I've been thinking lately that I want to keep track of my progress as I get used to my e-cigarette (Joye 510). I have a blog at my own website, but I've got other stuff I'm keeping track of over there, so I thought starting a blog here on ECF would be a good way to go. Amongst like-minded folks, as it were.
This first entry is going to be kind of a catch-up, a "my experience so far" kind of entry. I've been at this for about a month (even though I bought my 510 back in July), so this will be kind of a "How I Got Here," and then after this I expect it will be a bit more diary-style, updating as I learn new things and make new discoveries.
whatever. Blah. So very vague so far.
Here's the history: back in July, I was reading a thread on Ask Metafilter about quitting smoking. I had already decided back then that I was going to quit smoking on October 1st (the day after my 42nd birthday), so I was interested in the responses too. A user named K.P. recommended the e-cigarette, and in fact was very specific about seeking help in this forum in particular, and what kit to buy (510) and where to buy it (Cignot.com).
It certainly seemed way more affordable than Chantix (and less suicide-inducing), and I liked that it addressed the physicality of having something to do with your hands, actually taking a draw on a device like a cigarette. It seemed like it would work for me.
So I took K.P.'s advice and bought the 510 no box kit from Vicki at Cignot, and 30ml of ECOPure Menthol juice (at 25mg, which in hindsight was a bit high). My gear came just a couple of days later, and I immersed myself in documentation (including the Illustrated Guide on Cignot.com and the ECF library). But I let the e-cig itself sit for a few days, not wanting to tackle the "hassle" of putting it all together.
A few days later, let's say July 10th or so, I sat down with the instructions and assembled an e-cig, took a few drags of the pre-filled Marlb carts that came with it, and nodded. "Yup," I thought -- "Different, but when I'm ready to quit, this will probably help. Maybe a combination of this and the nicotine patch." I boxed everything back up and put it away in a drawer for later -- I wasn't ready for it yet.
Fast forward. Around mid-August to early September, my finances start unraveling a little bit. It's a simple matter of having too much going out and not enough coming in, nothing to get too het up about -- but the upshot is, I found myself approaching the Labor Day weekend with only one pack of cigarettes and not enough money in the bank to buy another carton. I had some cash on me, so I bought a few packs to tide me over until payday.
Then I had this great idea. I'd use the 510 "in between smokes" in order to stretch my cig supply out a little longer. I charged up the batteries (took me a while to figure out that you have to screw the battery into the charger -- I was all "Why does it keep falling out??") and got started.
And that first day, I believe I had four analog cigarettes. The rest of the day I vaped. And I also sat here at the computer and devoured the ECF New Members section, particularly MistressNomad's awesome newbie videos. The second day, I had two analogs. The next day, I don't think I had any. Payday came around and I was free to go to the smoke shop to buy a carton, but I never did.
Now, truth be told, I am still not free of analogs. I'm still averaging about two per day. But from a pack a day down to two a day is pretty good, I think, and I've decided not to put too much pressure on myself about it. I've bought two packs since the beginning of September, and gone through them very slowly.
I suppose the smart thing to do is just not buy another pack of analogs. Something in the back of mind keeps saying "But what if there's an EMERGENCY," like I don't know what kind of smoking emergency I might have but my mind is very adamant about it.
Anyway -- like I said, no pressure. Last night I had an analog and it didn't taste good and it smelled horrible. I might finally be weaning myself off.
I sat down and figured it out the other day and I have spent $166 so far on gear and juice. That's higher than I'd hoped it would be. But it's a bit more than 3 cartons, so I'm about broken even. I've tried a lot of juices I don't like that much, and I keep coming back to the ECOPure Menthol as my go-to vape. I may end up in the PIF forum unloading a bunch of stuff.
I still just have my original hardware (plus a PCC and some extra carts), but have been thinking lately about maybe trying out a Riva (got a long road trip coming up, so I'll need something that lasts all day in the car), and definitely should stock up on atomizers.
I'm happy with the 510 most of the time. In the evenings when I vape more, the battery does run down quickly, but I always have a spare charging up. I talked a friend into trying out the 510, she is not 100% happy with it yet. I'd much rather she gets hooked on it like I have, but if not, I'll end up getting her hardware. Win/win.
