Have not smoke in 20 years and still miss it

[bb1]

Hi everyone

I quit smoking cigarettes about 20 years ago and yep I still miss them-how dumb is that?

anyway, I want to give vaping a try but like all ex smokers I am afraid to "run out" of nicotine at any point and vaping seems so complicated

Used to smoke about 1 1/2 packs a day

thanks for any advice!

 

[glointhedark]

My daughter and I quit smoking, cold turkey, almost 10 years ago. Not because we wanted to, but because prices rose so much that we could not afford it. The desire to smoke never really went away, but we did not give in, no matter how tempted. Almost 4 years ago, stress and cravings were getting to us horribly, and we were this close to smoking again.

My daughter had heard about ecigs somewhere. We did a little research, we hemmed and hawed because while we really wanted a smoke, we did not want to go back to cigarettes. Finally, my daughter caved and got herself a Blu disposable. I told her to get me one, too. I was really skeptical that ecigs could replace the desire to smoke. Boy, was I ever wrong. No more desire to smoke for either of us.

Get yourself a simple but decent setup. Cigalikes kept us away from wanting cigarettes, but we got tired of the cartomizers gunking up, and you can only refill them so many times before they are dead. We moved up to Kanger Evods almost 2 years ago. Simple, easy to use, and consumables like coils, extra batteries, and extra tanks are relatively inexpensive.

This year for Christmas we have moved up a bit further. I got my daughter the Innokin VV v3. Still the stick form that she prefers right now, slightly better battery life, and works with our Kanger tanks, but has passthrough capacity so you can vape while charging and variable voltage and wattage, so that you can fine tune your vape a bit better to suit your taste. My daughter and her boyfriend got me the Innokin CoolFire 4 - a box mod with variable voltage and wattage, much longer battery life than the Evod batteries, passthrough capacity, and, with the 510 to Ego adapter that came with it, I can still use my Evod Glass tanks. So far we are both loving our new setups. Simple, easy to use, consumables are readily available if you are not into rebuilding coils or making your own eliquid. Vaping does not have to be all that complicated.

As far as running out of nicotine or eliquid, once you have found a vendor that carries flavors that you like, start stocking up a bit at a time - buy an extra bottle or two here and there, so that you have some extra in case of emergency. When we first started, we were using a vendor that had monthly sales and a weekly "Flavor of the Week" that was a 30 ml bottle at a discounted price. Since the majority of the vape budget comes out of my Social Security check after I pay my share of living expenses and rent (we share housing and living expenses), I would wait until the sale for the month was announced and try to guesstimate how much to order that would last both of us until the next month's sale. Once I got the hang of it, I did pretty good, too. It usually averaged out at between $50-$60 a month for both of us at that particular vendor. At this point in our lives, we do have a little more discretionary income, so when I order I usually get more than I think we need, and only order eliquid every 2-3 months or so. Once you get the hang of vaping, you will have a fairly good idea of how much eliquid you are going through, and can plan accordingly. Try to find a local store that you can go to and try different flavors and pg/vg ratios. Once you have found a few flavors that you think you would like, there are plenty of vendors online that provide prompt, accurate service at reasonable prices if the local store's prices are a bit on the high side for your budget. Local stores do, however, make a nice resource to have on hand in case of emergencies.

Good luck, and enjoy.

 

[Treborsmug]

I'm at the point now that I'm vaping 99% of the time. But yup...still get that urge for the real hit. Can't get past 3 hits though anymore. I like the Vape hobby better. With 20 mods, RDA's and RTA's to mess with I can say for sure the most hassle free is the new Kanger Sub Mini Kit (4.5ml tank) (Vape Royality). Use the builders coil (.5 ohms). After 4 tanks I just pull the wick, burn off the coil to clean the excess, re-wick, prime it and go again. And it comes with 4 pre-wound coils if you need or want to change it. Very open and easy coil deck to use. I run it at 25 watts which may help to keep it from burning up to fast.

 

[BrotherBob]

anyway, I want to give vaping a try but like all ex smokers I am afraid to "run out" of nicotine at any point and vaping seems so complicated

Best not to start up again because vaping is addictive. I vape zero (no nic added) nicotine juice. Vaping to me is all about flavor and DIY as a hobby. If you must start, suggest going no nic route initially.

 

[dry_hit]

If you quit the cigs 20 years ago and have fought this long I would not start vaping. Unless you use 0mg nic juice your addiction will start again and could land you on a slippery slope.
You have done a great job going 20 years without nicotine so I would endeavor to keep it out of my life if I were you. Just my opinion

 

[pwheeler]

If you quit 20 years ago, then it's certainly not the nicotine you are craving, but the idea of smoking. If you find that you can't resist the urge, then I say go ahead and give vaping a try, but only with zero nic. Just the hand to mouth and inhalation should be enough to get you by those cravings and you won't be adding the addiction again to nicotine. I know that urge persists for many years. I even knew a Baptist preacher down in Florida many years ago told me that he had smoked in his younger days and had been off of the cigs for 25 years and even to that day still had fleeting cravings. But after all that, it seems that those cravings should be able to be handled pretty easily. Good luck with what you decide to do.

 

[gingertalk196]

As with the above recommendations, I would try the 0 nicotine if you feel you must vape. Lots of luck! Ginger

 

[Cacique]

To me, addiction isn't a blanket statement. It can be harder on some people than others to become addicted or to drop the addiction. I would think about how cigarettes made you feel. In the end, nicotine is only 1 component in cigarettes, and while you might have been hooked in cigarettes IMO it doesn't guarantee you'll get hooked on nic, but definitely a possibility for those who have smoked before.

I quit cigarettes cold turkey about 7 years ago, but continue to crave cigs, just never caved in. I started smoking a cigalike years back with 0 nic and didn't stick, still didn't go and buy cigarettes. I've now been sub ohming at 3mg and have gone up to 6mg with no issues. I've ran out of juice and I've had my wick burn up on the road with no spares and I still get no urge to smoke cigarettes. I still urge the vanilla cigarillos that I started smoking with, so I believe my situation was more of a mental than a physical addiction, and YMMV.

Whatever you decide, don't feel rushed into things and think it through and do plenty of research. Good luck!

 

[suprtrkr]

I fall off the wagon and have a cig occasionally. But 99% of the time I don't even think about it.