Adding one more to the ranks

[Prof. \/ape]

Hi all. A little about myself. I am soon to be turning the big 4-0. I am, and have been, a smoker of 1 1/2 packs a day for 21 years. I have tried several different brands of cig-a-likes, and found them ALL to be seriously lacking. I tried an ego that my brother has several times and much to my amazement, found myself enjoying it. So....I came to the decision that I was going to invest in an e-cig purchase myself. I did some homework and was almost certain I would have an evod kit by the weekend. The more I thought about it, and the more homework I did, I wasn't so certain anymore. Taking into consideration what I was about to spend on the kit and my familiarity with the ego style already, I decided to go ahead and make a big plunge. I am now the proud owner of a Vamo V3 mod. I couldn't be more pleased with it. In the days since I have had it, my cigarette usage is already at below a pack a day. With any luck, I will be able to phase them out completely, though for the time being, I am not afraid to have a smoke when I need one. I don't want to put that kind of pressure on myself to quit. I guess we will see how it goes from here!

 

[DetraMental]

Hello and Welcome Prof. \/ape! I smoked while I vaped in the beginning. I did not go cold turkey but let my own body decide when, where, and how. It did happen and I will have been 1yr analog free Jan. 15, 2014. Just listen to your body. What mg of nicotine are you vaping? Sometimes it needs to be higher to get the real benefit from it at first. I started at 18mg because I smoked light cigarettes yet 16mg wasn't enough to meet my nicotine needs. Good luck to you and if you have any questions feel free to ask there's always someone to answer them. Happy vaping

 

[smacuser]

Welcome to ECF PV,

The Vamo is a decent choice. I just bought an Innokin SVD after having an MVP for a while.

 

[Ahoy]

Welcome to the family

That is the exact type of method I used when I made the 'switch'. I just slowly stopped smoking, I tried cold turkey a few times and I vaped for a little while but then went right back to smoking after about 2 months. But when I used the "no stress" method I got off for good

best of luck!

 

[Prof. \/ape]

I guess I SHOULD have told what mg of nic I was using lol. I started with 18 mg on the recommendation of the juice mixer because I am a smoker of light analogs. So far it seems to be having a positive effect. Thank you for your support DetraMental

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thanks smacuser. I did consider the SVD as a possible way to go, but in the end, I'm afraid it just came down to a financial decision. I know a lot of people have less than stellar opinions of the Vamo, but so far, I have no regrets. It seems to be a great little mod.

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thank you Ahoy. It's always great to find out that you are not alone and that your approach has been successful for others

 

[Chimney34]

Welcome to ECF & congrats on the progress you've made so far! You're taking the right approach...no pressure. Take your time & move at your own pace.

 

[Amiaji]

Hello and welcome to ECF!

 

[daleron]

Congratulations and welcome to ECF Prof!

 

[CreepyLady]

Welcome to ECF congrats on starting the process and the Vamo!!

I used precisely the same method and I am not only 4mos with zero coffin nails - I am also down to 3-6mg nic (not that most drop this fast or that you should - I had medical motive to phase down the 24mg nic that I started on!) Just offering some more "same method" support.

It was perfect and as stress free as not smoking probably could be!!

Do not hesitate to ask questions and stay hydrated!

Vape on!

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thanks guys for all of the welcomes! It really is good to be here.

 

[UncleChimney]

That's awesome Prof. Keep up the good work!!

 

[tbaz]

I was a two to three pack a day smoker and never looked back to analogs after receiving my first ego starter kit. Congrats on coming on over and enjoy the fredom of lifestyle vaping vs smoking will offer.

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thanks Uncle C! I'm working on it. As I've heard a few times on here already, it's not the analogs I DO have that count, it's the ones I DON"T have.

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thank you tbaz!

 

[Lolli]

YOU can do this!!! You already have

 

[Prof. \/ape]

Thank you for your support and encouragement Lolli!