Hi all,
I first want to say thank you to ECF, I have been a lurker, and non-posting member for a while now, and this community has helped me tremendously in navigating the wild and wonderful world of vaping. I was smoking close to a pack a day of analogs (about 5 years), but was not (yet) desperate to quit, since I LOVE the physical act, and grad school had kinda put the idea of quitting on the back burner.
My friend had switched to a kanger protank w/ ego-twist, and after trying it, I was blown away--had only ever tried the disposable ciga-likes, and had no interest in them, but after starting with this setup, I became full on hooked, and over the course of a week, stopped smoking analogs altogether, without much effort at all.
I dove right in, tons of research (taking up most of my free time!) bought different gear-cartos, attys, pt2, MVPII, started rebuilding PT coils, and have a kayfun lite on the way; as well as tons of juice-became a BB devotee. And I don't regret any of it. I like using my pv way better than analogs.
I would however like to address the addiction transference, that I am sure all of you will understand. (I am no expert on addiction, just my thoughts) I found that the never ending search for that 'perfect vape' for myself anyway, is closely related to my addiction, which is both chemical (the nicotine...I am down to 6mg, as my vaping habit is much more frequent than my analog habit was), and psychological (the act of inhaling). Given all of this, let me be clear: I am thrilled with my entrance to the world of vaping, and would absolutely suggest anyone who wants to give up analogs to get into it, and can't stand the war being launched on e-cigs (my university banned all tobacco on campus, INCLUDING E-CIGS! (even in your car, in the parking lot, or on a road driving through campus).
So why write all this? I think, especially for noobs (of which I include myself), but even veterans, it is a good idea to keep in mind that the addiction has not disappeared, only transferred, and while it is safe (as far as I know), and MUCH safer than analogs, its a good idea to keep in mind that the companies selling products are always updating their gear to sell more. I liken it to the iPhone craze, where people buy the next, new thing, except it is on steroids due to the addiction aspect. Do I have a problem with this? not really, I am a grateful customer, and am very happy overall with my decision to switch. I just thought that the addiction aspect should be addressed, something for all of us to think about. Anyone else feel this way?
Oh, and thank you to anyone who bothered to read to the end...hope it wasn't a waste of time. Happy Vaping!
I first want to say thank you to ECF, I have been a lurker, and non-posting member for a while now, and this community has helped me tremendously in navigating the wild and wonderful world of vaping. I was smoking close to a pack a day of analogs (about 5 years), but was not (yet) desperate to quit, since I LOVE the physical act, and grad school had kinda put the idea of quitting on the back burner.
My friend had switched to a kanger protank w/ ego-twist, and after trying it, I was blown away--had only ever tried the disposable ciga-likes, and had no interest in them, but after starting with this setup, I became full on hooked, and over the course of a week, stopped smoking analogs altogether, without much effort at all.
I dove right in, tons of research (taking up most of my free time!) bought different gear-cartos, attys, pt2, MVPII, started rebuilding PT coils, and have a kayfun lite on the way; as well as tons of juice-became a BB devotee. And I don't regret any of it. I like using my pv way better than analogs.
I would however like to address the addiction transference, that I am sure all of you will understand. (I am no expert on addiction, just my thoughts) I found that the never ending search for that 'perfect vape' for myself anyway, is closely related to my addiction, which is both chemical (the nicotine...I am down to 6mg, as my vaping habit is much more frequent than my analog habit was), and psychological (the act of inhaling). Given all of this, let me be clear: I am thrilled with my entrance to the world of vaping, and would absolutely suggest anyone who wants to give up analogs to get into it, and can't stand the war being launched on e-cigs (my university banned all tobacco on campus, INCLUDING E-CIGS! (even in your car, in the parking lot, or on a road driving through campus).
So why write all this? I think, especially for noobs (of which I include myself), but even veterans, it is a good idea to keep in mind that the addiction has not disappeared, only transferred, and while it is safe (as far as I know), and MUCH safer than analogs, its a good idea to keep in mind that the companies selling products are always updating their gear to sell more. I liken it to the iPhone craze, where people buy the next, new thing, except it is on steroids due to the addiction aspect. Do I have a problem with this? not really, I am a grateful customer, and am very happy overall with my decision to switch. I just thought that the addiction aspect should be addressed, something for all of us to think about. Anyone else feel this way?
Oh, and thank you to anyone who bothered to read to the end...hope it wasn't a waste of time. Happy Vaping!
