I tried e-cigarettes about 5 or 6 years ago, they helped, but didn't do the trick. It was a Janty cig-a-like with RY4 juice. In my opinion it tasted nasty and I had a hard time getting it to work consistently. So I quit and went back to my faithful analogs. Decided it was time to kick this habit again and came here reading up on what was new and boy, a lot has changed in the past few years. Technology has jumped in leaps and bounds on these devices. I read thread after thread, watched YouTube videos, read reviews, suggestions, everything I could find until I was cross eyed and confused. I purchased a Provari and a KFL+ to put on top. I received these a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to start doing this. This past week went to a local B&M to taste some juices and get the last piece I needed to start vaping. I found one I really liked, Standard G35. I built my very first coil, wicked it with organic cotton and filled it up. My first attempt was bad - leaked everywhere. The frustration I experienced years ago began running through my head again and I was so disappointed. Apparently I didn't retain what I read because I tried filling it from the top. My first mistake. So I emptied it, tore everything out and started over from scratch - figured practice would make perfect. This time I filled my KFL+ from the bottom and used a little less cotton, no leaks! Amazing what happens when you follow directions. I've been vaping on this thing for the past 24 hours. I've still smoked some analogs, have had 5 of them - about a quarter of what I normally smoke (typically a pack a day, sometimes more if it's been a bad day). I'm going to make it with the help of this forum and this new toy I have.
In my first 24 hours vaping again, here are my observations.
1. I'm coughing, a lot more than usual. Not horrible, but more than I would normally. My throat doesn't feel irritated or anything and I'm assuming this is my body's reaction to me not smoking (or not smoking as much). I really hope it's not some reaction to the juice or cotton.
2. I feel good, my device works, works well and I've had no problems out of it (outside of my initial setup error). I love the way it looks and I like just holding it. I really think this is going to work for me. My confidence is growing in my success with it. It was worth the large investment I made. The last time I tried this I failed because of the equipment I bought, it frustrated me which made me want a cigarette. This time I spent the money to get a good setup that would work without problems and it's made the vaping experience much better this go around.
3. While I have had a couple of actual cigarettes, the time between them is getting longer and longer. I'm getting the satisfaction I need from my Provari/KFL+. All day today I have had no strong cravings for an analog, just pick up my device and hit it a couple of times and I'm good. I feel that within a couple of days I won't touch the analogs at all.
4. I went into this thinking I was going to save money after my initial investment. I'm naive I guess. After trying a lot of juices and wanting most of them, I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to spending almost as much money on accessories and juices as I was when I was smoking. However, I'll save money on my health insurance (upcharge for tobacco users) and I'll both feel and smell better, so there are those positives. I don't know how much juice I'm going to use, not enough experience to know how often I'll be refilling. I'm still on my original tank however, so that's encouraging. I thought I might have to fill it a couple of times a day.
5. I'm staying warm with my device. The wife thinks I'm crazy and just rolls her eyes at me and my Provari, but she's the one sitting out back in the freezing cold smoking while I'm in the warm & toasty house vaping away. We don't smoke in the house. We've seen the disgusting mess left behind when we moved out of our last house. It made us both cringe when we took down pictures off of the wall and you could see where they were hanging because of the walls being discolored by smoking. When we moved into our new house, we agreed no smoking inside. I'm tired of shaking in the freezing cold both at home and work to get my nicotine fix.
In my first 24 hours vaping again, here are my observations.
1. I'm coughing, a lot more than usual. Not horrible, but more than I would normally. My throat doesn't feel irritated or anything and I'm assuming this is my body's reaction to me not smoking (or not smoking as much). I really hope it's not some reaction to the juice or cotton.
2. I feel good, my device works, works well and I've had no problems out of it (outside of my initial setup error). I love the way it looks and I like just holding it. I really think this is going to work for me. My confidence is growing in my success with it. It was worth the large investment I made. The last time I tried this I failed because of the equipment I bought, it frustrated me which made me want a cigarette. This time I spent the money to get a good setup that would work without problems and it's made the vaping experience much better this go around.
3. While I have had a couple of actual cigarettes, the time between them is getting longer and longer. I'm getting the satisfaction I need from my Provari/KFL+. All day today I have had no strong cravings for an analog, just pick up my device and hit it a couple of times and I'm good. I feel that within a couple of days I won't touch the analogs at all.
4. I went into this thinking I was going to save money after my initial investment. I'm naive I guess. After trying a lot of juices and wanting most of them, I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to spending almost as much money on accessories and juices as I was when I was smoking. However, I'll save money on my health insurance (upcharge for tobacco users) and I'll both feel and smell better, so there are those positives. I don't know how much juice I'm going to use, not enough experience to know how often I'll be refilling. I'm still on my original tank however, so that's encouraging. I thought I might have to fill it a couple of times a day.
5. I'm staying warm with my device. The wife thinks I'm crazy and just rolls her eyes at me and my Provari, but she's the one sitting out back in the freezing cold smoking while I'm in the warm & toasty house vaping away. We don't smoke in the house. We've seen the disgusting mess left behind when we moved out of our last house. It made us both cringe when we took down pictures off of the wall and you could see where they were hanging because of the walls being discolored by smoking. When we moved into our new house, we agreed no smoking inside. I'm tired of shaking in the freezing cold both at home and work to get my nicotine fix.
