Welcome North Texas Vapers!

[AngelBunny]

What's a Dragon?

It is an M401 from Puresmoker ... great little device for dripping because it has an exposed atty. I use it when I get a massive juice order in and want to taste everything without going through massive amounts of carts on another model.

[ALUCARD]

Sounds awesome! Is it an arched atty? Got any pictures of yours?

[xtraelf]

Greetings from a Waxahachie gal!

I'll try to cut to the chase. I never heard of e-cigs before this week and this forum has given me hope at long last. I've read probably every post but the "mod" ones and I can't thank y'all enough. Also watched 30 vids or so around the web.

My story: I've smoked 2.5 to 3 pks of full-strength 100 analogs a day for 36 years. I'd smoke in the shower if I could. Everyone who cares about me says I am the worst smoker they know and are begging me to quit. All I know is that the term addict is too tame for me. I am a hard core junkie. If I need a fix I'll smoke em stale, I'll roll my own from pipe tobacco, I'll snatch up a snipe that's got 1/4" of tobacco left on it and fire it up. Yep, I'm beyond pathetic.

Like so many, I've tried every patch, gum, hypno, accupuncture... just to give my lungs a rest. The real truth is, if smoking were harmless I'd smoke five packs a day. Thing is: I love nicotine.

So here I am in dreamland! I must be, because I believe y'all. I now think I can get all I need from e-cigs! If I weren't so busy hacking up crud, I'd take time to weep for joy.

Here's my plan: basic 60 pk (yeah sure) KR808D-1 kit from vapor101.com (JDL associates in Florida)... to be ordered this coming week when $ comes in. I'll share the spare chargers and such with my chain smoking brothers for x-mas.

So here's what I need from y'all experienced vapers. (Please
Is the KR808D-1 a good starter kit for a nic hog like me? (Hint: My lungs are so wrecked I can no longer inhale deeply).
I will refill, so is 24mg best to satisfy my bottomless craving or is 20 stronger than I think?
Has anyone ever dealt with that store or know it's reputation?
And finally: Is there anywhere in Dallas County or the mid-cities I could drive to for e-liquids or carts in an emergency can't-wait-for-shipping situation?

Thanks for listening! Looking forward to sharing my experiences with y'all when I finally get my gear.

Genie

[Randyrtx]

Well, if "North of Houston" counts, then I guess a bit north of Austin counts, too!

I'm in!

[ALUCARD]

Greetings from a Waxahachie gal!

I'll try to cut to the chase. I never heard of e-cigs before this week and this forum has given me hope at long last. I've read probably every post but the "mod" ones and I can't thank y'all enough. Also watched 30 vids or so around the web.

My story: I've smoked 2.5 to 3 pks of full-strength 100 analogs a day for 36 years. I'd smoke in the shower if I could. Everyone who cares about me says I am the worst smoker they know and are begging me to quit. All I know is that the term addict is too tame for me. I am a hard core junkie. If I need a fix I'll smoke em stale, I'll roll my own from pipe tobacco, I'll snatch up a snipe that's got 1/4" of tobacco left on it and fire it up. Yep, I'm beyond pathetic.

Like so many, I've tried every patch, gum, hypno, accupuncture... just to give my lungs a rest. The real truth is, if smoking were harmless I'd smoke five packs a day. Thing is: I love nicotine.

So here I am in dreamland! I must be, because I believe y'all. I now think I can get all I need from e-cigs! If I weren't so busy hacking up crud, I'd take time to weep for joy.

Here's my plan: basic 60 pk (yeah sure) KR808D-1 kit from vapor101.com (JDL associates in Florida)... to be ordered this coming week when $ comes in. I'll share the spare chargers and such with my chain smoking brothers for x-mas.

So here's what I need from y'all experienced vapers. (Please
Is the KR808D-1 a good starter kit for a nic hog like me? (Hint: My lungs are so wrecked I can no longer inhale deeply).
I will refill, so is 24mg best to satisfy my bottomless craving or is 20 stronger than I think?
Has anyone ever dealt with that store or know it's reputation?
And finally: Is there anywhere in Dallas County or the mid-cities I could drive to for e-liquids or carts in an emergency can't-wait-for-shipping situation?

Thanks for listening! Looking forward to sharing my experiences with y'all when I finally get my gear.

Genie

Welcome! Let me try to answers some of your questions.

Is the KR808D-1 a good starter kit for a nic hog like me?
This is simple and easy to use kit to start vaping with period, the nic levels will depend on what nic carts you get and how often you vape. I started with the 36mg nic carts for when I really need a fix, but get some lower nic carts for longer vaping.

My lungs are so wrecked I can no longer inhale deeply...
You'll want to get a manual battery then, as the autos have a inhale activated switch inside which is slow and long. Where as the manual batteries you just hold down the switch manually and inhale.

Is 24mg best to satisfy my bottomless craving or is 20 stronger than I think?
Personally I can vape 36mg all day. I just take fewer hits than I might if I was actually smoking. Keep in mind that a normal cig has about 2mg of nic each. Take 3-4 hits off a 36mg cart is about equal to one cig, in lower nic levels you'll need to take between 13-14 hits, so it's something new to get used to - like learning to smoke all over again. 24mg is a good place to start however as everyone is diffrent. One of my friend's smoked mboro red 100s a pack a day like me, but he can't handel anything higher than 18mg.

