DECISIONS, DECISONS, DECISIONS
What to get? From whom? How many of this, how many of that?
(Thanks to the forum and the wonderful people who have shared their information!!!)
I made a list of my smoking habits, where do I smoke the most, why, etc.
Then I made a list of models I was interested in based on information found in the forums.
I finally narrowed my decision down to 2 models: the DSE901 and the 510.
I decided on the 901 and then went shopping as to who had the better prices for a noob.
I placed the following order with HealthCabin:
2 DSE901 Starter Kits
1 USB passthrough
5 boxes of extra carts
1-24mg Turkish tobacco
1- 24mg Coffee
My order came to a total of: $99.00 plus change.
My order arrived in 7 days (including Veteran's Day). How cool is that? I'm really impressed at the fast shipping, customer service and prices of HealthCabin. Awesome!!
DAY 1
My order is here!!! Happy dance!
I go through my order to make sure everything is there and in working condition. I read the destructions. Fairly simple and straight forward.
I take out a batt, atty, and prefilled cart.
Here goes! I take a drag off the 901. There is no taste and some vapor. Hmmm.
Take 2 more drags. Not like smoking at all.
There is no harshness to the vapor. No nasty smell. Very, very smooth. Until the 4th drag. Then it tastes like kaa-kaa. Completely forgot about the primer. Ewwwwww. So, drop 3 drops of Turkish Tobacco. My tongue goes numb, and there is a nasty after taste.
I feel very tired but in a good way. Like someone has wrapped a warm blanket fresh from the dryer around me. I feel very, very calm. No jitters, nothing. Strangely calm.
What is amazing, is that 3 hours later, I light up a smoke. 3 hours!!! I've never gone 3 hours without a smoke. It's like I forgot about it!!
So I light up a smoke and gag. Ewwww - it stinks and tastes nasty - like sucking on a dirty sock.
Go back to the 901. Gotta try the passthrough. Hook it up and start vapping. Of course, had to get the primer taste out.
Put in a new cart with Coffee flavoring. Tastes nothing like coffee.
So, the first day, I've only had 3 cigs. I'm not getting a throat hit with the 901 and surprisingly, I don't miss it. I really prefer the smoothness of the vapping. Also, I thought I would prefer alot of vapor, but that isn't important either. What is important to me is taste and the mg. I'm thinking 24 mg is a bit high and I should try a lower dosage.
DAY 2
Have a lot of errands to do today. Left the house without my 901. 15 miles from home, I light up a smoke. Another "EWWWWWWWWW". Wish I had my 901 with me. Old habits are hard to die.
I'm gone from the house for about 8 hours. Start smoking again. By the time I get home, I'm cranky and irritable. This is the pre Super B*tch stage.
Later that night, I'm vapping away at the computer realizing that I HAVE to get some other types of flavorings and HAVE to cut down on the 24mg. I'm not getting any throat hit with the 901 which is alright with me, but my tongue and mouth are going numb with the 24mg.
Fortunately, I ordered some USP Glycerin from Wally World - will be in tomorrow. I've also ordered some Lorann's flavoring from Betty's Groceries online. Then I ordered 2-15ml of 24mg unflavored nic juice, and 3 tobacco flavored zero nic juice from Cignot.
OBSERVATIONS:
Am positive that flavor is more important to me now as well as cutting down the nic.
Realized that I only smoked 1/2 a pack of smokes today. I truly thought I had smoke my usual 1 pack.
This is so strange for me. I'm making a conscious decision to vape, but not a conscious one to stop smoking. But I have very little desire to smoke an analog. I'm not liking the analog. It's harsh, stinks, tastes awful, hurts my chest.
DAY 3
Vapped with my morning coffee. Wow!
Went to Wally World to pick up my glycerin. Then DH and I went to an apple orchard to get apples for drying. Took my 901 with me. Vapped along the way. Ordered 30 15cc bottles and 15 6cc bottles from UnitedSpecialityPlastics for mixing. Oh yeah! Bought 2 zippered pencil bags and a small see-through bag for my e-cig stuff.
OBSERVATIONS:
Had only 4 cigs today. DH and son are noticing that the house doesn't stink like cig smoke. I'm still feeling tired, but still calm. Seems like I have burned off the primer on my 2 attys. 1st batt "died" and had to recharge. Still have 3 batts ready to go. The flavor of the Turkish Tob. and Coffee aren't tasting any better.
Throat and mouth very sore by the end of the day. Almost like a burning sensation, so had to stop vapping. Had an analog before bedtime.
