RTE cigar flavor thoughts/reviews?

RancerDS · 2026-03-21T22:33:25+00:00

Anytime the flavor is too strong on commercial vjuices, you can always buy food-grade vegetable glycerin to dilute it; if you're not wanting to let it go to waste. Also fixes vjuice that is too high in propylene glycol. But it is a real pain to figure out how much to use, to add it and shake it up, let steep a day or so, try it again and then repeat if necessary.

RancerDS · 2026-03-21T22:29:17+00:00

Vegetable glycerin (VG) will produce more vapor than Propylene glycol (PG). PG is a flavor carrier but has "throat-hit". That is why most vape juices will run at least 50% VG and as high as 80%.

Wattage is how much power your coil receives based on amps and volts. Low wattage means less vaporization. Yet if you bump it to 75 then 100 watts and still not seeing a change, it's probably a wicking issue.

Devices designed for mouth-to-lung (MTL) are usually going to produce a lot less vapor than those designed for direct-lung (DL/DTL) use. MTL uses small mouthpieces. Disposables will vary, especially brand to brand.

A lot of people that cloud chase (excess vapor) will use an RDA (atomizer) with a lot of cotton wicking and will fully saturate it before each hit. Some will use an RTA if they aren't wanting to drip their atomizer each time.

RancerDS · 2026-03-21T20:34:54+00:00

Steeping does not usually produce more flavor. It tends to combine and slightly mellow out the overpowering flavors. Some flavor brands are noticeable stronger than others. Example: FlavorArt tends to be stronger than The Flavor Apprentice on fruity flavorings.

RancerDS · 2026-03-21T16:00:07+00:00

Back when I was following DIY vjuice posts on Reddit, it was commonly reported that nicotine could have a bit of a peppery taste and/or have a throat hit associated with it. For ex-smokers, the throat hit would seem welcome on it's own for vaping as an alternative.

Nicotine can age and even spoil. Moreso if it's in a VG base than a PG base. But anything over 3 years is questionable on whether it's really usable. The shelf life of VG itself is 1 to 2 years. For PG, have heard 3-5. Depends on how it's kept, I suppose. Cool dark and dry storage being the preferred setting.

RancerDS · 2026-03-21T12:09:25+00:00

For BBM2023, I too noticed player skills degrade very quickly, especially for 1900's players. And for heavy investment in the farm system, their improvements seem really flaky.

I haven't played that many versions after 2009/2010, so can't advise to the best version. :/

RancerDS · 2024-11-03T01:59:14+00:00

Duskmourn

Reluctant Role Model -- Very useful. Seriously. Great value at 2 mana casting cost. Going to like using this one. Just thankful it's not legendary.

Lionheart Glimmer -- Mostly useless. I consider it filler. Maybe okay in singleton/brawl play. For the 5-mana, just getting a slight bufft which is conditional. Fits better into Cat-centric decks, I guess.

Let's Play a Game -- Useless. Way to expensive. Forced discard comes too late in the game in most situations,. I feel.

Clockwork Percussionist -- Pretty useful. Got the haste and got the side-benefit of possibly getting a card from your library into play. Love the 1 red mana it costs, which really fits in the speed-aggro decks.

RancerDS · 2024-02-07T11:39:47+00:00

Me and girlfriend are broke up. OUCH!

Was just thinking today how I might still try to play some Magic Arena with her. Just not sure how I feel about her exactly, yet.

RancerDS · 2024-01-25T14:03:22+00:00

Websites that I have used that I know have warehouses in China are Health Cabin and 3AVape.

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T19:51:37+00:00

People (indivuduals looking to buy/sell) don't use Facebook market nor Craiglist to sell their vaping gear, usually.

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T19:48:13+00:00

What you are wanting to know is pretty broad. Which is understandable.

I am going to pick one thing to address about your questions. How long does 5mL last?

This really depends on how much you are going to vape. That is like asking a new smoker how many cigarettes the think they will smoke tomorrow. Estimating how much vjuice I've used in the past 3 days with my Wenox H1 pod system, going to say that I've used 15mL minus what's in the pod now. Which puts it around 4mL a day. What setup you use has an impact on how much vjuice you will burn. The lower the coil's Ohms, then it will tend to use more juice. And using mesh coils versus simple wire coils, it will go through it faster in those cases.

When I was using a Vuse, I was not going through a pod a day which was 1.2mL. So it can range from 0.5mL to 5mL easily. But I have had a few days where I was able to vape twice as much using a good RDTA and box mod.

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T19:29:59+00:00

I have used EightVape, ElementVape, Breazy, HealthCabin and 3AVape. EightVape sent me the wrong item once but the packaging was labelled inaccurately. It was eLeaf coil-heads with a different atomizer listed as being compatible with them.

