62vauxhall
Veteran and General Yakker
- Joined
- May 14, 2014
- Messages
- 2,351
- Location
- Southwest Kootenays BC
- Tagline
- No such things as bad days, just bad moments
Wonderful, I'm REALLY anxious to hear it and have been compiling a playlist. And, looking forward to seeing the performance specs you said you'd enclose.
Did you make a dent in the trout population? Years ago, decades really, an uncle of mine who lived in Coeur d'Alene used to smoke the trout he caught. He'd put about 3 nicely cleaned and de-headed fish in Mason sealers and send us a few jars. It was really, really good stuff, like eating a candy bar!
Speaking of smoking, I read elsewhere in these pages what you posted about vaporising. I've contemplating an electronic cigarette for a while especially since my consumption increased to about 30 per day due to no job to go to. Reading your comments and examining that Vaporleaf site you mentioned made me do a little research and visit a local shop that specializes in such things. I understand now that it is not necessarily for smoking cessation but an alternative nicotine delivery method and it was enlightening to speak to someone with first hand experience of the technology. The person who walked me through the hardware was a young Asian guy in his early twenties who probably never smoked an "analog" cigarette in his life but was a vaping afficianado. He explained that his preferred "at home" method was "dripping" but used one of what I was investigating for when he was out and about and he pointed out the differences between "starter kits'" and separate components. I took advantage of his knowledge and bought the parts for a device to my liking that allows coil voltage and wattage adjustments - dual coils as opposed to a single coil in this case. I had no idea these things could be so sophisticated and that there is a "vaping" culture. I was surprised too to learn that there are those who modify and/or create their own devices - winding their own coils and such things. Reminds me of people who modify audio gear. It's been a week and a half since I've been using this thing and I'm very happy with it's performance. When I first got it, I had 6 or 8 cigarettes left in a pack and so A/B compared them. I found I preferred the electric method and the sensation of inhaling 24mg vapor was similar to actual smoke but without the drawbacks of residual smell, ash and butts. It's very convenient to just have a pull or two on this thing rather than commit to burning an entire cigarette that may mostly smoulder away in an ashtray. Cigarettes are pretty much $10 or more per pack here (50 cents a pop) and for me spending $15 a day, every day is not sustainable - that's a significant percentage of my present income. Reading what you said motivated me to act so thanks for that. It's so far so good and I'm not missing the burning of tobacco. Hope it's likewise with you.
Last edited:
