Nah man,you don't look stupid,just a bit lost.
Look I'm going to be honest with you.
If back in the day when i smoked cigarettes i would have known how much my life and health would improve if i vaped i wouldn't really care what the
vaping device would look like.
The mod could literally look like this:
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And yes i would still be using it as a way to stop smoking cigarettes.
And yeah about getting the sweet spot,that happened to all of us when we started vaping,took a lot of tries,different mods,atomizers,coils,cotton to finally reach ones desired sweet spot and even to this day i still struggle once in a while (mostly with ohm on coils)
But never have i thought about going back to cigs,just isn't worth it.
Bottom line don't be afraid to ask for help here,been here less than a year and the people here are literally my second family,they have been there for me when i needed vape related advice and when life got rough they were also there.
So toss the pack of smokes out the window and give it another try buddy.
cheers
For e-liquid and DIY give this thread a try:
Random DIY mixing and More
Lot of helpful folks around to give you a hand and see if they can get you started on your DIY voyage.