Now this interested me until I went to the site and discovered that all of the non-fruity varieties, (G.I. Joe, 555, Virginia Blend, Turkish Blend, etc.), are "Not Available". How long has it been since you ordered from these guys?
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Now this interested me until I went to the site and discovered that all of the non-fruity varieties, (G.I. Joe, 555, Virginia Blend, Turkish Blend, etc.), are "Not Available". How long has it been since you ordered from these guys?
I actually just ordered some gi Joe and dark honey tobacco on Friday evening, got em yesterday. They do seem to be out of flavors frequently, but their usually back in stock quickly. I think It's because they sell so fast and instead of letting you order and wait for a few days till they restock. i just checked and they have both in stock as well as several other tobaccos. they are more expensive than other ejuice, at $12 per 10ml, but i find that i vape way,way less of them than other non wta juice. if your looking for tobacco flavor the gi joe is the better to me, the dark honey tobacco is more of a clove type flavor whereas the gi joe is a warm nutty tobacco.
Yep, just check back daily, they are usually in stock within a couple days of running out. Sahara is probably my favorite.
Ok, thanks for the recommendation and info, sammy76! I'll try some of their G.I. Joe. Since I started smoking in the military on Marlboro Reds, the name and description appealed to me right off the bat.
I am liking Dekang's Desert for a non-menthol tobacco right now. I also have a flavor called Dirty Ashtray (!) on order....once I get it and let it steep I will try and report back.
For something quick and widely available, try hitting a 7-11 or a Walmart for an Njoy King. These are disposables with a weak battery (from what I have read), and priced way too high for daily use, IMO. However, the Njoy site is sending out free samples (there may or may not be a S&H charge, depending on where you live; mine was TOTALLY FREE). They have regular and menthol, each in 2 strengths. I got the bold menthol, and it is eerie how much this thing actually feels like a real analog. They have the weight and size damn near spot on; it's even covered in paper! Seriously, if you are at the place where you are actually wanting to run out and pick up a pack of smokes, spend 8 bucks on one of these instead. I think it will be helpful.
Keep hanging in!
Jai
For something quick and widely available, try hitting a 7-11 or a Walmart for an Njoy King. These are disposables with a weak battery (from what I have read), and priced way too high for daily use, IMO. However, the Njoy site is sending out free samples (there may or may not be a S&H charge, depending on where you live; mine was TOTALLY FREE). They have regular and menthol, each in 2 strengths. I got the bold menthol, and it is eerie how much this thing actually feels like a real analog. They have the weight and size damn near spot on; it's even covered in paper! Seriously, if you are at the place where you are actually wanting to run out and pick up a pack of smokes, spend 8 bucks on one of these instead. I think it will be helpful.
Keep hanging in!
Jai
To me this is the perfect kit for noobs. I had the Joyetech eGo-T which is also good, but this set-up is probably a little better.
As others said, it's getting through routines and it takes time. I stopped smoking in the car first and vaping my cig-a-like. Then I started trying to vape more at home and not smoking in the evening. Then I tried to quit a couple of times and it didn't take. Once I got my eGo kit though, I quit the next day.
The first cig in the morning and the ones after a meal were the ones that were the most difficult. I was a serious smoker, I smoked in places like Afghanistan and Iraq when it was nearly impossible to do so. It was tough but I vaped away and only slipped once on that second day, after that it has been mostly smooth outside of wanting an analog while drinking. Anyway, if I can do it so can anyone else. Adjust routine, fine the device that helps you quit, set your mind to switching over and try and try again.
no problem 762, i found the description funny at first as i read it as old men doing daring feats n instantly thought of my grandpa cussin up a storm in his shop lol. just put a little bit in your device at a time, its strong n will make ya feel kinda green around the gills if you overdo it.
You have got to up your nicotine my friend. I'm talkin about vaping 30mg nic.
That made all the difference for me. It's the nic that has the peppery throat hit you are missing too. Flavor means nothing, if it's all for nothin. Upping my nic save my life. I make my own juice "DIY" so that allows me the freedom to vape higher nic at 1/3 the cost. PM me with any questions.
You simply have to get stabilized on the high nicotine you crave.
Everyones nicotine needs are different. After you are stabilized, you have to make an effort to stay away from other ppl who smoke. The smell will make you think about relapse. And as you know, you will need to remove all temptation (pitch those reds). But all in all, it should take hardly any will-power when you are vaping properly.
