Another nOOb

[BMWRTMike]

I have been lurking here for a while and thought that I would start getting my feet wet in DIY. First things first.
I quit smoking several years ago. I tried the patch and it didn't work, so I went cold turkey. I was a long time smoker, over 25 years and at the end I was smoking 3 1/2 packs a day. It was a struggle for a long time, but I made it. My wife on the other hand was not ready. She wanted nothing to do with quitting. I would bring it up from tim to time, but she wouldn't even listen to me. Just recently I brought up E-cigs, and she seemed interested so I did some research which brought me here. I took her down to The Vaporium and the fine folks there were extremely helpful. I had decided that I would get her an Ego Twist and some cartos, clearos and some juice. She had a few puffs off analog the first day or so, but has been smoke free since. Today is the one week anniversary of our trip to The Vaporium, I am so proud of her. She is on here as well, maybe she will chime in.

 

[FleetFoxes]

That is great! I am currently trying to convert my girlfriend onto the "light side". Im so glad to hear that you two are quitting together. Keep it up and WELCOME TO ECF!!!

 

[steved5600]

Congrats and welcome to ECF. Yea this is one of those thing that you Pay it forward. Good job.
I have some friends i'm trying to convert to PVs. So far I'm not doing to good. Many had bad experiences with the old manuals. One had a bad reaction to PG. I've been making PG free juice in the hope he will give it a try. That was a learning experience. He has lots of medical issues.

 

[base234]

Welcome to ECF and congrats to you and your wife.

 

[Capitan]

I love to hear my favorite story, over and over again.

Someone quit smoking ! Congratulations

 

[Frakenvapour]

Congratulations to you and your wife. Welcome from one new member to another.

 

[BMWRTMike]

Thanks. I am so happy that I found this place. I have learned so much and will learn sooo much more.

 

[John D in CT]

Welcome to the forum, and double congratulations! vaping is a near-miracle, and a real lifesaver for sure.

I'm really big on the VV eGo-class VV batteries as a great place to start - or to stay with for quite a while. I've been using the Twist since it came out, but am also very impressed with what I hear about the Vision Spinner, which has more battery capacity. Really, it comes down to "pick one", which you did!

You'll probably be hearing a lot about the Vivi Nova tank, which is very popular right now, and gives a very good, relatively hassle-free vape "right out of the box", and can be tweaked to perform even better than stock. I've been using one "bone stock" for over a month, and I really like it. Can't wait to really see what it can do.

Here are some links about it:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ystems/295410-vivi-nova-rebuild-tutorial.html

How to change out your Vivi Nova tank - YouTube Vivi Nova tank - Filling, changing heads 1:38

GotVapes VISION ViVi NOVA™ 3.5ml V2.5 REBUILDABLE TANK [gv-VIVINOVA-TANKV2.5] - $12.95 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more GotVapes - Vivi Nova tank - $13.95

A couple on the Twist:

THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER - YouTube Grimm Green Twist Game changer

(Another very favorable review from PBusardo):

A PBusardo Review - eGo Twist - OvaleUSA - YouTube Phil Busardo Twist review

And a "spirited" discussion of the Twist and the Vivi Nova:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/337650-ego-twist-viva-nova-startup-kit.html

Again, welcome, and don't be bashful about asking questions!

 

[BMWRTMike]

I got her a Vivi Nova, but not sure which version it is, I picked it up locally. It seems that she is liking the cartos anyways. I have a SmokTech DCT on order from The Vapor Room along with some other stuff. She might like that better.
Thanks for all the links and advice. This place rocks!!!

 

[Mustang73064]

Welcome to ECF. I started about 2 days before my wife. All it took was a trip to the local vapor store and she was hooked. Nothing beats hands on demonstrations and taste testing. Congrats to you both.

 

[enwick]

Congrats to you!

 

[michliu]

Congratulations and good luck. I have heard good things about The Vaporium. I wish I had headed over when I first started vaping. I would have saved myself a couple of hundred bucks on hardware and juices I already know I am not going to use, even after only a couple of months in.