The Sofa Traveler
Traveling without moving
Hi there ! In this thread, I'm going to tell you my own experiences with DMT using e-cig ROA.
General considerations
I've met DMT about 4/5 years ago and e-cig is my only ROA since. There are many reasons that I stick with it : convenience, reliability, discretion... I've had some success as well as some failures, having tried different settings, different hardware configurations, différent juice concentration. No more failures from now on, as I have found my cruising speed and sweet spot. Most of my failures came from the fact that I wanted to get "one-puff-breakthrough" experiences. I think that was the wrong way to look at it. It's not that it's not possible, it is, under certain conditions. In a way, this "one-puff-breakthrough" obsession was counterproductive and useless. It has led me to make mistakes such as over-concentrating the juice or using settings that were too high in temperature. After these wanderings, I quickly came to the following conclusion : if you can't manage a "one-puff-breakthrough", just take a second (even a third) to reach it, as this ROA allows it easily. Well, that said, I'm going to detail my setup and my thoughts on this :
The box
I think most of the current 50€ box mods will do the job. The one I use currently is very satisfactory : Geekvape.Solo2 S100. Especially, it has a particular feature that is very usefull for the objective that interests us. Indeed, the VPC mode (Voltage Per Cluster I assume, if it's not the real translation, it is what it does) opens a new perspective in settings, more accurate than in mere volts/watts mode, less random than TC (temperature control). I'll detail that later.
The clearomizer and coil
This is a very important part of the set up, that you must choose wisely. First of all, try to avoid large capacity tanks, especially those with a large diameter : the more the clearo has a large diameter, the more the residual juice will be difficult to exploit, unless you reload. Anyway, you won't need 4ml or more capacity, 2ml is more than enough. You also would prefer a leakproof one, typically those with the airflow located at the top. It is particularly important if you have a juice with a large part of or completely PG (less viscous). For my part, I stick with the Veco Tank from Vaporesso, it ticks all the boxes : 2ml, leakproof with it's airflow at the top, a wide enough choice in coils, and last but not least : the top cap is fully removable so you can reload with a syringe as well as directly with a test tube for example. The other advantage of the fully removable top cap is that you can also easily empty your clearomizer if you need to replace the coil.
About coils : with this tank, I usually use the SS316 at 0.3Ω coils. The advantage with stainless steel coils is that you can use them in TC mode or in classical volts/watts mode.
The settings
Juice concentration : I've tried several concentration levels, from 1g/1ml to 1g/4ml with always the same PG/VG proportion : 50/50. Up to 70% PG might be ok, maybe even 100%, but I never tried with more than 50% PG so it's not a recommendation, just an assumption. On the other hand, VG in higher proportion than 50% is risky, as it will thicken your juice, that is already thickened by the DMT presence. Some clearomizers/coils will not deal properly with this viscosity. In my opinion, 50/50 PG/VG is the good balance.
About the DMT/PG+VG ratio, I have noticed that juices under 2,5ml PG/VG per DMT gram tend to precipitate at room temperature, the coil tends to clog after a few uses and the aerosolization is less efficient. I was totally wrong by thinking that to make the setup more potent (the famous "one-puff-breakthrough" ), I'll just have to concentrate the juice with more DMT. The exact opposite happened : as I concentrated my juice more and more, the potency and efficiency has decreased, the clogged coils problems have multiplied. In conclusion : best was the ennemy of good. From now on, my sweet spot ratio is : 1g DMT/3,5ml of 50/50 mixed PG/VG. With this ratio AND a good box setting, no clog problems anymore, and still the ability to journey at the level you want, even high/strong.
Box mod settings : for a long time, I have been on TC mode, and had nice results with it. So, why did I quit this mode ? I did it because sometimes the operation was hazardous, especially when coils started to clog, but not only. Dirty pin connector can also false the impedance data harvested by the box to calculate/evaluate the temperature. Also, with TC, the box has to know the standard impedance value at room temperature, and this may differ depending on where you are. Anyway, TC can be efficient for this kind of use, but the technology is sensitive to several parameters and provides irregular results. The results may also vary from box to box. That said, let's talk about the mode I'm using currently : the VPC mode.
The VPC (Voltage Per Cluster) is a mode I discovered with my latest box (the one mentionned above), I don't know if it has been generalized to other models or brands. What this mode does is simple : it allows you to set a specific wattage per 1 second slices, for a total duration of 5 seconds. Basically, a programmable wattage curve in 5 points. If vaping continuously more than 5 second, the latest slice value will be the remaiining one for the rest of your inhalation. The advantage of this mode is that it can progressively diminish the wattage to maintain the temperature more or less stable, where a fixed wattage value tends to increase temperature until a certain limit.
