Here we go. I've wanted a place to keep a log of my vaping stuff - didn't realize that ECF had a built in blog until just now. For the first entry I'm copy/pasting my intro thread just so that everything is in one place.
I've been smoking since I was approximately 17 (I'm 36 now). When I got heavily into martial arts, I quit cold turkey for nearly 3 years. Unfortunately my training came to a sudden halt when my career took an unexpected turn and I found myself trying to start my own business. Stress combined with sudden inactivity put me back on the cancer sticks. That was about 12 years ago. About 5 years ago I was first introduced to the concept of an e-cigarette. Curious, I bought a small 510 bat and a set of cartos an some juice from totally wicked (I think). In either case, my experience was awful. The battery ran down quickly, constantly having to refill the carto was annoying... the whole set up quickly got buried in the drawer and forgotten. Skipping forward a few years, like a great many people I found Blu. The convenience factor was what I thought was missing and at the time I thought the Blu pack would be perfect. Blus got me pretty darn close to quitting - but could never quite get to the end. I described it to my friends that it's like .........ing while lying next to a naked woman. Sure, it'll take the edge off, but sooner or later... I won't get too graphical, but I'm sure you get my drift. The vape was inconsistent as the battery discharged, every carto was a bit different, tasted a bit different. Flavors were limited and not all that great - although I know many people really like Johnson Creek. Between a great many smoker friends and my girlfriend still smoking, I could never cross the line and just not smoke with the Blus. I cut down severely, but kept reaching for the lighter.
Few weeks ago, I decided it was time to step up to a 'real' PV. After dinner one night I went to a Vape store in Memphis and picked the brain of the poor guy that was working there that night for about 2 hours. Told him what I wanted, what I needed, what I was concerned with. Got a lot of useful info - and a very good idea of what to ask of the internet. So my research started, and today, finally my chosen setup arrived.
I found a great starter kit, which had most of everything I wanted - and then added a few things to 'complete' my set up... at least for now. I ended up with a kit containing 2 Vision Spinner 1300 mAh batteries and 3 Kanger MTS3 clearomizers - and all the supporting accouterments, of course. I was a little confused at first, and thought I would do better with 1.8 Ohm coils, but have since found my mistake and got 2.5 ohm coils for when the 1.8s wear out. I'll stick with the 1.8s for now, though - no need throwing money away.
6 hours is, of course, not enough time to tell - but I'm overjoyed with this setup and the feel of the vape. So far, I've gone on 3 'smoke breaks' with the better half, and had absolutely zero desire to even take a drag off her Marlboro. I'm currently I'm vaping 70/30 18mg Kiwi-Strawbery from sweet-vapes.com Tastes great, love the throat hit, vapor warmth and quantity. It may be the excitement of new 'toys' but I'm pretty optimistic that with this setup I may finally quit.
I've been smoking since I was approximately 17 (I'm 36 now). When I got heavily into martial arts, I quit cold turkey for nearly 3 years. Unfortunately my training came to a sudden halt when my career took an unexpected turn and I found myself trying to start my own business. Stress combined with sudden inactivity put me back on the cancer sticks. That was about 12 years ago. About 5 years ago I was first introduced to the concept of an e-cigarette. Curious, I bought a small 510 bat and a set of cartos an some juice from totally wicked (I think). In either case, my experience was awful. The battery ran down quickly, constantly having to refill the carto was annoying... the whole set up quickly got buried in the drawer and forgotten. Skipping forward a few years, like a great many people I found Blu. The convenience factor was what I thought was missing and at the time I thought the Blu pack would be perfect. Blus got me pretty darn close to quitting - but could never quite get to the end. I described it to my friends that it's like .........ing while lying next to a naked woman. Sure, it'll take the edge off, but sooner or later... I won't get too graphical, but I'm sure you get my drift. The vape was inconsistent as the battery discharged, every carto was a bit different, tasted a bit different. Flavors were limited and not all that great - although I know many people really like Johnson Creek. Between a great many smoker friends and my girlfriend still smoking, I could never cross the line and just not smoke with the Blus. I cut down severely, but kept reaching for the lighter.
Few weeks ago, I decided it was time to step up to a 'real' PV. After dinner one night I went to a Vape store in Memphis and picked the brain of the poor guy that was working there that night for about 2 hours. Told him what I wanted, what I needed, what I was concerned with. Got a lot of useful info - and a very good idea of what to ask of the internet. So my research started, and today, finally my chosen setup arrived.
I found a great starter kit, which had most of everything I wanted - and then added a few things to 'complete' my set up... at least for now. I ended up with a kit containing 2 Vision Spinner 1300 mAh batteries and 3 Kanger MTS3 clearomizers - and all the supporting accouterments, of course. I was a little confused at first, and thought I would do better with 1.8 Ohm coils, but have since found my mistake and got 2.5 ohm coils for when the 1.8s wear out. I'll stick with the 1.8s for now, though - no need throwing money away.
6 hours is, of course, not enough time to tell - but I'm overjoyed with this setup and the feel of the vape. So far, I've gone on 3 'smoke breaks' with the better half, and had absolutely zero desire to even take a drag off her Marlboro. I'm currently I'm vaping 70/30 18mg Kiwi-Strawbery from sweet-vapes.com Tastes great, love the throat hit, vapor warmth and quantity. It may be the excitement of new 'toys' but I'm pretty optimistic that with this setup I may finally quit.
