I am sure a lot of questions I have running threw my mind is all over this site. I am new to all this as you can tell from my other post. I am very interested and wanting to learn as much as i can to make this all work for me. I am wondering how long it took most people to get use to the e-cig and give up real cigs. Did you do it using a tobacco liquid or some off the wall flavor that you thought you would never be smoking (or vapeing)? Sorry getting use to the lingo on here. I really enjoy reading the forums and have got a lot of info already.
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I tried one analog after vaping for a few days & it tasted horrible in comparison. I haven't tried another. I went straight for the non-tobacco flavors... after 16 years I'd had enough.
After I began vaping, I vaped as much as I felt like it, but if I got too strong of an urge for a cigarette, I allowed myself half of one and put it out to use the second half for a later craving. Turned out to be 2-4 cigarettes a day. At the end of a week, the cigs began to taste nasty and I was preferring the e-cig more. Last pack ran out and I never felt the need to buy another.
I was a Marlboro Menthol smoker (1 ppd) and began vaping with Smokeless Image's Ice Menthol. Within a couple weeks I had begun testing flavors from other e-liquid manufacturers. I now primarily use fruit and coffee flavors, with some cinnamon or vanilla thrown in for variety.
I was a Marlboro Menthol smoker (1 ppd) and began vaping with Smokeless Image's Ice Menthol. Within a couple weeks I had begun testing flavors from other e-liquid manufacturers. I now primarily use fruit and coffee flavors, with some cinnamon or vanilla thrown in for variety.
I tried quitting smoking for a few years using an e-cig but for various reasons couldn't make it stick... until now. The one thing I learned from my experience is for *me*, NO to an e-cig that looks like a cigarette ("cig-a-like") and NO to flavors that try to taste like a cigarette. I quit a pack and half menthol habit with 36mg/ml "Pixie Dust" (cut with a little Red Bull flavor), cut back to 24mg/ml coffee and chocolate flavors about two days later (the 36mg was great for quitting but too strong to stick with it for very long) and dropped further to 18mg/ml nicotine in mostly fruity flavors a few days after that. I like lots of vapor so I stick primarily to 50/50 pg-vg blends on a variable voltage (or variable wattage) device in cheap, plastic tanks now.
I haven't had a single puff off of a real cigarette since then even though I *still* carry about a pack and half in my inside coat pocket, just to hand out to people that used to bum smokes from me (most have ended up vaping, now!) and because they help hold my PV upright in my pocket. I use an empty cigarette "hard pack" sometimes to carry around a couple of extra drippers, a spare tank, battery and/or even a small bottle of juice. You should see the looks THAT gets!
I haven't had a single puff off of a real cigarette since then even though I *still* carry about a pack and half in my inside coat pocket, just to hand out to people that used to bum smokes from me (most have ended up vaping, now!) and because they help hold my PV upright in my pocket. I use an empty cigarette "hard pack" sometimes to carry around a couple of extra drippers, a spare tank, battery and/or even a small bottle of juice. You should see the looks THAT gets!
I tried blu disposable then bought a cheap one that looked like a cigarette. Worked off and on, but I continued to smoke. One of my clients convinced me to go out and buy an ego setup and some juices, haven't looked back since. The way I see it, even though I dropped $100 on a kit and some juices, it was worth trying since I failed miserably at everything else I tried. You can def start cheaper, but I bought from a brick and mortar store that showed me how to use everything and try some flavors. I'm already ordering some VV batteries and hope to get a "mod" for my birthday.
How much are you willing to spend to quit analogs? And if it doesn't work, was it worth the try?
My taste hasn't fully recovered, but I can smell the stink of a smoker from about 15 feet
How much are you willing to spend to quit analogs? And if it doesn't work, was it worth the try?
My taste hasn't fully recovered, but I can smell the stink of a smoker from about 15 feet
I was a PaD smoker for over 20 years and quit the day I got my first e-cig, I still have a nearly full pack of cowboy killers up on my bookshelf, 3 months old, guessing they pretty stale by now 
I searched in vain for a flavor to mimic my marlboros and finally gave up and started trying off the wall stuff and found I'm a huge fan of fruit and sour flavors, no regrets.
I searched in vain for a flavor to mimic my marlboros and finally gave up and started trying off the wall stuff and found I'm a huge fan of fruit and sour flavors, no regrets.
Cost doesnt matter if i quite. I have already racked up enough trying. I purchased a ego knock off 650mah starter kit. after reading post on here i ordered a 1300mah spinner and mini vivi nova. should be here in a couple days. also my two sample bottles of juice came in. liked the one i tried going to order a bigger bottle while i find another flavor i enjoy.
