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THE CHINA TRIP PART 4 – BOOMERTECH, THE CLONE FACTORY, SOME SHOPPING + CONTEST
A PBusardo Video & Contest – China Part 4 – BoomerTech – The Clone Factory & Shopping
In this video we wrap up the China trip video series with a look at Boomer Tech, the clone factory, and some of the shopping we did while there. The video ends with a new contest!
We sincerely hope you enjoyed this look at Shenzhen and the factories we visited!
The Links:
Boomer Vape
Innokin
Kanger
Aspire
Brian’s Email Address
The Video:
The Photos – Boomer:
The Photos – The Clone Factory:
The Photos – Shopping:
VAPEBLAST 2015, THE JOYETECH EGO ONE, & CONTEST WINNERS!
A PBusardo Video & Review – VapeBlast 2015 & The Joyetech eGo One
In this video we take a look at VapeBlast 2015, we take a full look at the Joyetech eGo One, and find out who won the last two contests.
The Links:
lazarusvintage
nitemarecreations
spitfireeliquid
boostedejuice
nicobine
AWEKillerModz
atxcloudtech
jasonsjuicejoint
EsmokeDesign
steamcrave
joyetech
availvapor
szkanger
The Post Review Follow-up:
- 3/24/15 – Turns out I over analyzed the shi*t out of this device. I was looking way to hard for something that simply didn’t exist and I made the mistake of not running a battery charge cycle with a known reference atomizer. Bad on me. This is simple an un-regulated device with some built in safety features and an on-board charger. Fully charged this will put out around 4.2 volts. On that same full charge I measured a loaded voltage 3.79V on the .5 Ohm head and 4.01V on the 1 Ohm head. Being un-regulated the vape quality diminishes as the battery charge goes down. On the .5, I measured 3.79V then 3.42V then 3.3V then 3.16V and then it shut down. Sorry for the confusion on this one folks.
The Video:
The Photos:
FROM CASAA: FDA Call to Action: Submit comments on FDA’s e-cigarette “workshop.”
This is directly from CASAA. Please act and share!!
FDA Call to Action: Submit comments on FDA’s “workshop” regarding e-cigarettes.
In December 2014, the FDA held the first of a series of “workshops” in which “experts” are invited to inform them about the physical characteristics of e-cigarettes. It should be no surprise that the people who were granted time to speak were largely non-experts and that consumer representatives were closed out of this meeting. This is your opportunity to help remedy that. If you watched the workshop, you know what we are talking about. If you did not, all you need to know is that FDA sought the opinion of people who presented information at about the level you might see in a magazine article on e-cigarettes.
Please note that the comments we are asking you to submit are for the first workshop (December 10 and 11, 2014). The second FDA workshop last week was much the same. The speakers were somewhat more expert, but still could have learned a lot from a consumer representative, and yet our application to include CASAA experts on the program was refused. We will have an opportunity to comment on that meeting later.
FDA claims that these workshops have nothing to do with their decision about whether and how to impose the “deeming” regulations and are only to inform the eventual regulation, but this is ridiculous. Whatever information flows now will obviously affect both.
The good news is that consumers and other experts on e-cigarettes have an opportunity to comment on this matter.
We know that the vaping community — which includes everyone from small manufacturers, to DIY modders, to consumers who make themselves expert on the hardware or liquid — has more collective expertise than FDA and their supposed “experts.” We need to collect examples.
1st – Please try to recall your favorite writings on the relevant topics from: threads on ECF or other forums; informative blog posts by consumers, consumer advocates, or vendors; how-to videos; etc. Keep in mind that the topic at hand is characteristics of e-cigarette hardware and liquid, including variations, modding options, etc.
- This includes:
- product engineering (how the devices work, new innovations, how to optimize them, etc.),
- physics,
- chemistry,
- the toxicological (effect of chemicals on health) implications of those.
There are tens of thousands of great threads and posts out in the world that cover these topics, providing consumers with useful information about the products. **Please make sure that the material is high-quality. (A few bad posts on a forum thread are inevitable, of course, but keep in mind that you are demonstrating that we are more expert than their “experts.”) Also, please do not include material that is primarily about smoking cessation or other behavioral issues; this is specifically about physical characteristics of the devices, liquids, and vapor.
