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[DancingHeretik]

Hello. I got a kangertech top box for Christmas from my family. Having smoked for 36 years, I played around with it forbabout a month and thought I could make vaping about the cigs I wasn't smoking. So much info on the web about vaping but true newbie info that I could apply to my habit was hard to find. What temp should I start vaping at, or this thing does wattage, should I do that instead of temp? Even trying to determine the amount of nic I should start at based on my brand led me to contradictory information. I went to the vape store and while they were very helpful - i was out of my element and easily twice the age of the rest of the entitled generation occupying it . Trying different flavors, I settled on this 6mg pink lemonade flavor. I bought my second 100ml bottle of this about 10 days ago and can't believe that as of today, I haven't smoked in 3 weeks which is unprecedented. I bought 25 coils in bulk from kangertech and finally figured out that vaping at 420 was way too high and the reason the flavor was going away in as little as two days. I vape at 200 degrees now and am in the 6th day on the current coil. All the decisions I had to figure out on my own were daunting but ultimately, vaping was like simply switching brands of Cigs. I vape where I used to smoke in my garage where I look at the old butts and empty packs and get to decide which guy I want to be going forward.

Congratulations! I smoked for 38 years myself.

Luckily, vaping was simpler when I started. Plus, my brother did the research and got me started. So, I had it easier, much less thought and research involved. That's especially important because I'm so very indecisive!

Back in 2011 when I started, vaping was almost unheard of. When I did hear of it, I thought it was a scam. Get rich! Lose weight! Quit smoking! Luckily I trust my brother's research skills. And, now it's been almost 7 years since my last cigarette!

But, I haven't tried Temp Control yet. I vape at about 7.5 watts.

As I'm sure you recall, back in "the day" smoking in places like hospitals and grocery stores were common. From that came the designated smoking areas until places to smoke are gone now and with it the opportunity for smokers to congregate. Smokers hide behind trees in solitude now and generally are made to feel like criminals. None of that nor the wishes of our loved ones motivate the change, it's a personal decision and vaping provides an exit for those seeking one.

Yup. You could even smoke in places you really shouldn't. Like the grocery store. I chose not to smoke there because I was afraid I might bump into someone and burn them. Having a lit cigarette in a crowd isn't a great idea.

I have stopped carrying the cigs on my person but haven't flushed em either. Somehow I feel I am less likely to smoke one when they are readily available than I would be if I had to go out and buy them.
I know it's possible that I'm kidding myself as to why I haven't tossed them but so far it works. Putting one back in a well worn but mostly-full pack feels very very good and reinforces my rejection of them.

I kept what was left of my carton for a while too. Not having them around would have put too much pressure on me and insured failure. We're each different though.

 

[BrotherBob]

I'm happy my hoarding isn't unheard of and doesn't speak to lack of commitment. Having tried and failed more times than I can count with gum, patches, hypnosis and Chantix, all have failed but this time is different.

Welcome and glad you joined.
Understand your concerns. I found out after vaping exclusively for a while and then taking a drag from a smoke, it tasted like I was sucking up ashes from an ash trey. Suggest keep vaping and let vaping show you what you will be missing. It takes a while.
Might give this a quick look:
American Cancer Society Position Statement on Electronic Cigarettes
http://www.vapewild.com/the-wild-blogger/vapewild-test-results/

 

[chellie]

I'm happy my hoarding isn't unheard of and doesn't speak to lack of commitment. Having tried and failed more times than I can count with gum, patches, hypnosis and Chantix, all have failed but this time is different.

Of course a lot of success depends on having the right equipment; however, the key ingredient, in my opinion, is to have the real true desire to quit and you seem to really want it this time so best of luck.

 

[brooksva]

Hello again brothers band sisters of the vape who actually know what they are doing :-/. Today is day 25 for me! My coffee cup in the mornings really thinks I should consider smoking but other than that I'm feeling pretty damn good about the 500 coffin nails I didn't hammer in.
Going through way too many coils, like every 4 days. 30 70 pink lemonade maybe or my ineptitude as a baby vapor. I had already played with the kanger RBA by the 1st time I posted here. Seep holes are incredibly small and less cotton is better than more is about all I have discovered other than how horrible flaming Cotton is to inhale. I like the vertical coils of the pre-built variety and the higher vaping temp/wattage they deliver but I guess you can't have it both ways and the im going to do some more building. I went to my new fav store tonight and bought bacon cotton- I mean it has bacon in the name so it must be good.
Are there addon options for the kanger that would still let me use a tank but have a bigger coil size that would let me build vertical like the ones I like? Thanks all

 

[evan le'garde]

Welcome to the forum !.

 

[rollersk4te]

Welcome... and congrats! You will eventually not even be able to stand the taste or smell of a cigarette even more than before you started smoking!

 

[rollersk4te]

Hello again brothers band sisters of the vape who actually know what they are doing :-/. Today is day 25 for me! My coffee cup in the mornings really thinks I should consider smoking but other than that I'm feeling pretty damn good about the 500 coffin nails I didn't hammer in.
Going through way too many coils, like every 4 days. 30 70 pink lemonade maybe or my ineptitude as a baby vapor. I had already played with the kanger RBA by the 1st time I posted here. Seep holes are incredibly small and less cotton is better than more is about all I have discovered other than how horrible flaming Cotton is to inhale. I like the vertical coils of the pre-built variety and the higher vaping temp/wattage they deliver but I guess you can't have it both ways and the im going to do some more building. I went to my new fav store tonight and bought bacon cotton- I mean it has bacon in the name so it must be good.
Are there addon options for the kanger that would still let me use a tank but have a bigger coil size that would let me build vertical like the ones I like? Thanks all

Yes, if you want your coils to last longer it sounds like you will need to switch to a multi-coil like dual coil heads. No, there's just the single coil RBA for the Kanger tank... Smok Baby Beast/Big Baby Beast will take both store bought quad-coils and a dual-coil RBA (rebuildable atomizer) which is included with them, but it's tricky to build because you're given so little space... I would recommend getting a stand alone RBT (rebuildable tank) instead if you're wanting to build your own coils, then learning how to do dual-coil setups so your builds last longer.

 

[brooksva]

Thanks for your reply. I think you are saying I can buy a new tank for the kanger which would allow me more building options such as vertical coils. If that is true, I'm all over that!

 

[rollersk4te]

Thanks for your reply. I think you are saying I can buy a new tank for the kanger which would allow me more building options such as vertical coils. If that is true, I'm all over that!

Yup, you got it!