Has anyone ever dealt with that store or know it's reputation?
Not personally, but you can search the forums or google the store for information. If you are looking for a rock solid vender, I suggest vapor4life. The support forum is also on this forum here.

Is there anywhere in Dallas County or the mid-cities I could drive to for e-liquids or carts in an emergency can't-wait-for-shipping situation?
Hopefully someone can chime in on this one, I'd like to know as well. My suggestion is too stock up so emergencies won't be an issue.

[ALUCARD]

Welcome Randyrtx!

[The Unknown One]

Welcome Randyrtx!

Greetings as well....

[The Unknown One]

Greetings from a Waxahachie gal!

I'll try to cut to the chase. I never heard of e-cigs before this week and this forum has given me hope at long last. I've read probably every post but the "mod" ones and I can't thank y'all enough. Also watched 30 vids or so around the web.

My story: I've smoked 2.5 to 3 pks of full-strength 100 analogs a day for 36 years. I'd smoke in the shower if I could. Everyone who cares about me says I am the worst smoker they know and are begging me to quit. All I know is that the term addict is too tame for me. I am a hard core junkie. If I need a fix I'll smoke em stale, I'll roll my own from pipe tobacco, I'll snatch up a snipe that's got 1/4" of tobacco left on it and fire it up. Yep, I'm beyond pathetic.

Like so many, I've tried every patch, gum, hypno, accupuncture... just to give my lungs a rest. The real truth is, if smoking were harmless I'd smoke five packs a day. Thing is: I love nicotine.

So here I am in dreamland! I must be, because I believe y'all. I now think I can get all I need from e-cigs! If I weren't so busy hacking up crud, I'd take time to weep for joy.

Here's my plan: basic 60 pk (yeah sure) KR808D-1 kit from vapor101.com (JDL associates in Florida)... to be ordered this coming week when $ comes in. I'll share the spare chargers and such with my chain smoking brothers for x-mas.

So here's what I need from y'all experienced vapers. (Please
Is the KR808D-1 a good starter kit for a nic hog like me? (Hint: My lungs are so wrecked I can no longer inhale deeply).
I will refill, so is 24mg best to satisfy my bottomless craving or is 20 stronger than I think?
Has anyone ever dealt with that store or know it's reputation?
And finally: Is there anywhere in Dallas County or the mid-cities I could drive to for e-liquids or carts in an emergency can't-wait-for-shipping situation?

Thanks for listening! Looking forward to sharing my experiences with y'all when I finally get my gear.

Genie

Welcome fellow nicotine lover...

[xtraelf]

Alucard,

I appreciate you taking time to spell out a few things I'd not read about elsewhere. It was very informative, and as an 18 year veteran poster to the boards I recognize the time consumption of in-depth replies. Thanks.

I toasted a couple of hours surfing today trying to find an actual metroplex walk-in store and the only tangible result that came close was a vague mention of Town East Mall. I suspect it'd be a cheapie kiosk of some kind. I threw up my hands in frustration and quit at that point.

Hard to believe that some place like The Gas Pipe hasn't caught onto this yet, but their site doesn't mention them and I haven't been in one in years to know. Seems like the old head shops would make perfect outlets, though. (Wonder if Oat Willie's does down Austin way?)

As for my set-up yet to come. My 80-year-old, never-smoked-a-day Dad who has never bugged me about smoking in all these decades suddenly made me an offer the other day of financially kicking in for any method I chose to use if I wanted to get off cigs. He set a limit of $150 so I'm shopping for the best bargain I can get. Times are squeezy-tight for me at the moment so I am also figuring it could be a month before I have another chunk of money to throw at this endeavor. (New model, or refills, bats and such).

I know me and I am such a tinkerer and experimentor type I'll probably end up modding but for now I may have to settle for an automatic battery, as that kit at vaping101.com is the optimum, in the USA, KR808D-1 kit I've seen. (I look at it like wanting a perfect high-performance Mustang but buying a fully-loaded Malibu just to get rolling. Ya know?)

Y'all should go take a look. They appear to be a Mom & Pop start up offering just what worked for them as long-term, heavy analog smokers and have the most concise explanations of things for beginners I've seen at a vendor site.

They custom mix 50 flavors in six strengths personally, as they were so disappointed in the liquids they'd ordered from other vendors when they were newbies. Not much in the way of plain tobacco, but lots of fruits and such. Alas, they don't offer your 36 mg, stopping at 24mg instead. Sigh. But the prices, sheesh. No free shipping but with those deals, who cares! It's just a $5 flat fee.

Anyhow, I'm away from home kicking back at my brother's house and can't get my ball rolling til I get back home next Monday. LOL, ten minutes after I hit the door I'm getting this package ordered.

I will, of course, let y'all know about how they treat me, how fast I recieve it and how I like e-cigs in general once I know that stuff.

Glad everyone is here. Let's all keep our eyes peeled and ears open for any news of a real e-cig store around DFW, I sure will.

Genie

[vapingkarter54]

high everyone, i live north of waco would like to join.started on m401 went to joey 510 ,battery would not hold to my vapping only lasting about 2 hours, so i made my own stick with a 900 milamp battery last me allday.note so does a nichoten headach ,slowed me down from vapping alot and cut nic down to 18mg. now all i buy are attys and juice. going to try and make my own juice got a gallon of pg and 1quart of vg and flavoers for about 50.00 dallers. will still have to buy none flavoer high nich.and on a note have not had a analog in 3 months