DIY vape vs original brands

Thanks for sharing that @MTL_sLOVEnia, as that is VERY important. MTL does typically take more flavor, and many times higher PG for viscosity, etc.

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@muth
Yeah I can see. I am sure youā€™ll find the way to get it. Once you do Iā€™ll be ready to share a good clone I hope. So you donā€™t need to spend more on the original. Though, 15$ is a bargain for that quality of vape. At that price Iā€™d probably never start my diyā€¦:wink:. It stinks I need to pay 27ā‚¬ for a bottle here. But, not everything that stinks is shit. :+1:

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Vapeclub in Malaysia offers 60ml for $14.99 to USA customers but didnā€™t check the shipping fee. US vendors Iā€™ve seen so far like Breazy and Element Vape are out of stock.

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Exactly, I was ordering bundles of 6 bottles of Silver from them. But, shipping is some 30$ and customs + VAT brings you up to 25$/bottle if you order 6-pack. Ordering 1 bottle is imho too expensive.

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Iā€™ve seen Nasty Silver for 6$ (on some Malaysian site i think) while i was checking wth is this, rainbowvapes has it for 10 pounds.

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Nope ā€¦Not forgettingā€¦There are numerous situations just havent sat down to go over everything

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@Mikser
Yes, I saw those Makaysian pages but they donā€™t export so no use to us. 10 pounds Rainbowvapes equals 15$. After shipping, importing to EU the final price again is 20-25$, depending on how much you order and the customs rules of a state. But, good point, I was ordering it from RV.

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When you click on my avatar, youā€™ll see a link to my page.
You havenā€™t missed much, most recipes indeed are old and over flavoured :grin: to my taste anyway.
My percentages have gone way down over the years. Maybe my tastebuds are improving.

Looking at the recipes youā€™ve posted here, you are doing just fine :+1:
Maybe youā€™ll like my Soho Ripple, itā€™s sort of in the same ballpark.
You can adapt the percentages upward to your own liking.

Soho Ripple : Check cookies

2.00% Butterscotch (FW)
4.00% Butterscotch Ripple (FW)
8.00% Soho (FA)
2.00% Sweet Cream (FW)
2.00% Vanilla Ice Cream (LB)

Flavor total: 18%
Remember to rate it at: Check cookies

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@Josephine_van_Rijn
I am sure Iā€™love your Soho ripple but need to order both FW Butterscotch. And, thatā€™s my main problem with diy. So many recipes I want to try but almost each if them still requires ordering new and new flavors despite my stash which just came over 200. I think Iā€™ll need to stop somwhere.

Yet, the above Ripple sounds great with that high Soho, sweet cream and vic which anyways Iā€™d replace by tpaā€™s vbic. But first need to go shoppingā€¦ Again some 20 new flavors. Everytime I do it I promise to myself thatā€™s the last order. But, within a monthā€¦ all that changes. Tired of hunting the holy grail of vaping.

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@Josephine_van_Rijn
Question: does it have to be Ripple and the normal Butterscotch? Wouldnā€™t just ripple be enough? The problem is Chefā€™s is selling them all only 30ml and so it will be like a 10 yearā€™s stock for me. Iā€™ve lived without Ripllescotch until now, replacing it with various caramels. So, could I go with a caramel instead of FWā€™s BS? Iā€™d just order the rippleā€¦

Thanks,

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Another idea, how about replacing the 2% with Creme brulee?

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Iā€™ve managed to not buy anything for at least a year now, I have too many flavours already :laughing:

It doesnā€™t have to be anything my dear, thatā€™s just the way I made it with what I have at hand.
Play around as much as you like, I do that all the time with other peoples recipes :wink:

Same answer, go for it and have fun.
Lemmie know how it turnes out, Iā€™d love to see the results.

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Do NOT touch that link.

@fidalgo_vapes she posted 3 times and in all 3 times there were links to highly suspicious websites included (while having 5 min read time in total).

(this is from a link she posted in other thread)
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meā€¦ iā€™ve tried the Silver tobacco vanilla from Nasty !
maybe 10 bottles (60ml) or moreā€¦
because was cheap in my vape shop, 8$ per bottle, they order too many ā€¦
i do like it very much, smooth vanilla, smooth tobacco, great vape (MTL)
but now, the stock is gone and Iā€™m here starting to make my liquids , i will not try to replicate it, i will just start to create my own Ry4 (in process), with inspiration from all those recipes here and the flavors i have andā€¦ my feelings, some of the first batches are ok, i will improve, Iā€™m getting closer and closer to a juice that can be an all day for meā€¦

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@izkolouk Glad to hear you are getting closer. For some of us, finding an ADV is a process. I mixed many 10ml batches of different combinations over about 4 months and eventually found my ADV. During the process I mixed some that tasted like dog sh*t and am so glad folks here recommended mixing in small 10ml batches. Now that I have my ADV, I can mix it in 400ml batches. Remember to enjoy the process and the journey to find your ADV.

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I enjoy, thank you Cary, I do the 10ml samplers, but the steeping is a bit frustrating, made some batches, change some %, and then having to wait again 21 daysā€¦pffffffffffff!!!
i donā€™t know if some of my experiment tasted like dog sht (never try it), but definitely one tasted like cow pis :slight_smile:
the journey will be very long, the grail is very far away, I need at least 5 or 6 different juices, one for the morning, one after-meal, one for rainy afternoon, one for sunny afternoon, one to vape near the chimney during the longs winter evenings, one after-love, one for the Poker, then one very cool for my Honey, and a very special one for very special occasions, i hope i can reach that during this lifetime, will seeā€¦

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I keep ā€œhearingā€ itā€™s ā€œsweetnerā€ or ā€œsucraloseā€ or cap ā€œSuper sweetā€ which is my fav
personallyā€¦like a stupid amount too I hear 2% instead of our .50 try that. I been working my way up thereā€¦so far Iā€™m up to 1% it takes guts thoā€¦ I waste enough being ā€œnewerā€ Mixer so fuk it!! Iā€™m gonna do a fruit profile in a few hours here (itā€™s 3am in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada)With 2% super sweet in it see how it goesā€¦

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OMG :nauseated_face: 2%?! I like my vape liquid sweet holy fucking tooth rot, batman!! I canā€™t go over 1% without feeling like I just licked a block of pure artificial sweetener!! :grimacing:

I usually use around 0.75%. But taste is subjective and what tastes good to one person may taste like ass to someone elseā€¦ :woman_shrugging:

What are you mixing that you feel needs that high a percentage of sweetener? Maybe it needs some other additive or enhancer?

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Hey @marsh8 how can u compare what ur vaping is even the best if u havent tried the best commercial or even say a DIY mixer who is supposed to be a jenius with flavors.

@MTL_sLOVEnia Bw from where im from, i have had few local diy mixers who used to make diy liquids on par with commercial liquid. And ive vaped and still vape a lot of commercial liquids from jam monster, sad boy, vapetesia, 5 pawns, nasty and more.

Maybe for someone like u and me who just want to find some good recipes and mix and not necessarily learn about how to invent recipes the question would be where to find such recipes which hold true in 2024.

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I get it that something customised would be best suited but i dont agree with u completely.

For example, for dessert and bakery lovers there will be few common recipes which is suitable for all similar to a lot of desser bakery vapers who enjoy commerical liquids come to love some liquids like lemon tart, sad boy cutter cookie, jam monster etc.

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