ducdevil
Rising Star
well, it happened. it was in many ways an “unintentional breakthrough”, yet it was welcomed and glorious. i wanted to put a few things out there for general sharing and perhaps some help to those who are curious.
first of all, the whole vaping with e-liquid thing has been, in my opinion, sort-of over-thought. in fact, it is not rocket science and is probably the most convenient, pleasant and safest way to blast off. there is a list of plus and minus attributes; i think the plus column is far longer than the negative. here are a few points for those who might want to investigate this ROA.
pluses:
no bad taste or flavor. in fact, it’s really up to you how you’d like it to taste. as most of you know, there are now literally tens of thousands of flavors out there. depending on the concentration ratio, it can be almost imperceptible. in the following section i give the specifics of how i went about it, regarding ratio.
very safe. nothing burning. nothing to drop or break or shatter or spill. unless your tank is leaky, it shouldn’t even be a problem if one drops the mod. and quiet too - no clicking of lighter. also, depending on how much juice is in the tank, no reloading.
portable, convenient and stealth. whether at home or out-and-about, having a vape rig is not a strange sight these days. always ready to go if there is juice in the tank, it’s almost too easy.
smooth. no harshness at all. if one already vapes, it’s no different. this can be a good thing or a cautionary exercise.
minuses:
in fact, there is only one real drawback to this method and it’s pretty obvious: dosage. with the variables involved, it is near impossible to accurately determine how much a “puff” contains. while i am an avid vape enthusiast, my days of building coils have waned with the plethora of fantastic sub ohm tanks available now. therefore, i am not really a “dripper” anymore, and have not experimented with dripping spiced juice. i suppose one could determine a dose more closely this way (counting drops per ml, etc…) but i didn’t want to get this detailed. also, the convenience factor of a pre-filled tank on a nice mod is too cool to beat!
i used the following equipment: Kanger 150watt mod, and Arctic sub ohm tank with a .5ohm coil. i used it set very low - only 50 watts (this was MORE than plenty!). i wanted to start small and discover without being too overwhelmed, my intention being multiple hits to find the right spot gradually. HA! didn’t really work out like that!
ratio was a conservative 1:6 (250mg per 1.5ml). juice was “Queenside” by Five Pawns, a lovely blood orange and cream flavor, 0mg nicotine. it is a 50/50 PG/VG blend. juice was warmed using a waterbath and the spice dissolved almost effortlessly over the course of an hour. it was placed in a small bottle and put away until i was ready.
important note: unless you are whipping up a ton of juice, 1 or 2ml is not very much in these larger tanks out these days. (most are at least 3ml, some up to 7ml!) you need to be careful where the wick holes are on the atomizer so your small amount of juice is over these openings. otherwise, even after a couple of puffs, the level of the juice will fall below the wick holes and you will get a burnt hit. a burnt hit with plain juice is horrible enough; i can’t imagine how bad it would be with spice. the Arctic tank’s coil has it’s openings quite low so even 1.5ml was above that line. this might have sounded complicated; it’s not really - you just want to make sure the level of the juice is over the holes where the cotton is.
the tank was loaded with all the juice i had and i let it sit to saturate the cotton.
here we go:
in a darkened room with Brian Eno’s “Thursday Afternoon” playing (my favorite voyage track) i did the breathing and calming and noticed my sweaty palms, as always. then that moment comes where you say to yourself, “ready now”….
i took a safe, wimpy puff to test it. starting at 50watts to see what it would be like. probably about a half-lungful and held it in for about 20 seconds. i could tell the effects were coming, but not very intense. i waited about 10 seconds, and took the second puff. full on, deep and long, as much as i could take. held it in…and then….
i don’t need to tell you what happened. this is not a trip report - this is a debrief. it was a complete, unmistakable breakthrough into an Alien playground with entities dancing around some type of swimming pool. the fractals and insect-like molecular components were supremely vivid. i was using earbuds this time and the music was in, around and through me. there was no “me” at all. when it became apparent, in those last few seconds of real-world awareness that it was going to be an intense event, i laid down on the bed.