This weekend I am checking out cart mods. The next entry will likely be detailing my findings there.
This first entry is going to be kind of a catch-up, a "my experience so far" kind of entry. I've been at this for about a month (even though I bought my 510 back in July), so this will be kind of a "How I Got Here," and then after this I expect it will be a bit more diary-style, updating as I learn new things and make new discoveries.
whatever. Blah. So very vague so far.
Here's the history: back in July, I was reading a thread on Ask Metafilter about quitting smoking. I had already decided back then that I was going to quit smoking on October 1st (the day after my 42nd birthday), so I was interested in the responses too. A user named K.P. recommended the e-cigarette, and in fact was very specific about seeking help in this forum in particular, and what kit to buy (510) and where to buy it (Cignot.com).
It certainly seemed way more affordable than Chantix (and less suicide-inducing), and I liked that it addressed the physicality of having something to do with your hands, actually taking a draw on a device like a cigarette. It seemed like it would work for me.
So I took K.P.'s advice and bought the 510 no box kit from Vicki at Cignot, and 30ml of ECOPure Menthol juice (at 25mg, which in hindsight was a bit high). My gear came just a couple of days later, and I immersed myself in documentation (including the Illustrated Guide on Cignot.com and the ECF library). But I let the e-cig itself sit for a few days, not wanting to tackle the "hassle" of putting it all together.
A few days later, let's say July 10th or so, I sat down with the instructions and assembled an e-cig, took a few drags of the pre-filled Marlb carts that came with it, and nodded. "Yup," I thought -- "Different, but when I'm ready to quit, this will probably help. Maybe a combination of this and the nicotine patch." I boxed everything back up and put it away in a drawer for later -- I wasn't ready for it yet.
Fast forward. Around mid-August to early September, my finances start unraveling a little bit. It's a simple matter of having too much going out and not enough coming in, nothing to get too het up about -- but the upshot is, I found myself approaching the Labor Day weekend with only one pack of cigarettes and not enough money in the bank to buy another carton. I had some cash on me, so I bought a few packs to tide me over until payday.
Then I had this great idea. I'd use the 510 "in between smokes" in order to stretch my cig supply out a little longer. I charged up the batteries (took me a while to figure out that you have to screw the battery into the charger -- I was all "Why does it keep falling out??") and got started.
And that first day, I believe I had four analog cigarettes. The rest of the day I vaped. And I also sat here at the computer and devoured the ECF New Members section, particularly MistressNomad's awesome newbie videos. The second day, I had two analogs. The next day, I don't think I had any. Payday came around and I was free to go to the smoke shop to buy a carton, but I never did.
Now, truth be told, I am still not free of analogs. I'm still averaging about two per day. But from a pack a day down to two a day is pretty good, I think, and I've decided not to put too much pressure on myself about it. I've bought two packs since the beginning of September, and gone through them very slowly.
I suppose the smart thing to do is just not buy another pack of analogs. Something in the back of mind keeps saying "But what if there's an EMERGENCY," like I don't know what kind of smoking emergency I might have but my mind is very adamant about it.
Anyway -- like I said, no pressure. Last night I had an analog and it didn't taste good and it smelled horrible. I might finally be weaning myself off.
I sat down and figured it out the other day and I have spent $166 so far on gear and juice. That's higher than I'd hoped it would be. But it's a bit more than 3 cartons, so I'm about broken even. I've tried a lot of juices I don't like that much, and I keep coming back to the ECOPure Menthol as my go-to vape. I may end up in the PIF forum unloading a bunch of stuff.
I still just have my original hardware (plus a PCC and some extra carts), but have been thinking lately about maybe trying out a Riva (got a long road trip coming up, so I'll need something that lasts all day in the car), and definitely should stock up on atomizers.
I'm happy with the 510 most of the time. In the evenings when I vape more, the battery does run down quickly, but I always have a spare charging up. I talked a friend into trying out the 510, she is not 100% happy with it yet. I'd much rather she gets hooked on it like I have, but if not, I'll end up getting her hardware. Win/win.
This weekend I am checking out cart mods. The next entry will likely be detailing my findings there.