But to be honest, I smoked an analog once a day for 6 months while vaping too, until one day I said, this is the day, this is the day I quit all tobacco.I'm a chain-vaper now. I vape 20 to 24mg nic all day long. Sometime before bed, I'll vape a low-nic juice, if I think I'll have a hard time sleeping. Thats works pretty good.
If I can quit smoking, anybody can! I've been an RYO guy for the last 15 years of smoking analogs. I could roll a beautiful fat filterless faster then most ppl could open their pack. My fingers were perpetually stained with tar, ..on both my hands, and I had the lungs to match.
I could go on about how fierce my addiction was, but this is already too long I think.
I hope you find what you're looking for.
Whatever you do, don't beat yourself up. It's a process. It's a journey.
Preach, Aflatoxin!! You are so right.
pzsoulman.....i just wanted to check back in and see how you are doing????
wonderful suggestions here.
wonderful suggestions here.
Never even vaped a tobacco flavor since I gave up a pack and a half habit. It is all in the mind
Breaking a 27 year 1x PAD habit, I didn't go for a tobacco flavor, instead opting for a flavor I could deal with after sampling numerous flavors in my local shop. The difficult part was not giving in while my fiancee continued smoking. But that only lasted a week before she jumped on the bandwagon with me. Mornings can be difficult, and I still go outside at work with the other smokers, but I just tell myself that I'm not going back. For the OP ... Good luck in your journey, I hope you find the strategy that works for you.
Hmmm....for a couple of years I smoked flavored tobacco: chocolate (my fav) and vanilla and hazlenut. Not everyday, but a chocolate one here and there. It was cigarette tobacco (not cigar or pipe, ugh) and it was RYO which I'd roll up with tubes that were filtered. For my regular cigarettes I'd get an English & Virginia blend (was similar to Marlboro lights) from the same place, both the flavored and regular were additive free, it was great tasting stuff. That all came to an end in 2010 when they banned shipping tobacco in the US.
Yup, I smoked Marlboro lights for almost as long as you. Same amount, too. And right now I'm doing similar to what you're doing, I try something new, and a little while later I'm lighting up an analog.
I'm new to vaping and quitting cigs, so I'm not putting pressure on myself, I'm taking baby steps with this. I have been able to leave the house without cigs a couple of times-but if I know I'll be out for a few hours I'll bring a couple with me. But I have gone to work and didn't bring any smokes, just my vape and I was fine (til I got home, lol) but one step at a time. Heck, I've gone from 1+1/2 packs or more a day to 10 or 15 a day in less than 2 weeks.
Also, I've found that if I stash my pack of smokes (plus lighters and ashtray) out of sight I won't absent mindedly grab one and light up.
If I come across any juice that tastes like a Marlboro light I'll let you know.
I too only wanted a tobacco e cig at first....I did NOT want any type of flavors. I thought....when I smoked I never switched brands, so why would I want different flavors now. I wanted it to be just like smoking a cigarette.
I purchased a tobacco liquid that they said was the closest to a Marlboro light.
I did not throw away my 1 1/2 packs of analogs, because I was not sure if I was truly going to like this ecig.
I purchased 2 ego 1100mah batteries and 4 ce8 clearomizers.
I could not believe this was working for me. I even took my ecig into the garage where I smoked, to feel that I was actually smoking. Part of the ritual I was used to doing. I couldn't believe I was actually O.K.
It has been exactly 2 months for me today, and I am still O.K. Surprisingly enough, I did try some flavors, and I like them, now! I still have my 1 1/2 packs of Marlboro, but I have no desire to light one. I forgot that I still had them.
The right set up makes all the difference. I am still learning. I never put any pressure on myself, I just like vaping better.
I wish you the Very Best!! I forgot to add I smoked for 38 or 39 years
I purchased a tobacco liquid that they said was the closest to a Marlboro light.
I did not throw away my 1 1/2 packs of analogs, because I was not sure if I was truly going to like this ecig.
I purchased 2 ego 1100mah batteries and 4 ce8 clearomizers.
I could not believe this was working for me. I even took my ecig into the garage where I smoked, to feel that I was actually smoking. Part of the ritual I was used to doing. I couldn't believe I was actually O.K.
It has been exactly 2 months for me today, and I am still O.K. Surprisingly enough, I did try some flavors, and I like them, now! I still have my 1 1/2 packs of Marlboro, but I have no desire to light one. I forgot that I still had them.
The right set up makes all the difference. I am still learning. I never put any pressure on myself, I just like vaping better.
I wish you the Very Best!! I forgot to add I smoked for 38 or 39 years
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I think one of the hardest parts of making 'the switch' was finding FLAVORS that tasted better than puke! None of the tobacco flavors I tried EVER came close to what I wanted...until I got far enough away from analogs to trick my mind into preferring whatever I could find.
