I agree, but enough information wasn't given on the initial post, so I wanted to kill that bird before it was even brought into existence.
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I agree, but enough information wasn't given on the initial post, so I wanted to kill that bird before it was even brought into existence.
Yeah, I used Greensmoke back in the day but they were too expensive and limited accessory wise to be an all day vape for me. There are others that work great with more variety and less cost. No flames, just a comparison.
The first few months I was vaping, I pretty much ran the gamut of the major cigalike brands, but I found GS the most satisfying for quality and intensity of flavor. I should probably add also that while their replacement cartos are among the most expensive out there, I did find that they lasted longer than the other pre-filled brands. But then, if you're throwing out your used cartos and buying new pre-filled ones all the time, you're just doing it wrong and spending entirely too much money, irrespective of which brand you're using. The cartos are still perfectly good and have plenty of life left when the pre-filled juice runs out. Just pop the end caps off and refill them with whatever juice suits your fancy.
When I used Greensmoke they glued the carto tops and they had to be wrenched off. Then it was impoossibleto get the old flavor out when adding a new one. I tried all this -even if the tops come off easier now you are still restricted to the flavor. Cartos have a limited recycle life I've found, and cleaning Greensmoke cartos didn't work they way it did for bottom coil cartos from SI or Kanger. So for me - no - Greensmoke were/are too expensive. I can buy cheaper and good quality bottom coil blank cartomizers elsewhere that are fresh and I can fill without having a weird or horrible mixed flavor coming back at me. Greensmoke can work for some-one, but they are too expensive and limited compared to other options IMO.
I know when I started, I was 100% dead set on an ego style, lots of people told me to start with something like the MVP ect... but I was determined all I wanted was the ego. It got me off cigarettes and loved it. After two weeks I began to grow dissatisfied and then I began to look at better things. People are gonna get what they think they want, and all we can do is show them the best option for what they want. If someone wants a cigalike then i'll show them a cigalike that I would get and thanks for the responses, I so far am leaning towards the Volt
and thanks for the responses, I so far am leaning towards the Volt
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My experience with people has been similar. Curious about the bigger size stuff I have, but wanting small for themselves.
I think some people who are now habituated to using PVs are too quick to forget what it's like when you're first trying to quit cigarettes. It's an entire set of behaviors that have become automatic over the course of many years, and your best option for successful quitting isn't necessarily the one that best replaces your nicotine intake. It's the one that best replicates the set of smoking behaviors to which you're accustomed. Just the act of holding it between your fingers is a really big deal when you're first starting out, or seeing the end glow when you take a drag, all that type of stuff.
Huh, that's interesting. They must've changed up their manufacturing process, because I haven't had either of those issues. If I get the batting well-saturated and leave it laying out overnight with the cap off, I don't get any hint of the original flavor.
It is true. Many have forgotten, and many unique experiences must be weighed. From the bottom of my soul, I just want those who trend down the path of cig-alikes to avoid spending more than they need to, and ensure that they have a high chance for success. I guess it's a catch-22, as i cannot vividly remember the days of cig-alikes freshly, and without bias. The real question for a lot of us here I guess is, is it going to become a hobby? or a crutch-to-quit.
I started with Blu e cigs but they kept me going back to the real thing...so I am leery of suggesting any cigalikes to anyone even if they have not smoked for a long time. They are like trying to suck a golf ball through a garden hose! LOL
Good luck in your pursuit to find your cigalike.
Good luck in your pursuit to find your cigalike.
I recommend the volt... it's not going to put out tons of vapor or last all day. Yet it does work consistently, has good flavors, and has decent battery life for a cigalike ecig. I'm starting a new job where they allow ecigs and actually considering getting a volt starter kit for while I'm there. Just depends on what every else is using. I'm not sure how they would feel about a mod if everyone else is using a cigalike. I don't want to be the guy to get them banned lol.
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So I talk to a lot of smokers who are considering switching but are dead set on finding a cigalike type device. What should I recommend? I never used the cigalike types but I can defenitly see the appeal and with so many crappy versions I don't know what to recommend. I'm looking for top of the line one preferably.
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I have to say the e-roll.
When I first started vaping the e-roll was the one that kept me off the cigarettes.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Halo G6s yet. You can get a 102mm automatic battery (I want to say it's 350 mah? Don't remember) and use their low resistance cartos to get a decent vape. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. But it's still pretty decent.
I still use mine when out and about at a bar and don't wanna pack around one of my more expensive mods, like my Stingray/Kayfun combo and risk losing it, it getting stolen or damaged, etc. I just grab a couple of batteries and a couple of LR cartos with Torque in them and go.
Now granted, the 102mm batteries are freaking long, about the length of a Bic pen with a carto attached, but it's easy to use and holds me over. It also feels good in the hand, and the cartos are soft and totally bite-able.
I still use mine when out and about at a bar and don't wanna pack around one of my more expensive mods, like my Stingray/Kayfun combo and risk losing it, it getting stolen or damaged, etc. I just grab a couple of batteries and a couple of LR cartos with Torque in them and go.
