Questions for different smoking habits

[checkyoursixx]

First off I am new to the whole e-cig concept. After seeing the "evidently shameful 'smoking everywhere'" kiosk in the mall I have been interested and researching e-cigs. Unlike a lot of users of e-cigs I do not smoke cigarettes at all. I am a very big cigar/pipe/hookah smoker. I do not inhale cigars but I do hookah's every few drags. Basically I smoke for the taste and silly as it sounds...the smoke. I enjoy puffing out smoke and making smoke rings.

As I have been researching the whole e-cig concept I find that the users of e-cigs are just as passionate about e-cigs as hookah or cigar smokers are about their methods to the madness. I can already tell if I get into e-cigs I will be passionate about them as I am about hookah & cigars. My main reason for being interested is they seem to offer the 2 main things I love plus the fact of no mess and the ability to smoke them almost anywhere.

I am curious if someone could give me some tips on a certain brand of e-cig that might be able to meet my needs. It seems brands like NJOY and obviously smoking everywhere are frowned upon, but brands like Crown 7, PureSmoker, and the screwdriver are given the thumbs up. I would be interested in a reliable brand that is relatively small and would provide large amounts of smoke. Again, I am not a smoker so I do not care about how hard they "hit." I would be getting the 0mg carts/juice anyway. My main enjoyment would be lots of vapor and some good flavors. Obviously I do want something that would be reliable as well.

Also, can someone explain what basic maintenance is required to "upkeep" your e-cig for constant enjoyment?

[slianfoxob]

Check -

Welcome to the forum. I'm not trying to be mean, but I would quit while your ahead. Why add another addiction to the mix? I haven't been at this that longer either but the actual concept of "smoking everywhere" is a complete lie. While the idea of being able to smoke everywhere is nice and these devices do not "smoke," I still respect the bans because it appears that I am smoking.

Please don't take my suggestion the wrong way but really I would avoid getting involved in another addiction for the sake of being able to do it anywhere because soon we may not be able to do it at all...


Foxy

PS: Might wanna check back when somebody gets around to making that E-Hookah....can't wait for someone to actually tackle that challenge...

[checkyoursixx]

No I understand what you mean...Im sure the Australians sure do

I probably should have qualified my e-cig usage better. Smoking it in places that don't allow smoking is definitely not the main thing attracting me to this. My wife hates me smoking in the house. Hookah is basically the only thing I can smoke in the house but my wife still scoffs at it sometimes. Being able to smoke after dinner or at my computer for an hour or 2 would be 85% of my usage from an e-cig.

The reason I am so interested in this is at this point is that I was fixing to buy a new personal hookah and spend $100 to $150 in new hookah stuff. I was just curious if the e-cig would be a better investment than new hookah stuff. No smell, less upkeep (I think), etc.

[yvilla]

Foxy, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you on your main premise: It's a matter of personal preference perhaps, but when I'm using my penstyle or screwdriver, I am not smoking, and I do feel I'm entitled to use it, just about anywhere. I do use it discretely depending on the circumstances, but I use it nonetheless. I'm not breaking any laws, nor defying any bans, nor harming any others who may be nearby with second-hand smoke, so why the heck not?

Further, because I have chosen devices that do not even look like cigarettes, I don't look like I'm smoking either. I never get challenged or bothered about it; occasionally some strange looks yes, but it seems to be either curiosity or simply people that think I have an oral fixation on my pen or my screwdriver.

As for your question Check, I'm a screwdriver user and I, and many others, swear by it for vapor production and consistency, well above that of most other devices. It's also great because it doesn't rely on the more expensive proprietary batteries that the traditional e-cigarettes all use. And it's really a lot smaller in person than it appears in photos.

[slianfoxob]

yvilla - i can respect your opinion but i do believe that it's that sense of entitlement that will end up getting some people in trouble. like you said, we're not smoking, but appearances mean a lot non-smokers, especially anti-smokers. I think you have the right idea though. If you're going to use it, use it discretely, unless you've asked the proper person for permission use it openly.

I'm not trying to tell you what to do, its just a personal preference, as you said.


Foxy


PS: I can only imagine the looks you SD users get when you're out in public

[SuperStack]

I would be interested in a reliable brand that is relatively small and would provide large amounts of smoke.

That would be the screwdriver.

[yvilla]

PS: I can only imagine the looks you SD users get when you're out in public

Hah, wait till I get to try out my Weller electronic soldering iron mod in public; should be arriving tomorrow from Alohaoecab!

[slianfoxob]

Hah, wait till I get to try out my Weller electronic soldering iron mod in public; should be arriving tomorrow from Alohaoecab!

Dear God! That things huge! lol

Let us know how that one goes...


Foxy

[SuperStack]

Hah, wait till I get to try out my Weller electronic soldering iron mod in public

If sucking on a soldering iron doesn't get you strange looks, then nothing will lol

[jackolantern]

Foxy, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you on your main premise: It's a matter of personal preference perhaps, but when I'm using my penstyle or screwdriver, I am not smoking, and I do feel I'm entitled to use it, just about anywhere. I do use it discretely depending on the circumstances, but I use it nonetheless. I'm not breaking any laws, nor defying any bans, nor harming any others who may be nearby with second-hand smoke, so why the heck not?

Further, because I have chosen devices that do not even look like cigarettes, I don't look like I'm smoking either. I never get challenged or bothered about it; occasionally some strange looks yes, but it seems to be either curiosity or simply people that think I have an oral fixation on my pen or my screwdriver.

As for your question Check, I'm a screwdriver user and I, and many others, swear by it for vapor production and consistency, well above that of most other devices. It's also great because it doesn't rely on the more expensive proprietary batteries that the traditional e-cigarettes all use. And it's really a lot smaller in person than it appears in photos.

I have to say I agree with Foxy. In the end, it is up to the owner of the establishment what they will and will not accept at their location, and they can throw you out for e-smoking. What I have been doing is getting the attention of someone working at the location, and I explain really quickly what it is. Most of them have been interested and let me use it. A couple have not, and said that nothing even similar to smoking can be done in their establishment. However, as far as the ridiculous bans on smoking on the sidewalk in certain cities (did they realize that sidewalks are outside?), I would say have a ball. In that case, e-cigs will definitely get you around that.


And as for Checkyoursixx, I am also with Foxy. I would also suggest to quit while you are ahead. I really cannot see much of a reason to start an addiction that some say is harder to quit than crack due to enjoyment.

With that out of the way, if you do decide to go for it, welcome to the forums