Hi Folks.
1st off, big thanks to everyone for all the helpful info. I've already read a bunch of the stickied n00b threads, as well as reviews, tips, etc. When I first started looking into e-cigs, I was all boggled at the array of choices. To some extent, still am
but I'm almost ready to take the plunge.
At the moment, my plan is to buy a 510 starter kit, plus 1 atty / batty and some blank carts from Cignot. Or, I might go with the PCC kit. I know, some people have issues with batty life on the 510, but I suspect that since I'm a light smoker, I won't find that to be an issue. I figure I can keep 1 batty on the charger, 1 in use, and 1 spare and be GTG. Don't like the config of the 510 PCC, but I'm intrigued at the challenge of taking it apart and fitting the innards into some other case. And if batty life becomes an issue, I can always use a bigger one.
In re. the 510 PCC, I'd rather use some sort of clamshell style case. One of the n00b threads had a link to someplace like Case4Vape, but I might see whether something like an Otter Box would work.
1 area where I haven't quite grokked what I need to do is figure how much juice, and what kind, to put in my initial order. Not a big thing, since I can always order more, but I'd just rather get about a month's worth of supplies right off the bat. And the numbers in re. how many "puffs" per cart, puffs per drop?, equivalent packs per cart, ad ventum, are just wafting around my head without coming together. Which of course makes sense since there's no 1 answer that works.
I'm picky about flavor. I won't toss out a bunch of personal history; suffice it to say that I have abundant history with tobacco. I currently smoke American Spirit Ultra Lights (govt. warning -- We're not allowed to make any claims about "lightness" or low-tar or anything like that now, so we'll repackage them in orange boxes to make sure nobody confuses them with the old ultra-light packaging, even though it's the same product ). Way back, I smoked State Express 555 Internationals. IOW, I'm not after the taste of cigarettes, per se, but the flavor of tobacco (not to be found, IMHO, in Marlboros or Camels). Anyone familiar the brand names Rattray's or McClelland will know what mean, which is Virginia. I smoke less than a pack a day.
I've already been looking into juice reviews here, and I'll keep after it, but if anyone wants to toss any recommendations my way, I'd appreciate it. I'm already figuring on the 12mg juice, or maybe getting the 25mg, and cutting it with 0mg stuff. Somebody posted a review about one of the TW tobacco flavors being spicy. If that's spicy as in latakia or perique then I'm up for it. Otherwise, probably not.
FWIW, my intent is to close out my last carton of analogs by tapering off on them, and tapering on to the e-cigs. I'm already quite familiar with both nic overdose and cig withdrawl, and I'm hoping that plan will help alleviate both.
So I've blithered on enough for a 1st post, eh?
TTFN.
1st off, big thanks to everyone for all the helpful info. I've already read a bunch of the stickied n00b threads, as well as reviews, tips, etc. When I first started looking into e-cigs, I was all boggled at the array of choices. To some extent, still am
but I'm almost ready to take the plunge.At the moment, my plan is to buy a 510 starter kit, plus 1 atty / batty and some blank carts from Cignot. Or, I might go with the PCC kit. I know, some people have issues with batty life on the 510, but I suspect that since I'm a light smoker, I won't find that to be an issue. I figure I can keep 1 batty on the charger, 1 in use, and 1 spare and be GTG. Don't like the config of the 510 PCC, but I'm intrigued at the challenge of taking it apart and fitting the innards into some other case. And if batty life becomes an issue, I can always use a bigger one.
In re. the 510 PCC, I'd rather use some sort of clamshell style case. One of the n00b threads had a link to someplace like Case4Vape, but I might see whether something like an Otter Box would work.
1 area where I haven't quite grokked what I need to do is figure how much juice, and what kind, to put in my initial order. Not a big thing, since I can always order more, but I'd just rather get about a month's worth of supplies right off the bat. And the numbers in re. how many "puffs" per cart, puffs per drop?, equivalent packs per cart, ad ventum, are just wafting around my head without coming together. Which of course makes sense since there's no 1 answer that works.
I'm picky about flavor. I won't toss out a bunch of personal history; suffice it to say that I have abundant history with tobacco. I currently smoke American Spirit Ultra Lights (govt. warning -- We're not allowed to make any claims about "lightness" or low-tar or anything like that now, so we'll repackage them in orange boxes to make sure nobody confuses them with the old ultra-light packaging, even though it's the same product
). Way back, I smoked State Express 555 Internationals. IOW, I'm not after the taste of cigarettes, per se, but the flavor of tobacco (not to be found, IMHO, in Marlboros or Camels). Anyone familiar the brand names Rattray's or McClelland will know what mean, which is Virginia. I smoke less than a pack a day.I've already been looking into juice reviews here, and I'll keep after it, but if anyone wants to toss any recommendations my way, I'd appreciate it. I'm already figuring on the 12mg juice, or maybe getting the 25mg, and cutting it with 0mg stuff. Somebody posted a review about one of the TW tobacco flavors being spicy. If that's spicy as in latakia or perique then I'm up for it. Otherwise, probably not.
FWIW, my intent is to close out my last carton of analogs by tapering off on them, and tapering on to the e-cigs. I'm already quite familiar with both nic overdose and cig withdrawl, and I'm hoping that plan will help alleviate both.
So I've blithered on enough for a 1st post, eh?
TTFN.