Seems to vary widely between folks. Some pick up vaping and walk away from cigs immediately. Some take longer. I dropped from upward of 2 packs a day to a half dozen cigarettes a day from my very first day. Then went down to maybe two or three a day. Then two or three a week. Just gradually losing interest in tobacco cigs. I really don't like them anymore. They're harsh and don't taste as good as vaping. I wasn't even trying to quit. It just... happened?
I still don't think of it as "quitting smoking". If I really want a "real one", I do. Pretty much always end up wondering what I ever saw in cigarettes and why did I bother? Have about six cigs in a not quite finished pack sitting in a kitchen cabinet that's been around a while now. Rate I'm doing, it'll get stale long before I finish it. If I bother with it again. Last time I tried one, I couldn't for the life of me figure out why I ever smoked those things. It was awful.
Since I kind of stumbled into this and it's worked so well, I decided to deliberately not think of it as "quitting". Not pressure myself. But, instead, do the "positive reinforcement" thing. You know, vaping is better, tastes better, I like it more.
Heh, and far as flavors, one thing that did it for me is finding blueberry flavors. I love blueberries. Found a blueberry liquid that was so good, I thought I'd cry.
I have a 30ml bottle on its way right now...
Be sure to look for "sample packs" from vendors. Good way to try lots of different flavors before jumping into full bottles.
I quit the first day. Never looked for tobacco flavors. mostly fruit and acidic/sour flavors for me but I did find a cherry oak flavor that mimics pipe tobacco or a black and mild.
I am brand new to all this and I was smoking newports (ppd) I just received my mod on Saturday and Iv only smoked 1/2 as much as normal. Feels great so far, good luck to you
Hello, rbding . . . Welcome to ECF. I smoke much too much per day for over 30 years. I had tried to quick numerous time. My last attempt was with the Blu disposables. I was able to quit cigarettes on the first day. Thank you, Blu. The difference with this attempt versus the others was I had in grandson in mind. I wish to see him grow up.
I bought the cheapest kit i could find with the intention of "slowing down" while I was on the computer. Each day that I waited for the kit to come in the mail I smoked less and less unconsciously. I planned to have a cigarette while my battery charged and see where it went from there. I it only took a few minutes for the battery to charge so by the time I finished fiddling with the stuff I got in the mail I was ready to vape. I haven't touched a cigarette since. I have half a pack sitting here on my desk. I always said I didn't want to quit. I enjoyed it. I don't know if I will never have another cigarette. I am allowed if I want one.
The main thing I figured out is just buy something. If you are looking into it you are obviously interested. Try it you can read all you want for months, years but it isn't helping you really.
The main thing I figured out is just buy something. If you are looking into it you are obviously interested. Try it you can read all you want for months, years but it isn't helping you really.
Heh, and far as flavors, one thing that did it for me is finding blueberry flavors. I love blueberries. Found a blueberry liquid that was so good, I thought I'd cry.
I have a 30ml bottle on its way right now...
Me tooooooooooooo. Where do you get yours from? My fav so far is from Highbrow Vapor.
Me tooooooooooooo. Where do you get yours from? My fav so far is from Highbrow Vapor.
FlavorZ by Joe. He does a Blueberry Candy and a Cinnamon Blueberry Crumble. Both are way too "rich" for daily use. Like a heavy dessert. Really, really good but you couldn't eat it every day.
Just checked out Highbrow's site. Going to have to try some of theirs...
Now you guys have me wanting to try those LOL. I love Blueberry too and get a Blueberry Cheesecake from a local B&M here that is just awesome.
For me, I never really liked the taste of analogs. My first real flavor I enjoyed was Juicy Fruit Gum flavor. I like the sweet stuff. When I bought my first ecig, I gave away the pack I was smoking and haven't looked back. It satisfies my craving and gives me something to do. Its also a good conversation starter. I love vaping.
for whatever it might be worth… I was a 3ppd Marlboro Menthol equivalent smoker with absolutely NO intention of quitting (I smoked for 30 years). I acquired a ecig, and a 18nic menthol liquid. I left the analogs behind and am currently giggling my way through the myriad of flavors available at very low nice (4-6 depending on the vendor). I keep the high nic menthol around, and if I crave an analog, I pic up that. Otherwise, I have as much fun with the flavors as I possibly can. It's been over a month, and no desire to go back. Not with all the cool variety vaping allows. I look at this as an upgrade, I guess.
i started with 18mg "tobacco" flavored v2 cartomizers and a powercig, believe me, some tobacco "flavors" are anything but. It tasted like cough syrup, but on the bright side it surely made the analog cravings disappear since day 1. Now im a big fan of fruit flavors, 18mg 50/50 coconut pineapple all day I
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