as the room came back to me, part of me wanted to sit up, but i was coaxed not to yet. i laughed and realized that my eyes had been open the whole time with no visual or conscious awareness of the room i was in. the slow transition back to the visual world we know was amazing, as i surveyed my body which looked oddly long and tall - my legs and feet seemed so far away in front of me - i wanted to move but could not yet. it was not the least bit frightening or upsetting; i just knew i hadn’t yet reconnected with my physical form.
since there were no harmalas, i was back to full awareness and consciousness within roughly 20 minutes. i was, however, still in the “holy shit” stage, amazed at what had happened.
i guess i never mentioned this was my first breakthrough. it was, and i’ll never be the same.
to close this long essay which i thank you for reading, let me just say once again that using e-juice seems to me to be the most fantastic, pleasant and efficient ROA i’ve ever encountered. i have used a GVG which i adore, many different electronic vaporizers (the Mighty being my fave for Changa), and bongs, pipes, etc.
nothing compared to this. i was prepared to gradually explore with multiple puffs. two puffs, the first being almost nothing, was all it took. and, as you saw, my ratio was quite weak. leads me to believe a couple of things:
absorption with this ROA might be slightly delayed because of the carrier medium. the first little puff probably had quite a bit of spice in it; if i had waited a full minute after that, effects might have been more pronounced. as it was i went ahead with the full-on puff almost immediately; this is what secured the warp-drive ascent.
using modern sub ohm tanks, it is possible to inhale an enormous amount of juice in a puff. a couple of years ago with the pen-type vapes, it was much harder to get enough. now, it could almost get too intense. using a 1:1 ratio one could easily cross into very unpleasant territory. i have no idea how much i ingested. could’ve been 25mg, perhaps more, even 50mg. the level in the tank looks pretty low now. starting with 250mg this makes me wonder how much it was i puffed. but this is the rub: i’ll never really know unless i get obsessive and measure out how much is left, etc.
i totally endorse and suggest people try this out - like i said it’s not difficult and you can be sure it will succeed with greater likelihood with no “flame technique” needed.
i appreciate all i’ve learned on the Nexus, and send my love out to everyone and everything, everywhere…
Namaste
first of all, the whole vaping with e-liquid thing has been, in my opinion, sort-of over-thought. in fact, it is not rocket science and is probably the most convenient, pleasant and safest way to blast off. there is a list of plus and minus attributes; i think the plus column is far longer than the negative. here are a few points for those who might want to investigate this ROA.
pluses:
no bad taste or flavor. in fact, it’s really up to you how you’d like it to taste. as most of you know, there are now literally tens of thousands of flavors out there. depending on the concentration ratio, it can be almost imperceptible. in the following section i give the specifics of how i went about it, regarding ratio.
very safe. nothing burning. nothing to drop or break or shatter or spill. unless your tank is leaky, it shouldn’t even be a problem if one drops the mod. and quiet too - no clicking of lighter. also, depending on how much juice is in the tank, no reloading.
portable, convenient and stealth. whether at home or out-and-about, having a vape rig is not a strange sight these days. always ready to go if there is juice in the tank, it’s almost too easy.
smooth. no harshness at all. if one already vapes, it’s no different. this can be a good thing or a cautionary exercise.
minuses:
in fact, there is only one real drawback to this method and it’s pretty obvious: dosage. with the variables involved, it is near impossible to accurately determine how much a “puff” contains. while i am an avid vape enthusiast, my days of building coils have waned with the plethora of fantastic sub ohm tanks available now. therefore, i am not really a “dripper” anymore, and have not experimented with dripping spiced juice. i suppose one could determine a dose more closely this way (counting drops per ml, etc…) but i didn’t want to get this detailed. also, the convenience factor of a pre-filled tank on a nice mod is too cool to beat!
i used the following equipment: Kanger 150watt mod, and Arctic sub ohm tank with a .5ohm coil. i used it set very low - only 50 watts (this was MORE than plenty!). i wanted to start small and discover without being too overwhelmed, my intention being multiple hits to find the right spot gradually. HA! didn’t really work out like that!