What to get? From whom? How many of this, how many of that?
(Thanks to the forum and the wonderful people who have shared their information!!!)
I made a list of my smoking habits, where do I smoke the most, why, etc.
Then I made a list of models I was interested in based on information found in the forums.
I finally narrowed my decision down to 2 models: the DSE901 and the 510.
I decided on the 901 and then went shopping as to who had the better prices for a noob.
I placed the following order with HealthCabin:
2 DSE901 Starter Kits
1 USB passthrough
5 boxes of extra carts
1-24mg Turkish tobacco
1- 24mg Coffee
My order came to a total of: $99.00 plus change.
My order arrived in 7 days (including Veteran's Day). How cool is that? I'm really impressed at the fast shipping, customer service and prices of HealthCabin. Awesome!!
DAY 1
My order is here!!! Happy dance!
I go through my order to make sure everything is there and in working condition. I read the destructions. Fairly simple and straight forward.
I take out a batt, atty, and prefilled cart.
Here goes! I take a drag off the 901. There is no taste and some vapor. Hmmm.
Take 2 more drags. Not like smoking at all.
There is no harshness to the vapor. No nasty smell. Very, very smooth. Until the 4th drag. Then it tastes like kaa-kaa. Completely forgot about the primer. Ewwwwww. So, drop 3 drops of Turkish Tobacco. My tongue goes numb, and there is a nasty after taste.
I feel very tired but in a good way. Like someone has wrapped a warm blanket fresh from the dryer around me. I feel very, very calm. No jitters, nothing. Strangely calm.
What is amazing, is that 3 hours later, I light up a smoke. 3 hours!!! I've never gone 3 hours without a smoke. It's like I forgot about it!!
So I light up a smoke and gag. Ewwww - it stinks and tastes nasty - like sucking on a dirty sock.
Go back to the 901. Gotta try the passthrough. Hook it up and start vapping. Of course, had to get the primer taste out.
Put in a new cart with Coffee flavoring. Tastes nothing like coffee.
So, the first day, I've only had 3 cigs. I'm not getting a throat hit with the 901 and surprisingly, I don't miss it. I really prefer the smoothness of the vapping. Also, I thought I would prefer alot of vapor, but that isn't important either. What is important to me is taste and the mg. I'm thinking 24 mg is a bit high and I should try a lower dosage.
DAY 2
Have a lot of errands to do today. Left the house without my 901. 15 miles from home, I light up a smoke. Another "EWWWWWWWWW". Wish I had my 901 with me. Old habits are hard to die.
I'm gone from the house for about 8 hours. Start smoking again. By the time I get home, I'm cranky and irritable. This is the pre Super B*tch stage.
Later that night, I'm vapping away at the computer realizing that I HAVE to get some other types of flavorings and HAVE to cut down on the 24mg. I'm not getting any throat hit with the 901 which is alright with me, but my tongue and mouth are going numb with the 24mg.
Fortunately, I ordered some USP Glycerin from Wally World - will be in tomorrow. I've also ordered some Lorann's flavoring from Betty's Groceries online. Then I ordered 2-15ml of 24mg unflavored nic juice, and 3 tobacco flavored zero nic juice from Cignot.
OBSERVATIONS:
Am positive that flavor is more important to me now as well as cutting down the nic.
Realized that I only smoked 1/2 a pack of smokes today. I truly thought I had smoke my usual 1 pack.
This is so strange for me. I'm making a conscious decision to vape, but not a conscious one to stop smoking. But I have very little desire to smoke an analog. I'm not liking the analog. It's harsh, stinks, tastes awful, hurts my chest.
DAY 3
Vapped with my morning coffee. Wow!
Went to Wally World to pick up my glycerin. Then DH and I went to an apple orchard to get apples for drying. Took my 901 with me. Vapped along the way. Ordered 30 15cc bottles and 15 6cc bottles from UnitedSpecialityPlastics for mixing. Oh yeah! Bought 2 zippered pencil bags and a small see-through bag for my e-cig stuff.
OBSERVATIONS:
Had only 4 cigs today. DH and son are noticing that the house doesn't stink like cig smoke. I'm still feeling tired, but still calm. Seems like I have burned off the primer on my 2 attys. 1st batt "died" and had to recharge. Still have 3 batts ready to go. The flavor of the Turkish Tob. and Coffee aren't tasting any better.
Throat and mouth very sore by the end of the day. Almost like a burning sensation, so had to stop vapping. Had an analog before bedtime.