At the beginning, I had little clog problems, due to overheating the coil. My first settings were around the recommended power range of my coil, given for 35-40 watts for the SS316 0.3Ω, so I did curves from the like of 37 -> 36 -> 35 -> 34 -> 33 watts.. It resulted by too much heat, clog problems, etc. So, I progressively diminished all the values, still in a decreasing curve, until I get a reliable result that doesn't clog the coil. This led me to the following recent setting : 22 -> 21 -> 20 -> 19 -> 17. Here, as example, 17 will be the remaining and constant wattage for puffs over 5 seconds, starting from the 5th second. What is important to notice here is the fact that those values, apart from the fact that they are perfectly effective (and no clog at all), are quite half from the coil given power range. Something else I want to say is that there are absolutely no universal settings for this ROA in general, only - possibly - more or less universal settings for a given specific material. I often read things like "put your box at 40w and puff", without taking into account the technical characteristics of the material used. An absolute wattage value has no sense, it relies on your coils. In some cases, 40 watts won't be enough, in other cases, too much. If you plan to use the same settings as me, use strictly the same material, especially coils ! Else, adjust.
Airflow/inhalation : alongside the juice concentration and the provided power (which does not have as much impact as intuition would suggest), this is IMO the most important point to modulate your journey intensity : the way you inhale your aerosol (it's not vapor, as often said). Basically, the slowlier you inhale, the stronger will be the effects. Indeed, this way the aerosol inhaled will be more concentrated. The counterparty of a slow inhalation is that the coil will heat a bit much more than with a quick inhalation, hence the importance to find the versatile setting, and possibly decreasing the values if you feel your coil clogging or a slight taste of burned DMT. With a proper setting, you can manage slow as well as quick inhalations without having to change your settings.
Well, that's all folks ! Now that I wrote most of the things I wanted to share with you, I hope this will help you as much as you, Nexians, helped me to evolve in the DMT area. With this ROA + Syrian Rue tea, I've found what I was looking for : a powerfull and precise enough method to have beneficial experiences with the spice.
Thanks for reading me, I hope my text is clear enough, as english isn't my native language.
Cheerz & Peace
General considerations
I've met DMT about 4/5 years ago and e-cig is my only ROA since. There are many reasons that I stick with it : convenience, reliability, discretion... I've had some success as well as some failures, having tried different settings, different hardware configurations, différent juice concentration. No more failures from now on, as I have found my cruising speed and sweet spot. Most of my failures came from the fact that I wanted to get "one-puff-breakthrough" experiences. I think that was the wrong way to look at it. It's not that it's not possible, it is, under certain conditions. In a way, this "one-puff-breakthrough" obsession was counterproductive and useless. It has led me to make mistakes such as over-concentrating the juice or using settings that were too high in temperature. After these wanderings, I quickly came to the following conclusion : if you can't manage a "one-puff-breakthrough", just take a second (even a third) to reach it, as this ROA allows it easily. Well, that said, I'm going to detail my setup and my thoughts on this :
The box
I think most of the current 50€ box mods will do the job. The one I use currently is very satisfactory : Geekvape.Solo2 S100. Especially, it has a particular feature that is very usefull for the objective that interests us. Indeed, the VPC mode (Voltage Per Cluster I assume, if it's not the real translation, it is what it does) opens a new perspective in settings, more accurate than in mere volts/watts mode, less random than TC (temperature control). I'll detail that later.
The clearomizer and coil
This is a very important part of the set up, that you must choose wisely. First of all, try to avoid large capacity tanks, especially those with a large diameter : the more the clearo has a large diameter, the more the residual juice will be difficult to exploit, unless you reload. Anyway, you won't need 4ml or more capacity, 2ml is more than enough. You also would prefer a leakproof one, typically those with the airflow located at the top. It is particularly important if you have a juice with a large part of or completely PG (less viscous). For my part, I stick with the Veco Tank from Vaporesso, it ticks all the boxes : 2ml, leakproof with it's airflow at the top, a wide enough choice in coils, and last but not least : the top cap is fully removable so you can reload with a syringe as well as directly with a test tube for example. The other advantage of the fully removable top cap is that you can also easily empty your clearomizer if you need to replace the coil.
About coils : with this tank, I usually use the SS316 at 0.3Ω coils. The advantage with stainless steel coils is that you can use them in TC mode or in classical volts/watts mode.
