my first real 'craving'

artyeva · 22-09-2012 06:24PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

if you get a 306, you'll need a specific 306 drip tip

thebestshop.eu have them

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yeah i saw them there alright, cheers digsby.

artyeva · 24-09-2012 11:40AM

The el toro arrived. It is *the bomb*!! I'm liking the naturales just a wee bit more than the Eden so far but they're both delicious. Seriously... thank-you for the recommendation. Taste wise and back of the throat wise this just might work for these mornings, its 70% there already, even with my current set up. Smoky throat goodness.

Small thing... the bottles... am I missing some obvious reason they're so user un-friendly? I had to trek off bleary eyed and frustrated to the chemist and buy a flippin syringe to get the flippin stuff out of the flippin bottle. Would it have killed them to put a nice wee dripper cap on their fancy bottle? for the price like?!

newmark · 24-09-2012 11:55AM

artyeva wrote: »

The el toro arrived. It is *the bomb*!! I'm liking the naturales just a wee bit more than the Eden so far but they're both delicious. Seriously... thank-you for the recommendation. Taste wise and back of the throat wise this just might work for these mornings, its 70% there already, even with my current set up. Smoky throat goodness.

Small thing... the bottles... am I missing some obvious reason they're so user un-friendly? I had to trek off bleary eyed and frustrated to the chemist and buy a flippin syringe to get the flippin stuff out of the flippin bottle. Would it have killed them to put a nice wee dripper cap on their fancy bottle? for the price like?!

I think the glass bottles hold the flavor better and that's why they come like that.

You can also get a needle with a blunt syringe or a needle bottle or what I do is use a recycled smaller bottle from another liquid and top it up as needed and just put a handwritten sticker label on them if your doing it with more than one flavor or bottle.

jamie72 · 24-09-2012 12:00PM

The El toros cap is terrible isn't t? I just pulled the syringe feeder out and pour it directly. The liquids so thick that a I haven't spilled a drop yet.

artyeva · 24-09-2012 01:09PM

newmark wrote: »

I think the glass bottles hold the flavor better and that's why they come like that.

You can also get a needle with a blunt syringe or a needle bottle or what I do is use a recycled smaller bottle from another liquid and top it up as needed and just put a handwritten sticker label on them if your doing it with more than one flavor or bottle.

jamie72 wrote: »

The El toros cap is terrible isn't t? I just pulled the syringe feeder out and pour it directly. The liquids so thick that a I haven't spilled a drop yet.

yeah, vendors should put a note on their el toro page though... upsell, people - upsell!!! i would have bought one had they'd had a link to a needle bottle there and then. anyway, i'll know for the next time. i'll be ordering this again.

seriously i've turned a corner here i think, looking forward to getting my new batteries and atomizer now. thanks everyone for your help

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 24-09-2012 01:13PM

newmark wrote: »

I think the glass bottles hold the flavor better and that's why they come like that.

yeah Im wondering about that too..

I do find that if I fill up my 20ml bottle with some cigarillos.. it starts off amazing but after a couple of weeks (so many juices to go through lately, havent really been touching the cigarilos)... it loses something

I thought I was going nuts so I carefully poured a tiny bit from the glass bottle into my bulli and it was noticably better.

I might have to spring for some empty 5ml bottles and just fill these up rather than filling up a 20ml bottle and using it for a couple of weeks.

artyeva · 24-09-2012 01:20PM

yeah most fodstuffs [olive oil, cordials, syrups] that come in glass bottles taste better so it stands to reason it would be the same with e-juice i suppose.

grindle · 24-09-2012 01:30PM

artyeva wrote: »

yeah most fodstuffs [olive oil, cordials, syrups]

...Chef Ketchup...

DirtyBollox · 24-09-2012 01:31PM

must try out that bottle of el toros puros i got at vapefest soon.

must give it a go as ye wont stop raving about it :rolleyes:

sept09baby · 24-09-2012 01:39PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

I might have to spring for some empty 5ml bottles and just fill these up rather than filling up a 20ml bottle and using it for a couple of weeks.

I have some of those little glass ones they were using for samples at vapefest.Will hang on to them for you if you want?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 24-09-2012 02:14PM

oh, great thanks

Allah_ · 24-09-2012 02:29PM

I read that the El Toro stuff gunks up the e-cigs pretty quickly... is that true? For those El Toro veterans here, do you find you have to clean/replace your equipment more often?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 24-09-2012 02:30PM

newmark · 24-09-2012 09:18PM

Allah_ wrote: »

I read that the El Toro stuff gunks up the e-cigs pretty quickly... is that true? For those El Toro veterans here, do you find you have to clean/replace your equipment more often?

You could try thinning out the El Toro by 10% with distilled water. I did this today and its working/wicking very well with no loss of flavour, throathit or vapour produced, if anything I think I'm getting more vapour due to the better wicking. Its too early to tell if the cartos will last longer this way but I suspect they will.

artyeva · 25-09-2012 06:48PM

306 atomizer arrived today and it's... great! the difference in heat and most of all taste is something i could get used to very easily.

can i ask yet another total noooob question though - should the atomizer and the drip tip get so hot? i mean it's not burning hot or anything - but it's hot. am i doing something wrong? the plastic of the tip won't melt will it?! and assuming i save this for my morning vapage, how long do they last?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 25-09-2012 06:52PM

yeah 306's get ****ing hot

no idea how long they'll last, couple of weeks I guess? .. it can depend a lot on the juice you're using, the rotation of jupiter, the off chance you get a dud atomiser that craps out early

as for the drip tip melting.. honestly dont know. generally i would imagine it's a good idea to leave the atti down for a few minutes to cool down when it gets too hot but i dont know if that's just a good idea because it's a good idea or if there's a risk of damaging the tip

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had a google, apparently yes there is a risk of the plastic melting

im assuming you can get non-plastic 306 drip tips although i've no idea where. just try not to get it too hot and you should be fine

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http://www.vapingthings.com/510306_DRIP_TIPS_VARIOUS_TYPES_FROM_099/p1311952_7250052.aspx#

there's a steel 306 drip tip here so presumably there's other stuff out there as well

artyeva · 25-09-2012 07:06PM

digby what the frick would i do without ya?!

when i googled 306 tips i only found the plastic ones in the same 4 colours, might do a bit more digging now i know i can get a metal one. 4.50 sterling seems a bit steep for me - but then i'm cheap.

state of that 510 one with the skulls though, lol. :pac:

2putts · 25-09-2012 07:06PM

Using one full time on my bottom feeding Reos a 306 lasts me about 2 weeks. A vodka soak overnight will often revive one and give me another week or two. Lots of people seem to get quite a bit more out of them but I dislike any wimping off.

A 306 will get hot in use but there is no danger of melting a drip tip. The bestshop do a long version if you find the short one a bit hot or the cannon ones are very good too though they can be hard to find.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 25-09-2012 07:09PM

http://www.cloud9vaping.co.uk/GoodSense-Vapor-306DCA-Black

if you really really like the 306's you might want something like this DCA. it looks like it'd transform the 306 into a pretty handy out and about device as well, plus it will work with a 510 drip tip of which there are stainless steel/ceramic models in abundance

it's not exactly cheap but if you really really like the 306... well I guess xmas is coming up soon

artyeva · 26-09-2012 01:20PM

stop making me want to buy things :eek::p

my first real 'craving'

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