Greetings all! Here's a quick bit of background on me.
Ive been smoking for 30 years, mainly Marlboro (Red, Lights, Ultra Lights) with a recent stint with rolling my own and also American Spirits. I began reading about e-cigs and thought I would give it a try. I went with the Blu starter kit, mainly because it was fairly inexpensive, has the charging pack, plus it had 30-day guarantee and free shipping. Not to say I am cheap or anything. I just figured if this was a failed experiment, I might as well lose as little money as possible.
Got the Blu in the mail yesterday, charged it up, and well, it seems to work fine. I'm just not sure what I should be expecting. I should add that, as an added "complication" to the experiment, I was laid up for the last 2-3 weeks which resulted in 2-3 weeks smoke free. Great, I know, but it does throw a monkey wrench into the experiment a bit.
Anyways, it seems to be producing a fair amount of vapor and I can feel the throat hit (16mg strength). I made sure to try and remove all the foil from the cartridge, which helps a lot.
As for the over all experience, I am not sure what to expect. Should it feel and taste very close to smoking? To me, it kinda feels like, if I was smoking outside and it started to rain, and just as I was taking a hit, a raindrop extinguished the cig. Sort of like stale-ish, wet-ish, cool-ish, bit in the same neighborhood as smoking. I'm more than willing to accept that. After all, smoking was a taste and sensation we got used to. In the general scheme of things, it should really be something considered pleasant or good. Just something we learned to like.
As for the taste, I woul really like to try something with more substantial flavor, we it tobacco, coffee, mint, whatever. The flavor of the Blu cartridges seems very subtle.
Does anyone have experience in dripping Blu cartridges? Or are there other things that can be substituted? I saw those blue sponge inserts available at some site , but I see the actual Blu cartridges have those plastic flavor inserts with the foil seal.
Any insight would be helpful.
Also, I was wondering if there is information about what exactly is in these things that I am inhaling. I think I read on Johnson Creek's site that they make theirs out of food-grade glycerine, but what about the rest?
Another question - Is this supposed to be odorless? My kids said they can smell it. And what about the effect on your breath or clothes? I am sure it is much less than traditional smoking, but I was just wondering.
Thanks again all,
w666
Ive been smoking for 30 years, mainly Marlboro (Red, Lights, Ultra Lights) with a recent stint with rolling my own and also American Spirits. I began reading about e-cigs and thought I would give it a try. I went with the Blu starter kit, mainly because it was fairly inexpensive, has the charging pack, plus it had 30-day guarantee and free shipping. Not to say I am cheap or anything. I just figured if this was a failed experiment, I might as well lose as little money as possible.
Got the Blu in the mail yesterday, charged it up, and well, it seems to work fine. I'm just not sure what I should be expecting. I should add that, as an added "complication" to the experiment, I was laid up for the last 2-3 weeks which resulted in 2-3 weeks smoke free. Great, I know, but it does throw a monkey wrench into the experiment a bit.
Anyways, it seems to be producing a fair amount of vapor and I can feel the throat hit (16mg strength). I made sure to try and remove all the foil from the cartridge, which helps a lot.
As for the over all experience, I am not sure what to expect. Should it feel and taste very close to smoking? To me, it kinda feels like, if I was smoking outside and it started to rain, and just as I was taking a hit, a raindrop extinguished the cig. Sort of like stale-ish, wet-ish, cool-ish, bit in the same neighborhood as smoking. I'm more than willing to accept that. After all, smoking was a taste and sensation we got used to. In the general scheme of things, it should really be something considered pleasant or good. Just something we learned to like.
As for the taste, I woul really like to try something with more substantial flavor, we it tobacco, coffee, mint, whatever. The flavor of the Blu cartridges seems very subtle.
Does anyone have experience in dripping Blu cartridges? Or are there other things that can be substituted? I saw those blue sponge inserts available at some site , but I see the actual Blu cartridges have those plastic flavor inserts with the foil seal.
Any insight would be helpful.
Also, I was wondering if there is information about what exactly is in these things that I am inhaling. I think I read on Johnson Creek's site that they make theirs out of food-grade glycerine, but what about the rest?
Another question - Is this supposed to be odorless? My kids said they can smell it. And what about the effect on your breath or clothes? I am sure it is much less than traditional smoking, but I was just wondering.
Thanks again all,
w666
