First: I know there are no real correct answers, or replies, only personal experiences and opinions.
I've smoked American Spirit's (I'll really have to get used to calling them analogs...) for about four years. Prior to that I smoked Camels for about six months, but switched because I didn't like the taste.
I have however owned several hookahs, and from the disposable vapes I've tested the last few days to "see what it's like", it really seems more like using a portable, personal, electric hookah than smoking an analog. Which is fine by me, I actually have never really come to enjoy the taste of tobacco.
With that in mind, I plan on, at least at first, mostly staying away from tobacco flavored juices. I'll definitely give some of the RY4 juices a try later, but for now I'd like to experiment and find some of the exotic flavors that I might like, and build myself a nice collection of juices to choose from.
**Let me be clear, I do not at this time plan to use a vape as a way to stop using nicotine, right now I'm looking to use it as a better, more enjoyable, and safer way to use nicotine.**
So that means that I'm not really going halfway on it.
Right now, this is what I plan on doing for my first non-disposable e-cig... No starter kit, I'm putting together my own creation from the start:
First PV
eGo Twist 1000 Mah Battery in Black - $27.99
COV eGo Tank with Air Control - Black - $14.99
Joye eGo Fast USB Charger with Cord - $7.99x2
COV eGo Tank with Air Control - Replacement Atty - $4.99x2
Starting Juices
JC Mocha Mist 10mL
JC Smooth Peache 10mL
JC Banana Frost 10mL
Blueberry VG 15mL (Wanted to try a 100% VG Juice)
The Fiddly Bits
I smoked about 1 pack per day of AS Blues, which is about 1.8mg of nicotine per analog (highest in the industry), coming to about 36mg per day, (or about 1mL of the highest juice I've seen so far). Now, the nicotine absorption is different between analogs and juice, so I'll round that up and shoot for 40mg via juice per day, which if I smoke for 5 minutes (about 15 puffs) about 15 times per day, that's about 2.25mL of juice, leading to this for the desired mg:
40mg / 2.25mL = Xmg / 1mL
X = ~18mg
Again, because of rates of absorption and such, we'll again round up, and look for a 20-22mg juice if an 18 is not available. This should allow a direct replacement for analogs immediately without experiencing a major fluctuation of nicotine intake.
Now let's do some quick sanity checking... in order for this to be a net cost savings, assuming these things, I need 2.25mL to cost less than $6, or 10mL bottles to cost less than $25. No problem there, most are about $0.60-$0.75/mL, not $2.50/mL. Theoretically this means that after the cost of setup, I'm saving about $4.25/day on smoking.
(EDIT: An interesting note... if this is correct, I make back the cost of my entire setup in about 14 days.)
So yeah, looks like this is just all around a fantastic idea.
Points of Interest
The things I will pay closest attention to when first using my PV setup are:
- Experience in using after a meal versus past experience with analogs
- Experience using in the morning versus past experience with analogs
- Difficulty and amount of maintenance required
- Control and variability of total smoking experience, (vapor, TH, etc.)
- Flavor of juices
- Battery life, refill time, recharge rate (which I will evaluate together at first as a "time of preparation")
Feedback
I'd love any feedback at all. On my proposed setup (am I woefully missing something I'll need the first week?), number of parts, flavors and brands of juices, my calculations on both nic level and cost savings, or your own experiences on my points of interest.
I'd be happy to keep a journal as well, if people would like, as kind of a "diary of a newbie" type thing.
I've smoked American Spirit's (I'll really have to get used to calling them analogs...) for about four years. Prior to that I smoked Camels for about six months, but switched because I didn't like the taste.
I have however owned several hookahs, and from the disposable vapes I've tested the last few days to "see what it's like", it really seems more like using a portable, personal, electric hookah than smoking an analog. Which is fine by me, I actually have never really come to enjoy the taste of tobacco.
With that in mind, I plan on, at least at first, mostly staying away from tobacco flavored juices. I'll definitely give some of the RY4 juices a try later, but for now I'd like to experiment and find some of the exotic flavors that I might like, and build myself a nice collection of juices to choose from.
**Let me be clear, I do not at this time plan to use a vape as a way to stop using nicotine, right now I'm looking to use it as a better, more enjoyable, and safer way to use nicotine.**
So that means that I'm not really going halfway on it.
Right now, this is what I plan on doing for my first non-disposable e-cig... No starter kit, I'm putting together my own creation from the start:
First PV
eGo Twist 1000 Mah Battery in Black - $27.99
COV eGo Tank with Air Control - Black - $14.99
Joye eGo Fast USB Charger with Cord - $7.99x2
COV eGo Tank with Air Control - Replacement Atty - $4.99x2
Starting Juices
JC Mocha Mist 10mL
JC Smooth Peache 10mL
JC Banana Frost 10mL
Blueberry VG 15mL (Wanted to try a 100% VG Juice)
The Fiddly Bits
I smoked about 1 pack per day of AS Blues, which is about 1.8mg of nicotine per analog (highest in the industry), coming to about 36mg per day, (or about 1mL of the highest juice I've seen so far). Now, the nicotine absorption is different between analogs and juice, so I'll round that up and shoot for 40mg via juice per day, which if I smoke for 5 minutes (about 15 puffs) about 15 times per day, that's about 2.25mL of juice, leading to this for the desired mg:
40mg / 2.25mL = Xmg / 1mL
X = ~18mg
Again, because of rates of absorption and such, we'll again round up, and look for a 20-22mg juice if an 18 is not available. This should allow a direct replacement for analogs immediately without experiencing a major fluctuation of nicotine intake.
Now let's do some quick sanity checking... in order for this to be a net cost savings, assuming these things, I need 2.25mL to cost less than $6, or 10mL bottles to cost less than $25. No problem there, most are about $0.60-$0.75/mL, not $2.50/mL. Theoretically this means that after the cost of setup, I'm saving about $4.25/day on smoking.
(EDIT: An interesting note... if this is correct, I make back the cost of my entire setup in about 14 days.)
So yeah, looks like this is just all around a fantastic idea.
Points of Interest
The things I will pay closest attention to when first using my PV setup are:
- Experience in using after a meal versus past experience with analogs
- Experience using in the morning versus past experience with analogs
- Difficulty and amount of maintenance required
- Control and variability of total smoking experience, (vapor, TH, etc.)
- Flavor of juices
- Battery life, refill time, recharge rate (which I will evaluate together at first as a "time of preparation")
Feedback
I'd love any feedback at all. On my proposed setup (am I woefully missing something I'll need the first week?), number of parts, flavors and brands of juices, my calculations on both nic level and cost savings, or your own experiences on my points of interest.
I'd be happy to keep a journal as well, if people would like, as kind of a "diary of a newbie" type thing.
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