I myself started vaping in July 2010, and haven't bought a pack of smokes since, but I did smoke half a cig about every 15 days for a while. That was due to not being content with the transition. But with the right equipment everything is better.
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Well, I just got my 510 in today, and am smoking still/again for two reasons. One, the nic strength is to high and giving me a headrush. Reason 2 is more important though, since before I could do anything to correct the problem my hubby just stole it from me. Well, yay for an immediate reorder, I guess, and for hubby deciding, though a bit late, to join me 
I will be trying again in... Well, however long I take to decide what I'm getting (again), and shipping time.
I will be trying again in... Well, however long I take to decide what I'm getting (again), and shipping time.
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A big congrats for you, Hrtbrkr! I have a niece, 20, who is into the drug scene. Right now, The Wacky and alcohol. Major life screw-ups. Major. Parents and grandparents are enablers, saying, "Smoking (you-know-what) is no big deal." It is a big deal. I hope she ends up like you have, one day. My mind would be easier.
I have very definite triggers for smoking, and they hit hard sometimes. What's alot different this time, though, is that I don't need to panic, and the panic is what always drew me back into the analogs.
I've been analog free since Jan 17th but had one analog from my emergency pack I had stashed away last Friday due to a horrible day.I thought somehow the cigarette would give me what i was looking for,and I was prepared to smoke quite a few that night because I was so frustrated from my job that day. Well,I choked one down and realized how crappy it tasted,how fast it burned,and how stupid I felt afterwards,but it was kind of a blessing in disguise because I realized i'm not missing anything about analogs....vaping makes me happier,and healthier.
Yeah, me too.
Me too. In the past, if I even looked at a cigarette I was OFF THE WAGON. Now, I can take 'em or leave 'em really, except I tend to avoid them because they make me feel like crap. (haven't had one in 7 months)
Me too, a lot like switching brands.
Me too... the pressure is OFF.
Thank you very much! I hate to hear that about your niece and it's gonna be really hard for her being surrounded by enablers! Hopefully she will have that defining moment when you just look around and say what the hell am I doing! If she does have that moment she will need someone there for guidance and it sounds like you are the one who cares the most!
It took alot of years for me to wake up and make the change! I didn't believe in God or miracles or tomorrow for that matter! I believe in miracles now as i'm looking across the room at them right now oblivious to the fact that they saved my life LOL!
Your niece will be in my families prayers!
I smoked 1.5 packs/day and I never looked back (almost 2 months ago). I did have one at the bar when I ran out of e juice but it tasted so bad that I had a couple drags and then stomped it. I was really surprised that I lasted another couple hours in the bar, drink in hand, without smoking anything.
I have one other friend that is on a month now. It may not seem long... 1,2 months... but I have no desire to smoke. Ive even thought about putting the PV down. It can be frustrating at times to get these things to work. I wonder if I would have the cravings that normally comes with quitting analogs.
I have one other friend that is on a month now. It may not seem long... 1,2 months... but I have no desire to smoke. Ive even thought about putting the PV down. It can be frustrating at times to get these things to work. I wonder if I would have the cravings that normally comes with quitting analogs.
Well, I just received mine 5 hours ago. Took a few hits [ spearmint-24mg.-PG-from LF ], wasn't very flavorful. Went out for an analog, didn't do what it used to do, was surprised. Vaped past 4 analogs, ate supper-and went for analog, couldn't do it.
I'm very happy.
The Riva 501 seems easy to use- I'm just very unhappy with the flavors. Seems like lightly flavored something with a bad after taste. But I don't stink or cough as much..........ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
I'm very happy.
The Riva 501 seems easy to use- I'm just very unhappy with the flavors. Seems like lightly flavored something with a bad after taste. But I don't stink or cough as much..........ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
After 2 packs a day from when I was 15 - 18, I started with a Toprol 510 11 months ago, And never looked back. Since the day I got my first E cig its only been vape
I haven't had an analog since I got my kit last week. As long as I have my favorite juices I don't know why I would ever want to go back.
My urge for cigarettes went away with my first eCig. Maybe it was mental but I have never not had an urge for a cigarette until I got my first eCig n(20 year smoker). I do occasionally still smoke an old fashioned cigarette but maybe one every 3 - 5 days with a buddy. I don't do it because I JUST HAVE TO HAVE A CIGARETTE, I just do it because I want to. I get offered a cigarette and I'll shrug my shoulders and think "sure why not". Luckily, I haven't had a moment where I went crazy in my tobacco fit.
I didn't try the eCigs to quit smoking, but one of the best side effects of the eCigs is that I dont feel the need to smoke.
I didn't try the eCigs to quit smoking, but one of the best side effects of the eCigs is that I dont feel the need to smoke.
