I think you'll enjoy the bloog menthol so long as you're not expecting it to taste exactly like a cigarette. Nothing does. When I first started using an ecig, I went on a quest for THE best menthol. What I discovered is that I don't like menthol at all. I love the coffee and chocolate and fruit flavors - more than I ever loved the taste of tobacco menthol cigarettes. Now I'd much rather vape than smoke. Don't even want a cigarette - after smoking 2 packs a day for 37 years. Give it a few weeks before you make up your mind.
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Welcome to the Bloog. I love my Bloog. An except for 1 puff of a cig that almost made me barf I've been smoke free for weeks! And that after years of being addicted to stinky sticks! 
I really love my Bloog and attribute my success to the greatness of the Bloog
I really love my Bloog and attribute my success to the greatness of the Bloog
I'd say 6 would be ultra light by vaping standards. I smoked Ultra Light cigs but went with 11mg for cartos, which they consider just to be Light, but it's working out nicely. My guess is 36 would be like a Camel unfiltered.
Welcome to the Bloog. I love my Bloog. An except for 1 puff of a cig that almost made me barf I've been smoke free for weeks! And that after years of being addicted to stinky sticks!
I really love my Bloog and attribute my success to the greatness of the Bloog
Congrats two
Amazing how easy it can be to make the switch
The cartos from blood currently have "Mint" and "Menthol" The Mint tastes like peppermint, quite good. However, the menthol tastes like a spearmint. Although it's not quite the menthol I was expecting. I really do love it.
I have always been a menthol smoker during my days of analogs and I found that I'm loving the cherry, and the vanilla bloog maxx fusion pre-filled cartos the most. So so so good.
ou got that right. When I first got the Bloog I smoked in addition to the vaping for about 4-5 days. I quickly saw I didn't need them and when my pack ran out I never bought another. I DID find a half pack in my truck and tried to light one and take a drag. YUCK! what a mistake! I almost yakked! I tossed that one without another drag and tossed the rest of the pack!Congrats two
Thank you ECIGS!!
I still have half a pack sitting in my car.. they must be pretty dry by now.. been over 6 months.....look at them some times and sigh over the size and length, but dont feel like lighting one, anymore than i fell like putting, eh should we say dirt in my mouth...
I didn't want to go to low on the nic levels because I'm sure the withdrawal would win in the end.
My friend found a pack in the compartment of the back door of my SUV last weekend. She said "ah HA, I found your emergency stash!", as if she had caught me in some sort of deception....LOL I didn't even know they were there, or for God knows how long. I told her...."just take them and throw them away".
Have no use for those things anymore.I see a lot of people recommend starting at 24mg. For me that was just too high since I was already on Ultra Lights. So when I recommend to friends that also do Ultra Lt, I say go for 11 or 16. There's really only been a few times in the past where a craving was strong, but the 16 nipped that. Or maybe get 3 packs of the same flavor but different nics so there's something for every occasion. Just gotta find what works for you
sounds like a plan...
I see a lot of people recommend starting at 24mg. For me that was just too high since I was already on Ultra Lights. So when I recommend to friends that also do Ultra Lt, I say go for 11 or 16. There's really only been a few times in the past where a craving was strong, but the 16 nipped that. Or maybe get 3 packs of the same flavor but different nics so there's something for every occasion. Just gotta find what works for you
mg and cig strength aren't necessarily correlated. A lot depends on how susceptible one is to nic fitting over a small change in nicotine, and individual smoking and vaping habits. A 2 PAD ultralight smoker very susceptible to feeling any decrease in blood levels of nic will not be satisfied by low mg vaping if they don't vape constantly.
In doing research (and extrapolation since I was a RYO) I found many ultralight smokers who needed higher levels, and many full flavor smokers satisfied with low mg nic.
I would think that if one is trying to quit smoking now, erring on the too high side would be best. If it's too high, you'll know immediately cuz it'll make you dizzy and sick. If it's too low, you'll suffer along until you break and smoke. If one wants to smoke while learning to vape, then erring on the low side would seem appropriate, stepping it up until no chemical induced cravings are present (social and habit cravings may still be there, such as a smoking partner etc). A middle approach would be to start with the 16's and see. It seems most former smokers can adjust their vaping frequency to make 16 mg work. It's not likely to cause physical effects immediately, and even heavy smokers can be satiated with chain vaping. I took this approach and found that while I could probably hold out with it, some 24mg for some occasions are very helpful.
But everybody appears to be different and I was unable to discern a formula to determine the ideal nic strength simply from what and how much one smoked.
On flavors, I will say that I'm quickly realizing that as much as I thought I liked it, I hate the taste of cigarettes. A true cigarette taste might have been helpful to me for the first 48 hours, but after that it held less and less appeal to me. I've also found I kinda like menthol vapes even though I grew to despise menthol cigarettes about 12 years ago. Surprising indeed. In fact, for the last few days I've been mixing in a mint/menthol juice with tobacco flavors and liking it quite a bit...
In doing research (and extrapolation since I was a RYO) I found many ultralight smokers who needed higher levels, and many full flavor smokers satisfied with low mg nic.
I would think that if one is trying to quit smoking now, erring on the too high side would be best. If it's too high, you'll know immediately cuz it'll make you dizzy and sick. If it's too low, you'll suffer along until you break and smoke. If one wants to smoke while learning to vape, then erring on the low side would seem appropriate, stepping it up until no chemical induced cravings are present (social and habit cravings may still be there, such as a smoking partner etc). A middle approach would be to start with the 16's and see. It seems most former smokers can adjust their vaping frequency to make 16 mg work. It's not likely to cause physical effects immediately, and even heavy smokers can be satiated with chain vaping. I took this approach and found that while I could probably hold out with it, some 24mg for some occasions are very helpful.
But everybody appears to be different and I was unable to discern a formula to determine the ideal nic strength simply from what and how much one smoked.
On flavors, I will say that I'm quickly realizing that as much as I thought I liked it, I hate the taste of cigarettes. A true cigarette taste might have been helpful to me for the first 48 hours, but after that it held less and less appeal to me. I've also found I kinda like menthol vapes even though I grew to despise menthol cigarettes about 12 years ago. Surprising indeed. In fact, for the last few days I've been mixing in a mint/menthol juice with tobacco flavors and liking it quite a bit...
Good post, Analog. Even now, after nearly a month, if I vape anything lower than 24mg for any length of time, I tend to get a bit nic-fitty. Probably going to be one of those who needs to step down very gradually....mixing strengths to get in-between levels. Or....just keep vaping 24/26mg
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