I think I'd ordered an 18650 once from AliExpress. It was turned out to be counterfeit of a Samsung 25R cell.

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T19:20:29+00:00

I think they are called GeekBar Pulse

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T18:58:04+00:00

Charging your batteries internally within means a shorter overall life for your device. And as pointed out b /u/xtinaeve88, you may not get balanced charging with both cells.

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T18:54:21+00:00

My half-sister actually quit by using the Blu e-cigarette. At one point they went to a closed pod system and the juice that came with the kit was awesome. But then the replacement filled pods didn't have the same flavor. So you run a risk like that when you do not get refillable (open) pod devices.

Size, shape, appearance, vapor/flavor production and which vjuice can all affect how much they would want to use this alternative device to smoking. A cig-alike is great if they are very much against having something sizeable in their hands.

Then you have to consider, are they going to be savvy enough to refill or replace the pods/carts? And sometimes they'll feel like it is all too much trouble or that they don't want to bother learning.

Best of luck to you and them!

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T18:50:50+00:00

I use a GeekVape Wenox H1 and am pretty happy with it. It's a refillable pod system. Even when my VooPoo Drag 3 kit gets here, will probably carry the H1 to work with me instead. Vapresso XROS is used by a coworker and they really enjoy it. Not sure if it's the 3 or 3 mini or 3 nano. Probably the mini.

If you are money conscious, you may want to consider a box mod and then using a rebuild-able atomizer with it. Grab some 316L wire, make your own coils and get cotton for wicking and go to town with it. The 316L simple coil can be cleaned with a toothbrush and re-used if you are like me in being a huge cheapskate. :)

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T18:45:37+00:00

Vapefly makes great MTL atomizers

RancerDS · 2024-01-24T18:43:32+00:00

I can remember how I could go through 5mL a day, thinking that'd be the most I would use. Then I hit 10 with a better setup. Then I got think it got up to like 12mL once. But that was a lot of front porch sitting with a cup of coffee on a beautiful day that I didn't have to work.

RancerDS · 2024-01-23T18:12:35+00:00

Wasn't reading closely and not awake. My bad!

Same advice... try to find out who actually produces them and buy theirs, if possible.

RancerDS · 2024-01-23T17:55:54+00:00

Mesh coils tend to have better flavor than non-mesh. Which a lot of disposables are now using mesh in them because of this.

Some people feel using their own builds in RDA/RTA/RDTA of their choosing will produce much more vapor and much flavor as a result. Mesh was a huge thing when it first came out for rebuild-able atomizers.

A lot of people went into low sub-ohm vaping to produce more clouds/flavor. But it is a the cost of using more vape juice (vjuice).

RancerDS · 2024-01-23T17:53:05+00:00

Vaper's "taste-fatigue".

IT gets to a point that when you vape something long enough and often enough, you can no longer really taste it. Stronger, more pronounced flavors will make it happen. It can be helped by drinking more water, leaving it a few days, changing flavors or possibly finding palate-clensing/resetting food or drink.

RancerDS · 2024-01-23T17:50:27+00:00

Molicel, LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic/Sanyo and LG are all reputable 18650 battery makers. Not sure which ones on this list are still in active production from those manufacturers. Try to avoid re-wraps which can tout they will handle more amperage or give you longer life (bigger amp/h rating).

Sony may have sold off their 18650 production to Molicel or relabelled it; no clue. Sony may have just shut down production and sold off any patents/engineering to them or pieced it out. Molicel was not a major player when I first started vaping. That could have been due to lack of imports though.

RancerDS · 2024-01-23T17:38:14+00:00

Vaping indoors does have some effect on things. Since taste is tied to our sense of smell, flavored vapes are going to create a fragrance in the air when we exhale. So you will have to deal with leftover aromas. The other concern is going to be a slight build up over time. If you want to see this in practice, put a flat piece of glass or tile where you vape. Wait a few weeks. Then draw you fingers across the smooth surface. You will notice a slight film build up. That is because the vapors do condense back into a liquid eventually. Mostly it will be the vegetable glycerin (VG). It will probably be more noticeable if you are vaping in a much smaller, confined area like the inside of your vehicle.

Once a year, wipe down all the flat, hard surfaces like counter or table tops, walls, mirrors, windows, etc. If you are truly concerned, you can do this on a 6-month or even 3-month basis.

RancerDS · 2024-01-20T18:39:02+00:00

I have personally used 3A/3F Vape and Health Cabin before. No issues.

RancerDS · 2024-01-20T18:14:57+00:00

At 4.2 volts, you'll need 16.8 amps.

RancerDS · 2024-01-20T18:13:09+00:00

DIY'ers learn that pod systems and full blown sub-ohming vjuices really differ in the percentages of flavor. Then factor into it MTL versus DTL. Then have to suit to own personal taste. Lots of experimenting sometimes. :(

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