OK here goes.
Firstly I am not here to promote this over vaping. If you enjoy vaping and it works for you, read no more, click off of this post and be done. You vape, it works, keep at it amigo and be happy. You don't need this and never will, plus vaping is cheaper and I firmly believe it IS healthier than IQOS.
I am reviewing it for those that cannot switch or are dual users or are struggling.
I used to smoke marlboro lights / gold. I cut down to about 5 a day and more at weekends if rinking. Then I started vaping in 2009 when Janty Ego was the best you could get (and wasn't too bad either.) I still smoked or dual used when I drank. Fast forward to 2018 and my vape set up is coolfire 4 Plus with Aspire Cleito .4ohm sub ohm coild and tanks. If you like vaping this is amazing, lots of vapour, can get it just as hot as you like, flavours are clean and strong, batteries and coils last forever etc. It is perfect for me, almost like dripping - but in a tank! Amazing!
But for me I still craved the taste of tobacco. Another thing that is particular to me and does not change no matter how long I give it is that if I do not smoke in the evening I do not sleep. Anyhow, I cut down to 3 cigs a day, one at 6pm, one at 8pm and one before bed. No vaping. I don't drink hardly at all anymore except holidays and special occasions. Those 3 were all I needed. BUT I still felt drained all day, foggy in the morning, coughing up mucus in the shower from time to time, waking up with a fog in my head and on my chest, just a basically horrid detrimental effect on my health even though only 3 a day. Weird heart feelings. I have been using IQOS and HEETS for a week now. I still only have 3 to 4 a day. What can I say? After day two no more mucus, no more head and chest fog, no more getting out of breath or hear palpitations, no more fatigue and weak feeling all day. No more ash, no more smell on fingers, hand or clothes and better oral health. I'm not here to convert anyone. I loved vaping but it just did not cut it for me.
So that's my story. IQOS has given me my energy and health back, I FEEL as healthy as when I only vaped. Some throat irritation for the first few days and then it went.
How does it feel? It's amazingly good - if you still like tobacco (and I know a lot of you do not and fair play to you all). You get the tobacco taste (I don't like the Amber HEETS, I like Yellow and Menthol) the smoke feel and flavour and nicotine rush is just like a cig, more satisfying than vape to me, and the amount of vapour - it is not smoke - is surprisingly good even outdoors, not as much as a cig but really close and they have made them so the flavour is really good. Also I feel satisfied after one HEET. It feels the same as having one cig but without any nasty effects in my health. With vape I just wanted to chain vape all the time.
With IQOS I vape one HEET and I'm satisfied just like with a cig. I still have only 3 to 4 a day and I sleep perfectly.
To me it is revolutionary, I will never go back to cigs even if having a few beers (could never say that with just vaping) and will use IQOS for as long as it is allowed.
Cleaner, feels healthier. I know the data is not 100% accepted and some believe is suspect - ie PMI's claims of 90% less harmful than smoking - but all I can say is I FEEL SO MUCH HEALTHIER NOW it has literally changed my life and moods (even my 3 to 4 cigs a day made me anxious and a bit depressed at times.) Even if it's only 50% healthier I'd take it. I just feel so much stronger, energetic and ALIVE again. Plus it's - for me - very enjoyable, as much as a real cig.
The device is well made and so far works flawlessly. I was never a heavy smoker or heavy vaper or heavy dual user, so the charging time and puff limit doesn't bother me. You have to clean it every 20 sticks, you have to maintain your vape so this comes naturally to me.
The price is similar per pack of 20 to a pack of 20 cigs so no money savings to be made. Well there are online cheaper places but I will not mention them here.
All I can say is that for ME in my subjective experience only a week and a bit in, I'm sold on it, enjoy it as much as smoking and feel 100% healthier again.
I will neither smoke not use e-cigs anymore. Neither are for me. Given the choice between the two sadly I would choose smoking. I'm firmly addicted to tobacco, there's no two ways about it. So for me it's a massive win and a revolution this new tech.
That's all.
Thanks for letting me post and thanks mods f you don't delete it. If you do, I understand.
Kind Regards
HW