I'm still 'picky' about tobacco flavors. I do like 'Casablanca' from Backwoods Brew. I'm also a fan of his eliquid called ' Smoke'.
To be honest, I started with a cig-a-like, too, but even after finding good flavors, I wasn't able to make 'the switch' 100% until I upgraded to hardware that would give a better 'hit'. You've already got a good supply of hardware options, so I'll leave it at that.
Good Luck!
I'm still 'picky' about tobacco flavors. I do like 'Casablanca' from Backwoods Brew. I'm also a fan of his eliquid called ' Smoke'.
To be honest, I started with a cig-a-like, too, but even after finding good flavors, I wasn't able to make 'the switch' 100% until I upgraded to hardware that would give a better 'hit'. You've already got a good supply of hardware options, so I'll leave it at that.
Good Luck!
let me start by saying i havent read ALL 12 pages of this post .
I hope all is going will for you , i know the feeling about craving an analog , but i really like Watermelon Jolly Ranchers , i found a company that advertised a flavor that was really close , read the reviews on it , ardered me a small bottle and WOW . Ordered 50 or 60 ml of it a few days later . and getting 36mg/ml too . It didnt even take me a week on that big bottle . I tried MLB and other tobacco flavors over the years , and decided that that wasnt actually helping me qut smoking , it was maintaining me on the analog taste . Once you break free from wanting the taste , you are almost home free . Try coffees or beverage flavors , rums , mixed drinks . You said you dont like candy flavors , but there is a reason there are so many of those . They really help . And getting away from a pencil sized e-cig will also help , box mods , cigar sized . All things that a lot of us have tried over the years .
My Current flavors are WATERMELON #1 , PinaColada , Peach , Kiwi , Melon mix , Cherry ... I have lots of others also , i mix my own also , when i can afford it , i buy MountainBrew only1 store that i know of that sells a Mountain Dew juice & concentrate and it is spot on good .
Try to decide on a flavor you can enjoy all day , like me and a Jolly Rancher . I can , and have when i was able to , keep a piece in my mouth all day , so when i came to a juice that could do 2 things , give me the nicotine i was used to and a flavor i really liked . I had a winner that actually helped me set analogs down ( i hope for good) .
There are lots of vendors here on ECF that sell sample packs of juice , most if not all will allow you to choose the flavors you would like . Sample packs arent cheap , but it allows you to try something different without you buying a bid bottle of just 1 flavor .
Another thing too , if you have a vape shop close to where you live , or at a mall , kinda hang around a bit , talk to the other vapers , you migt even get the nerve up to ask to try a drop or 2 of their juice if you happen to have a drip atty . or if you have a 510 tank system pull your drip tip off , and ask to hit theirs with your drip tip . Hell , there are all kinds of ways of going about finding something you like without getting aggravated and picking up an analog again . If you lived here in Knoxville , TN i would bring a tackle box full of stuff to let you try . Maybe there is somebody like me close to where you are .
Good luck ,
Donnie ,
Knoxville, TN USA
I hope all is going will for you , i know the feeling about craving an analog , but i really like Watermelon Jolly Ranchers , i found a company that advertised a flavor that was really close , read the reviews on it , ardered me a small bottle and WOW . Ordered 50 or 60 ml of it a few days later . and getting 36mg/ml too . It didnt even take me a week on that big bottle . I tried MLB and other tobacco flavors over the years , and decided that that wasnt actually helping me qut smoking , it was maintaining me on the analog taste . Once you break free from wanting the taste , you are almost home free . Try coffees or beverage flavors , rums , mixed drinks . You said you dont like candy flavors , but there is a reason there are so many of those . They really help . And getting away from a pencil sized e-cig will also help , box mods , cigar sized . All things that a lot of us have tried over the years .
My Current flavors are WATERMELON #1 , PinaColada , Peach , Kiwi , Melon mix , Cherry ... I have lots of others also , i mix my own also , when i can afford it , i buy MountainBrew only1 store that i know of that sells a Mountain Dew juice & concentrate and it is spot on good .
Try to decide on a flavor you can enjoy all day , like me and a Jolly Rancher . I can , and have when i was able to , keep a piece in my mouth all day , so when i came to a juice that could do 2 things , give me the nicotine i was used to and a flavor i really liked . I had a winner that actually helped me set analogs down ( i hope for good) .
