclip as mentioned by Can'tWait. It does seem a little too tight, but I find that it provides a good consistent vapor and flavor. I have always found the M401 to draw harder than my RN4081, though.

 

[Vroya]

Quick follow-up: I've noticed some talk about using only tea bags free of "unnatural" substances. As far as specific brands, I've only heard confirmation on Lipton bags. Anyone know about other brands? I'm hoping I can use my aging box of Celestial Seasonings stuff, but I'm willing to shell out for some Lipton if it means not keeling over...

I don't think the brand of tea is really that important. Right now I'm using a generic store-brand tea, and their bags work wonderfully for me. Heck, when I first "experimented" with this, I put myself into a mild nic O.D. trying to see if there was a difference from the first hit to the last.

Up until the point where I got no smoke at all the taste and smoke stayed remarkably the same, and no burned taste when it was dry. I won't say it got completely dry - the tea bag paper was a little bit oily when I took it out to check, but I was able to smoke considerably more than from the standard fillers.

I drink probably a gallon of iced tea a day, and almost always just buy whatever is cheapest, so sacrificing one tea bag every 2 or 3 days is easy for me. So far I've used 3 different "brands" and didn't notice a difference in taste or performance. Heck - I even washed out a teabag that I had made tea with already and had good results - with only a minimum change in taste (I kinda liked it)

The only real problem now is I seem to be smoking now more than I ever did with the analogs. Gotta switch to low nic soon...