2nd – Collect a list of these – at least one or two of them — and ten or a hundred if you want – and make them part of a comment (talking points provided below).
- **Please note: It is far better to create a PDF of the material you are referencing and upload as additional files or append it to your comment; if you just send a link, they will probably ignore it, but if you send the content, they are required by law to take the time to read it.
3rd – Submit your comment here. The Deadline is April 15, 2015.
Required and Suggested Talking points –
- (Required) Include the following information at the very top of your comment:
- I am commenting on Electronic Cigarettes and the Public Health; Public Workshop; 79 FR 55815, September 17, 2014, Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001
- Describe yourself a bit:
- Mention if you are an e-cigarette user and how long you have been using e-cigarettes. Go ahead and mention how long ago e-cigarettes allowed you to quit smoking if that describes you. (It is not relevant to this docket, as noted, but it does not hurt to remind them.)
- If you are a CASAA member, please mention that to remind them that there is an organized consumer voice they should be listening to. (If you are not, please go HERE and join. It is free and important.)
- The material presented at this workshop would have benefited greatly from consumer input.
- I am commenting to call attention to some of the enormous body of knowledge and expertise that exists in the consumer community.
- Thank You.
Sample Letter –
To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Re: Electronic Cigarettes and the Public Health; Public Workshop; 79 FR 55815, September 17, 2014, Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001
Date:
I am a consumer, writing on my own behalf. <DESCRIBE YOURSELF>. I am writing to comment on “Electronic Cigarettes and the Public Health; Public Workshop; 79 FR 55815, September 17, 2014, Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001.” This docket fol lows up on a workshop you held in December 2014 that was intended to hear expert presentation about physical and performance characteristics and variations of e-cigarettes and their toxicological and other implications.
It was apparent from the material presented at that workshop that the event could have greatly benefitted from expertise that exists in the consumer community. Many e-cigarette consumers, like myself, watched the workshop presentations. The simplis tic assessments coming from many (if not most) of these hand-picked “experts” were so inexpert and so clearly politically motivated that it was actually insulting.
I am commenting to call attention to some of the enormous body of knowledge and expertise that exists in the consumer community. Please consider the following material that came from consumers and/or small producers who are close to the consumer community:
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
- <http:…>
For convenience, I have provided copies of the content from these links as part of this comment.
Once you review this material and similar material from other consumers, it should be apparent that FDA’s level of expertise, and that of its supposed experts, is inadequate. FDA should be reading what is already known in the world, not tryin g to reinvent the wheel. FDA should get itself up to speed on this material, which already exists, before it presumes to judge who is even expert enough to comment, let alone before it bans 99.99% of the products on the market, as it is currently proposing.
Thank you for considering my comments.
VAPE IN THE FORT QUICK LOOK AND THE KANGER KBOX + CONTEST!
A PBusardo Video & Review & Contest – Vape In The Fort & The Kanger KBOX
Lot’s-O-Stuff going on in this video. We talk about the upcoming VapeBlast 2015, we take a quick look at the Vape In The Fort event, we do a full review on the Kanger KBOX, and we wrap up by kicking off a new contest.
The Links:
Vape Blast
Vape In The Fort
Infinite Vapor USA
My vaporstore
szkanger
The Video:
The Photos:
GOOD LUCK TO MY FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON STATE!!
Important stuff here. If you’re available, please show your support…
From Brent
Although I receive emails like this all the time, and they’re all very important to me, I thought this special enough to share.
Folks, THESE are my trophies. This is why I do what I do. They keep me going and make all the time and effort worth while.
Thank you Brent!
I’ll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else. YOU saved your lives! Give yourself all the credit. There’s no way for me to reach through YouTube and knock the cigarettes out of your hands. You are the ones who were strong, and you were the ones who quit. Maybe I just helped a little. 🙂
Need a little pick me up? Need some motivation to continue and be successful? See Brent’s and many other wonderful emails I’ve received in the Success Stories & Validation section!
Phil!