I couldn't quit with my standard 510 because the battery life was killing me. My kit came with two batteries as usual, but I'd burn through them faster than the other could charge. I quickly bought a Riva kit and never looked back. I've since moved up to mods and now have an Ali'i VV on order. I think I'm done buying until the next cool feeder mod comes out.
ima never go back to analogs, i love this vapping . 3 weeks and i don't miss the coughing and hacking. nor do i miss the nasty smells. and i really don't miss smoking cigg's i am now one with the vap..........................live long and prosper.
A friend of mine had the blu in his vehicle about a year ago when the cigarette bans first hit my area in a nearby city that he lives in. I asked him what they were and he says "they're E-cigs" I kind of laughed and continued to smoke analogs up until two weeks ago when I finally decided that I should get serious about something cheaper than analogs. I bought a disposable 21st Century that was at a nearby gas station for $10, and liked it enough (it's cold here and vaping inside beats smoking outside) to buy my own E-Cig kit. So, remembering my friend's brand I went ahead with blu. I can't complain at all about their little line of awesome, certainly since they are exclusive to using Johnson Creek Original Smoke Juice with VG base. I immediately ordered 4 more packs of cartomizers (so very easy to use, very convenient for a quitter like me) and already I am off of analogs (admittingly I still have ONE analog once in a while less than one a day that's for sure) I now find them to be disgusting and have to make my wife smoke elsewhere so I don't smell it.
Now I have ordered the Volcano Inferno Tankomizer kit. How wonderful! I am vaping like crazy now and ordered two e-juices from Johnson Creek that contains zero nicotine and is VG based from their red oak collection, with something like this, there is really no reason not to quit analogs!! I LOVE IT!!
Now I have ordered the Volcano Inferno Tankomizer kit. How wonderful! I am vaping like crazy now and ordered two e-juices from Johnson Creek that contains zero nicotine and is VG based from their red oak collection, with something like this, there is really no reason not to quit analogs!! I LOVE IT!!
Pack a day reds to 2 packs as I got older from 14 to 27, I bought Inferno kit just for fun and I stopped smoking cigs when I figured out how it worked. Went back to cigs a week later cuz i forgot to charge battery and left my spare at home...what a waste of money. Took 1 drag of cig and tossed the whole pack away. I needed nic so luckily I also bought Djarum Black cigar but it took 3 sticks before I could enjoy it. So I bought another inferno kit so I rotate batteries everyday. One usb in car. One usb on pc. One in pocket and one in case. I spent 100+ bucks for the 2 kits. Thats used to be 2 cartons of cigs, 2 weeks worth of cigs for me. As for liquids, I now just do DIY. 80 bucks on diy gos a long long way. lol
I quit analogs completely 4 weeks ago today...=) I actually started vaping right before christmas and vaped for about a week and smoked some black and milds about a week until i got an order of liquid in. Then continued for two more weeks of vaping until my rip-off mall kiosk ecig atomizer died. Went back to analogs...a whole carton...b/c i was done with the vaping b/c of the dud that I had. About 3 days after I came down with the worst sinus infection I have ever had. Still continued to smoke like a fiend even though I KNEW it was making me worse. I revisited this site to read up more about ecigs and found out I could get some at 7-11 for $20. I could afford that so I got some after I had already missed a week of work and been vaping since. Had a scare about a week in, when my battery died on me so I bought another one, b/c I didnt want to go back to smoking. But since then there's been no turning back. The first few weeks were rough from a mood stand point. I started with 24mg but I can tell that I wasnt getting the same amount of nicotine that I was from analogs. I was a bear sometimes. But my wife was understanding enough to let me vape for minutes on end knowing I was being healthier. I know i needed to do that to get through the withdrawals and the sinus infection. And now I find I can go longer without vaping, altho i still chain vape (LOL). But as I was explaining to my wife today, I am getting alot less nicotine and I dont waste time b/c I can do it inside while being with the family instead of having to go outside to do it away from them. We also took a trip last week. I vaped in the car. Wow...what a lot less stressful trip that was! No snappiness from me cuz I was jonesing for a smoke! All in all I wasnt planning on quitting but I was interested in it and knew that I could always go back to smoking. But dont have the need to and dont want to now. It takes each and every one us a different path to reach what we want, so I applaud all those who gotten away from the "old" smoking! And I think the higher nicotine you can start off with, the better off you will be in vaping only. The ecig mimics smoking so the psychological aspect of the addiction is taken care of. Best of luck to all of you as you vape to a better life!
Me too!! Took one drag off one after 5 months of vaping and it about made me sick.
I smoked for 25+ years, was a chain smoker when I drove back and forth to work which was a 1 hour drive both ways. My kr808 kit came in the mail tried it and the rest is history I have not had a real smoke in over a month. No desire either. Why I don't know but I'm very happy it turned out that way. I'm down to 6mg nic and hope to be at 0mg by summer.
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