It’s safe to say
that I love to vape. I write a blog, host a YouTube channel, and Tweet about
vaping all the time, but the thing that I love the most is interacting with the
vaping community. I now carry five or six bottles of juice on me at times, just
to show people I run into, what is out there in there world of vaping. Time and
time again I get asked the same question. “Why don’t you make your own juice?”
I think it would be fun to do, but there are many reasons why I don’t.
One of the main
reasons I don’t make my own juice is the lack of space for a clean room. While
I don’t expect a DYIer to have a clean room the caliber of Mister E-liquids or
Stella Blues Vapor, but there should be some level of safety. The tobacco in a
cigarette is the most dangerous part, it’s all the filler and other material
that makes its way into a cigarette. The same applies for making e-liquid in an
unclean room. I can’t stress enough the importance of having a good sterile environment
to make your juice and remember Nicotine is a poison. Treat it with the caution
it deserves.
The cost of
starting up can be expensive. While none of it individually is going to break
the bank. The number of items you need will add up very quickly. You’ll need to
buy PG, VG, maybe Nicotine, two or more flavors, bottles, safety gear, etc. It
adds up and if you’re going to make a juice to share with your friends you don’t
want to buy the cheapest flavors out there. Their horrible and it’s sad to say,
but some small vape shops use them. You can usually tell because the vape has a
weird aftertaste.
Time is another
huge issue. While it might not be an issue for everybody, it is for me. I work
50 hours a week, take 12 credit hours a semester majoring in Chemical
Engineering, (4.0 GPA baby), do reviews, and I’m married with three kids. That
doesn’t allow me time to create my own juices.
That all being
said, I do have ideas for juices from time to time. The thought of creating
something new excites me. So I found a new obsession. Come up with an idea and
have a vape shop make it for you. Several companies have a DIY feature on their
websites, CnA Vapor is a great one, and I encourage everybody to try it at
least once. I absolutely love it. You get a few flavors that pop into your
head, go to the website and fill out the form and Bang, before you know it a
juice you created will be at your door. It’s a blast to do and it’s slowly
becoming my newest obsession. The one drawback for somebody like myself is that
you HAVE to let it steep. When you get your juice it might be three days old. At
that point it’s not even worth doing a sample drip. I would recommend at least
two weeks to let the flavors steep properly. If you do that you’ll be rewarded
with the potential for a great new one of a kind vape.
Give it a try
sometime and see where it takes you. You never know it might be so good your friends
will be jealous and you’ll be the talk of your town. Crazier things have
happened. Until next time love what you vape,
Ace Vapor