Thank you so much for your quick response! I will add one more thing for you to
think about. When my wife was diagnosed with COPD the doctor stated, “it’s just a
touch of it on the bottom of your left lung and it will eventually turn into scar
tissue as long as you never smoke again.”Fact 1: Neither one of us would have ever been able to kick the habit with the
resources and information that was available at the the time (I.e blu, young
internet reviewers that we really didn’t relate well to, etc).Fact 2: If we would not have found tasteyourjuice.com we would probably still be
smoking today. Simply put your website made me feel like I was vape “expert” over a
few days of reading your blogs and watching your videos. Without your informative,
entertaining and just straight damn “down to earth” (yes, Phil you make everyone
feel comfortable from age 20-80) website, I would not have been confident enough to
transition from ” Winston full Flavor” to some weird alien looking device that has
volt and watt controls.Fact 3: If tasteyourjuice.com was not there for us at that particular time, we may
have eventually quit but instead of her having a “touch of COPD” she very possibly
could be disabled, on oxygen or even worse by this point. To make matters worse, she
even admitted that she probably would have never quit if she was still a smoker when
she was diagnosed with it. In my opinion, she would have became depressed and
probably would have continued the habit using the philosophy many smokers use,
“there is no cure, so what’s the point!”Yes we did it! She quit after 32 years of smoking and myself after 24 years but you
were there to provide us with the knowledge, “know how” and confidence we needed at
a very critical time to be successful! Phil, I cannot emphasize enough the extremely
critical role you played in this process. Simply put, there is a very high
probability, YOU SAVED HER LIFE and extended and/or saved mine by supplying us with
your information!We will never be able to thank you enough for what you do every day. Please remember
that for every 1 person that emails you a success story, there are probably 1000s of
people do not. Many people feel that they don’t have the time and/or confidence of
their writing abilities or like myself, I never thought you would have the time to
read all those emails!Yes Phil, YOU have saved a countless amounts of lives and we all you an enormous
amount of gratitude.THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!
NICE JOB KEVIN – VCC TAMPA
One of the things I really appreciate and respect from Kevin of the VCC events is how he incorporates advocacy into the event and makes some key players in advocacy available to you.
Sponsored by Innokin and Halo this was the 2nd Advocacy Session held at a VCC Event with a great panel that included legal and advocacy minds from the industry.
Alot of this discussion was focused on state legislation as well as FDA deeming regulations.
The Video:
THE BILLOW RTA + NEW CONTEST
A PBusardo Review & Contest – The Billow RTA
In this video we take a look at the Billow RTA (not the one Dimitris stole, the new one).
We kick off a new contest as well.
The Links:
Eciggity
Indigo Vapor
Alchemist Vapor Shop And Lounge
Joyetech
Avail Vapor
The Video:
The Photos:
LONDON HERE WE COME!
Ok, it’s official at this point, so let’s go ahead and post it!
I’m really looking forward to this trip and meeting many UK vapers in person!
BTW – Who’s that other guy on the flyer? Dunno… looks Greek to me.
Hope to see you there! Click the flyer for more information…
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 3/8/15 – THE ROSE V2-S RTA
Am I allowed to be excited for a review? Ok I am. I’ve seen them, I’ve tried them, I’ve been impressed by them, but I’ve never really been able to play with one for myself, until now.
ADVERTISED FEATURES:
- Material: Stainless Steel Type 316 (half tank is made of clear polycarbonate with a spare Stainless Steel 316 half tank)
- Diameter: Ø22mm
- Length (including drip tip and connector): 63.5mm
- Length (excluding drip tip and connector): 44mm
- Wick type: Silica rope or cotton
- Connector type: 510 (M7x0,5mm Pitch)
- Tank Capacity: 3.5ml
- Single coil or dual coil configurations – Single coil with 2 wicks or 2 coils with a wick each
- Airflow control ring – Fully open will offer a Ø2.0mm hole for airflow
- Juice flow control – By turning the mouthpiece, you can adjust the flow of juice onto the coil
- Ceramic coil cup – You can choose to not use the coil cup if you prefer
- Re-coiling without emptying tank – Simply invert and unscrew the coil head assembly for re-coiling
- No resistance wire not needed – Careful attention has been made to the ease of setting up a coil in The Rose V2-S
- Adjustable 510 centre pin – Made from lead-free brass
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