I wanted to post this in the New Members Forum because although I may not be new to vaping or to ECF, I am still new at quitting smoking. I am on day 3, and as of now, I am a very firm believer that challenges come in 3's. Day 3, week 3, month 3, and maybe even year 3 of being smoke free may be challenging times for those giving up cigarettes. This is my umpteenth time trying to quit smoking, but only my second go around with vaping as an outlet/tool. I have been a smoker for 19 years, 5 years of those 19 years I smoked 2 packs a day, sometimes even 3 depending on if I was out with friends. I am a very active social smoker, always have been. I guess I felt the need to tarnish my lungs for my friends so that they didn't have the need to do so.
The first time I tried quitting with vaping was extremely difficult for me. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I bought vaping supplies that appealed to me aesthetically and paid no attention to what supplies were proven to work better or were better investments. This was the key to my failure during round one. I gave up vaping for a year, and went back to smoking cigarettes. I pay tribute to my failure because of the lack of information I was willing to accept and the lack of functionality in my vaping tools and supplies. I purchased juices from one sub par vendor, I purchased cheaply made Ego-T batteries and very cheaply made clearomizers/tanks. I had all the same problems that most of you "New Members" will go through. Now while the cheap things are okay, it's what cheap things you purchase that make a difference. First you're going to spend a TON of money trying to find what you like in the terms of batteries, atomizers, and of course juices. You HAVE to find tools that you like in order for it to be successful, it is all trial and error, and unfortunately it does cost money. If you consider your money wasted, don't. Every penny that you may think you waste, is a penny more towards a longer, healthier lifestyle. Whatever doesn't work, tuck it away in a box for backup's, or pass them along to friends or family to help them venture towards a better life.
What works for one person, may not work for you. I took advice I received here and bought my Ego batteries, CE4 clearomizers, Sub par juice etc....Now it wasn't the wrong doing of anyone here, they simply just mentioned what worked best for them, and as I said before, what works for some, won't always work for everyone. This time around I upped the ante. I purchased a variable voltage and variable wattage mod. Mind you I suck at calculating ohms, voltage, wattage etc....and though these things were far out of my league, but if you don't try, you won't know right? Well, it was ultimately the best decision I had ever made. It has made the transition from cigarettes to vaping a million times easier. I bought a Vamo V5, and I bought a Protank 3, now while I love my protank 3, it leaks like a son of a gun, so back to spending more money to find a better tank. I did "waste" a few pennies on some wickless CE5's cartomizers, they were burnt out when I got them in, and they cannot be reused.....it is all trial and error.
No matter if you're a noob at vaping, or a pro at vaping, or even an in betweener, it is all about trial and error. But the most important thing is that you don't give up. When you meet a challenge, meet it head on. Come on over to ECF and vent, tell us of your challenge, and a lot of us will be happy to walk you through it, hold your hand, and offer as much advice as we can offer to make the experience easier, and better. I am on day 3, and day 3 is becoming a challenge. I have had more cravings today than day 1 or day 2, and as long as I can get through day 3, it will be smooth sailing until at least week 3 and so forth.
So, while this was a very long read, I am hoping that at least some new members will take inspiration or at least some knowledge in what they are getting themselves into. As long as you know that this wasn't easy for everyone, a lot of us had many struggles going into this, and even though I am on vaping trial number 2, I could relapse and there could be a 3rd go around for me. But you are NOT a failure by any means. The only way you fail, is if you stop trying.
Vape on!
VV
The first time I tried quitting with vaping was extremely difficult for me. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I bought vaping supplies that appealed to me aesthetically and paid no attention to what supplies were proven to work better or were better investments. This was the key to my failure during round one. I gave up vaping for a year, and went back to smoking cigarettes. I pay tribute to my failure because of the lack of information I was willing to accept and the lack of functionality in my vaping tools and supplies. I purchased juices from one sub par vendor, I purchased cheaply made Ego-T batteries and very cheaply made clearomizers/tanks. I had all the same problems that most of you "New Members" will go through. Now while the cheap things are okay, it's what cheap things you purchase that make a difference. First you're going to spend a TON of money trying to find what you like in the terms of batteries, atomizers, and of course juices. You HAVE to find tools that you like in order for it to be successful, it is all trial and error, and unfortunately it does cost money. If you consider your money wasted, don't. Every penny that you may think you waste, is a penny more towards a longer, healthier lifestyle. Whatever doesn't work, tuck it away in a box for backup's, or pass them along to friends or family to help them venture towards a better life.
What works for one person, may not work for you. I took advice I received here and bought my Ego batteries, CE4 clearomizers, Sub par juice etc....Now it wasn't the wrong doing of anyone here, they simply just mentioned what worked best for them, and as I said before, what works for some, won't always work for everyone. This time around I upped the ante. I purchased a variable voltage and variable wattage mod. Mind you I suck at calculating ohms, voltage, wattage etc....and though these things were far out of my league, but if you don't try, you won't know right? Well, it was ultimately the best decision I had ever made. It has made the transition from cigarettes to vaping a million times easier. I bought a Vamo V5, and I bought a Protank 3, now while I love my protank 3, it leaks like a son of a gun, so back to spending more money to find a better tank. I did "waste" a few pennies on some wickless CE5's cartomizers, they were burnt out when I got them in, and they cannot be reused.....it is all trial and error.
No matter if you're a noob at vaping, or a pro at vaping, or even an in betweener, it is all about trial and error. But the most important thing is that you don't give up. When you meet a challenge, meet it head on. Come on over to ECF and vent, tell us of your challenge, and a lot of us will be happy to walk you through it, hold your hand, and offer as much advice as we can offer to make the experience easier, and better. I am on day 3, and day 3 is becoming a challenge. I have had more cravings today than day 1 or day 2, and as long as I can get through day 3, it will be smooth sailing until at least week 3 and so forth.
So, while this was a very long read, I am hoping that at least some new members will take inspiration or at least some knowledge in what they are getting themselves into. As long as you know that this wasn't easy for everyone, a lot of us had many struggles going into this, and even though I am on vaping trial number 2, I could relapse and there could be a 3rd go around for me. But you are NOT a failure by any means. The only way you fail, is if you stop trying.
Vape on!
VV
As noted, each person is different. I am smoke free for one week today after 40 years of smoking using the eGo-t you note did not work for you. I did upgrade the topper to the Smok Aro 2 and it was at that point that I was able to go smoke free. I did have to spend some money on sample juices until I hit on one that works.
everyone!!