ratio was a conservative 1:6 (250mg per 1.5ml). juice was “Queenside” by Five Pawns, a lovely blood orange and cream flavor, 0mg nicotine. it is a 50/50 PG/VG blend. juice was warmed using a waterbath and the spice dissolved almost effortlessly over the course of an hour. it was placed in a small bottle and put away until i was ready.
important note: unless you are whipping up a ton of juice, 1 or 2ml is not very much in these larger tanks out these days. (most are at least 3ml, some up to 7ml!) you need to be careful where the wick holes are on the atomizer so your small amount of juice is over these openings. otherwise, even after a couple of puffs, the level of the juice will fall below the wick holes and you will get a burnt hit. a burnt hit with plain juice is horrible enough; i can’t imagine how bad it would be with spice. the Arctic tank’s coil has it’s openings quite low so even 1.5ml was above that line. this might have sounded complicated; it’s not really - you just want to make sure the level of the juice is over the holes where the cotton is.
the tank was loaded with all the juice i had and i let it sit to saturate the cotton.
here we go:
in a darkened room with Brian Eno’s “Thursday Afternoon” playing (my favorite voyage track) i did the breathing and calming and noticed my sweaty palms, as always. then that moment comes where you say to yourself, “ready now”….
i took a safe, wimpy puff to test it. starting at 50watts to see what it would be like. probably about a half-lungful and held it in for about 20 seconds. i could tell the effects were coming, but not very intense. i waited about 10 seconds, and took the second puff. full on, deep and long, as much as i could take. held it in…and then….
i don’t need to tell you what happened. this is not a trip report - this is a debrief. it was a complete, unmistakable breakthrough into an Alien playground with entities dancing around some type of swimming pool. the fractals and insect-like molecular components were supremely vivid. i was using earbuds this time and the music was in, around and through me. there was no “me” at all. when it became apparent, in those last few seconds of real-world awareness that it was going to be an intense event, i laid down on the bed.
as the room came back to me, part of me wanted to sit up, but i was coaxed not to yet. i laughed and realized that my eyes had been open the whole time with no visual or conscious awareness of the room i was in. the slow transition back to the visual world we know was amazing, as i surveyed my body which looked oddly long and tall - my legs and feet seemed so far away in front of me - i wanted to move but could not yet. it was not the least bit frightening or upsetting; i just knew i hadn’t yet reconnected with my physical form.
since there were no harmalas, i was back to full awareness and consciousness within roughly 20 minutes. i was, however, still in the “holy shit” stage, amazed at what had happened.
i guess i never mentioned this was my first breakthrough. it was, and i’ll never be the same.
to close this long essay which i thank you for reading, let me just say once again that using e-juice seems to me to be the most fantastic, pleasant and efficient ROA i’ve ever encountered. i have used a GVG which i adore, many different electronic vaporizers (the Mighty being my fave for Changa), and bongs, pipes, etc.
nothing compared to this. i was prepared to gradually explore with multiple puffs. two puffs, the first being almost nothing, was all it took. and, as you saw, my ratio was quite weak. leads me to believe a couple of things:
absorption with this ROA might be slightly delayed because of the carrier medium. the first little puff probably had quite a bit of spice in it; if i had waited a full minute after that, effects might have been more pronounced. as it was i went ahead with the full-on puff almost immediately; this is what secured the warp-drive ascent.
using modern sub ohm tanks, it is possible to inhale an enormous amount of juice in a puff. a couple of years ago with the pen-type vapes, it was much harder to get enough. now, it could almost get too intense. using a 1:1 ratio one could easily cross into very unpleasant territory. i have no idea how much i ingested. could’ve been 25mg, perhaps more, even 50mg. the level in the tank looks pretty low now. starting with 250mg this makes me wonder how much it was i puffed. but this is the rub: i’ll never really know unless i get obsessive and measure out how much is left, etc.
i totally endorse and suggest people try this out - like i said it’s not difficult and you can be sure it will succeed with greater likelihood with no “flame technique” needed.
i appreciate all i’ve learned on the Nexus, and send my love out to everyone and everything, everywhere…
Namaste
