Wow! I just came back to this thread and already so many responses!
In short, yes, e-cigs are a no-brainer, once you understand them. There are still many people out there that are too scared to let go of their analogs, or are afraid of e-cigs. Sadly, the better e-cig options out there do have a bit of a learning curve to them, and I think that scares a lot of people off.
I personally am a HUGE fan of the Ego XL batteries with Boge 510 LR attys, although I think I am going to step up to SR since my friend has the same battery and has already cooked a few of his attys. I personally have yet to have a single one die on me, but then again I frequently power flush them with 91% alcohol, never flood them, never let them run dry, and never mix flavors.
But aside of cleaning them religiously like I do (of course I am more of a "power user") I find this to be the best way to get people to convert. It IS a bigger battery, but the Ego XL batteries perform extremely well, and last all day. If you work at a computer all day like me, you can get an Ego passthrough and never run out of power. I personally own both an XL and a passthrough, and then have a second passthrough without a battery as a backup. I also for emergency sake have my old Blu kit laying around.
I am NOT subtle with my vaping in public. I use a higher VG blend to make sure there is TONS of vapor. I want people to ask me what it is. I have a stack of Pure Smoker cards in my wallet.
I've converted my future brother in law, my 2 best friends, several other friends I don't even see any more, and even the tellers working at my bank that were amazed when I was "smoking cinnamon" while they made my deposits.
The only time I try to be careful are situations like movie theaters, where I can't exactly stop the movie to explain to everyone there what it is and that I am NOT smoking. In these situations, I just stealth vape.
I really want to do my part to convert more people, because e-cigs are a GODSEND to those of us who just couldn't quit any other way. I smoked for 16 years, a pack or 2 a day, and quit cold turkey with my Ego and some 32mg liquid. In 15 minutes. Threw all my other nicotine stuff away, haven't looked back since.
By converting people we do our part to save lives, and the environment (cigarettes ARE harmful to the environment), while at the same time supporting the companies that produce the products we love, and ultimately driving price down for e-liquid and hardware because it is in such high demand. Additionally, higher demand and more conversions means more people on our side when some greedy government a**holes decide they want to try to ban them. Be real, they only want to ban them because they take money away from big tobacco, and as such, hurt the gov't budget. Also, less people dying hurts the income of hospitals.
But there is a much bigger picture to take into consideration.
Imagine if everyone stopped smoking. Period. Everyone who smokes converts to e-cigs. What would happen?
Tobacco companies would obviously try to sue but would ultimately go out of business. This would cause the government to lose a large portion of income, but it's worth it in the long run, because:
Health insurance costs would drop substantially. Less people dying of lung cancer means less payout from insurance companies. This could make privatized health care affordable to everyone.
No more would you have to go online to get supplies, pay shipping, and wait. You would be able to walk into any convenience store or wal-mart in America and just buy what you need. No shipping cost. More supply at less cost, and still more profit for the companies dealing in higher volume. Imagine it, walking up to a clerk in 7-11 and asking for some Pure Smoker Firecracker, getting it, and paying $10 for 30ml. Ok, $15 at 7-11, but still...
Higher supply and demand would also make for more varieties of higher quality e-liquids, and a little bit of FDA regulation could be a good thing for this, perhaps even a quality grading system. No more worrying about some chinese e-liquid containing something harmful.
I could go on and on for days... but I'll end here. Let's all do our part to make this happen!
Just remember you can't force people into it, they have to want to. I keep various flavor samples around for just the purpose of making people go "WOW! You can get THAT flavor too?!?". There really is something for everyone out there, and anyone who says they tried it and didn't like it, just tried the wrong thing for them.
