Just joined these forums, after reading a few reviews and other threads here that I found helpful.
My wife and I are extremely new to ecigs, having really just tried a few this past weekend. We want to stop our regular smoking habit, so hence the digging around to try to find the best solution for us in here.
Anyway, my wife has smoked about 30 years, and about 15 for myself. She smokes a little heavier than I do, but we're both around the 3/4 to 1 pack a day range, and smoke American Spirits. Why does that matter? Because we're looking to find the best "replacement" for that we can, at least initially. Our "wish list" would be:
1. Same size (or extremely close) as a traditional cigarette.
2. Tastes like tobacco. Not pina coladas, not javamocharasberrrytangowhatever. Tobacco.
3. Vapor production that "feels" close to regular smoking. A little lighter is ok, as long as there is sufficient throat hit and taste.
So far, here's what we've tried and our thoughts.
* V2 disposable. Too damn big, slick, didn't feel good in the hand. Taste was kinda too saccharine-sweet. We were actually surprised, though, at the general vaping experience, and since this was our first shot, we figured, "ok, maybe we can make this switch. If we can just find something that doesn't taste like bubblegum."
* BLK. About the same size (a little longer, actually, but slightly thinner) as the V2. I don't mind this one too much, as it has a taste similar to some mild cigarillos I used to smoke, but I find it too heavy for "daily" smoking. Didn't seem too bad for the "after dinner cigar" kind of thing. This tells me I'd probably be ok eventually switching to one of the larger cigalike rechargables, like maybe a Halo G6 (I've read pretty good reviews about them, especially their juice).
* NJOY. Ok, have to admit, first hits on this thing were very, very close to what we'd like. The size and feel of the thing is spot on (a touch heavier, but not too much so), as it feels like a "normal" cigarette in the hand. The texture of the cig was also pleasant; not slick like the V2 was. The hit at first was pretty decent--tasted much better than the V2 we thought. It kinda tasted like we were smoking a cheap cigarette (like the kind often on sale at mini marts for really cheap prices), but it tasted like a cigarette. However, after a few draws we noticed we were coughing fairly hard, and just didn't have a good taste anymore. I saw that they don't list their ingredients, unlike many others, and this worries me more. Also, I know it's not a long term solution by any means, due to price and general reviews.
* Rejuve disposable. Wandered into a Vape shop we came across, and sadly the only cigalike they had was this (though he had tons of juice, and much larger devices). It's the same size as the NJOY, which is a big plus. It's a little slick/plasticky, but I think that isn't too much a block. Taste is kinda "meh," as it doesn't have much throat hit at all, but it's not too sweet, at least.
Anyway, there we are, and I have now exhausted my entire knowledge base on ecigs.
My wife and I are extremely new to ecigs, having really just tried a few this past weekend. We want to stop our regular smoking habit, so hence the digging around to try to find the best solution for us in here.
Anyway, my wife has smoked about 30 years, and about 15 for myself. She smokes a little heavier than I do, but we're both around the 3/4 to 1 pack a day range, and smoke American Spirits. Why does that matter? Because we're looking to find the best "replacement" for that we can, at least initially. Our "wish list" would be:
1. Same size (or extremely close) as a traditional cigarette.
2. Tastes like tobacco. Not pina coladas, not javamocharasberrrytangowhatever. Tobacco.
3. Vapor production that "feels" close to regular smoking. A little lighter is ok, as long as there is sufficient throat hit and taste.
So far, here's what we've tried and our thoughts.
* V2 disposable. Too damn big, slick, didn't feel good in the hand. Taste was kinda too saccharine-sweet. We were actually surprised, though, at the general vaping experience, and since this was our first shot, we figured, "ok, maybe we can make this switch. If we can just find something that doesn't taste like bubblegum."
* BLK. About the same size (a little longer, actually, but slightly thinner) as the V2. I don't mind this one too much, as it has a taste similar to some mild cigarillos I used to smoke, but I find it too heavy for "daily" smoking. Didn't seem too bad for the "after dinner cigar" kind of thing. This tells me I'd probably be ok eventually switching to one of the larger cigalike rechargables, like maybe a Halo G6 (I've read pretty good reviews about them, especially their juice).
* NJOY. Ok, have to admit, first hits on this thing were very, very close to what we'd like. The size and feel of the thing is spot on (a touch heavier, but not too much so), as it feels like a "normal" cigarette in the hand. The texture of the cig was also pleasant; not slick like the V2 was. The hit at first was pretty decent--tasted much better than the V2 we thought. It kinda tasted like we were smoking a cheap cigarette (like the kind often on sale at mini marts for really cheap prices), but it tasted like a cigarette. However, after a few draws we noticed we were coughing fairly hard, and just didn't have a good taste anymore. I saw that they don't list their ingredients, unlike many others, and this worries me more. Also, I know it's not a long term solution by any means, due to price and general reviews.
* Rejuve disposable. Wandered into a Vape shop we came across, and sadly the only cigalike they had was this (though he had tons of juice, and much larger devices). It's the same size as the NJOY, which is a big plus. It's a little slick/plasticky, but I think that isn't too much a block. Taste is kinda "meh," as it doesn't have much throat hit at all, but it's not too sweet, at least.
Anyway, there we are, and I have now exhausted my entire knowledge base on ecigs.