The settings
Juice concentration : I've tried several concentration levels, from 1g/1ml to 1g/4ml with always the same PG/VG proportion : 50/50. Up to 70% PG might be ok, maybe even 100%, but I never tried with more than 50% PG so it's not a recommendation, just an assumption. On the other hand, VG in higher proportion than 50% is risky, as it will thicken your juice, that is already thickened by the DMT presence. Some clearomizers/coils will not deal properly with this viscosity. In my opinion, 50/50 PG/VG is the good balance.
About the DMT/PG+VG ratio, I have noticed that juices under 2,5ml PG/VG per DMT gram tend to precipitate at room temperature, the coil tends to clog after a few uses and the aerosolization is less efficient. I was totally wrong by thinking that to make the setup more potent (the famous "one-puff-breakthrough" ), I'll just have to concentrate the juice with more DMT. The exact opposite happened : as I concentrated my juice more and more, the potency and efficiency has decreased, the clogged coils problems have multiplied. In conclusion : best was the ennemy of good. From now on, my sweet spot ratio is : 1g DMT/3,5ml of 50/50 mixed PG/VG. With this ratio AND a good box setting, no clog problems anymore, and still the ability to journey at the level you want, even high/strong.
Box mod settings : for a long time, I have been on TC mode, and had nice results with it. So, why did I quit this mode ? I did it because sometimes the operation was hazardous, especially when coils started to clog, but not only. Dirty pin connector can also false the impedance data harvested by the box to calculate/evaluate the temperature. Also, with TC, the box has to know the standard impedance value at room temperature, and this may differ depending on where you are. Anyway, TC can be efficient for this kind of use, but the technology is sensitive to several parameters and provides irregular results. The results may also vary from box to box. That said, let's talk about the mode I'm using currently : the VPC mode.
The VPC (Voltage Per Cluster) is a mode I discovered with my latest box (the one mentionned above), I don't know if it has been generalized to other models or brands. What this mode does is simple : it allows you to set a specific wattage per 1 second slices, for a total duration of 5 seconds. Basically, a programmable wattage curve in 5 points. If vaping continuously more than 5 second, the latest slice value will be the remaiining one for the rest of your inhalation. The advantage of this mode is that it can progressively diminish the wattage to maintain the temperature more or less stable, where a fixed wattage value tends to increase temperature until a certain limit.
At the beginning, I had little clog problems, due to overheating the coil. My first settings were around the recommended power range of my coil, given for 35-40 watts for the SS316 0.3Ω, so I did curves from the like of 37 -> 36 -> 35 -> 34 -> 33 watts.. It resulted by too much heat, clog problems, etc. So, I progressively diminished all the values, still in a decreasing curve, until I get a reliable result that doesn't clog the coil. This led me to the following recent setting : 22 -> 21 -> 20 -> 19 -> 17. Here, as example, 17 will be the remaining and constant wattage for puffs over 5 seconds, starting from the 5th second. What is important to notice here is the fact that those values, apart from the fact that they are perfectly effective (and no clog at all), are quite half from the coil given power range. Something else I want to say is that there are absolutely no universal settings for this ROA in general, only - possibly - more or less universal settings for a given specific material. I often read things like "put your box at 40w and puff", without taking into account the technical characteristics of the material used. An absolute wattage value has no sense, it relies on your coils. In some cases, 40 watts won't be enough, in other cases, too much. If you plan to use the same settings as me, use strictly the same material, especially coils ! Else, adjust.
Airflow/inhalation : alongside the juice concentration and the provided power (which does not have as much impact as intuition would suggest), this is IMO the most important point to modulate your journey intensity : the way you inhale your aerosol (it's not vapor, as often said). Basically, the slowlier you inhale, the stronger will be the effects. Indeed, this way the aerosol inhaled will be more concentrated. The counterparty of a slow inhalation is that the coil will heat a bit much more than with a quick inhalation, hence the importance to find the versatile setting, and possibly decreasing the values if you feel your coil clogging or a slight taste of burned DMT. With a proper setting, you can manage slow as well as quick inhalations without having to change your settings.
Well, that's all folks ! Now that I wrote most of the things I wanted to share with you, I hope this will help you as much as you, Nexians, helped me to evolve in the DMT area. With this ROA + Syrian Rue tea, I've found what I was looking for : a powerfull and precise enough method to have beneficial experiences with the spice.
Thanks for reading me, I hope my text is clear enough, as english isn't my native language.
Cheerz & Peace