There are lots of vendors here on ECF that sell sample packs of juice , most if not all will allow you to choose the flavors you would like . Sample packs arent cheap , but it allows you to try something different without you buying a bid bottle of just 1 flavor .
Another thing too , if you have a vape shop close to where you live , or at a mall , kinda hang around a bit , talk to the other vapers , you migt even get the nerve up to ask to try a drop or 2 of their juice if you happen to have a drip atty . or if you have a 510 tank system pull your drip tip off , and ask to hit theirs with your drip tip . Hell , there are all kinds of ways of going about finding something you like without getting aggravated and picking up an analog again . If you lived here in Knoxville , TN i would bring a tackle box full of stuff to let you try . Maybe there is somebody like me close to where you are .
Good luck ,
Donnie ,
Knoxville, TN USA
check out mt. baker vapors e juices. they have a ton of inexpensive tobacco flavors and other flavors as well.
heck try making some of your own flavors by mixing. thats what i do and its great fun,not to mention very cost effective. start with a bottle of flavorless nicotine juice and mix in any flavor you like from there. i do a 1 part nicotine juice to 2 parts flavor mix right into my bottle or even tank. 60% flavor is probably over-kill, but hell at 3 bucks a 15 ml bottle im not worried about it, though i suppose i could just dilute the flavor in PG to save even more money. i prefer using their 70% VG - 30% distilled water for my nicotine, a 230 ml bottle is only 30 bucks! thats like a years worth.
and by the way their latakia tobacco flavor is very strong and will surely satisfy any extreme analog craving!
heck try making some of your own flavors by mixing. thats what i do and its great fun,not to mention very cost effective. start with a bottle of flavorless nicotine juice and mix in any flavor you like from there. i do a 1 part nicotine juice to 2 parts flavor mix right into my bottle or even tank. 60% flavor is probably over-kill, but hell at 3 bucks a 15 ml bottle im not worried about it, though i suppose i could just dilute the flavor in PG to save even more money. i prefer using their 70% VG - 30% distilled water for my nicotine, a 230 ml bottle is only 30 bucks! thats like a years worth.
and by the way their latakia tobacco flavor is very strong and will surely satisfy any extreme analog craving!
Everyone else has already given great advice on juices, so I'll just say "hang in there". All too often, the habit of tasting warm smoke contributes to the notion that "real" tobacco flavors will kill the analog habit, but if you think about it, will tobacco flavors make you quit wanting a cigarette?
30 year "real" ex smoker, pack and a half a day. The trick for me was finding a flavor that I enjoyed and didn't "make" unenjoyable just because it didn't taste like a cigarette. But getting past that desire for tobacco flavor was hard. For me I found that coffee flavors, Peanut butter, RY4s and 555's hit the spot....all I had to do was eventually convince myself that I was vaping....NOT smoking, and that there is a difference between the two. One difference being not inhaling a ton of chemicals. When I finally realized I could taste my food better and not smell rank and gross as I sweated out the smoke, I never looked back to lighting up. Sometimes I think "I wonder what it would be like if I smoked just one...", but I vape a fave flavor and the thought goes away.
You can do it.
30 year "real" ex smoker
, pack and a half a day. The trick for me was finding a flavor that I enjoyed and didn't "make" unenjoyable just because it didn't taste like a cigarette. But getting past that desire for tobacco flavor was hard. For me I found that coffee flavors, Peanut butter, RY4s and 555's hit the spot....all I had to do was eventually convince myself that I was vaping....NOT smoking, and that there is a difference between the two. One difference being not inhaling a ton of chemicals. When I finally realized I could taste my food better and not smell rank and gross as I sweated out the smoke, I never looked back to lighting up. Sometimes I think "I wonder what it would be like if I smoked just one...", but I vape a fave flavor and the thought goes away.You can do it.
I started out craving that Marlboro taste aswell when i started and i got my fix by using 3 tobacco flavoured liquids. I started to combine certain tobacco flavours until it hit the spot for me.
I used RY4(sweet), Virginia Blend(middle ground) and Flue Cured(smoky) and just mixed until i found that sweet spot! Also i found that if you let your tobacco flavours steep for a week or two they mature very well and can turn a horrid liquid into something lovely
Hang in there!
I used RY4(sweet), Virginia Blend(middle ground) and Flue Cured(smoky) and just mixed until i found that sweet spot! Also i found that if you let your tobacco flavours steep for a week or two they mature very well and can turn a horrid liquid into something lovely
Hang in there!
@pete.....how are you doing now? have you found the right juice, the right nic level, the right equipment for you? i subscribed to this thread so i could check back and see how you are coming along???
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