Now granted, the 102mm batteries are freaking long, about the length of a Bic pen with a carto attached, but it's easy to use and holds me over. It also feels good in the hand, and the cartos are soft and totally bite-able.
I try to convince people who are dead set on starting with a ciga-like starter kit to buy an iTaste VV 3.0/Kanger mini Pro Tank and a couple of disposable NJOY Kings instead. I tell them that if they find themselves needing to use the NJOYs frequently for psychological comfort or to feel inconspicuous for out and about to pick up an eRoll to use with high nic juice for that purpose while relying on the VV 3.0 for a more satisfying vape at home.
I have over a dozen larger PVs but I still love the psychological comfort of the tiny ciga-like form factor of my eRolls. They are also what I use for out and about because the iPhone-like case has proved to be a charming and highly effective vaping ambassador.
One uses the eRoll by taking a few vapes and slipping the 90 mAh 3.7 volt battery right back in its 1000 mAh PCC case. That's good to go for me for a full day of running errands. I was able to have a painless quit with my previous 808 ciga-like but the non regulated battery and incessant charging drove me nuts within a few days. I don't get either of those frustrations with my eRolls.
I have over a dozen larger PVs but I still love the psychological comfort of the tiny ciga-like form factor of my eRolls. They are also what I use for out and about because the iPhone-like case has proved to be a charming and highly effective vaping ambassador.
One uses the eRoll by taking a few vapes and slipping the 90 mAh 3.7 volt battery right back in its 1000 mAh PCC case. That's good to go for me for a full day of running errands. I was able to have a painless quit with my previous 808 ciga-like but the non regulated battery and incessant charging drove me nuts within a few days. I don't get either of those frustrations with my eRolls.
If they were a heavy smoker at all, in my opinion, a cig-a-like will do nothing but frusterated them. Be honest with the person your talking to and explain that the best bet for a heavy smoker is the vaporizer. A ego type or which ever you perfer. Explain that with cigalikes the batteries don't last and they won't get a lot of vapor. They also won't get that throat hit. If they are not satisfied they will continue to smoke. I'm speaking from experience on this. When I first tried to quit I bought the blu cigalike system. I felt like getting vapor was like suckling a rock through a straw. My batteries died really fast and I couldn't keep up a charge. I seriously gave myself a sore throat trying to get vapor from them. I was totally frusterated and not at all satified! So I continued smoking.I knew their had to be a better way. The day I got my vaporizer was the day I quit smoking.it completely satisfied me! I was a heavy smoker. So if the person trying to quit is a heavy smoker I suggest you buy them a ego and let them try it. They will be much more satisfied than with a cigalike! They will be much more successful in my opinion with a vaporizer. Hope this helps. What you could do is get one cigalike, get the ego and let them compare and see what they would choose. Chances are they choose the ego.I wish I got the vaporizer first before I spent all that money on the cigalike kit. I just don't think they work well for a heavy smoker.best wishes
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Halo G6s yet. You can get a 102mm automatic battery (I want to say it's 350 mah? Don't remember) and use their low resistance cartos to get a decent vape. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. But it's still pretty decent.
I still use mine when out and about at a bar and don't wanna pack around one of my more expensive mods, like my Stingray/Kayfun combo and risk losing it, it getting stolen or damaged, etc. I just grab a couple of batteries and a couple of LR cartos with Torque in them and go.
Now granted, the 102mm batteries are freaking long, about the length of a Bic pen with a carto attached, but it's easy to use and holds me over. It also feels good in the hand, and the cartos are soft and totally bite-able.
I was surprised (until I got to your post) as well. Halo G6 or V2 brand would be my recommendations.
I was not completely satisfied with any cigalike setup I tried, but one brand did come pretty close, and they were far and away, miles ahead of the others: Vapor4Life. I bought (and still do own) one of their Vapor Titans, among other stuff, and even if you're sitting in your living room watching Tv and chain-vaping, the Titan will last 3 to 4 hours, easily. I eventually started using their blank cartos, and if you keep them topped off properly, just one would last me nearly a month. I still have a couple of dozen of them that have never been taken out of the package, matter of fact.
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Based on my own experience, I'd recommend a Halo G6 Starter Kit, in whichever of the nine colors the recommendee would prefer. $44.99 plus shipping.
And Halo, like some other vendors, has a rewards system. You get 75 "Halo Points" for each $20 of Halo hardware you buy and 100 "Halo Points" for each $20 in Halo e-liquids you buy. Build up to 1000 points and you get a free 30mL bottle of whichever Halo e-liquid you like.
You can even get white batteries with orange-lighted tips and tan speckled cartomizers in your G6 kit to make them look even more like cigarettes, but you'll have to buy e-liquid to fill blank cartos because the tan ones don't come pre-filled in Halo's starter kits. Scroll down the "Cartomizer 5-Pack" drop-down list to find "Authentic Tan Blanks", then you can order the liquid from Halo when you buy the G6 kit, or you can get it from any other vendor.
