Seriously!

**skydragon** · 10-27-2009, 04:33 AM

After reading these forums for weeks now and going back and forth a hundred times on what I thought would be best for me to try first, I finally decided that the VK is probably the one. Then I remembered (I think) that the cartomizers are made of metal and that is why I shied away from them. I have some concerns.
1) I live in Wisconsin which gets very cold. Cold and metal don't go well together and I don't really want to be freezing my lips off while other parts of my anatomy are already freezing.

2) I don't particularly want to do damage to my teeth with a metal mouth piece if I accidentally hit a tooth or bite down on it.

3) I'm not sure I would like the feel of sucking on smooth metal when I take a hit. No wise cracks please.

Are these concerns unfounded? Thanks.

**Pawpaw** · 10-27-2009, 04:59 AM

The metal tube is wrapped in a vinyl sticker and it has a plastic cap over the end.

If you're really, really, really worried about it, you can put a hole in the end of one of the caps and keep it over the mouthpiece.

Bob

**~Gazoo~** · 10-27-2009, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by skydragon

After reading these forums for weeks now and going back and forth a hundred times on what I thought would be best for me to try first, I finally decided that the VK is probably the one. Then I remembered (I think) that the cartomizers are made of metal and that is why I shied away from them. I have some concerns.
1) I live in Wisconsin which gets very cold. Cold and metal don't go well together and I don't really want to be freezing my lips off while other parts of my anatomy are already freezing.

2) I don't particularly want to do damage to my teeth with a metal mouth piece if I accidentally hit a tooth or bite down on it.

3) I'm not sure I would like the feel of sucking on smooth metal when I take a hit. No wise cracks please.

Are these concerns unfounded? Thanks.

Mark (Doshma) is from your neck of the woods and has said he never has a problem with the cold. As far as the carto goes, that was a concern of mine too because I used to chew up the filters on cigs. But the carto was easy to get used to and I did not miss the feel of a filter.

BTW...the VK is my first and last ecig. I have ordered blank cartos and juices from another supplier ....still waiting on Steve to get blanks in and I have been curious about other juices. However the main reason I ordered from Steve was on account of his customer service...I knew it would be good because like you, I did a ton of research before making a decision and I knew I wanted to quit analogs. So I concluded the stress would be less knowing if I had any problems...Steve would take care of me.

The other reason I ordered the VK was because of the no muss no fuss feature meaning even less stress. There is nothing like carto's IMO. I have not tried any of the other models and never will. The carto is easy to refill too...it really is a fun device aside from being a lifesaver, and the support everyone receives here both from V4L and the people is awesome. The stuff Steve sells is good stuff but if you ever have a problem you will be taken care of.

For me the VK has been a miracle. I smoked a pack and a half per day for 40 years and have not had a cig since I took my first vape. I remember when I first started vaping and an hour went by and I was doing great and proud of myself. Now its going on 45 days. I will admit I still get a craving at times for an analog, but the VK makes it easy to get past the cravings. It hasn't taken a whole lot of determination for me to stay away from analogs...and that is a good thing.

**skydragon** · 10-27-2009, 03:32 PM

Again, thank you for the replies. Everyone here is very friendly and informative.

Gazoo, I too have smoked for forty years and am rather sick of it.
I think I will probably give the VK a try and hope it does well for me. I do like the idea of the cartomizers. From everything I have read about Steve, I feel I will be in good hands as far as customer service. That is very important to me.

A couple more questions if you all don't mind.

Will the charger in the in the Vk kit charge both manual and auto batteries? I would like to try both to see which I prefer.

I know nobody can speak for Steve but do you think he would let me get one of each instead of two of the same type? Has anyone else done that?

**Panda04** · 10-27-2009, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by skydragon

Again, thank you for the replies. Everyone here is very friendly and informative.

Gazoo, I too have smoked for forty years and am rather sick of it.
I think I will probably give the VK a try and hope it does well for me. I do like the idea of the cartomizers. From everything I have read about Steve, I feel I will be in good hands as far as customer service. That is very important to me.

A couple more questions if you all don't mind.

Will the charger in the in the Vk kit charge both manual and auto batteries? I would like to try both to see which I prefer.

I know nobody can speak for Steve but do you think he would let me get one of each instead of two of the same type? Has anyone else done that?

The PCC and other chargers will charge both manual and automatic batteries.

Like you said no one can speak for Steve, but ask about getting one of each.

Andy

**JenJen** · 10-27-2009, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by skydragon

Again, thank you for the replies. Everyone here is very friendly and informative.

Gazoo, I too have smoked for forty years and am rather sick of it.
I think I will probably give the VK a try and hope it does well for me. I do like the idea of the cartomizers. From everything I have read about Steve, I feel I will be in good hands as far as customer service. That is very important to me.

A couple more questions if you all don't mind.

Will the charger in the in the Vk kit charge both manual and auto batteries? I would like to try both to see which I prefer.

I know nobody can speak for Steve but do you think he would let me get one of each instead of two of the same type? Has anyone else done that?

The charger will charge both types, and in the comments section, just note that you would like one of each type of battery and I am sure he will try and accomodate you. (He was low on auto batteries I think, and only had green in, but may have gotten some in.)

**skydragon** · 10-27-2009, 05:53 PM

Okay.........I am off to order my first and hopefully last e-gig model. Wish me luck and thank you everyone for your help.

I'm pretty sure I will have more questions later though.

**bornagainst** · 10-27-2009, 08:31 PM

Yet again, Steve and Mark rocked me with another order. Thanks so much for the extras....it's gonna get me through the lean times!

Much love!

**~Gazoo~** · 10-27-2009, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by skydragon

Okay.........I am off to order my first and hopefully last e-gig model. Wish me luck and thank you everyone for your help.

I'm pretty sure I will have more questions later though.

I forgot to mention I started with 24mg...but since have cut back to 16-18mg. I am sure I did the right thing by starting with 24mg as that strength was what I needed to get off the analogs. But after a while it started making me a bit figity so I had to cut down a notch. Of course everyone is different.