First of all I want to say hi. HI!
Now that that is out of the way. I have been perusing this board for a while now. And just now joined. I started vaping almost a year ago. Went back and forth between vaping and smoking regulars during that time.
When I first started vaping I did so to save money. My DM was in my store one day and we got to taking about eCigs. I had used one of those cig-a-like ones before and I was never satisfied by them. He told me about the wonderful world of eJuice, and batteries, tanks, and big clouds. He told me to start he would recommend small just to make sure I would like it. He told me a local gas station had an eGo kit for about $15. I had just got paid so figured I would give it a shot. Went bought the kit and 2 bottles of juice. Mountain mint and watermelon. I was a Marlboro Smooth smoker so the mint sounded appealing. The kit had 2 tanks. So I put one of each flavor in each tank.
Took my first inhale on my newly purchased eCig and coughed like it was my first time smoking. Ok maybe I took to big of an inhale. Heck my DM said "hit it like the funny stuff" so I did. Next I tried a smaller inhale. A bit better but still stung my throat, later found out about "throat hit" so I took a drink of my soda. This went on my whole car rode home. Hit the eCog drink soda. Got weird looks because most people here didn't know what it was. I didn't care, I was on my way to being cigarette free! Got home told the gf about my purchase and how much it would save us (we both smoked) she was hesitant at first but tried it. Told her to take a small "hit" she did and said she wanted her own. So we went back and bought her a pink one.
Then I made a mistake. I tried my watermelon flavor. This is why it was a mistake. My mint was 12mg of nicotine. That is why it hurt a bit. But not even thinking I did not look at the mg on the watermelon. 24mg of nicotine! I smoked menthol lights for 10 years before going to smooths. So I was not ready for a blast that big. First inhale and I was coughing my fohawk head clean off. Gagging and choking. I promptly got rid of that liquid after looking at the mg. Both the gf and I went to a liquid shop on one of our local malls and bought a few other flavors. We enjoyed this new world of vaping.
We continued vaping for about 2/3 weeks. Then the taste got weird. We needed a new tank since the wicks, atomizer was done. Bought 2 new tanks for each of us (we vaped on 2 juices at this point) and started back up. Got a lower nic level this time, 8mg. This was better but not enough for me and I eventually went back to analogs as did the gf. My eGo sat collecting dust. One of the bigger reasons was I was not getting a nice vapor cloud. For me even though I needed the nicotine it was also the plume of smoke and vapor that I liked.
DM came in for a store visit. Asked me how my eGo was doing. Told him my dilemma and he told me about looking into a better tank. He was never again of the iClear tanks. So I went to the mall close to work and bought a Kanger Pro Tank Mini 2. Still using my eGo battery. It gave more vapor than the iClear and I was content for a while. Stopped analog smoking for about a month.
I hit a very stressful time in my life and the vaping was not cutting it. I needed a "real" fix. Plus the vapor cloud was not as good as it used to be. So I went back. After spending a ton of money from staring analogs again I said I need to quit. And kicked myself over starting again. Then I started researching stuff online. Talking to my DM and our local shops. I was told a bigger and better battery was needed. So I went to my local TKO shop. And bought their Tormando V2 and talk about a difference. Still using my Pro Tank Mini 2 I enjoyed the cloud and the better taste. However I still smoked analogs every once in a while.
I then found my motivation to quit analogs all together. My gf told me she was pregnant! I was ecstatic. I was slowing cutting back on my analog use. I tried to not smoke around her. I have a convertible and it's summer so I left the top down when she was riding with me. If the tops down it should bother her right? That was my thinking. She had quit all together but it was harder for me. As asked that I not smoke even with the top down. I agreed and threw out my cigarette.
Then came time to buy new atomizers. Went back to TKO and........they stopped carrying them. No new atomizer for me. But it was new tank time. I really didn't want a bigger tank on my small Torpedo but I went ahead and bought a Kanger Aerotank. And OH MY GOD/BUDDHA/GANESH/LOKI/whatever god you pray to. I was blown away. The cloud I was getting was better than anything I have had before and better than any analog. It may had been the juice as well but I had bought a vg juice with the mini and it was nowhere near as big/dense/tasty as with the new Aerotank. I have been off analogs just about 3 weeks now and I am super happy with my Aerotank and torpedo. I have no need or craving for a analog and I am happy......
However I want a bigger vapor plume. But I am more than content with my cloud as is. But I like the cloud more than the nicotine. I am looking at a new battery more so the iTaste 134. I don't much care for the VTR I think because it looks bulky and hard to use. And I am not sure if my Aerotank will fit it since it looks like the tank holder is built in? And I think the 134 would fit my personality better lol.
I am slowly working my way down in mg levels. Started at 12 (24 if you count that mishap) then went to 8 and now going to step down to 4. And even after I hit the big ZERO I will still vape as I am a cloud lover. If I would have gotten that dense cloud first off I would have stopped smoking sooner. I enjoy the cloud is that normal and a good enough reason to keep vaping? LOL
Also I have a question about juices. What are some of your favorite flavors? My current favorite is Dragons Blood. And just plain Grape.
