It's been about 3 weeks of vaping for me now. As I acquired all the equipment I needed to do vaping "right", I gradually reduced my smoking of analogs. Right now I'm on day 3 of NO ANALOGS. There has been just maybe 3 or 4 times I thought about smoking, but I resisted and vaped more! vaping WORKS!
I've been reading and studying everyday and I'm finally figuring out vaping. There's a LOT to vaping! Don't get overwhelmed, but keep reading and educating yourself. There's some outstanding folks on this forum. I just want to pass along some things that might help another noob out.
* Find a juice that you really like. In fact, find 3 or 4 that you like. It makes a world of difference when making the transition from analogs. If you don't really like the flavor of what your vaping, you probably won't give up the analogs. I tried a few different brands and I have found backwoodsbrew.net to have the best eLiquids. Their tobacco flavors ROCK.
* Buy MULTIPLE devices and accessories to vape with. Just buying a single 510 is not going to work, you'll be smoking analogs when you run into problems. I recommend you have at least TWO eCigs, AC charger, USB charger and quite a few atomizers, cartomizers and carts. I also recommend you buy a pass thru with AC adapter so you have something 100% reliable. All of this is money well spent, better spent than on buying analogs! Use the money you would have spent on analogs to fund your purchases and go "all in" to vaping.
* On top of the above, I also bought a Phidias which was money well spent.....search the forum. I highly recommend buying a more "hardcore" vaping device no matter what it is. At the advice of others, I tried using the "LR" (low resistance) atomizers and found I didn't like them. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. It's going to take some experimentation to find what you like. Don't give up! IMO, it's worth spending $100-150 on a better vaping device and it WILL help you quit the analogs. If you find you don't like the device, simply sell it here in the classified sections, take the money and try something different. It's very easy to sell your unneeded vaping equipment here.
* With the 510, cartomizers are the ticket to success. Put different flavors in them and switch up what you're vaping. It's one of the biggest advantages over analogs, you can change up the taste anytime you want.
* As you give up analogs, make sure you vape a lot before bedtime. I've quit analogs many times and I have a very hard time falling asleep if my nic level is not high enough. I think this applies to most people that quit smoking. Vape like crazy before bed and you'll sleep better IMO.
ADDED EDIT
* I had a lot of problems with dry atomizers and burning the bridge fibers on the atty. If you hit your ecig and it burns and tastes like holy H3||, your atty is dry. A DRY ATTY WILL PRODUCE VAPOR....SOME NASTY VAPOR. Make sure your cart is saturated with juice and try tilting the ecig downward as you hit it so the juice moves toward the atty. After you hit it, hold it in a down position ALWAYS to help keep the juice near the atty. A cartomizer will help you avoid this problem.
GOOD LUCK!
I've been reading and studying everyday and I'm finally figuring out vaping. There's a LOT to vaping! Don't get overwhelmed, but keep reading and educating yourself. There's some outstanding folks on this forum. I just want to pass along some things that might help another noob out.
* Find a juice that you really like. In fact, find 3 or 4 that you like. It makes a world of difference when making the transition from analogs. If you don't really like the flavor of what your vaping, you probably won't give up the analogs. I tried a few different brands and I have found backwoodsbrew.net to have the best eLiquids. Their tobacco flavors ROCK.
* Buy MULTIPLE devices and accessories to vape with. Just buying a single 510 is not going to work, you'll be smoking analogs when you run into problems. I recommend you have at least TWO eCigs, AC charger, USB charger and quite a few atomizers, cartomizers and carts. I also recommend you buy a pass thru with AC adapter so you have something 100% reliable. All of this is money well spent, better spent than on buying analogs! Use the money you would have spent on analogs to fund your purchases and go "all in" to vaping.
* On top of the above, I also bought a Phidias which was money well spent.....search the forum. I highly recommend buying a more "hardcore" vaping device no matter what it is. At the advice of others, I tried using the "LR" (low resistance) atomizers and found I didn't like them. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. It's going to take some experimentation to find what you like. Don't give up! IMO, it's worth spending $100-150 on a better vaping device and it WILL help you quit the analogs. If you find you don't like the device, simply sell it here in the classified sections, take the money and try something different. It's very easy to sell your unneeded vaping equipment here.
* With the 510, cartomizers are the ticket to success. Put different flavors in them and switch up what you're vaping. It's one of the biggest advantages over analogs, you can change up the taste anytime you want.
* As you give up analogs, make sure you vape a lot before bedtime. I've quit analogs many times and I have a very hard time falling asleep if my nic level is not high enough. I think this applies to most people that quit smoking. Vape like crazy before bed and you'll sleep better IMO.
ADDED EDIT
* I had a lot of problems with dry atomizers and burning the bridge fibers on the atty. If you hit your ecig and it burns and tastes like holy H3||, your atty is dry. A DRY ATTY WILL PRODUCE VAPOR....SOME NASTY VAPOR. Make sure your cart is saturated with juice and try tilting the ecig downward as you hit it so the juice moves toward the atty. After you hit it, hold it in a down position ALWAYS to help keep the juice near the atty. A cartomizer will help you avoid this problem.
GOOD LUCK!
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