Halo says on their site that their brand of liquid works best in their hardware. I have no hard data that says differently other than my own experience. I've used several Mt. Baker Vapor e-juices in both my G6 cartos and in my Triton, and they have worked just as well as the Halo juices I've tried.
If you think the person to whom you're recommending a starter kit would prefer to put in the minimum necessary effort to make their e-cig work, then you should recommend that they get pre-filled cartos in whichever kit they're going to buy rather than blanks they'd have to fill (which would mean no tan cartos to go for the authentic "cigarette" look).
The G6 gave me the performance I needed to finally lay down cigarettes for good. I later moved to the Halo Triton tank system. However, I still use my G6 stuff for flavors I like but vape less often than my all-day preference.
And Halo, like some other vendors, has a rewards system. You get 75 "Halo Points" for each $20 of Halo hardware you buy and 100 "Halo Points" for each $20 in Halo e-liquids you buy. Build up to 1000 points and you get a free 30mL bottle of whichever Halo e-liquid you like.
You can even get white batteries with orange-lighted tips and tan speckled cartomizers in your G6 kit to make them look even more like cigarettes, but you'll have to buy e-liquid to fill blank cartos because the tan ones don't come pre-filled in Halo's starter kits. Scroll down the "Cartomizer 5-Pack" drop-down list to find "Authentic Tan Blanks", then you can order the liquid from Halo when you buy the G6 kit, or you can get it from any other vendor.
Halo says on their site that their brand of liquid works best in their hardware. I have no hard data that says differently other than my own experience. I've used several Mt. Baker Vapor e-juices in both my G6 cartos and in my Triton, and they have worked just as well as the Halo juices I've tried.
If you think the person to whom you're recommending a starter kit would prefer to put in the minimum necessary effort to make their e-cig work, then you should recommend that they get pre-filled cartos in whichever kit they're going to buy rather than blanks they'd have to fill (which would mean no tan cartos to go for the authentic "cigarette" look).
The G6 gave me the performance I needed to finally lay down cigarettes for good. I later moved to the Halo Triton tank system. However, I still use my G6 stuff for flavors I like but vape less often than my all-day preference.
I agree with that statement. The Halo G6 Starter Kit is the one with which I successfully quit smoking. The Blu Premium Starter Kit is the one with which I tried and failed to quit smoking. But others have succeeded just fine with Blus. And others, still, have quit smoking with other brands of "ciga-likes" than Halo, as you can see reading through this thread. Which is why I can only make a recommendation based on my own experiences.
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I smoked about a pack and 1/2 to 2 packs a day of Marlboro Reds. Full flavor.
I started with a Blu disposable. I liked it (24 mg--what is not to like?) and bought a kit. BIG MISTAKE. I struggled through crappy batteries and crappy cartridges for about 2 weeks. Hated it, but DID NOT SMOKE. I just kept thinking that there HAD to be a better way.
Boom, google is my friend. Found ECF. Got confused for first 2 weeks, but kept reading. I did NOT WANT a HUGE HONKING APV...or so I thought. Struggled and bought MORE Blu batteries...
Gave into reality and bought an Ego with the cone atomizer and plastic tank system. WAITED over a month because I stupidly bought from a vendor located in China. I checked that tracking everyday...Bought Blu disposables, another cigalike at the "head" shop. Gnashed teeth.
Got the EgoT and some JC juice to try to replicate the Blu...struggled more. Kept reading ECF....You all know the rest. I have been smoke free since 2/14/13.
My point is, without that Blu kit, I never would have quit. As much as I despise Blu, I have to praise them because they gave me the impetus and idea that I could stop a 30+ year habit. I am forever grateful to them because of that. Otherwise, they suck. Bad.
I started with a Blu disposable. I liked it (24 mg--what is not to like?) and bought a kit. BIG MISTAKE. I struggled through crappy batteries and crappy cartridges for about 2 weeks. Hated it, but DID NOT SMOKE. I just kept thinking that there HAD to be a better way.
Boom, google is my friend. Found ECF. Got confused for first 2 weeks, but kept reading. I did NOT WANT a HUGE HONKING APV...or so I thought. Struggled and bought MORE Blu batteries...
Gave into reality and bought an Ego with the cone atomizer and plastic tank system. WAITED over a month because I stupidly bought from a vendor located in China. I checked that tracking everyday...Bought Blu disposables, another cigalike at the "head" shop. Gnashed teeth.
Got the EgoT and some JC juice to try to replicate the Blu...struggled more. Kept reading ECF....You all know the rest. I have been smoke free since 2/14/13.
My point is, without that Blu kit, I never would have quit. As much as I despise Blu, I have to praise them because they gave me the impetus and idea that I could stop a 30+ year habit. I am forever grateful to them because of that. Otherwise, they suck. Bad.
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Most things in this world that suck don't suck at all until you find something that sucks less.
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