I just wanted to share my experience, certainly everyones mileage will vary, but perhaps someone just coming into the e-cig world may find this info helpful.
I carefully looked into the different types of -cigs available and settled on the KR808 2 piece design with cartomizer. It was the right pick for me. There is no single type that is best so find what works for you. I was an ultralight smoker, who occaisionally smoked lights, but about 90% ultra lights. Mostly 1 pack a day to 1-1/2 packs on some heavy weekend days.
I originally orderred 18mg carts with my first order thinking I'd start with a middle strenght cart because I did not want the cart to be to weak and not get enough nicotine. I got my first order and carefully took 2-3 second drags with brief inhales and maybe 6-8 hits over an hour.
Within 3 hours I was geeked out of my mind to the point where I knew I could not vape any more. This happened the next day as well. I had to go back to my analogs to get the "smoking fix" for my physical habit. I was going to get some 11mg to step down, but did some reading and found a member with a very similiar experience who ended up with 8mg being their magic number.
So I orderred some 8mg carts and they are darn near perfect. They might even be a tad strong and I am considerring orderring 11mg and 0mg and mixing them for a slightly lower nic dose. Now If you smoked 2 packs a day of full flavor certainly this will not apply to you. You'll never feel the throat hit. The throat hit is much milder for ultralights though. Do not get caught up in the high numbers, especially if you are a guy. It's too easy to feel like you need the heavy nic to keep up with the big dogs and be a guy. Don't feel like you need the 18 or 24mg if that is not the level you were at. There is no sense in raising your nic tolerance if you don't have to. Ultimately it is the habit that has us most hooked. I have been smoking for over 25 years and that is a long habit to break.
If you are coming to e-cigs from a light, and especially an ultra light, make sure you include some of the minimum nicotine level carts in your order so you don't have to go back completely to analog cigs while you reorder like I did. If you can't handle the higher level and it geeks you out and makes you sick, you can't back down on the analogs, period.
Best luck in your fight against the great addiction
I carefully looked into the different types of -cigs available and settled on the KR808 2 piece design with cartomizer. It was the right pick for me. There is no single type that is best so find what works for you. I was an ultralight smoker, who occaisionally smoked lights, but about 90% ultra lights. Mostly 1 pack a day to 1-1/2 packs on some heavy weekend days.
I originally orderred 18mg carts with my first order thinking I'd start with a middle strenght cart because I did not want the cart to be to weak and not get enough nicotine. I got my first order and carefully took 2-3 second drags with brief inhales and maybe 6-8 hits over an hour.
Within 3 hours I was geeked out of my mind to the point where I knew I could not vape any more. This happened the next day as well. I had to go back to my analogs to get the "smoking fix" for my physical habit. I was going to get some 11mg to step down, but did some reading and found a member with a very similiar experience who ended up with 8mg being their magic number.
So I orderred some 8mg carts and they are darn near perfect. They might even be a tad strong and I am considerring orderring 11mg and 0mg and mixing them for a slightly lower nic dose. Now If you smoked 2 packs a day of full flavor certainly this will not apply to you. You'll never feel the throat hit. The throat hit is much milder for ultralights though. Do not get caught up in the high numbers, especially if you are a guy. It's too easy to feel like you need the heavy nic to keep up with the big dogs and be a guy. Don't feel like you need the 18 or 24mg if that is not the level you were at. There is no sense in raising your nic tolerance if you don't have to. Ultimately it is the habit that has us most hooked. I have been smoking for over 25 years and that is a long habit to break.
If you are coming to e-cigs from a light, and especially an ultra light, make sure you include some of the minimum nicotine level carts in your order so you don't have to go back completely to analog cigs while you reorder like I did. If you can't handle the higher level and it geeks you out and makes you sick, you can't back down on the analogs, period.
Best luck in your fight against the great addiction