Sorry for the long introduction and post.
Now that that is out of the way. I have been perusing this board for a while now. And just now joined. I started vaping almost a year ago. Went back and forth between vaping and smoking regulars during that time.
When I first started vaping I did so to save money. My DM was in my store one day and we got to taking about eCigs. I had used one of those cig-a-like ones before and I was never satisfied by them. He told me about the wonderful world of eJuice, and batteries, tanks, and big clouds. He told me to start he would recommend small just to make sure I would like it. He told me a local gas station had an eGo kit for about $15. I had just got paid so figured I would give it a shot. Went bought the kit and 2 bottles of juice. Mountain mint and watermelon. I was a Marlboro Smooth smoker so the mint sounded appealing. The kit had 2 tanks. So I put one of each flavor in each tank.
Took my first inhale on my newly purchased eCig and coughed like it was my first time smoking. Ok maybe I took to big of an inhale. Heck my DM said "hit it like the funny stuff" so I did. Next I tried a smaller inhale. A bit better but still stung my throat, later found out about "throat hit" so I took a drink of my soda. This went on my whole car rode home. Hit the eCog drink soda. Got weird looks because most people here didn't know what it was. I didn't care, I was on my way to being cigarette free! Got home told the gf about my purchase and how much it would save us (we both smoked) she was hesitant at first but tried it. Told her to take a small "hit" she did and said she wanted her own. So we went back and bought her a pink one.
Then I made a mistake. I tried my watermelon flavor. This is why it was a mistake. My mint was 12mg of nicotine. That is why it hurt a bit. But not even thinking I did not look at the mg on the watermelon. 24mg of nicotine! I smoked menthol lights for 10 years before going to smooths. So I was not ready for a blast that big. First inhale and I was coughing my fohawk head clean off. Gagging and choking. I promptly got rid of that liquid after looking at the mg. Both the gf and I went to a liquid shop on one of our local malls and bought a few other flavors. We enjoyed this new world of vaping.
We continued vaping for about 2/3 weeks. Then the taste got weird. We needed a new tank since the wicks, atomizer was done. Bought 2 new tanks for each of us (we vaped on 2 juices at this point) and started back up. Got a lower nic level this time, 8mg. This was better but not enough for me and I eventually went back to analogs as did the gf. My eGo sat collecting dust. One of the bigger reasons was I was not getting a nice vapor cloud. For me even though I needed the nicotine it was also the plume of smoke and vapor that I liked.
DM came in for a store visit. Asked me how my eGo was doing. Told him my dilemma and he told me about looking into a better tank. He was never again of the iClear tanks. So I went to the mall close to work and bought a Kanger Pro Tank Mini 2. Still using my eGo battery. It gave more vapor than the iClear and I was content for a while. Stopped analog smoking for about a month.
I hit a very stressful time in my life and the vaping was not cutting it. I needed a "real" fix. Plus the vapor cloud was not as good as it used to be. So I went back. After spending a ton of money from staring analogs again I said I need to quit. And kicked myself over starting again. Then I started researching stuff online. Talking to my DM and our local shops. I was told a bigger and better battery was needed. So I went to my local TKO shop. And bought their Tormando V2 and talk about a difference. Still using my Pro Tank Mini 2 I enjoyed the cloud and the better taste. However I still smoked analogs every once in a while.
I then found my motivation to quit analogs all together. My gf told me she was pregnant! I was ecstatic. I was slowing cutting back on my analog use. I tried to not smoke around her. I have a convertible and it's summer so I left the top down when she was riding with me. If the tops down it should bother her right? That was my thinking. She had quit all together but it was harder for me. As asked that I not smoke even with the top down. I agreed and threw out my cigarette.
Then came time to buy new atomizers. Went back to TKO and........they stopped carrying them. No new atomizer for me. But it was new tank time. I really didn't want a bigger tank on my small Torpedo but I went ahead and bought a Kanger Aerotank. And OH MY GOD/BUDDHA/GANESH/LOKI/whatever god you pray to. I was blown away. The cloud I was getting was better than anything I have had before and better than any analog. It may had been the juice as well but I had bought a vg juice with the mini and it was nowhere near as big/dense/tasty as with the new Aerotank. I have been off analogs just about 3 weeks now and I am super happy with my Aerotank and torpedo. I have no need or craving for a analog and I am happy......
However I want a bigger vapor plume. But I am more than content with my cloud as is. But I like the cloud more than the nicotine. I am looking at a new battery more so the iTaste 134. I don't much care for the VTR I think because it looks bulky and hard to use. And I am not sure if my Aerotank will fit it since it looks like the tank holder is built in? And I think the 134 would fit my personality better lol.
I am slowly working my way down in mg levels. Started at 12 (24 if you count that mishap) then went to 8 and now going to step down to 4. And even after I hit the big ZERO I will still vape as I am a cloud lover. If I would have gotten that dense cloud first off I would have stopped smoking sooner. I enjoy the cloud is that normal and a good enough reason to keep vaping? LOL
Also I have a question about juices. What are some of your favorite flavors? My current favorite is Dragons Blood. And just plain Grape.
Sorry for the long introduction and post.
