Thanks to you too, Botboy... IMO you are the finest mixer this sub ever knew. Your Apple Pie is an absolutely perfect recipe. I miss our frequent interaction here.

Thanks Coop. I was always jealous of your mixing skills.

Thanks Wayne. Rhodonite will always be a highlight of my vaping experience.

Yep, it was in my first order!

Skiddz vaping a whole bottle of that is easily in the top 3 moments in this sub. Still gives me a chuckle.

Special thanks to you , Ed, for all your efforts here.

I've gone zero-nic a few times over the years; I usually bring it back into the vape after a few weeks because I liked the gentle pick-me-up.

The easiest way is to just gradually taper it off, and tbh you will barely notice it's getting fainter. Say 3 to 2 to 1 then 0.5. Once you are low enough, just top off with zero-nic when you fill and I would venture to guess that most can get nic free in about a week or two.

I was looking to change jobs last summer, and many employers are now doing a nicotine test before hiring. That was my impetus to drop the nic then, and I never added it back in. It was nice not to have to be craving the vape every couple of hours, yet I could still puff away in the evening. Then a couple months ago I was headed out of town and couldn't find my favorite rig. I thought about quitting that day, then found the rig right before leaning, and throughout the day whenever I felt the urge to vape, I decided to put it off for 15 more minutes. Went all day without a vape, and never vaped once after that.

Best of luck to all who want to quit. Vaping (especially DIY) makes it so much easier than any of the dozens of ways I ever tried to quit smoking.

I'm not OP but I just wanna mention I went from 1.5 to 0 a few months ago and genuinely didn't notice a difference at all. That is, until recently, I've started to realize that I'm charging my batteries about 1/2 as much as I used to (because I'm only using my vape 1/2 as much), I'm genuinely just forgetting my vape when I go to another room and I don't realize it for an hour or so, shit like that.

I'd honestly highly recommend trying it if you're on a super low nic level, I'm really glad I did... Before, I didn't know how I could possibly quit, but now it's a very, very clear path that won't be hard to achieve at all. The only hurdle for me is being ingrained into the community, and it's inspiring to see that that ultimately wasn't an issue for /u/kirkt

Thanks old friend!

> what actually gave you the push to start mixing?

A few things really.

1. I'm a DIY guy for just about everything. I'm in the middle of installing a new Pergo floor in my family room. I change my cars' oil & brakes. I've built a great deal of furniture around this house. I cook a restaurant-quality meal at least once a week. If I can do it, chances are I will try.

2. I'm generally very frugal (some say cheapskate, but I won't argue). Juice was expensive back in the day; $.50/ml was a good price. Although if I look back at the (literal) thousands of dollars I've spent on supplies over the years, I'm not certain if I actually saved anything in the long run.

3. I love to customize. Juice too sweet? Needs a little cream flavor? Easy to fix.

You SOB, I was hoping you'd show up. Short Fort was my ADV for so long... I'm still grateful for that recipe.

That was a fun day when we met up. I had WAY too much to drink but remember it fondly. All the best my friend.

I vaped unflavored for the last few months. That also helped with the quitting.

First one I mixed. Hmm. Ah yes, tried to recreate Mt. Baker's cinnamon roll. Found the contents of my first order:
Absinthe TFA
Blueberry TFA
Cinnamon Danish TFA
Ecto Cooler FW
Gingerbread Cookie TFA
Honey TFA
Tobacco TFA
Tobacco Desert Ship FA

Amazing to look back on now. The absinthe never made it into a vapeable recipe; I got 2 tobacco flavors and probably never vaped a tobacco-based flavor again, and there it is: TFA Honey.

As for quitting, see my reply to /u/Roxakin.

1. In the early years, everyone was terrified of screwing up somehow. IIRC my first post here was asking how worried I should be if I spilled some nic on my skin. We had lots (LOTS) of the same posts, over and over, which led to some pretty draconian rules such as temporary bans for not reading the sidebar before asking a question for the 1000th time. When Skiddz came on board, he was instrumental in relaxing the rules and letting the community police itself better. I was opposed to the change at first, but in the end it made this a much friendlier sub and I'm glad I was wrong.

2. For a newcomer, the first step remains: read the sidebar and the wiki. There's so much wisdom there from so many skilled mixers. Once you are up & mixing, participate in the weekly threads. There's a lot of new users with many questions, and if you know the answer be the one to reply. A sub this large relies on active participation by a decent percentage of its users to function.

Another suggestion: When you mix, experiment and refine, then post your best creations. After we learn the basics, most people are just here for some good recipe ideas. Don't be afraid to be creative. Grack Juice is a bizarre concept that was chosen as best recipe of the year, and IMO it won that award mostly for being so different.

3. Nothing guilty about vaping. It's so much better than smoking in every aspect.

If I have any regrets it's that it took me too long to get on the diacetyl bandwagon. I believed the early "popcorn lung" stories and spent months warning every poster who was using custards. Once I got my head out of my rectum I became a huge fan of them.

So no 'guilty pleasures', but my two favorite recipes of all time are Short Fort by /u/billgarmsarmy and /u/Botboy141's Apple Pie. If those two want to post those recipes here I'll let them get the karma they deserve.

It's more like an old fart waving as he goes home from the local pub, but I appreciate the sentiment.

I will probably get rid of 90% of it after I mix a few large batches for others. Not selling since most of it is open. I will probably save my nic which is stored in the deep freeze in case it ever gets outlawed. For the rest, I have some mixing friends that might get very lucky in the near future.

Thanks Matt - best of luck to you my friend!

Thanks. I enjoyed vaping much more than smoking (and TBH I loved smoking, at least for a while). There was a long period where I never wanted or expected to give up vaping.